| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) SF - Alfred Bader (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barton Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Rucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader can't throw it down | 39-34 |
| 19:36 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:31 | Bluffton | Paul Foreman is called for the reach on Louis Harrison - foul #2 on Paul Foreman, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:12 | Bluffton | Shane Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 19:10 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker tips it in | 41-34 |
| 18:45 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman's pass is intercepted by Louis Harrison | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin lays it up and in | 43-34 |
| 17:59 | Millikin | Barton Griffin is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #3 on Barton Griffin, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Choate (PF) Barton Griffin | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:54 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 17:25 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 17:23 | Millikin | David Smith snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:00 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:58 | Bluffton | Mark Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:54 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson (PG), Joseph Mullins (SG), Aaron David (SF), Robert Kamensky (C) Louis Harrison, Shane Mason, Alfred Bader, Ray Rucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Harris (PG), Daniel Wilcox (SG), John Smith (SF), Thomas Croteau (PF), Louis James (C) Paul Foreman, Clyde Gossman, Wayne Turner, Allen Henderson, David Smith | |
| 16:40 | Millikin | Daniel Wilcox drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Harris | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 16:34 | Bluffton | Mark Choate tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 16:10 | Millikin | John Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Wilcox and he's hacked by Aaron David - foul #1 on Aaron David, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 16:10 | Millikin | John Smith makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:47 | Bluffton | Daniel Wilcox steals it from Aaron David | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joshua Crowson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron David (fresh) PF - Mark Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Kamensky (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Anthony Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Croteau (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Millikin | John Smith scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Harris | 45-43 |
| 15:16 | Bluffton | Mark Choate blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 15:15 | Millikin | Louis James pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:59 | Millikin | John Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron David - foul #2 on Aaron David, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Harrison (PG), Shane Mason (SG), Alfred Bader (SF), Barton Griffin (PF), Ray Rucker (C) Joshua Crowson, Joseph Mullins, Aaron David, Mark Choate, Robert Kamensky | |
| Subs | Millikin | Paul Foreman (PG), Clyde Gossman (SG), David Smith (C) Anthony Harris, Daniel Wilcox, Louis James | |
| 14:59 | Millikin | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:59 | Millikin | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Croteau - foul #2 on Thomas Croteau, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Wayne Turner (SF), Allen Henderson (PF) John Smith, Thomas Croteau | |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:47 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:35 | Millikin | Wayne Turner loses the dribble to Barton Griffin | 47-45 |
| 14:07 | Bluffton | Paul Foreman steps in front of the Louis Harrison pass | 47-45 |
| 13:52 | Millikin | Wayne Turner is fouled on the floor by Barton Griffin - foul #4 on Barton Griffin, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Aaron David (PF) Barton Griffin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Harris (PG) Paul Foreman | |
| 13:36 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 13:34 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Ray Rucker | 47-45 |
| 13:17 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 47-45 |
| 13:16 | Bluffton | Shane Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:58 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson (PG), Joseph Mullins (SG), Mark Choate (PF) Louis Harrison, Shane Mason, Ray Rucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | Daniel Wilcox (SG), Thomas Croteau (PF), Louis James (C) Clyde Gossman, Allen Henderson, David Smith | |
| 12:46 | Millikin | Wayne Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:45 | Bluffton | Aaron David pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:41 | Bluffton | Joseph Mullins is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wilcox - foul #2 on Daniel Wilcox, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Paul Foreman (PG) Daniel Wilcox | |
| 12:30 | Bluffton | Mark Choate misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:29 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Louis James | 47-45 |
| 12:11 | Millikin | Joshua Crowson takes the ball from Thomas Croteau | 47-45 |
| 12:06 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson hits the finger roll | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | Millikin | Anthony Harris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Turner | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joshua Crowson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Bader (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron David (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Anthony Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Wayne Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Croteau (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader drills a shot in the paint | 51-48 |
| 11:23 | Millikin | Louis James drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Foreman | 51-51 |
| 11:00 | Bluffton | Mark Choate comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Thomas Croteau snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:42 | Millikin | Louis James hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 51-51 |
| 10:40 | Bluffton | Aaron David grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:35 | Bluffton | Anthony Harris picks off the pass by Joseph Mullins | 51-51 |
| 10:16 | Millikin | Louis James misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 10:15 | Bluffton | Aaron David snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:08 | Bluffton | Joseph Mullins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 10:07 | Millikin | Paul Foreman snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:52 | Millikin | Louis James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 09:50 | Millikin | Paul Foreman gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:32 | Millikin | Anthony Harris misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 09:30 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:24 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Mullins | 53-51 |
| 09:01 | Millikin | Anthony Harris drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Foreman | 53-53 |
| 08:53 | Bluffton | Joseph Mullins connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:38 | Millikin | Paul Foreman misses the dunk but the foul's on Mark Choate - foul #1 on Mark Choate, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Harrison (PG), Shane Mason (SG), Andy Osborne (PF), Ray Rucker (C) Joshua Crowson, Joseph Mullins, Mark Choate, Aaron David | |
| Subs | Millikin | Clyde Gossman (SG), John Smith (SF), Allen Henderson (PF), David Smith (C) Anthony Harris, Wayne Turner, Thomas Croteau, Louis James | |
| 08:38 | Millikin | Paul Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:38 | Millikin | Paul Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Bluffton | The short jumper by Ray Rucker is denied by David Smith | 56-54 |
| 08:28 | Millikin | Allen Henderson gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:24 | Millikin | Paul Foreman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:22 | Millikin | David Smith tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 07:55 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Louis Harrison | 58-56 |
| 07:35 | Millikin | Paul Foreman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 07:33 | Millikin | Allen Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) SF - Alfred Bader (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Osborne (fresh) C - Ray Rucker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Allen Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Foreman | 58-59 |
| 07:10 | Bluffton | Shane Mason connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Louis Harrison | 61-59 |
| 06:51 | Millikin | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 06:50 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Ray Rucker | 61-59 |
| 06:46 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison misses the shot from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 06:44 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader tips it in | 63-59 |
| 06:20 | Millikin | John Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:18 | Bluffton | Shane Mason snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:14 | Bluffton | Shane Mason misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 06:12 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Bader | 63-59 |
| 06:05 | Bluffton | Shane Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 06:04 | Millikin | David Smith grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 06:00 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 05:59 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:55 | Bluffton | Allen Henderson swats the short shot by Alfred Bader | 63-59 |
| 05:54 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Allen Henderson | 63-59 |
| 05:40 | Millikin | John Smith misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Alfred Bader - foul #3 on Alfred Bader, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson (PG), Joseph Mullins (SG), Aaron David (SF), Barton Griffin (PF), Robert Kamensky (C) Louis Harrison, Shane Mason, Alfred Bader, Andy Osborne, Ray Rucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Harris (PG), Daniel Wilcox (SG), Roscoe Helwig (PF), Thomas Croteau (C) Paul Foreman, Clyde Gossman, Allen Henderson, David Smith | |
| 05:40 | Millikin | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:40 | Millikin | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:11 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 63-61 |
| 05:09 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:48 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Mullins | 65-61 |
| 04:30 | Millikin | Daniel Wilcox comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:29 | Millikin | Roscoe Helwig tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 04:09 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin is hacked by Roscoe Helwig - foul #1 on Roscoe Helwig, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Harrison (PG), Shane Mason (SG), Andy Osborne (SF), Mark Choate (C) Joshua Crowson, Joseph Mullins, Aaron David, Robert Kamensky | |
| Subs | Millikin | Wayne Turner (SF), Louis James (C) John Smith, Roscoe Helwig | |
| 03:57 | Bluffton | Andy Osborne scores on a floater from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 03:44 | Millikin | Louis James misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 67-63 |
| 03:43 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Shane Mason | 67-63 |
| 03:38 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Barton Griffin and he's fouled by Louis James - foul #2 on Louis James, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ray Rucker (C) Andy Osborne | |
| Subs | Millikin | Clyde Gossman (SG), Allen Henderson (PF), David Smith (C) Daniel Wilcox, Thomas Croteau, Louis James | |
| 03:38 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:17 | Millikin | Wayne Turner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Mark Choate - foul #2 on Mark Choate, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 03:17 | Millikin | Wayne Turner makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Barton Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Rucker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Anthony Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 02:55 | Millikin | Allen Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:42 | Millikin | Louis Harrison is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #2 on Louis Harrison, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson (SG), Aaron David (SF) Shane Mason, Barton Griffin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Paul Foreman (PG) Anthony Harris | |
| 02:42 | Millikin | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:42 | Millikin | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Shane Mason (SG), Alfred Bader (SF) Joshua Crowson, Aaron David | |
| Subs | Millikin | Daniel Wilcox (PG) Paul Foreman | |
| 02:23 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 02:22 | Millikin | Allen Henderson gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:57 | Millikin | Louis Harrison is called for the reach on Wayne Turner - foul #3 on Louis Harrison, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Barton Griffin (PF) Mark Choate | |
| Subs | Millikin | Paul Foreman (PG) Daniel Wilcox | |
| 01:57 | Millikin | Wayne Turner misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:57 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Barton Griffin | 70-68 |
| 01:34 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker blows the layup | 70-68 |
| 01:32 | Millikin | The rebound goes to David Smith | 70-68 |
| 01:28 | Millikin | Paul Foreman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 01:26 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:19 | Bluffton | Shane Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 01:17 | Millikin | The rebound goes to David Smith | 70-68 |
| 00:54 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-70 |
| 00:46 | Bluffton | Paul Foreman steals the ball from Shane Mason | 70-70 |
| 00:29 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 00:27 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Henderson | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Millikin | Paul Foreman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Allen Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Bader (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Rucker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 12 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Millikin | David Smith wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Millikin | Allen Henderson hits a floater from the left block set up by Clyde Gossman | 70-72 |
| 04:29 | Bluffton | Paul Foreman steals it from Louis Harrison | 70-72 |
| 04:15 | Millikin | Paul Foreman can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Louis Harrison - foul #4 on Louis Harrison, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 04:15 | Millikin | Paul Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:15 | Millikin | Paul Foreman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:15 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:03 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison is hacked by Wayne Turner - foul #2 on Wayne Turner, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Harris (PG) Paul Foreman | |
| 03:49 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Harris - foul #2 on Anthony Harris, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Thomas Croteau (PF) Allen Henderson | |
| 03:49 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:49 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:36 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 03:21 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 03:19 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Thomas Croteau | 72-75 |
| 03:05 | Millikin | Anthony Harris is fouled on the floor by Ray Rucker - foul #3 on Ray Rucker, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson (PG), Joseph Mullins (SG), Mark Choate (C) Louis Harrison, Shane Mason, Ray Rucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | Daniel Wilcox (SG) Clyde Gossman | |
| 03:05 | Millikin | Anthony Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:05 | Millikin | Anthony Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:05 | Bluffton | Mark Choate grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Turner - foul #3 on Wayne Turner, team foul #8 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Allen Henderson (PF) David Smith | |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Choate | 73-76 |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 02:34 | Bluffton | Mark Choate drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Thomas Croteau - foul #3 on Thomas Croteau, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Louis Harrison (PG), Shane Mason (SG), Ray Rucker (C) Joshua Crowson, Joseph Mullins, Barton Griffin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Paul Foreman (PG), Clyde Gossman (SG), David Smith (C) Anthony Harris, Daniel Wilcox, Thomas Croteau | |
| 02:34 | Bluffton | Mark Choate makes the free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:14 | Millikin | Allen Henderson is denied on a layup by Alfred Bader | 76-76 |
| 02:13 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 02:08 | Bluffton | Paul Foreman steals the ball from Shane Mason | 76-76 |
| 02:04 | Millikin | Wayne Turner lays it in set up by Paul Foreman | 76-78 |
| 01:53 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-78 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Barton Griffin (PF) Mark Choate | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 01:39 | Millikin | David Smith clanks a jumper from close range | 76-78 |
| 01:37 | Bluffton | Louis Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 01:31 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Wayne Turner - foul #4 on Wayne Turner, team foul #10 | 78-78 |
| 01:31 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader makes the free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:14 | Millikin | David Smith lays it in set up by Wayne Turner | 79-80 |
| 00:59 | Bluffton | Alfred Bader misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 79-80 |
| 00:57 | Millikin | Paul Foreman gets the rebound | 79-80 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Louis Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Bader (fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Rucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 7 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Allen Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Millikin | Wayne Turner is fouled on the floor by Shane Mason - foul #3 on Shane Mason, team foul #12 | 79-80 |
| 00:28 | Millikin | Wayne Turner makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:28 | Millikin | Wayne Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:28 | Bluffton | Ray Rucker gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Bluffton | Shane Mason misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Bluffton | Shane Mason misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Bluffton | Shane Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Wayne Turner is hacked by Louis Harrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Harrison, team foul #13 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson (PG) Louis Harrison | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Wayne Turner makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Wayne Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:07 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| 00:01 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Wayne Turner misses the fullcourt shot | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joshua Crowson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Bader (fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Rucker (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 7 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Allen Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Millikin | David Smith wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Millikin | Paul Foreman knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 83-85 |
| 04:33 | Bluffton | Shane Mason hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-85 |
| 04:16 | Millikin | Wayne Turner is hacked by Ray Rucker - foul #4 on Ray Rucker, team foul #14 | 86-85 |
| 04:16 | Millikin | Wayne Turner makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 04:16 | Millikin | Wayne Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 03:55 | Bluffton | Allen Henderson denies the turnaround by Ray Rucker | 86-87 |
| 03:54 | Millikin | Wayne Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 86-87 |
| 03:42 | Millikin | Wayne Turner is called for 3 seconds | 86-87 |
| 03:25 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-87 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Choate (C) Ray Rucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 03:08 | Millikin | Allen Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-87 |
| 03:06 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin gets the rebound | 86-87 |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Shane Mason is fouled on the floor by Wayne Turner - foul #5 on Wayne Turner, team foul #12 | 86-87 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Harris (SG), John Smith (SF), Thomas Croteau (C) Clyde Gossman, Wayne Turner, David Smith | |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Shane Mason misses the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Shane Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 02:58 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 5 full remaining) | 87-87 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ray Rucker (C) Mark Choate | |
| Subs | Millikin | Clyde Gossman (SG), David Smith (C) Anthony Harris, Thomas Croteau | |
| 02:49 | Millikin | John Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 87-87 |
| 02:47 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Barton Griffin | 87-87 |
| 02:42 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Crowson | 89-87 |
| 02:26 | Millikin | Paul Foreman's floater is knocked away by Ray Rucker | 89-87 |
| 02:25 | Millikin | Allen Henderson hits the follow up shot | 89-89 |
| 02:15 | Bluffton | Barton Griffin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 89-89 |
| 02:14 | Millikin | Allen Henderson snags the defensive board | 89-89 |
| 02:10 | Millikin | Clyde Gossman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Foreman | 89-92 |
| 01:51 | Bluffton | John Smith steals the ball from Alfred Bader | 89-92 |
| 01:32 | Millikin | John Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 89-95 |
| 01:18 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Alfred Bader | 91-95 |
| 01:09 | Millikin | Paul Foreman's floater is tipped away by Barton Griffin | 91-95 |
| 01:08 | Millikin | David Smith hits the follow up shot | 91-97 |
| 01:00 | Bluffton | Paul Foreman steals it from Ray Rucker | 91-97 |
| 00:57 | Millikin | John Smith lays it up and in set up by Paul Foreman | 91-99 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Joshua Crowson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Bader (fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Rucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Paul Foreman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 8 stl. SG - Clyde Gossman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Allen Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson clanks a 3 from straight away | 91-99 |
| 00:51 | Millikin | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 91-99 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Millikin | David Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Crowson - foul #1 on Joshua Crowson, team foul #15 | 91-99 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Anthony Harris (PG), Roscoe Helwig (PF) Paul Foreman, Allen Henderson | |
| 00:49 | Millikin | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 91-100 |
| 00:49 | Millikin | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 91-101 |
| 00:42 | Bluffton | Shane Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 91-101 |
| 00:40 | Millikin | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 91-101 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Millikin | David Smith slams it home and he's fouled by Ray Rucker - foul #5 on Ray Rucker, team foul #16 | 91-103 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Joseph Mullins (SG), Aaron David (SF), Mark Choate (PF), Robert Kamensky (C) Shane Mason, Alfred Bader, Barton Griffin, Ray Rucker | |
| Subs | Millikin | Daniel Wilcox (SG), Thomas Croteau (PF) Clyde Gossman, Roscoe Helwig | |
| 00:19 | Millikin | David Smith makes the free throw | 91-104 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson misses long on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 91-104 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Louis James (C) David Smith | |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson makes the 1st free throw | 92-104 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson makes the 2nd free throw | 93-104 |
| 00:13 | Bluffton | Joshua Crowson makes the 3rd free throw | 94-104 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Anthony Harris runs out the clock | 94-104 |