| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Chalupsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Summerville (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Morris Holmgren (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Ver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Carlock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wetherby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fitchburg St. | John Carlock inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs's fadeaway is rejected by Leland Moreland | 27-35 |
| 19:41 | Carthage | Michael Watson pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Morris Holmgren takes the ball from James Chalupsky in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 19:25 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Carlock | 27-37 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | John Carlock steals it from James Summerville | 27-37 |
| 18:54 | Fitchburg St. | Larry Ver makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Morris Holmgren | 27-40 |
| 18:36 | Carthage | Mark Jacobs takes the ball from Ronald Wilson | 27-40 |
| 18:23 | Fitchburg St. | John Carlock drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 18:08 | Carthage | Michael Watson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Chalupsky | 29-43 |
| 17:44 | Fitchburg St. | Larry Ver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 17:25 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Summerville | 32-46 |
| 17:14 | Fitchburg St. | Morris Holmgren is hacked by James Summerville - foul #2 on James Summerville, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Rollo (SF), Bruce Strickland (PF), Gerald Moore (C) James Summerville, Michael Watson, Leland Moreland | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Mark Brown (PG), Robert Jacobs (SG), Albert Elliott (SF), Kendrick Harrington (PF) Morris Holmgren, Larry Ver, John Carlock, Mark Jacobs | |
| 16:59 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby double dribbles | 32-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Levesque (SG) Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| 16:42 | Carthage | Mark Brown is called for the reach on Gerald Moore - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 16:28 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bobby Marson (SG) James Chalupsky | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Randy Bennett (SG) Mark Brown | |
| 16:28 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:28 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:14 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington's pass is intercepted by Bobby Marson | 34-46 |
| 16:10 | Carthage | Bobby Marson misses the lay-in | 34-46 |
| 16:09 | Fitchburg St. | Randy Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:52 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 15:50 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Bruce Strickland | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dean Levesque (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Marson (fresh) SF - Wayne Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Bennett (fresh) SF - Albert Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kendrick Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wetherby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Marson | 36-46 |
| 15:08 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 14:49 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo's pass is intercepted by Kendrick Harrington | 36-49 |
| 14:26 | Fitchburg St. | Randy Bennett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 14:24 | Carthage | Dean Levesque grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:19 | Carthage | Dean Levesque misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-49 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo tips it but misses | 36-49 |
| 14:16 | Fitchburg St. | The rebound goes to Randy Bennett | 36-49 |
| 13:57 | Fitchburg St. | Randy Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Chalupsky (PG), Ronald Wilson (SG), James Summerville (SF), Michael Watson (PF), Leland Moreland (C) Dean Levesque, Bobby Marson, Wayne Rollo, Bruce Strickland, Gerald Moore | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Morris Holmgren (PG), Larry Ver (SG), John Carlock (SF), Mark Jacobs (PF), Mark Brown (C) Robert Jacobs, Randy Bennett, Albert Elliott, Kendrick Harrington, Michael Wetherby | |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Chalupsky | 39-49 |
| 13:21 | Fitchburg St. | John Carlock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 13:19 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 12:52 | Carthage | James Summerville misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 12:50 | Fitchburg St. | Larry Ver gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 12:43 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Morris Holmgren | 39-53 |
| 12:28 | Fitchburg St. | The refs have stopped play. John Carlock is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 39-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby (C) John Carlock | |
| 12:14 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 12:12 | Carthage | Michael Watson gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:59 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 11:57 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:43 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby blows the layup but he's fouled by Leland Moreland - foul #1 on Leland Moreland, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott (SF) Larry Ver | |
| 11:43 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 11:43 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Chalupsky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Summerville (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Morris Holmgren (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wetherby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Chalupsky | 41-55 |
| 10:55 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Elliott | 41-57 |
| 10:38 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Morris Holmgren - foul #1 on Morris Holmgren, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Rollo (SF), Bruce Strickland (PF), Gerald Moore (C) James Summerville, Michael Watson, Leland Moreland | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs (PG), Randy Bennett (SG), Kendrick Harrington (C) Morris Holmgren, Mark Brown, Michael Wetherby | |
| 10:38 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:38 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 10:30 | Fitchburg St. | Randy Bennett connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kendrick Harrington | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Carthage | Robert Jacobs is called for the reach on James Chalupsky - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Levesque (PG), Bobby Marson (SG) James Chalupsky, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Larry Ver (SG) Randy Bennett | |
| 09:59 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 09:58 | Carthage | Gerald Moore grabs the offensive board | 42-60 |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Dean Levesque misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Robert Jacobs - foul #3 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Fred Imhoff (SF) Albert Elliott | |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Dean Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Dean Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 09:49 | Carthage | Dean Levesque makes the 3rd free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:44 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Marson - foul #2 on Bobby Marson, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| 09:36 | Fitchburg St. | Larry Ver loses the dribble to Bobby Marson | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:26 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Strickland and he's fouled by Mark Jacobs - foul #3 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Chalupsky (PG) Bobby Marson | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Mark Brown (PG), Michael Wetherby (C) Robert Jacobs, Mark Jacobs | |
| 09:26 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo misses the free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:26 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:01 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby misses the runner near the basket | 47-60 |
| 09:00 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 08:41 | Carthage | Bruce Strickland connects on the shot from the right side set up by Gerald Moore and he's fouled by Michael Wetherby - foul #2 on Michael Wetherby, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Ronald Wilson (SG), Michael Watson (PF), Leland Moreland (C) Dean Levesque, Wayne Rollo, Gerald Moore | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Morris Holmgren (PG), Albert Elliott (SF) Larry Ver, Fred Imhoff | |
| 08:41 | Carthage | Bruce Strickland makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:22 | Fitchburg St. | Morris Holmgren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 08:20 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 08:10 | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 08:08 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington tips it home | 50-64 |
| 07:54 | Carthage | Kendrick Harrington swats the shot by Leland Moreland | 50-64 |
| 07:52 | Carthage | Leland Moreland can't tip it in | 50-64 |
| 07:50 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 07:31 | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 07:29 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby snags the offensive board | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Chalupsky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Strickland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Moreland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Morris Holmgren (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kendrick Harrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wetherby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Morris Holmgren | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Carthage | Michael Watson's floater is tipped away by Michael Wetherby | 50-66 |
| 06:59 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:54 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Brown makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Wetherby | 50-68 |
| 06:45 | Carthage | Leland Moreland can't finish the layup | 50-68 |
| 06:44 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:17 | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott's pass is intercepted by James Chalupsky | 50-68 |
| 06:08 | Carthage | Michael Watson travels with the ball | 50-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Levesque (PG), Bobby Marson (SG), James Summerville (SF), Gerald Moore (PF), Thomas Jones (C) James Chalupsky, Ronald Wilson, Bruce Strickland, Michael Watson, Leland Moreland | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs (PG), Larry Ver (SG), Fred Imhoff (SF), Mark Jacobs (PF) Morris Holmgren, Mark Brown, Albert Elliott, Kendrick Harrington | |
| 05:48 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-68 |
| 05:47 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Bobby Marson | 50-68 |
| 05:29 | Carthage | Bobby Marson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Levesque | 52-68 |
| 05:09 | Fitchburg St. | Fred Imhoff scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Ver | 52-70 |
| 04:59 | Carthage | Dean Levesque buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 04:40 | Fitchburg St. | Fred Imhoff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 04:39 | Carthage | Gerald Moore gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:34 | Carthage | James Summerville is fouled on the floor by Fred Imhoff - foul #2 on Fred Imhoff, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | James Chalupsky (PG), Ronald Wilson (SG), Leland Moreland (C) Dean Levesque, Bobby Marson, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Morris Holmgren (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| 04:34 | Carthage | James Summerville misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:34 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Wetherby grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 04:14 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 55-70 |
| 04:13 | Carthage | Leland Moreland pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Leland Moreland buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Chalupsky and the foul's on Mark Jacobs - foul #4 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Watson (PF) Gerald Moore | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott (SF), Mark Brown (C) Fred Imhoff, Michael Wetherby | |
| 03:57 | Carthage | Leland Moreland makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs can't finish the layup | 58-70 |
| 03:37 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 03:15 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Michael Watson - foul #1 on Michael Watson, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Bruce Strickland (SF) James Summerville | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington (C) Larry Ver | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Chalupsky (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Morris Holmgren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Jacobs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kendrick Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Watson blocks the short jumper by Mark Jacobs | 58-70 |
| 03:00 | Carthage | Michael Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Carthage | Ronald Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-70 |
| 02:42 | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 02:14 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Chalupsky - foul #1 on James Chalupsky, team foul #5 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Dean Levesque (PG), Bobby Marson (SG), Wayne Rollo (SF), Gerald Moore (C) James Chalupsky, Ronald Wilson, Michael Watson, Leland Moreland | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Robert Jacobs (PG), Randy Bennett (SG), Fred Imhoff (SF) Morris Holmgren, Albert Elliott, Mark Jacobs | |
| 02:14 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:14 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:14 | Carthage | Bruce Strickland grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Wayne Rollo banks in the layup set up by Dean Levesque | 60-70 |
| 01:29 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moore - foul #2 on Gerald Moore, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott (C) Randy Bennett | |
| 01:04 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 00:56 | Carthage | The short jumper by Wayne Rollo is denied by Albert Elliott | 60-72 |
| 00:54 | Fitchburg St. | Albert Elliott gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Fitchburg St. | Kendrick Harrington misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-72 |
| 00:26 | Carthage | Bruce Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Carthage | Bruce Strickland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Marson | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Fitchburg St. | Mark Brown runs out the clock | 62-72 |