| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Antonio Stahlman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Cupples (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Karl Woodberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Bruce Towns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Hearn (fresh) C - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercy | Leonard Cupples inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry comes up short on the runner in the lane | 22-26 |
| 19:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 19:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Antonio Stahlman - foul #2 on Antonio Stahlman, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 19:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:18 | Mercy | James Hice gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:53 | Mercy | James Hice makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Monroe | 24-27 |
| 18:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 18:30 | Mercy | Dikembe Alhambra steals the ball from James Hice | 24-30 |
| 18:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 18:04 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 17:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Monroe - foul #2 on Patrick Monroe, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 17:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:23 | Mercy | Fred Moore is called for the reach on Leonard Cupples - foul #1 on Fred Moore, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Mercy | Larry Winstead (SG), Marshall Snyder (C) Patrick Monroe, James Hice | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gordon Efird (SG), James Flaherty (PF) Fred Moore, Lionel Hearn | |
| 17:04 | Mercy | Marshall Snyder connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Larry Winstead | 26-32 |
| 16:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Flaherty | 26-35 |
| 16:28 | Mercy | Marshall Snyder's fadeaway is rejected by James Flaherty | 26-35 |
| 16:27 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry tips it in | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Karl Woodberry is called for the reach on James Flaherty - foul #3 on Karl Woodberry, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mercy | Patrick Monroe (PG), Bryan Taylor (SF), James Hice (C) Antonio Stahlman, Leonard Cupples, Karl Woodberry | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lee Oja (PG), Lionel Hearn (PF), Stephen Howell (C) Bruce Towns, Ralph Christiansen, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 15:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Stephen Howell hits the finger roll set up by Gordon Efird | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Patrick Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Winstead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Taylor (fresh) PF - Marshall Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hice (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Lee Oja (fresh) SG - Gordon Efird (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Flaherty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Hearn (fresh) C - Stephen Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Mercy | Lionel Hearn steals the ball from James Hice | 28-37 |
| 15:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty lays it in | 28-39 |
| 15:06 | Mercy | Marshall Snyder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 28-39 |
| 15:04 | Mercy | Larry Winstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:54 | Mercy | Bryan Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Monroe | 30-39 |
| 14:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lee Oja travels with the ball | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman (PG), Leonard Cupples (SG), Karl Woodberry (PF) Patrick Monroe, Larry Winstead, Marshall Snyder | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (PG), Fred Moore (SG), Christopher Gordon (PF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Lee Oja, Gordon Efird, Lionel Hearn, Stephen Howell | |
| 14:32 | Mercy | James Hice hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen (SF) James Flaherty | |
| 14:32 | Mercy | James Hice misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Christopher Gordon | 32-39 |
| 14:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Gordon clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 14:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 14:18 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:56 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry makes the turnaround in the lane | 34-39 |
| 13:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 13:37 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Leonard Cupples | 34-39 |
| 13:32 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman hits a 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 13:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dikembe Alhambra | 37-41 |
| 12:57 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leonard Cupples | 39-41 |
| 12:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:45 | Mercy | Leonard Cupples grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:37 | Mercy | James Hice comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 39-41 |
| 12:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Ralph Christiansen | 39-41 |
| 12:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Christiansen | 39-44 |
| 11:58 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mercy | Patrick Monroe (PG), Larry Winstead (SG), Charles Her (SF), Marshall Snyder (PF) Antonio Stahlman, Leonard Cupples, Bryan Taylor, Karl Woodberry | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lee Oja (PG), Gordon Efird (SG), James Flaherty (SF), Lionel Hearn (PF) Bruce Towns, Fred Moore, Ralph Christiansen, Christopher Gordon | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Patrick Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Winstead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Her (fresh) PF - Marshall Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Lee Oja (fresh) SG - Gordon Efird (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Flaherty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Hearn (fresh) C - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 11:13 | Mercy | Patrick Monroe's pass is intercepted by James Flaherty | 39-44 |
| 10:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gordon Efird is hacked by Marshall Snyder - foul #1 on Marshall Snyder, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Stephen Howell (C) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 10:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Hice - foul #2 on James Hice, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mercy | Karl Woodberry (PF) James Hice | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 10:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:34 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Karl Woodberry | 39-44 |
| 10:25 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry hits the finger roll set up by Larry Winstead | 41-44 |
| 10:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty is fouled on the floor by Patrick Monroe - foul #3 on Patrick Monroe, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman (PG), Leonard Cupples (SF) Larry Winstead, Charles Her | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (PG), Fred Moore (SG), Ralph Christiansen (SF) Lee Oja, Gordon Efird, James Flaherty | |
| 09:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 09:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:25 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lionel Hearn - foul #1 on Lionel Hearn, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mercy | Larry Winstead (SG), Bryan Taylor (C) Patrick Monroe, Marshall Snyder | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Gordon (PF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Lionel Hearn, Stephen Howell | |
| 09:25 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:25 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 09:15 | Mercy | Bryan Taylor gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:57 | Mercy | Larry Winstead misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fred Moore - foul #2 on Fred Moore, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 08:57 | Mercy | Larry Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:57 | Mercy | Larry Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Gordon buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Alhambra | 45-49 |
| 08:27 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Fred Moore - foul #3 on Fred Moore, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty (SF) Ralph Christiansen | |
| 08:27 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:27 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns is whistled for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Mercy | Patrick Monroe (SG), Marshall Snyder (PF), James Hice (C) Larry Winstead, Leonard Cupples, Karl Woodberry | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gordon Efird (SG), Lionel Hearn (PF) Fred Moore, Christopher Gordon | |
| 07:48 | Mercy | Marshall Snyder comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lionel Hearn - foul #2 on Lionel Hearn, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Mercy | Charles Her (SF) Bryan Taylor | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lee Oja (PG) Bruce Towns | |
| 07:48 | Mercy | Marshall Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:48 | Mercy | Marshall Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Antonio Stahlman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Her (fresh) PF - Marshall Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Lee Oja (fresh) SG - Gordon Efird (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Flaherty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Hearn (fresh) C - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Efird | 48-51 |
| 07:19 | Mercy | James Hice hits a fadeaway from the left side | 50-51 |
| 07:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 06:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Alhambra | 50-53 |
| 06:38 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gordon Efird gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Flaherty, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mercy | Larry Winstead (SG), Leonard Cupples (SF), Karl Woodberry (PF), Bryan Taylor (C) Patrick Monroe, Charles Her, Marshall Snyder, James Hice | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns (PG), Fred Moore (SG), Ralph Christiansen (SF), Christopher Gordon (PF), Stephen Howell (C) Lee Oja, Gordon Efird, James Flaherty, Lionel Hearn, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 06:07 | Mercy | Larry Winstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| 05:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 05:40 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 05:23 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry misses short on a runner in the paint | 50-53 |
| 05:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ralph Christiansen gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-53 |
| 05:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Gordon snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 04:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Howell | 50-56 |
| 04:17 | Mercy | Christopher Gordon swats the short shot by Bryan Taylor | 50-56 |
| 04:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Stephen Howell grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 04:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:08 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:50 | Mercy | Antonio Stahlman's floater is knocked away by Christopher Gordon | 50-56 |
| 03:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mercy | Patrick Monroe (PG), James Hice (C) Antonio Stahlman, Bryan Taylor | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn (PF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Christopher Gordon, Stephen Howell | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Patrick Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Cupples (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Karl Woodberry (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Hice (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Bruce Towns (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lionel Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 50-56 |
| 03:24 | Mercy | James Hice snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Mercy | James Hice blows the layup | 50-56 |
| 03:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Moore pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra is fouled on the floor by Karl Woodberry - foul #4 on Karl Woodberry, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty (SF) Fred Moore | |
| 02:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Mercy | Bruce Towns steals the ball from Larry Winstead | 50-58 |
| 02:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns banks in the layup | 50-60 |
| 02:04 | Mercy | James Hice misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 02:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-60 |
| 01:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra misses the tip | 50-60 |
| 01:44 | Mercy | Karl Woodberry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:34 | Mercy | Bruce Towns steals it from James Hice | 50-60 |
| 01:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty's floater is tipped away by Karl Woodberry | 50-60 |
| 01:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 00:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Patrick Monroe takes the ball from Bruce Towns | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercy | James Hice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-60 |
| 00:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Lionel Hearn grabs the board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Flaherty misses the driving attempt in the lane | 50-60 |
| 00:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Bruce Towns runs out the clock | 50-60 |