| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennett Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Joseph Garling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - James Rathjen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Arbuckle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Scannell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Charity (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Charity travels with the ball | 29-29 |
| 19:10 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:08 | Mercy | Joseph Garling tips it home | 31-29 |
| 18:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | Mercy | Matthew Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 18:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Charity grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Rathjen | 31-31 |
| 18:01 | Mercy | Richard Nye scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 17:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Charity comes up short on the shot from the left block | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Mercy | Joseph Garling gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:24 | Mercy | Matthew Cook comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 17:22 | Mercy | Richard Nye grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:12 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson's pass is intercepted by Richard Charity | 33-31 |
| 16:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle's floater is tipped away by Joseph Garling | 33-31 |
| 16:46 | Mercy | Matthew Cook pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:32 | Mercy | Joseph Garling makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kyle Carter | 35-31 |
| 16:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #3 on Matthew Cook, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mercy | Fred Sherman (PG), Jerry Harris (SG), Gregg Dennison (SF), William Grace (PF), Russell Osowski (C) Kyle Carter, Bennett Dotson, Richard Nye, Matthew Cook, Joseph Garling | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | John Cooper (PG), Larry Williams (SF), Mark Kissner (PF) James Rathjen, James Scannell, Richard Charity | |
| 16:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:43 | Mercy | Fred Sherman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 15:42 | Mercy | Gregg Dennison gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Fred Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Dennison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Grace (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Osowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - John Cooper (fresh) SG - Larry Arbuckle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Kissner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Frank Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mercy | Russell Osowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 15:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Cooper and he's hacked by Jerry Harris - foul #1 on Jerry Harris, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker (PG), James Scannell (SF), Kim Belcher (C) John Cooper, Larry Williams, Frank Campbell | |
| 15:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Mercy | Russell Osowski pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:52 | Mercy | Jerry Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Harris - foul #2 on Jerry Harris, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mercy | Kyle Carter (PG), Bennett Dotson (SG), Richard Nye (SF), Matthew Cook (PF), Joseph Garling (C) Fred Sherman, Jerry Harris, Gregg Dennison, William Grace, Russell Osowski | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Rathjen (SG), Richard Charity (PF) Larry Arbuckle, Kim Belcher | |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | Mercy | Matthew Cook hits the finger roll | 42-35 |
| 14:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell's floater is tipped away by Joseph Garling | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | Mercy | Richard Nye snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:39 | Mercy | Richard Nye is hacked by Joseph Voelker - foul #4 on Joseph Voelker, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | John Cooper (SG), Frank Campbell (C) Joseph Voelker, Mark Kissner | |
| 13:13 | Mercy | Joseph Garling connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kyle Carter | 44-35 |
| 13:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Rathjen | 44-37 |
| 12:49 | Mercy | Kyle Carter makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bennett Dotson | 46-37 |
| 12:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Rathjen is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cook - foul #4 on Matthew Cook, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Mercy | Fred Sherman (SG), Gregg Dennison (SF), William Grace (PF) Bennett Dotson, Richard Nye, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Mark Kissner (PF) John Cooper, James Scannell, Richard Charity | |
| 12:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregg Dennison - foul #1 on Gregg Dennison, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Mercy | Russell Osowski (C) Joseph Garling | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 12:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:59 | Mercy | Gregg Dennison lays it in on a nice dish by William Grace | 48-39 |
| 11:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell scores on a jumper from the right block set up by James Rathjen | 48-41 |
| 11:34 | Mercy | Kyle Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 11:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregg Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Grace (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Osowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - James Rathjen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Arbuckle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Kissner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Frank Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Arbuckle | 48-44 |
| 11:09 | Mercy | Kyle Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 11:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Mark Kissner | 48-46 |
| 11:00 | Mercy | Kyle Carter is hacked by James Rathjen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rathjen, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mercy | Bennett Dotson (SG), Richard Nye (SF), Joseph Garling (C) Kyle Carter, Gregg Dennison, Russell Osowski | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | John Cooper (PG), James Scannell (SF), Richard Charity (PF) James Rathjen, Larry Williams, Mark Kissner | |
| 10:49 | Mercy | Joseph Garling is fouled on the floor by Frank Campbell - foul #1 on Frank Campbell, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| 10:31 | Mercy | Joseph Garling drills a jumper in the lane set up by Fred Sherman | 50-46 |
| 10:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | John Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Charity | 50-49 |
| 10:08 | Mercy | William Grace connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 09:52 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 09:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 09:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mercy | Lance Johannes (PF) William Grace | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Rathjen (PG), Mark Kissner (C) Larry Arbuckle, Frank Campbell | |
| 09:20 | Mercy | Richard Nye hits a jumper from the right block | 55-49 |
| 08:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Charity banks in the layup on a great pass from John Cooper | 55-51 |
| 08:42 | Mercy | Joseph Garling misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 08:40 | Mercy | Richard Nye gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:25 | Mercy | Lance Johannes misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Richard Charity - foul #3 on Richard Charity, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mercy | Kyle Carter (PG), Jerry Harris (SG), Gregg Dennison (SF), Russell Osowski (C) Fred Sherman, Bennett Dotson, Richard Nye, Joseph Garling | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Frank Campbell (C) John Cooper, James Scannell, Richard Charity | |
| 08:25 | Mercy | Lance Johannes makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | Mercy | Lance Johannes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Kissner snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 08:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Rathjen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 08:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Campbell | 56-51 |
| 07:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gregg Dennison is called for the reach on James Rathjen - foul #2 on Gregg Dennison, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mercy | Matthew Cook (PF), William Grace (C) Lance Johannes, Russell Osowski | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker (PG) Larry Williams | |
| 07:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregg Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - William Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Joseph Voelker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Arbuckle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rathjen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Mark Kissner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mercy | Jerry Harris's pass is intercepted by Mark Kissner | 56-54 |
| 06:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Kissner double dribbles | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mercy | Bennett Dotson (SG), Richard Nye (SF), Joseph Garling (C) Jerry Harris, Gregg Dennison, William Grace | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell (SF), Richard Charity (PF) James Rathjen, Mark Kissner | |
| 06:31 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell jams it | 56-56 |
| 05:45 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 05:44 | Mercy | Richard Nye hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 05:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Charity connects on the floater from the right block | 58-58 |
| 05:06 | Mercy | Joseph Garling comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 05:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell is hacked by Richard Nye - foul #2 on Richard Nye, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mercy | Fred Sherman (PG) Kyle Carter | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Rathjen (SG), Mark Kissner (PF), Kim Belcher (C) Larry Arbuckle, Richard Charity, Frank Campbell | |
| 04:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:28 | Mercy | Fred Sherman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 04:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kim Belcher can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 04:15 | Mercy | Joseph Garling snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 04:11 | Mercy | Kim Belcher is called for the reach on Joseph Garling - foul #1 on Kim Belcher, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Mercy | Gregg Dennison (SF), William Grace (PF) Richard Nye, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | John Cooper (SG) Joseph Voelker | |
| 03:52 | Mercy | Gregg Dennison can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 03:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kim Belcher pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Rathjen | 58-62 |
| 03:11 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kim Belcher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Fred Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennett Dotson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Garling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - James Rathjen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Scannell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Kissner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Belcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Rathjen lays it in set up by Kim Belcher | 58-64 |
| 02:44 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Mercy | Kyle Carter (PG), Richard Nye (SF), Matthew Cook (PF) Fred Sherman, Gregg Dennison, William Grace | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker (PG), Larry Arbuckle (SG), Richard Charity (PF), Frank Campbell (C) James Rathjen, John Cooper, Mark Kissner, Kim Belcher | |
| 02:33 | Mercy | Kyle Carter buries a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Nye | 61-64 |
| 02:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle is fouled on the floor by Richard Nye - foul #3 on Richard Nye, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 02:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Arbuckle misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:21 | Mercy | Joseph Garling gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:06 | Mercy | Richard Nye knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 63-65 |
| 01:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Scannell | 63-68 |
| 01:41 | Mercy | Matthew Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-68 |
| 01:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Garling - foul #3 on Joseph Garling, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 01:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:07 | Mercy | Matthew Cook's pass is intercepted by James Scannell | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The short jumper by James Scannell is denied by Joseph Garling | 63-70 |
| 00:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Scannell tips it in | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson's pass is intercepted by Larry Arbuckle | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker is hacked by Kyle Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Carter, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | John Cooper (SG), James Rathjen (SF) Larry Arbuckle, James Scannell | |
| 00:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:39 | Mercy | Bennett Dotson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-74 |
| 00:37 | Mercy | Joseph Garling can't tip it in | 63-74 |
| 00:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to John Cooper | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Frank Campbell hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Cooper | 63-76 |
| 00:05 | Mercy | Joseph Garling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 63-76 |
| 00:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Charity pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Voelker runs out the clock | 63-76 |