| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Li Meng (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roy Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Plenskofski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Rosario (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Kirk London (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Embrey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London is hacked by Clarence Plenskofski - foul #2 on Clarence Plenskofski, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Cooper - foul #2 on Roy Cooper, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 19:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:08 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski is fouled on the floor by Harold Watkins - foul #3 on Harold Watkins, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Jarrard (SG) Harold Watkins | |
| 19:01 | Mercy | Roy Cooper's layup is rejected by Craig Jess | 28-36 |
| 19:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Craig Jess buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Charles Jarrard | 28-38 |
| 18:22 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Craig Jess - foul #2 on Craig Jess, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mercy | Rolland Mason (PF) Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 18:22 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:22 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Jarrard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:03 | Mercy | Juan Rosario snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 17:59 | Mercy | Roy Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Jess | 30-38 |
| 17:57 | Mercy | Li Meng tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 17:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Rolland Mason - foul #2 on Rolland Mason, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mercy | Michael Barnes (PG) Rolland Mason | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 17:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:15 | Mercy | Li Meng clanks a floater from the left side | 32-41 |
| 17:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 16:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey is fouled on the floor by Clarence Plenskofski - foul #3 on Clarence Plenskofski, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Mercy | Rolland Mason (PF) Clarence Plenskofski | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 16:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Jarrard hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Brown | 32-43 |
| 16:30 | Mercy | Roy Cooper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 16:29 | Mercy | Roy Cooper snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 16:17 | Mercy | Rolland Mason buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 16:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London loses the dribble to Juan Rosario | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Li Meng (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roy Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rolland Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Rosario (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Kirk London (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Jarrard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Embrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Jess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Mercy | Larry Embrey steals the ball from Rolland Mason | 35-43 |
| 15:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Jarrard scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Embrey | 35-46 |
| 15:05 | Mercy | Juan Rosario knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Barnes | 37-46 |
| 14:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Jarrard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 14:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Embrey | 37-46 |
| 14:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Craig Jess drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 14:05 | Mercy | Michael Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Barksdale (PG), Clarence Plenskofski (PF) Michael Barnes, Rolland Mason | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Henry Young (PG), Harold Watkins (SG), Jack Jones (PF), Mathew Angeles (C) Kirk London, Charles Jarrard, Larry Embrey, Craig Jess | |
| 13:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 13:45 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 13:33 | Mercy | Juan Rosario hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Barksdale - foul #1 on Robert Barksdale, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| 13:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 37-48 |
| 13:06 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:48 | Mercy | Li Meng misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 12:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 12:36 | Mercy | Roy Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:24 | Mercy | Li Meng knocks in the shot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 12:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 12:19 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Juan Rosario | 39-48 |
| 12:15 | Mercy | Roy Cooper misses long on a runner from the baseline | 39-48 |
| 12:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mathew Angeles grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 11:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Juan Rosario steals it from Jack Jones | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Li Meng (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roy Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Plenskofski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Rosario (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Henry Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Angeles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mercy | Li Meng makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Roy Cooper | 41-48 |
| 11:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Henry Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-48 |
| 11:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mathew Angeles hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 11:21 | Mercy | Li Meng knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-50 |
| 11:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Young | 43-53 |
| 11:05 | Mercy | Roy Cooper blows the dunk but he's hacked by Harold Watkins - foul #4 on Harold Watkins, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mercy | Michael Barnes (PG) Robert Barksdale | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London (PG), Charles Jarrard (SG), Larry Embrey (PF), Craig Jess (C) Henry Young, Harold Watkins, Kenneth Brown, Mathew Angeles | |
| 11:05 | Mercy | Roy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | Mercy | Roy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:36 | Mercy | Li Meng grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 10:11 | Mercy | Craig Jess swats the shot by Li Meng | 45-53 |
| 10:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Juan Rosario swats the shot by Larry Embrey | 45-53 |
| 09:44 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Juan Rosario | 45-53 |
| 09:26 | Mercy | Juan Rosario blows the dunk | 45-53 |
| 09:24 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski tips it in | 47-53 |
| 09:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:11 | Mercy | Li Meng snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:04 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski's layup is rejected by Craig Jess | 47-53 |
| 09:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 08:46 | Mercy | Juan Rosario gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:41 | Mercy | Roy Cooper misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 08:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Jarrard | 47-55 |
| 08:05 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski is hacked by Larry Embrey - foul #3 on Larry Embrey, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Barksdale (PG), Rolland Mason (PF) Michael Barnes, Clarence Plenskofski | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Henry Young (PG), Anthony Benn (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF) Kirk London, Charles Jarrard, Jack Jones | |
| 07:48 | Mercy | Kenneth Brown takes the ball from Li Meng | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Li Meng (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. SF - Roy Cooper (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rolland Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Rosario (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Henry Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Benn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Embrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Jess (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Juan Rosario is called for the reach on Craig Jess - foul #3 on Juan Rosario, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins (SG), Mathew Angeles (C) Larry Embrey, Craig Jess | |
| 07:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown is called for 3 seconds | 47-55 |
| 07:22 | Mercy | Henry Young takes the ball from Robert Barksdale in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 07:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 07:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Young | 47-55 |
| 06:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Watkins | 47-58 |
| 06:32 | Mercy | Kenneth Brown denies the turnaround by Rolland Mason | 47-58 |
| 06:31 | Mercy | Li Meng misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 06:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Harold Watkins | 47-58 |
| 06:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 06:16 | Mercy | Robert Barksdale pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:56 | Mercy | Roy Cooper hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Barksdale | 50-58 |
| 05:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mathew Angeles hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-60 |
| 05:32 | Mercy | Mathew Angeles swats the layup by Robert Barksdale | 50-60 |
| 05:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mercy | Michael Barnes (PG), Clarence Plenskofski (PF) Robert Barksdale, Rolland Mason | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London (PG), Larry Embrey (PF), Craig Jess (C) Henry Young, Anthony Benn, Mathew Angeles | |
| 05:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Watkins | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Mercy | Juan Rosario's pass is intercepted by Craig Jess | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kirk London banks in the layup set up by Harold Watkins | 50-65 |
| 04:36 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roy Cooper | 53-65 |
| 04:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clarence Plenskofski blocks the short jumper by Craig Jess | 53-65 |
| 04:13 | Mercy | Juan Rosario snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 04:01 | Mercy | Roy Cooper loses the dribble to Harold Watkins | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harold Watkins hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kirk London | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Li Meng (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. SF - Roy Cooper (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Plenskofski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Rosario (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Kirk London (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Embrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Jess (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| 02:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Craig Jess misses the jump hook from the left block | 53-67 |
| 02:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey tips it back up and in | 53-69 |
| 02:45 | Mercy | Li Meng comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-69 |
| 02:44 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski snags the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:38 | Mercy | Li Meng misses the easy layup | 53-69 |
| 02:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kenneth Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-69 |
| 02:06 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 01:57 | Mercy | Roy Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 01:56 | Mercy | Juan Rosario gets the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:51 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-69 |
| 01:49 | Mercy | Juan Rosario snags the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 01:43 | Mercy | Li Meng scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| 01:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Embrey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| 01:17 | Mercy | Juan Rosario gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:08 | Mercy | Michael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Kirk London - foul #2 on Kirk London, team foul #5 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Henry Young (PG), Anthony Benn (SG), Charles Jarrard (SF), Jack Jones (PF), Mathew Angeles (C) Kirk London, Harold Watkins, Kenneth Brown, Larry Embrey, Craig Jess | |
| 01:02 | Mercy | Clarence Plenskofski misses the floater from close range | 55-69 |
| 01:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Anthony Benn grabs the board | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Anthony Benn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mercy | Michael Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-69 |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jack Jones grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Henry Young runs out the clock | 55-69 |