| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Ronnie Trapani (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Nicodemus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Beem (fresh) PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Gerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani's floater is knocked away by Donald Gerson | 34-31 |
| 19:38 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Foster | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | The short jumper by Benjamin Foster is denied by James Beem | 34-31 |
| 19:17 | N. Central | The rebound goes to James Beem | 34-31 |
| 19:07 | N. Central | Donald Gerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani loses the ball out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:29 | N. Central | James Beem can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:28 | N. Central | Ralph Williams snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | N. Central | Ralph Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:13 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Ralph Williams picks off the pass by Kevin Stewart | 34-31 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | Robert Hamilton loses the dribble to Kevin Stewart | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 17:21 | N. Central | James Beem snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:54 | N. Central | Donald Gerson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Trapani | 36-34 |
| 16:23 | N. Central | Ralph Williams knocks in the floater from close range set up by Donald Gerson | 36-36 |
| 16:06 | Carthage | Robert Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 16:04 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Donald Gerson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Ronnie Trapani (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Nicodemus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Beem (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | N. Central | Kevin Stewart takes the ball from James Beem | 36-36 |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Robert Green clanks a floater from the left side | 36-36 |
| 15:44 | N. Central | Donald Gerson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:38 | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus is fouled on the floor by Kevin Stewart - foul #2 on Kevin Stewart, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Mack (PG), Quincy Chappelle (SG), Kevin Kaplan (SF), Harry Cotton (PF), Jacob Newberry (C) Ronnie Trapani, Robert Green, Kevin Stewart, Thomas Robinson, Benjamin Foster | |
| Subs | N. Central | Zachary Spence (PG), Jerry Sanford (SG), Matthew White (PF), Colin Maloney (C) Thomas Nicodemus, Robert Hamilton, Ralph Williams, Donald Gerson | |
| 15:25 | N. Central | Harry Cotton is called for the reach on Matthew White - foul #2 on Harry Cotton, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 15:09 | N. Central | Matthew White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:07 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Carthage | Jacob Newberry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:53 | N. Central | James Beem snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:39 | N. Central | Zachary Spence scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Sanford | 36-38 |
| 14:30 | Carthage | Todd Mack misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 14:29 | N. Central | Colin Maloney pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:11 | N. Central | James Beem double dribbles | 36-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani (PG), Robert Green (SG), Kevin Stewart (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF), Benjamin Foster (C) Todd Mack, Quincy Chappelle, Kevin Kaplan, Harry Cotton, Jacob Newberry | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Hamilton (SG), Donald Gerson (SF) Jerry Sanford, James Beem | |
| 13:49 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster lays it in set up by Robert Green | 38-38 |
| 13:33 | N. Central | Colin Maloney buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Zachary Spence | 38-40 |
| 13:29 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Benjamin Foster | 40-40 |
| 13:18 | N. Central | A charge is called on Zachary Spence - foul #2 on Zachary Spence, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus (PG), Ralph Williams (PF) Zachary Spence, Matthew White | |
| 12:56 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:54 | N. Central | Donald Gerson grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 12:36 | N. Central | Donald Gerson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:35 | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:15 | N. Central | Ralph Williams banks in the layup and the foul's on Kevin Stewart - foul #3 on Kevin Stewart, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Mack (PG), Quincy Chappelle (SG), Kevin Kaplan (SF), Harry Cotton (PF) Ronnie Trapani, Robert Green, Kevin Stewart, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | N. Central | Kevin Washington (C) Colin Maloney | |
| 12:15 | N. Central | Ralph Williams misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:15 | N. Central | Kevin Washington snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:06 | N. Central | Kevin Kaplan picks off the pass by Thomas Nicodemus | 40-42 |
| 11:49 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-42 |
| 11:47 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Todd Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quincy Chappelle (fresh) SF - Kevin Kaplan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Cotton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Nicodemus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Gerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Washington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Carthage | Harry Cotton clanks a runner from the left block | 40-42 |
| 11:33 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Harry Cotton knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Quincy Chappelle | 42-42 |
| 11:06 | N. Central | Todd Mack steals the ball from Robert Hamilton | 42-42 |
| 10:59 | Carthage | Donald Gerson is called for the reach on Todd Mack - foul #3 on Donald Gerson, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani (PG), Robert Green (SG), Kevin Stewart (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF) Todd Mack, Quincy Chappelle, Harry Cotton, Benjamin Foster | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jerry Sanford (SG), James Beem (SF) Robert Hamilton, Donald Gerson | |
| 10:51 | Carthage | Kevin Washington picks off the pass by Ronnie Trapani | 42-42 |
| 10:48 | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Colin Maloney (C) Kevin Washington | |
| 10:36 | Carthage | Robert Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 10:35 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson tips it home | 44-42 |
| 10:21 | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus scores on a jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart misses short on a shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 10:02 | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:45 | N. Central | James Beem can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:36 | Carthage | Robert Green hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Williams, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Zachary Spence (PG), Robert Hamilton (SG), Matthew White (PF) Thomas Nicodemus, Jerry Sanford, Ralph Williams | |
| 09:36 | Carthage | Robert Green misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:36 | N. Central | Colin Maloney snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:30 | N. Central | Zachary Spence misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Benjamin Foster (C) Kevin Kaplan | |
| Subs | N. Central | Donald Gerson (PF) Matthew White | |
| 09:30 | N. Central | Zachary Spence makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:30 | N. Central | Zachary Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:30 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:11 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 09:10 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Donald Gerson | 46-45 |
| 08:53 | N. Central | Robert Green steps in front of the James Beem pass | 46-45 |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Todd Mack (PG), Quincy Chappelle (SG), Kevin Kaplan (SF) Ronnie Trapani, Robert Green, Kevin Stewart | |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew White (PF), Kevin Washington (C) James Beem, Colin Maloney | |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:12 | N. Central | Kevin Washington scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Zachary Spence | 48-47 |
| 07:58 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 07:57 | N. Central | Kevin Washington pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:52 | N. Central | Zachary Spence connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Washington | 48-50 |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-50 |
| 07:29 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Matthew White | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Todd Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Quincy Chappelle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kaplan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Zachary Spence (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Gerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | N. Central | Donald Gerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 07:08 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:53 | Carthage | Quincy Chappelle buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Mack | 50-50 |
| 06:29 | N. Central | Benjamin Foster denies the turnaround by Robert Hamilton | 50-50 |
| 06:27 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster's pass is intercepted by Matthew White | 50-50 |
| 05:58 | N. Central | Kevin Washington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani (PG), Robert Green (SG), Kevin Stewart (SF) Todd Mack, Quincy Chappelle, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus (PG), James Beem (SF), Ralph Williams (PF), Colin Maloney (C) Zachary Spence, Donald Gerson, Matthew White, Kevin Washington | |
| 05:41 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan misses the lay-in | 50-50 |
| 05:39 | N. Central | Ralph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:34 | N. Central | Robert Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 05:33 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Kevin Kaplan | 50-50 |
| 05:28 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani scores on a 3 from straight away | 53-50 |
| 05:04 | N. Central | Colin Maloney's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Kaplan | 53-50 |
| 05:03 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:57 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart's layup is rejected by Colin Maloney | 53-50 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Benjamin Foster tips it in | 55-50 |
| 04:48 | N. Central | Benjamin Foster steals it from Colin Maloney | 55-50 |
| 04:34 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan lays it in set up by Kevin Stewart and he's hacked by Colin Maloney - foul #4 on Colin Maloney, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Robinson (PF) Benjamin Foster | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 04:34 | Carthage | Kevin Kaplan misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:34 | N. Central | Colin Maloney snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:20 | N. Central | Colin Maloney misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Kaplan - foul #2 on Kevin Kaplan, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jacob Newberry (C) Kevin Kaplan | |
| Subs | N. Central | Jerry Sanford (SG) Robert Hamilton | |
| 04:20 | N. Central | Colin Maloney misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:20 | N. Central | Colin Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:18 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 04:02 | N. Central | Ralph Williams misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 04:01 | Carthage | Robert Green gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:39 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 03:28 | N. Central | Robert Green steals it from Jerry Sanford | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Ronnie Trapani (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Newberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Thomas Nicodemus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beem (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Maloney (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-51 |
| 03:08 | N. Central | Ralph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:51 | N. Central | James Beem connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Nicodemus | 57-54 |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Ronnie Trapani knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Green | 59-54 |
| 02:32 | N. Central | Thomas Nicodemus makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Beem | 59-56 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | Jacob Newberry misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 02:19 | N. Central | Jerry Sanford snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 02:00 | N. Central | Ralph Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Nicodemus | 59-59 |
| 01:33 | Carthage | Robert Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 01:31 | N. Central | Ralph Williams snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 01:13 | N. Central | Jerry Sanford buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ralph Williams | 59-62 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Beem - foul #2 on James Beem, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Benjamin Foster (C) Jacob Newberry | |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Hamilton (SG) Jerry Sanford | |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | N. Central | Ralph Williams can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 00:27 | N. Central | James Beem pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | N. Central | James Beem is hacked by Kevin Stewart - foul #4 on Kevin Stewart, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | James Beem makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | N. Central | James Beem misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Carthage | Robert Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | N. Central | Ralph Williams snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | N. Central | Ralph Williams is hacked by Ronnie Trapani in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Trapani, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | N. Central | Ralph Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | Carthage | Kevin Stewart loses the dribble to Ralph Williams | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Ralph Williams runs out the clock | 61-63 |