| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ervin Downey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donovan Giardina (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Ervin Downey inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 19:38 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:12 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 19:10 | N. Central | David Pacholski snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 19:08 | N. Central | Gregory Hall is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Hall, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:00 | Carthage | The pull-up jumper by Gordon Clift is blocked by Donald Boyd | 23-29 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:41 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina banks in the layup | 23-31 |
| 18:28 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-31 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 18:17 | Carthage | Gordon Clift scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-33 |
| 18:02 | N. Central | Donovan Giardina takes the ball from Adrian Charles | 23-33 |
| 17:46 | Carthage | Jerry Linder drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Clift | 23-35 |
| 17:26 | N. Central | David Pacholski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Boyd | 26-35 |
| 17:17 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses short on a shot from the left side | 26-35 |
| 17:16 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 16:56 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Darrell Paille - foul #1 on Darrell Paille, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (PF) Darrell Paille | |
| 16:56 | N. Central | David Pacholski makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:56 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 16:43 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:27 | N. Central | David Pacholski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 30-37 |
| 16:06 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Linder | 30-39 |
| 15:49 | N. Central | Donald Boyd buries a shot near the basket set up by Gregory Hall | 32-39 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ervin Downey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 15:37 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Ervin Downey | 32-39 |
| 15:15 | N. Central | Ervin Downey buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Gregory Hall | 35-39 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Gordon Clift comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Ervin Downey misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Ziegel - foul #1 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Pete Noah (PF), Glenn Hickman (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Carthage | Derek Mascorro (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Darrell Paille (PF) Gordon Clift, Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Ervin Downey misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Ervin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:14 | Carthage | Willy Leatherwood takes the ball from Darrell Paille | 36-41 |
| 14:10 | N. Central | Ervin Downey blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 14:08 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Ervin Downey connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Willy Leatherwood | 38-41 |
| 13:33 | Carthage | Matthew Wright picks off the pass by Shane Heard | 38-41 |
| 13:15 | N. Central | Ervin Downey can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:14 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Shane Heard | 38-41 |
| 12:55 | Carthage | Shane Heard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 12:54 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 12:48 | N. Central | Matthew Wright is fouled on the floor by Zachary Alston - foul #1 on Zachary Alston, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), Donald Boyd (C) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Ervin Downey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ziegel | |
| 12:28 | N. Central | Adrian Charles scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Boyd | 41-41 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Darrell Paille makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Knollenberg and he's hacked by Glenn Hickman - foul #2 on Glenn Hickman, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Pacholski (PF) Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF) Derek Mascorro, Zachary Alston | |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Darrell Paille makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:57 | N. Central | Pete Noah throws it down on a nice dish by Adrian Charles | 43-44 |
| 11:39 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:38 | N. Central | Pete Noah gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | N. Central | Adrian Charles makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Hall | 46-44 |
| 11:15 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG), Paul Hurley (PF) Shane Heard, Darrell Paille | |
| 10:57 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Adrian Charles | 48-44 |
| 10:36 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 10:35 | N. Central | Pete Noah grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:27 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-44 |
| 10:26 | N. Central | David Pacholski can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 10:24 | N. Central | Adrian Charles pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:08 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses short on a runner from close range | 48-44 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 09:50 | Carthage | Gordon Clift's pass is intercepted by Adrian Charles | 48-44 |
| 09:31 | N. Central | Gregory Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Gordon Clift gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:25 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:24 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 09:23 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 09:11 | N. Central | Donald Boyd blows the dunk | 48-44 |
| 09:10 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Roy Knollenberg | 48-44 |
| 09:07 | Carthage | Gordon Clift throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Ervin Downey (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Curtis Mills (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Pete Noah, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Carthage | Derek Mascorro (PG), Zachary Alston (SF), Darrell Paille (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Gordon Clift, Jerry Linder, Paul Hurley, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Ervin Downey misses the shot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 08:52 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 08:25 | Carthage | Zachary Alston loses the dribble to Ervin Downey | 50-44 |
| 08:21 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Wright | 52-44 |
| 08:00 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro clanks a jump hook in the paint | 52-44 |
| 07:59 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 07:45 | Carthage | Darrell Paille tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 07:44 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:29 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman is fouled on the floor by Darrell Paille - foul #2 on Darrell Paille, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), Pete Noah (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Donald Boyd (C) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Ervin Downey, Glenn Hickman, Curtis Mills | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Shane Heard (SG), Roy Knollenberg (C) Derek Mascorro, Donovan Giardina, Richard Ziegel | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Heard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Alston (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | N. Central | Donald Boyd knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 54-44 |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Donald Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Boyd, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jerry Linder (SF) Zachary Alston | |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:43 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 06:42 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gordon Clift | 54-45 |
| 06:40 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Clift, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 06:27 | N. Central | Donald Boyd is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Ervin Downey (SF) Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (PF) Darrell Paille | |
| 06:07 | Carthage | Gordon Clift makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Knollenberg | 54-48 |
| 05:46 | N. Central | Donald Boyd buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Roy Knollenberg - foul #3 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Donovan Giardina (SG) Shane Heard | |
| 05:46 | N. Central | Donald Boyd makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Gordon Clift scores on a floater from the right side | 57-50 |
| 05:27 | N. Central | Jerry Linder is called for the reach on Gregory Hall - foul #3 on Jerry Linder, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (C) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Carthage | Derek Mascorro (PG) Gordon Clift | |
| 05:27 | N. Central | Gregory Hall misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:27 | N. Central | Pete Noah gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:19 | N. Central | Gregory Hall clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Mascorro - foul #2 on Derek Mascorro, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Paille (PF) Richard Ziegel | |
| 05:19 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:19 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:03 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Derek Mascorro | 59-52 |
| 04:49 | N. Central | Adrian Charles drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Pacholski | 62-52 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Linder | 62-54 |
| 04:33 | N. Central | Pete Noah buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 64-54 |
| 04:10 | Carthage | Darrell Paille comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 04:09 | N. Central | Gregory Hall snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 03:52 | N. Central | Gregory Hall scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Pete Noah | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | Carthage | Ervin Downey steps in front of the Darrell Paille pass | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ervin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Pete Noah (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Derek Mascorro (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donovan Giardina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Paille (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | N. Central | Darrell Paille picks off the pass by Ervin Downey | 67-54 |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Darrell Paille makes the jumper from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 02:47 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Jerry Linder gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:27 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-56 |
| 02:25 | N. Central | Pete Noah gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Ervin Downey connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Adrian Charles | 69-56 |
| 01:47 | Carthage | Derek Mascorro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 01:45 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Knollenberg | 69-56 |
| 01:29 | Carthage | Adrian Charles steals the ball from Derek Mascorro | 69-56 |
| 01:03 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 01:01 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Jerry Linder comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 00:54 | Carthage | Darrell Paille grabs the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | Donovan Giardina drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Derek Mascorro | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | N. Central | Gregory Hall is hacked by Derek Mascorro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Mascorro, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (SG), Matthew Wright (SF), Curtis Mills (C) Adrian Charles, Ervin Downey, David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shane Heard (SG), Zachary Alston (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF), Nickolas Offenberger (C) Donovan Giardina, Jerry Linder, Darrell Paille, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 00:50 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:50 | N. Central | Gregory Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Nickolas Offenberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 71-59 |
| 00:42 | N. Central | Curtis Mills grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Hall | 73-59 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Shane Heard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-59 |
| 00:06 | N. Central | Gregory Hall gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Gregory Hall runs out the clock | 73-59 |