| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Louis Lujan (fresh) SF - Don Hollifield (fresh) PF - Jason See (fresh) C - Ryan Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Lewis (fresh) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Adams (fresh) PF - Brandon Wilkinson (fresh) C - Rudolph Burnett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Carthage | Ryan Marshall steals it from Eric Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Carthage | Eric Lewis's pass is intercepted by William Smith in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Dubuque | Eric Lewis picks off the pass by Don Hollifield | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Carthage | Don Hollifield is called for the reach on Robert Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Hollifield, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Carthage | Thomas Jones scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Dubuque | Jason See hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Smith | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Don Hollifield steals the ball from Rudolph Burnett | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Carthage | Eric Lewis pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Carthage | William Smith takes the ball from Robert Adams | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall connects on the shot in the paint set up by William Smith | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Robert Adams comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Don Hollifield - foul #2 on Don Hollifield, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah (PG), Michael Mitchell (SG), William Meyers (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), Matthew Russell (C) William Smith, Louis Lujan, Don Hollifield, Jason See, Ryan Marshall | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (PG), James Sanabria (SG), Dean Johnson (PF), George McClenic (C) Eric Lewis, Thomas Jones, Brandon Wilkinson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:19 | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Wilbur White | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | Carthage | Charles Anderson steals the ball from Robert Adams in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Dubuque | Robert Adams is called for the reach on William Meyers - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Blanchard (PF) Robert Adams | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Lonnie Mah (fresh) SG - Michael Mitchell (fresh) SF - William Meyers (fresh) PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) C - Matthew Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Wilbur White (fresh) SG - James Sanabria (fresh) SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) PF - Mark Blanchard (fresh) C - George McClenic (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Dubuque | Michael Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Mah | 9-7 |
| 15:42 | Carthage | Matthew Russell blocks the short jumper by James Sanabria | 9-7 |
| 15:41 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:24 | Dubuque | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | Carthage | Dean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Carthage | Wilbur White is hacked by Lonnie Mah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lonnie Mah, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Karl Mowbray (SG), Jason See (PF), Ryan Marshall (C) Michael Mitchell, Charles Anderson, Matthew Russell | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (SG) Dean Johnson | |
| 15:10 | Carthage | James Sanabria knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Adrian Tipton | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | Dubuque | Adrian Tipton is called for the reach on Karl Mowbray - foul #1 on Adrian Tipton, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Smith (PG), Adam Michalec (SF) Lonnie Mah, William Meyers | |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG), Robert Adams (SF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Wilbur White, James Sanabria, George McClenic | |
| 14:45 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall throws it down on a nice dish by Adam Michalec | 11-10 |
| 14:34 | Carthage | Robert Adams lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 11-12 |
| 14:29 | Dubuque | Mark Blanchard swats the short shot by Karl Mowbray | 11-12 |
| 14:27 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Rudolph Burnett - foul #1 on Rudolph Burnett, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Mitchell (SG) Karl Mowbray | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Johnson (SF), Brandon Wilkinson (PF) Robert Adams, Mark Blanchard | |
| 14:14 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:14 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:12 | Carthage | William Smith picks off the pass by Thomas Jones in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 14:09 | Dubuque | Adam Michalec lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Smith | 15-12 |
| 14:05 | Carthage | Jason See swats the dunk try by Thomas Jones | 15-12 |
| 14:04 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Johnson | 15-12 |
| 13:44 | Carthage | The jump hook by Rudolph Burnett is blocked by Ryan Marshall | 15-12 |
| 13:42 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 13:34 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 15-12 |
| 13:19 | Dubuque | Adam Michalec slams it home on a great pass from Michael Mitchell and he's hacked by Dean Johnson - foul #1 on Dean Johnson, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah (PG), Louis Lujan (SG), Charles Anderson (PF), Matthew Russell (C) William Smith, Michael Mitchell, Jason See, Ryan Marshall | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (PG), James Sanabria (SG), Robert Adams (SF) Adrian Tipton, Thomas Jones, Dean Johnson | |
| 13:19 | Dubuque | Adam Michalec misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:19 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 13:08 | Carthage | Matthew Russell is called for the reach on Wilbur White - foul #1 on Matthew Russell, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Meyers (SF) Adam Michalec | |
| Subs | Carthage | George McClenic (C) Rudolph Burnett | |
| 12:59 | Carthage | Robert Adams is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Sanabria | 17-14 |
| 12:44 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Wilkinson - foul #1 on Brandon Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG) Robert Adams | |
| 12:44 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:44 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:44 | Carthage | The rebound goes to George McClenic | 18-14 |
| 12:20 | Carthage | Louis Lujan is called for the reach on Wilbur White - foul #1 on Louis Lujan, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Karl Mowbray (PG) Lonnie Mah | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Dean Johnson (PF), Rudolph Burnett (C) James Sanabria, Brandon Wilkinson, George McClenic | |
| 12:12 | Carthage | Robert Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 18-14 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Wilbur White grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | Robert Adams connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Lewis | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Karl Mowbray (fresh) SG - Louis Lujan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Meyers (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Russell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbur White (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Adams (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rudolph Burnett (tiring) | |
| 11:43 | Dubuque | William Meyers knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 11:32 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Dean Johnson | 20-19 |
| 11:09 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dean Johnson - foul #2 on Dean Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Smith (PG), Michael Mitchell (SG), Adam Michalec (SF), Jason See (PF) Karl Mowbray, Louis Lujan, William Meyers, Matthew Russell | |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Jones (SG), James Sanabria (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF), George McClenic (C) Wilbur White, Robert Adams, Dean Johnson, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 11:09 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 11:09 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 10:46 | Carthage | Eric Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 21-19 |
| 10:44 | Dubuque | William Smith gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:23 | Dubuque | James Sanabria steals it from Adam Michalec | 21-19 |
| 10:20 | Carthage | James Sanabria lays it up and in | 21-21 |
| 10:03 | Dubuque | A charge is called on Jason See - foul #1 on Jason See, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Robert Adams (SF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Eric Lewis, James Sanabria, George McClenic | |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-21 |
| 09:41 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:37 | Dubuque | Adrian Tipton picks off the pass by William Smith | 21-21 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason See - foul #2 on Jason See, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah (PG), Karl Mowbray (SG), William Meyers (SF), Charles Anderson (PF) William Smith, Michael Mitchell, Adam Michalec, Jason See | |
| Subs | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson (PF) Mark Blanchard | |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:22 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:22 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 09:04 | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (PG) Adrian Tipton | |
| 08:46 | Carthage | Wilbur White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 21-24 |
| 08:24 | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 23-24 |
| 08:22 | Carthage | Thomas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Louis Lujan (SG), Adam Michalec (SF) Karl Mowbray, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), James Sanabria (SF), George McClenic (C) Thomas Jones, Robert Adams, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 08:12 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-24 |
| 08:11 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Sanabria | 23-24 |
| 08:06 | Carthage | James Sanabria makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lewis | 23-26 |
| 07:55 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 07:39 | Carthage | James Sanabria buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from George McClenic and he's hacked by Lonnie Mah - foul #2 on Lonnie Mah, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Smith (PG), Matthew Russell (PF) Lonnie Mah, William Meyers | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (SG) Wilbur White | |
| 07:39 | Carthage | James Sanabria misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:39 | Dubuque | Adam Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Lujan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adam Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Russell (fresh) C - Ryan Marshall (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Eric Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Adrian Tipton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sanabria (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brandon Wilkinson (tiring) 3 pts. C - George McClenic (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Dubuque | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wilkinson - foul #2 on Brandon Wilkinson, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Mitchell (SG), Charles Anderson (PF) Louis Lujan, Adam Michalec | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Adams (SF), Mark Blanchard (PF) Eric Lewis, Brandon Wilkinson | |
| 07:23 | Dubuque | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:23 | Dubuque | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:10 | Carthage | James Sanabria can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 07:08 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Charles Anderson | 28-28 |
| 06:53 | Dubuque | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-28 |
| 06:51 | Carthage | Adrian Tipton snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Meyers (SF) Ryan Marshall | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Rudolph Burnett (C) Adrian Tipton, James Sanabria, George McClenic | |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:30 | Dubuque | Matthew Russell drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Mitchell | 30-30 |
| 06:22 | Carthage | Eric Lewis misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 06:21 | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 06:11 | Carthage | Robert Adams is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Blanchard | 30-33 |
| 05:48 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 30-33 |
| 05:47 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 05:45 | Carthage | Eric Lewis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Karl Mowbray (PG), Louis Lujan (SG), Adam Michalec (SF), Ryan Marshall (C) William Smith, Michael Mitchell, Charles Anderson, Matthew Russell | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wilbur White (PG), George McClenic (C) Eric Lewis, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 05:38 | Dubuque | Karl Mowbray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 05:26 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 05:25 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 05:05 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 05:03 | Dubuque | William Meyers snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 04:41 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Mark Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:28 | Carthage | Thomas Jones lays it in uncontested on a great pass from George McClenic and he's fouled by Louis Lujan - foul #2 on Louis Lujan, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Smith (PG), Michael Mitchell (SG), Charles Anderson (PF) Karl Mowbray, Louis Lujan, William Meyers | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Sanabria (SF), Rudolph Burnett (C) Robert Adams, George McClenic | |
| 04:28 | Carthage | Thomas Jones misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:28 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 04:07 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson buries a shot in the lane set up by William Smith | 32-35 |
| 03:51 | Carthage | Wilbur White makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Rudolph Burnett | 32-37 |
| 03:37 | Dubuque | Ryan Marshall misses badly on a floater near the basket | 32-37 |
| 03:35 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Michalec (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Marshall (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Wilbur White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sanabria (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Blanchard (tiring) 3 reb. C - Rudolph Burnett (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Dubuque | Charles Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 03:17 | Dubuque | Adam Michalec grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 02:58 | Dubuque | William Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 02:56 | Carthage | Charles Anderson takes the ball from Wilbur White in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 02:41 | Dubuque | James Sanabria blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Charles Anderson | 34-37 |
| 02:39 | Carthage | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 02:36 | Carthage | Thomas Jones is hacked by Michael Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #11 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah (PG), Karl Mowbray (SG), Don Hollifield (SF), Jason See (PF), Matthew Russell (C) William Smith, Michael Mitchell, Adam Michalec, Charles Anderson, Ryan Marshall | |
| Subs | Carthage | Adrian Tipton (PG), Dean Johnson (SF), Brandon Wilkinson (PF), George McClenic (C) Wilbur White, James Sanabria, Mark Blanchard, Rudolph Burnett | |
| 02:36 | Carthage | Thomas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 02:36 | Carthage | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:11 | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 02:10 | Carthage | Dean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:07 | Carthage | Karl Mowbray steps in front of the Adrian Tipton pass in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 01:57 | Dubuque | Don Hollifield makes the jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 01:52 | Carthage | Matthew Russell swats the layup by Thomas Jones | 36-38 |
| 01:50 | Dubuque | Jason See pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:31 | Dubuque | Lonnie Mah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Louis Lujan (SG) Karl Mowbray | |
| Subs | Carthage | Eric Lewis (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Jason See is called for the reach on Brandon Wilkinson - foul #3 on Jason See, team foul #12 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Dubuque | William Smith (PG), William Meyers (PF) Lonnie Mah, Jason See | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Sanabria (SG) Adrian Tipton | |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:10 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:46 | Dubuque | William Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 00:37 | Carthage | James Sanabria misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 00:36 | Dubuque | William Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | Dubuque | Louis Lujan knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by William Smith | 42-40 |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Lujan - foul #3 on Louis Lujan, team foul #13 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Mitchell (SG) Louis Lujan | |
| Subs | Carthage | Rudolph Burnett (C) George McClenic | |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 00:28 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 00:28 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to William Meyers | 42-41 |
| 00:05 | Dubuque | James Sanabria steps in front of the Michael Mitchell pass | 42-41 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Brandon Wilkinson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Dean Johnson grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |