| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Laverne Toombs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Truex (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Larry Truex inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 19:53 | Utica | Larry Truex is whistled for a carry | 26-36 |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Jerry Linder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 19:38 | Carthage | Walter Cooke tips it but misses | 26-36 |
| 19:37 | Carthage | Jerry Linder tips it in | 26-38 |
| 19:22 | Utica | Larry Truex can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Walter Cooke - foul #1 on Walter Cooke, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 19:22 | Utica | Larry Truex misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:22 | Utica | Larry Truex misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:22 | Utica | Michael Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:06 | Utica | Larry Truex drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Gregory Shaw | 28-38 |
| 18:37 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Halterman | 28-41 |
| 18:16 | Utica | Gregory Shaw misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Walter Cooke - foul #2 on Walter Cooke, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 18:16 | Utica | Gregory Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:16 | Utica | Gregory Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:16 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Gordon Clift hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Laverne Toombs - foul #3 on Laverne Toombs, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Utica | Don Poythress (SG) Laverne Toombs | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:00 | Utica | The short jumper by Larry Truex is denied by Walter Cooke | 29-42 |
| 17:59 | Carthage | Gordon Clift pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 17:52 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel snags the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:44 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerry Linder | 29-44 |
| 17:23 | Utica | Don Poythress misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Halterman - foul #1 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| 17:23 | Utica | Don Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:23 | Utica | Don Poythress misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:23 | Carthage | Walter Barlow grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Walter Barlow grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | Walter Cooke scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Halterman | 30-46 |
| 16:21 | Utica | Michael Davis comes up short on the runner in the paint | 30-46 |
| 16:20 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 16:05 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is hacked by Don Poythress - foul #1 on Don Poythress, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph Henrickson (PG), Carlos Smith (SF), Steve Fletcher (PF), Roy Dalton (C) Gregory Shaw, Larry Truex, Raymond Sweeney, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Mark Osorio (SG), Darrell Paille (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Jerry Linder, Walter Cooke | |
| 15:54 | Carthage | Walter Barlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Utica | Laverne Toombs (SG) Don Poythress | |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Darrell Paille | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joseph Henrickson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laverne Toombs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Osorio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Utica | Roy Knollenberg swats the layup by Steve Fletcher | 30-46 |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Walter Barlow misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Dalton - foul #1 on Roy Dalton, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG) Mark Osorio | |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Walter Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Walter Barlow misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:18 | Utica | Roy Dalton pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:04 | Utica | Joseph Henrickson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-47 |
| 15:02 | Utica | Laverne Toombs tips it in | 32-47 |
| 14:46 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the fadeaway from the right side | 32-47 |
| 14:45 | Carthage | Walter Barlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:26 | Carthage | Richard Ward buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Roy Knollenberg | 32-50 |
| 14:02 | Utica | Laverne Toombs is whistled for a carry | 32-50 |
| Subs | Utica | Gregory Shaw (PG), Larry Truex (SF), Raymond Sweeney (PF), Michael Davis (C) Joseph Henrickson, Carlos Smith, Steve Fletcher, Roy Dalton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Richard Ward, Walter Barlow, Richard Ziegel | |
| 13:53 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 13:30 | Utica | Gerald Halterman picks off the pass by Larry Truex | 32-53 |
| 13:26 | Carthage | Jerry Linder blows the layup | 32-53 |
| 13:24 | Utica | Michael Davis grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 13:19 | Utica | Laverne Toombs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Davis | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 13:00 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman connects on the 3 from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 12:40 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Jerry Linder snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Michael Davis steals it from Jerry Linder | 35-56 |
| 11:54 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | Walter Cooke gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laverne Toombs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Truex (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Knollenberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is whistled for a carry | 35-56 |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph Henrickson (PG), Don Poythress (SG), Steve Fletcher (PF), Roy Dalton (C) Gregory Shaw, Laverne Toombs, Raymond Sweeney, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Mark Osorio (SG), Walter Barlow (SF), Richard Ziegel (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Jerry Linder, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 11:11 | Utica | Roy Dalton comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-56 |
| 11:10 | Carthage | Walter Barlow grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 10:41 | Utica | Don Poythress grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 10:26 | Utica | Don Poythress scores on a runner from the left block | 37-56 |
| 10:05 | Carthage | Mark Osorio buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Ward | 37-59 |
| 09:43 | Utica | Larry Truex connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 09:23 | Carthage | Mark Osorio clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Barlow | 40-59 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Roy Dalton - foul #2 on Roy Dalton, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Utica | Gregory Shaw (PG), Laverne Toombs (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Raymond Sweeney (PF), Michael Davis (C) Joseph Henrickson, Don Poythress, Larry Truex, Steve Fletcher, Roy Dalton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ward, Mark Osorio, Walter Barlow, Walter Cooke | |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 08:48 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 08:46 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 08:17 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 08:15 | Utica | Gregory Shaw gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:07 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the easy layup | 43-61 |
| 07:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the tip | 43-61 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laverne Toombs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Ziegel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is fouled on the floor by Laverne Toombs - foul #4 on Laverne Toombs, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Truex (SF) Carlos Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Cooke (PF) Richard Ziegel | |
| 06:56 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 43-61 |
| 06:54 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:48 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Roy Knollenberg - foul #4 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| 06:48 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:48 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 06:26 | Carthage | Michael Davis swats the dunk try by Walter Cooke | 45-61 |
| 06:24 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 06:04 | Utica | Laverne Toombs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 06:02 | Carthage | Jerry Linder gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:34 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman blows the dunk | 45-61 |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman snags the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 05:21 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 05:09 | Utica | Larry Truex misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-63 |
| 05:08 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:02 | Carthage | Walter Cooke hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-65 |
| 04:41 | Utica | Larry Truex's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph Henrickson (PG), Don Poythress (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Steve Fletcher (PF), Roy Dalton (C) Gregory Shaw, Laverne Toombs, Larry Truex, Raymond Sweeney, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Mark Osorio (SG), Paul Hurley (SF), Darrell Paille (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Jerry Linder, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 04:12 | Carthage | Richard Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (C) Paul Hurley | |
| 03:56 | Utica | Don Poythress is hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #1 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #5 | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 03:42 | Utica | Joseph Henrickson buries a 3 from the right wing | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joseph Henrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Poythress (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Osorio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Henrickson - foul #1 on Joseph Henrickson, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Richard Ward misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:12 | Utica | Steve Fletcher scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Smith | 51-66 |
| 02:53 | Carthage | Darrell Paille is fouled on the floor by Steve Fletcher - foul #2 on Steve Fletcher, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| 02:53 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:53 | Utica | Steve Fletcher snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 02:39 | Utica | A charge is called on Joseph Henrickson - foul #2 on Joseph Henrickson, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| 02:12 | Carthage | Walter Barlow connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Paille | 51-68 |
| 02:01 | Utica | Don Poythress misses short on a jump hook from close range | 51-68 |
| 01:59 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Richard Ward is hacked by Joseph Henrickson - foul #3 on Joseph Henrickson, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Richard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:29 | Utica | Mark Osorio is called for the reach on Don Poythress - foul #2 on Mark Osorio, team foul #6 | 51-70 |
| 01:18 | Utica | Roy Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-70 |
| 01:04 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses the shot from the right side | 51-70 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel hits the follow up shot | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 00:56 | Utica | Roy Dalton comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Darrell Paille - foul #1 on Darrell Paille, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| 00:56 | Utica | Roy Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 00:56 | Utica | Roy Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica 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) | |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Richard Ward drills a floater from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 00:28 | Utica | Roy Dalton makes the jumper from the right block set up by Steve Fletcher | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Richard Ward runs out the clock | 55-74 |