| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Corey Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Osborne (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Golden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Brownfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Trantham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Helfrich (fresh) PF - Pedro Velez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Richard Helfrich inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Carthage | Richard Helfrich hits a floater from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 19:25 | Howard Payne | Richard Helfrich is called for the reach on Johnnie Osborne - foul #3 on Richard Helfrich, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (SF) Richard Helfrich | |
| 19:09 | Howard Payne | Jason Brownfield scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Johnnie Osborne | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Carthage | Jason Brownfield is called for the reach on Daniel Massengale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Brownfield, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Trantham | 36-41 |
| 18:34 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 18:33 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Brownfield | 36-41 |
| 18:16 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson makes the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Kent Harris - foul #1 on Kent Harris, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide (SG), Melvin Mayfield (SF), Dennis Symons (PF), Brian Cousin (C) Corey Brown, Johnnie Osborne, Gary Golden, Jason Brownfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Jones (PF), Adrian Richard (C) Pedro Velez, Philip Cordes | |
| 18:16 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:03 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Jones | 39-43 |
| 17:49 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Hutchinson | 42-43 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Adrian Richard is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Symons - foul #2 on Dennis Symons, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dan Lovett (SG) Larry Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (PG) Patrick Trantham | |
| 17:30 | Carthage | Brian Cousin knocks away the 3 by Kent Harris | 42-43 |
| 17:28 | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 17:13 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Daniel Massengale - foul #1 on Daniel Massengale, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne (SF) Melvin Mayfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Duke (SF) Daniel Massengale | |
| 17:02 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne is fouled on the floor by Steven Duke - foul #2 on Steven Duke, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson (PG), Corey Brown (SG), Jason Brownfield (C) Raymond Heide, Dan Lovett, Brian Cousin | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), Pedro Velez (PF) Kent Harris, James Jones | |
| 16:51 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:50 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne tips it in | 44-43 |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Adrian Richard buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Trantham | 44-46 |
| 16:19 | Howard Payne | Dennis Symons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield (SF), Gary Golden (PF) Johnnie Osborne, Dennis Symons | |
| Subs | Carthage | Philip Cordes (C) Patrick Trantham | |
| 16:01 | Carthage | Steven Duke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 16:00 | Howard Payne | Jason Brownfield gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Corey Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Golden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Brownfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Richard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pedro Velez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown misses the floater from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 15:52 | Carthage | Philip Cordes pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Steven Duke misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Brownfield - foul #3 on Jason Brownfield, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide (SG), Brian Cousin (C) Corey Brown, Jason Brownfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (PG), Kent Harris (SG), James Jones (PF) John Berry, Adrian Richard, Pedro Velez | |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Steven Duke misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Steven Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:45 | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 15:36 | Howard Payne | Gary Golden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Heide | 46-46 |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Golden - foul #2 on Gary Golden, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano (PG) Larry Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Helfrich (SF) Steven Duke | |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:03 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield misses the floater from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 15:02 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Cousin - foul #1 on Brian Cousin, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson (PG), Dan Lovett (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Dennis Symons (PF), Jason Brownfield (C) Logan Quijano, Raymond Heide, Melvin Mayfield, Gary Golden, Brian Cousin | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), John Wallach (PF), Adrian Richard (C) Daniel Massengale, James Jones, Philip Cordes | |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:24 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Lovett | 49-50 |
| 14:06 | Carthage | Kent Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Brown (SG) Dan Lovett | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (SG), Pedro Velez (PF) Kent Harris, John Wallach | |
| 13:52 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 13:48 | Carthage | John Berry is hacked by Corey Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Brown, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Steven Duke (SF) Richard Helfrich | |
| 13:38 | Carthage | Steven Duke misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Pedro Velez hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 13:18 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 13:17 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Richard | 54-54 |
| 12:55 | Howard Payne | Patrick Trantham steals it from Larry Hutchinson | 54-54 |
| 12:50 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham can't finish the layup | 54-54 |
| 12:48 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jason Brownfield | 54-54 |
| 12:34 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 12:19 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Jason Brownfield is fouled on the floor by Adrian Richard - foul #1 on Adrian Richard, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano (PG), Raymond Heide (SG), Melvin Mayfield (SF), Gary Golden (PF), Brian Cousin (C) Larry Hutchinson, Corey Brown, Johnnie Osborne, Dennis Symons, Jason Brownfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (PG), Kent Harris (SG), Richard Helfrich (SF), James Jones (PF), Philip Cordes (C) Patrick Trantham, John Berry, Steven Duke, Pedro Velez, Adrian Richard | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Logan Quijano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Heide (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Cousin (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Massengale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Helfrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Howard Payne | Gary Golden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Kent Harris is hacked by Raymond Heide in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Heide, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Kent Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:48 | Howard Payne | Brian Cousin snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 11:34 | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Logan Quijano | 60-57 |
| 11:29 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Cordes | 60-59 |
| 11:09 | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 10:53 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale loses the dribble to Melvin Mayfield | 60-59 |
| 10:48 | Howard Payne | Brian Cousin is hacked by Philip Cordes - foul #2 on Philip Cordes, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson (PG) Logan Quijano | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (PG) Philip Cordes | |
| 10:37 | Howard Payne | Gary Golden misses the fadeaway from the left side | 60-59 |
| 10:36 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Richard Helfrich | 60-59 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Berry | 60-61 |
| 10:02 | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Golden | 63-61 |
| 10:00 | Carthage | Raymond Heide takes the ball from Kent Harris in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 09:44 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Hutchinson | 66-61 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | John Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano (PG), Dan Lovett (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Jason Brownfield (C) Larry Hutchinson, Raymond Heide, Melvin Mayfield, Brian Cousin | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), Adrian Richard (SG), Steven Duke (SF), Pedro Velez (PF), Philip Cordes (C) John Berry, Kent Harris, Richard Helfrich, James Jones, Daniel Massengale | |
| 09:13 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne misses short on a jumper near the basket | 66-61 |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Philip Cordes grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 09:08 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Cordes | 66-63 |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Duke - foul #3 on Steven Duke, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Brown (SG), Dennis Symons (PF) Dan Lovett, Gary Golden | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Pedro Velez is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Adrian Richard | 67-65 |
| 08:20 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown loses the dribble to Philip Cordes | 67-65 |
| 08:10 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 08:08 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Johnnie Osborne | 67-65 |
| 07:48 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Logan Quijano | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Logan Quijano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Osborne (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Symons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Brownfield (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Trantham (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adrian Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Pedro Velez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Carthage | Pedro Velez loses the dribble to Dennis Symons | 69-65 |
| 07:20 | Howard Payne | Jason Brownfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Adrian Richard pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 07:17 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson (PG), Dan Lovett (SG), Melvin Mayfield (SF), Gary Golden (PF), Brian Cousin (C) Logan Quijano, Corey Brown, Johnnie Osborne, Dennis Symons, Jason Brownfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (PG), Kent Harris (SG), Richard Helfrich (SF), John Wallach (PF), Daniel Massengale (C) Patrick Trantham, Adrian Richard, Steven Duke, Pedro Velez, Philip Cordes | |
| 07:12 | Howard Payne | Kent Harris steals the ball from Gary Golden | 69-65 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | John Berry's pass is intercepted by Dan Lovett in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 07:05 | Howard Payne | Dan Lovett is whistled for traveling | 69-65 |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Daniel Massengale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 06:40 | Howard Payne | Dan Lovett pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:22 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Golden | 71-65 |
| 06:09 | Carthage | Richard Helfrich makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Wallach | 71-68 |
| 05:51 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Hutchinson | 74-68 |
| 05:46 | Carthage | John Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-68 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Dennis Symons (PF), Jason Brownfield (C) Dan Lovett, Melvin Mayfield, Gary Golden, Brian Cousin | |
| Subs | Carthage | Patrick Trantham (PG), Steven Duke (SF), James Jones (PF), Adrian Richard (C) John Berry, Richard Helfrich, John Wallach, Daniel Massengale | |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Jason Brownfield drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Hutchinson and the foul's on Adrian Richard - foul #2 on Adrian Richard, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Brown (SG) Raymond Heide | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Jason Brownfield misses the free throw | 76-68 |
| 05:29 | Carthage | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 76-68 |
| 05:13 | Carthage | The jumper by Adrian Richard is denied by Dennis Symons | 76-68 |
| 05:12 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham snags the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 04:54 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-68 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano (PG), Gary Golden (PF), Brian Cousin (C) Larry Hutchinson, Dennis Symons, Jason Brownfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (SG), Pedro Velez (PF) Kent Harris, James Jones | |
| 04:32 | Howard Payne | Steven Duke is called for the reach on Corey Brown - foul #4 on Steven Duke, team foul #9 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dan Lovett (SF) Johnnie Osborne | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (SF) Steven Duke | |
| 04:32 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 04:32 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Adrian Richard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-68 |
| 04:21 | Carthage | Pedro Velez tips it but misses | 78-68 |
| 04:20 | Howard Payne | Brian Cousin grabs the board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:58 | Howard Payne | Corey Brown drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Golden | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dan Lovett - foul #1 on Dan Lovett, team foul #8 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson (PG), Raymond Heide (SG), Melvin Mayfield (SF), Dennis Symons (PF), Jason Brownfield (C) Logan Quijano, Corey Brown, Dan Lovett, Gary Golden, Brian Cousin | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kent Harris (SG), Richard Helfrich (SF), James Jones (PF), Philip Cordes (C) John Berry, Daniel Massengale, Pedro Velez, Adrian Richard | |
| 03:51 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:51 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Howard Payne | Raymond Heide misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 03:21 | Carthage | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Hutchinson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Raymond Heide (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Symons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Brownfield (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Patrick Trantham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Harris (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Helfrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fresh) 6 reb. C - Philip Cordes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Brownfield - foul #4 on Jason Brownfield, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 03:15 | Carthage | Patrick Trantham makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield loses the dribble to Patrick Trantham | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Carthage | Dennis Symons blocks the short jumper by Philip Cordes | 81-72 |
| 02:42 | Howard Payne | Dennis Symons grabs the board | 81-72 |
| 02:42 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Brown (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Brian Cousin (C) Raymond Heide, Melvin Mayfield, Jason Brownfield | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Berry (PG), Pedro Velez (PF) Patrick Trantham, James Jones | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Howard Payne | Larry Hutchinson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Johnnie Osborne | 84-72 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Kent Harris misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 84-72 |
| 02:00 | Howard Payne | Brian Cousin grabs the defensive rebound | 84-72 |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | Philip Cordes steals the ball from Johnnie Osborne | 84-72 |
| 01:21 | Carthage | Johnnie Osborne denies the turnaround by Philip Cordes | 84-72 |
| 01:20 | Howard Payne | Brian Cousin grabs the defensive rebound | 84-72 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Helfrich - foul #4 on Richard Helfrich, team foul #10 | 84-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano (PG), Raymond Heide (SG) Larry Hutchinson, Corey Brown | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Massengale (SG), Steven Duke (SF), James Jones (PF), Adrian Richard (C) Kent Harris, Richard Helfrich, Pedro Velez, Philip Cordes | |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:54 | Carthage | James Jones grabs the board | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Carthage | John Berry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 85-72 |
| 00:46 | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano pulls down the rebound | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Howard Payne | Dennis Symons is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield (SF) Johnnie Osborne | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:24 | Howard Payne | Dennis Symons makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 00:24 | Howard Payne | Dennis Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 87-72 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | John Berry misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 87-72 |
| 00:16 | Howard Payne | Melvin Mayfield snags the defensive board | 87-72 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Logan Quijano runs out the clock | 87-72 |