| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Dingman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Ryals (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kevin Fenley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Couture (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Price (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Lloyd Vanmeter denies the turnaround by Jon Sawyer | 34-28 |
| 19:43 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:37 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Samuel Ryals | 37-28 |
| 19:17 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley's pass is intercepted by Richard Wright | 37-28 |
| 19:13 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter loses the ball out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 18:55 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer loses the dribble to Lloyd Vanmeter | 37-28 |
| 18:31 | N. Central | Peter Williams lays it up and in | 39-28 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Ryals - foul #3 on Samuel Ryals, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | N. Central | Ken Wagaman (PF) Samuel Ryals | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:10 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Ken Wagaman | 39-28 |
| 17:49 | N. Central | Peter Williams misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-28 |
| 17:47 | Carthage | John Price snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:29 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 17:27 | N. Central | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:10 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman lays it up and in set up by Richard Wright | 41-28 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | Jon Sawyer banks in the layup on a great pass from James Couture | 41-30 |
| 16:33 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Dingman | 43-30 |
| 16:08 | Carthage | John Price misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 16:06 | Carthage | John Price grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 15:48 | Carthage | John Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 15:47 | Carthage | William Wilson grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Dingman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Wagaman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Kevin Fenley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Couture (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Sawyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Carthage | James Couture scores on a shot from the left side set up by Kevin Fenley and he's hacked by Rodney Dingman - foul #1 on Rodney Dingman, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Inouye (PG), Gregory Yocom (SF), Samuel Ryals (PF), Christopher Owens (C) Richard Wright, Rodney Dingman, Lloyd Vanmeter, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Lieu (SG), Christopher Hinnant (SF), Frank Zerbe (PF), Richard Carbaugh (C) Kevin Fenley, Jon Sawyer, John Price, William Wilson | |
| 15:37 | Carthage | James Couture misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:37 | N. Central | Christopher Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:30 | N. Central | Samuel Ryals blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:05 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Christopher Lieu, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Fenley (PG), Chris Muro (SG) James Couture, Christopher Lieu | |
| 14:45 | N. Central | Chris Muro steals it from Samuel Ryals | 43-32 |
| 14:19 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-32 |
| 14:17 | N. Central | Christopher Owens pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:54 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Owens | 45-32 |
| 13:36 | Carthage | Chris Muro can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 13:34 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:10 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chris Muro and the foul's on Gregory Yocom - foul #1 on Gregory Yocom, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Wright (PG), Rodney Dingman (SG), Lloyd Vanmeter (SF), Peter Williams (C) Douglas Inouye, Ken Wagaman, Gregory Yocom, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Couture (SG), Jon Sawyer (SF), John Price (PF), William Wilson (C) Kevin Fenley, Chris Muro, Frank Zerbe, Richard Carbaugh | |
| 13:10 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:10 | N. Central | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 13:08 | N. Central | Richard Wright loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 12:58 | Carthage | John Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 12:57 | Carthage | John Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | John Price misses the lay-in | 45-34 |
| 12:37 | N. Central | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:20 | N. Central | Richard Wright misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 12:19 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 45-34 |
| 11:50 | Carthage | John Price hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Couture | 45-36 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Ryals (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Couture (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hinnant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jon Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Price (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jon Sawyer - foul #3 on Jon Sawyer, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | Ken Wagaman (PF) Samuel Ryals | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Fenley (PG), Frank Zerbe (C) Christopher Hinnant, William Wilson | |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:22 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:59 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | Timothy Taylor (PF) Rodney Dingman | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 10:38 | N. Central | Frank Zerbe picks off the pass by Ken Wagaman | 47-36 |
| 10:16 | Carthage | John Price's pass is intercepted by Peter Williams | 47-36 |
| 10:05 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Chris Muro (SG), Jeremy Romeo (SF), William Wilson (C) James Couture, Jon Sawyer, John Price | |
| 10:05 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:05 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 09:40 | Carthage | Chris Muro makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Inouye (PG), Rodney Dingman (SG), Samuel Ryals (PF), Christopher Owens (C) Richard Wright, Ken Wagaman, Timothy Taylor, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 09:40 | Carthage | Chris Muro makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:27 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Wilson - foul #2 on William Wilson, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| 09:27 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:27 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:27 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 50-39 |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Ryals - foul #4 on Samuel Ryals, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Yocom (SF), Timothy Taylor (PF) Lloyd Vanmeter, Samuel Ryals | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant (SF) Jeremy Romeo | |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:12 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:54 | N. Central | Timothy Taylor clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 08:53 | N. Central | Douglas Inouye snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 08:39 | N. Central | Gregory Yocom drills a jumper in the lane set up by Timothy Taylor | 52-40 |
| 08:20 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-40 |
| 08:19 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 08:10 | Carthage | Chris Muro misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 08:08 | Carthage | William Wilson tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 07:52 | N. Central | Gregory Yocom can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Fenley - foul #2 on Kevin Fenley, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Wright (PG), Lloyd Vanmeter (SF), Samuel Ryals (PF), Peter Williams (C) Douglas Inouye, Rodney Dingman, Timothy Taylor, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Couture (PG), Christopher Lieu (SG), Jon Sawyer (SF), John Price (PF) Kevin Fenley, Chris Muro, Christopher Hinnant, William Wilson | |
| 07:52 | N. Central | Gregory Yocom makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:52 | N. Central | Gregory Yocom makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:35 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jon Sawyer | 54-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Yocom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Lloyd Vanmeter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Ryals (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Couture (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Lieu (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jon Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Price (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Zerbe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 07:11 | Carthage | The rebound goes to James Couture | 54-44 |
| 06:48 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ryals - foul #5 on Samuel Ryals, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Rodney Dingman (SG), Ken Wagaman (PF) Gregory Yocom, Samuel Ryals | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Fenley (PG), Richard Carbaugh (C) James Couture, Frank Zerbe | |
| 06:34 | Carthage | John Price drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Lieu | 54-47 |
| 06:12 | N. Central | Jon Sawyer is called for the reach on Ken Wagaman - foul #4 on Jon Sawyer, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Wilson (C) Richard Carbaugh | |
| 05:55 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter is hacked by Jon Sawyer - foul #5 on Jon Sawyer, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant (SF) Jon Sawyer | |
| 05:55 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:55 | Carthage | William Wilson snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:42 | Carthage | Rodney Dingman is called for the reach on Christopher Lieu - foul #2 on Rodney Dingman, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| 05:42 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:42 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Ken Wagaman | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 05:23 | N. Central | Richard Wright tips it in | 56-47 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Lloyd Vanmeter is called for the reach on Christopher Hinnant - foul #1 on Lloyd Vanmeter, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Zerbe (PF) John Price | |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | William Wilson grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley is fouled on the floor by Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | Douglas Inouye (PG), Timothy Taylor (PF) Richard Wright, Rodney Dingman | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:46 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:20 | N. Central | Timothy Taylor's pass is intercepted by Kevin Fenley | 56-49 |
| 04:08 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Ken Wagaman - foul #2 on Ken Wagaman, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gregory Yocom (SF), Christopher Owens (C) Lloyd Vanmeter, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Carthage | James Couture (PG), Richard Carbaugh (C) Kevin Fenley, William Wilson | |
| 04:08 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:54 | N. Central | Christopher Hinnant takes the ball from Gregory Yocom | 56-52 |
| 03:40 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu drills a shot from close range set up by James Couture | 56-54 |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Douglas Inouye is hacked by James Couture - foul #1 on James Couture, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Rodney Dingman (SG) Gregory Yocom | |
| Subs | Carthage | Chris Muro (SG), John Price (PF) Christopher Lieu, Richard Carbaugh | |
| 03:30 | N. Central | Douglas Inouye misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:30 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Douglas Inouye (fresh) SG - Rodney Dingman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Wagaman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - James Couture (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Muro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hinnant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Price (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Zerbe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Carthage | Rodney Dingman is called for the reach on Chris Muro - foul #3 on Rodney Dingman, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Central | Richard Wright (PG), Lloyd Vanmeter (SF) Douglas Inouye, Ken Wagaman | |
| Subs | Carthage | Kevin Fenley (PG) James Couture | |
| 03:08 | Carthage | Chris Muro makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:08 | Carthage | Chris Muro makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:49 | N. Central | Timothy Taylor is denied on a layup by Frank Zerbe | 56-56 |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Frank Zerbe pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | N. Central | Ken Wagaman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Timothy Taylor, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Carthage | Christopher Lieu (SG), William Wilson (C) Chris Muro, Frank Zerbe | |
| 02:31 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher Hinnant | 56-59 |
| 02:20 | N. Central | Lloyd Vanmeter connects on the 3 from straight away | 59-59 |
| 02:18 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley's pass is intercepted by Richard Wright in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 02:17 | N. Central | Richard Wright banks in the layup | 61-59 |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Christopher Lieu drills a shot from the right side | 61-61 |
| 01:44 | N. Central | Peter Williams lays it up and in set up by Lloyd Vanmeter and he's hacked by William Wilson - foul #3 on William Wilson, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 01:44 | N. Central | Peter Williams makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:23 | Carthage | William Wilson hits the finger roll | 64-63 |
| 01:06 | N. Central | Richard Wright clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Wilson - foul #4 on William Wilson, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 01:06 | N. Central | Richard Wright misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:06 | N. Central | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:39 | Carthage | Kevin Fenley makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Lieu | 65-66 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Rodney Dingman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 00:25 | Carthage | William Wilson gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Carthage | William Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:23 | Carthage | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | N. Central | Ken Wagaman buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Wright | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant is hacked by Richard Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Wright, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | Christopher Hinnant misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Carthage | William Wilson grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | William Wilson is hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #14 | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | William Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | Carthage | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | N. Central | N. Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | N. Central | Peter Williams misses long on a jumper in the paint | 67-69 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 67-69 |