| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | William Paterson | PG - Jason Fitzgibbon (fresh) SG - Wayne Shevlin (fresh) SF - Walter Palen (fresh) PF - Malcolm Miller (fresh) C - Gilbert Carone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | William Paterson | William Paterson is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Palen - foul #1 on Walter Palen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin makes the driving attempt from close range | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Gordon Clift and he's fouled by Gilbert Carone - foul #1 on Gilbert Carone, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | William Paterson | Walter Palen clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Carthage | Darrell Paille gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg dunks the ball on a great pass from Gordon Clift | 6-2 |
| 17:54 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Fitzgibbon | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Jerry Linder is denied on a layup by Malcolm Miller | 6-4 |
| 17:29 | William Paterson | The rebound goes to Wayne Shevlin | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darrell Paille - foul #1 on Darrell Paille, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Carthage | Jerry Linder's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Palen | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Carthage | Darrell Paille tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | William Paterson | Walter Palen grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Shevlin | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina connects on the 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 16:28 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Gordon Clift - foul #1 on Gordon Clift, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (PF) Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | William Paterson | | |
| 16:28 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:06 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina is fouled on the floor by Wayne Shevlin - foul #1 on Wayne Shevlin, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder | |
| Subs | William Paterson | | |
| 15:48 | Carthage | Shane Heard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Patrick Coggin (C) Gilbert Carone | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Osorio (fresh) SG - Shane Heard (fresh) SF - Zachary Alston (fresh) PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | William Paterson | PG - Jason Fitzgibbon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Shevlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Palen (fresh) PF - Malcolm Miller (fresh) C - Patrick Coggin (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | William Paterson | Walter Palen double dribbles | 9-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger (C) Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | William Paterson | | |
| 15:09 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel clanks a jumper near the basket | 9-10 |
| 15:08 | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:04 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the turnaround from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Shane Heard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:42 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses long on a jumper from close range | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Ziegel | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Malcolm Miller - foul #1 on Malcolm Miller, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Mark Osorio, Shane Heard, Zachary Alston, Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | William Paterson | David Dittmer (PG), Jon Ferguson (SG), Vernon Teeple (SF), Gilbert Carone (C) Jason Fitzgibbon, Wayne Shevlin, Walter Palen, Malcolm Miller | |
| 14:16 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | William Paterson | Jon Ferguson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | Carthage | Jerry Linder grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:31 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is fouled on the floor by David Dittmer - foul #1 on David Dittmer, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Paille (PF) Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | William Paterson | | |
| 13:16 | Carthage | Jerry Linder misses the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:15 | William Paterson | The rebound goes to Jon Ferguson | 10-10 |
| 12:57 | William Paterson | David Dittmer lays it in | 10-12 |
| 12:37 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 12:36 | Carthage | Jerry Linder tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 12:15 | William Paterson | Vernon Teeple misses the easy layup | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | William Paterson | David Dittmer snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:08 | William Paterson | Jerry Linder takes the ball from Gilbert Carone | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 12-12 |
| 11:43 | William Paterson | Vernon Teeple grabs the board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | William Paterson | PG - David Dittmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Ferguson (fresh) SF - Vernon Teeple (fresh) PF - Patrick Coggin (fairly fresh) C - Gilbert Carone (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | William Paterson | Jon Ferguson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gilbert Carone | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Gordon Clift clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Coggin - foul #1 on Patrick Coggin, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (C) Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon (PG), Wayne Shevlin (SG), Walter Palen (SF), Malcolm Miller (PF), Ronald Stephens (C) David Dittmer, Jon Ferguson, Vernon Teeple, Patrick Coggin, Gilbert Carone | |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:53 | William Paterson | Ronald Stephens misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #1 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Nickolas Offenberger (C) Gordon Clift, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | William Paterson | | |
| 10:53 | William Paterson | Ronald Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:53 | William Paterson | Ronald Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | Carthage | Zachary Alston buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Ziegel | 16-16 |
| 10:21 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Palen | 16-19 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | Zachary Alston can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 10:06 | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:01 | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller is denied on a layup by Richard Ziegel | 16-19 |
| 09:59 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 09:57 | William Paterson | Ronald Stephens grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:49 | William Paterson | Walter Palen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Mark Osorio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:27 | Carthage | Zachary Alston grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:18 | Carthage | Shane Heard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | William Paterson | Ronald Stephens gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin drills a shot from the right wing set up by Jason Fitzgibbon | 16-23 |
| 08:55 | Carthage | Shane Heard is called for traveling | 16-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Darrell Paille (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Mark Osorio, Shane Heard, Zachary Alston, Richard Ziegel, Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Gilbert Carone (C) Ronald Stephens | |
| 08:36 | William Paterson | Walter Palen's layup is rejected by Darrell Paille | 16-23 |
| 08:35 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon misses the tip | 16-23 |
| 08:34 | William Paterson | Walter Palen tips it in | 16-25 |
| 08:15 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is hacked by Wayne Shevlin - foul #2 on Wayne Shevlin, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Jon Ferguson (SG) Wayne Shevlin | |
| 08:15 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:15 | William Paterson | The rebound goes to Walter Palen | 16-25 |
| 07:53 | William Paterson | Walter Palen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Vernon Teeple (SF), Patrick Coggin (PF) Walter Palen, Malcolm Miller | |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Jason Fitzgibbon is called for the reach on Donovan Giardina - foul #1 on Jason Fitzgibbon, team foul #8 | 16-25 |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | William Paterson | PG - Jason Fitzgibbon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Teeple (fresh) PF - Patrick Coggin (fresh) C - Gilbert Carone (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg buries a shot from the right side set up by Gordon Clift | 18-25 |
| 07:18 | William Paterson | Jon Ferguson loses the dribble to Roy Knollenberg | 18-25 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | Jerry Linder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Clift | 21-25 |
| 06:59 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon is hacked by Gordon Clift in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Clift, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG) Gordon Clift | |
| Subs | William Paterson | David Dittmer (PG), Malcolm Miller (PF) Jason Fitzgibbon, Gilbert Carone | |
| 06:49 | William Paterson | Donovan Giardina is called for the reach on Jon Ferguson - foul #1 on Donovan Giardina, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| 06:44 | William Paterson | Vernon Teeple is hacked by Roy Knollenberg - foul #1 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Walter Palen (SF) Vernon Teeple | |
| 06:36 | William Paterson | David Dittmer misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Mark Osorio - foul #1 on Mark Osorio, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| 06:36 | William Paterson | David Dittmer misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:36 | William Paterson | David Dittmer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:36 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 06:22 | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:16 | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller knocks in the floater in the paint set up by David Dittmer | 21-27 |
| 06:00 | Carthage | Malcolm Miller picks off the pass by Jerry Linder | 21-27 |
| 05:44 | William Paterson | Jon Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 05:43 | Carthage | Mark Osorio snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:26 | Carthage | Jerry Linder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Knollenberg | 21-27 |
| 05:06 | Carthage | Mark Osorio can't connect on a shot from the left side | 21-27 |
| 05:05 | William Paterson | The rebound goes to Patrick Coggin | 21-27 |
| 04:45 | William Paterson | Jon Ferguson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Palen | 21-30 |
| 04:31 | Carthage | Darrell Paille hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:30 | William Paterson | The rebound goes to Patrick Coggin | 21-30 |
| 04:25 | William Paterson | Patrick Coggin is fouled on the floor by Mark Osorio - foul #2 on Mark Osorio, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Derek Mascorro (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF), Nickolas Offenberger (C) Mark Osorio, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Darrell Paille, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon (PG), Vernon Teeple (SF), Gilbert Carone (C) Jon Ferguson, Walter Palen, Malcolm Miller | |
| 04:25 | William Paterson | Patrick Coggin misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:10 | Carthage | Zachary Alston misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gilbert Carone - foul #2 on Gilbert Carone, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Malcolm Miller (PF), Ronald Stephens (C) Patrick Coggin, Gilbert Carone | |
| 04:10 | Carthage | Zachary Alston makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:10 | Carthage | Zachary Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:10 | William Paterson | The rebound goes to Malcolm Miller | 22-30 |
| 03:54 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 03:53 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel is called for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG) Derek Mascorro | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin (SG), Gilbert Carone (C) David Dittmer, Malcolm Miller | |
| 03:26 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nickolas Offenberger - foul #1 on Nickolas Offenberger, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| 03:26 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:26 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:26 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) SF - Zachary Alston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Nickolas Offenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | William Paterson | PG - Jason Fitzgibbon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Shevlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Teeple (fresh) PF - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Carone (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Shane Heard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-31 |
| 03:04 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin banks in the layup set up by Ronald Stephens and he's hacked by Shane Heard - foul #1 on Shane Heard, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Nickolas Offenberger | |
| Subs | William Paterson | | |
| 03:04 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Wayne Shevlin steals it from Zachary Alston | 22-34 |
| 02:29 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 02:28 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:17 | William Paterson | Gilbert Carone can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 22-34 |
| 02:16 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:50 | Carthage | Gordon Clift buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Ziegel | 25-34 |
| 01:45 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Stephens | 25-36 |
| 01:31 | Carthage | Shane Heard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Ziegel | 28-36 |
| 01:06 | William Paterson | Jason Fitzgibbon connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vernon Teeple | 28-38 |
| 01:01 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Darrell Paille (PF) Shane Heard, Zachary Alston, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | William Paterson | Walter Palen (SF), Malcolm Miller (PF), Patrick Coggin (C) Vernon Teeple, Ronald Stephens, Gilbert Carone | |
| 00:45 | William Paterson | Wayne Shevlin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-38 |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:39 | Carthage | Darrell Paille is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Nickolas Offenberger (C) Gordon Clift, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | William Paterson | David Dittmer (PG), Jon Ferguson (SG) Jason Fitzgibbon, Wayne Shevlin | |
| 00:19 | William Paterson | Nickolas Offenberger steals it from David Dittmer | 28-38 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Jerry Linder grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |