| Lineup | N. Central | PG - William Blizzard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Grisby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Perri (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Moss (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Denver Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Packard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Jon Moss takes the ball from Manuel Sullivan | 28-38 |
| 19:36 | Carthage | Jon Moss banks in the layup | 28-40 |
| 19:30 | N. Central | William Blizzard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 19:29 | Carthage | Denver Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Moss | 28-42 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | John Perri misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Denver Brooks - foul #1 on Denver Brooks, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | John Perri makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:05 | N. Central | John Perri misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:05 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:48 | Carthage | Denver Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Perri - foul #3 on John Perri, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Deans (PF) John Perri | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:48 | Carthage | Denver Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:48 | Carthage | Denver Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | Paul Clark pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:29 | N. Central | William Blizzard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| 18:03 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-42 |
| 18:02 | Carthage | Denver Brooks can't tip it in | 29-42 |
| 18:00 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:40 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 17:38 | Carthage | David Packard gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:21 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Grisby - foul #3 on Frank Grisby, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Brown (SG), David Sherrard (C) Frank Grisby, Paul Clark | |
| Subs | Carthage | Brian Lewis (C) David Packard | |
| 17:21 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:21 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:21 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Thomas Deans | 29-43 |
| 17:01 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 29-43 |
| 16:59 | N. Central | Thomas Deans tips it in | 31-43 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Jon Moss - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Harris (SG), John King (PF) Robert Brown, Manuel Sullivan | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Jaques (SG), Frank Gallucci (SF), Rex Dunn (PF) Jon Moss, Michael Chamberlain, Denver Brooks | |
| 16:43 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-43 |
| 16:42 | N. Central | David Sherrard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:24 | N. Central | Kenneth Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | Rafael Grant (SG), Paul Clark (C) William Blizzard, Thomas Deans | |
| Subs | Carthage | Leonard Bowen (SG) Kenny Anderson | |
| 16:02 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-43 |
| 16:01 | Carthage | Brian Lewis grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 15:49 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci scores on a runner in the paint | 31-45 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) SG - Rafael Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) PF - David Sherrard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Jaques (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Bowen (fresh) SF - Frank Gallucci (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rex Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | N. Central | Paul Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 15:24 | N. Central | Rafael Grant misses the tip | 31-45 |
| 15:22 | Carthage | John Jaques snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 15:03 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on Kenneth Harris - foul #2 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Blizzard (PG), Frank Grisby (SG), Manuel Sullivan (SF), John Perri (PF), Thomas Deans (C) Kenneth Harris, Rafael Grant, John King, David Sherrard, Paul Clark | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG), Michael Chamberlain (SF), Denver Brooks (PF), David Packard (C) John Jaques, Frank Gallucci, Rex Dunn, Brian Lewis | |
| 15:03 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen misses the free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Thomas Deans gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 14:44 | N. Central | John Perri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jon Moss (SG) Leonard Bowen | |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Frank Grisby steals it from Michael Chamberlain | 31-47 |
| 14:23 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Grisby | 33-47 |
| 14:01 | Carthage | Jon Moss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 13:59 | N. Central | Thomas Deans pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:53 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan is hacked by Michael Chamberlain - foul #1 on Michael Chamberlain, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Paul Clark (C) Thomas Deans | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 13:32 | N. Central | Denver Brooks is called for the reach on Manuel Sullivan - foul #2 on Denver Brooks, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| 13:23 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | Kenny Anderson gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:16 | Carthage | William Blizzard is called for the reach on Kenny Anderson - foul #1 on William Blizzard, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| 13:02 | Carthage | Jon Moss drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-50 |
| 12:35 | N. Central | John Perri's layup is rejected by David Packard | 33-50 |
| 12:34 | N. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Grisby | 33-50 |
| 12:17 | N. Central | Paul Clark dunks the ball on a great pass from John Perri | 35-50 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | David Packard's pass is intercepted by John Perri | 35-50 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - William Blizzard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Grisby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Perri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenny Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Moss (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Denver Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Packard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan connects on the jump hook from the right block | 37-50 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Grisby - foul #4 on Frank Grisby, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Brown (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Thomas Deans (SF), John King (PF), David Sherrard (C) William Blizzard, Frank Grisby, Manuel Sullivan, John Perri, Paul Clark | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Jaques (PG), Frank Gallucci (SG), Rex Dunn (PF), Brian Lewis (C) Kenny Anderson, Jon Moss, Denver Brooks, David Packard | |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:07 | N. Central | David Sherrard grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 10:51 | N. Central | David Sherrard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 10:49 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:24 | Carthage | Rex Dunn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 10:23 | N. Central | John King gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:19 | N. Central | Thomas Deans connects on the jumper from close range set up by Robert Brown | 39-50 |
| 10:06 | Carthage | Rex Dunn clanks a shot in the paint | 39-50 |
| 10:04 | N. Central | John King gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:44 | N. Central | John King can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-50 |
| 09:42 | N. Central | Kenneth Harris grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 09:15 | N. Central | John King clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Michael Chamberlain gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:02 | Carthage | John Jaques scores on a jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 08:43 | N. Central | David Sherrard misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | Brian Lewis grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:18 | Carthage | John Jaques connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:00 | N. Central | Thomas Deans misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-54 |
| 07:59 | Carthage | Brian Lewis grabs the board | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:30 | Carthage | David Sherrard denies the turnaround by Frank Gallucci | 39-54 |
| 07:28 | Carthage | Brian Lewis tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 07:27 | N. Central | David Sherrard pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Harris (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Deans (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - John King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Sherrard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Jaques (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Gallucci (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Chamberlain (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rex Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | N. Central | Kenneth Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 07:06 | Carthage | Rex Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 06:42 | Carthage | Brian Lewis hits a shot in the lane | 39-56 |
| 06:33 | N. Central | David Sherrard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 06:31 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 06:13 | Carthage | John Jaques clanks a jumper from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 06:12 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci grabs the offensive board | 39-56 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | John Jaques comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 05:49 | N. Central | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 05:49 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | William Blizzard (PG), Frank Grisby (SG), Manuel Sullivan (SF), John Perri (PF), Paul Clark (C) Robert Brown, Kenneth Harris, Thomas Deans, John King, David Sherrard | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenny Anderson (PG), Jon Moss (SG), Denver Brooks (PF), David Packard (C) John Jaques, Michael Chamberlain, Rex Dunn, Brian Lewis | |
| 05:30 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan misses long on a jumper in the lane | 39-56 |
| 05:28 | Carthage | Denver Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 05:09 | Carthage | David Packard buries a runner near the basket set up by Jon Moss | 39-58 |
| 04:50 | N. Central | John Perri banks in the layup set up by Manuel Sullivan | 41-58 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Jon Moss misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 04:21 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci tips it in | 41-60 |
| 04:11 | N. Central | Manuel Sullivan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 04:10 | Carthage | Frank Gallucci grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 03:49 | Carthage | David Packard hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Paul Clark - foul #1 on Paul Clark, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Brown (PG), Rafael Grant (SG), Kenneth Harris (SF), John King (PF), David Sherrard (C) William Blizzard, Frank Grisby, Manuel Sullivan, John Perri, Paul Clark | |
| Subs | Carthage | John Jaques (PG), Leonard Bowen (SG), Rex Dunn (SF), Brian Lewis (PF) Kenny Anderson, Jon Moss, Frank Gallucci, Denver Brooks | |
| 03:49 | Carthage | David Packard makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | N. Central | Rafael Grant buries a floater from just outside the lane | 43-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:06 | Carthage | Rex Dunn lays it up and in on a great pass from John Jaques | 43-65 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Harris (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Sherrard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - John Jaques (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rex Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Packard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | N. Central | Robert Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 02:54 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 02:33 | Carthage | Rex Dunn misses badly on a floater near the basket | 43-65 |
| 02:31 | N. Central | John King pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 02:22 | N. Central | David Sherrard misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Packard - foul #1 on David Packard, team foul #4 | 43-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Deans (SF) Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Gallucci (SF) David Packard | |
| 02:22 | N. Central | David Sherrard makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:22 | N. Central | David Sherrard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:22 | Carthage | Brian Lewis grabs the board | 44-65 |
| 01:57 | Carthage | David Sherrard steals it from Frank Gallucci | 44-65 |
| 01:43 | N. Central | David Sherrard buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-65 |
| 01:24 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Jaques | 46-68 |
| 01:14 | N. Central | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-68 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Harris (SG) Rafael Grant | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Harris - foul #3 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 00:55 | Carthage | Leonard Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | N. Central | Robert Brown travels with the ball | 46-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Brian Lewis can't finish the layup | 46-70 |
| 00:18 | N. Central | Thomas Deans gets the rebound | 46-70 |
| 00:13 | N. Central | Thomas Deans blows the dunk | 46-70 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Brian Lewis pulls down the rebound | 46-70 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | John Jaques runs out the clock | 46-70 |