| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Adams (fresh) PF - Mark Blanchard (fresh) C - Rudolph Burnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Brian Stephens (fresh) SG - Kasey Ross (fresh) SF - Martin Kilbourne (fresh) PF - Daniel Reichard (fresh) C - Matthew Hopper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper misses long on a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Millikin | Kasey Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Millikin | Brian Stephens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Kilbourne | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Millikin | Robert Adams swats the shot by Martin Kilbourne | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Rudolph Burnett | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Martin Kilbourne | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Millikin | Martin Kilbourne hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Mark Blanchard | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | The short jumper by Thomas Jones is denied by Daniel Reichard | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Rudolph Burnett - foul #1 on Rudolph Burnett, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:25 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:24 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Millikin | Robert Adams picks off the pass by Martin Kilbourne | 0-4 |
| 16:46 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the turnaround from close range | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Millikin | Kasey Ross scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Stephens | 2-7 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | Daniel Reichard steals the ball from Thomas Jones | 2-7 |
| 16:04 | Millikin | Brian Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Johnson (PF), Brandon Wilkinson (C) Mark Blanchard, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Oleson (PG), Douglas Hosley (SG), Marvin Mabry (SF), Ray Portillo (PF), Darnell Davis (C) Brian Stephens, Kasey Ross, Martin Kilbourne, Daniel Reichard, Matthew Hopper | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Adams (fresh) PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) C - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Richard Oleson (fresh) SG - Douglas Hosley (fresh) SF - Marvin Mabry (fresh) PF - Ray Portillo (fresh) C - Darnell Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Thomas Jones clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Hosley - foul #1 on Douglas Hosley, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (SF) Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:38 | Millikin | Darnell Davis misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 4-7 |
| 15:37 | Carthage | Israel Revels grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Wilbur White misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Oleson - foul #1 on Richard Oleson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Sanabria (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | Millikin | Ray Portillo lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Oleson | 6-9 |
| 14:44 | Carthage | Dean Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by James Sanabria | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Millikin | Douglas Hosley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Oleson | 8-12 |
| 14:21 | Carthage | Douglas Hosley steals it from Israel Revels | 8-12 |
| 14:14 | Millikin | Darnell Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:13 | Carthage | Israel Revels pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | Carthage | Marvin Mabry is called for the reach on Israel Revels - foul #1 on Marvin Mabry, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Robert Adams (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Israel Revels, Wilbur White, James Sanabria, Dean Johnson, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian Stephens (PG), Kasey Ross (SG), Daniel Reichard (PF), Matthew Hopper (C) Richard Oleson, Douglas Hosley, Ray Portillo, Darnell Davis | |
| 13:47 | Carthage | Matthew Hopper steals it from Rudolph Burnett | 8-12 |
| 13:36 | Millikin | Adrian Tipton is called for the reach on Brian Stephens - foul #1 on Adrian Tipton, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Martin Kilbourne (SF) Marvin Mabry | |
| 13:21 | Millikin | Brian Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:19 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper tips it home | 8-14 |
| 12:57 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kasey Ross - foul #1 on Kasey Ross, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 12:57 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Millikin | Martin Kilbourne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | The short jumper by Rudolph Burnett is denied by Daniel Reichard | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:17 | Millikin | Brian Stephens drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Reichard | 10-17 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Martin Kilbourne - foul #1 on Martin Kilbourne, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG), Wilbur White (SG), Dean Johnson (PF), Brandon Wilkinson (C) Adrian Tipton, Thomas Jones, Mark Blanchard, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Millikin | Marvin Mabry (SF), Ray Portillo (C) Martin Kilbourne, Matthew Hopper | |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) SG - Wilbur White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Brian Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kasey Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Mabry (fresh) PF - Daniel Reichard (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ray Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Millikin | Ray Portillo is denied on a layup by Brandon Wilkinson | 12-17 |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Israel Revels grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 11:00 | Carthage | The jump hook by Wilbur White is blocked by Daniel Reichard | 12-17 |
| 10:59 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses the tip | 12-17 |
| 10:58 | Carthage | Israel Revels grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:47 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses short on a shot from the left side | 12-17 |
| 10:45 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Wilkinson | 12-17 |
| 10:30 | Carthage | Robert Adams drills a jumper from close range | 14-17 |
| 10:15 | Millikin | Ray Portillo travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG), Mark Blanchard (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Robert Adams, Dean Johnson, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Millikin | Richard Oleson (PG), Douglas Hosley (SG), Matthew Hopper (C) Brian Stephens, Kasey Ross, Daniel Reichard | |
| 10:00 | Carthage | Matthew Hopper is called for the reach on Israel Revels - foul #1 on Matthew Hopper, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Martin Kilbourne (SF) Marvin Mabry | |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Israel Revels is fouled on the floor by Richard Oleson - foul #2 on Richard Oleson, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kasey Ross (SG) Richard Oleson | |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Israel Revels makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Israel Revels makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:33 | Millikin | Matthew Hopper comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 16-17 |
| 09:32 | Millikin | Ray Portillo tips it in | 16-19 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Israel Revels misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:17 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Kasey Ross | 16-19 |
| 08:56 | Millikin | Kasey Ross drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Hosley | 16-22 |
| 08:34 | Carthage | Thomas Jones connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Israel Revels | 18-22 |
| 08:07 | Millikin | Ray Portillo clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Rudolph Burnett - foul #2 on Rudolph Burnett, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), James Sanabria (SG), Robert Adams (SF), Dean Johnson (PF), Brandon Wilkinson (C) Israel Revels, Thomas Jones, Wilbur White, Mark Blanchard, Rudolph Burnett | |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian Stephens (PG), Marvin Mabry (SF), Daniel Reichard (PF) Kasey Ross, Martin Kilbourne, Matthew Hopper | |
| 08:07 | Millikin | Ray Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:07 | Millikin | Ray Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 07:51 | Millikin | Daniel Reichard grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) SG - James Sanabria (fresh) SF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Brian Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hosley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Mabry (fresh) PF - Daniel Reichard (fresh) 3 blk. C - Ray Portillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Millikin | Brian Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | Carthage | Dean Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ray Portillo - foul #1 on Ray Portillo, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kasey Ross (SG), Darnell Davis (C) Douglas Hosley, Ray Portillo | |
| 07:34 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:06 | Millikin | Darnell Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Mabry | 19-27 |
| 06:53 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton is hacked by Brian Stephens - foul #1 on Brian Stephens, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG) James Sanabria | |
| Subs | Millikin | Matthew Hopper (C) Darnell Davis | |
| 06:53 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:53 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:51 | Millikin | Thomas Jones picks off the pass by Brian Stephens in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 06:35 | Carthage | Robert Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:34 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Wilkinson | 21-27 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Robert Adams double dribbles | 21-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Israel Revels (PG), Wilbur White (SF) Adrian Tipton, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Millikin | Douglas Hosley (PG), Martin Kilbourne (SF), Darnell Davis (PF) Brian Stephens, Kasey Ross, Daniel Reichard | |
| 06:02 | Millikin | Douglas Hosley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:00 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Thomas Jones clanks a runner from the right block | 21-27 |
| 05:53 | Millikin | Martin Kilbourne gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Darnell Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brandon Wilkinson - foul #1 on Brandon Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Blanchard (PF), George McClenic (C) Dean Johnson, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian Stephens (PG) Marvin Mabry | |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Darnell Davis misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:36 | Millikin | Darnell Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | Wilbur White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George McClenic | 23-28 |
| 05:07 | Millikin | Brian Stephens travels with the ball | 23-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF) Wilbur White | |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian White (SF), Daniel Reichard (PF), Ray Portillo (C) Martin Kilbourne, Darnell Davis, Matthew Hopper | |
| 04:52 | Carthage | Brian Stephens is called for the reach on George McClenic - foul #2 on Brian Stephens, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Millikin | Kasey Ross (SG) Brian Stephens | |
| 04:52 | Carthage | George McClenic misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:52 | Carthage | George McClenic makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:42 | Millikin | Douglas Hosley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 04:41 | Millikin | Daniel Reichard tips it home | 24-30 |
| 04:24 | Carthage | George McClenic clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 04:23 | Carthage | Robert Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:10 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Adams | 26-30 |
| 03:52 | Millikin | Douglas Hosley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kasey Ross | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Israel Revels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Blanchard (fresh) C - George McClenic (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Douglas Hosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kasey Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian White (fresh) PF - Daniel Reichard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ray Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Carthage | Israel Revels hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Tipton | 28-32 |
| 03:22 | Millikin | Douglas Hosley's fadeaway is rejected by George McClenic | 28-32 |
| 03:20 | Millikin | Daniel Reichard grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:11 | Millikin | Kasey Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 03:09 | Carthage | The rebound goes to George McClenic | 28-32 |
| 02:47 | Carthage | Douglas Hosley steals it from Robert Adams | 28-32 |
| 02:32 | Millikin | Kasey Ross's pass is intercepted by Adrian Tipton | 28-32 |
| 02:28 | Carthage | Robert Adams hits the finger roll set up by Adrian Tipton | 30-32 |
| 02:04 | Millikin | Ray Portillo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adrian Tipton | 33-35 |
| 01:33 | Millikin | Kasey Ross misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 01:32 | Carthage | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 01:09 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Israel Revels | 35-35 |
| 00:48 | Millikin | Kasey Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 00:42 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Israel Revels | 37-35 |
| 00:19 | Millikin | George McClenic is called for the reach on Daniel Reichard - foul #1 on George McClenic, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), James Sanabria (SF), Dean Johnson (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Israel Revels, Adrian Tipton, Robert Adams, Mark Blanchard, George McClenic | |
| Subs | Millikin | Brian Stephens (PG), Richard Oleson (SG), Martin Kilbourne (SF), Darnell Davis (PF), Matthew Hopper (C) Douglas Hosley, Kasey Ross, Brian White, Daniel Reichard, Ray Portillo | |
| 00:03 | Millikin | Brian Stephens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Wilbur White gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Wilbur White can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-35 |