| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jonathan Saylor (fresh) SG - Steve Sweatman (fresh) SF - Gerry Graber (fresh) PF - Steven Diehl (fresh) C - Robert Hemming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Christopher Witman (fresh) SG - David Bader (fresh) SF - Phillip Stephens (fresh) PF - James Ewald (fresh) C - Fletcher Merced (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Lake Forest | James Ewald steals the ball from Robert Hemming | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Thomas | Phillip Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Lake Forest | Fletcher Merced is called for the reach on Jonathan Saylor - foul #1 on Fletcher Merced, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Bader - foul #1 on David Bader, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:08 | Thomas | David Bader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 17:45 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:43 | Thomas | Phillip Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:27 | Thomas | David Bader connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 17:21 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hemming | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Thomas | James Ewald buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hemming | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | Thomas | Christopher Witman is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Saylor - foul #1 on Jonathan Saylor, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson (C) Robert Hemming | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carey Berryman (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), Andrew Davidson (PF), George Leary (C) Christopher Witman, David Bader, Phillip Stephens, James Ewald, Fletcher Merced | |
| 16:11 | Thomas | Jonathan Saylor picks off the pass by Steve Mitchell | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Robinson - foul #1 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden (SG), Jerry Brantley (C) Steve Sweatman, Gerry Graber | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 15:59 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:59 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jonathan Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chris Hayden (fresh) SF - Timothy Jackson (fresh) PF - Steven Diehl (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Brantley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Carey Berryman (fresh) SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) SF - Steve Mitchell (fresh) PF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) C - George Leary (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Thomas | Carey Berryman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Brandon Criss (SG), Ron Traylor (C) Jonathan Saylor, Steven Diehl | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 15:36 | Lake Forest | Jerry Brantley comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Jackson | 9-5 |
| 15:24 | Lake Forest | Brandon Criss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:23 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:01 | Thomas | George Leary misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:00 | Thomas | Anthony Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Lake Forest | Jerry Brantley is denied on a layup by George Leary | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | Thomas | George Leary gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Jackson - foul #1 on Timothy Jackson, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor (PG), Steve Sweatman (SG), Gerry Graber (SF), Steven Diehl (PF), Robert Hemming (C) Chris Hayden, Brandon Criss, Timothy Jackson, Jerry Brantley, Ron Traylor | |
| Subs | Thomas | Christopher Witman (PG), David Bader (SG), Phillip Stephens (SF) Carey Berryman, Anthony Robinson, Steve Mitchell | |
| 14:01 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming knocks in the jumper in the paint | 11-8 |
| 13:26 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:57 | Lake Forest | George Leary is called for the reach on Steve Sweatman - foul #1 on George Leary, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Ewald (PF), Fletcher Merced (C) Andrew Davidson, George Leary | |
| 12:44 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl misses long on a shot in the paint | 11-8 |
| 12:43 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Fletcher Merced | 11-8 |
| 12:32 | Thomas | James Ewald misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:30 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 12:28 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:15 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:14 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:56 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 11:55 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jonathan Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Sweatman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerry Graber (fresh) PF - Steven Diehl (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hemming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Christopher Witman (fresh) SG - David Bader (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Stephens (fresh) PF - James Ewald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fletcher Merced (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Thomas | James Ewald hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Steve Sweatman - foul #1 on Steve Sweatman, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 11:46 | Thomas | James Ewald makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Hemming | 14-11 |
| 11:07 | Thomas | Robert Hemming is called for the reach on David Bader - foul #1 on Robert Hemming, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson (C) Robert Hemming | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carey Berryman (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), George Leary (C) Christopher Witman, David Bader, Phillip Stephens, Fletcher Merced | |
| 10:53 | Thomas | Carey Berryman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 10:41 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 10:18 | Thomas | Carey Berryman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 10:16 | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:10 | Lake Forest | James Ewald steps in front of the Jonathan Saylor pass | 14-11 |
| 09:56 | Thomas | Anthony Robinson is called for a backcourt violation | 14-11 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden (PG), Brandon Criss (SG), Jerry Brantley (PF), Ron Traylor (C) Jonathan Saylor, Steve Sweatman, Gerry Graber, Steven Diehl | |
| Subs | Thomas | Christopher Witman (PG), David Bader (SG), Phillip Stephens (SF) Carey Berryman, Steve Mitchell, James Ewald | |
| 09:39 | Lake Forest | Ron Traylor misses the easy layup | 14-11 |
| 09:38 | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 09:29 | Thomas | George Leary misses the lay-in | 16-11 |
| 09:28 | Thomas | Phillip Stephens tips it in | 16-13 |
| 09:22 | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson connects on the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Phillip Stephens - foul #1 on Phillip Stephens, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming (C) Ron Traylor | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 09:22 | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:11 | Thomas | Christopher Witman loses the dribble to Brandon Criss | 19-13 |
| 08:57 | Lake Forest | Jerry Brantley makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on George Leary - foul #2 on George Leary, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Ewald (PF), Fletcher Merced (C) George Leary, Anthony Robinson | |
| 08:57 | Lake Forest | Jerry Brantley misses the free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:57 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:32 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Jackson - foul #2 on Timothy Jackson, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Ron Traylor (SF), Steven Diehl (PF) Timothy Jackson, Jerry Brantley | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 08:32 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:32 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-15 |
| 08:14 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:57 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced loses the dribble to Ron Traylor | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chris Hayden (fresh) SG - Brandon Criss (fresh) SF - Ron Traylor (fresh) PF - Steven Diehl (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hemming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Christopher Witman (fairly fresh) SG - David Bader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ewald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Fletcher Merced (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden is fouled on the floor by Phillip Stephens - foul #2 on Phillip Stephens, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman (SG), Gerry Graber (SF), Jerry Brantley (C) Brandon Criss, Ron Traylor, Robert Hemming | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carey Berryman (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), Andrew Davidson (C) Christopher Witman, David Bader, Phillip Stephens, Fletcher Merced | |
| 07:52 | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:52 | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:52 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 07:31 | Thomas | James Ewald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor (PG) Chris Hayden | |
| Subs | Thomas | Fletcher Merced (C) James Ewald | |
| 07:07 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 07:05 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:51 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 06:49 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 06:31 | Thomas | Carey Berryman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 06:16 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 06:15 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:05 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Ron Traylor (PF), Robert Hemming (C) Steven Diehl, Jerry Brantley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Christopher Witman (PG), David Bader (SG), James Ewald (PF) Carey Berryman, Anthony Robinson, Fletcher Merced | |
| 05:47 | Thomas | James Ewald is fouled on the floor by Ron Traylor - foul #1 on Ron Traylor, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Brandon Criss (SF) Gerry Graber | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 05:42 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson loses the dribble to Robert Hemming | 22-18 |
| 05:22 | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 05:20 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:07 | Thomas | David Bader can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 05:06 | Thomas | Andrew Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:54 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bader | 22-20 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | David Bader is called for the reach on Ron Traylor - foul #2 on David Bader, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden (PG), Steven Diehl (PF) Jonathan Saylor, Steve Sweatman | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Robinson (SG), Jerome Singleton (SF), Fletcher Merced (C) David Bader, Steve Mitchell, Andrew Davidson | |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Ron Traylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Ron Traylor misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:14 | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden misses the floater from the left side | 23-20 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 03:59 | Thomas | Jerome Singleton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 03:57 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Hemming | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chris Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brandon Criss (fresh) SF - Ron Traylor (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hemming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Christopher Witman (fresh) SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) SF - Jerome Singleton (fresh) PF - James Ewald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Fletcher Merced (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:51 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl connects on the shot in the paint and he's fouled by James Ewald - foul #1 on James Ewald, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gerry Graber (SF), Timothy Jackson (C) Ron Traylor, Robert Hemming | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Bader (SG), Phillip Stephens (SF), George Leary (C) Christopher Witman, James Ewald, Fletcher Merced | |
| 03:51 | Lake Forest | Steven Diehl misses the free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:51 | Thomas | Phillip Stephens grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 03:37 | Thomas | Phillip Stephens travels with the ball | 27-20 |
| 03:23 | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden loses the ball out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jonathan Saylor (PG) Brandon Criss | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carey Berryman (PG) Anthony Robinson | |
| 03:07 | Thomas | Jerome Singleton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-20 |
| 03:06 | Lake Forest | Gerry Graber pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 02:59 | Lake Forest | Timothy Jackson hits the finger roll | 29-20 |
| 02:49 | Thomas | David Bader misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chris Hayden - foul #1 on Chris Hayden, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman (SG), Jerry Brantley (C) Chris Hayden, Steven Diehl | |
| Subs | Thomas | Christopher Witman (PG), James Ewald (PF) Carey Berryman, Jerome Singleton | |
| 02:49 | Thomas | David Bader makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:49 | Thomas | David Bader makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:26 | Lake Forest | Gerry Graber comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Stephens - foul #3 on Phillip Stephens, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Steve Mitchell (SF) Phillip Stephens | |
| 02:26 | Lake Forest | Gerry Graber makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:26 | Lake Forest | Gerry Graber misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:26 | Thomas | James Ewald pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:03 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell is called for a backcourt violation | 30-22 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming (C) Jerry Brantley | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Robinson (SG) David Bader | |
| 01:53 | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 01:52 | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:38 | Lake Forest | James Ewald takes the ball from Gerry Graber | 30-22 |
| 01:22 | Thomas | George Leary clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 01:21 | Thomas | Anthony Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:07 | Thomas | James Ewald is hacked by Gerry Graber - foul #1 on Gerry Graber, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chris Hayden (PG), Brandon Criss (SG), Ron Traylor (SF), Steven Diehl (PF) Jonathan Saylor, Steve Sweatman, Gerry Graber, Timothy Jackson | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carey Berryman (PG), Fletcher Merced (C) Christopher Witman, George Leary | |
| 01:07 | Thomas | James Ewald misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 01:07 | Lake Forest | Robert Hemming snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 01:01 | Lake Forest | Ron Traylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-22 |
| 00:59 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:45 | Thomas | James Ewald is called for traveling | 30-22 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jerry Brantley (C) Robert Hemming | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Bader (SG), Andrew Davidson (PF) Carey Berryman, James Ewald | |
| 00:25 | Lake Forest | Brandon Criss comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 00:23 | Thomas | Fletcher Merced snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 00:04 | Thomas | Steve Mitchell travels with the ball | 30-22 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Steve Sweatman (SG), Gerry Graber (SF) Brandon Criss, Ron Traylor | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carey Berryman (PG), George Leary (PF) Anthony Robinson, Andrew Davidson | |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Gerry Graber hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-22 |