Four Redmen finished in double figures led by Malik Imani's 24 points. Kevin Menard had 17, Pat Kalamatas added 16 and Brian Schlemm scored 13 for Carthage. Kalamatas, Menard and Thompson shared the team lead with five rebounds each. Kalamatas and Menard tallied three steals apiece and Thompson had two assists.
For Millikin, Chuck Williams led the Big Blue with 21 points (four 3-pointers) and Jason Fisher added 18. Korte Long and Adam Russell had four rebounds each to lead Millikin.
Carthage finished with 59 percent shooting from the field, 45.8 percent from 3-point and 1.000 from the free throw line. The Redmen also forced 12 Big Blue turnovers, recording 10 steals.
Millikin shot just 39 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from 3-point while knocking down 71.4 percent from the free throw line.
The Big Blue play next at Indiana Northwest on Saturday. Carthage hosts North Central on Saturday.