| Lineup | N. Central | PG - James Boddy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Crooms (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bryan Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Boylan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elias Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vernon Hickman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:38 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 19:21 | Carthage | Bryan Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 19:14 | N. Central | James Boddy loses the dribble to Bernard Boylan | 28-35 |
| 19:09 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 19:07 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:52 | N. Central | Gary Richard misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 18:51 | N. Central | Christopher Clark tips it in | 30-35 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Bryan Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 18:24 | Carthage | Elias Carter tips it home | 30-37 |
| 18:04 | N. Central | Christopher Clark drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Boddy | 32-37 |
| 17:46 | Carthage | Robert Tucker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:45 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Gary Richard | 32-37 |
| 17:23 | N. Central | Christopher Clark knocks in the runner from the right block set up by James Boddy and he's hacked by Bryan Pearson - foul #2 on Bryan Pearson, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | N. Central | Christopher Clark makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:12 | Carthage | Robert Tucker drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Pearson | 35-39 |
| 16:55 | N. Central | Edwin Cook can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:46 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Tucker and he's hacked by John Crooms - foul #2 on John Crooms, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (SF), William Weeks (PF), Manuel Egerton (C) Gary Richard, Edwin Cook, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arnold Keene (PG), Victor Coleman (SG), Richard Raynor (PF) Bryan Pearson, Robert Tucker, Elias Carter | |
| 16:46 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:34 | N. Central | Philip Brown makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Manuel Egerton | 37-42 |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Richard Raynor connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Weeks - foul #2 on William Weeks, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Stephens (SF) James Boddy | |
| Subs | Carthage | Henry Blue (SF), Stewart Barnes (C) Bernard Boylan, Vernon Hickman | |
| 16:16 | Carthage | Richard Raynor misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:16 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Manuel Egerton | 37-44 |
| 15:56 | N. Central | Philip Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Manuel Egerton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Arnold Keene (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Blue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Raynor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stewart Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Carthage | Henry Blue clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 15:36 | Carthage | Richard Raynor grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 15:25 | Carthage | Henry Blue makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Sam Stephens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Blue - foul #1 on Henry Blue, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Boddy (PG), Gary Richard (SF), Edwin Cook (PF), John Crooms (C) Philip Brown, Christopher Clark, William Weeks, Manuel Egerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bryan Pearson (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Bernard Boylan (SF), Elias Carter (PF), Vernon Hickman (C) Arnold Keene, Victor Coleman, Henry Blue, Richard Raynor, Stewart Barnes | |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Sam Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:03 | N. Central | Sam Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:35 | Carthage | Robert Tucker lays it up and in | 42-49 |
| 14:17 | N. Central | Gary Richard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 14:16 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:56 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 13:54 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 13:32 | N. Central | John Crooms hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gary Richard and he's hacked by Vernon Hickman - foul #1 on Vernon Hickman, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Clark (SG) Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 13:32 | N. Central | John Crooms makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:10 | Carthage | Gary Richard steals the ball from Elias Carter | 45-49 |
| 12:46 | N. Central | Gary Richard is fouled on the floor by Bernard Boylan - foul #1 on Bernard Boylan, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), William Weeks (PF) James Boddy, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arnold Keene (PG), Henry Blue (SF), Richard Raynor (C) Bryan Pearson, Bernard Boylan, Vernon Hickman | |
| 12:33 | N. Central | Philip Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 12:23 | Carthage | Richard Raynor hits the finger roll | 47-51 |
| 12:15 | N. Central | John Crooms can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 12:13 | N. Central | John Crooms tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 12:12 | N. Central | Gary Richard tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 11:48 | Carthage | Henry Blue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | N. Central | Sam Stephens (SF), Manuel Egerton (C) Gary Richard, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Coleman (SG), Bernard Boylan (SF), Vernon Hickman (C) Robert Tucker, Henry Blue, Elias Carter | |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Manuel Egerton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Arnold Keene (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Boylan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Raynor (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Vernon Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | N. Central | William Weeks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:28 | N. Central | Christopher Clark tips it home | 51-51 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 11:06 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 10:51 | N. Central | Philip Brown's pass is intercepted by Arnold Keene | 51-53 |
| 10:42 | Carthage | Victor Coleman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Manuel Egerton - foul #1 on Manuel Egerton, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Boddy (PG), Gary Richard (SF), Edwin Cook (PF) Philip Brown, Sam Stephens, Manuel Egerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bryan Pearson (PG) Arnold Keene | |
| 10:42 | Carthage | Victor Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:42 | Carthage | Victor Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:25 | N. Central | Edwin Cook buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Boddy | 53-55 |
| 10:08 | Carthage | Richard Raynor knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Coleman and he's hacked by Edwin Cook - foul #2 on Edwin Cook, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Crooms (C) William Weeks | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SG) Victor Coleman | |
| 10:08 | Carthage | Richard Raynor makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:52 | N. Central | Gary Richard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Cook | 56-58 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Robert Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bernard Boylan | 56-61 |
| 09:12 | N. Central | Bernard Boylan steals it from John Crooms | 56-61 |
| 09:09 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan lays it in | 56-63 |
| 08:51 | N. Central | Christopher Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Hickman | 56-63 |
| 08:49 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Vernon Hickman | 56-63 |
| 08:44 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan loses the dribble to Gary Richard | 56-63 |
| 08:18 | N. Central | Edwin Cook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-63 |
| 08:16 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Bernard Boylan | 56-63 |
| 08:09 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan misses the jumpshot from the right side | 56-63 |
| 08:08 | N. Central | Edwin Cook snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 07:56 | N. Central | John Crooms buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Clark | 58-63 |
| 07:29 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Tucker and he's hacked by John Crooms - foul #3 on John Crooms, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), Sam Stephens (SG), Alan Huffman (SF), William Weeks (PF), Manuel Egerton (C) James Boddy, Christopher Clark, Gary Richard, Edwin Cook, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arnold Keene (PG), Henry Blue (SF), Elias Carter (PF) Bryan Pearson, Bernard Boylan, Richard Raynor | |
| 07:29 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Huffman (fresh) PF - William Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Manuel Egerton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Arnold Keene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Blue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elias Carter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Vernon Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | N. Central | William Weeks misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Elias Carter - foul #3 on Elias Carter, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Coleman (SG), Stewart Barnes (C) Robert Tucker, Vernon Hickman | |
| 07:08 | N. Central | William Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:08 | N. Central | William Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 06:51 | Carthage | Elias Carter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 06:49 | N. Central | Sam Stephens gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 06:35 | N. Central | Victor Coleman is called for the reach on Alan Huffman - foul #2 on Victor Coleman, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Boddy (PG) Alan Huffman | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 06:21 | N. Central | William Weeks scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Egerton | 62-66 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | Henry Blue is hacked by Sam Stephens - foul #1 on Sam Stephens, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Clark (SG), Edwin Cook (PF) Sam Stephens, Manuel Egerton | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Tucker (SG) Victor Coleman | |
| 05:48 | Carthage | Henry Blue clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-66 |
| 05:46 | N. Central | The rebound goes to Edwin Cook | 62-66 |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Christopher Clark is fouled on the floor by Robert Tucker - foul #3 on Robert Tucker, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | N. Central | Gary Richard (SF), John Crooms (C) Philip Brown, William Weeks | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bryan Pearson (PG) Arnold Keene | |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:36 | N. Central | Christopher Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:12 | Carthage | Robert Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 05:10 | N. Central | John Crooms grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 04:59 | N. Central | James Boddy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 04:58 | N. Central | Gary Richard tips it in | 66-66 |
| 04:41 | Carthage | Henry Blue banks in the layup | 66-68 |
| 04:35 | N. Central | Edwin Cook misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 04:33 | N. Central | Gary Richard tips it but misses | 66-68 |
| 04:31 | Carthage | Stewart Barnes snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 04:11 | Carthage | Bryan Pearson drills a floater near the basket set up by Robert Tucker and he's fouled by Gary Richard - foul #1 on Gary Richard, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), William Weeks (PF) James Boddy, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Coleman (SG), Bernard Boylan (SF), Richard Raynor (PF), Vernon Hickman (C) Robert Tucker, Henry Blue, Elias Carter, Stewart Barnes | |
| 04:11 | Carthage | Bryan Pearson makes the free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:42 | N. Central | Philip Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 03:41 | N. Central | Christopher Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 03:26 | N. Central | William Weeks drills a shot from the left side | 68-71 |
| Lineup | N. Central | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Richard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - John Crooms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Bryan Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Boylan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Raynor (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Vernon Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman hits a jumper from the left block set up by Victor Coleman and the foul's on John Crooms - foul #4 on John Crooms, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| Subs | N. Central | James Boddy (PG), Sam Stephens (SF), Edwin Cook (PF) Christopher Clark, Gary Richard, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Carthage | Arnold Keene (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Elias Carter (PF) Bryan Pearson, Victor Coleman, Richard Raynor | |
| 02:57 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:54 | N. Central | N. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | N. Central | Christopher Clark (SG), Gary Richard (SF) Philip Brown, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:41 | N. Central | Bernard Boylan swats the short shot by Gary Richard | 68-74 |
| 02:40 | Carthage | Robert Tucker pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arnold Keene and he's fouled by James Boddy - foul #1 on James Boddy, team foul #9 | 68-76 |
| Subs | N. Central | John Crooms (C) William Weeks | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 02:24 | Carthage | Bernard Boylan makes the free throw | 68-77 |
| 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) | |
| 02:10 | N. Central | Edwin Cook buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Boddy | 71-77 |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Elias Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-80 |
| 01:42 | N. Central | Vernon Hickman is called for the reach on James Boddy - foul #2 on Vernon Hickman, team foul #8 | 71-80 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Bryan Pearson (PG) Arnold Keene | |
| 01:42 | N. Central | James Boddy makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 01:42 | N. Central | James Boddy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 01:42 | Carthage | Vernon Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-80 |
| 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) | |
| 01:20 | Carthage | Gary Richard takes the ball from Robert Tucker | 72-80 |
| 01:12 | N. Central | Edwin Cook connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Richard | 74-80 |
| 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) | |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Elias Carter can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Edwin Cook - foul #3 on Edwin Cook, team foul #10 | 74-80 |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Elias Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:02 | Carthage | Elias Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | N. Central | Edwin Cook clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-82 |
| 00:53 | N. Central | Gary Richard grabs the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:50 | N. Central | James Boddy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 00:49 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Bryan Pearson | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Carthage | James Boddy is called for the reach on Bryan Pearson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Boddy, team foul #11 | 74-82 |
| Subs | N. Central | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Victor Coleman (SG), Henry Blue (C) Robert Tucker, Vernon Hickman | |
| 00:48 | Carthage | Bryan Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:48 | Carthage | Bryan Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:43 | N. Central | Gary Richard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-84 |
| Subs | N. Central | Philip Brown (PG), Sam Stephens (SG), Alan Huffman (SF), William Weeks (PF), Manuel Egerton (C) James Boddy, Christopher Clark, Gary Richard, Edwin Cook, John Crooms | |
| Subs | Carthage | Sam Carini (PG), Nathan Croker (SF), Richard Raynor (PF) Bryan Pearson, Bernard Boylan, Elias Carter | |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Philip Brown is called for the reach on Victor Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Brown, team foul #12 | 74-84 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Victor Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:40 | Carthage | Victor Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:32 | N. Central | Sam Stephens misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-85 |
| 00:30 | N. Central | Sam Stephens snags the offensive board | 74-85 |
| 00:26 | N. Central | Manuel Egerton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-85 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Nathan Croker gets the rebound | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | N. Central | N. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Sam Carini runs out the clock | 74-85 |