| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 12 pts. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Jerry Linder inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| 19:19 | N. Central | Gerald Halterman is called for the reach on Adrian Charles - foul #2 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 19:14 | N. Central | Adrian Charles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Ziegel | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | Gordon Clift comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Hall - foul #2 on Gregory Hall, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:42 | N. Central | Adrian Charles misses the easy layup | 42-37 |
| 18:41 | Carthage | Walter Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:15 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Clift | 44-37 |
| 17:55 | N. Central | Gregory Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 17:53 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Jerry Linder scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gordon Clift and he's fouled by Lawrence Pool - foul #3 on Lawrence Pool, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (SF) Lawrence Pool | |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 17:17 | N. Central | Gregory Hall scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #1 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 17:17 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Gordon Clift blows the layup but he's hacked by Pete Noah - foul #1 on Pete Noah, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Curtis Mills (C) Glenn Hickman | |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 16:47 | N. Central | Pete Noah banks in the layup set up by Adrian Charles | 48-42 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Walter Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 16:35 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Linder | 48-42 |
| 16:24 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walter Barlow | 51-42 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | David Pacholski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 16:01 | Carthage | Jerry Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Linder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Carthage | Walter Barlow clanks a jumper from the right block | 51-42 |
| 15:44 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Cooke | 51-42 |
| 15:32 | Carthage | Walter Barlow is fouled on the floor by Curtis Mills - foul #1 on Curtis Mills, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Mark Osorio (SG), Richard Ziegel (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Jerry Linder, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Pete Noah, David Pacholski, Curtis Mills | |
| 15:23 | Carthage | Walter Barlow misses the jump hook near the basket | 51-42 |
| 15:22 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Glenn Hickman | 51-42 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Matthew Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel's floater is tipped away by Glenn Hickman | 51-45 |
| 14:37 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Matthew Wright | 51-45 |
| 14:17 | N. Central | Matthew Wright scores on a 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 14:04 | Carthage | Mark Osorio clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Richard Ward can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 14:02 | N. Central | Matthew Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:58 | N. Central | Matthew Wright clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 13:56 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Mark Osorio misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Wright - foul #1 on Matthew Wright, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Richard Ward, Walter Barlow, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), David Pacholski (PF) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Glenn Hickman | |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Mark Osorio misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Mark Osorio misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:51 | N. Central | The rebound goes to David Pacholski | 51-48 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Gregory Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG) Mark Osorio | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:16 | Carthage | Gordon Clift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 12:57 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Gordon Clift gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:39 | Carthage | Gordon Clift buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Gregory Hall - foul #3 on Gregory Hall, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 12:39 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:20 | N. Central | David Pacholski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adrian Charles | 54-51 |
| 12:11 | Carthage | Gordon Clift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:03 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Linder | 56-51 |
| 11:48 | N. Central | David Pacholski clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy Knollenberg - foul #4 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SF), Richard Ziegel (C) Jerry Linder, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (SF), Glenn Hickman (C) Lawrence Pool, Donald Boyd | |
| 11:48 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:48 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Ziegel | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 11:10 | N. Central | Pete Noah is whistled for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Walter Barlow (SF) Gordon Clift | |
| Subs | N. Central | Curtis Mills (C) David Pacholski | |
| 11:01 | Carthage | Glenn Hickman denies the turnaround by Richard Ward | 58-51 |
| 11:00 | N. Central | Pete Noah grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 10:38 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 58-53 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman loses the ball out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jerry Linder (SF) Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Pete Noah, Curtis Mills | |
| 10:06 | N. Central | Matthew Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Matthew Wright, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 09:47 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Linder | 60-53 |
| 09:26 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool misses short on a jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 09:24 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Leatherwood | 60-53 |
| 09:11 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 09:01 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 08:59 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:38 | N. Central | Matthew Wright is called for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SG), Walter Cooke (PF) Gerald Halterman, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), David Pacholski (PF) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Glenn Hickman | |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is whistled for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (SG) Gordon Clift | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 08:03 | N. Central | Gregory Hall clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-56 |
| 08:01 | Carthage | Jerry Linder gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:56 | Carthage | Mark Osorio is hacked by Adrian Charles - foul #2 on Adrian Charles, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 07:56 | Carthage | Mark Osorio makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:56 | Carthage | Mark Osorio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:54 | N. Central | Richard Ward steals the ball from Gregory Hall in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Gregory Hall steals the ball from Walter Barlow | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Osorio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | N. Central | Mark Osorio is called for the reach on Lawrence Pool - foul #2 on Mark Osorio, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG) Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (C) Donald Boyd | |
| 06:54 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 62-58 |
| 06:35 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg is whistled for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF) Mark Osorio, Richard Ward | |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (C) Lawrence Pool | |
| 06:14 | N. Central | Pete Noah is whistled for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Boyd (C) Glenn Hickman | |
| 05:53 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 05:51 | N. Central | Pete Noah snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Roy Knollenberg - foul #5 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (PF), Walter Barlow (C) Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (SG) Adrian Charles | |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Pete Noah makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Pete Noah makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | Walter Barlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the easy layup | 62-60 |
| 05:06 | Carthage | Walter Barlow tips it home | 64-60 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | David Pacholski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 04:49 | Carthage | Jerry Linder pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:34 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 04:15 | N. Central | Donald Boyd is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Donald Boyd, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SG), Walter Cooke (PF) Gerald Halterman, Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | N. Central | Adrian Charles (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF) Gregory Hall, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| 04:00 | Carthage | Richard Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 03:59 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 03:40 | N. Central | Walter Cooke steps in front of the Lawrence Pool pass | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Willy Leatherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pete Noah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Carthage | Walter Cooke misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Barlow | 67-60 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Pete Noah - foul #2 on Pete Noah, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Jerry Linder (SF) Gordon Clift, Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Boyd (C) Pete Noah | |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:11 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Glenn Hickman | 67-60 |
| 02:55 | N. Central | Donald Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 02:53 | N. Central | Donald Boyd grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 02:53 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), David Pacholski (PF) Willy Leatherwood, Glenn Hickman | |
| 02:37 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses short on a jumper in the lane | 67-60 |
| 02:35 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 02:28 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gordon Clift | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:10 | N. Central | Adrian Charles makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 70-63 |
| 01:45 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 70-63 |
| 01:44 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:32 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Halterman | 72-63 |
| 01:26 | N. Central | Gregory Hall hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Pool | 72-66 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Pool - foul #4 on Lawrence Pool, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:59 | N. Central | Gerald Halterman picks off the pass by Adrian Charles | 74-66 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman lays it up and in | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool is hacked by Jerry Linder - foul #1 on Jerry Linder, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Mark Osorio (SG), Walter Barlow (SF), Darrell Paille (PF) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Jerry Linder, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Pete Noah (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Curtis Mills (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Lawrence Pool, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| 00:46 | N. Central | Matthew Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-66 |
| 00:45 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel is hacked by Matthew Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Wright, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Heard (SG) Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:43 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman grabs the board | 77-66 |
| 00:37 | N. Central | Matthew Wright comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:35 | Carthage | Walter Barlow snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Shane Heard's layup is rejected by Glenn Hickman | 77-66 |
| 00:09 | Carthage | Walter Barlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Mark Osorio runs out the clock | 77-66 |