| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Englund (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Padro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | John Padro inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | N. Central | Harold Englund misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 19:37 | N. Central | Gene Slaton tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 19:23 | Carthage | John Swank buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Berry | 30-43 |
| 19:04 | N. Central | Gene Slaton banks in the layup | 32-43 |
| 18:52 | Carthage | Paul Ebeling steps in front of the Scott Berry pass | 32-43 |
| 18:39 | N. Central | John Padro misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-43 |
| 18:37 | Carthage | Avery Golden grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 18:32 | Carthage | Scott Berry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Slaton - foul #1 on Gene Slaton, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 18:32 | Carthage | Scott Berry makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:32 | Carthage | Scott Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:05 | N. Central | Richard Jones connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Englund | 35-45 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Scott Berry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Ebeling - foul #2 on Paul Ebeling, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Scott Berry makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:49 | Carthage | Scott Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:28 | N. Central | Harold Englund buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Jones and he's fouled by Frank Comes - foul #3 on Frank Comes, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Boyer (PF) Paul Ebeling | |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Samsel (C) Frank Comes | |
| 17:28 | N. Central | Harold Englund makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 17:08 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gene Slaton | 38-47 |
| 16:51 | N. Central | Harold Englund is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Englund, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (PF), George Hughes (C) John Padro, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Walker (SG), Patrick Cortese (SF), Daniel McLean (PF) Scott Berry, Kurt Ellis, Avery Golden | |
| 16:40 | Carthage | John Swank comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:25 | Carthage | Daniel McLean misses the 3 from straight away | 38-47 |
| 16:23 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 16:05 | N. Central | Edward Walker steps in front of the Harold Englund pass | 38-49 |
| 15:49 | Carthage | Daniel McLean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Carlos Williams (PF), Paul Ebeling (C) Richard Jones, Harold Englund, George Hughes | |
| Subs | Carthage | Avery Golden (PF), Frank Comes (C) John Swank, Thomas Samsel | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - David Boothby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scot Kozielski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Boyer (fresh) PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Cortese (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Walker (fresh) SF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | N. Central | David Boothby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 15:23 | Carthage | Edward Walker snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Edward Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 15:03 | Carthage | Avery Golden hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 14:44 | N. Central | Patrick Cortese is called for the reach on David Boothby - foul #1 on Patrick Cortese, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), John Padro (SF), Gene Slaton (C) David Boothby, Thomas Boyer, Paul Ebeling | |
| Subs | Carthage | Scott Berry (SG), Kurt Ellis (SF) Edward Walker, Daniel McLean | |
| 14:25 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 14:23 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Frank Comes | 38-51 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Avery Golden | 38-54 |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Richard Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Englund (SG) Scot Kozielski | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG), Daniel McLean (PF) Patrick Cortese, Avery Golden | |
| 13:43 | Carthage | Scott Berry connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kurt Ellis | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:23 | N. Central | Richard Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-56 |
| 13:21 | N. Central | Harold Englund snags the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 13:08 | N. Central | Gene Slaton makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-56 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Swank | 40-58 |
| 12:48 | N. Central | John Padro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Frank Comes gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:17 | Carthage | John Swank's floater is knocked away by John Padro | 40-58 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis snags the offensive board | 40-58 |
| 11:55 | Carthage | Daniel McLean knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Comes | 40-61 |
| 11:40 | N. Central | Carlos Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-61 |
| 11:39 | Carthage | Kurt Ellis snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Englund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Padro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Slaton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Comes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Carthage | Daniel McLean buries a floater from the left block set up by Scott Berry | 40-63 |
| 11:03 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel McLean - foul #1 on Daniel McLean, team foul #3 | 40-63 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Thomas Boyer (SF), Paul Ebeling (PF) Richard Jones, John Padro, Carlos Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Edward Walker (SG), Patrick Cortese (SF), Avery Golden (PF), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Scott Berry, Kurt Ellis, Daniel McLean, Frank Comes | |
| 11:03 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 11:03 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 11:03 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | Avery Golden's pass is intercepted by Thomas Boyer | 40-63 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Boothby | 42-63 |
| 10:04 | Carthage | William Lindell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-63 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Edward Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:40 | Carthage | Harold Englund steals it from Edward Walker | 42-63 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Harold Englund connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Gene Slaton and the foul's on Thomas Samsel - foul #2 on Thomas Samsel, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), Carlos Williams (PF) David Boothby, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Swank (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Kurt Ellis (SF) William Lindell, Edward Walker, Patrick Cortese | |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Harold Englund misses the free throw | 44-63 |
| 09:21 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Avery Golden | 44-63 |
| 09:17 | Carthage | John Swank misses the floater from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 09:16 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 09:11 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 08:43 | Carthage | John Swank can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 08:42 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 08:29 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (SG), John Padro (SF) Harold Englund, Paul Ebeling | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Comes (C) Thomas Samsel | |
| 08:00 | Carthage | Frank Comes knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kurt Ellis | 47-65 |
| 07:48 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 07:46 | N. Central | Carlos Williams tips it back up and in | 49-65 |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Frank Comes makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-68 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scot Kozielski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Padro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Boyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Swank (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kurt Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Avery Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Comes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer is denied on a layup by Frank Comes | 49-68 |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Carlos Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-68 |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Avery Golden is fouled on the floor by Carlos Williams - foul #4 on Carlos Williams, team foul #5 | 51-68 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Harold Englund (SG), Paul Ebeling (PF), George Hughes (C) Richard Jones, Scot Kozielski, Carlos Williams, Thomas Boyer | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Walker (SG), Patrick Cortese (SF), Daniel McLean (PF) Scott Berry, Kurt Ellis, Avery Golden | |
| 06:23 | Carthage | John Swank misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Hughes - foul #1 on George Hughes, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| 06:23 | Carthage | John Swank makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:23 | Carthage | John Swank misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:23 | N. Central | John Padro grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 06:10 | N. Central | David Boothby makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Englund | 54-69 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Daniel McLean scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Swank | 54-71 |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Harold Englund clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Edward Walker | 54-71 |
| 05:26 | Carthage | Edward Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 05:24 | N. Central | The rebound goes to George Hughes | 54-71 |
| 05:18 | N. Central | George Hughes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Edward Walker - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #5 | 54-71 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), Carlos Williams (PF), Gene Slaton (C) David Boothby, John Padro, Paul Ebeling | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Thomas Samsel (C) John Swank, Frank Comes | |
| 05:18 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 05:18 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Daniel McLean grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 04:52 | Carthage | Daniel McLean clanks a runner near the basket | 54-71 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Harold Englund | 54-71 |
| 04:29 | N. Central | Carlos Williams misses the jumpshot from the left side | 54-71 |
| 04:27 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 03:58 | Carthage | Carlos Williams swats the layup by Patrick Cortese | 54-71 |
| 03:57 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 03:48 | N. Central | Carlos Williams misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 54-71 |
| 03:46 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 03:27 | N. Central | Carlos Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 03:16 | N. Central | Carlos Williams buries a floater from the right wing set up by Harold Englund | 56-71 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Englund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Lindell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Walker (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Patrick Cortese (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel McLean (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Samsel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Carthage | Daniel McLean misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Boothby (PG), Josh Willis (SG), Thomas Boyer (SF), Scot Kozielski (PF), Paul Ebeling (C) Richard Jones, Harold Englund, George Hughes, Carlos Williams, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:56 | Carthage | Daniel McLean misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:56 | Carthage | Daniel McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:36 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 02:34 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Daniel McLean | 56-72 |
| 02:08 | Carthage | Daniel McLean misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 02:07 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:54 | N. Central | David Boothby misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-72 |
| 01:52 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Patrick Cortese | 56-72 |
| 01:27 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel is fouled on the floor by Scot Kozielski - foul #2 on Scot Kozielski, team foul #8 | 56-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Hughes (C) Josh Willis | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 01:27 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:27 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:27 | N. Central | The rebound goes to George Hughes | 56-73 |
| 01:20 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 01:19 | Carthage | Patrick Cortese grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 00:57 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel loses the dribble to George Hughes | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Carthage | William Lindell is hacked by David Boothby in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Boothby, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | William Lindell misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:51 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 00:46 | N. Central | Thomas Boyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Ebeling | 59-73 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | Edward Walker misses the runner from the baseline | 59-73 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Cortese | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | William Lindell runs out the clock | 59-73 |