| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charlie Byler (fresh) PF - James Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Beahm (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Charlie Byler inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | N. Central | Michael Bolton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 19:43 | N. Central | James Walker tips it home | 31-35 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | Noah Dunn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | N. Central | James Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:10 | N. Central | James Walker misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lee Bouchard - foul #3 on Lee Bouchard, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (SF) Lee Bouchard | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 19:10 | N. Central | James Walker makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | N. Central | James Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:57 | Carthage | Eric McClaine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:56 | N. Central | George Beahm snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | George Beahm connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Bolton | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 33-39 |
| 18:05 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Beahm | 33-41 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 17:50 | Carthage | Terry Benton tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Charlie Byler is called for traveling | 35-41 |
| 17:20 | Carthage | Eric McClaine connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 37-41 |
| 16:58 | N. Central | Michael Bolton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 16:56 | N. Central | James Walker snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:36 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow is hacked by Carlos Sledge - foul #2 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), William Mozingo (PF), James Howard (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Terry Benton, Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Ferreira (PG), George Skinner (SG), Peter Gallimore (SF), Brian Hagan (PF), Alex Unzueta (C) Michael Bolton, Jeffrey Enlow, Charlie Byler, James Walker, George Beahm | |
| 16:21 | N. Central | Alex Unzueta scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Harold Ferreira | 37-43 |
| 15:57 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 15:55 | N. Central | Alex Unzueta grabs the board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Mozingo (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Harold Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gallimore (fresh) PF - Brian Hagan (fresh) C - Alex Unzueta (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | N. Central | Alex Unzueta knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Harold Ferreira | 37-46 |
| 15:38 | Carthage | William Mozingo makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric McClaine | 39-46 |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Peter Gallimore buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Ferreira | 39-49 |
| 15:07 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Engelhardt | 42-49 |
| 14:52 | N. Central | George Skinner connects on the shot from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 14:29 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-51 |
| 14:28 | N. Central | Alex Unzueta pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:09 | N. Central | Alex Unzueta misses long on a shot from the right block | 42-51 |
| 14:07 | Carthage | Richard Engelhardt gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:44 | Carthage | James Howard connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Sherwood and he's hacked by Alex Unzueta - foul #2 on Alex Unzueta, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Noah Dunn (C) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, William Mozingo | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Bolton (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Charlie Byler (SF), James Walker (PF), Andy Calvillo (C) Harold Ferreira, George Skinner, Peter Gallimore, Brian Hagan, Alex Unzueta | |
| 13:44 | Carthage | James Howard makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:27 | N. Central | Michael Bolton is hacked by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Terry Benton (PF) James Howard | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 13:22 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| 13:08 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 12:47 | N. Central | Carlos Sledge is called for the reach on Michael Bolton - foul #3 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | Charlie Byler's pass is intercepted by Noah Dunn | 45-51 |
| 12:24 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Bolton - foul #1 on Michael Bolton, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| 12:24 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:24 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:07 | N. Central | Charlie Byler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 12:05 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:52 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Virgil Hawthorn | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Byler (fresh) PF - James Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Andy Calvillo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | N. Central | Noah Dunn swats the layup by Charlie Byler | 48-51 |
| 11:23 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Noah Dunn | 48-51 |
| 11:14 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Noah Dunn | 50-51 |
| 11:07 | N. Central | Charlie Byler drills a shot from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 10:44 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Terry Benton | 52-53 |
| 10:22 | N. Central | James Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 52-53 |
| 10:21 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:04 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Sledge | 54-53 |
| 09:53 | N. Central | James Walker hits a shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Charlie Byler takes the ball from Lee Bouchard | 54-55 |
| 09:07 | N. Central | Michael Bolton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 09:06 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Calvillo | 54-55 |
| 08:55 | N. Central | James Walker lays it in on a great pass from Michael Bolton and he's hacked by Carlos Sledge - foul #4 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), William Mozingo (PF), James Howard (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Lee Bouchard, Terry Benton, Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Ferreira (PG), George Skinner (SG), Alex Unzueta (SF), George Beahm (C) Michael Bolton, Jeffrey Enlow, Charlie Byler, Andy Calvillo | |
| 08:55 | N. Central | James Walker misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:55 | Carthage | William Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:46 | Carthage | James Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Brian Hagan (PF) James Walker | |
| 08:33 | N. Central | George Skinner banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Ferreira and he's fouled by Eric McClaine - foul #1 on Eric McClaine, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 08:33 | N. Central | George Skinner makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:17 | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 08:16 | Carthage | Eric McClaine gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 07:51 | Carthage | James Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric McClaine (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Engelhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Harold Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - George Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Unzueta (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Hagan (fresh) C - George Beahm (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | N. Central | George Beahm can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 07:21 | Carthage | William Mozingo snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 06:57 | Carthage | James Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 06:55 | Carthage | William Mozingo grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:42 | Carthage | William Mozingo knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Sherwood | 56-60 |
| 06:17 | N. Central | George Skinner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 06:16 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Mozingo | 56-60 |
| 06:00 | Carthage | James Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 05:58 | N. Central | Alex Unzueta pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:51 | N. Central | Brian Hagan comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-60 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Mozingo | 56-60 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Terry Benton (PF), Noah Dunn (C) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, William Mozingo, James Howard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Bolton (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), Charlie Byler (SF), James Walker (PF), Andy Calvillo (C) Harold Ferreira, George Skinner, Alex Unzueta, Brian Hagan, George Beahm | |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Noah Dunn knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Jeffrey Enlow - foul #2 on Jeffrey Enlow, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Noah Dunn misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Noah Dunn grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 05:09 | Carthage | Noah Dunn is fouled on the floor by Michael Bolton - foul #2 on Michael Bolton, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| 04:52 | Carthage | Carlos Sledge makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Noah Dunn | 60-60 |
| 04:36 | N. Central | Charlie Byler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:35 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo tips it but misses | 60-60 |
| 04:34 | N. Central | James Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:16 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Michael Bolton | 60-62 |
| 03:56 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 03:54 | N. Central | Michael Bolton pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Carlos Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Virgil Hawthorn (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Bouchard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terry Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Noah Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Michael Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Byler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Walker (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Calvillo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | N. Central | Michael Bolton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Enlow | 60-65 |
| 03:10 | Carthage | Noah Dunn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 03:08 | N. Central | James Walker grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 03:04 | N. Central | Michael Bolton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 60-65 |
| 03:02 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:42 | Carthage | Terry Benton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 02:41 | Carthage | Noah Dunn snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Virgil Hawthorn drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Sledge | 63-65 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Charlie Byler misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Noah Dunn - foul #3 on Noah Dunn, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Sherwood (PG), Eric McClaine (SG), Richard Engelhardt (SF), William Mozingo (PF), James Howard (C) Carlos Sledge, Virgil Hawthorn, Lee Bouchard, Terry Benton, Noah Dunn | |
| Subs | N. Central | Harold Ferreira (PG), George Skinner (SG), George Beahm (PF), Alex Unzueta (C) Michael Bolton, Jeffrey Enlow, James Walker, Andy Calvillo | |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Charlie Byler makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Charlie Byler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:05 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Howard | 63-66 |
| 02:05 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 01:49 | Carthage | James Howard hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:49 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Carthage | Carlos Sledge (PG), Virgil Hawthorn (SG), Lee Bouchard (SF), Terry Benton (PF), Noah Dunn (C) Joseph Sherwood, Eric McClaine, Richard Engelhardt, William Mozingo, James Howard | |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Bolton (PG), Jeffrey Enlow (SG), James Walker (PF), Andy Calvillo (C) Harold Ferreira, George Skinner, George Beahm, Alex Unzueta | |
| 01:32 | N. Central | James Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Bolton | 66-68 |
| 01:18 | Carthage | Terry Benton is whistled for a carry | 66-68 |
| 01:01 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-68 |
| 00:59 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Walker - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Terry Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:38 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Carlos Sledge is called for the reach on Andy Calvillo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carlos Sledge, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric McClaine (PG) Carlos Sledge | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 00:36 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:36 | Carthage | Terry Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | Lee Bouchard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo is fouled in the backcourt by Eric McClaine - foul #2 on Eric McClaine, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Andy Calvillo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Carthage | Eric McClaine scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Bouchard | 69-70 |
| 00:12 | N. Central | Eric McClaine is called for the reach on Jeffrey Enlow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric McClaine, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:12 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Carthage | Eric McClaine is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric McClaine, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | George Skinner (SF), George Beahm (PF) Charlie Byler, James Walker | |
| 00:07 | N. Central | Terry Benton is called for the reach on Jeffrey Enlow - foul #1 on Terry Benton, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | N. Central | Jeffrey Enlow misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Terry Benton grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | Carthage | Carthage calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Eric McClaine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Andy Calvillo | 69-72 |