| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Christopher Brock inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Sims and he's hacked by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:46 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:46 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gary Master | 35-27 |
| 19:32 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Master | 35-30 |
| 19:14 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 19:12 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 19:03 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 19:01 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Carol | 37-30 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | Robert Carol is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Carol, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:33 | N. Central | Gary Master comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Nichols - foul #3 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (SG) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 18:33 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Joseph Craig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:23 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:59 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe clanks a jumper from close range | 37-32 |
| 17:58 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | Carthage | Thomas Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:42 | N. Central | Gary Master grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:30 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Carol | 37-32 |
| 17:10 | Carthage | Christopher Brock misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:09 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Thomas Killinger | 37-32 |
| 16:52 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carmen Jensen (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Christopher Brock, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG), George Foster (PF) Jeffrey Enlow, Thomas Killinger | |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (SG) Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Mackey (SF), George Harry (C) Gary Master, Gary Lane | |
| 16:19 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski hits a runner from close range set up by George Harry | 37-34 |
| 16:01 | Carthage | Jon Greene misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:00 | N. Central | George Foster snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmen Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Howard Noel (fresh) C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) SF - Robert Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Foster (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Harry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby is hacked by Daniel Mayorga - foul #1 on Daniel Mayorga, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Nichols (SG), Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Joseph Craig, Howard Noel, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Guerriero (SG) Charles Linkowski | |
| 15:41 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:39 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 15:14 | Carthage | Jon Greene scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Nichols | 39-34 |
| 14:52 | N. Central | George Harry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Carol | 39-34 |
| 14:39 | Carthage | Joshua Crosby picks off the pass by Carmen Jensen | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:32 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen scores on a runner near the basket | 41-36 |
| 14:14 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby is hacked by Jon Greene - foul #1 on Jon Greene, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Sims (PG), Christopher Brock (SF), Howard Noel (C) Jon Greene, Carmen Jensen, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Gary Master (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) Joshua Crosby, Scott Guerriero, Robert Mackey, George Foster, George Harry | |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger is hacked by Robert Carol - foul #2 on Robert Carol, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga (C) Robert Carol | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:48 | N. Central | Gary Lane misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski tips it home | 41-38 |
| 13:41 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Sims | 43-38 |
| 13:24 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jeffrey Enlow | 43-40 |
| 13:10 | Carthage | Howard Noel hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Mayorga | 45-40 |
| 13:01 | N. Central | Gary Lane blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Christopher Brock grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Christopher Brock misses the jump hook from the right block | 45-40 |
| 12:36 | Carthage | Howard Noel grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:21 | Carthage | Thomas Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 12:19 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Howard Noel - foul #1 on Howard Noel, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (SG), Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Joshua Nichols, Howard Noel, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:05 | Carthage | Christopher Brock snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Enlow - foul #2 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG), George Foster (PF) Jeffrey Enlow, Thomas Killinger | |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Joseph Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Foster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sims - foul #2 on Thomas Sims, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carmen Jensen (SF) Christopher Brock | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 11:16 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:16 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Carol | 46-41 |
| 10:56 | Carthage | Thomas Sims comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 10:54 | N. Central | Gary Lane pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski buries a 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Sims | 49-44 |
| 09:47 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joshua Crosby, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Nichols (SG), Christopher Brock (SF) Thomas Sims, Carmen Jensen | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF) Charles Linkowski, Gary Master, Gary Lane | |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:27 | N. Central | The rebound goes to George Foster | 49-44 |
| 09:08 | N. Central | Robert Mackey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Joshua Crosby snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:49 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from George Foster | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Enlow - foul #3 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG) Joshua Crosby | |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Joseph Craig makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | Christopher Brock makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 07:59 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 07:57 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Joshua Nichols | 53-46 |
| 07:38 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Craig | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Noel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | N. Central | Robert Mackey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Brock - foul #3 on Christopher Brock, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Sims (PG), Carmen Jensen (SF) Joseph Craig, Christopher Brock | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG), Gary Master (SF), Gary Lane (C) Jeffrey Enlow, Thomas Killinger, George Foster | |
| 07:25 | N. Central | Robert Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:25 | N. Central | Robert Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:25 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Howard Noel | 55-47 |
| 07:17 | Carthage | Thomas Sims buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Mayorga | 58-47 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Howard Noel is called for the reach on Gary Master - foul #2 on Howard Noel, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Howard Noel, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:37 | Carthage | Thomas Sims makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joshua Nichols | 60-49 |
| 06:23 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 06:21 | N. Central | Gary Master gets the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:02 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Thomas Sims is called for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Sims, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (SG), Christopher Brock (SF) Joshua Nichols, Carmen Jensen | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Guerriero (SG), Thomas Killinger (PF) Charles Linkowski, Robert Mackey | |
| 05:34 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:32 | Carthage | Robert Carol gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:17 | Carthage | Christopher Brock makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kevin Bledsoe | 63-52 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | Robert Carol swats the layup by Gary Lane | 63-52 |
| 04:57 | Carthage | Christopher Brock gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Christopher Brock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 04:45 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:21 | N. Central | Gary Lane is hacked by Kevin Bledsoe - foul #2 on Kevin Bledsoe, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Nichols (SG), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Jon Greene, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Linkowski (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG) Joshua Crosby, Scott Guerriero | |
| 04:21 | N. Central | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:21 | N. Central | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga is hacked by Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG) Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Foster (C) Gary Lane | |
| 03:56 | Carthage | Joseph Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Mackey (SF) Gary Master | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | N. Central | Christopher Brock steals the ball from Jeffrey Enlow | 63-54 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Christopher Brock lays it in | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Mackey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Killinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | N. Central | George Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Sims (PG), Robert Carol (PF) Christopher Brock, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Lane (C) Thomas Killinger | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Robert Carol misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #1 on George Foster, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe (C) Howard Noel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Master (SF) Robert Mackey | |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Robert Carol misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Robert Carol makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:24 | N. Central | Joshua Nichols is called for the reach on Charles Linkowski - foul #4 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (SG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Thomas Sims, Joshua Nichols, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), George Harry (C) Jeffrey Enlow, Gary Master, Gary Lane | |
| 02:24 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:24 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:22 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Sims (PG), Joshua Nichols (SG), Christopher Brock (SF), Robert Carol (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Joseph Craig, Jon Greene, Carmen Jensen, Howard Noel, Daniel Mayorga | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Gary Master (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) Joshua Crosby, Robert Mackey, George Foster, George Harry | |
| 02:00 | Carthage | Christopher Brock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Christopher Brock tips it in | 68-56 |
| 01:42 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG), Jon Greene (SG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Thomas Sims, Joshua Nichols, Christopher Brock, Robert Carol, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Crosby (PG), Scott Guerriero (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), George Foster (PF), George Harry (C) Charles Linkowski, Jeffrey Enlow, Gary Master, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| 01:31 | Carthage | Jon Greene's pass is intercepted by George Harry | 68-56 |
| 01:14 | N. Central | Joseph Craig steps in front of the Scott Guerriero pass | 68-56 |
| 01:11 | Carthage | Jon Greene banks in the layup set up by Joseph Craig | 70-56 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | George Harry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 00:53 | N. Central | Robert Mackey tips it but misses | 70-56 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jon Greene | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Carthage | Joseph Craig misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 70-56 |
| 00:30 | N. Central | George Foster snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | N. Central | Scott Guerriero knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Mackey | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Joseph Craig runs out the clock | 70-59 |