| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Bannister (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Jeremy Spraggins (fresh) PF - Donald McKinney (fresh) C - David Packard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Harris (fresh) SG - Raymond Crossett (fresh) SF - Brian Rector (fresh) PF - Christopher Lane (fresh) C - Eric Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kalamazoo | John Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Carthage | Donald McKinney grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins is fouled on the floor by Raymond Crossett - foul #1 on Raymond Crossett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Matthew Bannister and the foul's on John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Kalamazoo | David Packard steals the ball from John Harris | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins misses long on a floater from the right block | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Carthage | Donald McKinney misses the shot from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Carthage | Donald McKinney hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 16:52 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Harris | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Carthage | Donald McKinney drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Bannister | 10-6 |
| 16:18 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Harris | 10-9 |
| 16:03 | Carthage | David Packard can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 16:01 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Bannister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Jeremy Spraggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Packard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Harris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Crossett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Rector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lane (fairly fresh) C - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Bannister is called for the reach on John Harris - foul #1 on Matthew Bannister, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (SG), John Chambers (C) James Jones, David Packard | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jeremy Farrish (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Henry Wright (SF), James Matthews (PF), Frank Jansson (C) John Harris, Raymond Crossett, Brian Rector, Christopher Lane, Eric Johnson | |
| 15:40 | Kalamazoo | Frank Jansson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Jansson, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Tucker (SG), Frank Gallucci (SF), Brian Lewis (C) Matthew Bannister, Jeremy Spraggins, Donald McKinney | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 15:20 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Matthews - foul #1 on James Matthews, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Kalamazoo | Frank Jansson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | Kalamazoo | Jeremy Farrish is hacked by Jon Moss - foul #1 on Jon Moss, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 14:40 | Kalamazoo | Frank Gallucci is called for the reach on James Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Gallucci, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Bannister (PG), James Jones (SG), Donald McKinney (PF) Tony Tucker, Frank Gallucci, Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett (SG), Eric Johnson (C) Jeremy Farrish, Frank Jansson | |
| 14:22 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 14:21 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Carthage | John Chambers misses long on a floater in the paint | 10-9 |
| 14:03 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Eric Johnson | 10-9 |
| 13:45 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Carthage | John Chambers pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:38 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Moss | 12-9 |
| 13:18 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 13:16 | Carthage | James Jones snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Moss | 14-9 |
| 12:36 | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:34 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:19 | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Tucker (PG), Leonard Bowen (SG), Jeremy Spraggins (SF), Brian Lewis (PF), David Packard (C) Matthew Bannister, James Jones, Jon Moss, Donald McKinney, John Chambers | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Harris (PG), Brian Rector (SF), Christopher Lane (PF), Frank Jansson (C) Robert Johnson, Henry Wright, James Matthews, Eric Johnson | |
| 12:00 | Carthage | David Packard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 11:58 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Tony Tucker (fresh) SG - Leonard Bowen (fresh) SF - Jeremy Spraggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) C - David Packard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Crossett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Rector (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Jansson (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Kalamazoo | John Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Scott Mosher (SG) Raymond Crossett | |
| 11:23 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 11:22 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to John Harris | 14-9 |
| 10:57 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jeremy Spraggins - foul #1 on Jeremy Spraggins, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Bannister (PG), James Jones (SG), Donald McKinney (PF) Tony Tucker, Leonard Bowen, Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson (SG), Eric Johnson (C) Scott Mosher, Frank Jansson | |
| 10:57 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:57 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Eric Johnson swats the layup by David Packard | 14-10 |
| 10:39 | Kalamazoo | John Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:34 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane's pass is intercepted by Matthew Bannister | 14-10 |
| 10:29 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister lays it up and in | 16-10 |
| 10:13 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 16-10 |
| 10:12 | Kalamazoo | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 16-10 |
| 09:56 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson makes the 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 09:40 | Carthage | James Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 09:39 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:34 | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald McKinney - foul #1 on Donald McKinney, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Chambers (C) David Packard | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett (SG), James Matthews (PF) Robert Johnson, Christopher Lane | |
| 09:19 | Kalamazoo | James Jones steps in front of the Raymond Crossett pass | 16-13 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Jones | 18-13 |
| 09:08 | Kalamazoo | John Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Matthews | 18-16 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | James Jones is fouled on the floor by James Matthews - foul #2 on James Matthews, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (PG), Tony Tucker (SG), Frank Gallucci (SF), Brian Lewis (C) Matthew Bannister, James Jones, Jeremy Spraggins, Donald McKinney | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson (PG), Henry Wright (SF), John Saephan (PF), Frank Jansson (C) John Harris, Brian Rector, James Matthews, Eric Johnson | |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Henry Wright steps in front of the Tony Tucker pass | 18-16 |
| 08:13 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 07:51 | Carthage | John Chambers makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jon Moss | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Moss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tony Tucker (fresh) SF - Frank Gallucci (fresh) PF - John Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Raymond Crossett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Wright (fresh) PF - John Saephan (fresh) C - Frank Jansson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Kalamazoo | Henry Wright scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 20-21 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | Brian Lewis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:08 | Kalamazoo | Henry Wright gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | Kalamazoo | John Chambers is called for the reach on John Saephan - foul #1 on John Chambers, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Bannister (PG), James Jones (SG), Jeremy Spraggins (SF), Donald McKinney (PF), David Packard (C) Jon Moss, Tony Tucker, Frank Gallucci, John Chambers, Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Harris (PG), Brian Rector (SF), Christopher Lane (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Robert Johnson, Henry Wright, John Saephan, Frank Jansson | |
| 06:42 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Raymond Crossett and he's fouled by Jeremy Spraggins - foul #2 on Jeremy Spraggins, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (SF) Jeremy Spraggins | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 06:42 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:21 | Carthage | Jon Moss connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Bannister | 23-24 |
| 06:06 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-24 |
| 06:04 | Carthage | David Packard pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Harris - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Chambers (SF) Jon Moss | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson (PG), Henry Wright (SG) John Harris, Raymond Crossett | |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:21 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| 04:59 | Carthage | John Chambers misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 04:58 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 04:54 | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 04:26 | Carthage | Matthew Bannister hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | James Jones snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:12 | Carthage | David Packard is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Tucker (SG), Jon Moss (SF) James Jones, Donald McKinney | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett (SG), Frank Jansson (PF) Brian Rector, Christopher Lane | |
| 04:12 | Carthage | David Packard misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:12 | Kalamazoo | Eric Johnson gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:57 | Kalamazoo | Tony Tucker steals the ball from Henry Wright | 25-27 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | John Chambers drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tony Tucker and he's fouled by Frank Jansson - foul #2 on Frank Jansson, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins (SF), Brian Lewis (C) Matthew Bannister, David Packard | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Harris (PG), Scott Mosher (SF), James Matthews (PF) Robert Johnson, Henry Wright, Eric Johnson | |
| 03:32 | Carthage | John Chambers misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:32 | Kalamazoo | Frank Jansson snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Spraggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Crossett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Mosher (fresh) PF - James Matthews (fresh) C - Frank Jansson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Crossett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 03:14 | Kalamazoo | Frank Jansson snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 03:01 | Kalamazoo | John Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 03:00 | Kalamazoo | James Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:40 | Kalamazoo | John Harris misses the 3 from straight away | 27-27 |
| 02:39 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Jon Moss is fouled on the floor by John Harris - foul #3 on John Harris, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jones (SG), Donald McKinney (PF) Tony Tucker, John Chambers | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jeremy Farrish (PG), Brian Rector (SF), Christopher Lane (PF), Eric Johnson (C) John Harris, Scott Mosher, James Matthews, Frank Jansson | |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Jon Moss misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:24 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:04 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Jon Moss gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:53 | Carthage | Jeremy Spraggins knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Donald McKinney | 29-27 |
| 01:38 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Lane scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Rector | 29-29 |
| 01:15 | Carthage | Christopher Lane is called for the reach on Jon Moss - foul #1 on Christopher Lane, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Packard (C) Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson (PG), Henry Wright (SG) Jeremy Farrish, Raymond Crossett | |
| 01:15 | Carthage | Jon Moss makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:15 | Carthage | Jon Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:54 | Kalamazoo | Brian Rector knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 31-31 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Robert Johnson steps in front of the Jon Moss pass | 31-31 |
| 00:35 | Kalamazoo | Robert Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Johnson | 31-33 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Donald McKinney double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Bannister (PG), John Chambers (SF) Jon Moss, Jeremy Spraggins | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jeremy Farrish (PG), James Matthews (PF), Frank Jansson (C) Brian Rector, Christopher Lane, Eric Johnson | |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | David Packard is called for the reach on Jeremy Farrish - foul #1 on David Packard, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Jeremy Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Jeremy Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | John Chambers clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-35 |