| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Jerry Ledford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ferris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Lauritsen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Christopher Fielden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Towns (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Christiansen (fresh) PF - James Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt's pass is intercepted by Bruce Towns | 30-20 |
| 19:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen is called for traveling | 30-20 |
| 19:22 | Dowling | Christopher Fielden is called for the reach on Jerry Ledford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Fielden, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow (PG) Christopher Fielden | |
| 19:17 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen makes the jumper in the lane | 32-20 |
| 18:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Bruce Towns and the foul's on Robert Pewitt - foul #1 on Robert Pewitt, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 18:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:43 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen misses the easy layup | 32-23 |
| 18:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to James Flaherty | 32-23 |
| 18:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty misses the easy layup | 32-23 |
| 18:20 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:01 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Pewitt | 34-23 |
| 17:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty hits a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Kinslow and the foul's on Phillip Lauritsen - foul #1 on Phillip Lauritsen, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 17:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:29 | Dowling | Dikembe Alhambra takes the ball from William Collins | 34-26 |
| 17:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Ferris is called for the reach on Ralph Christiansen - foul #2 on David Ferris, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Dowling | William Heaps (SG) David Ferris | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Gordon (SF) Ralph Christiansen | |
| 17:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Collins - foul #3 on William Collins, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Dowling | Nathan Frith (SG), Thomas Polanco (SF), Michael Gross (C) Jerry Ledford, Robert Pewitt, William Collins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ronald Edwards (SG) Bruce Towns | |
| 17:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:34 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 16:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Phillip Lauritsen swats the short shot by James Flaherty | 34-27 |
| 16:20 | Dowling | Michael Gross grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 16:16 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Christopher Gordon - foul #3 on Christopher Gordon, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Ferris (SG), John Wells (C) Nathan Frith, Phillip Lauritsen | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore (SF), Gordon Efird (PF) Christopher Gordon, James Flaherty | |
| 16:16 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ronald Edwards buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Kinslow | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - William Heaps (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Ferris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Polanco (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Michael Kinslow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Efird (fresh) C - Dikembe Alhambra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Dowling | Dikembe Alhambra is called for the reach on Thomas Polanco - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jerry Ledford (PG), Robert Pewitt (SF), William Collins (C) William Heaps, Thomas Polanco, John Wells | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden (PG), Bruce Towns (SG), Ralph Christiansen (SF), Christopher Gordon (C) Michael Kinslow, Ronald Edwards, Gordon Efird, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 15:16 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Christiansen - foul #2 on Ralph Christiansen, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| 15:16 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:16 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 15:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 14:57 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by William Collins | 41-29 |
| 14:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 14:39 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Michael Gross | 41-29 |
| 14:24 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Gross | 43-29 |
| 14:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Ferris steals it from Christopher Gordon | 43-29 |
| 14:10 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford travels in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| Subs | Dowling | William Heaps (SG), Phillip Lauritsen (PF) David Ferris, Michael Gross | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty (PF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Fred Moore, Christopher Gordon | |
| 13:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty's pass is intercepted by Jerry Ledford | 43-29 |
| 13:47 | Dowling | William Heaps lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Ledford | 45-29 |
| 13:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra blows the dunk | 45-29 |
| 13:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra gets the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden is hacked by Jerry Ledford - foul #2 on Jerry Ledford, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Dowling | Thomas Polanco (SF) Robert Pewitt | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow (SG), Christopher Gordon (SF) Bruce Towns, Ralph Christiansen | |
| 13:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 12:52 | Dowling | William Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Dowling | Nathan Frith (SG) Jerry Ledford | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 12:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Collins swats the layup by Christopher Gordon | 45-32 |
| 12:37 | Dowling | William Heaps gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:21 | Dowling | William Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Kinslow - foul #1 on Michael Kinslow, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Ferris (SG), Robert Pewitt (SF) Nathan Frith, Thomas Polanco | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 12:21 | Dowling | William Collins makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:21 | Dowling | William Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Pewitt takes the ball from Michael Kinslow | 47-32 |
| 12:06 | Dowling | William Heaps misses the lay-in | 47-32 |
| 12:04 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen grabs the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 11:51 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen double dribbles | 47-32 |
| Subs | Dowling | Michael Gross (C) William Collins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (SG), Ralph Christiansen (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Fielden, Christopher Gordon, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - William Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ferris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Lauritsen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Michael Kinslow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Towns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Christiansen (fresh) PF - James Flaherty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Kinslow | 47-34 |
| 11:09 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen clanks a floater from close range | 47-34 |
| 11:08 | Dowling | Robert Pewitt snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 10:51 | Dowling | Michael Kinslow takes the ball from William Heaps | 47-34 |
| 10:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Flaherty | 47-37 |
| 10:11 | Dowling | James Flaherty is called for the reach on Phillip Lauritsen - foul #2 on James Flaherty, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jerry Ledford (PG), Nathan Frith (SG), Thomas Polanco (SF), William Collins (C) William Heaps, David Ferris, Robert Pewitt, Phillip Lauritsen | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden (PG), Christopher Gordon (PF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Michael Kinslow, James Flaherty, Ronald Edwards | |
| 10:06 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Ledford | 49-37 |
| 09:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Gordon | 49-40 |
| 09:32 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ronald Edwards (SG), Fred Moore (PF) Bruce Towns, Ralph Christiansen | |
| 09:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 09:11 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 08:55 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 08:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 08:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 08:27 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:17 | Dowling | William Collins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Alhambra - foul #2 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Ferris (SG), Robert Pewitt (SF), Phillip Lauritsen (PF) Nathan Frith, Thomas Polanco, Michael Gross | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (SG), James Flaherty (PF) Ronald Edwards, Christopher Gordon | |
| 08:17 | Dowling | William Collins makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:17 | Dowling | William Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to James Flaherty | 50-40 |
| 07:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Moore | 50-43 |
| 07:45 | Dowling | William Collins connects on the jump hook near the basket | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Jerry Ledford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ferris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Lauritsen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Christopher Fielden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Towns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Alhambra | 52-45 |
| 07:12 | Dowling | David Ferris connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Jerry Ledford | 54-45 |
| 06:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Flaherty | 54-47 |
| 06:18 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Ferris | 57-47 |
| 06:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Towns | 57-49 |
| 05:25 | Dowling | David Ferris scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-49 |
| 05:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Pewitt is called for the reach on Bruce Towns - foul #2 on Robert Pewitt, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Dowling | William Heaps (PG), Nathan Frith (SG), Thomas Polanco (SF), Michael Gross (PF), John Wells (C) Jerry Ledford, David Ferris, Robert Pewitt, Phillip Lauritsen, William Collins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow (PG), Ronald Edwards (SG), Ralph Christiansen (SF), Gordon Efird (PF), Christopher Gordon (C) Christopher Fielden, Bruce Towns, Fred Moore, James Flaherty, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 04:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Edwards | 59-51 |
| 04:31 | Dowling | William Heaps misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 04:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Christopher Gordon | 59-51 |
| 04:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen's pass is intercepted by William Heaps | 59-51 |
| 04:06 | Dowling | William Heaps jams it | 61-51 |
| 03:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Efird | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - William Heaps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Frith (fresh) SF - Thomas Polanco (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Michael Kinslow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Christiansen (fresh) PF - Gordon Efird (fresh) C - Christopher Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Dowling | Thomas Polanco is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Polanco, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Ferris (SG), Robert Pewitt (SF), Phillip Lauritsen (PF) Nathan Frith, Thomas Polanco, John Wells | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden (PG), James Flaherty (PF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Ronald Edwards, Gordon Efird, Christopher Gordon | |
| 03:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Fielden | 61-57 |
| 03:00 | Dowling | Dowling calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jerry Ledford (PG), William Collins (C) William Heaps, Michael Gross | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (SG) Michael Kinslow | |
| 02:32 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford is hacked by James Flaherty - foul #3 on James Flaherty, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 02:32 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 02:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| 02:04 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 02:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Fielden | 61-60 |
| 01:28 | Dowling | James Flaherty picks off the pass by Robert Pewitt | 61-60 |
| 01:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ralph Christiansen | 61-63 |
| 00:54 | Dowling | David Ferris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra tips it in | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ledford - foul #3 on Jerry Ledford, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Kinslow (SG), Fred Moore (SF) Bruce Towns, Ralph Christiansen | |
| 00:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:12 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Phillip Lauritsen | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | Dowling | Phillip Lauritsen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Collins | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (SG), Ralph Christiansen (SF) Michael Kinslow, Fred Moore | |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden is fouled in the backcourt by David Ferris - foul #3 on David Ferris, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Fielden makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Dowling | Dowling calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Dowling | Jerry Ledford hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-67 |