| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Donald Wiggins (fresh) SG - Conrad Milsap (fresh) SF - Eddie Stickel (fresh) PF - Jan Lawson (fresh) C - William Chester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fresh) SG - Steven Wommack (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Paul Miller (fresh) C - Louis Breeze (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercy | Louis Breeze wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mercy | Louis Breeze hits a shot from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Smith swats the layup by Jan Lawson | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Mercy | James Smith snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Mercy | Paul Dexter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Mercy | Louis Breeze tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Conrad Milsap | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Mercy | Steven Wommack buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Breeze takes the ball from Conrad Milsap | 0-5 |
| 17:20 | Mercy | Paul Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:01 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Louis Breeze | 0-5 |
| 16:56 | Mercy | Paul Dexter buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Breeze | 0-8 |
| 16:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap hits a shot from the right side | 2-8 |
| 16:36 | Mercy | Steven Wommack's pass is intercepted by Conrad Milsap | 2-8 |
| 16:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap lays it in | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | Mercy | James Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Smith is called for the reach on Donald Wiggins - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF), John Wynn (C) Paul Dexter, Steven Wommack, James Smith, Louis Breeze | |
| 15:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel is whistled for a carry | 4-8 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Nole Hardy (C) Paul Miller | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Donald Wiggins (fresh) SG - Conrad Milsap (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Stickel (fresh) PF - Jan Lawson (fresh) C - William Chester (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Todd Vanhorn (fresh) SG - Gerald Garzon (fresh) SF - James Irvine (fresh) PF - John Wynn (fresh) C - Nole Hardy (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mercy | John Wynn misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel dunks the ball | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:11 | Mercy | Nole Hardy misses the tip | 6-8 |
| 15:10 | Mercy | John Wynn tips it home | 6-10 |
| 15:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Garzon, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Randy Clark (PG), David McCaw (SG), Chris Robinson (SF), James Fessenden (PF), Gary Wertz (C) Donald Wiggins, Conrad Milsap, Eddie Stickel, Jan Lawson, William Chester | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG) Gerald Garzon | |
| 14:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David McCaw is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | James Smith (SF), Paul Miller (PF) James Irvine, Nole Hardy | |
| 14:24 | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn is hacked by David McCaw - foul #1 on David McCaw, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Wommack (SG) Todd Vanhorn | |
| 13:58 | Mercy | Paul Dexter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap (SG), Jan Lawson (PF) David McCaw, Gary Wertz | |
| Subs | Mercy | Louis Breeze (C) John Wynn | |
| 13:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden is fouled on the floor by Paul Dexter - foul #1 on Paul Dexter, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins (PG) Randy Clark | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 13:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Conrad Milsap | 8-10 |
| 13:11 | Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Paul Dexter is blocked by James Fessenden | 8-10 |
| 13:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The short jumper by Jan Lawson is denied by Louis Breeze | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Mercy | James Smith gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:54 | Mercy | Steven Wommack clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 12:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Dexter - foul #2 on Paul Dexter, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel (SF), William Chester (C) Chris Robinson, Jan Lawson | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF), John Wynn (PF), Nole Hardy (C) Paul Dexter, Steven Wommack, James Smith, Paul Miller, Louis Breeze | |
| 12:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Conrad Milsap | 12-10 |
| 11:53 | Mercy | Nole Hardy is hacked by William Chester - foul #1 on William Chester, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Randy Clark (PG), David McCaw (SG), Gary Wertz (PF) Donald Wiggins, Conrad Milsap, James Fessenden | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 11:25 | Mercy | James Irvine makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Randy Clark (fresh) SG - David McCaw (fresh) SF - Eddie Stickel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Wertz (fresh) C - William Chester (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Todd Vanhorn (fresh) SG - Gerald Garzon (fresh) SF - James Irvine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nole Hardy (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Clark | 14-13 |
| 10:51 | Mercy | James Irvine clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Mercy | Nole Hardy tips it home | 14-15 |
| 10:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz clanks a jumper near the basket | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Mercy | The rebound goes to John Wynn | 14-15 |
| 10:14 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Randy Clark | 14-15 |
| 09:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins (PG), Conrad Milsap (SG), Jan Lawson (PF) Randy Clark, David McCaw, Gary Wertz | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Wommack (SG), James Smith (SF), Paul Miller (PF), Louis Breeze (C) Gerald Garzon, James Irvine, John Wynn, Nole Hardy | |
| 09:33 | Mercy | Steven Wommack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 09:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-15 |
| 09:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 08:55 | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 08:26 | Mercy | Steven Wommack is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Wommack, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson (SF), James Fessenden (C) Eddie Stickel, William Chester | |
| Subs | Mercy | Martin Desmond (PG) Todd Vanhorn | |
| 08:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Conrad Milsap | 16-15 |
| 07:51 | Mercy | Paul Miller is hacked by Jan Lawson - foul #1 on Jan Lawson, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| 07:41 | Mercy | Louis Breeze is whistled for traveling | 16-15 |
| 07:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-15 |
| 07:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Robinson | 16-15 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Donald Wiggins (fresh) SG - Conrad Milsap (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jan Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Fessenden (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Martin Desmond (fresh) SG - Steven Wommack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Miller (fresh) C - Louis Breeze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Martin Desmond is called for the reach on Donald Wiggins - foul #1 on Martin Desmond, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF), John Wynn (C) Steven Wommack, James Smith, Louis Breeze | |
| 06:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 06:47 | Mercy | The rebound goes to John Wynn | 16-15 |
| 06:41 | Mercy | James Irvine misses the lay-in | 16-15 |
| 06:40 | Mercy | John Wynn grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 06:26 | Mercy | Paul Miller can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 06:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to James Fessenden | 16-15 |
| 06:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 06:16 | Mercy | Paul Miller pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 06:00 | Mercy | James Irvine banks in the layup set up by Martin Desmond | 16-17 |
| 05:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Irvine - foul #1 on James Irvine, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Randy Clark (PG), Eddie Stickel (SF), William Chester (C) Donald Wiggins, Chris Robinson, Jan Lawson | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Steven Wommack (SG), James Smith (SF), Nole Hardy (C) Martin Desmond, Gerald Garzon, James Irvine, Paul Miller | |
| 05:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:55 | Mercy | John Wynn gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 05:34 | Mercy | John Wynn misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Randy Clark - foul #1 on Randy Clark, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David McCaw (SG) Conrad Milsap | |
| Subs | Mercy | Louis Breeze (C) Nole Hardy | |
| 05:34 | Mercy | John Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:34 | Mercy | John Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 05:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Eddie Stickel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 05:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden can't tip it in | 17-17 |
| 05:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Randy Clark snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 05:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Breeze steps in front of the David McCaw pass | 17-17 |
| 04:49 | Mercy | James Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 04:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester comes up short on the shot in the lane | 17-20 |
| 04:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 04:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Fessenden misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 17-20 |
| 04:22 | Mercy | John Wynn grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 04:07 | Mercy | James Smith misses the dunk but he's fouled by Eddie Stickel - foul #1 on Eddie Stickel, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins (PG), Conrad Milsap (SG), Jan Lawson (PF) Randy Clark, David McCaw, James Fessenden | |
| Subs | Mercy | Gerald Garzon (SG), Paul Miller (PF) Steven Wommack, John Wynn | |
| 04:07 | Mercy | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:07 | Mercy | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 03:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap makes the jump hook from the left block | 19-21 |
| 03:42 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 03:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Donald Wiggins snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 03:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester is denied on a layup by Louis Breeze | 19-21 |
| 03:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Donald Wiggins (fresh) SG - Conrad Milsap (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Stickel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Chester (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Todd Vanhorn (fresh) SG - Gerald Garzon (fresh) SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Miller (fresh) C - Louis Breeze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson is hacked by Todd Vanhorn - foul #1 on Todd Vanhorn, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz (C) William Chester | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), James Irvine (SF), John Wynn (C) Gerald Garzon, James Smith, Louis Breeze | |
| 03:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:02 | Mercy | Paul Miller gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 02:38 | Mercy | Paul Dexter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 02:36 | Mercy | John Wynn grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 02:12 | Mercy | Paul Dexter knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Miller | 19-23 |
| 01:52 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gary Wertz travels with the ball | 19-23 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson (SF), William Chester (C) Eddie Stickel, Gary Wertz | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Wommack (SG) Todd Vanhorn | |
| 01:33 | Mercy | Steven Wommack misses short on a shot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 01:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Conrad Milsap grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 01:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Irvine steals it from William Chester | 19-23 |
| 01:18 | Mercy | Steven Wommack lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Irvine | 19-25 |
| 00:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Irvine - foul #2 on James Irvine, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Randy Clark (PG), David McCaw (SG) Donald Wiggins, Conrad Milsap | |
| Subs | Mercy | James Smith (SF), Louis Breeze (C) James Irvine, John Wynn | |
| 00:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Chris Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:58 | Mercy | Paul Miller grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 00:43 | Mercy | James Smith buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Dexter | 20-27 |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Louis Breeze - foul #1 on Louis Breeze, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jan Lawson misses the free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:25 | Mercy | Louis Breeze grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 00:04 | Mercy | Steven Wommack clanks a floater from the left side | 22-27 |
| 00:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Chester misses the fullcourt shot | 22-27 |