| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Sauve (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Stephen Shull inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | N. Central | David Pacholski lays it up and in on a great pass from Isaiah Cadwell and the foul's on Walter Cooke - foul #1 on Walter Cooke, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 19:39 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | David Garrity slams it home on a great pass from Marcus Custis | 46-44 |
| 19:07 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | David Garrity misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Isaiah Cadwell - foul #1 on Isaiah Cadwell, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | David Garrity makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | David Garrity makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:18 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 18:16 | N. Central | David Pacholski tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 18:15 | Carthage | Walter Cooke gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is fouled on the floor by David Pacholski - foul #1 on David Pacholski, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 17:57 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter Cooke, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 17:44 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 17:42 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 17:18 | N. Central | Stephen Shull hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 17:17 | N. Central | David Pacholski snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 16:59 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve is fouled on the floor by Richard Ziegel - foul #3 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Walter Cooke, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (PG), Roy Roseboro (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Pete Noah (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, David Pacholski, Matthew Sauve | |
| 16:37 | N. Central | Joseph Smith buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Roy Roseboro | 48-46 |
| 16:19 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), Frank Ester (SG), Leonard Price (SF) Marcus Custis, Gerald Halterman, David Garrity | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 15:56 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 15:54 | N. Central | Donald Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bobby Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Ester (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Roseboro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Noah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 15:35 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 15:13 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Frank Ester | 50-46 |
| 14:53 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Smith | 50-48 |
| 14:40 | Carthage | Frank Ester scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Knollenberg and he's fouled by Donald Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Boyd, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Bobby Grossman, Leonard Price, Roy Knollenberg, Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Matthew Sauve (C) Joseph Smith, Roy Roseboro, Lawrence Pool, Donald Boyd, Pete Noah | |
| 14:40 | Carthage | Frank Ester makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:22 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Vanderhoff and he's fouled by Richard Ziegel - foul #4 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Stephen Bonetti (C) Frank Ester, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 14:22 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:53 | Carthage | Walter Cooke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Custis | 56-51 |
| 13:45 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 13:43 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 13:20 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 13:18 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 13:03 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Shull and he's fouled by Stephen Bonetti - foul #1 on Stephen Bonetti, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Stephen Bonetti | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:03 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:47 | Carthage | Walter Cooke can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Pacholski - foul #2 on David Pacholski, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| 12:47 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:47 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Vanderhoff | 56-56 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Pacholski - foul #3 on David Pacholski, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:56 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sauve (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Walter Cooke, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leonard Price (SF), Walter Barlow (C) David Garrity, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Smith (PG), Roy Roseboro (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Pete Noah (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, David Pacholski, Matthew Sauve | |
| 11:14 | N. Central | Joseph Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (SG) Gerald Halterman | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:54 | Carthage | Marcus Custis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 10:34 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 10:32 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Bobby Grossman | 60-59 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Bobby Grossman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marcus Custis | 62-59 |
| 10:09 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Marcus Custis, Leonard Price, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Matthew Sauve (C) Joseph Smith, Roy Roseboro, Lawrence Pool, Donald Boyd, Pete Noah | |
| 09:55 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Barlow | 62-59 |
| 09:43 | Carthage | David Garrity misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 09:41 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 09:25 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 09:24 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 09:09 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gerald Halterman | 62-59 |
| 08:49 | Carthage | David Garrity is called for a backcourt violation | 62-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Stephen Bonetti (C) Bobby Grossman, Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 08:31 | N. Central | Stephen Shull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Stephen Bonetti | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 08:11 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 08:09 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 07:56 | N. Central | Stephen Shull misses the shot from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 07:55 | Carthage | Walter Cooke grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Vanderhoff (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sauve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Marcus Custis | 64-59 |
| 07:19 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 07:18 | N. Central | David Pacholski tips it in | 64-61 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Garrity | 67-61 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Marcus Custis is called for the reach on Thomas Vanderhoff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Custis, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Grossman (PG), Frank Ester (SG), Leonard Price (SF), Stephen Bonetti (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Marcus Custis, Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Pete Noah (C) Isaiah Cadwell, Stephen Shull, David Pacholski, Matthew Sauve | |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:35 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel clanks a shot from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 06:34 | N. Central | Pete Noah gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:13 | N. Central | Roy Roseboro misses the lay-in | 67-63 |
| 06:12 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:58 | Carthage | Pete Noah knocks away the 3 by Bobby Grossman | 67-63 |
| 05:57 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Pete Noah | 67-63 |
| 05:42 | N. Central | Donald Boyd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Vanderhoff | 67-65 |
| 05:14 | Carthage | Frank Ester makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leonard Price | 70-65 |
| 05:06 | N. Central | Donald Boyd blows the layup | 70-65 |
| 05:04 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Donald Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 04:49 | N. Central | Pete Noah tips it but misses | 70-65 |
| 04:47 | Carthage | Frank Ester grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 04:47 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Marcus Custis (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Bobby Grossman, Frank Ester, Leonard Price, Stephen Bonetti | |
| Subs | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell (SG), Stephen Shull (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Matthew Sauve (C) Thomas Vanderhoff, Roy Roseboro, Donald Boyd, Pete Noah | |
| 04:24 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-65 |
| 04:22 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:05 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Sauve | 70-68 |
| 03:58 | Carthage | Walter Cooke drills a shot from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | Marcus Custis is called for the reach on Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Custis, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| 03:55 | N. Central | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:55 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Ziegel | 72-68 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Marcus Custis (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaiah Cadwell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Shull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sauve (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Carthage | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Marcus Custis | 72-68 |
| 03:29 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Smith | 72-71 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is hacked by David Pacholski - foul #4 on David Pacholski, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 02:43 | N. Central | David Pacholski snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 02:24 | N. Central | David Pacholski's pass is intercepted by David Garrity | 73-71 |
| 02:06 | Carthage | Marcus Custis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Walter Cooke snags the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 01:48 | Carthage | Walter Cooke drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 01:44 | N. Central | Joseph Smith connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Isaiah Cadwell | 76-73 |
| 01:28 | Carthage | Marcus Custis is hacked by David Pacholski - foul #5 on David Pacholski, team foul #8 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (C) Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Vanderhoff (PG), Donald Boyd (PF) Joseph Smith, David Pacholski | |
| 01:28 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:28 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 01:11 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Vanderhoff and he's fouled by Richard Ziegel - foul #5 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #9 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 01:11 | N. Central | Isaiah Cadwell makes the free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | Walter Cooke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-76 |
| 00:49 | N. Central | Stephen Shull snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Stephen Shull makes the 3 from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Marcus Custis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Matthew Sauve | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Gerald Halterman is called for the reach on Matthew Sauve in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #10 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Roseboro (SF), Lawrence Pool (PF) Stephen Shull, Donald Boyd | |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Matthew Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Marcus Custis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 76-81 |