| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roger Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Moe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric McLoughlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bob Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Burleigh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | David Burleigh inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:51 | Millikin | Joseph Patton misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 36-34 |
| 19:50 | Millikin | Joseph Patton tips it home | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin is hacked by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Ira McPhaul (PF) James Jones | |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Roger Nelson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eric McLoughlin | 39-36 |
| 18:47 | Millikin | David Burleigh drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 39-38 |
| 18:23 | Carthage | Roger Nelson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 18:21 | Millikin | David Burleigh pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:11 | Millikin | Bob Davidson is denied on a layup by Eric McLoughlin | 39-38 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson steals it from Dennis Johnson | 39-38 |
| 17:35 | Millikin | Joseph Patton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric McLoughlin - foul #3 on Eric McLoughlin, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeffrey Palmer (C) Eric McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 17:35 | Millikin | Joseph Patton makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | Millikin | Joseph Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:12 | Carthage | Roger Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Johnson | 42-40 |
| 16:51 | Millikin | Roger Nelson takes the ball from Dennis Johnson | 42-40 |
| 16:36 | Carthage | Kirk Moe drills a jumper from the left side set up by Roger Nelson | 44-40 |
| 16:11 | Millikin | Dennis Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 16:09 | Millikin | Joseph Patton tips it home | 44-42 |
| 15:47 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:45 | Millikin | Dennis Johnson grabs the board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roger Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Moe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeffrey Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bob Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Burleigh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ira McPhaul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Patton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Millikin | Dennis Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Patton | 44-44 |
| 15:14 | Carthage | Kirk Moe can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson tips it in | 46-44 |
| 14:56 | Millikin | Ira McPhaul misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 14:54 | Millikin | Joseph Patton snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 14:46 | Millikin | Kirk Moe picks off the pass by Dennis Johnson | 46-44 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Roger Nelson misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Hayes (SG), Robert Hanberg (SF), Edward Beaufort (PF), Eric McLoughlin (C) William Lewis, Dennis Johnson, Kirk Moe, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marc Pipkin (PG), Dick Brittain (SG), John Beach (SF), James Jones (PF), John Dennis (C) Dennis Johnson, Bob Davidson, David Burleigh, Ira McPhaul, Joseph Patton | |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Roger Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Roger Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:15 | Millikin | John Beach misses the turnaround from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 14:13 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Roger Nelson | 48-44 |
| 13:56 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 13:54 | Carthage | Robert Hanberg grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Roger Nelson is hacked by Marc Pipkin - foul #2 on Marc Pipkin, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Harry Slusser (PF) Roger Nelson | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 13:15 | Carthage | James Jones swats the short shot by Eric McLoughlin | 48-44 |
| 13:13 | Millikin | James Jones snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:49 | Millikin | John Beach drills a runner from the right block set up by Marc Pipkin | 48-46 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | Edward Beaufort hits a shot in the lane set up by John Hayes | 50-46 |
| 12:13 | Millikin | Marc Pipkin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 12:12 | Carthage | Edward Beaufort pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:06 | Carthage | Edward Beaufort loses the dribble to James Jones | 50-46 |
| 11:44 | Millikin | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-46 |
| 11:43 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Edward Beaufort | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Beaufort (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Hanberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Slusser (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric McLoughlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Marc Pipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dick Brittain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Beach (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Dennis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Carthage | James Jones denies the turnaround by John Hayes | 50-46 |
| 11:28 | Millikin | John Beach pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:22 | Millikin | John Hayes is called for the reach on John Beach - foul #2 on John Hayes, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Douglas Anderson (PG), Dennis Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF) John Hayes, Edward Beaufort, Eric McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Dennis Johnson (PG), Bob Davidson (SG), David Burleigh (SF), Ira McPhaul (C) Marc Pipkin, Dick Brittain, John Beach, John Dennis | |
| 11:09 | Millikin | Bob Davidson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 11:08 | Millikin | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:58 | Millikin | Ira McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 50-46 |
| 10:56 | Carthage | Harry Slusser gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:39 | Carthage | Harry Slusser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lewis (SG), Kirk Moe (PF) Robert Hanberg, Harry Slusser | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joseph Patton (C) James Jones | |
| 10:24 | Millikin | Bob Davidson hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson and he's fouled by William Lewis - foul #2 on William Lewis, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 10:24 | Millikin | Bob Davidson misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:24 | Carthage | Kirk Moe pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | Douglas Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 10:05 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Ira McPhaul | 50-48 |
| 09:41 | Millikin | Dennis Johnson steals it from Dennis Johnson | 50-48 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | Kirk Moe hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Johnson | 52-48 |
| 09:18 | Millikin | David Burleigh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 09:16 | Millikin | Ira McPhaul hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 09:05 | Carthage | Jeffrey Palmer is denied on a layup by Ira McPhaul | 52-50 |
| 09:03 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:45 | Carthage | The jumper by William Lewis is denied by Joseph Patton | 52-50 |
| 08:44 | Millikin | Bob Davidson snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Millikin | Ira McPhaul travels with the ball | 52-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roger Nelson (PG), John Hayes (SG), Edward Beaufort (PF), Eric McLoughlin (C) Douglas Anderson, William Lewis, Kirk Moe, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marc Pipkin (PG), Dick Brittain (SG), John Beach (SF), James Jones (PF), John Dennis (C) Dennis Johnson, Bob Davidson, David Burleigh, Ira McPhaul, Joseph Patton | |
| 08:07 | Carthage | John Dennis is called for the reach on Roger Nelson - foul #1 on John Dennis, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Hanberg (SF) Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 07:59 | Carthage | Roger Nelson drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Hanberg | 54-50 |
| 07:40 | Millikin | Marc Pipkin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:38 | Millikin | James Jones gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roger Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hanberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Beaufort (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric McLoughlin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Marc Pipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dick Brittain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Beach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Dennis (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Millikin | Marc Pipkin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Marc Pipkin, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) John Hayes | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 07:03 | Carthage | Jeffrey Palmer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-50 |
| 07:01 | Millikin | John Dennis grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 06:35 | Millikin | John Beach misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:33 | Carthage | Roger Nelson pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:17 | Carthage | Dick Brittain picks off the pass by Jeffrey Palmer | 54-50 |
| 05:54 | Millikin | John Dennis blows the layup | 54-50 |
| 05:52 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:52 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lewis (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), Kirk Moe (PF) Edward Beaufort, Robert Hanberg, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Millikin | Dennis Johnson (PG), Bob Davidson (SG), David Burleigh (SF), Joseph Patton (C) Marc Pipkin, Dick Brittain, John Beach, John Dennis | |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Kirk Moe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:35 | Millikin | David Burleigh snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:16 | Millikin | David Burleigh misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kirk Moe - foul #1 on Kirk Moe, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| 05:16 | Millikin | David Burleigh makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:16 | Millikin | David Burleigh misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:16 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:00 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 04:58 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Eric McLoughlin | 54-51 |
| 04:38 | Carthage | William Lewis buries a driving attempt from the right block | 56-51 |
| 04:19 | Millikin | David Burleigh can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Dennis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 03:55 | Millikin | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:38 | Millikin | David Burleigh buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bob Davidson | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Roger Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kirk Moe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric McLoughlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bob Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burleigh (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Patton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Carthage | Roger Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 03:17 | Carthage | William Lewis snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:04 | Carthage | William Lewis knocks in the floater from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Millikin | James Jones is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Hayes (PG), Edward Beaufort (SG), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Harry Slusser (C) Roger Nelson, William Lewis, Kirk Moe, Eric McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marc Pipkin (PG), Dick Brittain (SG), John Beach (SF), Ira McPhaul (PF), John Dennis (C) Dennis Johnson, Bob Davidson, David Burleigh, James Jones, Joseph Patton | |
| 02:56 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lewis (SG), Kirk Moe (PF) Edward Beaufort, Harry Slusser | |
| Subs | Millikin | Dennis Johnson (PG), Bob Davidson (SG), David Burleigh (SF) Marc Pipkin, Dick Brittain, John Beach | |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Kirk Moe hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 02:51 | Millikin | Millikin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roger Nelson (PG), Eric McLoughlin (C) John Hayes, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Millikin | James Jones (PF), Joseph Patton (C) Ira McPhaul, John Dennis | |
| 02:38 | Millikin | James Jones drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Burleigh | 61-57 |
| 02:18 | Carthage | Kirk Moe misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 02:16 | Millikin | The rebound goes to David Burleigh | 61-57 |
| 01:56 | Millikin | Dennis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| 01:40 | Carthage | Roger Nelson is whistled for traveling | 61-57 |
| 01:18 | Millikin | The jump hook by Bob Davidson is blocked by Dennis Johnson | 61-57 |
| 01:17 | Carthage | Kirk Moe gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Patton - foul #1 on Joseph Patton, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:46 | Millikin | David Burleigh is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Burleigh, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Roger Nelson is hacked by Dennis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Hayes (SG), Robert Hanberg (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) William Lewis, Dennis Johnson, Eric McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Roger Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Roger Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Millikin | James Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Patton | 64-60 |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lewis (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), Eric McLoughlin (C) John Hayes, Robert Hanberg, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Roger Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Johnson - foul #4 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Roger Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:36 | Millikin | Joseph Patton pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:30 | Millikin | James Jones knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Dennis Johnson and he's hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| 00:30 | Millikin | James Jones misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:30 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Johnson - foul #5 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Dick Brittain (PG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Eric McLoughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:22 | Millikin | Bob Davidson is fouled on the floor by Kirk Moe - foul #2 on Kirk Moe, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| 00:20 | Millikin | Dick Brittain makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Burleigh | 66-65 |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Roger Nelson is hacked by Dick Brittain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dick Brittain, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Roger Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Roger Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Bob Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Lewis - foul #3 on William Lewis, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Bob Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | Millikin | Bob Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Kirk Moe grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Kirk Moe is hacked by Dick Brittain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dick Brittain, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Kirk Moe makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Kirk Moe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Millikin | Millikin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Millikin | Dick Brittain can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-66 |