| Lineup | Dowling | PG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Mangum (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leland Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Starks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - John Workman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Falgout (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John McMullen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Erbe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercy | Rex Falgout inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mercy | John McMullen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 19:50 | Dowling | David Davis snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 19:45 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas loses the dribble to John McMullen | 41-35 |
| 19:36 | Mercy | A charge is called on John Workman - foul #2 on John Workman, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:17 | Dowling | John McMullen steps in front of the Leland Joyner pass | 41-35 |
| 18:58 | Mercy | Rex Falgout scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Sumner | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | Dowling | John Workman is called for the reach on Vincent Thomas - foul #3 on John Workman, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ken Bopp (PG) John Workman | |
| 18:27 | Dowling | David Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ken Bopp - foul #1 on Ken Bopp, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 18:27 | Dowling | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:27 | Dowling | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:15 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe can't throw it down | 43-37 |
| 18:13 | Mercy | Ken Bopp tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 17:52 | Dowling | Leo Mangum misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ken Bopp - foul #2 on Ken Bopp, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 17:52 | Dowling | Leo Mangum misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:52 | Dowling | Leo Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:28 | Mercy | Ken Bopp is fouled on the floor by Leo Mangum - foul #3 on Leo Mangum, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Dowling | Rudy Sroczynski (SG), Roger Coots (PF) Leo Mangum, Patrick Starks | |
| Subs | Mercy | Earl Shaw (SG), Anthony Whitaker (C) Mark Sumner, Daniel Erbe | |
| 17:20 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker blows the dunk | 44-39 |
| 17:19 | Mercy | Ken Bopp tips it home | 44-41 |
| 17:09 | Dowling | Rudy Sroczynski's pass is intercepted by Anthony Whitaker | 44-41 |
| 16:48 | Mercy | Earl Shaw is fouled on the floor by Rudy Sroczynski - foul #3 on Rudy Sroczynski, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Dowling | Frederick Ramey (SG), Carlos Easter (C) Rudy Sroczynski, Vincent Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercy | Garfield Tran (SF), Matthew Coles (C) Rex Falgout, John McMullen | |
| 16:29 | Mercy | Matthew Coles can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 16:27 | Dowling | Carlos Easter grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 16:09 | Dowling | Anthony Whitaker is called for the reach on Leland Joyner - foul #1 on Anthony Whitaker, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Dowling | Issac Birkland (SG), Christopher Williams (SF) David Davis, Leland Joyner | |
| Subs | Mercy | Jesse Greene (PG), Mark Sumner (SG), Daniel Erbe (C) Ken Bopp, Garfield Tran, Matthew Coles | |
| 15:56 | Dowling | Frederick Ramey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 15:55 | Dowling | Roger Coots tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Frederick Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Birkland (fresh) SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) PF - Roger Coots (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Jesse Greene (fresh) SG - Mark Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Erbe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mercy | Carlos Easter steals the ball from Earl Shaw | 46-41 |
| 15:24 | Dowling | Earl Shaw steals the ball from Roger Coots | 46-41 |
| 15:20 | Mercy | Jesse Greene hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Shaw | 46-43 |
| 15:12 | Dowling | Roger Coots comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 46-43 |
| 15:10 | Mercy | Earl Shaw pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:56 | Mercy | Mark Sumner makes the floater from close range | 46-45 |
| 14:36 | Dowling | Christopher Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Earl Shaw - foul #1 on Earl Shaw, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Davis (PG), Leo Mangum (SG), Howard McCaul (PF), Vincent Thomas (C) Frederick Ramey, Issac Birkland, Roger Coots, Carlos Easter | |
| Subs | Mercy | John Workman (PG), Rex Falgout (SF), John McMullen (PF), Matthew Coles (C) Jesse Greene, Earl Shaw, Anthony Whitaker, Daniel Erbe | |
| 14:36 | Dowling | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:36 | Dowling | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:24 | Mercy | John McMullen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 14:19 | Dowling | David Davis double dribbles | 48-48 |
| Subs | Dowling | Leland Joyner (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ken Bopp (SG) Mark Sumner | |
| 14:17 | Mercy | David Davis steals it from John Workman in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 13:56 | Dowling | David Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 13:55 | Mercy | Rex Falgout grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:34 | Mercy | John McMullen drills a jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 13:20 | Dowling | John McMullen steals the ball from Leo Mangum | 48-50 |
| 13:05 | Mercy | John McMullen knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ken Bopp | 48-52 |
| 12:41 | Dowling | Leo Mangum misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Rex Falgout - foul #2 on Rex Falgout, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Mark Sumner (SG), Daniel Erbe (C) Ken Bopp, Matthew Coles | |
| 12:41 | Dowling | Leo Mangum misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:41 | Dowling | Leo Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:23 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe double dribbles | 49-52 |
| 12:16 | Dowling | Howard McCaul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 12:14 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas tips it in | 51-52 |
| 12:00 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Vincent Thomas - foul #1 on Vincent Thomas, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Dowling | Rudy Sroczynski (SG) Leo Mangum | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ken Bopp (PG) John Workman | |
| 12:00 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:00 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - David Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Sroczynski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard McCaul (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Vincent Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Ken Bopp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rex Falgout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McMullen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Daniel Erbe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Dowling | Leland Joyner hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudy Sroczynski | 54-54 |
| 11:11 | Mercy | Mark Sumner knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Rex Falgout and he's fouled by Rudy Sroczynski - foul #4 on Rudy Sroczynski, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Dowling | Frederick Ramey (SG), Patrick Starks (PF), Roger Coots (C) Rudy Sroczynski, Howard McCaul, Vincent Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercy | Earl Shaw (SF), Anthony Whitaker (PF) Rex Falgout, John McMullen | |
| 11:11 | Mercy | Mark Sumner misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:11 | Dowling | Patrick Starks gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:51 | Dowling | Leland Joyner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Ramey | 57-56 |
| 10:37 | Mercy | Leland Joyner steals it from Daniel Erbe | 57-56 |
| 10:34 | Dowling | David Davis banks in the layup set up by Leland Joyner | 59-56 |
| 10:13 | Mercy | Earl Shaw can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 10:12 | Dowling | Roger Coots grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 10:03 | Dowling | Leland Joyner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 10:02 | Dowling | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Starks | 59-56 |
| 09:51 | Dowling | Leland Joyner clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Shaw - foul #2 on Earl Shaw, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Dowling | Leo Mangum (SG), Howard McCaul (PF), Vincent Thomas (C) David Davis, Patrick Starks, Roger Coots | |
| Subs | Mercy | John Workman (PG), Rex Falgout (SF), John McMullen (PF) Ken Bopp, Mark Sumner, Daniel Erbe | |
| 09:51 | Dowling | Leland Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:51 | Dowling | Leland Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:51 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:37 | Mercy | John McMullen misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 60-56 |
| 09:36 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Leo Mangum | 60-56 |
| 09:21 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Ramey | 62-56 |
| 09:05 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Thomas - foul #2 on Vincent Thomas, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Coots (SF) Leland Joyner | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 09:05 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:05 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:48 | Dowling | Howard McCaul clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 08:47 | Dowling | Leo Mangum tips it in | 64-58 |
| 08:31 | Mercy | Roger Coots picks off the pass by Anthony Whitaker | 64-58 |
| 08:11 | Dowling | Roger Coots clanks a jumper near the basket | 64-58 |
| 08:10 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:05 | Mercy | Rex Falgout banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl Shaw | 64-60 |
| 07:50 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas is denied on a layup by Anthony Whitaker | 64-60 |
| 07:48 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Frederick Ramey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Mangum (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Coots (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard McCaul (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Vincent Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - John Workman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Shaw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rex Falgout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McMullen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Anthony Whitaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mercy | John Workman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Davis (PG), Patrick Starks (PF), Carlos Easter (C) Frederick Ramey, Howard McCaul, Vincent Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercy | Mark Sumner (SG), Garfield Tran (SF), Daniel Erbe (C) Earl Shaw, Rex Falgout, Anthony Whitaker | |
| 07:05 | Dowling | Carlos Easter comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Erbe - foul #2 on Daniel Erbe, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Dowling | Rudy Sroczynski (SG), Leland Joyner (SF) Leo Mangum, Roger Coots | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ken Bopp (PG), Matthew Coles (PF) John Workman, John McMullen | |
| 07:05 | Dowling | Carlos Easter makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:05 | Dowling | Carlos Easter misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:05 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 06:40 | Mercy | Mark Sumner makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 06:22 | Dowling | Leland Joyner drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Easter | 68-62 |
| 06:10 | Mercy | Ken Bopp misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Dowling | Howard McCaul (PF) Carlos Easter | |
| Subs | Mercy | Rex Falgout (SF), John McMullen (PF) Garfield Tran, Matthew Coles | |
| 06:10 | Mercy | Ken Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:10 | Mercy | Ken Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:51 | Dowling | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 05:50 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 05:34 | Mercy | John McMullen misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Howard McCaul - foul #4 on Howard McCaul, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Dowling | Leo Mangum (SG), Vincent Thomas (C) Rudy Sroczynski, Patrick Starks | |
| Subs | Mercy | John Workman (PG), Matthew Coles (C) Ken Bopp, Daniel Erbe | |
| 05:34 | Mercy | John McMullen makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:34 | Mercy | John McMullen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:14 | Dowling | Howard McCaul is whistled for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Earl Shaw (SG), Anthony Whitaker (C) Mark Sumner, Matthew Coles | |
| 05:01 | Mercy | John McMullen can't finish the layup | 68-66 |
| 04:59 | Mercy | Anthony Whitaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:45 | Mercy | Rex Falgout misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-66 |
| 04:44 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 04:36 | Dowling | Leland Joyner's pass is intercepted by John McMullen | 68-66 |
| 04:22 | Mercy | John McMullen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard McCaul - foul #5 on Howard McCaul, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Coots (SF), Patrick Starks (PF) Leland Joyner, Howard McCaul | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 04:22 | Mercy | John McMullen misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:22 | Mercy | John McMullen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:22 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 03:57 | Dowling | Leo Mangum comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 03:56 | Mercy | John McMullen grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:36 | Mercy | Rex Falgout hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Mangum (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Coots (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Starks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - John Workman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rex Falgout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McMullen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. C - Anthony Whitaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Dowling | David Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Leo Mangum | 71-69 |
| 02:57 | Mercy | Rex Falgout hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Roger Coots - foul #1 on Roger Coots, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Dowling | Rudy Sroczynski (PG), Frederick Ramey (SG), Leland Joyner (SF), Carlos Easter (C) David Davis, Leo Mangum, Patrick Starks, Vincent Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ken Bopp (PG), Mark Sumner (SG), Daniel Erbe (C) John Workman, John McMullen, Anthony Whitaker | |
| 02:57 | Mercy | Rex Falgout makes the free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:53 | Dowling | Dowling calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Dowling | David Davis (PG), Patrick Starks (PF), Vincent Thomas (C) Frederick Ramey, Roger Coots, Carlos Easter | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 02:34 | Dowling | David Davis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 02:33 | Dowling | Patrick Starks hits the follow up shot | 73-72 |
| 02:33 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Dowling | Leo Mangum (SG) Rudy Sroczynski | |
| Subs | Mercy | John Workman (PG), John McMullen (PF) Ken Bopp, Earl Shaw | |
| 02:19 | Mercy | Rex Falgout hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 73-72 |
| 02:18 | Dowling | Patrick Starks pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:01 | Dowling | Vincent Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 73-72 |
| 01:44 | Mercy | Mark Sumner misses the floater from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 01:43 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:33 | Mercy | John McMullen is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 01:33 | Mercy | John McMullen makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:33 | Mercy | John McMullen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:33 | Mercy | John McMullen grabs the offensive board | 73-73 |
| 01:23 | Mercy | Daniel Erbe clanks a jumper from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 01:21 | Dowling | Leland Joyner gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:03 | Dowling | Leo Mangum drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Davis | 76-73 |
| 00:53 | Mercy | John Workman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| 00:53 | Mercy | John Workman makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:53 | Mercy | John Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Dowling | Patrick Starks misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Rex Falgout - foul #3 on Rex Falgout, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| 00:31 | Dowling | Patrick Starks makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:31 | Dowling | Patrick Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:21 | Mercy | John McMullen knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Workman | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Dowling | Patrick Starks is hacked by Mark Sumner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Sumner, team foul #11 | 78-77 |
| 00:19 | Dowling | Patrick Starks makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:19 | Dowling | Patrick Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:19 | Mercy | John McMullen grabs the board | 79-77 |
| 00:01 | Mercy | John Workman's fadeaway is rejected by Leland Joyner | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Dowling | Patrick Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |