| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Countryman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marcus Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wendell Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Herbert McInroy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Waldman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clyde Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Autry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Marcus Parker inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | N. Central | Donald Countryman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 19:42 | N. Central | Donald Countryman snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:37 | N. Central | Wendell Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| 19:12 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy hits a floater from the left side | 33-38 |
| 18:53 | N. Central | Marcus Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Countryman | 36-38 |
| 18:40 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Lawrence Waldman | 36-40 |
| 18:14 | N. Central | Marcus Parker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 18:12 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:07 | Methodist | Clyde Douglas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | Methodist | Clyde Douglas snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:56 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 17:30 | N. Central | Robert Ritter's pass is intercepted by Herbert McInroy | 36-43 |
| 17:09 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman loses the dribble to Robert Ritter | 36-43 |
| 16:55 | N. Central | Kenneth Smith steps in front of the Donald Countryman pass | 36-43 |
| 16:37 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman clanks a floater from the right side | 36-43 |
| 16:35 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:19 | N. Central | Robert Ritter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Myers (SG), Jay Seiter (SF), Richard Vidrine (PF), Larry Perron (C) Donald Countryman, Marcus Parker, Lonnie Valentine, Wendell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Methodist | Jason Osteen (PG), Scott Kleckner (SG), Charlie Murphy (SF), John Nicholas (PF), Ronald Arguelles (C) Herbert McInroy, Lawrence Waldman, Clyde Douglas, Jacob Autry, Kenneth Smith | |
| 16:19 | N. Central | Robert Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:19 | N. Central | Robert Ritter misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:19 | Methodist | Ronald Arguelles pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:14 | Methodist | Jay Seiter picks off the pass by John Nicholas | 37-43 |
| 16:03 | N. Central | Jay Seiter drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ritter | 40-43 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Robert Ritter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jay Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vidrine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Perron (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Jason Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Kleckner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nicholas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Arguelles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Methodist | John Nicholas hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Kleckner | 40-45 |
| 15:22 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine is hacked by John Nicholas - foul #1 on John Nicholas, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stanley Baxter (PG) Robert Ritter | |
| Subs | Methodist | Herbert McInroy (PG) Scott Kleckner | |
| 15:01 | N. Central | Ronald Arguelles denies the turnaround by James Myers | 40-45 |
| 15:00 | Methodist | The rebound goes to John Nicholas | 40-45 |
| 14:34 | Methodist | Ronald Arguelles misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-45 |
| 14:32 | Methodist | Charlie Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | Methodist | Charlie Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Marcus Parker (SF), Wendell Jacobs (C) James Myers, Larry Perron | |
| Subs | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman (SG), Clyde Douglas (SF), Jacob Autry (PF) Jason Osteen, Charlie Murphy, Ronald Arguelles | |
| 13:53 | N. Central | Jay Seiter is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Countryman (SG), Lonnie Valentine (PF) Jay Seiter, Richard Vidrine | |
| Subs | Methodist | Kenneth Smith (C) John Nicholas | |
| 13:35 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Baxter - foul #1 on Stanley Baxter, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 13:35 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:35 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:19 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 13:17 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:12 | Methodist | Clyde Douglas hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Waldman | 40-49 |
| 12:56 | N. Central | Lawrence Waldman takes the ball from Wendell Jacobs | 40-49 |
| 12:53 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman misses the lay-in | 40-49 |
| 12:51 | Methodist | Clyde Douglas tips it home | 40-51 |
| 12:32 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter misses the shot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 12:30 | N. Central | Marcus Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:15 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Ritter (PG), James Myers (SG), Jay Seiter (SF), Richard Vidrine (PF) Stanley Baxter, Donald Countryman, Marcus Parker, Lonnie Valentine | |
| Subs | Methodist | Jason Osteen (PG), John Nicholas (PF), Charlie Murphy (C) Herbert McInroy, Jacob Autry, Kenneth Smith | |
| 12:06 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman is hacked by Wendell Jacobs - foul #2 on Wendell Jacobs, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | Methodist | John Nicholas can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Vidrine - foul #1 on Richard Vidrine, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | Methodist | John Nicholas misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | Methodist | John Nicholas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | N. Central | Wendell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Robert Ritter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jay Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vidrine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wendell Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Jason Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Waldman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Nicholas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | N. Central | Jason Osteen steps in front of the Wendell Jacobs pass | 40-51 |
| 11:22 | Methodist | Jason Osteen dunks the ball | 40-53 |
| 11:09 | N. Central | Jay Seiter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 11:08 | Methodist | John Nicholas snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 11:04 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charlie Murphy and he's fouled by Richard Vidrine - foul #2 on Richard Vidrine, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Countryman (SG), Marcus Parker (SF), Larry Perron (C) James Myers, Jay Seiter, Wendell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Methodist | Herbert McInroy (PG), Jacob Autry (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Jason Osteen, Clyde Douglas, John Nicholas | |
| 11:04 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:49 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-56 |
| 10:47 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 40-56 |
| 10:41 | Methodist | Charlie Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 10:40 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 10:22 | N. Central | Robert Ritter is hacked by Charlie Murphy - foul #2 on Charlie Murphy, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine (PF) Larry Perron | |
| Subs | Methodist | Jason Osteen (SG) Lawrence Waldman | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:08 | N. Central | Robert Ritter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marcus Parker | 43-56 |
| 09:44 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 43-56 |
| 09:42 | Methodist | Charlie Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 09:33 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Herbert McInroy | 43-59 |
| 09:17 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine is fouled on the floor by Charlie Murphy - foul #3 on Charlie Murphy, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stanley Baxter (PG), Jay Seiter (SG), Wendell Jacobs (C) Robert Ritter, Donald Countryman, Marcus Parker | |
| Subs | Methodist | Clyde Douglas (SF), John Nicholas (PF), Ronald Arguelles (C) Charlie Murphy, Jacob Autry, Kenneth Smith | |
| 09:06 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine is fouled on the floor by Ronald Arguelles - foul #2 on Ronald Arguelles, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman (SG) Jason Osteen | |
| 09:00 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses badly on a shot near the basket | 43-59 |
| 08:58 | N. Central | Wendell Jacobs tips it home | 45-59 |
| 08:39 | Methodist | Clyde Douglas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 08:38 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 08:19 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Herbert McInroy | 45-59 |
| 08:12 | Methodist | Ronald Arguelles knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Herbert McInroy | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:55 | N. Central | Richard Vidrine hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Seiter | 48-61 |
| 07:49 | Methodist | John Nicholas misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 07:48 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 07:35 | Methodist | John Nicholas misses long on a shot from the right side | 48-61 |
| 07:34 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Stanley Baxter | 48-61 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Stanley Baxter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Vidrine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lonnie Valentine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wendell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Herbert McInroy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Waldman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Nicholas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Arguelles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:11 | N. Central | Lawrence Waldman is called for the reach on Jay Seiter - foul #3 on Lawrence Waldman, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Ritter (PG), Donald Countryman (SG), Marcus Parker (SF), Larry Perron (PF) Stanley Baxter, Jay Seiter, Richard Vidrine, Lonnie Valentine | |
| Subs | Methodist | Jason Osteen (PG), Scott Kleckner (SG), Jacob Autry (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Herbert McInroy, Lawrence Waldman, John Nicholas, Ronald Arguelles | |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Robert Ritter makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Marcus Parker | 51-61 |
| 06:28 | Methodist | Jason Osteen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 06:26 | N. Central | Wendell Jacobs gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 06:19 | N. Central | Marcus Parker hits a 3 from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 05:58 | Methodist | Marcus Parker is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Marcus Parker, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jay Seiter (C) Wendell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman (SG), Charlie Murphy (SF) Scott Kleckner, Clyde Douglas | |
| 05:42 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 05:41 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman tips it but misses | 54-61 |
| 05:40 | Methodist | Jacob Autry misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 05:38 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Robert Ritter | 54-61 |
| 05:12 | N. Central | Lawrence Waldman steals the ball from Larry Perron | 54-61 |
| 05:07 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman banks in the layup | 54-63 |
| 04:51 | N. Central | Marcus Parker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Perron | 57-63 |
| 04:39 | Methodist | Jacob Autry knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Lawrence Waldman | 57-65 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | Donald Countryman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marcus Parker | 60-65 |
| 04:06 | Methodist | Lawrence Waldman misses the turnaround from the right block | 60-65 |
| 04:04 | N. Central | Marcus Parker gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:58 | N. Central | Jay Seiter comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 03:57 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:57 | Methodist | Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine (PF), Wendell Jacobs (C) Larry Perron, Jay Seiter | |
| Subs | Methodist | Herbert McInroy (PG), Clyde Douglas (SF) Jason Osteen, Charlie Murphy | |
| 03:32 | Methodist | Marcus Parker steals the ball from Clyde Douglas | 60-65 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Robert Ritter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Countryman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lonnie Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wendell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Herbert McInroy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Waldman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Autry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Ritter | 62-65 |
| 02:51 | Methodist | Marcus Parker is called for the reach on Lawrence Waldman - foul #2 on Marcus Parker, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | Stanley Baxter (PG), Jay Seiter (SG) Robert Ritter, Donald Countryman | |
| Subs | Methodist | John Nicholas (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 02:44 | Methodist | Lonnie Valentine steps in front of the John Nicholas pass | 62-65 |
| 02:44 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 02:27 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine misses the easy layup | 62-65 |
| 02:26 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:22 | Methodist | Jay Seiter is called for the reach on John Nicholas - foul #1 on Jay Seiter, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Countryman (SG) Jay Seiter | |
| Subs | Methodist | Kenneth Smith (C) Jacob Autry | |
| 02:22 | Methodist | John Nicholas misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:22 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 02:16 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter loses the dribble to Herbert McInroy | 62-65 |
| 01:56 | Methodist | Wendell Jacobs swats the layup by Kenneth Smith | 62-65 |
| 01:55 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith can't tip it in | 62-65 |
| 01:54 | Methodist | John Nicholas tips it in | 62-67 |
| 01:30 | N. Central | Wendell Jacobs misses the runner from the baseline | 62-67 |
| 01:29 | Methodist | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 01:25 | Methodist | Donald Countryman takes the ball from Clyde Douglas | 62-67 |
| 01:22 | N. Central | Stanley Baxter lays it in on a great pass from Donald Countryman | 64-67 |
| 00:57 | Methodist | Clyde Douglas makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert McInroy | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | N. Central | Marcus Parker drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Countryman | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy misses the jumper from the left side | 66-70 |
| 00:20 | N. Central | Lonnie Valentine snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:13 | N. Central | Marcus Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 00:11 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Methodist | Stanley Baxter is called for the reach on Herbert McInroy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Baxter, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Ritter (PG) Stanley Baxter | |
| Subs | Methodist | Jacob Autry (PF) John Nicholas | |
| 00:09 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Lonnie Valentine | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | N. Central | Marcus Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | Methodist | Robert Ritter is called for the reach on Herbert McInroy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ritter, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | Methodist | Herbert McInroy misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Donald Countryman | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | N. Central | N. Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Robert Ritter clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-71 |