| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fernando (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Laurence Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Luby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Linfield | Scott Fernando inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Linfield | James Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arthur Leonard (C) David Hodges | |
| 19:26 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard tips it in | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Linfield | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 19:14 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:49 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:30 | Linfield | Robert Tucker takes the ball from Laurence Whitley | 32-30 |
| 18:27 | Carthage | Robert Tucker lays it in | 32-32 |
| 18:18 | Linfield | Justin Hicks misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Karczewski - foul #3 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Linfield | Michel Turney (SG), Calvin Lee (SF), Timothy Pippen (PF), Larry Reinert (C) James Stewart, Scott Fernando, Laurence Whitley, James Luby | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), David Hodges (C) Daniel Karczewski, Arthur Leonard | |
| 18:18 | Linfield | Justin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:18 | Linfield | Justin Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:01 | Carthage | Robert Tucker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Reinert - foul #3 on Larry Reinert, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Linfield | Floyd Shelton (PG), Emmanuel Loomis (C) Justin Hicks, Larry Reinert | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:01 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:45 | Linfield | Timothy Pippen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Linfield | Floyd Shelton snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Linfield | Timothy Pippen buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:03 | Carthage | Frank Batt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 36-36 |
| 16:53 | Linfield | Calvin Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 16:32 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Floyd Shelton - foul #1 on Floyd Shelton, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Linfield | Justin Hicks (PG), James Stewart (SG), Scott Fernando (SF), Laurence Whitley (PF), James Luby (C) Floyd Shelton, Michel Turney, Calvin Lee, Timothy Pippen, Emmanuel Loomis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss, David Hodges | |
| 16:32 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:32 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:32 | Linfield | The rebound goes to James Luby | 38-37 |
| 16:27 | Linfield | James Stewart lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Tucker - foul #1 on Robert Tucker, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| 16:27 | Linfield | James Stewart misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | Joseph Watts pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:09 | Carthage | Robert Tucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 16:08 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Laurence Whitley | 40-37 |
| 16:04 | Linfield | Justin Hicks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 16:02 | Linfield | Laurence Whitley snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:43 | Linfield | James Stewart misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 15:42 | Linfield | James Luby tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 15:41 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fernando (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Laurence Whitley (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Luby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Tucker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 15:19 | Carthage | Joseph Watts tips it in | 40-39 |
| 15:00 | Linfield | Justin Hicks connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Watts - foul #1 on Joseph Watts, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Linfield | Deandre Lewallen (SG), Calvin Lee (SF), Emmanuel Loomis (PF), Larry Reinert (C) James Stewart, Scott Fernando, Laurence Whitley, James Luby | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts, David Hodges | |
| 15:00 | Linfield | Justin Hicks makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Leonard | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Linfield | Calvin Lee misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:29 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:04 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski is fouled on the floor by Justin Hicks - foul #1 on Justin Hicks, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Linfield | Floyd Shelton (PG), James Stewart (SG), Timothy Pippen (PF) Justin Hicks, Calvin Lee, Emmanuel Loomis | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Timothy Pippen picks off the pass by Daniel Karczewski | 43-41 |
| 13:42 | Linfield | Larry Reinert misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Hodges - foul #1 on David Hodges, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 13:42 | Linfield | Larry Reinert misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:42 | Linfield | Larry Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:21 | Carthage | Robert Singleton makes the jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Karczewski | 44-43 |
| 13:03 | Linfield | Floyd Shelton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Floyd Shelton, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Linfield | Michel Turney (SG), Scott Fernando (SF), Laurence Whitley (PF), Emmanuel Loomis (C) James Stewart, Deandre Lewallen, Timothy Pippen, Larry Reinert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arthur Leonard (C) David Hodges | |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Todd Weissman is fouled in the backcourt by Michel Turney - foul #2 on Michel Turney, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 12:36 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Singleton | 44-46 |
| 12:32 | Linfield | Floyd Shelton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Freddy Curtiss | 44-46 |
| 12:28 | Carthage | Emmanuel Loomis is called for the reach on Daniel Karczewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmanuel Loomis, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Linfield | Justin Hicks (PG), James Luby (C) Floyd Shelton, Emmanuel Loomis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Joseph Watts (PF), David Hodges (C) Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss, Arthur Leonard | |
| 12:04 | Carthage | Michel Turney steals the ball from Daniel Karczewski | 44-46 |
| 11:47 | Linfield | Justin Hicks comes up short on the floater from the left block | 44-46 |
| 11:46 | Linfield | Scott Fernando grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:38 | Linfield | James Luby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Hodges - foul #2 on David Hodges, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Linfield | James Stewart (SG), Calvin Lee (SF), Timothy Pippen (PF) Michel Turney, Scott Fernando, Laurence Whitley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts, David Hodges | |
| 11:38 | Linfield | James Luby makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:38 | Linfield | James Luby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Pippen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Luby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Weissman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-46 |
| 11:19 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Justin Hicks | 46-46 |
| 11:15 | Linfield | James Stewart clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:55 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Linfield | Floyd Shelton (PG), Larry Reinert (C) Justin Hicks, James Luby | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| 10:47 | Linfield | Timothy Pippen misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Todd Weissman - foul #4 on Todd Weissman, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SF) Todd Weissman | |
| 10:47 | Linfield | Timothy Pippen misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:47 | Linfield | Timothy Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:18 | Carthage | David Hodges misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | David Hodges tips it in | 47-48 |
| 10:04 | Linfield | James Stewart connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Pippen | 49-48 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Freddy Curtiss | 49-50 |
| 09:24 | Linfield | Larry Reinert hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 49-50 |
| 09:22 | Linfield | Timothy Pippen can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 09:21 | Carthage | The rebound goes to David Hodges | 49-50 |
| 09:00 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:59 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Larry Reinert | 49-50 |
| 08:54 | Linfield | David Hodges is called for the reach on Larry Reinert - foul #3 on David Hodges, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Linfield | Justin Hicks (PG), Michel Turney (SG), Scott Fernando (SF), Laurence Whitley (PF) Floyd Shelton, James Stewart, Calvin Lee, Timothy Pippen | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss, David Hodges | |
| 08:54 | Linfield | Larry Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:54 | Linfield | Larry Reinert misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Linfield | James Luby (C) Larry Reinert | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| 08:13 | Linfield | Laurence Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arthur Leonard (C) David Hodges | |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Joseph Watts hits the finger roll set up by Calvin Pfeil | 50-52 |
| 07:32 | Linfield | Justin Hicks makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michel Turney | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michel Turney (fresh) SF - Scott Fernando (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Laurence Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Luby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tucker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Subs | Linfield | Deandre Lewallen (SG), Emmanuel Loomis (C) Michel Turney, James Luby | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF), David Hodges (C) Daniel Karczewski, Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 07:20 | Linfield | Justin Hicks clanks a floater near the basket | 52-52 |
| 07:19 | Carthage | David Hodges pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:59 | Carthage | Frank Batt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 06:58 | Linfield | The rebound goes to Scott Fernando | 52-52 |
| 06:53 | Linfield | Justin Hicks comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 06:51 | Carthage | Frank Batt grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 06:32 | Carthage | Emmanuel Loomis steps in front of the David Hodges pass | 52-52 |
| 06:16 | Linfield | Todd Weissman steals the ball from Emmanuel Loomis | 52-52 |
| 06:13 | Carthage | Robert Singleton lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd Weissman | 52-54 |
| 05:54 | Linfield | Justin Hicks misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-54 |
| 05:52 | Carthage | David Hodges pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Emmanuel Loomis is called for the reach on Frank Batt - foul #3 on Emmanuel Loomis, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Linfield | Floyd Shelton (PG), James Stewart (SG), Calvin Lee (SF), Larry Reinert (PF), James Luby (C) Justin Hicks, Deandre Lewallen, Scott Fernando, Laurence Whitley, Emmanuel Loomis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss, David Hodges | |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:37 | Linfield | Larry Reinert grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 05:14 | Linfield | James Stewart hits a floater from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 05:04 | Carthage | Frank Batt is called for 10 seconds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF), David Hodges (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 04:48 | Linfield | David Hodges is called for the reach on James Luby - foul #4 on David Hodges, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Linfield | Timothy Pippen (PF) Larry Reinert | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:48 | Linfield | James Luby misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:48 | Carthage | David Hodges grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 04:21 | Carthage | James Stewart is called for the reach on David Hodges - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Linfield | Michel Turney (PG), Scott Fernando (SF) Floyd Shelton, Calvin Lee | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Joseph Watts (PF) Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 04:21 | Carthage | David Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:21 | Linfield | James Luby snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 04:01 | Linfield | James Stewart misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Watts - foul #2 on Joseph Watts, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Linfield | Deandre Lewallen (SF), Laurence Whitley (PF) Scott Fernando, Timothy Pippen | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts, David Hodges | |
| 04:01 | Linfield | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:01 | Linfield | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Laurence Whitley - foul #1 on Laurence Whitley, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Linfield | Justin Hicks (PG), Emmanuel Loomis (PF), Larry Reinert (C) James Stewart, Laurence Whitley, James Luby | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:23 | Linfield | Larry Reinert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 03:21 | Carthage | Todd Weissman snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michel Turney (fresh) SF - Deandre Lewallen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Loomis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Larry Reinert (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Singleton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Weissman (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Freddy Curtiss (tiring) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - David Hodges (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Carthage | Deandre Lewallen steals the ball from Robert Singleton in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 02:58 | Linfield | Justin Hicks can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Karczewski - foul #4 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Linfield | James Stewart (SG), Calvin Lee (SF) Michel Turney, Deandre Lewallen | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Singleton, Todd Weissman, Freddy Curtiss, David Hodges | |
| 02:58 | Linfield | Justin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Linfield | Justin Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Carthage | Joseph Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Larry Reinert denies the turnaround by Robert Tucker | 57-56 |
| 02:50 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 02:48 | Linfield | Larry Reinert snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:48 | Linfield | Linfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Linfield | Scott Fernando (SF), Timothy Pippen (PF) Calvin Lee, Emmanuel Loomis | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:35 | Linfield | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Arthur Leonard - foul #1 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Todd Weissman (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF), David Hodges (C) Calvin Pfeil, Robert Tucker, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| 02:35 | Linfield | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:35 | Linfield | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:15 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-56 |
| 02:13 | Linfield | Justin Hicks pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:13 | Linfield | Linfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Linfield | Laurence Whitley (PF), James Luby (C) Timothy Pippen, Larry Reinert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Joseph Watts (PF) Robert Singleton, Todd Weissman, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 02:02 | Linfield | David Hodges denies the turnaround by James Stewart | 58-56 |
| 02:01 | Carthage | The rebound goes to David Hodges | 58-56 |
| 01:46 | Carthage | David Hodges can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 01:44 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil tips it in | 58-58 |
| 01:26 | Linfield | Joseph Watts steals the ball from James Stewart | 58-58 |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Scott Fernando takes the ball from David Hodges | 58-58 |
| 00:58 | Linfield | Justin Hicks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Justin Hicks, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF) Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts | |
| 00:37 | Carthage | Robert Tucker drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Karczewski | 58-60 |
| 00:26 | Linfield | Justin Hicks can't throw it down | 58-60 |
| 00:24 | Linfield | James Luby hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fernando (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Laurence Whitley (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Luby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - David Hodges (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Linfield | Laurence Whitley wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:51 | Linfield | Justin Hicks is hacked by Daniel Karczewski - foul #5 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #12 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Todd Weissman (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Daniel Karczewski, Robert Tucker, David Hodges | |
| 04:51 | Linfield | Justin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:51 | Linfield | Justin Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:51 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Weissman | 61-63 |
| 04:26 | Linfield | Robert Singleton is called for the reach on James Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Singleton, team foul #13 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Linfield | Timothy Pippen (PF), Larry Reinert (C) Laurence Whitley, James Luby | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:26 | Linfield | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:26 | Linfield | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 04:03 | Linfield | Larry Reinert gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:58 | Linfield | Justin Hicks comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Todd Weissman pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:34 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 03:33 | Linfield | Larry Reinert grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:31 | Linfield | Justin Hicks is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | Linfield | Floyd Shelton (PG), Michel Turney (SG), Calvin Lee (SF) Justin Hicks, James Stewart, Scott Fernando | |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SG), Joseph Watts (PF), David Hodges (C) Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss, Arthur Leonard | |
| 03:12 | Carthage | Todd Weissman makes the wide open shot from the right side | 63-65 |
| 03:02 | Linfield | Floyd Shelton misses the turnaround from close range | 63-65 |
| 03:01 | Carthage | David Hodges pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:36 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 02:35 | Carthage | David Hodges hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 02:35 | Linfield | Linfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Linfield | Justin Hicks (PG), James Stewart (SG), Scott Fernando (SF), Laurence Whitley (PF), James Luby (C) Floyd Shelton, Michel Turney, Calvin Lee, Timothy Pippen, Larry Reinert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Calvin Pfeil, Todd Weissman, Joseph Watts, David Hodges | |
| 02:22 | Linfield | Laurence Whitley's pass is intercepted by Frank Batt | 63-67 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the lay-in | 63-67 |
| 02:17 | Carthage | Robert Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 01:54 | Linfield | James Luby grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:49 | Linfield | James Stewart can't connect on a runner in the lane | 63-67 |
| 01:48 | Carthage | Robert Singleton pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Robert Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by James Stewart - foul #3 on James Stewart, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Linfield | | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (C) Arthur Leonard | |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Robert Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:43 | Linfield | James Luby grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 01:31 | Linfield | Justin Hicks clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-68 |
| 01:29 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Robert Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 01:01 | Linfield | The rebound goes to James Luby | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Linfield | PG - Justin Hicks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Fernando (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Laurence Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Luby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. C - David Hodges (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:56 | Linfield | Laurence Whitley is called for traveling | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Frank Batt hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Freddy Curtiss | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Linfield | James Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Frank Batt is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Hicks - foul #3 on Justin Hicks, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:18 | Linfield | Robert Tucker steals the ball from Scott Fernando | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss is hacked by Justin Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Hicks, team foul #13 | 66-72 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:07 | Linfield | Scott Fernando clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-74 |
| 00:06 | Carthage | David Hodges snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Linfield | Linfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Frank Batt runs out the clock | 66-74 |