| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Reding (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephan Shirey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Overton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Dekker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Perkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | Roger Walden inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | N. Central | John Reding connects on the shot from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 19:27 | Carthage | Richard Harris loses the dribble to John Parker | 41-29 |
| 19:09 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey hits a jumper from close range | 43-29 |
| 19:01 | Carthage | Joseph Overton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Walden - foul #3 on Roger Walden, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Smith (SF) Roger Walden | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 19:01 | Carthage | Joseph Overton makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 19:01 | Carthage | Joseph Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:42 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 18:40 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon gets the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:26 | N. Central | Matthew Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 18:25 | Carthage | Richard Harris snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 18:12 | Carthage | Stephan Shirey steals it from Joseph Overton | 43-31 |
| 17:55 | N. Central | John Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:53 | N. Central | John Reding grabs the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:37 | N. Central | John Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:35 | N. Central | John Reding can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 17:33 | Carthage | Dustin Parker gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:20 | Carthage | Joseph Overton hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 17:16 | N. Central | John Parker knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Nixon | 45-34 |
| 16:57 | Carthage | Joseph Overton is whistled for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Leroy (SF), Darren Edison (PF), Gary Galaz (C) Joseph Nixon, John Reding, Stephan Shirey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Anderson (SG), Ronald Allen (SF), Rafael Stanley (PF), Andrew Ferguson (C) Richard Harris, Joseph Overton, Hugh Dekker, Micheal Perkins | |
| 16:36 | N. Central | John Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 16:35 | N. Central | Gary Galaz gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:12 | N. Central | Rafael Stanley steals the ball from Gary Galaz | 45-34 |
| 15:51 | Carthage | Rafael Stanley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 15:49 | N. Central | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Leroy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darren Edison (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Galaz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dustin Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Stanley (fresh) C - Andrew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | N. Central | John Leroy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-34 |
| 15:37 | Carthage | Andrew Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:33 | Carthage | Dustin Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 15:31 | Carthage | Ronald Allen snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 15:23 | Carthage | Andrew Ferguson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:07 | N. Central | John Parker is denied on a layup by Andrew Ferguson | 45-37 |
| 15:06 | N. Central | Matthew Smith tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Richard Anderson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Darren Edison - foul #2 on Darren Edison, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Nixon (PG), Roger Walden (SF), John Reding (PF), Stephan Shirey (C) Matthew Smith, John Parker, Darren Edison, Gary Galaz | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Harris (SG), Joseph Overton (SF), Hugh Dekker (PF), Micheal Perkins (C) Dustin Parker, Ronald Allen, Rafael Stanley, Andrew Ferguson | |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Richard Anderson makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:33 | N. Central | Roger Walden scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 14:09 | Carthage | Hugh Dekker is whistled for a carry | 49-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen (PG) Richard Anderson | |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey is fouled on the floor by Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| 13:43 | N. Central | Roger Walden makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 13:23 | Carthage | Roger Walden steps in front of the Jonathan Cullen pass | 52-40 |
| 13:18 | N. Central | John Leroy lays it in on a great pass from Roger Walden | 54-40 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Nixon - foul #3 on Joseph Nixon, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Smith (SG) John Leroy | |
| Subs | Carthage | Rafael Stanley (C) Micheal Perkins | |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:01 | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:39 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey is called for traveling | 54-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Parker (SG) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dustin Parker (PG) Jonathan Cullen | |
| 12:26 | Carthage | Richard Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dustin Parker | 54-45 |
| 12:04 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 12:03 | Carthage | Rafael Stanley gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:46 | Carthage | John Parker is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Smith (PG), John Leroy (SF), Darren Edison (PF), Gary Galaz (C) Joseph Nixon, Roger Walden, John Reding, Stephan Shirey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Anderson (SG), Ronald Allen (SF), Micheal Perkins (C) Richard Harris, Joseph Overton, Hugh Dekker | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Matthew Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Leroy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darren Edison (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Galaz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Stanley (fresh) C - Micheal Perkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Carthage | Dustin Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| 11:24 | N. Central | Matthew Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-45 |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Micheal Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Dustin Parker misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Dustin Parker misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:09 | Carthage | Dustin Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:54 | N. Central | John Parker is hacked by Rafael Stanley - foul #3 on Rafael Stanley, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| 10:42 | N. Central | John Leroy connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Parker | 56-46 |
| 10:24 | Carthage | Dustin Parker connects on the floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | N. Central | Darren Edison connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Galaz | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Micheal Perkins scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Gary Galaz - foul #1 on Gary Galaz, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Nixon (PG), Roger Walden (SF), John Reding (PF), Stephan Shirey (C) John Parker, John Leroy, Darren Edison, Gary Galaz | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Harris (SG), Joseph Overton (SF), Hugh Dekker (PF) Dustin Parker, Ronald Allen, Rafael Stanley | |
| 09:44 | Carthage | Micheal Perkins makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:29 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Micheal Perkins - foul #1 on Micheal Perkins, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Andrew Ferguson (C) Micheal Perkins | |
| 09:29 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:29 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:21 | Carthage | Richard Harris drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Anderson | 59-53 |
| 09:05 | N. Central | Matthew Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 09:03 | Carthage | Hugh Dekker gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Stephan Shirey - foul #1 on Stephan Shirey, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen (PG) Richard Anderson | |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:59 | Carthage | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:38 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon buries a turnaround from close range | 61-55 |
| 08:23 | Carthage | Hugh Dekker hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Cullen and the foul's on John Reding - foul #2 on John Reding, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Parker (SG) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dustin Parker (PG), Rafael Stanley (C) Jonathan Cullen, Andrew Ferguson | |
| 08:23 | Carthage | Hugh Dekker misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:23 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Stephan Shirey | 61-57 |
| 08:05 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 07:50 | Carthage | Dustin Parker comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 64-57 |
| 07:49 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Overton | 64-57 |
| 07:34 | Carthage | Richard Harris buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Walden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Reding (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephan Shirey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Overton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Dekker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stanley (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | N. Central | John Parker drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #4 on Richard Harris, team foul #4 | 66-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Darren Edison (C) Stephan Shirey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Micheal Perkins (C) Rafael Stanley | |
| 07:11 | N. Central | John Parker makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:53 | Carthage | Micheal Perkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Darren Edison snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 06:45 | N. Central | Roger Walden drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Parker and the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #5 on Richard Harris, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Smith (PG), John Leroy (SG), Gary Galaz (C) Joseph Nixon, John Parker, John Reding | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen (SG), Richard Anderson (SF), Ronald Allen (PF) Richard Harris, Joseph Overton, Hugh Dekker | |
| 06:45 | N. Central | Roger Walden makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:22 | Carthage | Dustin Parker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Cullen | 70-62 |
| 06:01 | N. Central | Gary Galaz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 06:00 | N. Central | Matthew Smith tips it in | 72-62 |
| 05:45 | Carthage | Richard Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 05:44 | N. Central | John Leroy pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:33 | N. Central | Gary Galaz makes the 3 from the right wing | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:18 | Carthage | John Leroy takes the ball from Micheal Perkins | 75-62 |
| 05:15 | N. Central | Matthew Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Leroy | 77-62 |
| 05:08 | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 05:06 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Darren Edison | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:04 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-62 |
| Subs | N. Central | Joseph Nixon (PG), John Parker (SG), John Reding (PF), Stephan Shirey (C) Matthew Smith, John Leroy, Darren Edison, Gary Galaz | |
| Subs | Carthage | Joseph Overton (SF), Hugh Dekker (PF) Jonathan Cullen, Ronald Allen | |
| 04:46 | N. Central | Richard Anderson steals it from John Parker | 77-62 |
| 04:28 | Carthage | Richard Anderson's pass is intercepted by John Reding | 77-62 |
| 04:03 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Walden | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Carthage | Richard Anderson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Parker | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | N. Central | John Reding is hacked by Joseph Overton - foul #2 on Joseph Overton, team foul #6 | 79-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Smith (SF) Roger Walden | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen (SG), Rafael Stanley (C) Dustin Parker, Micheal Perkins | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Joseph Nixon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Reding (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephan Shirey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Cullen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Overton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Dekker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stanley (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-64 |
| 03:01 | Carthage | Hugh Dekker pulls down the rebound | 79-64 |
| 02:59 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-64 |
| Subs | N. Central | Roger Walden (SF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dustin Parker (PG) Jonathan Cullen | |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Dustin Parker scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Anderson | 79-66 |
| 02:41 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey is fouled on the floor by Rafael Stanley - foul #4 on Rafael Stanley, team foul #7 | 79-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Micheal Perkins (C) Rafael Stanley | |
| 02:41 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 02:41 | N. Central | Stephan Shirey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:30 | Carthage | Joseph Overton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 02:28 | N. Central | John Reding pulls down the rebound | 81-66 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon is hacked by Micheal Perkins - foul #2 on Micheal Perkins, team foul #8 | 81-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | Matthew Smith (SG), John Leroy (SF), Darren Edison (PF), Gary Galaz (C) John Parker, Roger Walden, John Reding, Stephan Shirey | |
| Subs | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen (SG), Ronald Allen (SF), Rafael Stanley (PF), Andrew Ferguson (C) Dustin Parker, Joseph Overton, Hugh Dekker, Micheal Perkins | |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:05 | N. Central | Joseph Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 83-66 |
| 01:49 | Carthage | Andrew Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-66 |
| 01:41 | Carthage | Richard Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | Robert Wehner (SF) Joseph Nixon | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 01:26 | N. Central | John Leroy misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-66 |
| 01:25 | Carthage | Rafael Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 83-66 |
| 01:20 | Carthage | Richard Anderson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 83-66 |
| 01:19 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Ferguson | 83-66 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Jonathan Cullen clanks a shot from the left wing | 83-66 |
| 01:02 | N. Central | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | N. Central | Robert Wehner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Gary Galaz is called for the reach on Andrew Ferguson - foul #2 on Gary Galaz, team foul #9 | 86-66 |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Andrew Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Andrew Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 00:07 | N. Central | Matthew Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Darren Edison | 88-68 |
| 00:01 | Carthage | Richard Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 88-68 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | The clock runs out | 88-68 |