| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Victor Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Pettey (fresh) C - Robert Ethridge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lucio Castaneda (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ken Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Turpen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth West (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Troy Cooley inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Carthage | Troy Cooley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Ethridge | 35-25 |
| 19:36 | Northland | Kenneth West scores on a runner in the paint set up by Lucio Castaneda | 35-27 |
| 19:21 | Carthage | David Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Pettey | 38-27 |
| 18:54 | Northland | Kenneth West is hacked by Victor Walker - foul #1 on Victor Walker, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:34 | Northland | Lucio Castaneda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 18:07 | Carthage | Troy Cooley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Turpen - foul #2 on Kenneth Turpen, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 17:57 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge connects on the floater from the right block set up by Victor Walker | 40-27 |
| 17:45 | Northland | Kenneth West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 17:43 | Carthage | Troy Cooley grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 17:32 | Carthage | David Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth West | 40-27 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge tips it in | 42-27 |
| 17:13 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen is hacked by Charles Pettey - foul #3 on Charles Pettey, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Muller (PF) Charles Pettey | |
| Subs | Northland | Mason Lee (C) Kenneth West | |
| 16:58 | Northland | Ken Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 16:56 | Northland | Ken Reed grabs the offensive board | 42-27 |
| 16:43 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 16:22 | Carthage | Mason Lee is called for the reach on David Nelson - foul #3 on Mason Lee, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Wilson (PG), Russell Newcomb (SG), Keith Christian (SF), Joseph Deitch (C) Victor Walker, David Nelson, Troy Cooley, Robert Ethridge | |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Heckler (PG), James Hentz (SG), Nicholas Johnson (SF), David Pilcher (PF), Erwin McTiernan (C) Lucio Castaneda, Ken Reed, Kenneth Turpen, Gary Bonetti, Mason Lee | |
| 16:14 | Carthage | Keith Christian can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 16:13 | Northland | Erwin McTiernan pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 15:48 | Northland | David Pilcher can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 42-29 |
| 15:47 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Nicholas Wilson | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Newcomb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Christian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Muller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Deitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Bruce Heckler (fresh) SG - James Hentz (fresh) SF - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Pilcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Erwin McTiernan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:27 | Carthage | Russell Newcomb knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Keith Christian | 45-29 |
| 15:01 | Northland | Erwin McTiernan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-29 |
| 15:00 | Carthage | John Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | Erwin McTiernan steals the ball from Joseph Deitch | 45-29 |
| 14:15 | Northland | James Hentz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 14:14 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:57 | Carthage | David Pilcher takes the ball from Russell Newcomb | 45-29 |
| 13:40 | Northland | Nicholas Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Hentz and he's fouled by Keith Christian - foul #1 on Keith Christian, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Walker (PG), David Nelson (SG), Troy Cooley (SF), Charles Pettey (PF), Robert Ethridge (C) Nicholas Wilson, Russell Newcomb, Keith Christian, John Muller, Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Northland | Lucio Castaneda (PG), Ken Reed (SG), Gary Bonetti (PF), Kenneth West (C) Bruce Heckler, James Hentz, David Pilcher, Erwin McTiernan | |
| 13:40 | Northland | Nicholas Johnson makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:23 | Carthage | Lucio Castaneda steals it from Robert Ethridge | 45-33 |
| 13:19 | Northland | Lucio Castaneda hits the finger roll | 45-35 |
| 13:04 | Carthage | David Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 13:03 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 12:50 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge is whistled for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Northland | Kenneth Turpen (SF) Nicholas Johnson | |
| 12:29 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen loses the dribble to Troy Cooley | 45-35 |
| 12:09 | Carthage | Troy Cooley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 12:07 | Northland | Lucio Castaneda grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:02 | Northland | Lucio Castaneda buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-37 |
| 11:42 | Carthage | David Nelson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-37 |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Charles Pettey pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Victor Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Pettey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Ethridge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lucio Castaneda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Turpen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth West (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 11:21 | Northland | Gary Bonetti grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 11:14 | Northland | Lucio Castaneda misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 11:13 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:59 | Carthage | Charles Pettey can't connect on a floater near the basket | 45-37 |
| 10:57 | Northland | Gary Bonetti snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 10:43 | Northland | Ken Reed clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 10:23 | Carthage | David Nelson is fouled on the floor by Ken Reed - foul #2 on Ken Reed, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Carthage | John Muller (PF), Joseph Deitch (C) Charles Pettey, Robert Ethridge | |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Heckler (PG), James Hentz (SG), Mason Lee (PF), David Pilcher (C) Lucio Castaneda, Ken Reed, Gary Bonetti, Kenneth West | |
| 10:17 | Carthage | David Pilcher denies the turnaround by John Muller | 45-39 |
| 10:16 | Northland | Mason Lee snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 10:12 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Muller - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 10:12 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:12 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:54 | Carthage | Bruce Heckler is called for the reach on Victor Walker - foul #2 on Bruce Heckler, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Wilson (PG), Russell Newcomb (SG), Keith Christian (SF) Victor Walker, David Nelson, Troy Cooley | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 09:41 | Carthage | James Hentz steals the ball from Keith Christian | 45-41 |
| 09:31 | Northland | David Pilcher drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 09:11 | Carthage | Russell Newcomb hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Wilson | 47-43 |
| 08:53 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen is hacked by Nicholas Wilson - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilson, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Walker (PG), David Nelson (SG), Troy Cooley (SF), Robert Ethridge (C) Nicholas Wilson, Russell Newcomb, Keith Christian, Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Northland | Lucio Castaneda (PG), Ken Reed (SG), Gary Bonetti (PF), Kenneth West (C) Bruce Heckler, Kenneth Turpen, Mason Lee, David Pilcher | |
| 08:33 | Northland | Ken Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| 08:17 | Carthage | Victor Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:16 | Northland | Kenneth West pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:54 | Northland | James Hentz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Victor Walker | 47-43 |
| 07:49 | Carthage | David Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 07:23 | Northland | Ken Reed comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Cooley - foul #3 on Troy Cooley, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Pettey (PF) John Muller | |
| Subs | Northland | Kenneth Turpen (SF), Mason Lee (C) James Hentz, Kenneth West | |
| 07:23 | Northland | Ken Reed makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:23 | Northland | Ken Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Victor Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Pettey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Ethridge (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lucio Castaneda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Turpen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mason Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Carthage | David Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 07:00 | Northland | The rebound goes to Kenneth Turpen | 50-45 |
| 06:41 | Northland | Gary Bonetti clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Pettey - foul #4 on Charles Pettey, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Russell Newcomb (SG), Joseph Deitch (C) David Nelson, Robert Ethridge | |
| Subs | Northland | | |
| 06:41 | Northland | Gary Bonetti makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:41 | Northland | Gary Bonetti misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:41 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:13 | Carthage | Victor Walker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Pettey | 53-46 |
| 06:00 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 05:59 | Carthage | Joseph Deitch snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Russell Newcomb misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mason Lee - foul #4 on Mason Lee, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Wilson (PG), Keith Christian (SF), John Muller (C) Victor Walker, Troy Cooley, Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Heckler (PG), James Hentz (SG), Kenneth West (C) Lucio Castaneda, Ken Reed, Gary Bonetti | |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Russell Newcomb makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Russell Newcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:40 | Northland | Kenneth West can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Keith Christian gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:24 | Carthage | John Muller makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Newcomb and he's hacked by Mason Lee - foul #5 on Mason Lee, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Nelson (SG), Robert Ethridge (C) Nicholas Wilson, Charles Pettey | |
| Subs | Northland | David Pilcher (PF) Mason Lee | |
| 05:24 | Carthage | John Muller makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:09 | Northland | Russell Newcomb takes the ball from Kenneth West | 58-46 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 04:43 | Carthage | John Muller hits the follow up shot | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Northland | Kenneth West misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 04:28 | Carthage | The rebound goes to John Muller | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:09 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge misses short on a turnaround from close range | 60-46 |
| 04:07 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 03:48 | Northland | Kenneth West is hacked by Robert Ethridge - foul #1 on Robert Ethridge, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Walker (PG), Troy Cooley (SF), Charles Pettey (PF), Joseph Deitch (C) Russell Newcomb, Keith Christian, John Muller, Robert Ethridge | |
| Subs | Northland | Lucio Castaneda (PG), Ken Reed (SG), Gary Bonetti (PF) Bruce Heckler, Kenneth Turpen, David Pilcher | |
| 03:48 | Northland | Kenneth West misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:48 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Charles Pettey | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Carthage | Charles Pettey loses the ball out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Wilson (PG), James McClusky (SG), Russell Newcomb (SF), Joseph Greenlee (PF) Victor Walker, David Nelson, Troy Cooley, Charles Pettey | |
| Subs | Northland | Pete Mancia (PG), Nicholas Johnson (SF), Erwin McTiernan (PF), David Pilcher (C) Lucio Castaneda, Ken Reed, Gary Bonetti, Kenneth West | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Northland | James Hentz misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Greenlee - foul #1 on Joseph Greenlee, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Keith Christian (SF) James McClusky | |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Heckler (PG) Pete Mancia | |
| 03:27 | Northland | James Hentz misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:27 | Northland | James Hentz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:24 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-47 |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Walker (PG), David Nelson (SG), Troy Cooley (SF), Charles Pettey (PF), Robert Ethridge (C) Nicholas Wilson, Russell Newcomb, Keith Christian, Joseph Greenlee, Joseph Deitch | |
| Subs | Northland | Lucio Castaneda (PG), Ken Reed (SG), Kenneth Turpen (SF), Gary Bonetti (PF), Kenneth West (C) Bruce Heckler, James Hentz, Nicholas Johnson, David Pilcher, Erwin McTiernan | |
| 03:04 | Carthage | Charles Pettey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-47 |
| 03:02 | Northland | Gary Bonetti pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Victor Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Pettey (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Ethridge (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northland | PG - Lucio Castaneda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Turpen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Bonetti (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth West (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:36 | Northland | Kenneth West misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 02:34 | Northland | Gary Bonetti tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| 02:13 | Carthage | Kenneth West denies the turnaround by Charles Pettey | 60-49 |
| 02:12 | Northland | Gary Bonetti gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:58 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 01:57 | Carthage | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:52 | Carthage | David Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Robert Ethridge tips it in | 62-49 |
| 01:25 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen's floater is tipped away by Robert Ethridge | 62-49 |
| 01:24 | Northland | Gary Bonetti gets the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 01:12 | Northland | Gary Bonetti lays it up and in on a great pass from Lucio Castaneda | 62-51 |
| 00:51 | Carthage | David Nelson loses the dribble to Lucio Castaneda | 62-51 |
| 00:47 | Northland | Ken Reed blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 00:46 | Northland | Gary Bonetti gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Victor Walker - foul #2 on Victor Walker, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Carthage | Nicholas Wilson (PG), Russell Newcomb (SG), Keith Christian (SF), John Muller (PF), Joseph Deitch (C) Victor Walker, David Nelson, Troy Cooley, Charles Pettey, Robert Ethridge | |
| Subs | Northland | Bruce Heckler (PG), James Hentz (SG), David Pilcher (PF), Erwin McTiernan (C) Lucio Castaneda, Ken Reed, Gary Bonetti, Kenneth West | |
| 00:43 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:43 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:43 | Carthage | Keith Christian grabs the board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northland | Northland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Carthage | John Muller hits a jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| 00:11 | Northland | Kenneth Turpen scores on a floater in the lane | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Nicholas Wilson runs out the clock | 64-53 |