| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Paul Cargill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Perdue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Sampson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Reason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Steven Haugen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Regalado (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Winchell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Williams inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Cargill | 29-29 |
| 19:24 | Mercy | Steven Haugen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 19:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Haugen is called for the reach on Paul Cargill - foul #2 on Steven Haugen, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Regalado - foul #3 on James Regalado, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski (SG) James Regalado | |
| 18:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:31 | Mercy | Paul Cargill steals the ball from Joseph Phillips | 30-29 |
| 18:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:17 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:12 | Mercy | Steven Haugen misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Perdue | 32-29 |
| 17:24 | Mercy | Steven Haugen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 17:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Williams | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | Mercy | Joseph Winchell hits a floater from the left side | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gary Perdue, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards (PG), Kenneth Ebersole (SG), Tuan Rankins (SF), Floyd Rich (PF), Jeffrey Evans (C) Paul Cargill, Gary Perdue, Steven Williams, Christopher Sampson, Michael Reason | |
| Subs | Mercy | Don Ritchie (SG), Jarvis Bittle (SF) Steven Haugen, Francis Peters | |
| 16:01 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Dennis Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ebersole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tuan Rankins (fresh) PF - Floyd Rich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Radman Ciborowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Ritchie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jarvis Bittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Winchell (fresh) 10 pts. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Floyd Rich makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Edwards | 38-31 |
| 15:17 | Mercy | Joseph Phillips clanks a shot near the basket | 38-31 |
| 15:16 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:56 | Mercy | Kenneth Ebersole picks off the pass by Jarvis Bittle | 38-31 |
| 14:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Tuan Rankins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 14:27 | Mercy | Don Ritchie misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Floyd Rich - foul #1 on Floyd Rich, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill (PG), Gary Perdue (SG), Christopher Kilgore (SF), Christopher Sampson (PF), Steven Williams (C) Dennis Edwards, Kenneth Ebersole, Tuan Rankins, Floyd Rich, Jeffrey Evans | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Haugen (PG), Francis Peters (SF), Patrick Thomas (PF), William Amado (C) Radman Ciborowski, Jarvis Bittle, Joseph Winchell, Joseph Phillips | |
| 14:27 | Mercy | Don Ritchie misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:27 | Mercy | Don Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 14:14 | Mercy | Steven Haugen gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:49 | Mercy | Patrick Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 13:47 | Mercy | William Amado pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:34 | Mercy | Steven Haugen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Mercy | James Regalado (SG) Don Ritchie | |
| 13:34 | Mercy | Steven Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:34 | Mercy | Steven Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill loses the dribble to Steven Haugen in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 13:04 | Mercy | James Regalado connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 12:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Francis Peters - foul #1 on Francis Peters, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Joseph Winchell (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) Patrick Thomas, William Amado | |
| 12:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:28 | Mercy | Joseph Winchell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Haugen | 42-39 |
| 11:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The short jumper by Christopher Sampson is denied by Joseph Phillips | 42-39 |
| 11:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 11:40 | Mercy | Francis Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Paul Cargill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Perdue (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Kilgore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Sampson (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Michael Reason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Steven Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francis Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Winchell (fresh) 12 pts. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Mercy | Francis Peters is hacked by Christopher Sampson - foul #1 on Christopher Sampson, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards (PG) Paul Cargill | |
| Subs | Mercy | Jarvis Bittle (SF) Francis Peters | |
| 11:19 | Mercy | Dennis Edwards steals it from James Regalado | 42-39 |
| 11:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 11:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason tips it in | 44-39 |
| 11:07 | Mercy | Joseph Phillips misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 44-39 |
| 11:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:52 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson is called for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Ebersole (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Floyd Rich (C) Gary Perdue, Christopher Kilgore, Michael Reason | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 10:38 | Mercy | James Regalado comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 44-39 |
| 10:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ebersole | 44-39 |
| 10:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards is fouled on the floor by Steven Haugen - foul #3 on Steven Haugen, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Tuan Rankins (SF) Christopher Sampson | |
| Subs | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski (PG) Steven Haugen | |
| 10:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Tuan Rankins's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Phillips | 44-39 |
| 10:19 | Mercy | Joseph Winchell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:00 | Mercy | Jarvis Bittle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill (PG) Kenneth Ebersole | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 09:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Williams double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue (SG), Christopher Kilgore (SF) Dennis Edwards, Tuan Rankins | |
| Subs | Mercy | Francis Peters (SF), Patrick Thomas (C) Jarvis Bittle, Joseph Phillips | |
| 09:24 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 44-39 |
| 09:23 | Mercy | Joseph Winchell snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 09:12 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Winchell | 44-41 |
| 09:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 08:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 08:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Paul Cargill | 46-41 |
| 08:45 | Mercy | The short jumper by Francis Peters is denied by Steven Williams | 46-41 |
| 08:44 | Mercy | Francis Peters snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 08:25 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski is hacked by Floyd Rich - foul #2 on Floyd Rich, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson (PF), Michael Reason (C) Steven Williams, Floyd Rich | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Haugen (PG), Joseph Phillips (C) James Regalado, Joseph Winchell | |
| 08:13 | Mercy | Steven Haugen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Francis Peters | 46-43 |
| 07:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue is hacked by Radman Ciborowski - foul #1 on Radman Ciborowski, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards (PG) Paul Cargill | |
| Subs | Mercy | Jarvis Bittle (SF) Francis Peters | |
| 07:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Reason | 48-43 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Dennis Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Perdue (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Kilgore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Michael Reason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Steven Haugen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Ciborowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jarvis Bittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Mercy | Michael Reason is called for the reach on Steven Haugen - foul #3 on Michael Reason, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Ebersole (SG), Steven Williams (SF) Gary Perdue, Christopher Kilgore | |
| Subs | Mercy | James Regalado (SG), Joseph Winchell (PF) Radman Ciborowski, Patrick Thomas | |
| 06:44 | Mercy | Steven Haugen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Winchell | 48-46 |
| 06:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson jams it | 50-46 |
| 06:16 | Mercy | Joseph Winchell hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Phillips | 50-48 |
| 05:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 05:56 | Mercy | Joseph Phillips grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 05:51 | Mercy | James Regalado misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 05:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 50-48 |
| 05:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards is hacked by James Regalado - foul #4 on James Regalado, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill (PG), Gary Perdue (SG), Christopher Kilgore (SF) Dennis Edwards, Kenneth Ebersole, Michael Reason | |
| Subs | Mercy | Francis Peters (SF) Jarvis Bittle | |
| 05:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Williams | 53-48 |
| 04:54 | Mercy | Francis Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Patrick Thomas (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| 04:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Regalado takes the ball from Christopher Sampson | 53-48 |
| 04:24 | Mercy | James Regalado hits the finger roll | 53-50 |
| 04:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 04:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Kilgore | 56-50 |
| 03:44 | Mercy | Gary Perdue steals the ball from Joseph Winchell | 56-50 |
| 03:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 03:22 | Mercy | Francis Peters grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Paul Cargill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Perdue (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Kilgore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Sampson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Steven Haugen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Regalado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Francis Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Winchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Mercy | James Regalado misses long on a jumper from close range | 56-50 |
| 03:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 03:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Haugen is called for the reach on Paul Cargill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Haugen, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Floyd Rich (PF), Michael Reason (C) Christopher Sampson, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski (PG), Don Ritchie (SG), Joseph Phillips (C) Steven Haugen, James Regalado, Joseph Winchell | |
| 03:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Mercy | Patrick Thomas misses short on a runner from the right block | 58-50 |
| 02:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Peters - foul #2 on Francis Peters, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards (PG), Kenneth Ebersole (SG) Paul Cargill, Gary Perdue | |
| Subs | Mercy | Jarvis Bittle (SF) Francis Peters | |
| 02:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:13 | Mercy | Floyd Rich denies the turnaround by Joseph Phillips | 60-50 |
| 02:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Edwards grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 01:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Phillips - foul #1 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Williams (SF) Christopher Kilgore | |
| Subs | Mercy | William Amado (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| 01:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:41 | Mercy | Radman Ciborowski drills a floater near the basket | 61-52 |
| 01:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill (PG), Gary Perdue (SG), Christopher Kilgore (SF), Christopher Sampson (PF) Dennis Edwards, Kenneth Ebersole, Steven Williams, Floyd Rich | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Haugen (PG), James Regalado (SG), Francis Peters (SF), Joseph Winchell (PF), Joseph Phillips (C) Radman Ciborowski, Don Ritchie, Jarvis Bittle, Patrick Thomas, William Amado | |
| 01:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Cargill | 64-52 |
| 01:08 | Mercy | Steven Haugen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Winchell | 64-54 |
| 00:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-54 |
| 00:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Christopher Sampson grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Michael Reason's floater is tipped away by Francis Peters | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | Mercy | James Regalado gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Mercy | Steven Haugen misses the driving attempt in the paint | 64-54 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Perdue grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Cargill runs out the clock | 64-54 |