| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Coles (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Guan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk blows the dunk | 31-30 |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Richard Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | James Coles gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Carthage | John Guan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:09 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | John Guan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Kirk - foul #2 on Thomas Kirk, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | John Guan makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Carthage | John Guan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Thomas Kirk | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Messiah | Lester Weir hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Richard Carter misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 17:41 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:36 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Merganthaler | 32-37 |
| 17:21 | Carthage | Richard Carter's pass is intercepted by Robert Lathrop | 32-37 |
| 17:16 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop lays it up and in | 32-39 |
| 17:04 | Carthage | Willie Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 17:03 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:42 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Robert Lathrop and he's fouled by James Coles - foul #2 on James Coles, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG), James Smith (SF), David Thomas (PF), Leonard Fuhr (C) Willie Jordan, Ricky Kitchen, James Coles, John Guan | |
| Subs | Messiah | George Walsh (PG), Cedric Kendall (SG), Clifton Kilpatrick (SF) Robert Lathrop, Lester Weir, Bruce Marshall | |
| 16:42 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:15 | Carthage | David Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Decicco | 34-42 |
| 16:01 | Messiah | George Walsh buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Merganthaler | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Decicco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - David Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fuhr (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - George Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedric Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Kilpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Carthage | George Walsh steals the ball from James Smith | 34-44 |
| 15:37 | Messiah | Cedric Kendall is fouled on the floor by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Willie Jordan (PG), Michael Stewart (SG) Mark Decicco, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Bruce Marshall (SF), Leonard Williams (C) Cedric Kendall, Kevin Merganthaler, Thomas Kirk | |
| 15:20 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall drills a floater from the baseline | 34-46 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr hits the finger roll set up by James Smith | 36-46 |
| 14:44 | Messiah | Leonard Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 14:42 | Carthage | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | James Smith misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Marshall - foul #3 on Bruce Marshall, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Carter (SG), James Coles (PF), John Guan (C) Michael Stewart, David Thomas, Leonard Fuhr | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lester Weir (SG), Kevin Merganthaler (PF) George Walsh, Leonard Williams | |
| 14:27 | Carthage | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:10 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Richard Carter pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Richard Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:02 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:51 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lathrop | 38-48 |
| 13:28 | Carthage | Lester Weir is called for the reach on James Coles - foul #2 on Lester Weir, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG), Ricky Kitchen (SF) Willie Jordan, James Smith | |
| Subs | Messiah | George Walsh (PG), Alex Wood (SF), Thomas Kirk (C) Robert Lathrop, Bruce Marshall, Clifton Kilpatrick | |
| 13:15 | Carthage | James Coles buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Guan | 41-48 |
| 13:03 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Alex Wood | 41-50 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Mark Decicco is fouled on the floor by Kevin Merganthaler - foul #2 on Kevin Merganthaler, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| 12:27 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen misses long on a runner from close range | 41-50 |
| 12:26 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:12 | Messiah | Lester Weir is fouled on the floor by Mark Decicco - foul #2 on Mark Decicco, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Willie Jordan (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Leonard Fuhr (C) Mark Decicco, Richard Carter, John Guan | |
| Subs | Messiah | Bruce Marshall (SF), Leonard Williams (PF) Alex Wood, Kevin Merganthaler | |
| 11:49 | Messiah | Michael Stewart steps in front of the Thomas Kirk pass | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Coles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Fuhr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - George Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Williams (fresh) C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Carthage | Willie Jordan's pass is intercepted by George Walsh | 41-50 |
| 11:12 | Messiah | George Walsh misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Jordan - foul #3 on Willie Jordan, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Carter (SG), David Thomas (PF) Michael Stewart, James Coles | |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Kevin Merganthaler (PF) Lester Weir, Leonard Williams | |
| 11:12 | Messiah | George Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:12 | Messiah | George Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:45 | Carthage | George Walsh is called for the reach on David Thomas - foul #2 on George Walsh, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Smith (SF), John Guan (C) Ricky Kitchen, Leonard Fuhr | |
| Subs | Messiah | Cedric Kendall (SG), Clifton Kilpatrick (C) George Walsh, Thomas Kirk | |
| 10:27 | Carthage | Cedric Kendall takes the ball from Richard Carter | 41-51 |
| 10:23 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop can't throw it down | 41-51 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 41-51 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Richard Carter makes the jumper from the left side set up by James Smith | 43-51 |
| 09:55 | Messiah | Richard Carter takes the ball from Cedric Kendall | 43-51 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | John Guan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Merganthaler - foul #3 on Kevin Merganthaler, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG), James Coles (PF) Willie Jordan, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lester Weir (SG), Alex Wood (SF), Thomas Kirk (C) Cedric Kendall, Bruce Marshall, Clifton Kilpatrick | |
| 09:38 | Carthage | John Guan makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:38 | Carthage | John Guan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:23 | Messiah | Alex Wood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-51 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | James Coles grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 09:03 | Carthage | James Coles makes the shot from the left side | 47-51 |
| 08:41 | Messiah | John Guan denies the turnaround by Robert Lathrop | 47-51 |
| 08:39 | Messiah | Alex Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:34 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #4 on Richard Carter, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Stewart (SG), Ricky Kitchen (SF), Leonard Fuhr (C) Richard Carter, James Smith, John Guan | |
| Subs | Messiah | Bruce Marshall (SF), Clifton Kilpatrick (PF) Alex Wood, Kevin Merganthaler | |
| 08:14 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Lathrop | 47-53 |
| 07:56 | Carthage | James Coles drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Fuhr | 49-53 |
| 07:39 | Messiah | Clifton Kilpatrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:37 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Mark Decicco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Coles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Fuhr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Weir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Kilpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:24 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Kilpatrick | 49-53 |
| 07:12 | Messiah | Lester Weir connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Lathrop | 49-56 |
| 07:02 | Carthage | James Coles lays it in set up by Mark Decicco | 51-56 |
| 06:42 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall is hacked by Ricky Kitchen - foul #2 on Ricky Kitchen, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Carthage | Willie Jordan (PG), Richard Carter (SG), David Thomas (PF), John Guan (C) Mark Decicco, Michael Stewart, James Coles, Leonard Fuhr | |
| Subs | Messiah | George Walsh (PG), Cedric Kendall (SG), Alex Wood (SF), Kevin Merganthaler (PF) Robert Lathrop, Lester Weir, Bruce Marshall, Thomas Kirk | |
| 06:25 | Messiah | John Guan blocks the short jumper by Alex Wood | 51-56 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Willie Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | David Thomas's layup is rejected by Alex Wood | 51-56 |
| 06:06 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:57 | Messiah | Cedric Kendall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Walsh | 51-59 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ricky Kitchen, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Smith (SF) Ricky Kitchen | |
| Subs | Messiah | Bruce Marshall (SF), Leonard Williams (C) Alex Wood, Clifton Kilpatrick | |
| 05:27 | Messiah | George Walsh clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-59 |
| 05:25 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:02 | Messiah | George Walsh buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Marshall | 51-61 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | David Thomas knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Willie Jordan | 53-61 |
| 04:21 | Messiah | Cedric Kendall can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-61 |
| 04:19 | Messiah | Leonard Williams hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Carthage | John Guan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 03:54 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen (SF), James Coles (PF) James Smith, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Lester Weir (SG), Thomas Kirk (C) George Walsh, Cedric Kendall, Leonard Williams | |
| 03:35 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Guan - foul #2 on John Guan, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| 03:35 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:35 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:35 | Carthage | The rebound goes to John Guan | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Coles (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Guan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Willie Jordan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 03:17 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 02:58 | Messiah | The jump hook by Thomas Kirk is blocked by James Coles | 56-63 |
| 02:56 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 02:39 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-63 |
| 02:37 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall tips it in | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Carthage | James Coles makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ricky Kitchen | 58-65 |
| 02:02 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop lays it up and in set up by Thomas Kirk and the foul's on Ricky Kitchen - foul #4 on Ricky Kitchen, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr (C) John Guan | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 02:02 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:52 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Carter | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-68 |
| 01:34 | Carthage | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 01:28 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Carter | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Messiah | Willie Jordan steals the ball from Bruce Marshall | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Carthage | Willie Jordan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | James Coles snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | Richard Carter drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Jordan | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop is hacked by Willie Jordan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Jordan, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Guan (C) Leonard Fuhr | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:15 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Willie Jordan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Kitchen | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Messiah | Messiah calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Coles (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Guan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 27 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Carthage | John Guan wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:47 | Carthage | Richard Carter's floater is knocked away by Robert Lathrop | 70-70 |
| 04:46 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:26 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Coles - foul #3 on James Coles, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 04:26 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:26 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:12 | Carthage | Richard Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 04:11 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 04:06 | Messiah | James Coles is called for the reach on Bruce Marshall - foul #4 on James Coles, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| 04:06 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:06 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:50 | Carthage | Richard Carter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willie Jordan | 73-74 |
| 03:42 | Messiah | John Guan blocks the short jumper by Kevin Merganthaler | 73-74 |
| 03:40 | Carthage | James Coles grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | Lester Weir is called for the reach on Ricky Kitchen - foul #3 on Lester Weir, team foul #7 | 73-74 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to John Guan | 73-74 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Lester Weir is called for the reach on Richard Carter - foul #4 on Lester Weir, team foul #8 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Smith (SF) Ricky Kitchen | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Richard Carter misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:15 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:58 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Merganthaler | 73-76 |
| 02:41 | Carthage | John Guan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-76 |
| 02:39 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk grabs the board | 73-76 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Guan - foul #3 on John Guan, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Carthage | Leonard Fuhr (C) John Guan | |
| Subs | Messiah | George Walsh (SG) Lester Weir | |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:22 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen (SF), John Guan (C) James Smith, Leonard Fuhr | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lester Weir (SG) George Walsh | |
| 02:11 | Carthage | John Guan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-78 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Jordan | 75-78 |
| 01:35 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lester Weir | 75-80 |
| 01:17 | Carthage | Thomas Kirk is called for the reach on John Guan - foul #3 on Thomas Kirk, team foul #9 | 75-80 |
| 01:17 | Carthage | John Guan makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:17 | Carthage | John Guan misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:17 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Thomas Kirk | 76-80 |
| 00:56 | Messiah | John Guan steps in front of the Bruce Marshall pass | 76-80 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Willie Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Kitchen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Coles (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - John Guan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 31 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Carthage | John Guan can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 76-80 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | James Coles grabs the offensive board | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Messiah | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Lester Weir in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Carter, team foul #14 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Stewart (SG) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:35 | Messiah | Lester Weir makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:35 | Messiah | Lester Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:35 | Carthage | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Carthage | James Coles double dribbles | 78-81 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Cedric Kendall (PG), Clifton Kilpatrick (PF) Robert Lathrop, Kevin Merganthaler | |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Lester Weir is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #15 | 78-81 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Lester Weir makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Lester Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk grabs the offensive board | 78-82 |
| 00:25 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk is hacked by Willie Jordan - foul #5 on Willie Jordan, team foul #16 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Decicco (PG) Willie Jordan | |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG) Cedric Kendall | |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | John Guan pulls down the rebound | 78-83 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Robert Lathrop steps in front of the Mark Decicco pass | 78-83 |
| 00:14 | Messiah | Lester Weir is hacked by Mark Decicco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Decicco, team foul #17 | 78-83 |
| 00:14 | Messiah | Lester Weir makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:14 | Messiah | Lester Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | John Guan grabs the defensive rebound | 78-84 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-84 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen loses the ball out of bounds | 78-84 |
| 00:06 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Decicco - foul #4 on Mark Decicco, team foul #18 | 78-84 |
| 00:06 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:06 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-86 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler (PF) Clifton Kilpatrick | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Ricky Kitchen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-86 |