| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dylan Swoboda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Preece (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Thach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dale Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Lino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Winemiller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Buxton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Reginald Winemiller inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Carthage | Dale Lowe hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Lino | 34-38 |
| 19:31 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:29 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | Dale Lowe hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ryan Buxton | 34-41 |
| 19:01 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-41 |
| 19:00 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:43 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Preece - foul #2 on Robert Preece, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 18:43 | Carthage | Dale Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:43 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:43 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 18:22 | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda is hacked by Reginald Winemiller - foul #2 on Reginald Winemiller, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:10 | N. Central | Robert Preece is hacked by Reginald Winemiller - foul #3 on Reginald Winemiller, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Albert Lekberg (SF) Reginald Winemiller | |
| 17:55 | N. Central | Matthew Thach is whistled for a carry | 34-42 |
| 17:36 | Carthage | Albert Lekberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 17:35 | Carthage | Ryan Buxton snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 17:23 | Carthage | Jonathan Lino is hacked by Robert Preece - foul #3 on Robert Preece, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (SF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) Robert Preece, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 17:18 | Carthage | Troy Buffington steals it from Thomas Singleton | 34-42 |
| 17:06 | N. Central | Troy Buffington clanks a jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 17:05 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert hits the follow up shot | 36-42 |
| 16:52 | Carthage | Ryan Buxton is fouled on the floor by Troy Buffington - foul #2 on Troy Buffington, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn (SF), Jason Turner (C) Dylan Swoboda, Matthew Thach | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Trainor (PF) Thomas Singleton | |
| 16:38 | Carthage | Albert Lekberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 16:13 | N. Central | Ryan Buxton is called for the reach on Jason Turner - foul #1 on Ryan Buxton, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Norman Earley (SG), Rodney Deberry (C) Dexter Procopio, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Cunningham (PG), Thomas Butler (SG), Christopher Lewis (C) Dale Lowe, Jonathan Lino, Ryan Buxton | |
| 16:02 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Buffington | 39-45 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Troy Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Earley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilbourn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Hurlbert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Michael Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Lekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Trainor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Carthage | Michael Cunningham loses the dribble to Troy Buffington | 39-45 |
| 15:42 | N. Central | Norman Earley can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 15:40 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert can't tip it in | 39-45 |
| 15:38 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 15:14 | Carthage | Michael Cunningham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-45 |
| 15:12 | Carthage | Albert Lekberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:51 | Carthage | Thomas Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 14:50 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:45 | N. Central | Troy Buffington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 39-45 |
| 14:44 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:21 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert scores on a shot in the paint set up by Norman Earley | 41-45 |
| 14:04 | Carthage | Troy Buffington steals the ball from Albert Lekberg | 41-45 |
| 13:41 | N. Central | Troy Buffington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-45 |
| 13:40 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:29 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Troy Buffington | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | Carthage | Robert Trainor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | N. Central | Troy Buffington snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:46 | N. Central | Troy Buffington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:45 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:29 | Carthage | Michael Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 12:27 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Eugene Hurlbert | 43-45 |
| 12:02 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Norman Earley and the foul's on Robert Trainor - foul #1 on Robert Trainor, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda (PG), Dexter Procopio (SG), Robert Preece (SF), Matthew Thach (PF) Troy Buffington, Norman Earley, Michael Wilbourn, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), Jonathan Lino (SG), Reginald Winemiller (SF), Thomas Singleton (PF), Ryan Buxton (C) Michael Cunningham, Thomas Butler, Albert Lekberg, Robert Trainor, Christopher Lewis | |
| 12:02 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:02 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton lays it in on a nice dish by Dale Lowe and he's hacked by Dylan Swoboda - foul #1 on Dylan Swoboda, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Turner (C) Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:41 | N. Central | Matthew Thach pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dylan Swoboda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Preece (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Thach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dale Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Lino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Winemiller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Buxton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Thach | 47-47 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-47 |
| 11:07 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:00 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Preece | 50-47 |
| 10:44 | Carthage | Reginald Winemiller loses the dribble to Dexter Procopio | 50-47 |
| 10:18 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dylan Swoboda | 53-47 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Jonathan Lino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 10:01 | N. Central | Jason Turner gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:46 | N. Central | Matthew Thach is hacked by Thomas Singleton - foul #2 on Thomas Singleton, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | N. Central | Reginald Winemiller is called for the reach on Robert Preece - foul #4 on Reginald Winemiller, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert (C) Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Carthage | Albert Lekberg (SF) Reginald Winemiller | |
| 09:15 | N. Central | Matthew Thach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-47 |
| 09:13 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Thomas Singleton | 53-47 |
| 08:52 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Lekberg | 53-49 |
| 08:39 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:37 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Preece | 53-49 |
| 08:16 | N. Central | Matthew Thach connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Dexter Procopio and he's hacked by Thomas Singleton - foul #3 on Thomas Singleton, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (PG), Norman Earley (SG), Michael Wilbourn (SF), Rodney Deberry (C) Dylan Swoboda, Dexter Procopio, Robert Preece, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Cunningham (PG), Thomas Butler (SG), Robert Trainor (PF), Christopher Lewis (C) Dale Lowe, Jonathan Lino, Thomas Singleton, Ryan Buxton | |
| 08:16 | N. Central | Matthew Thach makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:02 | Carthage | Robert Trainor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 08:01 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:39 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Lekberg - foul #1 on Albert Lekberg, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Turner (PF) Matthew Thach | |
| Subs | Carthage | Reginald Winemiller (SF) Albert Lekberg | |
| 07:39 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:39 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Troy Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Earley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Wilbourn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Turner (fresh) C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Michael Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Winemiller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Trainor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Carthage | Thomas Butler scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Cunningham | 58-52 |
| 07:05 | N. Central | Christopher Lewis swats the layup by Michael Wilbourn | 58-52 |
| 07:03 | N. Central | Troy Buffington snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn blows the layup but the foul's on Reginald Winemiller - foul #5 on Reginald Winemiller, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda (PG), Dexter Procopio (SG), Eugene Hurlbert (PF) Troy Buffington, Norman Earley, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), Jonathan Lino (SG), Barry Massie (SF), Ryan Buxton (C) Michael Cunningham, Thomas Butler, Reginald Winemiller, Christopher Lewis | |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:48 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Ryan Buxton pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:35 | Carthage | Michael Wilbourn takes the ball from Barry Massie | 58-52 |
| 06:18 | N. Central | Dale Lowe is called for the reach on Dexter Procopio - foul #2 on Dale Lowe, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Preece (SF), Jason Turner (C) Michael Wilbourn, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Albert Lekberg (SF), Thomas Singleton (PF) Barry Massie, Robert Trainor | |
| 06:18 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:18 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 06:00 | Carthage | Albert Lekberg hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 05:37 | N. Central | Dale Lowe takes the ball from Dexter Procopio | 60-54 |
| 05:12 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton misses the driving attempt in the paint | 60-54 |
| 05:10 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Eugene Hurlbert is called for 5 seconds | 60-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Thach (PF), Rodney Deberry (C) Eugene Hurlbert, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Albert Lekberg drills a jumper from the left side set up by Dale Lowe | 60-56 |
| 04:31 | N. Central | Dexter Procopio makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Deberry | 63-56 |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 04:07 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 03:49 | N. Central | Robert Preece connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Carthage | Ryan Buxton comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-56 |
| 03:29 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Dylan Swoboda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Procopio (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Preece (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Thach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Deberry (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dale Lowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Lino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Lekberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Singleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Buxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda is fouled on the floor by Dale Lowe - foul #3 on Dale Lowe, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (SG), Michael Wilbourn (SF), Eugene Hurlbert (C) Dexter Procopio, Robert Preece, Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Cunningham (PG), Thomas Butler (SG), Barry Massie (SF), Robert Trainor (PF), Christopher Lewis (C) Dale Lowe, Jonathan Lino, Albert Lekberg, Thomas Singleton, Ryan Buxton | |
| 03:09 | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:09 | N. Central | Dylan Swoboda makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:02 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Cunningham | 68-60 |
| 03:00 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Dexter Procopio (SG), Rodney Deberry (C) Michael Wilbourn, Eugene Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (PG), Albert Lekberg (SF), Ryan Buxton (C) Michael Cunningham, Barry Massie, Christopher Lewis | |
| 02:45 | N. Central | Matthew Thach banks in the layup set up by Dylan Swoboda | 70-60 |
| 02:45 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Preece (SF) Troy Buffington | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jonathan Lino (SG), Thomas Singleton (PF) Thomas Butler, Robert Trainor | |
| 02:32 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-60 |
| 02:30 | Carthage | Dale Lowe grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 02:21 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 70-60 |
| 02:19 | N. Central | Robert Preece grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:54 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:52 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Thomas Singleton | 70-60 |
| 01:35 | Carthage | Thomas Singleton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 01:33 | Carthage | Albert Lekberg misses the tip | 70-60 |
| 01:31 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:09 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 70-60 |
| 01:08 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry grabs the offensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:58 | N. Central | Robert Preece misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 00:56 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Thomas Singleton is called for the reach on Rodney Deberry - foul #4 on Thomas Singleton, team foul #12 | 70-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Troy Buffington (PG), Norman Earley (SG), Michael Wilbourn (SF), Eugene Hurlbert (PF) Dylan Swoboda, Dexter Procopio, Robert Preece, Matthew Thach | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Cunningham (PG), Thomas Butler (SG), Robert Trainor (PF), Christopher Lewis (C) Dale Lowe, Jonathan Lino, Thomas Singleton, Ryan Buxton | |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Rodney Deberry misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:54 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Carthage | Michael Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| 00:46 | N. Central | Michael Wilbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | N. Central | Troy Buffington makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Wilbourn and the foul's on Thomas Butler - foul #1 on Thomas Butler, team foul #13 | 73-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Turner (C) Rodney Deberry | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:23 | N. Central | Troy Buffington makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Turner - foul #1 on Jason Turner, team foul #5 | 74-60 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Christopher Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Troy Buffington runs out the clock | 74-62 |