| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Millikin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willian Hadley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Richard Brehm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stacey Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Knight (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elwood Leu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Michael Gaines inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Max Stanley misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Elwood Leu - foul #2 on Elwood Leu, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:30 | Millikin | Henry Knight tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 19:10 | Carthage | William Millikin is hacked by Elwood Leu - foul #3 on Elwood Leu, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Greene (C) Elwood Leu | |
| 18:58 | Carthage | Henry Knight picks off the pass by Max Stanley | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Millikin | Richard Brehm misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Millikin - foul #2 on William Millikin, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Millikin | Richard Brehm makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Millikin | Richard Brehm misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Carthage | Willian Hadley snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Carthage | Henry Knight is called for the reach on Max Stanley - foul #2 on Henry Knight, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| 18:01 | Carthage | William Millikin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | Carthage | Willian Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Max Stanley hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by David Underwood - foul #2 on David Underwood, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Bailey (SF), Terry Slayton (PF) Michael Gaines, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Max Stanley misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:29 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Charles Greene | 38-33 |
| 17:13 | Millikin | Terry Slayton is called for the reach on Richard Brehm - foul #1 on Terry Slayton, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (PG) William Millikin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Stevens (SF), Richard Drum (C) Stacey Nichols, Henry Knight | |
| 16:50 | Millikin | David Underwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 16:28 | Millikin | Robert Stevens's fadeaway is rejected by Max Stanley | 41-33 |
| 16:26 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Terry Slayton | 41-33 |
| 16:12 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 15:54 | Millikin | The pull-up jumper by Richard Brehm is blocked by Max Stanley | 44-33 |
| 15:53 | Carthage | Terry Slayton snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Damon McGinnis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Terry Slayton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Max Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Richard Brehm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Drum (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey loses the dribble to Robert Stevens | 44-33 |
| 15:24 | Millikin | Charles Greene is hacked by Terry Slayton - foul #2 on Terry Slayton, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Michael Gaines (SF), Willian Hadley (PF) Thomas Jones, Damon McGinnis, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Montenegro (PG), Jerry Babb (SG), Stacey Nichols (SF), Henry Knight (PF), Elwood Leu (C) Richard Brehm, David Underwood, Robert Stevens, Charles Greene, Richard Drum | |
| 15:12 | Millikin | Elwood Leu misses long on a runner from the right block | 44-33 |
| 15:11 | Carthage | Willian Hadley gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey makes the turnaround near the basket | 46-33 |
| 14:35 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 14:33 | Carthage | Terry Slayton grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 14:11 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey drills a jumper from the left block set up by Dennis Coyle and he's hacked by Jerry Babb - foul #1 on Jerry Babb, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ernest Riegel (C) Terry Slayton | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 14:11 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:55 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 13:54 | Millikin | Henry Knight tips it home | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | Carthage | Dennis Coyle misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 13:25 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:20 | Millikin | Elwood Leu is whistled for a carry | 49-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Damon McGinnis (SG), Max Stanley (C) Andrew Bailey, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Brehm (PG), David Underwood (SG) John Montenegro, Jerry Babb | |
| 13:12 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis's pass is intercepted by David Underwood | 49-35 |
| 12:55 | Millikin | David Underwood misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-35 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:37 | Carthage | Stacey Nichols is called for the reach on Damon McGinnis - foul #2 on Stacey Nichols, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (SF), Terry Slayton (PF) Michael Gaines, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Stevens (SF), Charles Greene (C) Stacey Nichols, Elwood Leu | |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Max Stanley is whistled for a carry | 49-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Elliston (SF) Dennis Coyle | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Drum (C) Henry Knight | |
| 12:15 | Millikin | Charles Greene clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 12:13 | Carthage | Wayne Elliston pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:08 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-35 |
| 12:06 | Carthage | Terry Slayton tips it home | 51-35 |
| 11:44 | Millikin | David Underwood connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Greene | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Millikin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Elliston (fresh) PF - Terry Slayton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Max Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Richard Brehm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Drum (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Max Stanley misses short on a jumper in the paint | 51-38 |
| 11:26 | Millikin | Richard Drum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:02 | Millikin | Richard Brehm drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Underwood | 51-40 |
| 10:53 | Carthage | Terry Slayton blows the layup | 51-40 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | Terry Slayton misses the tip | 51-40 |
| 10:50 | Carthage | Max Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:37 | Carthage | Wayne Elliston travels with the ball | 51-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Andrew Bailey (SG), Michael Gaines (SF), Willian Hadley (PF) William Millikin, Damon McGinnis, Wayne Elliston, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Montenegro (PG), Jerry Babb (SG), Stacey Nichols (SF), Henry Knight (PF), Elwood Leu (C) Richard Brehm, David Underwood, Robert Stevens, Charles Greene, Richard Drum | |
| 10:14 | Millikin | Jerry Babb drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Knight | 51-43 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Elwood Leu is called for the reach on Terry Slayton - foul #4 on Elwood Leu, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Charles Greene (C) Elwood Leu | |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Terry Slayton makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Terry Slayton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:39 | Millikin | Andrew Bailey takes the ball from John Montenegro | 53-43 |
| 09:21 | Carthage | Jerry Babb steals the ball from Michael Gaines | 53-43 |
| 09:02 | Millikin | Michael Gaines steals it from Jerry Babb | 53-43 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | Dennis Coyle lays it in on a great pass from Michael Gaines | 55-43 |
| 08:50 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols is hacked by Terry Slayton - foul #3 on Terry Slayton, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Damon McGinnis (SG), Max Stanley (C) Michael Gaines, Terry Slayton | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Brehm (PG), David Underwood (SG) John Montenegro, Jerry Babb | |
| 08:37 | Millikin | Henry Knight comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 08:35 | Millikin | Henry Knight hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 08:12 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 08:10 | Millikin | Henry Knight pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:54 | Millikin | David Underwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Willian Hadley pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:40 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dennis Coyle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damon McGinnis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Willian Hadley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Max Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Richard Brehm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacey Nichols (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Millikin | Dennis Coyle denies the turnaround by Stacey Nichols | 57-45 |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Willian Hadley snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 07:13 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willian Hadley | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:05 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Underwood | 59-48 |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Max Stanley is fouled on the floor by Charles Greene - foul #1 on Charles Greene, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (PG), Michael Gaines (SF), Terry Slayton (PF) Dennis Coyle, Andrew Bailey, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Montenegro (SG), Robert Stevens (SF), Richard Drum (PF), Elwood Leu (C) David Underwood, Stacey Nichols, Henry Knight, Charles Greene | |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:46 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:20 | Millikin | Richard Drum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 06:19 | Millikin | Elwood Leu grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:01 | Millikin | Robert Stevens loses the dribble to Max Stanley | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 05:31 | Millikin | Richard Drum pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Millikin | Richard Drum's layup is rejected by Max Stanley | 61-48 |
| 05:10 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Millikin | 61-48 |
| 04:47 | Carthage | Michael Gaines clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 04:46 | Millikin | Elwood Leu grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 04:21 | Millikin | John Montenegro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 04:20 | Millikin | Robert Stevens grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 04:15 | Millikin | Robert Stevens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 04:13 | Carthage | Terry Slayton grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 04:11 | Carthage | John Montenegro steps in front of the William Millikin pass in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| 04:10 | Millikin | John Montenegro banks in the layup | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Carthage | William Millikin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Millikin, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dennis Coyle (PG), Andrew Bailey (SG), Wayne Elliston (SF), Willian Hadley (PF) William Millikin, Damon McGinnis, Michael Gaines, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Millikin | David Underwood (SG), Stacey Nichols (SF), Henry Knight (PF), Charles Greene (C) Richard Brehm, Robert Stevens, Richard Drum, Elwood Leu | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Millikin | Stacey Nichols is hacked by Wayne Elliston - foul #1 on Wayne Elliston, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ernest Riegel (C) Terry Slayton | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dennis Coyle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Wayne Elliston (fresh) PF - Willian Hadley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Riegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - John Montenegro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacey Nichols (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Millikin | John Montenegro can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-50 |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Wayne Elliston is whistled for traveling | 61-50 |
| 02:59 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Gaines (SF), Max Stanley (C) Wayne Elliston, Ernest Riegel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Elwood Leu (C) Charles Greene | |
| 02:41 | Millikin | David Underwood connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by John Montenegro | 61-53 |
| 02:16 | Carthage | Willian Hadley's pass is intercepted by Elwood Leu | 61-53 |
| 02:03 | Millikin | Elwood Leu misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Max Stanley - foul #3 on Max Stanley, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Damon McGinnis (SG) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Brehm (PG) John Montenegro | |
| 02:03 | Millikin | Elwood Leu makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:03 | Millikin | Elwood Leu makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Michael Gaines makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Coyle | 64-55 |
| 01:48 | Millikin | Richard Brehm misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 01:47 | Carthage | Willian Hadley snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Carthage | Max Stanley knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Coyle | 66-55 |
| 01:20 | Millikin | Max Stanley picks off the pass by Elwood Leu | 66-55 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Damon McGinnis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 00:55 | Millikin | Henry Knight grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Millikin | David Underwood makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stacey Nichols | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Max Stanley is hacked by David Underwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Underwood, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Bailey (SF), Terry Slayton (PF) Michael Gaines, Willian Hadley | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Max Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:44 | Millikin | Elwood Leu loses the ball out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Millikin (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Ernest Riegel (C) Dennis Coyle, Damon McGinnis, Max Stanley | |
| Subs | Millikin | John Montenegro (PG), Jerry Babb (SG), Robert Stevens (SF), Charles Greene (PF), Richard Drum (C) Richard Brehm, David Underwood, Stacey Nichols, Henry Knight, Elwood Leu | |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel is fouled in the backcourt by John Montenegro - foul #1 on John Montenegro, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Ernest Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:35 | Millikin | Terry Slayton steps in front of the Jerry Babb pass | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Andrew Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-58 |
| 00:05 | Millikin | Charles Greene gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | John Montenegro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-58 |