| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Seaborn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Guinn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Beckner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Mark Pastore (fresh) SG - William Castellon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Mullican (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Vassar (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Lance Mullican inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:34 | N. Central | William Ford is called for the reach on Barry Vassar - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlton Norvell (C) William Ford | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 19:29 | N. Central | Daniel Beckner is called for the reach on Barry Vassar - foul #2 on Daniel Beckner, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 19:17 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 19:15 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Stephan Ryan - foul #1 on Stephan Ryan, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:56 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Pastore | 39-43 |
| 18:20 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 18:19 | Carthage | Christopher Guinn misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 18:17 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | Barry Vassar connects on the shot from the right block set up by Mark Pastore | 39-45 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| 17:47 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 39-45 |
| 17:45 | Carthage | Daniel Revis snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 17:30 | Carthage | Barry Vassar blocks the short jumper by Christopher Guinn | 39-45 |
| 17:29 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Stephan Ryan | 39-45 |
| 17:03 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Eric Seaborn - foul #3 on Eric Seaborn, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Russell (PG), Roland Nash (SF), Kevin Paczkowski (PF) Eric Seaborn, Christopher Guinn, Daniel Beckner | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Morgan (PG) Mark Pastore | |
| 17:03 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:42 | Carthage | Kevin Paczkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 16:41 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 16:35 | N. Central | Barry Vassar scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stephan Ryan | 39-50 |
| 16:15 | Carthage | Roland Nash can't throw it down | 39-50 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | Kevin Paczkowski can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 16:11 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 15:45 | N. Central | Lance Mullican is called for traveling | 39-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Seaborn (PG), Christopher Guinn (SF), William Ford (C) Robert Russell, Daniel Revis, Carlton Norvell | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Bailey (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF) Lance Mullican, Barry Vassar | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Seaborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roland Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Guinn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Paczkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Castellon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gilliard (fresh) C - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Carthage | William Ford clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Stephan Ryan - foul #2 on Stephan Ryan, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Beckner (PF) Kevin Paczkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Mark Pastore (PG) Kevin Morgan | |
| 15:23 | Carthage | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:23 | Carthage | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 15:04 | N. Central | Daniel Beckner swats the layup by Stephan Ryan | 41-50 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan tips it but misses | 41-50 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Christopher Guinn's floater is tipped away by Robert Gilliard | 41-50 |
| 14:42 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:26 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan is whistled for a carry | 41-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (SG) Roland Nash | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 14:15 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 13:57 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan blows the layup but the foul's on William Ford - foul #4 on William Ford, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roland Nash (SF), Kevin Paczkowski (C) Christopher Guinn, William Ford | |
| Subs | N. Central | Lance Mullican (SF), Barry Vassar (PF) Robert Bailey, Robert Gilliard | |
| 13:57 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:57 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:34 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Pastore - foul #3 on Mark Pastore, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlton Norvell (C) Daniel Beckner | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Morgan (PG) Mark Pastore | |
| 13:34 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:34 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:18 | N. Central | Barry Vassar is hacked by Kevin Paczkowski - foul #2 on Kevin Paczkowski, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Russell (PG) Eric Seaborn | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:02 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lance Mullican and the foul's on Robert Russell - foul #3 on Robert Russell, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| 13:02 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Daniel Revis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 12:45 | N. Central | Lance Mullican grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:38 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan blows the layup | 46-53 |
| 12:37 | Carthage | Kevin Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Robert Russell's layup is rejected by Stephan Ryan | 46-53 |
| 12:14 | N. Central | Barry Vassar grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 11:51 | N. Central | Barry Vassar connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Castellon | 46-55 |
| 11:32 | Carthage | Daniel Revis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 11:31 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan grabs the board | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roland Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Paczkowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlton Norvell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Castellon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Mullican (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Vassar (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (tiring) 25 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:17 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Castellon | 46-57 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | William Castellon is called for the reach on Roland Nash - foul #1 on William Castellon, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Seaborn (PG), Christopher Guinn (SF), Daniel Beckner (PF) Robert Russell, Roland Nash, Kevin Paczkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Lewis (PG), Michael Titus (SG), Robert Bailey (PF), Robert Gilliard (C) Kevin Morgan, William Castellon, Barry Vassar, Stephan Ryan | |
| 10:39 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 10:38 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Lance Mullican | 46-57 |
| 10:14 | N. Central | Robert Bailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 10:13 | Carthage | Daniel Revis grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Daniel Revis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Barry Vassar (PF) Lance Mullican | |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Daniel Revis misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Daniel Revis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:55 | N. Central | Robert Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 09:36 | N. Central | Michael Titus snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Barry Vassar is fouled on the floor by Carlton Norvell - foul #2 on Carlton Norvell, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roland Nash (SG), Kevin Paczkowski (C) Daniel Revis, Carlton Norvell | |
| Subs | N. Central | Mark Pastore (PG), Kevin Morgan (SG), Stephan Ryan (C) John Lewis, Michael Titus, Robert Gilliard | |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:21 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:04 | Carthage | Robert Bailey denies the turnaround by Kevin Paczkowski | 47-62 |
| 09:03 | N. Central | Barry Vassar pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 08:37 | N. Central | Mark Pastore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | William Castellon (SG), Robert Gilliard (PF) Kevin Morgan, Barry Vassar | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 08:28 | Carthage | Christopher Guinn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 08:27 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 07:58 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan's pass is intercepted by Roland Nash | 47-62 |
| 07:55 | Carthage | Roland Nash blows the layup | 47-62 |
| 07:54 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 07:36 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Mark Pastore | 47-64 |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Seaborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roland Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Guinn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Beckner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Paczkowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Mark Pastore (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castellon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Gilliard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (tiring) 29 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan clanks a floater from the right block | 50-64 |
| 06:57 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard tips it but misses | 50-64 |
| 06:55 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:39 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan's pass is intercepted by Kevin Paczkowski | 50-64 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Roland Nash clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 06:23 | Carthage | Roland Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Christopher Guinn lays it in | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:49 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses long on a jumper in the paint | 52-64 |
| 05:47 | N. Central | Robert Bailey grabs the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 05:47 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (SG), Carlton Norvell (PF), William Ford (C) Christopher Guinn, Daniel Beckner, Kevin Paczkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Lance Mullican (SF), Barry Vassar (PF) Robert Bailey, Robert Gilliard | |
| 05:32 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan hits the finger roll | 52-66 |
| 05:17 | Carthage | Daniel Revis is fouled on the floor by Stephan Ryan - foul #3 on Stephan Ryan, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Russell (PG) Eric Seaborn | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 05:04 | Carthage | Daniel Revis hits a 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Barry Vassar is fouled on the floor by William Ford - foul #5 on William Ford, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Paczkowski (PF) William Ford | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Morgan (PG), Robert Gilliard (C) Mark Pastore, Stephan Ryan | |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:34 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-68 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | Barry Vassar is hacked by Kevin Paczkowski - foul #3 on Kevin Paczkowski, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Guinn (SF) Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:17 | N. Central | Barry Vassar makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | Barry Vassar misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:17 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:04 | Carthage | Daniel Revis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Paczkowski | 59-69 |
| 03:56 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Seaborn (PG), Daniel Beckner (PF) Roland Nash, Kevin Paczkowski | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Titus (SG), Stephan Ryan (C) William Castellon, Robert Gilliard | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:48 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn is hacked by Michael Titus - foul #2 on Michael Titus, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| 03:48 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:48 | Carthage | Eric Seaborn misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:48 | N. Central | Lance Mullican grabs the board | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Barry Vassar drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Titus | 60-71 |
| 03:16 | Carthage | Daniel Revis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Mark Pastore (PG) Michael Titus | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Seaborn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Guinn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Beckner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Norvell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Mark Pastore (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Mullican (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Vassar (fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Mark Pastore is hacked by Carlton Norvell - foul #3 on Carlton Norvell, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Carthage | Roland Nash (C) Carlton Norvell | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Mark Pastore makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Mark Pastore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Daniel Beckner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-73 |
| 02:50 | N. Central | Lance Mullican gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| 02:29 | N. Central | Barry Vassar misses the lay-in | 60-73 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | Barry Vassar hits the follow up shot | 60-75 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | Christopher Guinn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 02:07 | Carthage | Daniel Beckner hits the follow up shot | 62-75 |
| 01:55 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Revis - foul #3 on Daniel Revis, team foul #11 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Russell (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Kevin Paczkowski (PF), Carlton Norvell (C) Eric Seaborn, Daniel Revis, Christopher Guinn, Daniel Beckner | |
| Subs | N. Central | John Lewis (SG), Michael Titus (SF), Robert Bailey (PF), Robert Gilliard (C) Mark Pastore, Lance Mullican, Barry Vassar, Stephan Ryan | |
| 01:55 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 01:55 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:35 | Carthage | Carlton Norvell loses the ball out of bounds | 62-77 |
| 01:25 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-77 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| 01:11 | Carthage | Michael Harris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-77 |
| 01:10 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 01:05 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 62-79 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | John Lewis takes the ball from Michael Harris | 62-79 |
| 00:53 | N. Central | Michael Titus banks in the layup set up by John Lewis | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Carthage | Roland Nash makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:22 | N. Central | Robert Bailey scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Morgan | 64-83 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Robert Bailey picks off the pass by Carlton Norvell | 64-83 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Kevin Morgan runs out the clock | 64-83 |