| Lineup | Principia | PG - Kenneth Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Askew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nelson Boley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Ronald Tran inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Nelson Boley swats the short shot by Ronald Tran | 40-36 |
| 19:38 | Principia | Paul Johnson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:21 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce's floater is knocked away by Ronald Tran | 40-36 |
| 19:20 | Principia | Nelson Boley gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:02 | Principia | Charles Askew clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Tran - foul #1 on Ronald Tran, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:02 | Principia | Charles Askew misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 19:02 | Principia | Charles Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | Luke Peterson drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gene Weigand | 41-38 |
| 18:20 | Principia | Nelson Boley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 18:18 | Carthage | Ronald Tran pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:03 | Carthage | Steve Kost makes the runner from the right block set up by Gene Weigand | 41-40 |
| 17:53 | Principia | A charge is called on Charles Askew - foul #1 on Charles Askew, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Steve Kost makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Luke Peterson | 41-43 |
| 17:09 | Principia | Henry Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:55 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Principia | Lawrence Brackelsberg (SG), Elwood Head (SF), Michael Hoopes (PF), John Pettus (C) Paul Johnson, Charles Askew, Henry Phillips, Nelson Boley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Harold Anderson (SG), Major Woods (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| 16:55 | Carthage | Luke Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:55 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:55 | Principia | Lawrence Brackelsberg grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 16:26 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 16:24 | Principia | Michael Hoopes misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 16:23 | Carthage | Major Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:19 | Carthage | Luke Peterson drills a jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 16:05 | Principia | John Pettus connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 16:01 | Carthage | Lawrence Brackelsberg picks off the pass by Luke Peterson in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 15:47 | Principia | Elwood Head misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Martin Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Kenneth Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Brackelsberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elwood Head (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hoopes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pettus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Major Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Carthage | Timothy Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 15:24 | Principia | Michael Hoopes snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 15:19 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Major Woods - foul #1 on Major Woods, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Principia | Paul Johnson (SG), Henry Phillips (PF), Nelson Boley (C) Lawrence Brackelsberg, Michael Hoopes, John Pettus | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Luke Peterson, Harold Anderson, Major Woods, Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| 15:19 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:19 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:01 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 14:59 | Principia | Nelson Boley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:45 | Principia | Nelson Boley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 14:44 | Carthage | Ronald Tran snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Gene Weigand misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Phillips - foul #2 on Henry Phillips, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Principia | Dwight Troy (PG), Charles Askew (SF) Kenneth Pearce, Elwood Head | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Gene Weigand makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Gene Weigand makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:18 | Principia | Nelson Boley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dwight Troy | 52-48 |
| 13:49 | Carthage | Steve Kost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Principia | Michael Hoopes (PF) Henry Phillips | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG) Jarvis McLouth | |
| 13:43 | Principia | Luke Peterson is called for the reach on Dwight Troy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luke Peterson, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| 13:22 | Principia | Paul Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 13:20 | Carthage | Steve Kost grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:52 | Carthage | Luke Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 12:51 | Principia | Charles Askew pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:34 | Principia | Michael Hoopes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 12:32 | Principia | Nelson Boley grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:23 | Principia | Nelson Boley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 12:21 | Carthage | Ronald Tran grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | Paul Johnson steals the ball from Steve Kost | 52-48 |
| 11:49 | Principia | Charles Askew hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 54-48 |
| 11:47 | Principia | The refs have stopped play. Nelson Boley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 54-48 |
| Subs | Principia | Kenneth Pearce (SG), Elwood Head (SF), Henry Phillips (PF) Paul Johnson, Charles Askew, Nelson Boley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) Luke Peterson, John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman is fouled on the floor by Michael Hoopes - foul #1 on Michael Hoopes, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Dwight Troy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elwood Head (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Hoopes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jarvis McLouth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Ziman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Carthage | Harold Anderson makes the floater from close range set up by Jarvis McLouth and he's hacked by Dwight Troy - foul #4 on Dwight Troy, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Principia | Lawrence Brackelsberg (SG) Dwight Troy | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 11:24 | Carthage | Harold Anderson makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:11 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce is hacked by Jarvis McLouth - foul #2 on Jarvis McLouth, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| 11:00 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Brackelsberg | 56-51 |
| 10:31 | Carthage | Timothy Clark blows the layup | 56-51 |
| 10:29 | Principia | The rebound goes to Lawrence Brackelsberg | 56-51 |
| 10:24 | Principia | Lawrence Brackelsberg misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 10:23 | Principia | Michael Hoopes snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 10:13 | Principia | Henry Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 10:12 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jarvis McLouth | 56-51 |
| 09:55 | Carthage | Harold Anderson is hacked by Elwood Head - foul #2 on Elwood Head, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Principia | Paul Johnson (SG), John Pettus (C) Lawrence Brackelsberg, Michael Hoopes | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson | |
| 09:47 | Carthage | Martin Jones loses the dribble to John Pettus | 56-51 |
| 09:28 | Principia | John Pettus clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Jones - foul #2 on Martin Jones, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Principia | Charles Askew (SF), Nelson Boley (C) Kenneth Pearce, Henry Phillips | |
| Subs | Carthage | Steve Kost (C) Martin Jones | |
| 09:28 | Principia | John Pettus misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:28 | Principia | John Pettus makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Principia | Lawrence Brackelsberg (PG) John Pettus | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gene Weigand (PF) Timothy Clark | |
| 09:11 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Carthage | Steve Kost misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Principia | Elwood Head grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:54 | Principia | Nelson Boley hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 57-51 |
| 08:53 | Carthage | John Ozminkowski gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:35 | Carthage | Steve Kost comes up short on the jumper from close range | 57-51 |
| 08:33 | Principia | The rebound goes to Charles Askew | 57-51 |
| 08:09 | Principia | Paul Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Brackelsberg | 60-51 |
| 07:54 | Carthage | Ronald Tran buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Ozminkowski | 60-54 |
| 07:40 | Principia | Lawrence Brackelsberg loses the dribble to Ronald Tran | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Lawrence Brackelsberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Askew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elwood Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Boley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Carthage | Ronald Tran loses the dribble to Paul Johnson | 60-54 |
| 07:14 | Principia | Paul Johnson misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 07:12 | Principia | Elwood Head grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:56 | Principia | Charles Askew is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Askew, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Principia | Dwight Troy (PG), Kenneth Pearce (SG), John Pettus (SF), Henry Phillips (PF) Lawrence Brackelsberg, Paul Johnson, Charles Askew, Elwood Head | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| 06:36 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 06:34 | Principia | John Pettus pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:12 | Principia | Dwight Troy buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Pettus | 63-54 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman is hacked by Henry Phillips - foul #3 on Henry Phillips, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Principia | Michael Hoopes (C) Nelson Boley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG) Luke Peterson | |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:49 | Principia | John Pettus scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Troy | 65-56 |
| 05:33 | Carthage | Martin Jones lays it up and in | 65-58 |
| 05:10 | Principia | Michael Hoopes misses the lay-in | 65-58 |
| 05:08 | Carthage | Timothy Clark gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Timothy Clark banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Ziman | 65-60 |
| 04:33 | Principia | Henry Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 04:32 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:32 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Principia | Paul Johnson (SG), Charles Askew (SF), Nelson Boley (C) Kenneth Pearce, John Pettus, Michael Hoopes | |
| Subs | Carthage | Luke Peterson (PG), John Ozminkowski (SG), Ronald Tran (SF), Gene Weigand (PF), Steve Kost (C) Jarvis McLouth, Bruce Ziman, Harold Anderson, Timothy Clark, Martin Jones | |
| 04:15 | Carthage | Luke Peterson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Ozminkowski | 65-63 |
| 03:52 | Principia | Paul Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steve Kost - foul #1 on Steve Kost, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 03:52 | Principia | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:52 | Principia | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:26 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-63 |
| 03:25 | Carthage | Steve Kost grabs the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Dwight Troy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Askew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Nelson Boley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Luke Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ozminkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene Weigand (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steve Kost (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-63 |
| 03:03 | Principia | Henry Phillips snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:42 | Principia | Nelson Boley connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dwight Troy | 69-63 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Ronald Tran misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 02:23 | Carthage | Gene Weigand misses the tip | 69-63 |
| 02:21 | Principia | Nelson Boley snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 02:02 | Principia | Nelson Boley hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Askew | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Ronald Tran hits a floater from the left wing set up by John Ozminkowski | 71-65 |
| 01:31 | Principia | Charles Askew misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Tran - foul #2 on Ronald Tran, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| 01:31 | Principia | Charles Askew misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:31 | Principia | Charles Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Carthage | Luke Peterson misses the easy layup | 72-65 |
| 01:14 | Principia | Charles Askew grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:59 | Principia | Paul Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dwight Troy | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Carthage | Luke Peterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 00:53 | Principia | Henry Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Principia | Luke Peterson is called for the reach on Henry Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luke Peterson, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Principia | Kenneth Pearce (PG), Lawrence Brackelsberg (SG), Steven Dolloff (SF), Michael Hoopes (C) Dwight Troy, Paul Johnson, Charles Askew, Nelson Boley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth (PG), Bruce Ziman (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Timothy Clark (PF), Martin Jones (C) Luke Peterson, John Ozminkowski, Ronald Tran, Gene Weigand, Steve Kost | |
| 00:52 | Principia | Henry Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | Timothy Clark gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | Carthage | Harold Anderson can't finish the layup | 75-65 |
| 00:45 | Principia | Steven Dolloff snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Principia | Steven Dolloff is hacked by Jarvis McLouth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jarvis McLouth, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Principia | Elwood Head (SF) Henry Phillips | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:42 | Principia | Steven Dolloff makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:42 | Principia | Steven Dolloff makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth is whistled for traveling | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia 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) | |
| 00:14 | Principia | Bruce Ziman steals it from Kenneth Pearce | 77-65 |
| 00:08 | Carthage | Bruce Ziman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 77-65 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Jarvis McLouth tips it back up and in | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Principia | Kenneth Pearce runs out the clock | 77-67 |