| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kurt Ellis (fresh) PF - Avery Golden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Englund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Padro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:31 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-27 |
| 19:29 | N. Central | Harold Englund grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | Richard Jones drills a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by John Swank - foul #1 on John Swank, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | Avery Golden misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Padro - foul #2 on John Padro, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | Avery Golden makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | Avery Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | Carlos Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | John Swank scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Comes | 30-30 |
| 18:21 | N. Central | Scott Berry steals it from Harold Englund | 30-30 |
| 17:52 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Swank | 33-30 |
| 17:40 | N. Central | John Padro connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:14 | Carthage | John Swank is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Ebeling (C) Gene Slaton | |
| 17:04 | Carthage | Avery Golden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:02 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 16:58 | N. Central | John Padro misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Berry - foul #1 on Scott Berry, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Cortese (SG) Scott Berry | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 16:58 | N. Central | John Padro misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:58 | N. Central | John Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | John Padro picks off the pass by Frank Comes | 33-34 |
| 16:26 | N. Central | Richard Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 16:04 | Carthage | John Swank drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kurt Ellis | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Cortese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kurt Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Avery Golden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Comes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Englund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Padro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 15:40 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | Carthage | John Swank misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-39 |
| 15:19 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese tips it in | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | N. Central | John Padro misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 15:00 | Carthage | Avery Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:44 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis misses the dunk attempt | 38-39 |
| 14:42 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | N. Central | Carlos Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Comes - foul #1 on Frank Comes, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Daniel McLean (PF), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Kurt Ellis, Avery Golden, Frank Comes | |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Scot Kozielski (SG), Thomas Boyer (SF), Gene Slaton (C) Richard Jones, Harold Englund, John Padro, Paul Ebeling | |
| 14:20 | N. Central | Carlos Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:20 | N. Central | Carlos Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:57 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Walker (PF) Patrick Cortese | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:37 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Scot Kozielski | 38-43 |
| 13:21 | Carthage | William Lindell is fouled on the floor by David Boothby - foul #1 on David Boothby, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | Thomas Boyer steals the ball from Thomas Samsel | 38-43 |
| 12:50 | N. Central | Daniel McLean is called for the reach on David Boothby - foul #2 on Daniel McLean, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Cortese (SF) Edward Walker | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 12:36 | N. Central | David Boothby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scot Kozielski | 38-46 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Daniel McLean clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Williams - foul #2 on Carlos Williams, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG) William Lindell | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), Harold Englund (SG), Paul Ebeling (PF) David Boothby, Scot Kozielski, Carlos Williams | |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Daniel McLean makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Daniel McLean misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:16 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:59 | N. Central | John Swank steps in front of the Richard Jones pass | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Cortese (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Samsel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Englund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Scott Berry and he's hacked by Thomas Boyer - foul #3 on Thomas Boyer, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Avery Golden (PF), Frank Comes (C) Daniel McLean, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 11:45 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:45 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:30 | N. Central | Gene Slaton's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Cortese | 41-46 |
| 11:29 | Carthage | Avery Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:24 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese lays it up and in on a great pass from John Swank | 43-46 |
| 11:12 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 11:11 | Carthage | Frank Comes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:00 | Carthage | Avery Golden buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Swank | 45-46 |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Avery Golden - foul #2 on Avery Golden, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Walker (SG), Kurt Ellis (SF) Scott Berry, Patrick Cortese | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Padro (SF), George Hughes (C) Thomas Boyer, Gene Slaton | |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:36 | Carthage | Edward Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Ebeling | 45-48 |
| 10:34 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Walker | 45-48 |
| 10:20 | Carthage | Frank Comes throws it down set up by Edward Walker | 47-48 |
| 10:00 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling hits a turnaround from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | Avery Golden knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Walker | 50-50 |
| 09:41 | N. Central | John Swank takes the ball from Richard Jones in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 09:28 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 09:26 | Carthage | Avery Golden gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Edward Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Swank | 53-50 |
| 09:01 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 09:00 | N. Central | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:47 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-50 |
| 08:45 | Carthage | Frank Comes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:35 | Carthage | Avery Golden misses the driving attempt from the left block | 53-50 |
| 08:33 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:15 | N. Central | Harold Englund can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:04 | Carthage | Edward Walker can't connect on a shot from close range | 53-50 |
| 08:03 | N. Central | Harold Englund grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 07:39 | N. Central | Harold Englund is hacked by Edward Walker - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Patrick Cortese (SF), Daniel McLean (PF), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Edward Walker, Kurt Ellis, Avery Golden, Frank Comes | |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Scot Kozielski (SG), Thomas Boyer (SF), Carlos Williams (PF), Gene Slaton (C) Richard Jones, Harold Englund, John Padro, Paul Ebeling, George Hughes | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Lindell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Cortese (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Samsel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - David Boothby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scot Kozielski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | N. Central | David Boothby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 07:21 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 07:16 | Carthage | Scott Berry scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Samsel | 56-50 |
| 07:09 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer's pass is intercepted by William Lindell | 56-50 |
| 06:52 | Carthage | Scott Berry is hacked by Scot Kozielski - foul #1 on Scot Kozielski, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 06:34 | Carthage | Daniel McLean hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Cortese | 58-50 |
| 06:15 | N. Central | Scott Berry takes the ball from Thomas Boyer | 58-50 |
| 05:59 | Carthage | Thomas Boyer steals the ball from Daniel McLean | 58-50 |
| 05:33 | N. Central | Carlos Williams makes the jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 05:17 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | William Lindell picks off the pass by David Boothby | 58-52 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel buries a shot from the right block set up by Scott Berry | 60-52 |
| 04:45 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG), Kurt Ellis (SF), Avery Golden (PF), Frank Comes (C) William Lindell, Patrick Cortese, Daniel McLean, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), Harold Englund (SG), John Padro (SF) David Boothby, Scot Kozielski, Thomas Boyer | |
| 04:25 | N. Central | Harold Englund knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 04:07 | Carthage | Avery Golden buries a shot from the right side set up by John Swank | 62-54 |
| 03:50 | N. Central | Carlos Williams hits a driving attempt near the basket | 62-56 |
| 03:34 | Carthage | Scott Berry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-56 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Frank Comes tips it in | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Englund (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Padro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | N. Central | Harold Englund lays it up and in | 64-58 |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Padro - foul #3 on John Padro, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Ebeling (C) Gene Slaton | |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:16 | N. Central | John Swank picks off the pass by Richard Jones in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 03:14 | Carthage | Scott Berry misses the easy layup | 66-58 |
| 03:12 | N. Central | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 03:07 | N. Central | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-58 |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | Carthage | John Swank comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos Williams - foul #3 on Carlos Williams, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Cortese (SG) Scott Berry | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:43 | Carthage | John Swank misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | John Swank misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:43 | N. Central | Carlos Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Richard Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Padro | 66-60 |
| 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) | |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Carlos Williams is called for the reach on Kurt Ellis - foul #4 on Carlos Williams, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gene Slaton (C) Paul Ebeling | |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:11 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:57 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 01:56 | N. Central | Carlos Williams hits the follow up shot | 68-62 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-62 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Frank Comes tips it home | 70-62 |
| 01:22 | N. Central | Carlos Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-62 |
| 01:20 | Carthage | Frank Comes grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 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) | |
| 01:04 | Carthage | John Swank can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-62 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese grabs the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Avery Golden comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:38 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Comes | 70-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Gene Slaton is called for the reach on Frank Comes - foul #2 on Gene Slaton, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Scott Berry (SG), Edward Walker (PF) Patrick Cortese, Avery Golden | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Frank Comes makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Frank Comes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | N. Central | Carlos Williams misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 72-62 |
| 00:28 | N. Central | Harold Englund grabs the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | John Padro is hacked by Edward Walker - foul #2 on Edward Walker, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Patrick Cortese (SF), Daniel McLean (PF), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Scott Berry, Kurt Ellis, Frank Comes | |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Scot Kozielski (SG), Paul Ebeling (PF), Thomas Boyer (C) Richard Jones, Harold Englund, Carlos Williams, Gene Slaton | |
| 00:26 | N. Central | John Padro makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | John Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | William Lindell is fouled in the backcourt by David Boothby - foul #2 on David Boothby, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Carthage | Scott Berry (SG), Kurt Ellis (SF), Frank Comes (C) Patrick Cortese, Daniel McLean, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), Harold Englund (SG), Carlos Williams (PF), Gene Slaton (C) David Boothby, Scot Kozielski, Paul Ebeling, Thomas Boyer | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | William Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | William Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:20 | N. Central | Richard Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Padro | 74-66 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG) William Lindell | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Edward Walker is hacked by Richard Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Edward Walker misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Edward Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:12 | N. Central | Gene Slaton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis is hacked by Richard Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:04 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Frank Comes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Frank Comes runs out the clock | 77-66 |