| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Joe Mark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hendershot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thorp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Jerry Linder inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Carthage | Gordon Clift scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:28 | Southwestern | Gordon Clift takes the ball from Joshua Broome | 32-34 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman lays it up and in set up by Gordon Clift | 32-36 |
| 18:57 | Southwestern | Joe Mark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Hendershot | 35-36 |
| 18:41 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman knocks in the floater from close range set up by Gordon Clift | 35-38 |
| 18:27 | Southwestern | Joe Mark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 18:03 | Carthage | Walter Cooke clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:02 | Southwestern | Joshua Broome grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:44 | Southwestern | James Hunter loses the dribble to Gordon Clift | 38-38 |
| 17:21 | Carthage | Gordon Clift scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joshua Broome - foul #2 on Joshua Broome, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus (SF), Rick French (PF), Douglas Harrop (C) Johnny Hendershot, James Thorp, Joshua Broome | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SF) Jerry Linder | |
| 17:21 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:02 | Southwestern | James Hunter lays it in on a great pass from Joe Mark | 40-41 |
| 16:40 | Carthage | Walter Cooke connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Clift | 40-44 |
| 16:32 | Southwestern | James Hunter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 16:30 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is hacked by James Hunter - foul #1 on James Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 16:00 | Carthage | Walter Barlow is hacked by Douglas Harrop - foul #1 on Douglas Harrop, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot (SF), James Thorp (PF) Joe Mark, Rick French | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Thomas Mangus (fresh) SG - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hendershot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thorp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Harrop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Osorio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Walter Barlow misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-44 |
| 15:43 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to James Hunter | 40-44 |
| 15:24 | Southwestern | The pull-up jumper by James Hunter is blocked by Richard Ward | 40-44 |
| 15:22 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 15:05 | Southwestern | James Thorp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Ziegel - foul #2 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joe Mark (PG) Thomas Mangus | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG) Mark Osorio | |
| 15:05 | Southwestern | James Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:05 | Southwestern | James Thorp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 14:49 | Carthage | Jerry Linder grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Johnny Hendershot is called for the reach on Jerry Linder - foul #3 on Johnny Hendershot, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Rick French (PF), Joshua Broome (C) James Thorp, Douglas Harrop | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Walter Cooke (PF) Richard Ward, Jerry Linder | |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman loses the ball out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| 14:10 | Southwestern | Rick French misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Halterman - foul #2 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG) Mark Osorio | |
| 14:10 | Southwestern | Rick French makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:10 | Southwestern | Rick French makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:58 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 13:56 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:49 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus (SF) Johnny Hendershot | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 13:26 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 13:24 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Mangus | 44-44 |
| 13:10 | Southwestern | Joshua Broome scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Mark | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Mangus - foul #2 on Thomas Mangus, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southwestern | James Thorp (PF), Douglas Harrop (C) Rick French, Joshua Broome | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SG), Jerry Linder (SF) Gerald Halterman, Walter Barlow | |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:38 | Southwestern | Walter Cooke denies the turnaround by James Hunter | 46-45 |
| 12:37 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Cooke | 46-45 |
| 12:12 | Carthage | Richard Ward loses the dribble to Douglas Harrop | 46-45 |
| 11:55 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop misses the turnaround in the paint | 46-45 |
| 11:54 | Carthage | Walter Cooke snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Joe Mark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Hunter (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mangus (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thorp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Harrop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Carthage | James Hunter steps in front of the Gordon Clift pass | 46-45 |
| 11:44 | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jerry Linder | 46-45 |
| 11:30 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Clift | 46-48 |
| 11:21 | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus is hacked by Roy Knollenberg - foul #3 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot (SF) Thomas Mangus | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Richard Ziegel (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Gordon Clift, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 11:03 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot is hacked by Jerry Linder - foul #3 on Jerry Linder, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Rick French (PF) James Thorp | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 10:46 | Southwestern | Joe Mark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-48 |
| 10:44 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:28 | Carthage | Walter Barlow's layup is rejected by Rick French | 46-48 |
| 10:27 | Carthage | Walter Barlow can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 10:26 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 10:25 | Carthage | Walter Barlow tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 10:24 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 10:16 | Southwestern | Joe Mark's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Richard Ward | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:58 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 09:57 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:52 | Southwestern | James Hunter is hacked by Gerald Halterman - foul #3 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southwestern | James Thorp (PF), Joshua Broome (C) Rick French, Douglas Harrop | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Darrell Paille (PF) Richard Ward, Jerry Linder | |
| 09:35 | Southwestern | James Hunter knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Thorp | 48-48 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Darrell Paille lays it in set up by Mark Osorio | 48-50 |
| 08:53 | Southwestern | Joshua Broome misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:51 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Joshua Broome denies the turnaround by Richard Ziegel | 48-50 |
| 08:32 | Southwestern | Joshua Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:14 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Barlow - foul #1 on Walter Barlow, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus (PG), Rick French (PF), Douglas Harrop (C) Joe Mark, James Thorp, Joshua Broome | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF), Walter Cooke (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Mark Osorio, Walter Barlow, Darrell Paille, Richard Ziegel | |
| 08:14 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:14 | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:57 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 07:56 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Thomas Mangus (fresh) 2 reb. SG - James Hunter (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hendershot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rick French (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Douglas Harrop (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Southwestern | James Hunter misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 07:40 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Roy Knollenberg | 49-50 |
| 07:15 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 07:14 | Carthage | Gordon Clift gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Harrop - foul #2 on Douglas Harrop, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joe Mark (PG), James Thorp (PF) James Hunter, Rick French | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SG) Gerald Halterman | |
| 06:54 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:54 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:45 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 06:44 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jerry Linder | 49-52 |
| 06:40 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 06:39 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 06:21 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Linder - foul #4 on Jerry Linder, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (SF) Jerry Linder | |
| 06:21 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:21 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:06 | Carthage | Richard Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Harrop - foul #3 on Douglas Harrop, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joshua Broome (C) Douglas Harrop | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 06:06 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:06 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:06 | Southwestern | James Thorp snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 06:01 | Southwestern | Joe Mark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 05:59 | Southwestern | James Thorp hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joe Mark - foul #3 on Joe Mark, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Southwestern | James Hunter (SG) Thomas Mangus | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:44 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:44 | Southwestern | Joshua Broome pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:32 | Southwestern | Joe Mark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Walter Barlow grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 05:14 | Carthage | Gordon Clift comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 53-53 |
| 05:12 | Carthage | Richard Ward grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:56 | Carthage | Walter Barlow buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gordon Clift | 53-55 |
| 04:38 | Southwestern | James Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus (SF), Rick French (PF), Douglas Harrop (C) Johnny Hendershot, James Thorp, Joshua Broome | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF) Gordon Clift, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 04:14 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Douglas Harrop - foul #4 on Douglas Harrop, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG) Richard Ward | |
| 04:14 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:59 | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jerry Linder - foul #5 on Jerry Linder, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Paille (PF) Jerry Linder | |
| 03:59 | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:59 | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:38 | Carthage | Walter Barlow is called for traveling | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Paul Hurley (SF) Walter Barlow | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Joe Mark (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hunter (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mangus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick French (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Douglas Harrop (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Osorio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Hurley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southwestern | Joe Mark hits a 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 03:05 | Carthage | The jump hook by Darrell Paille is blocked by Douglas Harrop | 57-58 |
| 03:04 | Southwestern | Rick French grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 02:55 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Darrell Paille - foul #3 on Darrell Paille, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Johnny Hendershot (SF) Joe Mark | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Richard Ward (SF), Walter Cooke (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Mark Osorio, Paul Hurley, Darrell Paille, Richard Ziegel | |
| 02:55 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:55 | Southwestern | Douglas Harrop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:29 | Carthage | Johnny Hendershot is called for the reach on Gerald Halterman - foul #4 on Johnny Hendershot, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southwestern | James Thorp (PF), Joshua Broome (C) Rick French, Douglas Harrop | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:29 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:29 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:20 | Southwestern | Thomas Mangus buries a shot from the right block | 60-59 |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 02:03 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | Carthage | James Thorp is called for the reach on Gordon Clift - foul #1 on James Thorp, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Joe Mark (PG) Thomas Mangus | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 01:48 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | Southwestern | James Thorp gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:29 | Southwestern | James Hunter scores on a jump hook in the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:18 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 01:16 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to James Thorp | 62-60 |
| 01:00 | Southwestern | Joe Mark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 00:58 | Southwestern | James Thorp snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Southwestern | James Thorp is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Thorp, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Joe Mark is called for the reach on Richard Ward - foul #4 on Joe Mark, team foul #13 | 62-60 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Southwestern | Joe Mark knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Carthage calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Richard Ward hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 64-62 |