| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kraig Rumberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Estep (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Joseph Alston inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Joseph Alston can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:39 | New England | Kraig Rumberger gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:33 | New England | Wallace Koenig clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:32 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | Joseph Alston misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Estep - foul #3 on Michael Estep, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | New England | Paul Crum (PF) Michael Estep | |
| 19:05 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:50 | New England | Kraig Rumberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 18:37 | N. Central | James Tremblay is fouled on the floor by Wallace Koenig - foul #1 on Wallace Koenig, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 18:15 | N. Central | William Cox steals it from Gene Slaton | 38-33 |
| 17:55 | New England | Kraig Rumberger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 17:54 | N. Central | Joseph Alston grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:48 | N. Central | George Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kraig Rumberger - foul #2 on Kraig Rumberger, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | New England | Royce Recinos (C) Eric Massey | |
| 17:48 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:48 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:36 | New England | Royce Recinos misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:28 | N. Central | George Hughes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 17:26 | New England | Paul Crum snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:21 | New England | Gene Slaton swats the dunk try by William Cox | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 16:55 | N. Central | George Hughes knocks in the floater from close range | 41-33 |
| 16:35 | New England | William Cox knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kraig Rumberger | 41-35 |
| 16:06 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu knocks in the shot from the left block set up by James Tremblay | 43-35 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kraig Rumberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Crum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Royce Recinos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | New England | Kraig Rumberger is hacked by James Tremblay - foul #3 on James Tremblay, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Josh Willis (PG), Gary Severs (SG), Harold Englund (SF), David Emery (PF), Douglas Huot (C) James Tremblay, George Hughes, Joseph Alston, Bobby Mathieu, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | New England | Edgar Snell (PG), Leroy McCane (SG), Arthur Byrd (SF), Michael Estep (PF), Eric Massey (C) Wallace Koenig, Kraig Rumberger, William Cox, Paul Crum, Royce Recinos | |
| 15:34 | New England | Edgar Snell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 15:32 | N. Central | Gary Severs snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:18 | N. Central | Edgar Snell is called for the reach on Josh Willis - foul #3 on Edgar Snell, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| 15:11 | N. Central | Harold Englund drills a jumper from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | New England | Michael Estep clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Emery - foul #3 on David Emery, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | New England | Michael Estep misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | New England | Michael Estep misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | N. Central | David Emery snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:29 | N. Central | David Emery scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 14:10 | New England | Eric Massey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edgar Snell | 48-38 |
| 13:53 | N. Central | Douglas Huot hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 13:51 | New England | Eric Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:47 | New England | Leroy McCane is hacked by Gary Severs - foul #1 on Gary Severs, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Hughes (SG), Joseph Alston (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF) Josh Willis, Harold Englund, Douglas Huot | |
| Subs | New England | Wallace Koenig (PG) Edgar Snell | |
| 13:32 | New England | Wallace Koenig hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:14 | N. Central | Michael Estep swats the short shot by Joseph Alston | 48-41 |
| 13:13 | N. Central | Joseph Alston hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | New England | Leroy McCane clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 12:56 | N. Central | The rebound goes to David Emery | 50-41 |
| 12:42 | N. Central | Joseph Alston can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Eric Massey - foul #2 on Eric Massey, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Gene Slaton (C) Gary Severs, David Emery | |
| Subs | New England | Kraig Rumberger (SG), William Cox (SF), Paul Crum (PF), Royce Recinos (C) Leroy McCane, Arthur Byrd, Michael Estep, Eric Massey | |
| 12:42 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:42 | N. Central | Joseph Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:27 | New England | Kraig Rumberger drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:21 | N. Central | Royce Recinos is called for the reach on George Hughes - foul #2 on Royce Recinos, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| 12:06 | N. Central | Royce Recinos takes the ball from Gene Slaton | 52-44 |
| 11:48 | New England | Joseph Alston steps in front of the Wallace Koenig pass | 52-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kraig Rumberger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Crum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Royce Recinos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:35 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu misses the lay-in | 52-44 |
| 11:33 | New England | Kraig Rumberger pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:28 | New England | Wallace Koenig comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 11:26 | New England | Royce Recinos grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 11:09 | New England | William Cox connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Paul Crum | 52-46 |
| 10:57 | N. Central | George Hughes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:56 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:34 | N. Central | Joseph Alston hits the finger roll | 54-46 |
| 10:12 | New England | Kraig Rumberger scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Koenig | 54-49 |
| 09:56 | N. Central | George Hughes is fouled on the floor by Wallace Koenig - foul #2 on Wallace Koenig, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Severs (PG), Harold Englund (SF), David Emery (PF), Douglas Huot (C) James Tremblay, Joseph Alston, Bobby Mathieu, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | New England | Edgar Snell (PG), Leroy McCane (SG), Arthur Byrd (SF), Michael Estep (PF), Eric Massey (C) Wallace Koenig, Kraig Rumberger, William Cox, Paul Crum, Royce Recinos | |
| 09:56 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:56 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:33 | New England | George Hughes picks off the pass by Eric Massey | 56-49 |
| 09:15 | N. Central | Gary Severs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edgar Snell - foul #4 on Edgar Snell, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Josh Willis (PG) George Hughes | |
| Subs | New England | Mark Sims (SG) Edgar Snell | |
| 09:15 | N. Central | Gary Severs makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:15 | N. Central | Gary Severs misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:15 | New England | Eric Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:09 | New England | David Emery denies the turnaround by Michael Estep | 57-49 |
| 09:08 | N. Central | Harold Englund grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Leroy McCane picks off the pass by Gary Severs | 57-49 |
| 08:41 | New England | Mark Sims is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Sims, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Bobby Mathieu (PF), Gene Slaton (C) Josh Willis, David Emery, Douglas Huot | |
| Subs | New England | Wallace Koenig (PG) Mark Sims | |
| 08:20 | N. Central | Gene Slaton knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 59-49 |
| 07:51 | New England | Wallace Koenig's pass is intercepted by Gary Severs | 59-49 |
| 07:40 | N. Central | James Tremblay misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 07:38 | N. Central | Harold Englund grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Severs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Englund (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy McCane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Estep (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Massey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | N. Central | Wallace Koenig takes the ball from James Tremblay | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | New England | Wallace Koenig hits the finger roll | 59-51 |
| 07:15 | N. Central | Harold Englund buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 07:04 | New England | Gene Slaton swats the shot by Arthur Byrd | 61-51 |
| 07:03 | New England | Eric Massey grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | New England | Wallace Koenig can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 06:42 | N. Central | Gene Slaton pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:37 | N. Central | Gary Severs misses long on a jumper in the paint | 61-51 |
| 06:36 | New England | Michael Estep pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:31 | New England | Leroy McCane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 06:29 | New England | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Koenig | 61-51 |
| 06:18 | New England | Wallace Koenig clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 06:16 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gene Slaton | 61-51 |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Estep - foul #4 on Michael Estep, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Josh Willis (PG), George Hughes (SG), Joseph Alston (SF), David Emery (C) James Tremblay, Gary Severs, Harold Englund, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | New England | Edgar Snell (PG), Kraig Rumberger (SG), William Cox (SF), Paul Crum (PF), Royce Recinos (C) Wallace Koenig, Leroy McCane, Arthur Byrd, Michael Estep, Eric Massey | |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:06 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:55 | New England | William Cox misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 05:53 | New England | Paul Crum gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:29 | New England | Kraig Rumberger drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edgar Snell | 62-54 |
| 05:10 | N. Central | Royce Recinos picks off the pass by David Emery | 62-54 |
| 05:01 | New England | Paul Crum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | George Hughes snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 04:53 | N. Central | The short jumper by Joseph Alston is denied by William Cox | 62-54 |
| 04:51 | New England | The rebound goes to Paul Crum | 62-54 |
| 04:28 | New England | Kraig Rumberger scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Cox | 62-57 |
| 04:18 | N. Central | Bobby Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 04:16 | New England | William Cox snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 04:14 | New England | Edgar Snell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Tremblay (PG), Gene Slaton (C) Josh Willis, Bobby Mathieu | |
| Subs | New England | Wallace Koenig (PG) Edgar Snell | |
| 03:57 | N. Central | George Hughes banks in the layup on a great pass from James Tremblay and the foul's on Wallace Koenig - foul #3 on Wallace Koenig, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| 03:57 | N. Central | George Hughes makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | New England | Kraig Rumberger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kraig Rumberger, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | Sherman Oliver (PF) David Emery | |
| Subs | New England | Arthur Byrd (C) Royce Recinos | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alston (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sherman Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kraig Rumberger (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Crum (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | N. Central | Gene Slaton's pass is intercepted by William Cox | 65-57 |
| 03:01 | New England | James Tremblay is called for the reach on Wallace Koenig - foul #4 on James Tremblay, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Severs (SG), Harold Englund (SF) George Hughes, Joseph Alston | |
| Subs | New England | Leroy McCane (SG), Michael Estep (PF), Eric Massey (C) Kraig Rumberger, William Cox, Paul Crum | |
| 02:53 | New England | Wallace Koenig comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 02:52 | N. Central | Gene Slaton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:52 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Hughes (SG), Joseph Alston (SF), Bobby Mathieu (PF) Gary Severs, Harold Englund, Sherman Oliver | |
| Subs | New England | Kraig Rumberger (SG), William Cox (SF) Leroy McCane, Arthur Byrd | |
| 02:35 | N. Central | Gene Slaton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 02:22 | New England | George Hughes steps in front of the Eric Massey pass | 67-57 |
| 02:19 | N. Central | George Hughes misses the easy layup | 67-57 |
| 02:18 | New England | Eric Massey snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 02:07 | New England | William Cox is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #13 | 67-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | Josh Willis (PG), Gary Severs (SG), Harold Englund (SF), David Emery (PF), Douglas Huot (C) James Tremblay, George Hughes, Joseph Alston, Bobby Mathieu, Gene Slaton | |
| Subs | New England | Edgar Snell (PG), Leroy McCane (SG), Arthur Byrd (SF), Paul Crum (PF), Royce Recinos (C) Wallace Koenig, Kraig Rumberger, William Cox, Michael Estep, Eric Massey | |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Douglas Huot misses the lay-in but the foul's on Royce Recinos - foul #3 on Royce Recinos, team foul #14 | 67-57 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Douglas Huot makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:47 | N. Central | Douglas Huot misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:47 | New England | Arthur Byrd snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 01:32 | New England | Arthur Byrd loses the ball out of bounds | 68-57 |
| 01:03 | N. Central | Josh Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Severs | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | New England | Arthur Byrd is hacked by Harold Englund - foul #2 on Harold Englund, team foul #5 | 71-57 |
| 00:55 | New England | Paul Crum clanks a jump hook from the right block | 71-57 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | David Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | N. Central | Gary Severs hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 00:18 | New England | Edgar Snell is fouled on the floor by Douglas Huot - foul #3 on Douglas Huot, team foul #6 | 73-57 |
| 00:15 | New England | Edgar Snell knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Leroy McCane | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Josh Willis runs out the clock | 73-59 |