| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Harrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Richburg (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jackson Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | James Jones inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Carthage | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Irving Richburg - foul #2 on Irving Richburg, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:23 | Carthage | Irving Richburg steals the ball from James Jones | 40-28 |
| 19:07 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg double dribbles | 40-28 |
| 18:47 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate is fouled on the floor by Dale Munkberg - foul #3 on Dale Munkberg, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG) Dale Munkberg | |
| 18:27 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate double dribbles | 40-28 |
| 18:10 | N. Central | Drew Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 18:09 | N. Central | John Buffington snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:04 | N. Central | Irving Richburg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-28 |
| 18:02 | Carthage | Kent Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Philip Cordes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | James Eusebio (C) Frank Brown | |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Philip Cordes makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Philip Cordes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:42 | N. Central | James Eusebio clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-28 |
| 17:41 | N. Central | James Eusebio tips it home | 42-30 |
| 17:23 | Carthage | Kent Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 17:21 | N. Central | The rebound goes to James Eusebio | 42-30 |
| 17:15 | N. Central | Drew Jones travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Timothy Zarate | 45-30 |
| 16:51 | N. Central | Irving Richburg makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from James Eusebio | 45-32 |
| 16:30 | Carthage | Kent Harris blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell tips it back up and in | 47-32 |
| 16:11 | N. Central | Jackson Harris lays it in on a great pass from Drew Jones | 47-34 |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Buffington - foul #1 on John Buffington, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jones (SF), Larry Hansen (PF), Robert Alverez (C) Timothy Zarate, Jacob Harrell, Philip Cordes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG), John Heard (SF), Frank Brown (C) John Buffington, Irving Richburg, Jackson Harris | |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Massengale (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Hansen (fresh) C - Robert Alverez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Drew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | N. Central | James Eusebio connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dale Munkberg | 49-36 |
| 15:16 | Carthage | Kent Harris hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 52-36 |
| 14:55 | N. Central | John Heard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Alverez - foul #2 on Robert Alverez, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Duke (SG) Kent Harris | |
| Subs | N. Central | Irving Richburg (SF) Drew Jones | |
| 14:55 | N. Central | John Heard makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:55 | N. Central | John Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 14:41 | Carthage | Robert Alverez hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Duke | 54-38 |
| 14:25 | N. Central | James Eusebio is hacked by Larry Hansen - foul #1 on Larry Hansen, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey (PF) James Eusebio | |
| 14:05 | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Dale Munkberg | 54-40 |
| 13:43 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-40 |
| 13:41 | N. Central | John Heard grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 13:21 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Heard | 54-42 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | James Jones misses the easy layup | 54-42 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:41 | Carthage | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), Kent Harris (SG), Jacob Harrell (PF), Philip Cordes (C) Daniel Massengale, James Jones, Larry Hansen, Robert Alverez | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), John Buffington (SG), Jackson Harris (PF), James Eusebio (C) Dale Munkberg, John Heard, Dwayne Condrey, Frank Brown | |
| 12:32 | N. Central | John Buffington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-42 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | James Eusebio grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 12:21 | N. Central | John Buffington scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Drew Jones | 54-45 |
| 12:02 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 12:01 | N. Central | Irving Richburg pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:45 | N. Central | Jackson Harris buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Eusebio | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jacob Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Drew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Buffington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Richburg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackson Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Eusebio (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Carthage | Steven Duke is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Duke, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (SF) Steven Duke | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Heard (SF), Frank Brown (C) Irving Richburg, James Eusebio | |
| 11:17 | N. Central | Frank Brown misses the easy layup | 54-47 |
| 11:16 | N. Central | Frank Brown tips it in | 54-49 |
| 10:52 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kent Harris | 57-49 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Jackson Harris connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by John Buffington | 57-51 |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Heard - foul #1 on John Heard, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jones (SF) Timothy Zarate | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG), Irving Richburg (SF) Drew Jones, John Heard | |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:51 | N. Central | Frank Brown makes the jump hook from the right block | 59-53 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 09:27 | Carthage | Philip Cordes snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:10 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 09:08 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Harrell | 59-53 |
| 08:55 | Carthage | Kent Harris scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Massengale | 61-53 |
| 08:38 | N. Central | Irving Richburg's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Harrell | 61-53 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Philip Cordes snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:17 | Carthage | John Buffington is called for the reach on Kent Harris - foul #2 on John Buffington, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), Steven Duke (SF), Larry Hansen (PF), Robert Alverez (C) Daniel Massengale, James Jones, Jacob Harrell, Philip Cordes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (SG), James Eusebio (PF), Dwayne Condrey (C) John Buffington, Jackson Harris, Frank Brown | |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Drew Jones - foul #1 on Drew Jones, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Heard (SF) Irving Richburg | |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:35 | N. Central | James Eusebio is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Eusebio, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Wallach (SF) Kent Harris | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wallach (fresh) PF - Larry Hansen (fresh) C - Robert Alverez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Drew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Dwayne Condrey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Carthage | John Wallach clanks a jumper from the right side | 63-53 |
| 07:15 | N. Central | Drew Jones grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 07:07 | N. Central | James Eusebio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (SG) John Wallach | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Robbins (PG) Dale Munkberg | |
| 06:54 | Carthage | Steven Duke misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 06:53 | N. Central | James Eusebio grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 06:38 | N. Central | Scott Robbins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Zarate - foul #2 on Timothy Zarate, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kent Harris (SG), James Jones (SF) Daniel Massengale, Steven Duke | |
| Subs | N. Central | Irving Richburg (SF) John Heard | |
| 06:38 | N. Central | Scott Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:38 | N. Central | Scott Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:18 | Carthage | James Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | James Eusebio snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:56 | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey buries a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Alverez - foul #3 on Robert Alverez, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jacob Harrell (PF), Philip Cordes (C) Larry Hansen, Robert Alverez | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG), John Buffington (SG), Jackson Harris (PF), Frank Brown (C) Scott Robbins, Drew Jones, Irving Richburg, James Eusebio | |
| 05:56 | N. Central | Dwayne Condrey misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Philip Cordes gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Zarate | 65-56 |
| 05:16 | N. Central | Frank Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 05:14 | Carthage | Kent Harris grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 05:02 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Zarate | 67-56 |
| 04:48 | N. Central | The jumper by John Buffington is denied by Philip Cordes | 67-56 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Kent Harris drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Jones | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:28 | N. Central | James Jones takes the ball from Dwayne Condrey | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Carthage | Dwayne Condrey takes the ball from Timothy Zarate | 70-56 |
| 03:46 | N. Central | Jackson Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 03:44 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Kent Harris | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate clanks a shot from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 03:36 | N. Central | Jackson Harris grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Harrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dale Munkberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Buffington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Condrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jackson Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jacob Harrell - foul #3 on Jacob Harrell, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (PG), Steven Duke (SG), John Wallach (SF), Larry Hansen (PF), Robert Alverez (C) Timothy Zarate, Kent Harris, James Jones, Jacob Harrell, Philip Cordes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), John Heard (SG), Irving Richburg (SF) Dale Munkberg, John Buffington, Dwayne Condrey | |
| 03:21 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:21 | N. Central | Jackson Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Drew Jones takes the ball from Daniel Massengale in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| 03:14 | N. Central | John Heard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 03:12 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 02:54 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 02:53 | N. Central | John Heard pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:53 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kent Harris (SG), Jacob Harrell (PF), Philip Cordes (C) John Wallach, Larry Hansen, Robert Alverez | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Buffington (SG) John Heard | |
| 02:40 | N. Central | John Buffington knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Irving Richburg | 70-60 |
| 02:40 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), James Jones (SF) Daniel Massengale, Steven Duke | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (PG) Drew Jones | |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Philip Cordes buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kent Harris | 72-60 |
| 02:03 | N. Central | Irving Richburg misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 72-60 |
| 02:01 | Carthage | Philip Cordes snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 01:32 | Carthage | Kent Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | Irving Richburg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | Philip Cordes pulls down the rebound | 75-60 |
| 01:05 | Carthage | Philip Cordes's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Brown | 75-60 |
| 01:03 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 75-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | N. Central | Irving Richburg misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 00:57 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Philip Cordes | 75-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Kent Harris drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Harrell | 77-60 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Jackson Harris throws it down on a great pass from Dale Munkberg | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate runs out the clock | 77-62 |