| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Gerald Chaney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jan Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Charles Convery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Charley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dino Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Park (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Noel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 19:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 19:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson tips it home | 29-29 |
| 19:06 | Mercy | Charles Convery loses the dribble to Jan Lawson | 29-29 |
| 18:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Richards | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Mercy | Gerald Barker takes the ball from Dino Yazzie | 32-29 |
| 18:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:14 | Mercy | Noel Bailey lays it in set up by Eddie Charley | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 17:53 | Mercy | Charles Convery connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Eddie Charley | 35-33 |
| 17:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Mercy | Noel Bailey snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:13 | Mercy | Noel Bailey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Mercy | Eddie Charley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:58 | Mercy | Charles Convery misses the turnaround in the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 16:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 16:29 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:13 | Mercy | Noel Bailey is fouled on the floor by Gary Wertz - foul #2 on Gary Wertz, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins (SG), Chris Robinson (SF), James Fessenden (PF), William Chester (C) Charles Richards, Gerald Barker, Jan Lawson, Gary Wertz | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), Erik Levine (SG), Steven Wommack (SF), Adam Carr (PF), Paul Miller (C) Charles Convery, Eddie Charley, Dino Yazzie, Manuel Park, Noel Bailey | |
| 15:58 | Mercy | James Fessenden steps in front of the Erik Levine pass | 35-33 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Gerald Chaney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fessenden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Chester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Levine (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Wommack (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Adam Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 35-33 |
| 15:36 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Adam Carr | 35-33 |
| 15:19 | Mercy | Erik Levine makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Paul Dexter | 35-35 |
| 14:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Erik Levine steps in front of the Chris Robinson pass | 35-35 |
| 14:55 | Mercy | Adam Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Erik Levine | 35-37 |
| 14:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 14:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins misses badly on a runner from close range | 35-37 |
| 14:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | Mercy | Erik Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Mercy | Paul Dexter misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 14:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to William Chester | 35-37 |
| 13:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Adam Carr swats the dunk try by James Fessenden | 35-37 |
| 13:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins tips it in | 37-37 |
| 13:20 | Mercy | Steven Wommack misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 12:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 12:56 | Mercy | Erik Levine gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:40 | Mercy | Erik Levine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Erik Levine, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap (PG), Charles Richards (SG), Gerald Barker (SF), Jan Lawson (PF), Gary Wertz (C) Gerald Chaney, Donald Wiggins, Chris Robinson, James Fessenden, William Chester | |
| Subs | Mercy | Charles Convery (PG), Eddie Charley (SG), Mark Sawyer (SF), Manuel Park (PF), Noel Bailey (C) Paul Dexter, Erik Levine, Steven Wommack, Adam Carr, Paul Miller | |
| 12:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| 12:00 | Mercy | Eddie Charley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| 11:58 | Mercy | Manuel Park grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Conrad Milsap (fresh) SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jan Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Charles Convery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Charley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Park (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-37 |
| 11:49 | Mercy | Noel Bailey tips it home | 37-39 |
| 11:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 11:22 | Mercy | Eddie Charley grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 10:58 | Mercy | Eddie Charley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 10:56 | Mercy | Charles Convery tips it home | 37-41 |
| 10:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Convery - foul #1 on Charles Convery, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney (PG) Conrad Milsap | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 10:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:31 | Mercy | Manuel Park misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 10:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 10:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker lays it in | 41-41 |
| 10:03 | Mercy | Charles Convery misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 10:01 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Gerald Barker | 41-41 |
| 09:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 09:37 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | Mercy | Charles Convery buries a jumper in the lane set up by Eddie Charley | 41-43 |
| 08:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney's pass is intercepted by Charles Convery | 41-43 |
| 08:52 | Mercy | Charles Convery blows the layup | 41-43 |
| 08:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 08:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney is fouled on the floor by Charles Convery - foul #2 on Charles Convery, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins (SG), Chris Robinson (SF), James Fessenden (PF), William Chester (C) Charles Richards, Gerald Barker, Jan Lawson, Gary Wertz | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), Erik Levine (SG), Dino Yazzie (PF), Adam Carr (C) Charles Convery, Eddie Charley, Manuel Park, Noel Bailey | |
| 08:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Adam Carr denies the turnaround by Chris Robinson | 41-43 |
| 08:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 08:22 | Mercy | Adam Carr makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Erik Levine | 43-45 |
| 08:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 08:03 | Mercy | Erik Levine gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:41 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer lays it in on a nice dish by Erik Levine | 43-47 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Gerald Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fessenden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Chester (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Mark Sawyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dino Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins is whistled for a carry | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap (SG) Gerald Chaney | |
| Subs | Mercy | Charles Convery (PG), Noel Bailey (C) Paul Dexter, Mark Sawyer | |
| 07:19 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Robinson - foul #2 on Chris Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards (SG), Jan Lawson (PF) Conrad Milsap, William Chester | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 07:19 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:19 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson's layup is rejected by Adam Carr | 43-48 |
| 06:55 | Mercy | Erik Levine gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:39 | Mercy | Charles Convery is fouled on the floor by Donald Wiggins - foul #2 on Donald Wiggins, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker (SF), Gary Wertz (C) Chris Robinson, James Fessenden | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 06:21 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:20 | Mercy | Adam Carr hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 06:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 06:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 05:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jan Lawson | 45-50 |
| 05:33 | Mercy | Donald Wiggins picks off the pass by Erik Levine | 45-50 |
| 05:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 05:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 04:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The jump hook by Jan Lawson is blocked by Noel Bailey | 45-50 |
| 04:53 | Mercy | Noel Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:53 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Chaney (PG) Donald Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mercy | Eddie Charley (SG), Mark Sawyer (SF), Manuel Park (PF) Erik Levine, Dino Yazzie, Adam Carr | |
| 04:31 | Mercy | Charles Convery scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Eddie Charley | 45-52 |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Richards | 48-52 |
| 04:02 | Mercy | Noel Bailey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eddie Charley | 48-54 |
| 03:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz is hacked by Mark Sawyer - foul #4 on Mark Sawyer, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| 03:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| 03:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards tips it but misses | 48-54 |
| 03:25 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Gerald Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jan Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Charles Convery (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Charley (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Mark Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Manuel Park (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Convery | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Barker | 50-56 |
| 02:21 | Mercy | Noel Bailey loses the dribble to Gary Wertz | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-56 |
| 02:06 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:01 | Mercy | Charles Convery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 02:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Gary Wertz | 50-56 |
| 01:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz loses the dribble to Eddie Charley | 50-56 |
| 01:22 | Mercy | Noel Bailey makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Convery | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gerald Barker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-58 |
| 01:01 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Manuel Park | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Mercy | Eddie Charley is hacked by Jan Lawson - foul #2 on Jan Lawson, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Dino Yazzie (PF), Paul Miller (C) Manuel Park, Noel Bailey | |
| 00:57 | Mercy | Charles Richards is called for the reach on Dino Yazzie - foul #3 on Charles Richards, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 00:55 | Mercy | Gary Wertz is called for the reach on Dino Yazzie - foul #3 on Gary Wertz, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| 00:54 | Mercy | Gerald Barker is called for the reach on Mark Sawyer - foul #1 on Gerald Barker, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| 00:54 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:54 | Mercy | Mark Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | A charge is called on Gerald Barker - foul #2 on Gerald Barker, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins (PG), Conrad Milsap (SG), Chris Robinson (SF), James Fessenden (PF), William Chester (C) Gerald Chaney, Charles Richards, Gerald Barker, Jan Lawson, Gary Wertz | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), Erik Levine (SG), Steven Wommack (SF) Charles Convery, Eddie Charley, Mark Sawyer | |
| 00:46 | Mercy | Donald Wiggins is called for the reach on Dino Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Wiggins, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| 00:46 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:46 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Dexter - foul #2 on Paul Dexter, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Adam Carr (PF) Steven Wommack | |
| 00:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Chris Robinson - foul #3 on Chris Robinson, team foul #10 | 51-64 |
| 00:18 | Mercy | Dino Yazzie makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Miller is called for the reach on William Chester - foul #1 on Paul Miller, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| 00:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Erik Levine - foul #3 on Erik Levine, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| 00:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Mercy | Paul Dexter runs out the clock | 53-65 |