| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Courter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Zedaker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Boler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Vincent Ouellette (fresh) PF - Clinton Nix (fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Mori (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Central | John Carpenter inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Carpenter | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Carthage | Frankie Boler clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 19:18 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Terry Chapman | 30-32 |
| 19:01 | N. Central | The jumper by Nathan Yuhas is denied by Warren Mori | 30-32 |
| 19:00 | N. Central | Jason Courter pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | Jason Courter comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Frankie Boler - foul #2 on Frankie Boler, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | Jason Courter makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | Jason Courter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:16 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:15 | N. Central | John Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:59 | N. Central | John Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Carthage | Warren Mori gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | Clinton Nix hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Carpenter - foul #2 on John Carpenter, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | Clinton Nix makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | Clinton Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:29 | N. Central | Frankie Boler steals the ball from John Carpenter | 32-34 |
| 17:13 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Warren Mori | 32-37 |
| 17:01 | N. Central | Jason Courter buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Carpenter | 34-37 |
| 16:55 | Carthage | John Carpenter steals it from Frankie Boler | 34-37 |
| 16:36 | N. Central | Terry Chapman buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Nathan Yuhas | 36-37 |
| 16:14 | Carthage | Frankie Boler connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clinton Nix | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 15:58 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Warren Mori | 36-40 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Courter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Chapman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Zedaker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Boler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Ouellette (fairly fresh) PF - Clinton Nix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Warren Mori (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-40 |
| 15:49 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Jason Courter | 36-40 |
| 15:31 | N. Central | Richard Coleman knocks in the runner from the left block set up by John Carpenter and the foul's on Vincent Ouellette - foul #1 on Vincent Ouellette, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Saulsberry (PG), Merlin Goodlett (SF), Larry Cook (PF) Nathan Yuhas, John Carpenter, Terry Chapman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Hawkins (PG), Stephen Adams (SG), Anthony Harris (SF), Patrick Oyama (PF), Anthony Cassady (C) Matthew Zedaker, Frankie Boler, Vincent Ouellette, Clinton Nix, Warren Mori | |
| 15:31 | N. Central | Richard Coleman makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Carthage | Stephen Adams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | N. Central | Larry Cook grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | N. Central | Jason Courter misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 14:56 | N. Central | Richard Coleman snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:40 | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett drills a fadeaway in the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:17 | Carthage | Richard Hawkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Adams | 41-42 |
| 13:57 | N. Central | George Saulsberry clanks a runner in the lane | 41-42 |
| 13:55 | Carthage | Patrick Oyama gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:50 | Carthage | Richard Hawkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Harris | 41-44 |
| 13:46 | N. Central | Jason Courter's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Oyama | 41-44 |
| 13:45 | Carthage | Patrick Oyama snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:39 | Carthage | Stephen Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 13:38 | N. Central | Richard Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:12 | N. Central | Jason Courter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 13:10 | Carthage | Anthony Harris gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Richard Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 12:45 | Carthage | Anthony Cassady tips it in | 41-46 |
| 12:20 | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett misses the easy layup | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | N. Central | Richard Coleman tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 12:13 | Carthage | Stephen Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Harris | 43-49 |
| 11:58 | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett connects on the runner from the left block | 45-49 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - George Saulsberry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Courter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merlin Goodlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Coleman (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Richard Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Oyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Cassady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Carthage | Richard Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Patrick Oyama tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 11:46 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Jason Courter | 45-49 |
| 11:29 | N. Central | Patrick Oyama denies the turnaround by Jason Courter | 45-49 |
| 11:27 | N. Central | Larry Cook tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 11:12 | Carthage | Patrick Oyama knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Adams | 47-51 |
| 10:54 | N. Central | Richard Coleman is hacked by Stephen Adams - foul #4 on Stephen Adams, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas (PG), Craig Sharp (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Terry Chapman (PF), James Flowers (C) George Saulsberry, Jason Courter, Merlin Goodlett, Larry Cook, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker (PG), Frankie Boler (SG), Vincent Ouellette (SF), Clinton Nix (PF), Warren Mori (C) Richard Hawkins, Stephen Adams, Anthony Harris, Patrick Oyama, Anthony Cassady | |
| 10:32 | N. Central | Clinton Nix steals the ball from John Carpenter | 47-51 |
| 10:12 | Carthage | Clinton Nix hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-51 |
| 10:10 | Carthage | Clinton Nix tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 09:54 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Carpenter | 49-53 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Yuhas - foul #3 on Nathan Yuhas, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett (SG) Craig Sharp | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:35 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:22 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Zedaker - foul #2 on Matthew Zedaker, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Larry Cook (C) James Flowers | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:22 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:22 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:09 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Frankie Boler | 51-56 |
| 08:57 | N. Central | John Carpenter misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Vincent Ouellette - foul #2 on Vincent Ouellette, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Courter (SG) Merlin Goodlett | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 08:57 | N. Central | John Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:57 | N. Central | John Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Warren Mori | 53-58 |
| 08:12 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Cook | 55-58 |
| 08:03 | Carthage | Frankie Boler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 08:01 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Mori | 55-60 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Nathan Yuhas (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Courter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Chapman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Zedaker (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Boler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Ouellette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Nix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Warren Mori (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 07:21 | Carthage | Clinton Nix grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:08 | Carthage | Warren Mori buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Matthew Zedaker | 55-62 |
| 06:51 | N. Central | Jason Courter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 06:50 | N. Central | Terry Chapman misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 06:49 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 06:37 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker misses the floater from the right block | 55-62 |
| 06:35 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 06:33 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Jason Courter | 55-62 |
| 06:04 | N. Central | John Carpenter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 06:02 | N. Central | Jason Courter snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 05:43 | N. Central | Clinton Nix steps in front of the Terry Chapman pass | 55-62 |
| 05:22 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Zedaker | 55-65 |
| 04:54 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas misses the easy layup | 55-65 |
| 04:52 | Carthage | Frankie Boler pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Cook - foul #1 on Larry Cook, team foul #3 | 55-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Saulsberry (PG), Craig Sharp (SG), James Flowers (SF), Merlin Goodlett (PF), Richard Coleman (C) Nathan Yuhas, Jason Courter, John Carpenter, Terry Chapman, Larry Cook | |
| Subs | Carthage | Stephen Adams (SG), Anthony Harris (SF), Patrick Oyama (PF), Anthony Cassady (C) Frankie Boler, Vincent Ouellette, Clinton Nix, Warren Mori | |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:04 | N. Central | Richard Coleman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by George Saulsberry | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 03:44 | Carthage | Anthony Cassady grabs the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Stephen Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 03:19 | N. Central | George Saulsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - George Saulsberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Sharp (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Merlin Goodlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Matthew Zedaker (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Oyama (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Cassady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Oyama - foul #1 on Patrick Oyama, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | N. Central | Jason Courter (SG) Craig Sharp | |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Hawkins (PG) Matthew Zedaker | |
| 03:02 | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:02 | N. Central | Merlin Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:00 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas (PG), John Carpenter (SF) George Saulsberry, James Flowers | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Anthony Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frankie Boler (PG) Richard Hawkins | |
| 02:31 | N. Central | Jason Courter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 02:29 | N. Central | Richard Coleman tips it back up and in | 61-67 |
| 02:29 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | N. Central | Terry Chapman (PF) Merlin Goodlett | |
| Subs | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker (PG), Vincent Ouellette (SF), Clinton Nix (PF), Warren Mori (C) Frankie Boler, Anthony Harris, Patrick Oyama, Anthony Cassady | |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Carthage | The jump hook by Warren Mori is blocked by John Carpenter | 61-67 |
| 02:10 | N. Central | Nathan Yuhas gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:57 | N. Central | John Carpenter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-67 |
| 01:56 | N. Central | Terry Chapman tips it back up and in | 63-67 |
| 01:41 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker's pass is intercepted by Terry Chapman | 63-67 |
| 01:17 | N. Central | John Carpenter buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Yuhas | 65-67 |
| 01:06 | Carthage | Warren Mori knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Adams | 65-70 |
| 00:54 | N. Central | Terry Chapman makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Coleman | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Adams | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | N. Central | Jason Courter buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Carpenter | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Carthage | Matthew Zedaker is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Yuhas - foul #4 on Nathan Yuhas, team foul #4 | 70-72 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Clinton Nix is hacked by Terry Chapman - foul #1 on Terry Chapman, team foul #5 | 70-72 |
| 00:15 | Carthage | Nathan Yuhas is called for the reach on Vincent Ouellette - foul #5 on Nathan Yuhas, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | N. Central | George Saulsberry (PG) Nathan Yuhas | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Jason Courter is called for the reach on Stephen Adams - foul #2 on Jason Courter, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Stephen Adams makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:12 | Carthage | Stephen Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:07 | N. Central | George Saulsberry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | George Saulsberry is called for the reach on Vincent Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Saulsberry, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Anthony Cassady (PF) Clinton Nix | |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:01 | N. Central | Richard Coleman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Vincent Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |