| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Junior Depaz (fresh) SG - Kelvin Hilton (fresh) SF - James Neblett (fresh) PF - William Crouch (fresh) C - Harry Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Grahm (fresh) SG - James Janus (fresh) SF - Glenn Herrington (fresh) PF - Gilbert Bridgewater (fresh) C - Richard Pearson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Richard Pearson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Carthage | Harry Wilson blocks the short jumper by Richard Pearson | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Millikin | James Neblett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Millikin | William Crouch pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Millikin | James Neblett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Millikin | William Crouch grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Millikin | Junior Depaz clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Millikin | James Neblett tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Millikin | William Crouch tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Richard Grahm misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Millikin | Harry Wilson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Carthage | Richard Pearson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Grahm | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Millikin | Richard Grahm is called for the reach on Kelvin Hilton - foul #1 on Richard Grahm, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Millikin | William Crouch scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Richard Grahm comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:06 | Carthage | James Janus tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Pearson | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | William Crouch picks off the pass by Glenn Herrington | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Millikin | James Neblett drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Crouch | 6-5 |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by William Crouch - foul #1 on William Crouch, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Lyles (PG), Carl Wright (SG), Martin Pina (SF), Robert James (C) Richard Grahm, James Janus, Glenn Herrington, Richard Pearson | |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Junior Depaz (fresh) SG - Kelvin Hilton (fresh) SF - James Neblett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Christopher Lyles (fresh) SG - Carl Wright (fresh) SF - Martin Pina (fresh) PF - Gilbert Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert James (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Millikin | William Crouch scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Junior Depaz | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | Carthage | Christopher Lyles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Millikin | Harry Wilson gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:04 | Millikin | Harry Wilson clanks a floater from the left side | 8-7 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 8-9 |
| 14:29 | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Neblett | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Carthage | Martin Pina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Graves (PG), Andrew Rollins (SG), James Blasingame (SF), Mark Coleman (PF), Robert Honea (C) Junior Depaz, Kelvin Hilton, James Neblett, William Crouch, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Grahm (PG), James Janus (SG), Glenn Herrington (SF), Richard Pearson (C) Christopher Lyles, Carl Wright, Martin Pina, Gilbert Bridgewater | |
| 13:54 | Millikin | James Blasingame misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:52 | Carthage | Richard Pearson gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Carthage | Richard Grahm is hacked by James Blasingame - foul #1 on James Blasingame, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | Carthage | Richard Pearson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:13 | Millikin | Robert Honea grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:52 | Millikin | Richard Grahm steals it from Christopher Graves | 11-9 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | James Janus misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Rollins - foul #1 on Andrew Rollins, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Millikin | Junior Depaz (PG), Kelvin Hilton (SG), James Neblett (SF), William Crouch (PF) Christopher Graves, Andrew Rollins, James Blasingame, Robert Honea | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Murphy (PF) Robert James | |
| 12:28 | Carthage | James Janus makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | James Janus makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:10 | Millikin | William Crouch misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Janus - foul #1 on James Janus, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harry Wilson (C) Mark Coleman | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 12:10 | Millikin | William Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | Millikin | William Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Frank Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington's fadeaway is rejected by William Crouch | 12-11 |
| 11:45 | Carthage | Richard Grahm tips it home | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Junior Depaz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Neblett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Crouch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Grahm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Janus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Herrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Murphy (fresh) C - Richard Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Millikin | Harry Wilson drills a runner in the lane set up by Kelvin Hilton and the foul's on Frank Murphy - foul #1 on Frank Murphy, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Lyles (PG), Martin Pina (SF), Gilbert Bridgewater (PF) Richard Grahm, Glenn Herrington, Richard Pearson | |
| 11:21 | Millikin | Harry Wilson misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:21 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:56 | Carthage | Christopher Lyles knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:40 | Millikin | William Crouch can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gilbert Bridgewater - foul #1 on Gilbert Bridgewater, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carl Wright (SG), Robert James (C) James Janus, Frank Murphy | |
| 10:40 | Millikin | William Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:40 | Millikin | William Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:21 | Carthage | Carl Wright misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 16-16 |
| 10:19 | Millikin | The rebound goes to James Neblett | 16-16 |
| 10:14 | Millikin | Junior Depaz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 10:12 | Millikin | The offensive rebound goes to James Neblett | 16-16 |
| 10:07 | Millikin | Junior Depaz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Junior Depaz, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Millikin | Mark Coleman (PF), James Blasingame (C) William Crouch, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Carl Wright is hacked by Kelvin Hilton - foul #1 on Kelvin Hilton, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Honea (C) James Neblett | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Grahm (PG), James Janus (SG), Glenn Herrington (SF), Richard Pearson (C) Christopher Lyles, Carl Wright, Martin Pina, Robert James | |
| 09:32 | Carthage | James Janus is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Janus, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Lyles (SG) James Janus | |
| 09:17 | Millikin | Mark Coleman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Coleman, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Graves (PG) Junior Depaz | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Richard Grahm | 16-18 |
| 08:27 | Millikin | James Blasingame buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kelvin Hilton | 18-18 |
| 08:13 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:12 | Millikin | Robert Honea snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:54 | Millikin | Glenn Herrington steals it from Kelvin Hilton | 18-18 |
| 07:32 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington is fouled on the floor by Christopher Graves - foul #1 on Christopher Graves, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Millikin | Junior Depaz (PG), Andrew Rollins (SG), James Neblett (SF), William Crouch (PF), Harry Wilson (C) Christopher Graves, Kelvin Hilton, James Blasingame, Mark Coleman, Robert Honea | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Murphy (PG), Carl Wright (SG), Robert James (PF), Frank Zerbe (C) Richard Grahm, Christopher Lyles, Gilbert Bridgewater, Richard Pearson | |
| 07:32 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:32 | Millikin | Harry Wilson snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Junior Depaz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Rollins (fresh) SF - James Neblett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Crouch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Murphy (fresh) SG - Carl Wright (fresh) SF - Glenn Herrington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert James (fresh) C - Frank Zerbe (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Millikin | James Neblett travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Pina (SF) Glenn Herrington | |
| 06:44 | Carthage | Martin Pina misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 06:42 | Millikin | William Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:38 | Millikin | Junior Depaz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Neblett | 21-18 |
| 06:20 | Carthage | William Crouch is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #2 on William Crouch, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Millikin | Mark Coleman (PF) William Crouch | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Lyles (PG) Frank Zerbe | |
| 06:20 | Carthage | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:20 | Carthage | Robert James misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:20 | Millikin | Mark Coleman gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:05 | Millikin | Mark Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton (SG) Andrew Rollins | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Grahm (PG), Richard Pearson (C) Carl Wright, Frank Murphy | |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Richard Grahm misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 05:34 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Robert James | 21-19 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Richard Grahm misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Junior Depaz - foul #2 on Junior Depaz, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Millikin | Christopher Graves (PG) Junior Depaz | |
| Subs | Carthage | Glenn Herrington (SF), Gilbert Bridgewater (PF) Martin Pina, Robert James | |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Richard Grahm makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Richard Grahm makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:08 | Millikin | James Neblett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:06 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 04:54 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater hits a jumper near the basket | 21-23 |
| 04:41 | Millikin | Harry Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-23 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 04:20 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-23 |
| 04:18 | Millikin | Christopher Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:56 | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Graves | 24-23 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by James Neblett - foul #1 on James Neblett, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Millikin | Junior Depaz (PG), Andrew Rollins (SG), James Blasingame (SF), William Crouch (PF), Robert Honea (C) Christopher Graves, Kelvin Hilton, James Neblett, Mark Coleman, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Murphy (PG), James Janus (SG), Robert James (PF), Frank Zerbe (C) Richard Grahm, Christopher Lyles, Gilbert Bridgewater, Richard Pearson | |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Glenn Herrington makes the 3rd free throw | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Junior Depaz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Rollins (fresh) SF - James Blasingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Crouch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Honea (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Murphy (fresh) SG - James Janus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert James (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Zerbe (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Millikin | James Blasingame misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-26 |
| 03:01 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | Carthage | Robert James misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 02:47 | Carthage | James Janus grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 02:39 | Carthage | James Janus lays it in and he's fouled by Andrew Rollins - foul #2 on Andrew Rollins, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Pina (SF) Glenn Herrington | |
| 02:39 | Carthage | James Janus makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:26 | Millikin | William Crouch lays it in on a great pass from Junior Depaz | 26-29 |
| 02:11 | Carthage | James Janus misses the lay-in | 26-29 |
| 02:10 | Carthage | Frank Murphy misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Pina | 26-29 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Frank Murphy misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Crouch - foul #3 on William Crouch, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton (SG), James Neblett (SF), Mark Coleman (PF) Andrew Rollins, William Crouch, Robert Honea | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gilbert Bridgewater (PF) Frank Zerbe | |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Frank Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Frank Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:49 | Millikin | James Neblett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Coleman | 29-31 |
| 01:28 | Carthage | Martin Pina scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Murphy | 29-33 |
| 01:09 | Millikin | Mark Coleman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Frank Murphy snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | Robert James misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 00:49 | Millikin | James Blasingame snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:30 | Millikin | James Neblett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Martin Pina - foul #1 on Martin Pina, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Millikin | Harry Wilson (C) James Blasingame | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Grahm (PG), Glenn Herrington (SF), Richard Pearson (C) Frank Murphy, Martin Pina, Robert James | |
| 00:30 | Millikin | James Neblett misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:30 | Millikin | James Neblett misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:30 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gilbert Bridgewater | 29-33 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Harry Wilson denies the turnaround by James Janus | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Kelvin Hilton gets the rebound | 29-33 |