| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Lindell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Samsel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Michael Monroe inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Carthage | David Lewis drills a floater from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Richard Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 19:20 | Carthage | Michael Monroe knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Thomas Samsel | 33-37 |
| 19:00 | N. Central | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by William Lindell - foul #2 on William Lindell, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:42 | N. Central | Joseph Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Lewis - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (SG) David Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 18:42 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:42 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | Michael Monroe connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leo Rice | 35-39 |
| 18:11 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-39 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Steven Clements gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | Gene Slaton is called for the reach on William Lindell - foul #2 on Gene Slaton, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | William Lindell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 17:49 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gene Slaton | 35-39 |
| 17:39 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 35-41 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Leo Rice double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Douglass (C) Steven Clements | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 17:07 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 17:05 | N. Central | George Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:54 | N. Central | George Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (SG), Ismael Payne (C) William Lindell, Michael Monroe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu (PF) Paul Ebeling | |
| 16:34 | Carthage | Ismael Payne scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Leo Rice | 37-41 |
| 16:20 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 16:19 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:15 | Carthage | William Cabot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Monroe (SF) Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (SG), Harold Englund (SF), Sherman Oliver (PF) George Hughes, Joseph Alston, Gene Slaton | |
| 16:00 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:58 | Carthage | William Cabot gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cabot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ismael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scot Kozielski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Englund (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sherman Oliver (fresh) C - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Carthage | Leo Rice drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Douglass | 40-41 |
| 15:15 | N. Central | Leo Rice is called for the reach on Bobby Mathieu - foul #3 on Leo Rice, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), David Lewis (SG), Thomas Samsel (PF), Steven Clements (C) Leo Rice, William Cabot, Michael Monroe, Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Alston (SF), Paul Ebeling (PF) Richard Jones, Sherman Oliver | |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Joseph Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Charles Douglass gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel loses the dribble to Joseph Alston | 40-41 |
| 14:27 | N. Central | The short jumper by Joseph Alston is denied by Thomas Samsel | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Charles Douglass snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:10 | Carthage | Steven Clements misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bobby Mathieu - foul #1 on Bobby Mathieu, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ismael Payne (SF) Charles Douglass | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), George Hughes (SG), Gene Slaton (C) Scot Kozielski, Harold Englund, Bobby Mathieu | |
| 14:10 | Carthage | Steven Clements makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:10 | Carthage | Steven Clements misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:10 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:51 | N. Central | Joseph Alston is denied on a layup by Thomas Samsel | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:38 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Jones and the foul's on Ismael Payne - foul #2 on Ismael Payne, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Monroe (SF) Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:38 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:21 | Carthage | Michael Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:20 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:15 | N. Central | Richard Jones double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Englund (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF) Joseph Alston, Paul Ebeling | |
| 13:02 | Carthage | David Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:00 | N. Central | George Hughes pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:40 | N. Central | Michael Monroe picks off the pass by George Hughes | 41-44 |
| 12:35 | Carthage | David Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Monroe | 43-44 |
| 12:19 | N. Central | Harold Englund misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 12:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Michael Monroe | 43-44 |
| 11:57 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel is hacked by Harold Englund - foul #1 on Harold Englund, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG), William Cabot (SG), Charles Douglass (PF), Ismael Payne (C) William Lindell, David Lewis, Thomas Samsel, Steven Clements | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Alston (SF), Paul Ebeling (PF) Harold Englund, Bobby Mathieu | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Cabot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ismael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Ebeling (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Carthage | Ismael Payne misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:50 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 11:36 | N. Central | George Hughes scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Gene Slaton and he's hacked by William Cabot - foul #2 on William Cabot, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 11:36 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:23 | Carthage | William Cabot is hacked by George Hughes - foul #1 on George Hughes, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 11:10 | Carthage | Leo Rice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Ismael Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:58 | Carthage | Michael Monroe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leo Rice | 46-47 |
| 10:37 | N. Central | Richard Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Leo Rice - foul #4 on Leo Rice, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Thomas Samsel (PF) Leo Rice, Michael Monroe | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (SG), Bobby Mathieu (C) George Hughes, Gene Slaton | |
| 10:37 | N. Central | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:37 | N. Central | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:37 | N. Central | Richard Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:29 | Carthage | Charles Douglass knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ismael Payne and he's fouled by Joseph Alston - foul #1 on Joseph Alston, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Englund (SG) Richard Jones | |
| 10:29 | Carthage | Charles Douglass misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:29 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 10:18 | N. Central | William Cabot steals the ball from Bobby Mathieu | 48-50 |
| 10:02 | Carthage | David Lewis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Cabot | 51-50 |
| 09:34 | N. Central | Harold Englund is hacked by Ismael Payne - foul #3 on Ismael Payne, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Steven Clements (C) William Cabot, Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Hughes (SG) Paul Ebeling | |
| 09:34 | N. Central | Harold Englund makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:34 | N. Central | Harold Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:10 | Carthage | David Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:09 | Carthage | Steven Clements tips it home | 53-52 |
| 09:01 | N. Central | Joseph Alston drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Scot Kozielski | 53-55 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Steven Clements is fouled on the floor by Harold Englund - foul #2 on Harold Englund, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Monroe (SF), Ismael Payne (PF) Charles Douglass, Thomas Samsel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Jones (PG), Gene Slaton (C) Scot Kozielski, Joseph Alston | |
| 08:21 | Carthage | Michael Monroe's pass is intercepted by Bobby Mathieu | 53-55 |
| 08:06 | N. Central | Harold Englund is whistled for a carry | 53-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (SG) David Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 07:50 | Carthage | William Cabot knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Lindell | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Lindell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cabot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Monroe (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ismael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Englund (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Gene Slaton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 56-57 |
| 07:14 | Carthage | Steven Clements knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Cabot | 58-57 |
| 06:59 | N. Central | George Hughes is fouled on the floor by William Cabot - foul #3 on William Cabot, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Thomas Samsel (PF) William Cabot, Steven Clements | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Alston (SF), Paul Ebeling (PF) Harold Englund, Bobby Mathieu | |
| 06:59 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:59 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:43 | Carthage | David Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 06:41 | N. Central | Gene Slaton snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 06:22 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling is denied on a layup by Thomas Samsel | 58-59 |
| 06:21 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses the tip | 58-59 |
| 06:20 | N. Central | Joseph Alston pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:55 | N. Central | Joseph Alston is fouled on the floor by Ismael Payne - foul #4 on Ismael Payne, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG), Charles Douglass (C) William Lindell, Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (SG) George Hughes | |
| 05:55 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:55 | N. Central | Joseph Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Charles Douglass | 58-60 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | David Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-60 |
| 05:28 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:07 | N. Central | Gene Slaton connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Ebeling and the foul's on Leo Rice - foul #5 on Leo Rice, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Steven Clements (C) Leo Rice, Michael Monroe | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 05:07 | N. Central | Gene Slaton makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:56 | Carthage | David Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 04:55 | N. Central | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:48 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 04:47 | N. Central | Joseph Alston gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:24 | N. Central | Steven Clements blocks the short jumper by Gene Slaton | 58-63 |
| 04:23 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 04:05 | N. Central | Richard Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 03:50 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Clements | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Cabot (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Samsel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scot Kozielski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Ebeling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | N. Central | Scot Kozielski hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Jones | 61-68 |
| 03:08 | Carthage | Charles Douglass can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 61-68 |
| 03:07 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 02:54 | N. Central | Gene Slaton misses the lay-in | 61-68 |
| 02:52 | N. Central | Joseph Alston pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:37 | N. Central | William Cabot steals it from Scot Kozielski | 61-68 |
| 02:33 | Carthage | William Cabot lays it up and in | 63-68 |
| 02:20 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling misses short on a floater from the baseline | 63-68 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Steven Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Lindell (PG), Michael Monroe (SF) David Lewis, Charles Douglass | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Hughes (SG), Bobby Mathieu (PF), Harold Englund (C) Scot Kozielski, Paul Ebeling, Gene Slaton | |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bobby Mathieu - foul #2 on Bobby Mathieu, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ismael Payne (C) Steven Clements | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:59 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Steven Clements (C) William Cabot, Ismael Payne | |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Ebeling (PF), Gene Slaton (C) Bobby Mathieu, Harold Englund | |
| 01:37 | N. Central | Joseph Alston hits a driving attempt from the right block | 65-70 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | David Lewis is fouled on the floor by George Hughes - foul #2 on George Hughes, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | David Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | Thomas Samsel snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:47 | Carthage | Michael Monroe can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 00:45 | Carthage | David Lewis tips it home | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Joseph Alston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Monroe - foul #2 on Michael Monroe, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Scot Kozielski (SG) George Hughes | |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Michael Monroe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | William Lindell gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Michael Monroe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Lindell | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling is hacked by William Lindell in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lindell, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Hughes (SG) Scot Kozielski | |
| 00:04 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:04 | N. Central | Paul Ebeling makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Michael Monroe can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-74 |