| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jeffrey Schroeder (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Major Cross (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Broadus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | James Hall inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | N. Central | Nicholas Stowell is called for the reach on Jeffrey Schroeder - foul #2 on Nicholas Stowell, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 19:42 | N. Central | David Broadus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-23 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Gary Michael connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Stowell and the foul's on Jeffrey Schroeder - foul #3 on Jeffrey Schroeder, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), Howard Bates (SF), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Gilbert (PG) Jeffrey Schroeder | |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Gary Michael misses the free throw | 41-23 |
| 19:17 | N. Central | David Broadus grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 19:00 | N. Central | David Broadus drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Gilbert | 41-25 |
| 18:43 | Carthage | Gary Michael can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 18:42 | N. Central | Roy Barna gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 18:34 | N. Central | Major Cross is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Major Cross, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Edward Halls, Howard Bates, James Summers, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 18:20 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Gilbert - foul #3 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Cummings (PG) Michael Gilbert | |
| 18:20 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 18:20 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 18:20 | N. Central | David Broadus pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 18:00 | N. Central | James Hall misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 17:58 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 17:50 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Leonard | 44-25 |
| 17:39 | N. Central | James Hall banks in the layup and the foul's on Calvin Pfeil - foul #1 on Calvin Pfeil, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG) Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 17:39 | N. Central | James Hall makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-28 |
| 17:18 | Carthage | Joseph Watts misses the tip | 44-28 |
| 17:16 | N. Central | The rebound goes to James Hall | 44-28 |
| 16:52 | N. Central | Major Cross knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 44-30 |
| 16:36 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Edward Halls (SG), Howard Bates (SF), James Summers (PF), Steve Havens (C) Gary Michael, Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski (SF), Joshua Smith (PF) James Hall, Major Cross | |
| 16:17 | N. Central | Joshua Smith misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-30 |
| 16:15 | Carthage | Steve Havens gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:00 | Carthage | Howard Bates makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Summers (fresh) C - Steve Havens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kevin Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Wieckowski (fresh) PF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Broadus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 47-33 |
| 15:27 | Carthage | Howard Bates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-33 |
| 15:25 | Carthage | James Summers tips it back up and in | 49-33 |
| 15:09 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 15:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Summers | 49-33 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Steve Havens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Broadus - foul #1 on David Broadus, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Nicholas Stowell (SF), Joseph Watts (PF) Alex Schrecengost, Edward Halls, Howard Bates, James Summers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), James Hall (SF), Major Cross (PF) Kevin Cummings, Roy Barna, Daniel Wieckowski, David Broadus | |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Calvin Pfeil steps in front of the Jeffrey Schroeder pass | 51-33 |
| 14:24 | Carthage | Joseph Watts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Pfeil | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:19 | N. Central | Michael Gilbert buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Hall | 53-35 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell is fouled on the floor by James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Arthur Leonard (C) Steve Havens | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:51 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard is called for a backcourt violation | 53-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jacques Stone (C) Joshua Smith | |
| 13:37 | N. Central | Major Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-35 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Gary Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil double dribbles | 53-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Barna (SG), Harold Barrier (PF), David Broadus (C) Michael Gilbert, Major Cross, Jacques Stone | |
| 13:05 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Barrier | 53-37 |
| 12:47 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Gary Michael | 55-37 |
| 12:25 | N. Central | Harold Barrier knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Schroeder | 55-39 |
| 12:12 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-39 |
| 12:11 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Michael | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jeffrey Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Broadus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | N. Central | James Hall clanks a floater from the left block | 58-39 |
| 11:27 | Carthage | Joseph Watts gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #6 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), James Summers (PF) Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Gilbert (PG), Daniel Wieckowski (SF), Major Cross (PF), Joshua Smith (C) Jeffrey Schroeder, James Hall, Harold Barrier, David Broadus | |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 11:04 | Carthage | Nicholas Stowell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 10:52 | N. Central | Major Cross misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | James Summers is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SG), Howard Bates (SF) Gary Michael, Edward Halls, Nicholas Stowell | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:22 | Carthage | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 10:15 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski misses the jump hook in the lane | 62-39 |
| 10:13 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost grabs the board | 62-39 |
| 09:51 | Carthage | Howard Bates is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #8 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Joseph Watts (PF) Alex Schrecengost, James Summers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder (PG), James Hall (SF), David Broadus (C) Roy Barna, Daniel Wieckowski, Joshua Smith | |
| 09:51 | Carthage | Howard Bates makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 09:51 | Carthage | Howard Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 09:37 | N. Central | James Hall comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 64-39 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard gets the rebound | 64-39 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Howard Bates knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Arthur Leonard | 67-39 |
| 08:55 | N. Central | Major Cross misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-39 |
| 08:54 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard pulls down the rebound | 67-39 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard clanks a shot from the left wing | 67-39 |
| 08:26 | N. Central | Michael Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 08:12 | N. Central | Major Cross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-39 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | James Hall tips it back up and in | 67-41 |
| 07:42 | Carthage | Gary Michael can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-41 |
| 07:41 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Pfeil | 67-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Calvin Pfeil (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Arthur Leonard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jeffrey Schroeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Major Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Broadus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Carthage | Gary Michael hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Watts | 69-41 |
| 06:55 | N. Central | Arthur Leonard swats the shot by Jeffrey Schroeder | 69-41 |
| 06:54 | Carthage | Gary Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 06:31 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard is fouled on the floor by James Hall - foul #4 on James Hall, team foul #9 | 69-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG), Edward Halls (SG), James Summers (PF) Gary Michael, Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Cummings (PG), Daniel Wieckowski (SG), Harold Barrier (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), Jacques Stone (C) Jeffrey Schroeder, Michael Gilbert, James Hall, Major Cross, David Broadus | |
| 06:31 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 06:31 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | Jacques Stone makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Cummings | 71-43 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Howard Bates knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Halls | 73-43 |
| 05:47 | N. Central | Joshua Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-43 |
| 05:45 | Carthage | Howard Bates grabs the board | 73-43 |
| 05:38 | Carthage | James Summers comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 73-43 |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 73-43 |
| 05:19 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Summers and he's fouled by Daniel Wieckowski - foul #1 on Daniel Wieckowski, team foul #10 | 75-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG), Steve Havens (C) Alex Schrecengost, Howard Bates | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 05:19 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the free throw | 76-43 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Nathan Endres steps in front of the Joshua Smith pass | 76-43 |
| 04:43 | Carthage | James Summers misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #11 | 76-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF) Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Gilbert (PG) Harold Barrier | |
| 04:43 | Carthage | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 77-43 |
| 04:43 | Carthage | James Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 04:43 | N. Central | Jacques Stone pulls down the rebound | 77-43 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:24 | N. Central | Edward Halls picks off the pass by Michael Gilbert | 77-43 |
| 04:00 | Carthage | Howard Bates misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 77-43 |
| 03:59 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 77-43 |
| 03:41 | N. Central | Michael Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Edward Halls - foul #2 on Edward Halls, team foul #3 | 77-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG) Nathan Endres | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Barrier (PF), Charles Parker (C) Joshua Smith, Jacques Stone | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Wieckowski (fresh) PF - Harold Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Parker (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Kevin Cummings and the foul's on Howard Bates - foul #1 on Howard Bates, team foul #4 | 77-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG) Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 03:28 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski makes the free throw | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 77-46 |
| 03:05 | N. Central | Charles Parker pulls down the rebound | 77-46 |
| 02:52 | N. Central | Charles Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Gilbert and he's hacked by Howard Bates - foul #2 on Howard Bates, team foul #5 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG) Nathan Endres | |
| Subs | N. Central | Joshua Smith (C) Daniel Wieckowski | |
| 02:52 | N. Central | Charles Parker makes the free throw | 77-49 |
| 02:37 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG) Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 02:17 | N. Central | Harold Barrier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 77-49 |
| 02:16 | N. Central | Joshua Smith tips it back up and in | 77-51 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Michael Gilbert is called for the reach on Nathan Endres - foul #4 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #12 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost (PG) Steve Havens | |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski (SF), Jacques Stone (C) Harold Barrier, Charles Parker | |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Nathan Endres makes the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Nathan Endres misses the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 01:51 | N. Central | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 78-51 |
| 01:36 | N. Central | Joshua Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Gilbert | 78-53 |
| 01:08 | Carthage | James Summers blows the layup | 78-53 |
| 01:07 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Daniel Wieckowski | 78-53 |
| 00:52 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski buries a shot from close range | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | James Summers is hacked by Michael Gilbert - foul #5 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #13 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Carthage | Steve Havens (C) Nathan Endres | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Barrier (SF) Michael Gilbert | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | James Summers misses the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | James Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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) | |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Jacques Stone can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Summers - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #6 | 78-55 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Jacques Stone makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Jacques Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Summers | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost runs out the clock | 78-56 |