| Lineup | Luther | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Chamberlain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Steffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) PF - Howard Arden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Howard Bates inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Nathan Endres knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Luther | Roland Steffey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-47 |
| 19:30 | Carthage | Steve Havens snags the defensive board | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:21 | Carthage | Steve Havens lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathan Endres | 25-49 |
| 19:11 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain buries a floater from just outside the lane | 27-49 |
| 18:42 | Carthage | Edward Halls scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Nathan Endres | 27-51 |
| 18:27 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Havens | 27-51 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | Howard Arden snags the defensive board | 27-51 |
| 18:06 | Carthage | Howard Bates loses the dribble to Roland Steffey | 27-51 |
| 17:54 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain is called for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Chamberlain, team foul #1 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Mock (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Frank Ward (PF), George McColley (C) Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, Steve Havens | |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Robert Reiner can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Steffey - foul #1 on Roland Steffey, team foul #2 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Luther | Russell Urquhart (PG), John Stillings (SF), James Ashley (C) Michael Cook, Glenn Escamilla, Roland Steffey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Steve Havens (C) George McColley | |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Robert Reiner misses the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Robert Reiner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 17:21 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-52 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Robert Reiner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-52 |
| 16:51 | Carthage | Mike Mock is fouled on the floor by John Stillings - foul #3 on John Stillings, team foul #3 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin (SG), Richard Robinson (PF), Michael Manzo (C) Eric Chamberlain, John Stillings, Donald Lott | |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF), Howard Arden (PF), George McColley (C) Robert Reiner, Frank Ward, Steve Havens | |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Howard Arden is called for traveling | 27-52 |
| Subs | Luther | Michael Cook (PG) Russell Urquhart | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG) Howard Bates | |
| 16:26 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin lays it up and in | 29-52 |
| 16:07 | Carthage | Nathan Endres drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Mock | 29-54 |
| 15:56 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin is fouled on the floor by Mike Mock - foul #1 on Mike Mock, team foul #1 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Luther | John Stillings (SG), Glenn Escamilla (SF), Roland Steffey (C) Irwin McLaughlin, Richard Robinson, Michael Manzo | |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF), Steve Havens (C) Edward Halls, George McColley | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stillings (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Glenn Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Steffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mike Mock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) PF - Howard Arden (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Luther | Michael Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 15:37 | Carthage | Howard Bates grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 15:25 | Carthage | Nathan Endres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 15:23 | Luther | Roland Steffey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 15:17 | Luther | Glenn Escamilla misses the jump hook near the basket | 29-54 |
| 15:15 | Luther | Roland Steffey grabs the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 15:09 | Luther | The jump hook by Roland Steffey is blocked by Howard Arden | 29-54 |
| 15:07 | Luther | John Stillings grabs the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 14:55 | Luther | James Ashley loses the ball out of bounds | 29-54 |
| Subs | Luther | Russell Urquhart (PG), Eric Chamberlain (SG), Donald Lott (PF) Michael Cook, John Stillings, James Ashley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Frank Ward (PF) Mike Mock, Howard Bates, Howard Arden | |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Eric Chamberlain is called for the reach on Steve Havens - foul #2 on Eric Chamberlain, team foul #4 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Bates (SF), George McColley (C) Robert Reiner, Steve Havens | |
| 14:18 | Carthage | Nathan Endres misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-54 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | George McColley pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 13:55 | Carthage | Howard Bates makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Halls and he's hacked by Eric Chamberlain - foul #3 on Eric Chamberlain, team foul #5 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Luther | James Ashley (C) Roland Steffey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Howard Arden (PF), Steve Havens (C) Frank Ward, George McColley | |
| 13:55 | Carthage | Howard Bates makes the free throw | 29-57 |
| 13:37 | Luther | Nathan Endres is called for the reach on Russell Urquhart - foul #3 on Nathan Endres, team foul #2 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Luther | Michael Cook (PG), John Stillings (SF) Russell Urquhart, Glenn Escamilla | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Reiner (SF) Howard Bates | |
| 13:24 | Luther | Michael Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-57 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Edward Halls | 29-57 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Michael Cook is called for the reach on Nathan Endres - foul #1 on Michael Cook, team foul #6 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Mock (SG), Howard Bates (SF) Edward Halls, Robert Reiner | |
| 12:44 | Carthage | Nathan Endres is hacked by James Ashley - foul #1 on James Ashley, team foul #7 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG) Mike Mock | |
| 12:44 | Carthage | Nathan Endres makes the 1st free throw | 29-58 |
| 12:44 | Carthage | Nathan Endres makes the 2nd free throw | 29-59 |
| 12:37 | Luther | James Ashley misses the easy layup | 29-59 |
| 12:35 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Howard Bates | 29-59 |
| 12:13 | Carthage | James Ashley takes the ball from Howard Arden | 29-59 |
| 12:00 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain connects on the 3 from the right corner | 32-59 |
| 11:37 | Carthage | Howard Arden's pass is intercepted by James Ashley | 32-59 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Michael Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Stillings (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Lott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ashley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Halls (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Arden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Havens (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Luther | Edward Halls steals the ball from Eric Chamberlain | 32-59 |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Nathan Endres lays it in set up by Edward Halls | 32-61 |
| 11:12 | Luther | James Ashley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-61 |
| 10:46 | Carthage | Edward Halls loses the dribble to Eric Chamberlain | 35-61 |
| 10:22 | Luther | Donald Lott makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Cook | 38-61 |
| 10:06 | Carthage | Howard Arden is denied on a layup by James Ashley | 38-61 |
| 10:04 | Carthage | Howard Bates misses the tip | 38-61 |
| 10:02 | Luther | John Stillings gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:57 | Luther | John Stillings is hacked by Howard Arden - foul #1 on Howard Arden, team foul #3 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Luther | Russell Urquhart (PG), Irwin McLaughlin (SG), Glenn Escamilla (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Roland Steffey (C) Michael Cook, Eric Chamberlain, John Stillings, Donald Lott, James Ashley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Mock (SG), Robert Reiner (SF), Frank Ward (PF), George McColley (C) Edward Halls, Howard Bates, Howard Arden, Steve Havens | |
| 09:42 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin travels with the ball | 38-61 |
| 09:20 | Carthage | George McColley misses the jumper from the left block | 38-61 |
| 09:18 | Luther | The rebound goes to Irwin McLaughlin | 38-61 |
| 08:57 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-61 |
| 08:56 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Frank Ward | 38-61 |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Robert Reiner connects on the shot from close range set up by Nathan Endres and he's fouled by Irwin McLaughlin - foul #1 on Irwin McLaughlin, team foul #8 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Luther | John Stillings (PF) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Edward Halls (SG), Howard Arden (PF), Steve Havens (C) Mike Mock, Frank Ward, George McColley | |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Robert Reiner makes the free throw | 38-64 |
| 08:18 | Luther | Russell Urquhart drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-64 |
| 07:49 | Carthage | Howard Arden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Subs | Luther | Eric Chamberlain (SG) Irwin McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Mock (SG), Howard Bates (SF), Frank Ward (PF), George McColley (C) Edward Halls, Robert Reiner, Howard Arden, Steve Havens | |
| 07:41 | Luther | Russell Urquhart knocks in the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Nathan Endres - foul #4 on Nathan Endres, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| 07:41 | Luther | Russell Urquhart makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Russell Urquhart (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Chamberlain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stillings (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Steffey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nathan Endres (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mike Mock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Howard Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - George McColley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Carthage | Howard Bates knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mike Mock | 44-66 |
| 07:04 | Luther | Russell Urquhart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 07:03 | Luther | John Stillings grabs the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 06:58 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Endres - foul #5 on Nathan Endres, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Luther | Michael Cook (PG), Donald Lott (PF), James Ashley (C) Russell Urquhart, Glenn Escamilla, Roland Steffey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gary Benner (PG), Edward Halls (SG), Howard Arden (PF), Steve Havens (C) Nathan Endres, Mike Mock, Frank Ward, George McColley | |
| 06:58 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:58 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:39 | Carthage | Gary Benner connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Halls | 45-68 |
| 06:24 | Luther | James Ashley misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 45-68 |
| 06:22 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Howard Bates | 45-68 |
| 06:10 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-68 |
| 06:08 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 06:02 | Luther | Eric Chamberlain hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-68 |
| 05:41 | Carthage | Steve Havens can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Chamberlain - foul #4 on Eric Chamberlain, team foul #9 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Luther | Glenn Escamilla (SF) Eric Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Ward (PF) Howard Arden | |
| 05:41 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:41 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:27 | Luther | Donald Lott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 05:25 | Carthage | Steve Havens grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 05:15 | Carthage | Glenn Escamilla steals it from Steve Havens | 47-70 |
| 05:12 | Luther | Glenn Escamilla banks in the layup | 49-70 |
| 04:49 | Carthage | James Ashley takes the ball from Frank Ward | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Luther | John Stillings misses the lay-in | 49-70 |
| 04:43 | Luther | James Ashley misses the tip | 49-70 |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Frank Ward snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 04:12 | Carthage | Steve Havens hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Escamilla - foul #1 on Glenn Escamilla, team foul #10 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Luther | Russell Urquhart (PG), Irwin McLaughlin (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Michael Manzo (C) Michael Cook, Glenn Escamilla, Donald Lott, James Ashley | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mike Mock (SG), Robert Reiner (SF) Edward Halls, Howard Bates | |
| 04:12 | Carthage | Steve Havens misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:12 | Carthage | Steve Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:04 | Luther | Russell Urquhart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 04:02 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin snags the offensive board | 49-71 |
| 03:48 | Luther | Michael Manzo knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Mike Mock is hacked by Russell Urquhart - foul #1 on Russell Urquhart, team foul #11 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Carthage | George McColley (C) Steve Havens | |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Mike Mock makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:28 | Carthage | Mike Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Russell Urquhart (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Irwin McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - John Stillings (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Manzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gary Benner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Reiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George McColley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-73 |
| 03:18 | Luther | Michael Manzo snags the offensive board | 51-73 |
| 03:06 | Luther | Russell Urquhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-73 |
| Subs | Luther | James Ashley (SF) John Stillings | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:44 | Carthage | Mike Mock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Russell Urquhart - foul #2 on Russell Urquhart, team foul #12 | 51-75 |
| 02:44 | Carthage | Mike Mock makes the free throw | 51-76 |
| 02:36 | Luther | Russell Urquhart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 02:35 | Luther | James Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 02:24 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin drills a floater from the left side set up by Russell Urquhart | 53-76 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Gary Benner is hacked by Russell Urquhart - foul #3 on Russell Urquhart, team foul #13 | 53-76 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Gary Benner makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:02 | Carthage | Gary Benner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:02 | Luther | Michael Manzo snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 01:33 | Luther | Richard Robinson is hacked by Robert Reiner - foul #1 on Robert Reiner, team foul #6 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Luther | John Stillings (SF) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 01:23 | Luther | John Stillings is fouled on the floor by Gary Benner - foul #1 on Gary Benner, team foul #7 | 53-77 |
| 01:23 | Luther | John Stillings misses the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 01:23 | Carthage | George McColley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Frank Ward is fouled on the floor by James Ashley - foul #2 on James Ashley, team foul #14 | 53-77 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Luther | James Ashley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-79 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | Frank Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | George McColley hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Benner | 53-81 |
| 00:18 | Luther | Irwin McLaughlin's pass is intercepted by George McColley | 53-81 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Gary Benner runs out the clock | 53-81 |