| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Scott Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nolan Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephan Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Graney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Polisky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Alverez (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | James Jones inbounds the ball | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Carthage | James Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 19:28 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan connects on the turnaround from the right block | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:15 | Carthage | Charles Polisky travels with the ball | 46-26 |
| 18:47 | N. Central | Melvin Graney is called for 5 seconds | 46-26 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | Robert Alverez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Zarate | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:10 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| 18:10 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the free throw | 48-29 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | William Ford gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 18:00 | Carthage | Nolan Young is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on Nolan Young, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (SG) Nolan Young | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 17:46 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Jones | 48-31 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Robert Alverez pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Robbins - foul #1 on Scott Robbins, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), Lance Mullican (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF), Frank Brown (C) Scott Robbins, Robert Bailey, Stephan Ryan, Melvin Graney | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (SG), Jacob Harrell (SF), Larry Hansen (PF) Charles Polisky, James Jones, Robert Alverez | |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 17:09 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Zarate - foul #3 on Timothy Zarate, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alexander Tomko (PG) Timothy Zarate | |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:50 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 16:27 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 16:00 | N. Central | Frank Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jacob Harrell - foul #2 on Jacob Harrell, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Nolan Young (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Stephan Ryan (PF) Dale Munkberg, Lance Mullican, Robert Gilliard | |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Polisky (SG), Robert Alverez (PF) Alexander Tomko, William Ford | |
| 16:00 | N. Central | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 16:00 | N. Central | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Drew Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nolan Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephan Ryan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Polisky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Alverez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Charles Polisky misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-35 |
| 15:41 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 15:28 | N. Central | Drew Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 15:27 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Alverez | 51-35 |
| 15:19 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell blows the layup | 51-35 |
| 15:17 | Carthage | Charles Polisky tips it home | 51-37 |
| 15:12 | N. Central | Robert Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 15:11 | N. Central | Frank Brown grabs the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 14:57 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses the dunk attempt | 51-37 |
| 14:56 | Carthage | Robert Alverez grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Charles Polisky knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jacob Harrell | 51-39 |
| 14:39 | N. Central | Frank Brown is fouled on the floor by Larry Hansen - foul #1 on Larry Hansen, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Robbins (PG), Melvin Graney (C) Drew Jones, Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), James Jones (SF) Daniel Revis, Jacob Harrell | |
| 14:25 | N. Central | Melvin Graney can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 14:24 | Carthage | Charles Polisky grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Robert Alverez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-39 |
| 14:06 | Carthage | Charles Polisky grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 13:53 | Carthage | Larry Hansen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 13:51 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 13:33 | N. Central | Timothy Zarate takes the ball from Melvin Graney | 51-39 |
| 13:29 | Carthage | Charles Polisky dunks the ball set up by Timothy Zarate | 51-41 |
| 13:07 | N. Central | Melvin Graney misses short on a floater near the basket | 51-41 |
| 13:06 | Carthage | James Jones snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 12:50 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 12:30 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 12:29 | Carthage | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Robert Alverez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 12:06 | Carthage | Charles Polisky gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | James Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 11:49 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Scott Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nolan Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Melvin Graney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Polisky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Alverez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | N. Central | Robert Bailey misses short on a runner in the lane | 51-43 |
| 11:33 | N. Central | Robert Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:10 | N. Central | Melvin Graney buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Scott Robbins | 53-43 |
| 11:01 | Carthage | Robert Alverez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), Dale Munkberg (SG), Lance Mullican (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF), Frank Brown (C) Scott Robbins, Nolan Young, Robert Bailey, Stephan Ryan, Melvin Graney | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alexander Tomko (PG), Daniel Revis (SG), Jacob Harrell (SF), John Wallach (PF), William Ford (C) Timothy Zarate, Charles Polisky, James Jones, Robert Alverez, Larry Hansen | |
| 10:45 | N. Central | Frank Brown hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dale Munkberg | 55-43 |
| 10:27 | Carthage | John Wallach drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jacob Harrell | 55-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Central | Frank Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Central | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Central | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:53 | Carthage | Daniel Revis buries a floater from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 09:39 | N. Central | William Ford steals the ball from Robert Gilliard | 57-47 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Dale Munkberg steps in front of the Jacob Harrell pass | 57-47 |
| 09:08 | N. Central | Drew Jones is fouled on the floor by Alexander Tomko - foul #2 on Alexander Tomko, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), James Jones (SF) Alexander Tomko, John Wallach | |
| 08:56 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard hits the follow up shot | 59-47 |
| 08:49 | Carthage | Daniel Revis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 08:47 | N. Central | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:34 | N. Central | Frank Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 08:33 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Jones | 59-47 |
| 08:15 | Carthage | Jacob Harrell hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Zarate | 59-49 |
| 07:59 | N. Central | Frank Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-49 |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Frank Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:49 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Drew Jones | 61-49 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Drew Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale Munkberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lance Mullican (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Gilliard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Revis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Harrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 07:29 | Carthage | William Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:14 | Carthage | Daniel Revis misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 07:13 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Drew Jones | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Carthage | James Jones misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Lance Mullican - foul #1 on Lance Mullican, team foul #3 | 63-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Robbins (PG), Nolan Young (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Stephan Ryan (PF), Melvin Graney (C) Drew Jones, Dale Munkberg, Lance Mullican, Robert Gilliard, Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alexander Tomko (PG), Charles Polisky (SG), Robert Alverez (PF), Larry Hansen (C) Timothy Zarate, Daniel Revis, Jacob Harrell, William Ford | |
| 06:43 | Carthage | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:43 | Carthage | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:35 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 06:34 | Carthage | Larry Hansen snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Robert Alverez is fouled on the floor by Nolan Young - foul #4 on Nolan Young, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Wallach (C) James Jones | |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Alexander Tomko comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Alexander Tomko makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Alexander Tomko makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:02 | N. Central | Robert Bailey blows the layup | 63-52 |
| 06:00 | Carthage | Larry Hansen pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | Charles Polisky is hacked by Nolan Young - foul #5 on Nolan Young, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (SG) Nolan Young | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Larry Hansen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alexander Tomko and he's fouled by Scott Robbins - foul #2 on Scott Robbins, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 05:37 | Carthage | Larry Hansen makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:19 | N. Central | Robert Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 63-55 |
| 05:17 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan can't tip it in | 63-55 |
| 05:16 | N. Central | Melvin Graney pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Robert Bailey hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Scott Robbins and the foul's on Larry Hansen - foul #2 on Larry Hansen, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG), William Ford (C) Alexander Tomko, John Wallach | |
| 05:05 | N. Central | Robert Bailey makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:43 | Carthage | Robert Alverez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 04:41 | N. Central | Melvin Graney grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:28 | N. Central | Scott Robbins connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Munkberg | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 03:45 | N. Central | Robert Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-58 |
| 03:43 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg gets the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Scott Robbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Munkberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephan Ryan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Melvin Graney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Timothy Zarate (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Polisky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Alverez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | N. Central | Robert Alverez blocks the short jumper by Stephan Ryan | 68-58 |
| 03:24 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Larry Hansen | 68-58 |
| 03:18 | Carthage | William Ford misses badly on a floater near the basket | 68-58 |
| 03:17 | N. Central | Scott Robbins pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 03:13 | N. Central | William Ford denies the turnaround by Robert Bailey | 68-58 |
| 03:12 | Carthage | Robert Alverez gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 02:51 | Carthage | William Ford connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Polisky and the foul's on Stephan Ryan - foul #1 on Stephan Ryan, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), William Castellon (SG), Lance Mullican (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF), Frank Brown (C) Scott Robbins, Dale Munkberg, Robert Bailey, Stephan Ryan, Melvin Graney | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Revis (PG), John Wallach (SG), James Jones (SF), Jacob Harrell (PF) Timothy Zarate, Charles Polisky, Larry Hansen, Robert Alverez | |
| 02:51 | Carthage | William Ford makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dale Munkberg (SG) William Castellon | |
| Subs | Carthage | Timothy Zarate (PG) John Wallach | |
| 02:36 | N. Central | Frank Brown comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 68-61 |
| 02:35 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg can't tip it in | 68-61 |
| 02:34 | N. Central | Robert Gilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:26 | N. Central | Frank Brown makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Drew Jones | 70-61 |
| 02:26 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | Scott Robbins (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Stephan Ryan (PF), Melvin Graney (C) Drew Jones, Lance Mullican, Robert Gilliard, Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Polisky (SG), Robert Alverez (PF) Daniel Revis, Jacob Harrell | |
| 02:06 | Carthage | Charles Polisky's pass is intercepted by Melvin Graney | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:53 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan drills a floater in the paint set up by Scott Robbins | 72-61 |
| 01:49 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 01:48 | N. Central | Robert Bailey snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:40 | N. Central | Robert Bailey buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Scott Robbins | 74-61 |
| 01:23 | Carthage | James Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 74-61 |
| 01:22 | N. Central | Scott Robbins grabs the board | 74-61 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | Robert Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 01:15 | Carthage | William Ford snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Timothy Zarate misses the jumper from the free throw line | 74-61 |
| 01:09 | N. Central | Stephan Ryan pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| 00:51 | N. Central | Scott Robbins is called for traveling | 74-61 |
| Subs | N. Central | Drew Jones (PG), Lance Mullican (SF), Robert Gilliard (PF), Frank Brown (C) Scott Robbins, Robert Bailey, Stephan Ryan, Melvin Graney | |
| Subs | Carthage | Alexander Tomko (PG), Daniel Revis (SG), Jacob Harrell (SF), Larry Hansen (PF), John Wallach (C) Timothy Zarate, Charles Polisky, James Jones, Robert Alverez, William Ford | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Daniel Revis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-61 |
| 00:42 | N. Central | Dale Munkberg gets the rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Frank Brown hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dale Munkberg | 76-61 |
| 00:16 | Carthage | John Wallach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 00:14 | N. Central | Lance Mullican gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Drew Jones runs out the clock | 76-61 |