| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Markey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Truett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roland Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Comes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Stott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Benning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Christopher Stott inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Carthage | Christopher Stott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 19:52 | Defiance | Gary Truett snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:31 | Defiance | John Benning blocks the short jumper by Robert Markey | 42-36 |
| 19:29 | Defiance | Gary Truett snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:24 | Defiance | Robert Markey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Robert Frazier, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:24 | Defiance | Robert Markey makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:24 | Defiance | Robert Markey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:10 | Carthage | David Comes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by John Benning | 44-38 |
| 19:01 | Defiance | Gary Truett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-38 |
| 18:59 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Bark | 44-38 |
| 18:54 | Defiance | Robert Markey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Christopher Stott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:33 | Carthage | Christopher Stott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 18:31 | Defiance | Gary Truett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:12 | Defiance | The short jumper by Roland Greene is denied by John Benning | 44-38 |
| 18:11 | Carthage | Robert Frazier pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:01 | Carthage | David Comes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dollard - foul #2 on Joseph Dollard, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 17:36 | Carthage | David Comes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dollard as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Joseph Dollard, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Pinkerton (SF), Bernard Chandler (C) Dennis Bark, Roland Greene | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (PG) Robert Frazier | |
| 17:22 | Carthage | John Benning knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 17:15 | Defiance | James Pinkerton hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Markey and the foul's on Christopher Stott - foul #2 on Christopher Stott, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dean Palmisano (PG), Ryan Stanback (SG), Kenneth Deputy (C) Robert Markey, Joseph Dollard, Gary Truett | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenneth Leonard (SG), George Booze (PF), Miles Clark (C) David Comes, John Benning, Clayton Hamilton | |
| 17:15 | Defiance | James Pinkerton makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:54 | Carthage | Christopher Stott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Culbert (SF) Christopher Stott | |
| 16:35 | Defiance | Kenneth Deputy makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Chandler | 49-41 |
| 16:15 | Carthage | George Booze knocks in the floater from close range | 49-43 |
| 16:01 | Defiance | George Booze is called for the reach on Bernard Chandler - foul #3 on George Booze, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Markey (PG), Joseph Dollard (SG), Dennis Bark (SF), Gary Truett (PF), Roland Greene (C) Dean Palmisano, Ryan Stanback, James Pinkerton, Bernard Chandler, Kenneth Deputy | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Frazier (PG), David Comes (SG), John Benning (SF), Clayton Hamilton (C) Shawn Huffman, Kenneth Leonard, Mike Culbert, George Booze | |
| 15:44 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Markey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Truett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roland Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Comes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Benning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Miles Clark (fresh) C - Clayton Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Carthage | Robert Markey takes the ball from Clayton Hamilton | 51-43 |
| 15:27 | Defiance | Robert Markey misses the easy layup | 51-43 |
| 15:26 | Carthage | Robert Frazier snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 15:22 | Carthage | Robert Frazier loses the ball out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Stott (SF), Jim Edwards (PF) John Benning, Miles Clark | |
| 14:57 | Defiance | Roland Greene misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 14:56 | Defiance | Roland Greene tips it but misses | 51-43 |
| 14:55 | Carthage | Jim Edwards gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Robert Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 14:48 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Gary Truett | 51-43 |
| 14:36 | Defiance | David Comes steals the ball from Gary Truett | 51-43 |
| 14:20 | Carthage | Christopher Stott is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dean Palmisano (PG), Ryan Stanback (SG), James Pinkerton (SF), Bernard Chandler (PF) Robert Markey, Joseph Dollard, Dennis Bark, Gary Truett | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Benning (C) Clayton Hamilton | |
| 14:02 | Defiance | Ryan Stanback comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 14:01 | Carthage | Jim Edwards gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:54 | Carthage | Christopher Stott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 13:52 | Carthage | John Benning pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:33 | Carthage | Robert Frazier knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Comes | 51-45 |
| 13:14 | Defiance | John Benning steals the ball from Dean Palmisano | 51-45 |
| 12:59 | Carthage | John Benning misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 12:58 | Carthage | Jim Edwards tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 12:39 | Defiance | Robert Frazier is called for the reach on Bernard Chandler - foul #2 on Robert Frazier, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Markey (PG), Joseph Dollard (SG), Dennis Bark (SF), Gary Truett (PF) Dean Palmisano, Ryan Stanback, James Pinkerton, Roland Greene | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), George Booze (PF), Clayton Hamilton (C) Robert Frazier, David Comes, Christopher Stott, Jim Edwards | |
| 12:24 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 12:23 | Carthage | John Benning gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:05 | Carthage | John Benning's pass is intercepted by Robert Markey | 51-47 |
| 11:47 | Defiance | Bernard Chandler connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Dollard | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Markey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Truett (fresh) 7 reb. C - Bernard Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Shawn Huffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Benning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - George Booze (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clayton Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Carthage | Shawn Huffman misses the floater from the left side | 53-47 |
| 11:24 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Gary Truett | 53-47 |
| 11:04 | Defiance | Gary Truett buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Markey and he's fouled by John Benning - foul #2 on John Benning, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Pinkerton (SF), Kenneth Deputy (C) Dennis Bark, Bernard Chandler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Stott (SF), Jim Edwards (PF) John Benning, George Booze | |
| 11:04 | Defiance | Gary Truett makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:44 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Deputy - foul #2 on Kenneth Deputy, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| 10:44 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:44 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:23 | Defiance | Robert Markey misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Shawn Huffman - foul #2 on Shawn Huffman, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Frazier (PG), David Comes (SG), George Booze (C) Shawn Huffman, Kenneth Leonard, Clayton Hamilton | |
| 10:23 | Defiance | Robert Markey makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:23 | Defiance | Robert Markey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | George Booze knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Comes | 58-52 |
| 09:58 | Defiance | Robert Markey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 58-52 |
| 09:56 | Defiance | Gary Truett gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Markey and the foul's on George Booze - foul #4 on George Booze, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dean Palmisano (PG), Dennis Bark (SF), Roland Greene (C) Robert Markey, James Pinkerton, Gary Truett | |
| Subs | Carthage | Miles Clark (C) George Booze | |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:26 | Carthage | Christopher Stott makes the shot from the right block | 61-54 |
| 09:02 | Defiance | Roland Greene buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dean Palmisano | 63-54 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | Roland Greene denies the turnaround by Miles Clark | 63-54 |
| 08:36 | Defiance | Dennis Bark snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 08:16 | Defiance | Roland Greene scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Dollard | 65-54 |
| 08:00 | Carthage | David Comes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dollard - foul #4 on Joseph Dollard, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Markey (PG), Ryan Stanback (SG), James Pinkerton (SF), Gary Truett (PF), Bernard Chandler (C) Dean Palmisano, Joseph Dollard, Dennis Bark, Kenneth Deputy, Roland Greene | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), John Benning (SF), George Booze (PF), Clayton Hamilton (C) Robert Frazier, David Comes, Christopher Stott, Jim Edwards, Miles Clark | |
| 07:51 | Carthage | John Benning makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Huffman and he's hacked by James Pinkerton - foul #1 on James Pinkerton, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| 07:51 | Carthage | John Benning makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 07:28 | Defiance | Kenneth Leonard steps in front of the James Pinkerton pass | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Markey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Stanback (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Pinkerton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Truett (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Bernard Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Shawn Huffman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Benning (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - George Booze (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Clayton Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Carthage | George Booze loses the ball out of bounds | 65-57 |
| 06:59 | Defiance | Ryan Stanback drills a 3 from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 06:43 | Carthage | Shawn Huffman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Leonard | 68-60 |
| 06:39 | Defiance | Shawn Huffman steps in front of the Robert Markey pass in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Shawn Huffman hits the finger roll | 68-62 |
| 06:20 | Defiance | Ryan Stanback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 06:18 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to James Pinkerton | 68-62 |
| 05:57 | Defiance | Ryan Stanback connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Markey | 71-62 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | George Booze misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Dollard (SG), Dennis Bark (SF), Roland Greene (C) Ryan Stanback, James Pinkerton, Bernard Chandler | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Frazier (PG), David Comes (SG), Christopher Stott (SF), Jim Edwards (PF) Shawn Huffman, Kenneth Leonard, John Benning, George Booze | |
| 05:29 | Carthage | Roland Greene is called for the reach on Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Roland Greene, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| 05:11 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Gary Truett | 71-62 |
| 04:54 | Defiance | Roland Greene knocks in the floater from the right block | 73-62 |
| 04:32 | Carthage | Robert Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 04:30 | Defiance | Roland Greene snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 04:20 | Defiance | Robert Markey buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Bark | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Carthage | Christopher Stott misses the dunk | 75-62 |
| 03:54 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton tips it but misses | 75-62 |
| 03:52 | Defiance | Gary Truett snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Roland Greene misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clayton Hamilton - foul #1 on Clayton Hamilton, team foul #8 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dean Palmisano (PG), Bernard Chandler (PF) Robert Markey, Gary Truett | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Roland Greene makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:46 | Defiance | Roland Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:46 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Christopher Stott misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Bark - foul #2 on Dennis Bark, team foul #7 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Benning (C) Clayton Hamilton | |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Christopher Stott makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Christopher Stott makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Dean Palmisano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernard Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Greene (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Comes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Stott (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Benning (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Defiance | John Benning is called for the reach on Roland Greene - foul #3 on John Benning, team foul #9 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Pinkerton (SF) Dennis Bark | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 03:15 | Defiance | Roland Greene makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 03:15 | Defiance | Roland Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:52 | Carthage | Robert Frazier is fouled on the floor by Dean Palmisano - foul #2 on Dean Palmisano, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ryan Stanback (SG), Kenneth Deputy (C) Joseph Dollard, Roland Greene | |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (SG), George Booze (C) David Comes, Jim Edwards | |
| 02:52 | Carthage | Robert Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:52 | Defiance | Kenneth Deputy grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 02:52 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Defiance | Robert Frazier steals the ball from Dean Palmisano | 78-64 |
| 02:25 | Carthage | Shawn Huffman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Frazier | 78-66 |
| 02:03 | Defiance | Ryan Stanback knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dean Palmisano | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Robert Frazier buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Stott | 81-69 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | James Pinkerton lays it up and in set up by Dean Palmisano | 83-69 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | Robert Frazier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-69 |
| 01:15 | Carthage | John Benning snags the offensive board | 83-69 |
| 01:01 | Carthage | Robert Frazier misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-69 |
| 01:00 | Defiance | Kenneth Deputy grabs the board | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Defiance | Dean Palmisano is hacked by Robert Frazier - foul #3 on Robert Frazier, team foul #10 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Dollard (SG), Dennis Bark (SF), Gary Truett (PF), Roland Greene (C) Ryan Stanback, James Pinkerton, Bernard Chandler, Kenneth Deputy | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenneth Leonard (SG), Miles Clark (C) Robert Frazier, Christopher Stott | |
| 00:37 | Defiance | Dean Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:37 | Defiance | Dean Palmisano misses the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:37 | Carthage | Miles Clark pulls down the rebound | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Carthage | Joseph Dollard steals the ball from George Booze | 84-69 |
| 00:27 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard lays it up and in | 86-69 |
| 00:22 | Carthage | The jump hook by John Benning is blocked by Gary Truett | 86-69 |
| 00:21 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard snags the defensive board | 86-69 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Dean Palmisano runs out the clock | 86-69 |