| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joseph Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Jordan Kotlowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Nicholes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fletcher Merced (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Thad Smith inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Johnson State | Thad Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Garner - foul #1 on Richard Garner, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:31 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Riley | 34-26 |
| 19:17 | Thomas | Richard Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Allen Gordon | 34-26 |
| 19:11 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 19:09 | Johnson State | Joel Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:57 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 18:55 | Thomas | Richard Garner snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:43 | Thomas | Richard Garner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 18:42 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Joel Riley | 34-26 |
| 18:29 | Johnson State | Thad Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fletcher Merced - foul #1 on Fletcher Merced, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:29 | Johnson State | Thad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:29 | Johnson State | Thad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:07 | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Ewald (C) Fletcher Merced | |
| 17:47 | Johnson State | Thad Smith clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Garner - foul #2 on Richard Garner, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| 17:47 | Johnson State | Thad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:47 | Johnson State | Thad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:39 | Thomas | David Nicholes drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bader | 36-28 |
| 17:29 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Johnson State | David Worthley (C) Joel Riley | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 17:11 | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-28 |
| 17:10 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:49 | Johnson State | Jordan Kotlowski steals it from Thad Smith | 36-28 |
| 16:36 | Thomas | David Nicholes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jordan Kotlowski | 36-31 |
| 16:21 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Garner - foul #3 on Richard Garner, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Thomas Chandler (SG), Frank Goff (SF), Joel Riley (C) Joseph Mills, Bryan Hartig, Thad Smith, David Worthley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Shane Skokowski (PG), Tony Ussery (SG), Peter Nance (SF), Fletcher Merced (C) Jordan Kotlowski, David Bader, Richard Garner, David Nicholes | |
| 16:21 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:21 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Tony Ussery | 37-33 |
| 15:45 | Johnson State | Joel Riley is hacked by Fletcher Merced - foul #2 on Fletcher Merced, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Emmons (PF) Allen Gordon | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Brian Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Emmons (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Riley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Shane Skokowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Ussery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ewald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fletcher Merced (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 15:31 | Thomas | Shane Skokowski pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:18 | Thomas | James Ewald makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Michael Emmons - foul #3 on Michael Emmons, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig (SG) Thomas Chandler | |
| Subs | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski (PG) Tony Ussery | |
| 15:18 | Thomas | James Ewald misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:18 | Johnson State | Joel Riley pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:04 | Johnson State | Fletcher Merced is called for the reach on Joel Riley - foul #3 on Fletcher Merced, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Garner (SF), George Leary (C) James Ewald, Fletcher Merced | |
| 14:56 | Johnson State | Jordan Kotlowski steps in front of the Bryan Hartig pass | 37-35 |
| 14:52 | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski banks in the layup | 37-37 |
| 14:36 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Jordan Kotlowski | 37-37 |
| 14:24 | Thomas | Peter Nance is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), Thad Smith (SF), David Worthley (C) Brian Wood, Frank Goff, Joel Riley | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Bader (SG), David Nicholes (PF) Shane Skokowski, Peter Nance | |
| 14:05 | Johnson State | David Worthley drills a fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 13:51 | Thomas | David Bader misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:50 | Thomas | George Leary snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:36 | Thomas | David Bader can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-37 |
| 13:35 | Johnson State | Michael Emmons gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:20 | Johnson State | Michael Emmons loses the dribble to David Bader | 39-37 |
| 13:10 | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 13:08 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to David Worthley | 39-37 |
| 12:52 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 12:51 | Thomas | David Bader snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:46 | Thomas | David Bader is hacked by Bryan Hartig - foul #1 on Bryan Hartig, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler (SG), Allen Gordon (PF), Joel Riley (C) Bryan Hartig, Michael Emmons, David Worthley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Shane Skokowski (PG), Peter Nance (SF), Fletcher Merced (C) Jordan Kotlowski, Richard Garner, George Leary | |
| 12:27 | Thomas | David Nicholes clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:26 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 12:07 | Johnson State | 3 seconds is called on Thad Smith | 39-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Frank Goff (SF) Joseph Mills, Thad Smith | |
| Subs | Thomas | Tony Ussery (SG), James Ewald (PF) David Bader, David Nicholes | |
| 11:46 | Thomas | Tony Ussery comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 11:44 | Johnson State | Joel Riley snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Brian Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allen Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Riley (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Shane Skokowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Ussery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ewald (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fletcher Merced (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Johnson State | Frank Goff misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 11:36 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:18 | Thomas | James Ewald misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 11:16 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:47 | Johnson State | Frank Goff misses short on a floater in the lane | 39-39 |
| 10:46 | Thomas | Shane Skokowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:33 | Thomas | James Ewald connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 10:12 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 10:10 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Peter Nance | 39-41 |
| 09:50 | Thomas | Joel Riley picks off the pass by Fletcher Merced | 39-41 |
| 09:27 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 09:26 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 09:10 | Thomas | Allen Gordon steps in front of the Peter Nance pass | 41-41 |
| 08:58 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joel Riley | 44-41 |
| 08:37 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joel Riley - foul #3 on Joel Riley, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), Bryan Hartig (SG), Thad Smith (SF), Michael Emmons (PF), David Worthley (C) Brian Wood, Thomas Chandler, Frank Goff, Allen Gordon, Joel Riley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski (PG), David Bader (SG), Richard Garner (SF), David Nicholes (PF) Shane Skokowski, Tony Ussery, Peter Nance, James Ewald | |
| 08:37 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:37 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:37 | Johnson State | David Worthley snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:29 | Johnson State | David Worthley misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Fletcher Merced - foul #4 on Fletcher Merced, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Leary (C) Fletcher Merced | |
| 08:29 | Johnson State | David Worthley misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:29 | Johnson State | David Worthley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:10 | Thomas | David Nicholes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Emmons - foul #4 on Michael Emmons, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Lawrence Padula (PF) Michael Emmons | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 08:10 | Thomas | David Nicholes misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:10 | Thomas | David Nicholes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:52 | Johnson State | Thad Smith buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Padula | 47-43 |
| 07:31 | Thomas | Richard Garner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:30 | Johnson State | Thad Smith grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joseph Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Padula (fresh) 2 ast. C - David Worthley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Jordan Kotlowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nicholes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Leary (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:03 | Johnson State | Lawrence Padula tips it home | 49-43 |
| 06:50 | Thomas | Richard Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Emmons (PF) Lawrence Padula | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Ewald (C) George Leary | |
| 06:37 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Mills | 51-43 |
| 06:14 | Thomas | David Bader drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:55 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-46 |
| 05:53 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to David Worthley | 51-46 |
| 05:44 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 05:42 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Richard Garner | 51-46 |
| 05:24 | Thomas | David Nicholes drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 05:05 | Johnson State | Thad Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Thomas Chandler (SG), Frank Goff (SF), Allen Gordon (PF), Joel Riley (C) Joseph Mills, Bryan Hartig, Thad Smith, Michael Emmons, David Worthley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Shane Skokowski (PG), Tony Ussery (SG), Peter Nance (SF), George Leary (C) Jordan Kotlowski, David Bader, Richard Garner, David Nicholes | |
| 04:45 | Thomas | Peter Nance is hacked by Frank Goff - foul #2 on Frank Goff, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Robinson (SF) James Ewald | |
| 04:27 | Thomas | Shane Skokowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 04:25 | Thomas | Peter Nance tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 04:08 | Johnson State | Frank Goff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 04:07 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:55 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-51 |
| 03:53 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 03:45 | Thomas | Tony Ussery is fouled on the floor by Thomas Chandler - foul #1 on Thomas Chandler, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig (SG), Michael Emmons (C) Thomas Chandler, Joel Riley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski (PG), Richard Garner (SF), James Ewald (C) Tony Ussery, Anthony Robinson, George Leary | |
| 03:33 | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 03:32 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Garner | 53-51 |
| 03:06 | Thomas | Shane Skokowski is hacked by Michael Emmons - foul #5 on Michael Emmons, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), Thad Smith (SF), David Worthley (C) Brian Wood, Frank Goff, Michael Emmons | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Bader (SG), David Nicholes (PF) Jordan Kotlowski, Peter Nance | |
| 03:06 | Thomas | Shane Skokowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:06 | Thomas | Shane Skokowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joseph Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allen Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Worthley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Shane Skokowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bader (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nicholes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ewald (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:51 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Mills | 56-53 |
| 02:51 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joel Riley (C) David Worthley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Jordan Kotlowski (PG), Fletcher Merced (C) Shane Skokowski, James Ewald | |
| 02:28 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced can't connect on a floater in the paint | 56-53 |
| 02:26 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:06 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 02:05 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Richard Garner | 56-53 |
| 01:45 | Thomas | David Bader comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 01:43 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Fletcher Merced | 56-53 |
| 01:26 | Thomas | Richard Garner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bryan Hartig - foul #2 on Bryan Hartig, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 01:26 | Thomas | Richard Garner makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:26 | Thomas | Richard Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:15 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 00:52 | Thomas | David Nicholes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 00:50 | Johnson State | Joel Riley gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Richard Garner pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | Thomas | David Bader loses the dribble to Bryan Hartig | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Thomas | David Nicholes gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Thomas | Thomas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Richard Garner misses the halfcourt shot | 56-55 |