| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Gary Master inbounds the ball | 32-48 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| 19:37 | Carthage | Robert Carol connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Nichols | 32-50 |
| 19:16 | N. Central | Gary Master's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Carol | 32-50 |
| 19:15 | Carthage | Robert Carol grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:51 | Carthage | Gary Master steals the ball from Jon Greene | 32-50 |
| 18:34 | N. Central | Gary Lane clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 18:32 | N. Central | Gary Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:19 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Washington | 34-50 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | Jon Greene scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-52 |
| 17:36 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Killinger | 37-52 |
| 17:33 | Carthage | Jon Greene is hacked by Larry Washington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Washington, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| 17:24 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Brock and he's hacked by Jeffrey Enlow - foul #1 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| 17:24 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols misses the free throw | 37-54 |
| 17:24 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 16:57 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-54 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Carol | 37-54 |
| 16:40 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jon Greene and he's hacked by Jeffrey Enlow - foul #2 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Charles Linkowski (SG), George Harry (PF), George Foster (C) Larry Washington, Jeffrey Enlow, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Howard Noel (C) Jon Greene, Christopher Brock, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| 16:40 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 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) | |
| 16:20 | N. Central | Gary Master hits a floater from the left block set up by Charles Linkowski | 39-57 |
| 16:03 | Carthage | Robert Carol misses the lay-in | 39-57 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - George Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Harry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmen Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Carol (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Noel (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | N. Central | Gary Master drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by George Skinner | 41-57 |
| 15:35 | Carthage | Joseph Craig knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmen Jensen | 41-60 |
| 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) | |
| 15:19 | N. Central | Robert Carol is called for the reach on George Harry - foul #3 on Robert Carol, team foul #1 | 41-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Washington (PG), Gary Lane (C) George Skinner, Gary Master | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (PG), Christopher Brock (SF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Joshua Nichols, Carmen Jensen, Robert Carol | |
| 15:05 | N. Central | Gary Lane is denied on a layup by Christopher Brock | 41-60 |
| 15:04 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe gets the rebound | 41-60 |
| 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) | |
| 14:41 | Carthage | Howard Noel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Thomas Killinger (PF) Charles Linkowski, George Foster | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:22 | N. Central | Larry Washington is fouled on the floor by Jon Greene - foul #3 on Jon Greene, team foul #2 | 41-60 |
| 14:12 | N. Central | George Harry is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brock - foul #1 on Christopher Brock, team foul #3 | 41-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Master (SF) George Harry | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:03 | N. Central | Gary Lane is fouled on the floor by Howard Noel - foul #1 on Howard Noel, team foul #4 | 41-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Burton Ayers (SG) Joseph Craig | |
| 13:44 | N. Central | Larry Washington drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 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) | |
| 13:37 | Carthage | Burton Ayers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 13:35 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 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) | |
| 13:31 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-60 |
| 13:29 | N. Central | Gary Master snags the offensive board | 44-60 |
| 13:20 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Howard Noel | 44-60 |
| 13:11 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 44-60 |
| 13:09 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Larry Washington | 44-60 |
| 12:53 | N. Central | Gary Lane clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-60 |
| 12:52 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger tips it home | 46-60 |
| 12:23 | Carthage | Howard Noel travels with the ball | 46-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Charles Linkowski (SG), George Harry (PF), George Foster (C) Larry Washington, Jeffrey Enlow, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG), Joshua Nichols (SG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Robert Carol (PF), Daniel Mayorga (C) Jon Greene, Burton Ayers, Christopher Brock, Howard Noel, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| 12:06 | N. Central | George Foster hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from George Skinner | 48-60 |
| 12:02 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols connects on the jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - George Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Harry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmen Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | N. Central | George Harry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Carol - foul #4 on Robert Carol, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Mackey (SF) Gary Master | |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Bouchard (PF) Robert Carol | |
| 11:37 | N. Central | George Harry misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 11:37 | N. Central | George Harry misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 11:37 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 11:25 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard is hacked by Charles Linkowski - foul #1 on Charles Linkowski, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Joseph Craig tips it home | 48-64 |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Robert Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Washington (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Gary Master (SF), Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) George Skinner, Charles Linkowski, Robert Mackey, George Harry, George Foster | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (PG), Christopher Brock (SF), Howard Noel (PF), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Joseph Craig, Carmen Jensen, Lee Bouchard, Daniel Mayorga | |
| 10:22 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-64 |
| 10:21 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe snags the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | Jon Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 10:06 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 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) | |
| 10:01 | N. Central | Joshua Nichols picks off the pass by Jeffrey Enlow | 48-64 |
| 09:57 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols lays it in | 48-66 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | Gary Master misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jon Greene - foul #4 on Jon Greene, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG) Jon Greene | |
| 09:53 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | Gary Master makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 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) | |
| 09:32 | Carthage | Joseph Craig hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Brock | 50-68 |
| 09:26 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Killinger | 52-68 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Craig | 52-71 |
| 08:34 | N. Central | Gary Master buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 08:07 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Craig and the foul's on Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #5 | 55-73 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Charles Linkowski (SG), George Harry (SF), George Foster (PF) Larry Washington, Jeffrey Enlow, Gary Master, Thomas Killinger | |
| Subs | Carthage | Carmen Jensen (PG), Burton Ayers (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Daniel Mayorga (PF) Joseph Craig, Joshua Nichols, Christopher Brock, Howard Noel | |
| 08:07 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe makes the free throw | 55-74 |
| 07:58 | N. Central | Gary Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-74 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Greene (PG), Robert Carol (PF) Lee Bouchard, Kevin Bledsoe | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - George Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Harry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Burton Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmen Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Daniel Mayorga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Burton Ayers's pass is intercepted by Charles Linkowski | 55-74 |
| 07:21 | N. Central | George Harry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 06:50 | Carthage | Jon Greene misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Skinner - foul #2 on George Skinner, team foul #6 | 55-74 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Washington (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Gary Master (SF) George Skinner, Charles Linkowski, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (SG), Kevin Bledsoe (C) Burton Ayers, Daniel Mayorga | |
| 06:50 | Carthage | Jon Greene makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 06:50 | Carthage | Jon Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 06:43 | N. Central | Kevin Bledsoe swats the short shot by George Foster | 55-76 |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Joseph Craig snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 06:18 | Carthage | Robert Carol misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-76 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | George Foster snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 05:57 | N. Central | Gary Master can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-76 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Killinger (PF), Gary Lane (C) George Harry, George Foster | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joshua Nichols (SG), Christopher Brock (SF) Joseph Craig, Carmen Jensen | |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Christopher Brock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-76 |
| 05:32 | Carthage | Robert Carol pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:10 | Carthage | Christopher Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-76 |
| 05:09 | N. Central | Gary Lane pulls down the rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:03 | N. Central | Gary Master hits a jumper in the paint set up by Larry Washington | 57-76 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Jeffrey Enlow is called for the reach on Joshua Nichols - foul #3 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Joshua Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 04:21 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger blows the layup | 57-78 |
| 04:20 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe snags the defensive board | 57-78 |
| 03:53 | Carthage | Jeffrey Enlow steps in front of the Christopher Brock pass | 57-78 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Larry Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Master (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Killinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jon Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Nichols (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Brock (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Carol (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Bledsoe (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:41 | N. Central | Thomas Killinger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Enlow | 59-78 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe is fouled on the floor by Larry Washington - foul #2 on Larry Washington, team foul #8 | 59-78 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (PG), Charles Linkowski (SG), Robert Mackey (SF), George Harry (PF), George Foster (C) Larry Washington, Jeffrey Enlow, Gary Master, Thomas Killinger, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Craig (PG), Burton Ayers (SG), Carmen Jensen (SF), Howard Noel (PF) Jon Greene, Joshua Nichols, Christopher Brock, Robert Carol | |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe misses the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 03:20 | N. Central | George Foster snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| 03:11 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-79 |
| 03:10 | Carthage | Kevin Bledsoe pulls down the rebound | 59-79 |
| 02:49 | Carthage | Howard Noel comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-79 |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Burton Ayers tips it in | 59-81 |
| 02:36 | N. Central | Robert Mackey is called for traveling | 59-81 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga (C) Kevin Bledsoe | |
| 02:08 | Carthage | Daniel Mayorga knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Howard Noel | 59-83 |
| 01:55 | N. Central | George Harry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-83 |
| 01:26 | Carthage | Burton Ayers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-83 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | Howard Noel can't tip it in | 59-83 |
| 01:23 | N. Central | George Harry grabs the board | 59-83 |
| 01:18 | N. Central | George Harry is hacked by Carmen Jensen - foul #1 on Carmen Jensen, team foul #7 | 59-83 |
| 01:18 | N. Central | George Harry makes the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 01:18 | N. Central | George Harry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 00:58 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-83 |
| 00:56 | N. Central | George Harry snags the defensive board | 61-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | N. Central | Charles Linkowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-83 |
| 00:48 | Carthage | Burton Ayers gets the rebound | 61-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Carmen Jensen blows the layup | 61-83 |
| 00:23 | N. Central | George Foster snags the defensive board | 61-83 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | George Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-83 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Howard Noel | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Joseph Craig runs out the clock | 61-83 |