| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Ronald Zubris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Cook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clinton Watchman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Charlie Miles inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Carthage | Peter Fry comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 42-27 |
| 19:38 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden can't tip it in | 42-27 |
| 19:36 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 19:24 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman misses the easy layup | 42-27 |
| 19:23 | N. Central | Jack Cook tips it in | 42-29 |
| 19:07 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Zubris - foul #1 on Ronald Zubris, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 19:07 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 19:07 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:48 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| 18:28 | Carthage | Charlie Miles buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Fry | 46-29 |
| 18:12 | N. Central | John Seelye knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Cook | 46-32 |
| 18:05 | Carthage | Charlie Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| 17:51 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris buries a floater from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | Martin Sykora is fouled on the floor by Clinton Watchman - foul #2 on Clinton Watchman, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 17:30 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 17:28 | Carthage | Peter Fry grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 17:12 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 17:11 | N. Central | John Seelye grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:56 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 16:54 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Zubris and the foul's on Peter Fry - foul #3 on Peter Fry, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Lingo (SG), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Joseph McFadden, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | N. Central | William Swope (PG), John Maguire (SG) Ronald Zubris, John Seelye | |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | Carthage | Robert Lingo is hacked by John Maguire - foul #2 on John Maguire, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenneth Siegel (PG), Tony Motes (SF) Jeremy Gourdine, Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | N. Central | Peter Hadley (SF), John Kalberg (PF), Scott Presley (C) Bruce Bain, Jack Cook, Clinton Watchman | |
| 16:08 | Carthage | Tony Motes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 15:45 | N. Central | Scott Presley misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 15:44 | Carthage | Robert Lingo gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenneth Siegel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lingo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Motes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - William Swope (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maguire (fresh) SF - Peter Hadley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Kalberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Presley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Carthage | Robert Lingo lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Siegel | 50-37 |
| 14:47 | N. Central | Peter Hadley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tony Motes - foul #2 on Tony Motes, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine (PG), Joseph McFadden (SG), Charlie Miles (SF), Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Kenneth Siegel, Robert Lingo, Tony Motes, Kevin Chappelle, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Ronald Zubris (PG), John Seelye (SG), Jack Cook (PF), Clinton Watchman (C) William Swope, John Maguire, John Kalberg, Scott Presley | |
| 14:47 | N. Central | Peter Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:47 | N. Central | Peter Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:37 | Carthage | Martin Sykora travels with the ball | 50-38 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | N. Central | Bruce Bain (SF) Peter Hadley | |
| 14:26 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Seelye | 50-41 |
| 14:08 | Carthage | Charlie Miles is hacked by Clinton Watchman - foul #3 on Clinton Watchman, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | Carthage | Charlie Miles knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Gourdine | 52-41 |
| 13:44 | N. Central | Jeremy Gourdine steals it from Jack Cook | 52-41 |
| 13:23 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 13:18 | N. Central | John Seelye can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 13:16 | N. Central | Bruce Bain pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:06 | N. Central | John Seelye hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Zubris | 55-44 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Gourdine | 57-44 |
| 12:41 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Gourdine - foul #1 on Jeremy Gourdine, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Lingo (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 12:41 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:41 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:33 | Carthage | Robert Lingo scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Gourdine | 59-46 |
| 12:16 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris knocks in the jumper from the left block | 59-48 |
| 11:54 | Carthage | Charlie Miles scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeremy Gourdine | 61-48 |
| 11:32 | N. Central | Jack Cook's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Gourdine | 61-48 |
| 11:30 | Carthage | Robert Lingo gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jeremy Gourdine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Joseph McFadden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Ronald Zubris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Seelye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bain (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Watchman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses short on a jumper in the paint | 61-48 |
| 11:17 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:52 | N. Central | Jack Cook misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-48 |
| 10:51 | Carthage | Charlie Miles pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:35 | Carthage | Charlie Miles is hacked by Bruce Bain - foul #1 on Bruce Bain, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenneth Siegel (PG), Kevin Chappelle (SF), Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Jeremy Gourdine, Joseph McFadden, Charlie Miles, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | N. Central | William Swope (PG), John Maguire (SG), Peter Hadley (SF), John Kalberg (PF), Scott Presley (C) Ronald Zubris, John Seelye, Bruce Bain, Jack Cook, Clinton Watchman | |
| 10:26 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 10:25 | Carthage | Martin Sykora tips it in | 63-48 |
| 10:08 | N. Central | William Swope buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Maguire | 63-51 |
| 09:52 | Carthage | Peter Hadley is called for the reach on Kevin Chappelle - foul #2 on Peter Hadley, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| 09:39 | Carthage | Robert Lingo travels with the ball | 63-51 |
| 09:19 | N. Central | William Swope makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Maguire | 63-54 |
| 09:04 | Carthage | Robert Lingo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 08:43 | N. Central | John Kalberg hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Maguire | 66-57 |
| 08:36 | Carthage | John Kalberg is called for the reach on Robert Lingo - foul #1 on John Kalberg, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine (PG), Charlie Miles (SF) Kenneth Siegel, Kevin Chappelle | |
| Subs | N. Central | Ronald Zubris (PG), John Seelye (SG), Bruce Bain (SF), Jack Cook (PF), Clinton Watchman (C) William Swope, John Maguire, Peter Hadley, John Kalberg, Scott Presley | |
| 08:36 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:36 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 08:11 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 08:09 | Carthage | Charlie Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 07:49 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 07:47 | Carthage | Martin Sykora tips it in | 68-57 |
| 07:34 | N. Central | Jack Cook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Seelye and he's hacked by Martin Sykora - foul #1 on Martin Sykora, team foul #4 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (SG), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Robert Lingo, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| 07:34 | N. Central | Jack Cook misses the free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Kevin Chappelle | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Ronald Zubris (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bain (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Watchman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden loses the dribble to Ronald Zubris | 68-59 |
| 07:13 | N. Central | Bruce Bain is fouled on the floor by Charlie Miles - foul #1 on Charlie Miles, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| 07:00 | N. Central | Jack Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 06:58 | N. Central | Bruce Bain pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:42 | N. Central | Bruce Bain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-59 |
| 06:40 | N. Central | John Seelye grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 06:23 | N. Central | John Seelye is hacked by Robert Bailes - foul #1 on Robert Bailes, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Sykora (PF) Kevin Chappelle | |
| Subs | N. Central | William Swope (PG), John Maguire (SG), John Kalberg (C) Ronald Zubris, John Seelye, Clinton Watchman | |
| 06:08 | N. Central | John Maguire loses the dribble to Charlie Miles | 68-59 |
| 05:59 | Carthage | Robert Bailes hits a jumper from the right block set up by Charlie Miles and he's fouled by John Kalberg - foul #2 on John Kalberg, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| 05:59 | Carthage | Robert Bailes misses the free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:59 | N. Central | Jack Cook gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 05:40 | N. Central | Jack Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 05:39 | Carthage | Charlie Miles grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 05:21 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 05:20 | N. Central | Bruce Bain pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 05:15 | N. Central | John Maguire misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 05:14 | Carthage | Martin Sykora gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 05:07 | Carthage | Martin Sykora can't finish the layup | 70-59 |
| 05:06 | Carthage | Martin Sykora grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:49 | Carthage | Charlie Miles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph McFadden and he's hacked by Bruce Bain - foul #2 on Bruce Bain, team foul #9 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kenneth Siegel (PG), Peter Fry (C) Jeremy Gourdine, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | N. Central | Ronald Zubris (PG), John Seelye (SG), Peter Hadley (SF), Clinton Watchman (C) William Swope, John Maguire, Bruce Bain, Jack Cook | |
| 04:49 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | N. Central | Peter Hadley misses the driving attempt from close range | 73-59 |
| 04:35 | N. Central | Peter Hadley tips it home | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Carthage | Charlie Miles connects on the turnaround in the lane | 75-61 |
| 04:06 | N. Central | John Seelye makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Zubris | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 03:35 | N. Central | John Kalberg gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-63 |
| 03:17 | Carthage | Charlie Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kenneth Siegel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph McFadden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Miles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Sykora (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Ronald Zubris (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kalberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Watchman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Charlie Miles connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Martin Sykora | 78-63 |
| 02:42 | N. Central | Charlie Miles picks off the pass by Ronald Zubris | 78-63 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | John Kalberg denies the turnaround by Martin Sykora | 78-63 |
| 02:19 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Sykora | 78-63 |
| 02:09 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 78-63 |
| 02:07 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:45 | N. Central | John Seelye misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-63 |
| 01:43 | Carthage | Peter Fry pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:19 | Carthage | John Kalberg picks off the pass by Peter Fry | 78-63 |
| 01:07 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman lays it in | 78-65 |
| 00:39 | Carthage | Charlie Miles buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Siegel | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | N. Central | John Seelye makes the jumper from the right side | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Kenneth Siegel's fadeaway is rejected by John Kalberg | 81-67 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Peter Fry tips it back up and in | 83-67 |
| 00:04 | N. Central | Ronald Zubris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 83-67 |
| 00:03 | N. Central | Clinton Watchman pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-67 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | Peter Fry is called for the reach on John Seelye - foul #4 on Peter Fry, team foul #7 | 83-67 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Lingo (SG), Tony Motes (SF), Kevin Chappelle (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Joseph McFadden, Charlie Miles, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | N. Central | William Swope (PG), Scott Presley (C) Ronald Zubris, Clinton Watchman | |
| 00:00 | N. Central | John Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | N. Central | John Seelye misses the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |