| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) SF - Lawrence Pool (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Jerry Linder inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Lawrence Pool is called for the reach on Jerry Linder - foul #3 on Lawrence Pool, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Pete Noah (SF) Lawrence Pool | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 19:09 | N. Central | Pete Noah scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adrian Charles and he's hacked by Roy Knollenberg - foul #1 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:09 | N. Central | Pete Noah makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:51 | Carthage | Pete Noah steals it from Jerry Linder | 32-38 |
| 18:35 | N. Central | Gregory Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-38 |
| 18:33 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:14 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is hacked by David Pacholski - foul #3 on David Pacholski, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (PF) David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:09 | Carthage | Jerry Linder is hacked by Pete Noah - foul #1 on Pete Noah, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Jerry Linder clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Pete Noah - foul #2 on Pete Noah, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Jerry Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:31 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| 17:20 | Carthage | Jerry Linder knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Cooke | 32-42 |
| 17:09 | N. Central | Gregory Hall drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Hickman | 35-42 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:51 | N. Central | Gregory Hall grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 16:34 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 16:32 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Jerry Linder | 35-42 |
| 16:04 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is fouled on the floor by Glenn Hickman - foul #2 on Glenn Hickman, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Curtis Mills (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Walter Barlow (SF), Darrell Paille (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Gordon Clift, Jerry Linder, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| 15:50 | Carthage | Walter Barlow hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Ward | 35-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Willy Leatherwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Lawrence Pool (SF), David Pacholski (PF) Pete Noah, Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (SG) Gerald Halterman | |
| 15:22 | Carthage | Walter Barlow is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Pool - foul #4 on Lawrence Pool, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Harry Massey (PG) Lawrence Pool | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 15:10 | Carthage | Walter Barlow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:08 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 14:59 | N. Central | David Pacholski connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Willy Leatherwood | 37-44 |
| 14:41 | Carthage | Richard Ward knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Osorio | 37-46 |
| 14:18 | N. Central | David Pacholski hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 14:10 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 40-46 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Walter Barlow grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:54 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 40-48 |
| 13:33 | N. Central | David Pacholski is hacked by Walter Barlow - foul #1 on Walter Barlow, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), Pete Noah (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Harry Massey, Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Curtis Mills | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), Jerry Linder (SF), Walter Cooke (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Richard Ward, Mark Osorio, Walter Barlow, Darrell Paille, Richard Ziegel | |
| 13:19 | N. Central | Pete Noah hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 13:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Cooke | 40-48 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Gordon Clift | 40-51 |
| 12:31 | N. Central | Roy Knollenberg swats the short shot by Donald Boyd | 40-51 |
| 12:30 | Carthage | Walter Cooke pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Donald Boyd steals it from Jerry Linder | 40-51 |
| 11:47 | N. Central | Roy Knollenberg swats the layup by David Pacholski | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Pacholski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Linder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Carthage | Walter Cooke clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 11:29 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 11:16 | N. Central | David Pacholski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 11:14 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the jump hook from the left block | 40-51 |
| 10:58 | N. Central | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 10:52 | N. Central | Roy Knollenberg steals the ball from Gregory Hall | 40-51 |
| 10:42 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 10:40 | Carthage | Walter Cooke tips it in | 40-53 |
| 10:32 | N. Central | David Pacholski is called for traveling | 40-53 |
| Subs | N. Central | Glenn Hickman (PF) David Pacholski | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Walter Cooke scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roy Knollenberg | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:06 | N. Central | Pete Noah drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gregory Hall and he's fouled by Gerald Halterman - foul #1 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (SG), Curtis Mills (C) Adrian Charles, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Walter Barlow (SF) Gordon Clift, Jerry Linder | |
| 10:06 | N. Central | Pete Noah makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 09:40 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Harry Massey (PG), Matthew Wright (SF) Gregory Hall, Pete Noah | |
| Subs | Carthage | Darrell Paille (PF), Richard Ziegel (C) Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:24 | N. Central | Matthew Wright loses the dribble to Gerald Halterman | 43-56 |
| 09:05 | Carthage | Glenn Hickman swats the layup by Darrell Paille | 43-56 |
| 09:04 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman hits the follow up shot | 43-58 |
| 08:50 | N. Central | Matthew Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Willy Leatherwood | 46-58 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | Curtis Mills denies the turnaround by Darrell Paille | 46-58 |
| 08:40 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:27 | Carthage | Richard Ward lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Barlow | 46-60 |
| 08:04 | N. Central | Matthew Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 07:40 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 07:38 | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood grabs the board | 49-60 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Harry Massey (fresh) SG - Willy Leatherwood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Wright (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Paille (fresh) C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Ziegel - foul #1 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), Donald Boyd (C) Harry Massey, Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Curtis Mills | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF), Walter Cooke (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Gerald Halterman, Walter Barlow, Darrell Paille, Richard Ziegel | |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:32 | N. Central | Glenn Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:16 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Gordon Clift | 50-62 |
| 07:04 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 07:02 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool gets the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 06:53 | N. Central | Gordon Clift is called for the reach on Gregory Hall - foul #3 on Gordon Clift, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | N. Central | David Pacholski (PF) Glenn Hickman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (SG) Richard Ward | |
| 06:42 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool drills a runner in the paint set up by David Pacholski | 52-62 |
| 06:29 | Carthage | Gregory Hall steals it from Gordon Clift | 52-62 |
| 06:26 | N. Central | Adrian Charles lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 54-62 |
| 06:09 | Carthage | Gordon Clift hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 06:08 | N. Central | David Pacholski gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:46 | N. Central | David Pacholski drills a floater in the lane | 56-62 |
| 05:36 | Carthage | Gordon Clift buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Osorio | 56-64 |
| 05:11 | N. Central | Donald Boyd misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 05:10 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:53 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses badly on a shot in the lane | 56-64 |
| 04:51 | N. Central | David Pacholski pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:40 | N. Central | Gordon Clift picks off the pass by David Pacholski | 56-64 |
| 04:20 | Carthage | Mark Osorio comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 04:19 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 03:59 | N. Central | Donald Boyd buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Adrian Charles | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Pacholski - foul #4 on David Pacholski, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | Willy Leatherwood (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Pete Noah (SF), Glenn Hickman (PF), Curtis Mills (C) Gregory Hall, Adrian Charles, Lawrence Pool, David Pacholski, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), Walter Barlow (SF), Richard Ziegel (PF) Gordon Clift, Mark Osorio, Jerry Linder, Walter Cooke | |
| 03:35 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:35 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:35 | N. Central | Curtis Mills gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Willy Leatherwood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Pete Noah (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Mills (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Knollenberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | N. Central | Pete Noah misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 03:24 | Carthage | Richard Ward pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 03:01 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg connects on the shot near the basket | 58-69 |
| 02:58 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Hall (PG), Adrian Charles (SG), Lawrence Pool (SF), David Pacholski (PF), Donald Boyd (C) Willy Leatherwood, Matthew Wright, Pete Noah, Glenn Hickman, Curtis Mills | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Richard Ward, Walter Barlow, Richard Ziegel | |
| 02:48 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 02:47 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:25 | Carthage | Gregory Hall is called for the reach on Gordon Clift - foul #3 on Gregory Hall, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| 02:25 | Carthage | Gordon Clift misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:25 | N. Central | David Pacholski gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:16 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 01:54 | Carthage | Walter Cooke drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Halterman | 61-71 |
| 01:43 | N. Central | Donald Boyd lays it in | 63-71 |
| 01:20 | Carthage | Gordon Clift lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Halterman | 63-73 |
| 01:13 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-73 |
| 01:11 | N. Central | Gregory Hall hits the follow up shot | 65-73 |
| 01:07 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman loses the dribble to David Pacholski | 65-73 |
| 00:59 | N. Central | Adrian Charles buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the easy layup | 68-73 |
| 00:37 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | N. Central | Donald Boyd comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-73 |
| 00:29 | N. Central | David Pacholski grabs the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | The short jumper by Lawrence Pool is denied by Roy Knollenberg | 68-73 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Gerald Halterman | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Charles - foul #1 on Adrian Charles, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Richard Ward (SF) Gordon Clift, Jerry Linder | |
| 00:22 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:22 | N. Central | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Lawrence Pool hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:17 | N. Central | Gregory Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:13 | N. Central | Adrian Charles connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Hall | 71-73 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Jerry Linder (SF) Mark Osorio, Richard Ward | |
| 00:10 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg is hacked by Adrian Charles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adrian Charles, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:10 | N. Central | N. Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | N. Central | Roy Knollenberg steals the ball from Lawrence Pool | 71-74 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is hacked by Gregory Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Hall, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (SF) Jerry Linder | |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Walter Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | N. Central | Adrian Charles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-76 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Gregory Hall gets the offensive rebound | 71-76 |