| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jon Fitchett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Blake (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Trantham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Travis Tuck (fresh) PF - Vincent Landers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Preston Abshire (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | N. Central | Danny Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:43 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Patrick Trantham | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Carthage | Travis Tuck buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Trantham | 33-33 |
| 19:12 | N. Central | Danny Scott clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to James Eusebio | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Danny Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Peterson | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Carthage | Vincent Landers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:33 | N. Central | James Eusebio gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | N. Central | Patrick Trantham steals it from Jon Fitchett in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Travis Tuck and the foul's on Michael Blake - foul #2 on Michael Blake, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:41 | N. Central | Jon Fitchett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | N. Central | James Eusebio grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:22 | N. Central | Jon Fitchett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Danny Scott | 39-36 |
| 17:00 | Carthage | Travis Tuck lays it in on a nice dish by Kent Harris and he's hacked by James Eusebio - foul #2 on James Eusebio, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Brett Johnson (PF) James Eusebio | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Franklin (PF) Vincent Landers | |
| 17:00 | Carthage | Travis Tuck makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:43 | N. Central | Brett Johnson misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 16:42 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:30 | N. Central | Jon Fitchett is fouled on the floor by Patrick Trantham - foul #2 on Patrick Trantham, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Yager (SF), Jackson Harris (C) Kenneth Peterson, Michael Blake | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Richard (PG), Pedro Velez (SF), Richard Helfrich (PF) Patrick Trantham, Travis Tuck, Preston Abshire | |
| 16:14 | N. Central | Thomas Yager scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jon Fitchett | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | Carthage | Pedro Velez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 42-39 |
| 15:56 | N. Central | Brett Johnson gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jon Fitchett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Yager (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackson Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Richard (fresh) SG - Kent Harris (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Pedro Velez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Helfrich (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | N. Central | Danny Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Fitchett | 45-39 |
| 15:17 | Carthage | Adrian Richard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 15:15 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Brett Johnson | 45-39 |
| 15:06 | N. Central | Thomas Yager buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Scott | 47-39 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | David Franklin makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Pedro Velez | 47-41 |
| 14:35 | N. Central | Danny Scott hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Johnson | 50-41 |
| 14:18 | Carthage | The jumper by Kent Harris is denied by Danny Scott | 50-41 |
| 14:17 | N. Central | Thomas Yager snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | N. Central | Jon Fitchett is fouled on the floor by David Franklin - foul #1 on David Franklin, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Austin Jenkins (PG), Kenneth Peterson (SF), James Eusebio (PF), Michael Blake (C) Jon Fitchett, Danny Scott, Brett Johnson, Jackson Harris | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), Travis Tuck (SF), Vincent Landers (PF), Preston Abshire (C) Kent Harris, Pedro Velez, Richard Helfrich, David Franklin | |
| 13:44 | N. Central | Austin Jenkins scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 13:25 | Carthage | Adrian Richard is called for a charge - foul #2 on Adrian Richard, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| 12:57 | N. Central | Thomas Yager is called for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jimmy Jones (SG) Thomas Yager | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (SG) Adrian Richard | |
| 12:32 | Carthage | Preston Abshire blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Abshire | 53-41 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 12:14 | N. Central | Michael Blake pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:53 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | John Berry gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Austin Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Blake (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Trantham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Tuck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincent Landers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Preston Abshire (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Berry | 53-43 |
| 11:41 | N. Central | Austin Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 11:40 | N. Central | James Eusebio gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:35 | N. Central | Preston Abshire steals the ball from Jimmy Jones | 53-43 |
| 11:18 | Carthage | John Berry is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Peterson - foul #3 on Kenneth Peterson, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jon Fitchett (PG), Danny Scott (SG) Austin Jenkins, Jimmy Jones | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kent Harris (SG) John Berry | |
| 10:57 | Carthage | Preston Abshire can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Blake - foul #3 on Michael Blake, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | Brett Johnson (PF) James Eusebio | |
| Subs | Carthage | Pedro Velez (SF), David Franklin (PF) Travis Tuck, Vincent Landers | |
| 10:57 | Carthage | Preston Abshire misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:57 | Carthage | Preston Abshire misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:57 | N. Central | Brett Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:43 | N. Central | Michael Blake hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Danny Scott | 55-43 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | Preston Abshire hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Trantham | 55-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Central | Danny Scott hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Blake | 57-45 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Pedro Velez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 09:46 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Michael Blake | 57-45 |
| 09:42 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Scott | 60-45 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | David Franklin double dribbles | 60-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Yager (SF), James Eusebio (PF) Kenneth Peterson, Michael Blake | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Richard (PG), Travis Tuck (SF), Vincent Landers (PF) Patrick Trantham, Pedro Velez, Preston Abshire | |
| 09:05 | N. Central | Jon Fitchett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 09:03 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Johnson | 60-45 |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Brett Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 60-45 |
| 08:53 | Carthage | Travis Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:47 | Carthage | Adrian Richard is hacked by Thomas Yager - foul #1 on Thomas Yager, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:38 | Carthage | Kent Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Vincent Landers grabs the offensive board | 60-45 |
| 08:25 | Carthage | The jump hook by Travis Tuck is blocked by James Eusebio | 60-45 |
| 08:24 | N. Central | The rebound goes to James Eusebio | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:10 | N. Central | Danny Scott misses long on a floater from the right side | 60-45 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | David Franklin pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:01 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 07:59 | N. Central | Brett Johnson gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:37 | N. Central | Danny Scott is fouled on the floor by Travis Tuck - foul #1 on Travis Tuck, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson (SF), Michael Blake (C) Thomas Yager, Brett Johnson | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (SG), Pedro Velez (C) Kent Harris, David Franklin | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jon Fitchett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Scott (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Adrian Richard (fresh) SG - John Berry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Tuck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Landers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pedro Velez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jon Fitchett and he's fouled by Adrian Richard - foul #3 on Adrian Richard, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Austin Jenkins (PG), Jackson Harris (PF) Jon Fitchett, James Eusebio | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), Preston Abshire (C) John Berry, Pedro Velez | |
| 07:20 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 07:09 | Carthage | Vincent Landers makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Trantham and the foul's on Jackson Harris - foul #2 on Jackson Harris, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Yager (SG) Danny Scott | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 07:09 | Carthage | Vincent Landers misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:09 | N. Central | Michael Blake pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Jackson Harris lays it in on a great pass from Austin Jenkins | 65-47 |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Adrian Richard can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Yager - foul #2 on Thomas Yager, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kent Harris (SG), Pedro Velez (SF), Richard Helfrich (PF) Patrick Trantham, Travis Tuck, Vincent Landers | |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Adrian Richard makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:38 | Carthage | Adrian Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses short on a shot in the lane | 65-49 |
| 06:16 | Carthage | Preston Abshire pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Adrian Richard connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-52 |
| 05:39 | N. Central | Jackson Harris hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Yager | 68-52 |
| 05:26 | Carthage | Pedro Velez can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 68-52 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | Richard Helfrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:09 | Carthage | Preston Abshire misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 05:08 | N. Central | Michael Blake gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:08 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jon Fitchett (PG), Danny Scott (SG), James Eusebio (PF) Austin Jenkins, Thomas Yager, Jackson Harris | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), Travis Tuck (SF), Vincent Landers (PF) Adrian Richard, Pedro Velez, Richard Helfrich | |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Danny Scott loses the dribble to Travis Tuck | 68-52 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon Fitchett - foul #3 on Jon Fitchett, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:01 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 04:00 | N. Central | Kenneth Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | N. Central | Michael Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 03:35 | Carthage | Travis Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jon Fitchett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Scott (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eusebio (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Trantham (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Travis Tuck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Landers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Abshire (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Vincent Landers's fadeaway is rejected by James Eusebio | 68-53 |
| 03:19 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Michael Blake | 68-53 |
| 02:57 | N. Central | Danny Scott is hacked by Preston Abshire - foul #2 on Preston Abshire, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | N. Central | Austin Jenkins (PG), Thomas Yager (SG), Jimmy Jones (SF), Brett Johnson (PF), Jackson Harris (C) Jon Fitchett, Danny Scott, Kenneth Peterson, James Eusebio, Michael Blake | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Richard (PG), John Berry (SG), Pedro Velez (SF), Richard Helfrich (PF), David Franklin (C) Patrick Trantham, Kent Harris, Travis Tuck, Vincent Landers, Preston Abshire | |
| 02:33 | N. Central | Jackson Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-53 |
| 02:31 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Helfrich | 68-53 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | Jackson Harris is called for the reach on David Franklin - foul #3 on Jackson Harris, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | David Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | David Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:55 | N. Central | Jimmy Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 68-55 |
| 01:54 | Carthage | The rebound goes to David Franklin | 68-55 |
| 01:49 | Carthage | Adrian Richard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 01:47 | Carthage | David Franklin hits the follow up shot | 68-57 |
| 01:22 | N. Central | Jimmy Jones hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Austin Jenkins | 71-57 |
| 01:01 | Carthage | Adrian Richard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:00 | N. Central | Thomas Yager gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Adrian Richard is called for the reach on Jimmy Jones - foul #4 on Adrian Richard, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Jimmy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Jimmy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Carthage | Pedro Velez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Pedro Velez, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Austin Jenkins runs out the clock | 73-57 |