| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Larry Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Baine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Joseph McGaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Damon Kuhlmann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Klaus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Cadogan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Smelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Michael Carr inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Johnson State | Larry Liu is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McGaugh - foul #1 on Joseph McGaugh, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:36 | Johnson State | Charles Baine's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Cadogan | 31-31 |
| 19:34 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh is hacked by Larry Liu - foul #1 on Larry Liu, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 18:56 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Johnson State | Michael Carr connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Larry Liu | 33-31 |
| 18:24 | Thomas | Travis Smelley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Cadogan | 33-34 |
| 18:06 | Johnson State | Larry Liu scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Carr | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:50 | Thomas | Travis Smelley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:37 | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph McGaugh | 36-37 |
| 17:26 | Johnson State | Charles Baine drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Lane | 38-37 |
| 17:08 | Thomas | George Klaus is hacked by Michael Carr - foul #1 on Michael Carr, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Josh Hollar (PG), Paul Allison (SG) Larry Liu, Jerry Lane | |
| Subs | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison (SG), Michael Lake (SF), Kenneth Rumph (PF) Damon Kuhlmann, George Klaus, Carl Cadogan | |
| 16:56 | Thomas | Travis Smelley is hacked by Charles Baine - foul #2 on Charles Baine, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Russell Hall (SG), Ronnie Murphy (C) Tracy Sowders, Charles Baine | |
| Subs | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann (SG), Mark Stotler (C) Joseph McGaugh, Travis Smelley | |
| 16:39 | Thomas | Mark Stotler misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Josh Hollar - foul #1 on Josh Hollar, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Gary Brewer (PF) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 16:39 | Thomas | Mark Stotler misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Thomas | Mark Stotler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Johnson State | Ronnie Murphy gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:22 | Johnson State | Russell Hall drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Allison | 40-37 |
| 15:58 | Thomas | Michael Lake knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Stotler | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Josh Hollar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Allison (fresh) PF - Gary Brewer (fresh) C - Ronnie Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Benjamin Orbison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damon Kuhlmann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Stotler (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rumph (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Johnson State | Russell Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:44 | Thomas | Kenneth Rumph snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:27 | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann makes the turnaround from close range | 40-42 |
| 15:20 | Johnson State | Ronnie Murphy buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Russell Hall | 42-42 |
| 15:18 | Thomas | Josh Hollar steals the ball from Benjamin Orbison in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 15:16 | Johnson State | Josh Hollar hits the finger roll | 44-42 |
| 14:50 | Thomas | Russell Hall is called for the reach on Damon Kuhlmann - foul #1 on Russell Hall, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Larry Liu (PG), Jerry Lane (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Tracy Sowders (PF), Charles Baine (C) Josh Hollar, Russell Hall, Paul Allison, Gary Brewer, Ronnie Murphy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Junior Strange (PG), Joseph McGaugh (SG), Paul Norris (SF), Carl Cadogan (PF), Travis Smelley (C) Benjamin Orbison, Damon Kuhlmann, Michael Lake, Mark Stotler, Kenneth Rumph | |
| 14:34 | Thomas | Travis Smelley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:25 | Johnson State | Michael Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:24 | Thomas | Travis Smelley gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:06 | Thomas | Travis Smelley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:04 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 13:52 | Johnson State | Larry Liu hits a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 13:26 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan makes the runner in the paint set up by Travis Smelley | 47-46 |
| 13:09 | Johnson State | Larry Liu buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Carr | 49-46 |
| 13:00 | Thomas | Junior Strange misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:59 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Cadogan | 49-46 |
| 12:54 | Thomas | Travis Smelley scores on a runner in the paint | 49-48 |
| 12:36 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 12:34 | Thomas | Travis Smelley grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 12:16 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan loses the dribble to Tracy Sowders | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Josh Hollar (PG), John Pinzon (SG) Larry Liu, Jerry Lane | |
| Subs | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann (SG) Joseph McGaugh | |
| 11:44 | Thomas | Junior Strange hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tracy Sowders - foul #2 on Tracy Sowders, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Allison (SF), Gary Brewer (PF), Ronnie Murphy (C) Michael Carr, Tracy Sowders, Charles Baine | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Klaus (SF), Kenneth Rumph (PF), Mark Stotler (C) Paul Norris, Carl Cadogan, Travis Smelley | |
| 11:44 | Thomas | Junior Strange makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:44 | Thomas | Junior Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Josh Hollar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pinzon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Allison (fresh) PF - Gary Brewer (fresh) C - Ronnie Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Junior Strange (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damon Kuhlmann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Klaus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rumph (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Stotler (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Johnson State | John Pinzon connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Brewer and he's hacked by George Klaus - foul #1 on George Klaus, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison (PG) Junior Strange | |
| 11:27 | Johnson State | John Pinzon makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:25 | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison's pass is intercepted by Josh Hollar in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 11:00 | Johnson State | Gary Brewer misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 10:58 | Thomas | George Klaus gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:54 | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Klaus | 52-53 |
| 10:32 | Johnson State | Paul Allison makes the shot from the left block set up by Gary Brewer | 54-53 |
| 10:15 | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Josh Hollar - foul #2 on Josh Hollar, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Larry Liu (PG), Jerry Lane (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Tracy Sowders (PF), Charles Baine (C) Josh Hollar, John Pinzon, Paul Allison, Gary Brewer, Ronnie Murphy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Paul Norris (SF), Carl Cadogan (PF), Travis Smelley (C) George Klaus, Kenneth Rumph, Mark Stotler | |
| 10:15 | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:15 | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:15 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:58 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Travis Smelley - foul #2 on Travis Smelley, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Junior Strange (PG) Benjamin Orbison | |
| 09:58 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:58 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:47 | Thomas | Travis Smelley scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Damon Kuhlmann | 56-56 |
| 09:18 | Johnson State | Charles Baine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 09:16 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:52 | Thomas | Travis Smelley's pass is intercepted by Tracy Sowders | 56-56 |
| 08:31 | Johnson State | Charles Baine can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 08:30 | Thomas | Travis Smelley snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 08:14 | Thomas | Paul Norris misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:13 | Johnson State | Charles Baine gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:51 | Johnson State | Michael Carr makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Lane and he's fouled by Travis Smelley - foul #3 on Travis Smelley, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Josh Hollar (PG), Ronnie Murphy (C) Larry Liu, Charles Baine | |
| Subs | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh (SG), Kenneth Rumph (PF) Damon Kuhlmann, Carl Cadogan | |
| 07:51 | Johnson State | Michael Carr makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:41 | Thomas | Paul Norris scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Josh Hollar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Ronnie Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Junior Strange (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph McGaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumph (fresh) 6 reb. C - Travis Smelley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Johnson State | Michael Carr scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Josh Hollar | 62-59 |
| 06:56 | Thomas | Jerry Lane is called for the reach on Joseph McGaugh - foul #2 on Jerry Lane, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Pinzon (SG), Paul Allison (SF), Gary Brewer (PF) Jerry Lane, Michael Carr, Tracy Sowders | |
| Subs | Thomas | Benjamin Orbison (SG), George Klaus (SF), Mark Stotler (C) Junior Strange, Paul Norris, Travis Smelley | |
| 06:56 | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:56 | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:44 | Johnson State | Josh Hollar clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 06:43 | Thomas | The rebound goes to George Klaus | 62-61 |
| 06:14 | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joseph McGaugh, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Baine (C) Gary Brewer | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carl Cadogan (PF) Mark Stotler | |
| 05:59 | Johnson State | Josh Hollar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 05:57 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:42 | Thomas | Kenneth Rumph scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Carl Cadogan | 62-63 |
| 05:22 | Johnson State | Paul Allison misses the easy layup | 62-63 |
| 05:21 | Thomas | Kenneth Rumph gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:10 | Thomas | George Klaus misses the fadeaway in the lane | 62-63 |
| 05:09 | Johnson State | Paul Allison grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 04:55 | Johnson State | Joseph McGaugh steals the ball from Ronnie Murphy | 62-63 |
| 04:55 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Larry Liu (PG), Jerry Lane (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Tracy Sowders (PF) Josh Hollar, John Pinzon, Paul Allison, Ronnie Murphy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Junior Strange (PG), Damon Kuhlmann (SG), Paul Norris (SF), Travis Smelley (C) Joseph McGaugh, Benjamin Orbison, George Klaus, Kenneth Rumph | |
| 04:37 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan's layup is rejected by Tracy Sowders | 62-63 |
| 04:35 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 04:16 | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann buries a floater from the left side set up by Junior Strange | 62-65 |
| 03:58 | Johnson State | Charles Baine drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Lane | 64-65 |
| 03:41 | Thomas | Tracy Sowders takes the ball from Carl Cadogan | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Larry Liu (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. C - Charles Baine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Junior Strange (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damon Kuhlmann (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Cadogan (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Travis Smelley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Johnson State | Charles Baine loses the dribble to Travis Smelley | 64-65 |
| 03:05 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Travis Smelley and he's fouled by Charles Baine - foul #3 on Charles Baine, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 03:05 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan makes the free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:46 | Johnson State | Larry Liu loses the dribble to Carl Cadogan | 64-68 |
| 02:35 | Thomas | Damon Kuhlmann buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Junior Strange | 64-70 |
| 02:17 | Johnson State | Michael Carr misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 02:15 | Johnson State | Charles Baine grabs the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:00 | Johnson State | Paul Norris steps in front of the Jerry Lane pass | 64-70 |
| 01:57 | Thomas | Junior Strange lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Norris | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Johnson State | Larry Liu misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 01:35 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Thomas | Paul Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-72 |
| 01:03 | Johnson State | Charles Baine lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Lane | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Thomas | Charles Baine is called for the reach on Carl Cadogan - foul #4 on Charles Baine, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| 00:58 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:58 | Thomas | Carl Cadogan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Johnson State | Tracy Sowders misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-74 |
| 00:52 | Johnson State | Michael Carr snags the offensive board | 66-74 |
| 00:49 | Johnson State | Larry Liu misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 00:47 | Thomas | Travis Smelley snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| 00:44 | Thomas | Travis Smelley is hacked by Jerry Lane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Lane, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| 00:44 | Thomas | Travis Smelley makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:44 | Thomas | Travis Smelley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:38 | Johnson State | Charles Baine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-76 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Josh Hollar (PG), John Pinzon (SG), Paul Allison (SF), Gary Brewer (PF), Ronnie Murphy (C) Larry Liu, Jerry Lane, Michael Carr, Tracy Sowders, Charles Baine | |
| Subs | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh (PG), Benjamin Orbison (SG), Robert Duffy (SF), Kenneth Rumph (PF), Mark Stotler (C) Junior Strange, Damon Kuhlmann, Paul Norris, Carl Cadogan, Travis Smelley | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Thomas | Robert Duffy drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Josh Hollar - foul #3 on Josh Hollar, team foul #12 | 66-78 |
| 00:14 | Thomas | Robert Duffy makes the free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:09 | Johnson State | John Pinzon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 00:08 | Thomas | Kenneth Rumph gets the rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Joseph McGaugh runs out the clock | 66-79 |