| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Sauve (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Stephen Shull inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Halterman - foul #1 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:43 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:43 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marcus Custis and he's fouled by Isaiah Cadwell - foul #2 on Isaiah Cadwell, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:19 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 19:13 | N. Central | David Garrity takes the ball from David Pacholski | 42-40 |
| 18:54 | Carthage | Stephen Shull takes the ball from Walter Cooke | 42-40 |
| 18:43 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve makes the shot in the lane set up by Thomas Vanderhoff and he's hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #2 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 18:43 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:43 | Carthage | Walter Cooke snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 18:29 | Carthage | Marcus Custis buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Gerald Halterman | 44-42 |
| 18:06 | N. Central | Marcus Custis is called for the reach on Thomas Vanderhoff - foul #2 on Marcus Custis, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 17:53 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell is hacked by Marcus Custis - foul #3 on Marcus Custis, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG) Marcus Custis | |
| 17:30 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff is hacked by David Garrity - foul #2 on David Garrity, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| 17:14 | N. Central | Gerald Halterman picks off the pass by David Pacholski | 44-42 |
| 17:08 | Carthage | David Garrity buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Roy Knollenberg | 44-44 |
| 17:02 | N. Central | David Pacholski can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Gerald Halterman - foul #2 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (PG), Roy Roseboro (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Pete Noah (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, Matthew Sauve | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (C) Walter Cooke | |
| 17:02 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:02 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:46 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 16:44 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:24 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Halterman - foul #3 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (SG) David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG), Leonard Price (SF) Gerald Halterman, David Garrity | |
| 16:24 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:24 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:12 | Carthage | Lawrence Pool steals it from Walter Barlow | 47-44 |
| 15:55 | N. Central | Bobby Grossman picks off the pass by Lawrence Pool | 47-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pete Noah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Ester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), Matthew Sauve (C) Joseph Smith, Gregory Hall, Roy Roseboro, Lawrence Pool | |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Walter Cooke (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Frank Ester, Roy Knollenberg, Walter Barlow | |
| 15:32 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 15:30 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve tips it in | 49-44 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Leonard Price can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Shull - foul #3 on Stephen Shull, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG) Bobby Grossman | |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Leonard Price makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Leonard Price makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:01 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 14:59 | Carthage | Walter Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:53 | Carthage | Leonard Price's pass is intercepted by Thomas Vanderhoff | 49-46 |
| 14:43 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff is fouled on the floor by Marcus Custis - foul #4 on Marcus Custis, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Pacholski (PF) Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), David Garrity (SF) Marcus Custis, Leonard Price | |
| 14:43 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:43 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 14:25 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:07 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SF), Pete Noah (C) Stephen Shull, Matthew Sauve | |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Walter Cooke, Richard Ziegel | |
| 13:57 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is whistled for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (PG), Lawrence Pool (SF) Thomas Vanderhoff, Isaiah Cadwell | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 13:42 | N. Central | Joseph Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 13:41 | Carthage | David Garrity grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:28 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 13:26 | Carthage | Walter Barlow tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 12:57 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:55 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:40 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 52-48 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), Matthew Sauve (C) Joseph Smith, Roy Roseboro, David Pacholski, Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (PG), Richard Ward (SG), Walter Cooke (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Bobby Grossman, Gerald Halterman, Roy Knollenberg, Walter Barlow | |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Matthew Sauve denies the turnaround by Richard Ziegel | 52-48 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | David Garrity gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:35 | Carthage | David Garrity hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-48 |
| 11:33 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Sauve (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Ester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ward (fresh) SF - David Garrity (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Shull | 55-48 |
| 11:15 | Carthage | David Garrity misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Frank Ester gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:01 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 10:59 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:36 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 10:35 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Ward | 55-48 |
| 10:28 | Carthage | David Garrity scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frank Ester | 55-50 |
| 10:08 | N. Central | Stephen Shull makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Sauve | 57-50 |
| 09:41 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 09:40 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:26 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 57-50 |
| 09:24 | Carthage | Walter Cooke snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 09:20 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from David Garrity | 57-52 |
| 09:02 | N. Central | Frank Ester is called for the reach on Thomas Vanderhoff - foul #1 on Frank Ester, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Pete Noah (C) Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, Lawrence Pool, Matthew Sauve | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), Leonard Price (SF), Roy Knollenberg (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Frank Ester, Richard Ward, David Garrity, Walter Cooke, Richard Ziegel | |
| 09:02 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:02 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:02 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:51 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-52 |
| 08:49 | N. Central | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:31 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro is hacked by Roy Knollenberg - foul #1 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (SG) Thomas Vanderhoff | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:31 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:31 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 08:17 | Carthage | Leonard Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 08:15 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:10 | N. Central | Bobby Grossman steals the ball from Joseph Smith | 58-52 |
| 07:51 | Carthage | Walter Barlow can't throw it down | 58-52 |
| 07:49 | N. Central | Gregory Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:35 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gregory Hall and he's fouled by Walter Barlow - foul #2 on Walter Barlow, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Shull (SF) Gregory Hall | |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG) Bobby Grossman | |
| 07:35 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Noah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Marcus Custis comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Pacholski - foul #3 on David Pacholski, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Matthew Sauve (C) Roy Roseboro, Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Marcus Custis makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:18 | Carthage | Marcus Custis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:56 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:55 | N. Central | Stephen Shull pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Barlow - foul #3 on Walter Barlow, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Cooke (PF) Walter Barlow | |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:50 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Shull - foul #4 on Stephen Shull, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Garrity (SF), Stephen Bonetti (C) Leonard Price, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Marcus Custis makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Marcus Custis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:59 | N. Central | Stephen Shull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SF), Pete Noah (PF) Stephen Shull, David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (C) Stephen Bonetti | |
| 05:40 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lawrence Pool (PF) Matthew Sauve | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG) Gerald Halterman | |
| 05:18 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-56 |
| 05:16 | Carthage | Walter Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:04 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | Pete Noah snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Marcus Custis is called for the reach on Thomas Vanderhoff - foul #5 on Marcus Custis, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stephen Shull (SF), David Pacholski (PF) Isaiah Cadwell, Lawrence Pool | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Roy Knollenberg (PF) Marcus Custis, Walter Cooke | |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 04:15 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the tip | 64-56 |
| 04:14 | N. Central | Pete Noah gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:08 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Roy Knollenberg - foul #2 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #14 | 64-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (PG), Matthew Sauve (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Carthage | Leonard Price (SF), Walter Barlow (C) David Garrity, Richard Ziegel | |
| 04:08 | N. Central | Stephen Shull makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | N. Central | Stephen Shull makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:54 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 03:37 | Carthage | Leonard Price gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Matthew Sauve steps in front of the Roy Knollenberg pass | 66-56 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sauve (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve comes up short on the shot from close range | 66-56 |
| 03:03 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:38 | N. Central | Joseph Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Walter Barlow - foul #4 on Walter Barlow, team foul #15 | 66-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Pete Noah (PF) Stephen Shull, David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ester (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Gerald Halterman, Leonard Price, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 02:38 | N. Central | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:38 | N. Central | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:38 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Barlow | 67-56 |
| 02:38 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| 02:22 | Carthage | David Garrity's floater is tipped away by Matthew Sauve | 67-56 |
| 02:20 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:02 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 02:00 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:53 | N. Central | Pete Noah hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Roseboro | 69-56 |
| 01:45 | Carthage | Walter Barlow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-56 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Walter Barlow grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 01:35 | Carthage | David Garrity buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Bobby Grossman | 69-58 |
| 01:08 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Roseboro | 72-58 |
| 00:50 | Carthage | Walter Cooke knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Frank Ester | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Pete Noah and he's hacked by Walter Cooke - foul #1 on Walter Cooke, team foul #16 | 74-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lawrence Pool (PF) Matthew Sauve | |
| Subs | Carthage | Leonard Price (SF), Roy Knollenberg (PF) David Garrity, Walter Cooke | |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the free throw | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Frank Ester misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-60 |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Leonard Price connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Ester | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 75-63 |