| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kenneth Ellzey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Trader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Beatty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Curtiss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernardo Cruz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Randall Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lighthall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Francisco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Thomas Beatty inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | N. Central | Richard Trader connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Ellzey and he's hacked by Larry Yerkes - foul #1 on Larry Yerkes, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Traverso (PG), Bernard Ritchie (SF), Richard Reinke (C) Randall Nash, Samuel Howard, Aaron Francisco | |
| 19:52 | N. Central | Richard Trader makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:41 | Carthage | Bernard Ritchie is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 19:40 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 19:34 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Reinke | 22-24 |
| 19:32 | N. Central | Kenneth Ellzey misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 19:31 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 19:27 | Carthage | Bernard Ritchie is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Larry Yerkes | 24-26 |
| 19:15 | N. Central | Richard Trader is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Trader, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | N. Central | Rodney Stock (SG) Richard Trader | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randall Nash (PG), Samuel Howard (SF) Larry Yerkes, Bernard Ritchie | |
| 18:58 | Carthage | Richard Reinke is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint | 24-28 |
| 18:30 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz connects on the turnaround in the paint | 26-28 |
| 18:14 | Carthage | Samuel Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:52 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss buries a runner from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Michael Traverso makes the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Kenneth Ellzey - foul #3 on Kenneth Ellzey, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | N. Central | Howard Lea (PG) Kenneth Ellzey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Yerkes (SG), Bernard Ritchie (SF), Aaron Francisco (C) Randall Nash, Samuel Howard, Richard Reinke | |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Michael Traverso makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:23 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 30-31 |
| 17:01 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Bernardo Cruz | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 16:42 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:26 | N. Central | Rodney Stock is hacked by Aaron Francisco - foul #1 on Aaron Francisco, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Russell Salter (SG), Randy Kitchens (SF) Rodney Stock, Thomas Beatty | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randall Nash (PG), Samuel Howard (SF), Richard Reinke (C) Michael Traverso, Bernard Ritchie, Aaron Francisco | |
| 16:01 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz blows the layup | 30-31 |
| 15:59 | Carthage | Richard Reinke snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Howard Lea (fresh) SG - Russell Salter (fresh) SF - Randy Kitchens (fresh) PF - Frederick Curtiss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernardo Cruz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Randall Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lighthall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Reinke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Carthage | Samuel Howard loses the dribble to Frederick Curtiss | 30-31 |
| 15:18 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Yerkes - foul #2 on Larry Yerkes, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Ellzey (PG), Richard Trader (SG), Rodney Stock (SF) Howard Lea, Russell Salter, Randy Kitchens | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Traverso (SG), Aaron Francisco (C) Larry Yerkes, Richard Reinke | |
| 15:18 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:18 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Samuel Howard drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Lighthall | 32-33 |
| 14:26 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 14:25 | Carthage | Aaron Francisco grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Randall Nash is open and buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Frank Lighthall out of the doubleteam | 32-35 |
| 13:47 | N. Central | Richard Trader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Thomas Beatty (SF) Rodney Stock | |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Yerkes (SG), Bernard Ritchie (SF), Richard Reinke (C) Randall Nash, Samuel Howard, Aaron Francisco | |
| 13:19 | Carthage | Thomas Beatty steals it from Richard Reinke | 32-35 |
| 13:16 | N. Central | Kenneth Ellzey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Howard (SF), Aaron Francisco (C) Bernard Ritchie, Richard Reinke | |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Samuel Howard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Trader - foul #4 on Richard Trader, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | N. Central | Rodney Stock (SG) Richard Trader | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Reinke (C) Aaron Francisco | |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Samuel Howard makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Samuel Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:59 | N. Central | Rodney Stock grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:30 | N. Central | Larry Yerkes takes the ball from Frederick Curtiss | 32-36 |
| 12:18 | Carthage | Larry Yerkes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 12:16 | Carthage | Richard Reinke grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frederick Curtiss - foul #2 on Frederick Curtiss, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randall Nash (PG), Bernard Ritchie (SF), Aaron Francisco (C) Michael Traverso, Samuel Howard, Richard Reinke | |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:01 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:01 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz grabs the board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kenneth Ellzey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Stock (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Beatty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Curtiss (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernardo Cruz (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Randall Nash (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lighthall (tiring) 2 pts. C - Aaron Francisco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | N. Central | Bernard Ritchie steals it from Frederick Curtiss | 32-36 |
| 11:19 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Larry Yerkes | 32-38 |
| 10:53 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss is fouled on the floor by Aaron Francisco - foul #2 on Aaron Francisco, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Howard Lea (PG), Russell Salter (SG), Randy Kitchens (SF) Kenneth Ellzey, Rodney Stock, Thomas Beatty | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Traverso (SG), Samuel Howard (SF), Richard Reinke (C) Larry Yerkes, Bernard Ritchie, Aaron Francisco | |
| 10:40 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Aaron Francisco (C) Richard Reinke | |
| 10:18 | Carthage | Randall Nash drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 09:49 | N. Central | Michael Traverso takes the ball from Russell Salter | 32-40 |
| 09:32 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 09:30 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 09:18 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-40 |
| 09:16 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss tips it in | 34-40 |
| 08:48 | Carthage | Samuel Howard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Kitchens - foul #1 on Randy Kitchens, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Ellzey (PG), Rodney Stock (SG), Thomas Beatty (SF) Howard Lea, Russell Salter, Randy Kitchens | |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Yerkes (SG), Richard Reinke (C) Randall Nash, Aaron Francisco | |
| 08:48 | Carthage | Samuel Howard misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:48 | Carthage | Samuel Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:48 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 08:26 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall makes the contested driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Frederick Curtiss - foul #3 on Frederick Curtiss, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bernard Ritchie (SF) Samuel Howard | |
| 08:26 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:03 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 08:02 | Carthage | Richard Reinke gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 07:50 | Carthage | Michael Traverso misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bernardo Cruz - foul #2 on Bernardo Cruz, team foul #7 | 34-43 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Trader (SG), Marlin Whitaker (C) Rodney Stock, Bernardo Cruz | |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Howard (SF) Bernard Ritchie | |
| 07:50 | Carthage | Michael Traverso makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 07:50 | Carthage | Michael Traverso makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kenneth Ellzey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Trader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Beatty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Curtiss (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marlin Whitaker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Michael Traverso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Lighthall (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Reinke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:29 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss scores on a jumper near the basket | 36-45 |
| 07:11 | Carthage | Samuel Howard comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-45 |
| 07:09 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 07:04 | Carthage | Samuel Howard is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Rodney Stock (SF), Randy Kitchens (C) Thomas Beatty, Frederick Curtiss | |
| Subs | Carthage | Randall Nash (PG), Bernard Ritchie (SF), Aaron Francisco (C) Michael Traverso, Samuel Howard, Richard Reinke | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:47 | N. Central | Richard Trader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-45 |
| 06:46 | N. Central | Randy Kitchens hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 06:28 | Carthage | Aaron Francisco blows the layup but the foul's on Randy Kitchens - foul #2 on Randy Kitchens, team foul #8 | 38-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Samuel Howard (SF) Bernard Ritchie | |
| 06:28 | Carthage | Aaron Francisco misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:28 | Carthage | Aaron Francisco makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:09 | N. Central | Richard Trader clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 06:07 | N. Central | Kenneth Ellzey hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 05:50 | Carthage | Marlin Whitaker denies the turnaround by Frank Lighthall | 40-46 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Samuel Howard snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 05:31 | Carthage | Samuel Howard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 05:30 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall tips it home | 40-48 |
| 05:08 | N. Central | Richard Trader misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-48 |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Randall Nash snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 05:01 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Ellzey - foul #4 on Kenneth Ellzey, team foul #9 | 40-48 |
| Subs | N. Central | Howard Lea (PG), Thomas Beatty (SF), Frederick Curtiss (PF), Bernardo Cruz (C) Kenneth Ellzey, Richard Trader, Marlin Whitaker, Randy Kitchens | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Traverso (SG), Bernard Ritchie (SF), Richard Reinke (C) Larry Yerkes, Samuel Howard, Aaron Francisco | |
| 05:01 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:01 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:47 | N. Central | Rodney Stock's layup is rejected by Frank Lighthall | 40-49 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Bernard Ritchie snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Randall Nash misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 04:23 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 04:17 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 04:16 | Carthage | Richard Reinke snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 03:58 | Carthage | Frank Lighthall banks in the layup set up by Bernard Ritchie | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | N. Central | Thomas Beatty is hacked by Bernard Ritchie - foul #1 on Bernard Ritchie, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Kenneth Ellzey (PG), Richard Trader (SG) Howard Lea, Rodney Stock | |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Yerkes (SG), Samuel Howard (SF) Randall Nash, Bernard Ritchie | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Kenneth Ellzey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Trader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Beatty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Curtiss (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernardo Cruz (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Michael Traverso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lighthall (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Reinke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Reinke - foul #2 on Richard Reinke, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Aaron Francisco (C) Richard Reinke | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Samuel Howard is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Cruz - foul #3 on Bernardo Cruz, team foul #10 | 41-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Reinke (C) Aaron Francisco | |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Samuel Howard misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Samuel Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:54 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz knocks in the shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Carthage | Michael Traverso scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Howard | 43-54 |
| 02:22 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss loses the dribble to Samuel Howard | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Carthage | Larry Yerkes is denied on a layup by Frederick Curtiss | 43-54 |
| 01:55 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 01:51 | N. Central | Richard Trader hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Ellzey | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:29 | Carthage | Samuel Howard connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Reinke | 45-56 |
| 01:22 | N. Central | Larry Yerkes takes the ball from Frederick Curtiss | 45-56 |
| 01:18 | Carthage | Larry Yerkes lays it in | 45-58 |
| 01:01 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Howard, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bernard Ritchie (SG), James Grant (SF), Brett Rappaport (PF) Larry Yerkes, Samuel Howard, Frank Lighthall | |
| 01:01 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:01 | N. Central | Bernardo Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:01 | Carthage | Brett Rappaport pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Michael Traverso misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Ellzey - foul #5 on Kenneth Ellzey, team foul #11 | 45-58 |
| Subs | N. Central | Howard Lea (PG) Kenneth Ellzey | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Michael Traverso makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Michael Traverso makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | N. Central | Frederick Curtiss scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Beatty | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Michael Traverso runs out the clock | 47-60 |