| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) SF - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) PF - Joseph Watts (fresh) C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jeffrey Schroeder (fresh) SG - Roy Barna (fresh) SF - James Hall (fresh) PF - Major Cross (fresh) C - David Broadus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard lays it up and in set up by Frank Batt | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder misses short on a shot from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Carthage | Frank Batt pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Major Cross steals the ball from Calvin Pfeil | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | N. Central | James Hall is fouled on the floor by Frank Batt - foul #1 on Frank Batt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | N. Central | Major Cross misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Frank Batt | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Frank Batt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Leonard | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | The jump hook by James Hall is blocked by Joseph Watts | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | Carthage | Robert Tucker pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Carthage | Joseph Watts drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Leonard | 7-0 |
| 17:54 | N. Central | David Broadus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-0 |
| 17:52 | N. Central | Major Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:28 | N. Central | James Hall connects on the turnaround from close range | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Carthage | Robert Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:10 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard is fouled on the floor by David Broadus - foul #1 on David Broadus, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Todd Weissman (SG), Alex Schrecengost (SF), Nicholas Stowell (PF), James Summers (C) Frank Batt, Robert Tucker, Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (SF), Harold Barrier (PF) James Hall, Major Cross | |
| 16:44 | Carthage | Todd Weissman travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski (SF) Jeffrey Schroeder | |
| 16:30 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski misses the driving attempt from the left block | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | Carthage | James Summers pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:08 | Carthage | James Summers misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:06 | N. Central | David Broadus gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:48 | N. Central | Dean Benson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fresh) SG - Todd Weissman (fresh) SF - Alex Schrecengost (fresh) PF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) C - James Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dean Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) SF - Daniel Wieckowski (fresh) PF - Harold Barrier (fresh) C - David Broadus (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Carthage | Gary Michael scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Stowell | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | N. Central | Alex Schrecengost picks off the pass by Daniel Wieckowski | 9-5 |
| 15:11 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost blows the layup | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | N. Central | David Broadus grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:47 | N. Central | Harold Barrier can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | N. Central | Harold Barrier tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Carthage | Todd Weissman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Todd Weissman, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Michael, Alex Schrecengost, Nicholas Stowell, James Summers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder (PG), James Hall (SF), Major Cross (PF), Joshua Smith (C) Roy Barna, Daniel Wieckowski, Harold Barrier, David Broadus | |
| 13:52 | N. Central | James Hall misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Calvin Pfeil - foul #1 on Calvin Pfeil, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SG) Todd Weissman | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:52 | N. Central | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | N. Central | James Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | Carthage | Joseph Watts snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Carthage | Jeffrey Schroeder steps in front of the Frank Batt pass in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder lays it in | 9-10 |
| 13:35 | Carthage | Robert Tucker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Carthage | Robert Tucker tips it home | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | N. Central | Dean Benson is hacked by Robert Tucker - foul #1 on Robert Tucker, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (SG) Robert Tucker | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Barna (SG) Dean Benson | |
| 12:52 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:50 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Arthur Leonard | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Carthage | Joseph Watts makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Frank Batt | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:11 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:07 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 12:05 | N. Central | Roy Barna gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | N. Central | Roy Barna can't finish the layup | 13-10 |
| 11:56 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:39 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SG), Nicholas Stowell (PF) Todd Weissman, Joseph Watts | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Barrier (PF), David Broadus (C) Major Cross, Joshua Smith | |
| 11:39 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:39 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) PF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Jeffrey Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) SF - James Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Broadus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | N. Central | Roy Barna clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 11:15 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Stowell | 16-12 |
| 10:58 | N. Central | James Hall makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 10:43 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:42 | N. Central | David Broadus grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | N. Central | David Broadus is fouled on the floor by Arthur Leonard - foul #1 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), James Summers (C) Frank Batt, Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), Daniel Wieckowski (SF) Jeffrey Schroeder, Roy Barna, James Hall | |
| 10:15 | N. Central | David Broadus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 10:14 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Joseph Watts | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Robert Tucker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Gilbert - foul #1 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Major Cross (PF) Harold Barrier | |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:09 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:59 | N. Central | Joseph Watts picks off the pass by Dean Benson | 18-14 |
| 09:41 | Carthage | Robert Tucker's pass is intercepted by Daniel Wieckowski | 18-14 |
| 09:36 | N. Central | Dean Benson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 09:34 | Carthage | James Summers grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Gary Michael misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Wieckowski - foul #1 on Daniel Wieckowski, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (SG), Calvin Pfeil (SF), Nicholas Stowell (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Tucker, Alex Schrecengost, Joseph Watts, James Summers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Barna (SG) Michael Gilbert | |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Gary Michael misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Gary Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:13 | N. Central | Major Cross comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 19-14 |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:57 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 08:56 | N. Central | David Broadus grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 08:44 | N. Central | David Broadus connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Dean Benson | 19-17 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | David Broadus takes the ball from Nicholas Stowell | 19-17 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | David Broadus misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 08:09 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski grabs the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:04 | N. Central | Roy Barna misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 08:02 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 07:37 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Stowell | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Michael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Weissman (fresh) SF - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Stowell (fresh) C - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dean Benson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) SF - Daniel Wieckowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Major Cross (fairly fresh) C - David Broadus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | N. Central | Major Cross misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Michael - foul #1 on Gary Michael, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Alex Schrecengost (SF), Joseph Watts (PF), James Summers (C) Gary Michael, Todd Weissman, Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), James Hall (SF), Joshua Smith (C) Dean Benson, Roy Barna, Daniel Wieckowski, David Broadus | |
| 07:16 | N. Central | Major Cross misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:16 | N. Central | Major Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Frank Batt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | James Hall pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:36 | N. Central | James Hall loses the dribble to Alex Schrecengost | 22-20 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | Joseph Watts buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Batt | 24-20 |
| 06:09 | N. Central | Major Cross drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Gilbert and the foul's on Joseph Watts - foul #1 on Joseph Watts, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Alex Schrecengost, James Summers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Barna (SG) Michael Gilbert | |
| 06:09 | N. Central | Major Cross makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:57 | Carthage | Frank Batt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Tucker | 27-23 |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:16 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Batt | 29-23 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | Arthur Leonard is called for the reach on Major Cross - foul #2 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (SG), James Summers (C) Robert Tucker, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | N. Central | David Broadus (C) Joshua Smith | |
| 04:59 | N. Central | Major Cross makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | Major Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:36 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Weissman | 32-25 |
| 04:24 | N. Central | David Broadus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SG), Alex Schrecengost (SF) Todd Weissman, Calvin Pfeil | |
| Subs | N. Central | Dean Benson (PG), Daniel Wieckowski (SF), Harold Barrier (PF) Jeffrey Schroeder, James Hall, Major Cross | |
| 04:05 | Carthage | Robert Tucker is hacked by David Broadus - foul #2 on David Broadus, team foul #5 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil (SF) Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jacques Stone (C) David Broadus | |
| 03:50 | Carthage | Daniel Wieckowski takes the ball from James Summers | 32-25 |
| 03:45 | N. Central | Daniel Wieckowski lays it in | 32-27 |
| 03:34 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Batt | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Frank Batt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Calvin Pfeil (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Summers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dean Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Barna (fresh) SF - Daniel Wieckowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacques Stone (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | N. Central | Robert Tucker steals the ball from Roy Barna | 35-27 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 03:01 | N. Central | Jacques Stone gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:51 | N. Central | Roy Barna clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 02:49 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Wieckowski | 35-27 |
| 02:31 | N. Central | Roy Barna drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Wieckowski | 35-30 |
| 02:08 | Carthage | Calvin Pfeil hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Watts | 38-30 |
| 01:53 | N. Central | Roy Barna misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-30 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Frank Batt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Robert Tucker is hacked by Roy Barna - foul #1 on Roy Barna, team foul #6 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Weissman (SG), Alex Schrecengost (SF), Nicholas Stowell (PF), Arthur Leonard (C) Robert Tucker, Calvin Pfeil, Joseph Watts, James Summers | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), James Hall (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), David Broadus (C) Dean Benson, Roy Barna, Daniel Wieckowski, Harold Barrier, Jacques Stone | |
| 01:23 | Carthage | Frank Batt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 01:21 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 01:06 | N. Central | James Hall misses the floater near the basket | 40-30 |
| 01:04 | Carthage | Alex Schrecengost gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | Joshua Smith steals the ball from Frank Batt | 40-30 |
| 00:38 | N. Central | Jeffrey Schroeder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schroeder, team foul #7 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Michael (PG), Calvin Pfeil (SF) Frank Batt, Alex Schrecengost | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-30 |
| 00:15 | N. Central | Joshua Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:05 | N. Central | Joshua Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by James Hall | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard is hacked by David Broadus - foul #3 on David Broadus, team foul #8 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (PG), Alex Schrecengost (SF), Joseph Watts (PF) Gary Michael, Calvin Pfeil, Nicholas Stowell | |
| Subs | N. Central | Roy Barna (SG), Harold Barrier (PF) Michael Gilbert, David Broadus | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Arthur Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |