| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fresh) SF - Charlie Miles (fresh) PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) C - Peter Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Ronald Bailey (fresh) SG - Kevin Davis (fresh) SF - Arthur Watson (fresh) PF - Jason Lang (fresh) C - Robert Kinney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Martin Sykora wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Carthage | Ronald Bailey steals the ball from Peter Fry | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Oberlin | Robert Kinney makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Bailey | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Carthage | Charlie Miles is fouled on the floor by Arthur Watson - foul #1 on Arthur Watson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Oberlin | Martin Sykora picks off the pass by Robert Kinney | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Martin Sykora buries a runner in the paint set up by Lee Widener | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Oberlin | Jason Lang can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Oberlin | Ronald Bailey misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Charlie Miles | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Carthage | Charlie Miles makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Widener | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Oberlin | Robert Kinney misses the 3 from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Oberlin | Jason Lang hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 17:17 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Martin Sykora | 9-4 |
| 16:53 | Oberlin | Kevin Davis is hacked by Jeremy Gourdine - foul #1 on Jeremy Gourdine, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Robert Lingo (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Lee Widener, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 16:41 | Oberlin | Jason Lang clanks a runner in the paint | 9-4 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | Robert Bailes pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses short on a shot from the left block | 9-4 |
| 16:24 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Ronald Bailey | 9-4 |
| 16:19 | Oberlin | Kevin Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 16:18 | Carthage | Robert Bailes snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:01 | Carthage | Robert Bailes comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 15:59 | Carthage | Robert Lingo grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charlie Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Lingo (fresh) C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Ronald Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Davis (fresh) SF - Arthur Watson (fresh) PF - Jason Lang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Carthage | Robert Kinney picks off the pass by Jeremy Gourdine | 9-4 |
| 15:13 | Oberlin | Kevin Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Lang | 9-6 |
| 15:06 | Carthage | Robert Lingo scores on a jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 14:49 | Oberlin | Kevin Davis misses short on a shot in the lane | 11-6 |
| 14:48 | Oberlin | Ronald Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:26 | Oberlin | Kevin Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Lang | 11-9 |
| 14:01 | Carthage | Robert Lingo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Lang - foul #1 on Jason Lang, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Kevin Chappelle (SF), Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Joseph McFadden, Jeremy Gourdine, Charlie Miles, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Richardson (PG), William Herrington (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Perry Rutledge (PF), Willard Grund (C) Ronald Bailey, Kevin Davis, Arthur Watson, Jason Lang, Robert Kinney | |
| 14:01 | Carthage | Robert Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | Carthage | Robert Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:44 | Oberlin | Gary Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:43 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Peter Fry | 13-9 |
| 13:23 | Carthage | Peter Fry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle can't tip it in | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:02 | Oberlin | Gary Richardson misses the easy layup | 13-9 |
| 13:00 | Carthage | Robert Lingo snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:56 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Lingo and he's hacked by Willard Grund - foul #1 on Willard Grund, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Motes (SF) Robert Lingo | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 12:56 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:36 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 16-9 |
| 12:35 | Oberlin | Mark Jackson grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:21 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Mark Jackson | 16-11 |
| 12:00 | Carthage | Tony Motes clanks a shot from the left side | 16-11 |
| 11:59 | Oberlin | Willard Grund pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Motes (fresh) PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Gary Richardson (fresh) SG - William Herrington (fresh) SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) PF - Perry Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willard Grund (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Oberlin | Mark Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Herrington | 16-13 |
| 11:35 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 16-13 |
| 11:34 | Oberlin | William Herrington pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:15 | Oberlin | Gary Richardson is hacked by Martin Sykora - foul #1 on Martin Sykora, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF), Robert Lingo (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Lee Widener, Kevin Chappelle, Tony Motes, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Ronald Bailey (PG), Kevin Davis (SG), Arthur Watson (SF), Jason Lang (PF), Robert Kinney (C) Gary Richardson, William Herrington, Mark Jackson, Perry Rutledge, Willard Grund | |
| 10:49 | Oberlin | Robert Bailes steps in front of the Kevin Davis pass | 16-13 |
| 10:33 | Carthage | Robert Bailes misses the dunk attempt | 16-13 |
| 10:31 | Carthage | Robert Lingo hits the follow up shot | 18-13 |
| 10:08 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson's floater is knocked away by Robert Lingo | 18-13 |
| 10:07 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Robert Bailes | 18-13 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Robert Bailes loses the dribble to Arthur Watson | 18-13 |
| 09:58 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson hits the finger roll | 18-15 |
| 09:43 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:42 | Carthage | Robert Lingo gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:33 | Carthage | Robert Bailes makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Gourdine | 20-15 |
| 09:15 | Oberlin | Robert Kinney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 09:14 | Carthage | Robert Bailes gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Ronald Bailey is called for the reach on Joseph McFadden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bailey, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Joseph McFadden, Robert Lingo, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 09:00 | Carthage | Charlie Miles is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| 08:48 | Oberlin | Ronald Bailey is hacked by Lee Widener - foul #1 on Lee Widener, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle (SG) Jeremy Gourdine | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 08:39 | Oberlin | Ronald Bailey clanks a jump hook from the right block | 20-15 |
| 08:37 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Martin Sykora | 20-15 |
| 08:32 | Carthage | Charlie Miles is hacked by Ronald Bailey - foul #2 on Ronald Bailey, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Motes (SF) Charlie Miles | |
| Subs | Oberlin | William Herrington (PG) Ronald Bailey | |
| 08:09 | Carthage | Arthur Watson steps in front of the Tony Motes pass | 20-15 |
| 08:06 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson throws it down | 20-17 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Peter Fry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:45 | Carthage | Peter Fry pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Lee Widener (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Chappelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Motes (fresh) PF - Martin Sykora (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Fry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - William Herrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Carthage | Peter Fry scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Lee Widener | 22-17 |
| 07:19 | Oberlin | Kevin Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:17 | Carthage | Peter Fry pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:15 | Carthage | Lee Widener throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Charlie Miles (SF), Robert Lingo (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Kevin Chappelle, Tony Motes, Martin Sykora, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Richardson (PG), Mark Jackson (SF), Perry Rutledge (PF), Willard Grund (C) Kevin Davis, Arthur Watson, Jason Lang, Robert Kinney | |
| 07:02 | Oberlin | William Herrington clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Charlie Miles | 22-17 |
| 06:39 | Carthage | Willard Grund is called for the reach on Robert Bailes - foul #2 on Willard Grund, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Arthur Watson (SF) Willard Grund | |
| 06:30 | Carthage | Charlie Miles misses the lay-in | 22-17 |
| 06:28 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 06:15 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Arthur Watson, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG) Lee Widener | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Kinney (C) Arthur Watson | |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine is hacked by Robert Kinney - foul #1 on Robert Kinney, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Martin Sykora (PF), Peter Fry (C) Robert Lingo, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Kevin Davis (SG) Gary Richardson | |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:56 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:56 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:36 | Oberlin | Mark Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Jason Lang (PF) Perry Rutledge | |
| 05:19 | Carthage | Martin Sykora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| 05:00 | Oberlin | Robert Kinney misses the floater from just outside the lane | 23-17 |
| 04:59 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Robert Kinney is called for the reach on Joseph McFadden - foul #2 on Robert Kinney, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Lingo (SF), Robert Bailes (C) Charlie Miles, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Richardson (PG), Perry Rutledge (C) William Herrington, Robert Kinney | |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:44 | Carthage | Joseph McFadden misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:44 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:23 | Oberlin | Joseph McFadden steals it from Mark Jackson | 24-17 |
| 04:05 | Carthage | Martin Sykora lays it up and in | 26-17 |
| 03:49 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-17 |
| 03:47 | Carthage | Robert Lingo pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Joseph McFadden (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeremy Gourdine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Sykora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Bailes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Gary Richardson (fresh) SG - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Lang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Perry Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Davis - foul #1 on Kevin Davis, team foul #10 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Lee Widener (PG), Charlie Miles (SF), Peter Fry (C) Joseph McFadden, Martin Sykora, Robert Bailes | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Ronald Bailey (PG), William Herrington (SG), Arthur Watson (SF), Robert Kinney (C) Gary Richardson, Kevin Davis, Mark Jackson, Jason Lang | |
| 03:31 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 03:31 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 03:21 | Oberlin | William Herrington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-17 |
| 03:19 | Carthage | Robert Lingo gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 03:13 | Carthage | Robert Lingo comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-17 |
| 03:11 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses the tip | 27-17 |
| 03:10 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 03:01 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-17 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | Peter Fry snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 02:54 | Carthage | Lee Widener is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lee Widener, team foul #4 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle (PF) Jeremy Gourdine | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 02:41 | Oberlin | Lee Widener is called for the reach on Ronald Bailey - foul #3 on Lee Widener, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Carthage | Tony Motes (PG) Lee Widener | |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| 02:29 | Oberlin | William Herrington makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Bailey | 27-19 |
| 02:20 | Carthage | Robert Kinney steps in front of the Robert Lingo pass | 27-19 |
| 02:16 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson scores on a runner from close range | 27-21 |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Kevin Chappelle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 01:53 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Robert Kinney | 27-21 |
| 01:37 | Oberlin | Kevin Chappelle steps in front of the Arthur Watson pass | 27-21 |
| 01:16 | Carthage | Peter Fry misses the easy layup | 27-21 |
| 01:14 | Carthage | Peter Fry can't tip it in | 27-21 |
| 01:13 | Oberlin | Perry Rutledge grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 00:55 | Oberlin | Kevin Chappelle blocks the short jumper by Ronald Bailey | 27-21 |
| 00:53 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson snags the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 00:35 | Oberlin | Arthur Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 00:33 | Carthage | Robert Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Robert Lingo is hacked by William Herrington - foul #1 on William Herrington, team foul #11 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph McFadden (PG), Jeremy Gourdine (SG), Martin Sykora (PF), Robert Bailes (C) Tony Motes, Charlie Miles, Kevin Chappelle, Peter Fry | |
| Subs | Oberlin | Gary Richardson (PG), Kevin Davis (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Jason Lang (PF) Ronald Bailey, William Herrington, Arthur Watson, Perry Rutledge | |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Robert Lingo misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 00:11 | Carthage | Robert Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:02 | Oberlin | Robert Kinney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Jeremy Gourdine misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-24 |