| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Comes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Stott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clayton Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Sam Glover (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Klimas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pedrosa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lyle Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:31 | N. Central | Todd Walker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Robert Frazier, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:31 | N. Central | Todd Walker makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:31 | N. Central | Todd Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 19:20 | Carthage | David Comes misses short on a jumper from close range | 44-38 |
| 19:19 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:57 | N. Central | Lyle Snyder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Klimas | 44-40 |
| 18:38 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 18:37 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Todd Walker | 44-40 |
| 18:14 | N. Central | Sam Glover knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 18:01 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Stott | 46-42 |
| 17:38 | N. Central | Lyle Snyder travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Sam Glover steals it from Robert Frazier | 46-42 |
| 17:14 | N. Central | Robert Klimas slams it home on a nice dish by Sam Glover | 46-44 |
| 16:58 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 46-44 |
| 16:57 | Carthage | Jim Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Jim Edwards's pass is intercepted by Robert Klimas | 46-44 |
| 16:24 | N. Central | David Comes swats the layup by Lyle Snyder | 46-44 |
| 16:22 | N. Central | Todd Walker tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 16:21 | Carthage | Jim Edwards gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:03 | Carthage | Robert Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Robert Klimas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Comes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Stott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Clayton Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Sam Glover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Klimas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Pedrosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyle Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | N. Central | Robert Klimas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), John Benning (SF), George Booze (PF), Miles Clark (C) Robert Frazier, David Comes, Christopher Stott, Jim Edwards, Clayton Hamilton | |
| Subs | N. Central | Rod Stevens (PG), Jason Takacs (SG), Eric Winget (SF), Eddy Oldham (PF), Warren Gatlin (C) Sam Glover, Robert Klimas, Richard Pedrosa, Lyle Snyder, Todd Walker | |
| 15:30 | Carthage | Miles Clark's floater is tipped away by Warren Gatlin | 46-44 |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Miles Clark gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:15 | Carthage | Shawn Huffman is called for 5 seconds | 46-44 |
| 15:07 | N. Central | Shawn Huffman is called for the reach on Rod Stevens - foul #1 on Shawn Huffman, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| 14:59 | N. Central | Eric Winget drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Rod Stevens | 46-46 |
| 14:43 | Carthage | Eric Winget steps in front of the Kenneth Leonard pass | 46-46 |
| 14:30 | N. Central | Eric Winget lays it in on a great pass from Jason Takacs | 46-48 |
| 14:14 | Carthage | Kenneth Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Comes (SG), Christopher Stott (SF), Jim Edwards (PF), Clayton Hamilton (C) Kenneth Leonard, John Benning, George Booze, Miles Clark | |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Glover (PG), Robert Klimas (SG) Jason Takacs, Warren Gatlin | |
| 14:04 | N. Central | Robert Klimas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Frazier (PG) Shawn Huffman | |
| Subs | N. Central | Lyle Snyder (PF), Todd Walker (C) Eddy Oldham, Eric Winget | |
| 13:41 | Carthage | Christopher Stott loses the dribble to Rod Stevens | 46-48 |
| 13:26 | N. Central | Robert Klimas is hacked by David Comes - foul #2 on David Comes, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa (SF) Rod Stevens | |
| 13:19 | N. Central | Todd Walker misses the floater from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:17 | Carthage | Robert Frazier snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| 12:36 | N. Central | Clayton Hamilton picks off the pass by Richard Pedrosa | 46-48 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | David Comes is fouled on the floor by Robert Klimas - foul #3 on Robert Klimas, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), John Benning (C) Robert Frazier, David Comes, Clayton Hamilton | |
| Subs | N. Central | Rod Stevens (SG), Eddy Oldham (PF), Eric Winget (C) Robert Klimas, Lyle Snyder, Todd Walker | |
| 11:54 | Carthage | Sam Glover is called for the reach on Shawn Huffman - foul #2 on Sam Glover, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | George Booze (C) Jim Edwards | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Takacs (SG) Sam Glover | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Shawn Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Stott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Benning (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Booze (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Rod Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Takacs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Pedrosa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddy Oldham (fresh) C - Eric Winget (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Carthage | John Benning buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-48 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | John Benning pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:50 | Carthage | Christopher Stott lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Pedrosa - foul #3 on Richard Pedrosa, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Frazier (PG), David Comes (SG), Jim Edwards (PF), Clayton Hamilton (C) Shawn Huffman, Kenneth Leonard, John Benning, George Booze | |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Glover (PG), Robert Klimas (SG), Lyle Snyder (PF), Todd Walker (C) Jason Takacs, Richard Pedrosa, Eddy Oldham, Eric Winget | |
| 10:50 | Carthage | Christopher Stott makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:32 | N. Central | Robert Klimas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | Todd Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:07 | N. Central | David Comes takes the ball from Rod Stevens | 51-48 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Jim Edwards is hacked by Lyle Snyder - foul #1 on Lyle Snyder, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Benning (SF) Christopher Stott | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 09:41 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Comes | 53-48 |
| 09:31 | N. Central | Sam Glover is fouled on the floor by Robert Frazier - foul #2 on Robert Frazier, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa (SF) Rod Stevens | |
| 09:20 | N. Central | Clayton Hamilton is called for the reach on Todd Walker - foul #3 on Clayton Hamilton, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 09:06 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:05 | N. Central | Robert Klimas can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 09:03 | Carthage | Jim Edwards snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:56 | Carthage | Richard Pedrosa steals it from John Benning | 53-48 |
| 08:39 | N. Central | Robert Klimas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 08:37 | N. Central | Todd Walker tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | Jim Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 08:06 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | David Comes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 07:50 | N. Central | Todd Walker snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Comes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Benning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Clayton Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Sam Glover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Klimas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Pedrosa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:46 | N. Central | Sam Glover clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-50 |
| 07:44 | N. Central | Todd Walker can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 07:42 | Carthage | John Benning pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:23 | Carthage | Robert Frazier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 07:21 | Carthage | John Benning tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 07:10 | N. Central | Sam Glover loses the dribble to Robert Frazier | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | Carthage | Jim Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:57 | N. Central | Todd Walker pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Robert Klimas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-50 |
| 06:52 | N. Central | Todd Walker tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 06:47 | Carthage | Robert Frazier connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Benning | 57-52 |
| 06:41 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa knocks in the jumper from the right block | 57-54 |
| 06:34 | Carthage | Robert Frazier hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Benning | 60-54 |
| 06:07 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 06:06 | Carthage | Jim Edwards pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | John Benning drills a jumper from the right block | 62-54 |
| 05:37 | N. Central | Sam Glover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Jim Edwards snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:11 | Carthage | Sam Glover steps in front of the John Benning pass | 62-54 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | Todd Walker buries a jump hook in the paint | 62-56 |
| 04:40 | Carthage | The jump hook by Clayton Hamilton is blocked by Todd Walker | 62-56 |
| 04:39 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Todd Walker | 62-56 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | Clayton Hamilton swats the short shot by Richard Pedrosa | 62-56 |
| 04:15 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:11 | Carthage | Robert Frazier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 04:09 | N. Central | Lyle Snyder grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 03:47 | N. Central | The short jumper by Lyle Snyder is denied by Jim Edwards | 62-56 |
| 03:46 | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 03:44 | Carthage | Jim Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Robert Frazier (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Comes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Benning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Clayton Hamilton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Sam Glover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Klimas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Pedrosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Snyder (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Walker (tiring) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Carthage | Lyle Snyder denies the turnaround by John Benning | 62-56 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Clayton Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:09 | N. Central | Sam Glover knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Klimas | 64-59 |
| 02:47 | Carthage | Robert Frazier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 02:45 | N. Central | Robert Klimas snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:32 | N. Central | Todd Walker is fouled on the floor by Clayton Hamilton - foul #4 on Clayton Hamilton, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Shawn Huffman (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Christopher Stott (SF), George Booze (PF), Miles Clark (C) Robert Frazier, David Comes, John Benning, Jim Edwards, Clayton Hamilton | |
| Subs | N. Central | Rod Stevens (PG), Jason Takacs (SG), Eric Winget (SF), Eddy Oldham (PF), Warren Gatlin (C) Sam Glover, Robert Klimas, Richard Pedrosa, Lyle Snyder, Todd Walker | |
| 02:22 | N. Central | Eddy Oldham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | Shawn Huffman gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:15 | Carthage | Christopher Stott connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Leonard | 66-59 |
| 01:50 | N. Central | Warren Gatlin misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Leonard - foul #1 on Kenneth Leonard, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Frazier (PG), David Comes (SG), Jim Edwards (PF), Clayton Hamilton (C) Shawn Huffman, Kenneth Leonard, George Booze, Miles Clark | |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Glover (PG), Robert Klimas (SG), Lyle Snyder (PF), Todd Walker (C) Rod Stevens, Jason Takacs, Eric Winget, Eddy Oldham | |
| 01:50 | N. Central | Warren Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:50 | N. Central | Warren Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:50 | Carthage | Jim Edwards gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 01:34 | Carthage | Robert Klimas steals the ball from David Comes | 66-59 |
| 01:20 | N. Central | Robert Klimas connects on the runner from the left block | 66-61 |
| 01:07 | Carthage | Todd Walker steals the ball from Christopher Stott | 66-61 |
| 00:48 | N. Central | Sam Glover hits a runner from close range | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Robert Frazier loses the ball out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Pedrosa (SF) Warren Gatlin | |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Clayton Hamilton is called for the reach on Sam Glover - foul #5 on Clayton Hamilton, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Benning (C) Clayton Hamilton | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Sam Glover makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:19 | N. Central | Sam Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Jim Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Klimas - foul #4 on Robert Klimas, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Robert Frazier is hacked by Sam Glover - foul #3 on Sam Glover, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Robert Klimas is called for the reach on David Comes - foul #5 on Robert Klimas, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Rod Stevens (SG) Robert Klimas | |
| 00:13 | Carthage | David Comes makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | David Comes misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | N. Central | Todd Walker grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 00:06 | N. Central | Sam Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Jim Edwards pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Jim Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Glover - foul #4 on Sam Glover, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Jim Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Jim Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Rod Stevens misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 69-65 |