| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Arden (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Christopher Farley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ware (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Raines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | John Ware inbounds the ball | 45-21 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | N. Central | The short jumper by Kyle Harper is denied by Howard Arden | 45-21 |
| 19:49 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings tips it home | 45-23 |
| 19:28 | Carthage | Nathan Endres misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-23 |
| 19:27 | N. Central | Kyle Harper pulls down the rebound | 45-23 |
| 19:08 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-23 |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Howard Arden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 18:43 | Carthage | Steve Havens clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-23 |
| 18:41 | N. Central | Charles Raines grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 18:37 | N. Central | Christopher Farley's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Havens | 45-23 |
| 18:35 | Carthage | Howard Bates grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Steve Havens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 45-23 |
| 18:07 | N. Central | Kyle Harper gets the rebound | 45-23 |
| 18:00 | N. Central | Kyle Harper blows the layup | 45-23 |
| 17:59 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings grabs the offensive board | 45-23 |
| 17:45 | N. Central | Christopher Farley misses the lay-in | 45-23 |
| 17:44 | N. Central | Kyle Harper gets the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 17:30 | N. Central | Charles Raines makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Farley | 45-25 |
| 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) | |
| 17:14 | Carthage | Nathan Endres hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Howard Arden | 48-25 |
| 17:01 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 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) | |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Edward Halls is hacked by Kevin Cummings - foul #2 on Kevin Cummings, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Mock (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Frank Ward (PF), George McColley (C) Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Peterson (PG), Jimmy Johnson (SG), Luke Cody (SF), Charles Gutierres (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Christopher Farley, Kevin Cummings, John Ware, Kyle Harper, Charles Raines | |
| 16:25 | Carthage | Nathan Endres buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mike Mock | 51-28 |
| 16:14 | N. Central | Luke Cody misses the lay-in | 51-28 |
| 16:13 | Carthage | George McColley snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 15:59 | Carthage | Nathan Endres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-28 |
| 15:58 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Luke Cody | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Mock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Reiner (fresh) PF - Frank Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George McColley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luke Cody (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:52 | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson travels with the ball | 51-28 |
| 15:31 | Carthage | Frank Ward misses short on a shot from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 15:30 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Endres | 51-28 |
| 15:09 | Carthage | Mike Mock misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luke Cody - foul #2 on Luke Cody, team foul #2 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Cummings (SG), John Ware (SF), Kyle Harper (PF) Thomas Peterson, Jimmy Johnson, Charles Gutierres | |
| 15:09 | Carthage | Mike Mock misses the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 15:09 | Carthage | Mike Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 14:57 | N. Central | Luke Cody is fouled on the floor by Nathan Endres - foul #2 on Nathan Endres, team foul #1 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Farley (PG), Charles Raines (C) Luke Cody, Joe Jacobs | |
| 14:52 | N. Central | John Ware is denied on a layup by George McColley | 52-28 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Frank Ward snags the defensive board | 52-28 |
| 14:24 | Carthage | Nathan Endres connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Mock | 55-28 |
| 14:14 | N. Central | Charles Raines misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by George McColley - foul #1 on George McColley, team foul #2 | 55-28 |
| 14:14 | N. Central | Charles Raines makes the 1st free throw | 55-29 |
| 14:14 | N. Central | Charles Raines makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 13:54 | Carthage | Nathan Endres clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-30 |
| 13:53 | N. Central | Charles Raines grabs the board | 55-30 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Ware and he's hacked by Mike Mock - foul #1 on Mike Mock, team foul #3 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), Howard Bates (SF), Howard Arden (PF), Steve Havens (C) Mike Mock, Robert Reiner, Frank Ward, George McColley | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Gutierres (PF) Kyle Harper | |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings misses the free throw | 55-32 |
| 13:32 | Carthage | Edward Halls gets the rebound | 55-32 |
| 13:03 | Carthage | Nathan Endres misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-32 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Steve Havens snags the offensive board | 55-32 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Edward Halls connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-32 |
| 12:24 | N. Central | John Ware misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-32 |
| 12:22 | Carthage | Steve Havens gets the rebound | 58-32 |
| 11:53 | Carthage | Nathan Endres buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Halls | 61-32 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Arden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Christopher Farley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Cummings (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Ware (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Raines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | N. Central | Kevin Cummings is fouled on the floor by Steve Havens - foul #1 on Steve Havens, team foul #4 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Benner (PG), Mike Mock (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Frank Ward (PF), George McColley (C) Nathan Endres, Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | N. Central | Luke Cody (PG), Jimmy Johnson (SG), Joe Jacobs (SF), Kyle Harper (PF) Christopher Farley, Kevin Cummings, John Ware, Charles Raines | |
| 11:15 | N. Central | Charles Gutierres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG) Gary Benner | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 11:01 | Carthage | Robert Reiner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-32 |
| 10:59 | N. Central | Kyle Harper grabs the board | 61-32 |
| 10:52 | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF) Robert Reiner | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 10:28 | Carthage | Nathan Endres knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Howard Bates | 64-32 |
| 10:10 | N. Central | Luke Cody knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 64-34 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | Nathan Endres clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-34 |
| 09:44 | N. Central | Joe Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 64-34 |
| 09:37 | N. Central | Kyle Harper misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Ward - foul #1 on Frank Ward, team foul #5 | 64-34 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Benner (PG), Edward Halls (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Howard Arden (PF), Steve Havens (C) Nathan Endres, Mike Mock, Howard Bates, Frank Ward, George McColley | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Peterson (PG), Kevin Cummings (SG) Jimmy Johnson, Charles Gutierres | |
| 09:37 | N. Central | Kyle Harper makes the 1st free throw | 64-35 |
| 09:37 | N. Central | Kyle Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| 09:37 | Carthage | Gary Benner pulls down the rebound | 64-35 |
| 09:08 | Carthage | Edward Halls clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-35 |
| 09:06 | Carthage | Howard Arden pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-35 |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Howard Arden misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Peterson - foul #1 on Thomas Peterson, team foul #3 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nathan Endres (PG), Howard Bates (SF) Gary Benner, Robert Reiner | |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Farley (PG), John Ware (SF), Charles Raines (C) Thomas Peterson, Luke Cody, Joe Jacobs | |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Howard Arden makes the 1st free throw | 65-35 |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Howard Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 66-35 |
| 08:34 | N. Central | Kyle Harper travels with the ball | 66-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Benner (PG), Mike Mock (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Frank Ward (PF), George McColley (C) Nathan Endres, Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, Steve Havens | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Peterson (PG), Jimmy Johnson (SG), Luke Cody (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Christopher Farley, Kevin Cummings, John Ware, Kyle Harper, Charles Raines | |
| 08:11 | Carthage | Daniel Brown steps in front of the Mike Mock pass | 66-35 |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Luke Cody's pass is intercepted by Frank Ward | 66-35 |
| 07:32 | Carthage | Mike Mock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-35 |
| 07:31 | N. Central | Thomas Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-35 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Benner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Mock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reiner (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George McColley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luke Cody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) C - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:18 | N. Central | Luke Cody's pass is intercepted by Frank Ward | 66-35 |
| 07:00 | Carthage | Robert Reiner is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #4 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Charles Gutierres (SF) Joe Jacobs | |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Mike Mock buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-35 |
| 06:26 | N. Central | Charles Gutierres makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Johnson | 68-37 |
| 05:58 | Carthage | Robert Reiner is hacked by Jimmy Johnson - foul #1 on Jimmy Johnson, team foul #5 | 68-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Aaron Redfern (PF), Joe Jacobs (C) Thomas Peterson, Daniel Brown | |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Mike Mock buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Benner and the foul's on Jimmy Johnson - foul #2 on Jimmy Johnson, team foul #6 | 70-37 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Mike Mock makes the free throw | 71-37 |
| 05:22 | N. Central | Joe Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Robert Reiner - foul #1 on Robert Reiner, team foul #6 | 71-37 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | Luke Cody is hacked by Gary Benner - foul #1 on Gary Benner, team foul #7 | 71-37 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | Luke Cody makes the 1st free throw | 71-38 |
| 05:02 | N. Central | Luke Cody makes the 2nd free throw | 71-39 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Frank Ward hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mike Mock and he's fouled by Aaron Redfern - foul #1 on Aaron Redfern, team foul #7 | 73-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Peterson (PG), Daniel Brown (PF) Jimmy Johnson, Aaron Redfern | |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Frank Ward makes the free throw | 74-39 |
| 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) | |
| 04:33 | N. Central | Thomas Peterson knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Brown | 74-41 |
| 04:04 | Carthage | Frank Ward hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Mike Mock and he's fouled by Charles Gutierres - foul #2 on Charles Gutierres, team foul #8 | 76-41 |
| 04:04 | Carthage | Frank Ward makes the free throw | 77-41 |
| 03:50 | N. Central | Daniel Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-41 |
| 03:48 | Carthage | George McColley grabs the board | 77-41 |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Carthage | George McColley loses the dribble to Thomas Peterson | 77-41 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Benner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Mock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Reiner (tiring) PF - Frank Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George McColley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Cody (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) C - Charles Gutierres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | N. Central | Joe Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Mike Mock | 77-41 |
| 03:02 | Carthage | Gary Benner slams it home set up by Mike Mock | 79-41 |
| 02:47 | N. Central | Daniel Brown buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Peterson and the foul's on Frank Ward - foul #2 on Frank Ward, team foul #8 | 79-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson (SG) Charles Gutierres | |
| 02:47 | N. Central | Daniel Brown makes the free throw | 79-44 |
| 02:30 | Carthage | Gary Benner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-44 |
| 02:28 | Carthage | George McColley gets the offensive rebound | 79-44 |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Robert Reiner is whistled for traveling | 79-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Aaron Redfern (PF), Charles Gutierres (C) Thomas Peterson, Daniel Brown | |
| 01:51 | N. Central | Joe Jacobs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-47 |
| 01:45 | Carthage | Gary Benner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 79-47 |
| 01:44 | N. Central | Aaron Redfern grabs the defensive rebound | 79-47 |
| 01:34 | N. Central | Luke Cody hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joe Jacobs | 79-49 |
| 01:18 | Carthage | Gary Benner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 79-49 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | Aaron Redfern grabs the defensive rebound | 79-49 |
| 01:12 | N. Central | Luke Cody lays it up and in | 79-51 |
| 01:00 | Carthage | Frank Ward clanks a jumper from the right wing | 79-51 |
| 00:58 | N. Central | Luke Cody pulls down the rebound | 79-51 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | N. Central | Mike Mock is called for the reach on Jimmy Johnson - foul #2 on Mike Mock, team foul #9 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Peterson (PG) Aaron Redfern | |
| 00:52 | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | George McColley grabs the defensive rebound | 79-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Carthage | Gary Benner misses short on a floater in the lane | 79-51 |
| 00:29 | N. Central | Charles Gutierres snags the defensive board | 79-51 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Mock - foul #3 on Mike Mock, team foul #10 | 79-51 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-52 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | Jimmy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Frank Ward pulls down the rebound | 79-52 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Gary Benner runs out the clock | 79-52 |