| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Balfour (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ed Calcote (fresh) PF - Henry Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Freeman Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Word (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Tushoski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Elkins (fresh) 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Redd (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Ed Calcote inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Bates | Robert Elkins is called for the reach on Henry Gibbs - foul #3 on Robert Elkins, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Bilyeu (PF) Robert Elkins | |
| 19:36 | Bates | Henry Gibbs connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Willard | 29-38 |
| 19:11 | Thomas | William Burnett knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bilyeu | 29-40 |
| 19:01 | Bates | Leroy Redd is called for the reach on Ed Calcote - foul #3 on Leroy Redd, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Casey Ward (C) Leroy Redd | |
| 18:54 | Bates | Frank Willard hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ed Calcote | 32-40 |
| 18:37 | Thomas | James Bilyeu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| 18:26 | Bates | William Burnett blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Frank Willard | 32-40 |
| 18:24 | Bates | Frank Willard gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:13 | Bates | Frank Willard buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Balfour | 34-40 |
| 17:54 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski's floater is tipped away by Freeman Carter | 34-40 |
| 17:52 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Ward | 34-40 |
| 17:38 | Thomas | Casey Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 34-40 |
| 17:37 | Bates | The rebound goes to Ed Calcote | 34-40 |
| 17:32 | Bates | Steve Tushoski is called for the reach on Ricky Balfour - foul #1 on Steve Tushoski, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Bates | Keith Eudy (SF) Ed Calcote | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 17:18 | Bates | Freeman Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 17:16 | Thomas | William Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:00 | Thomas | William Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-40 |
| 16:58 | Bates | The rebound goes to Henry Gibbs | 34-40 |
| 16:39 | Bates | William Burnett steals the ball from Keith Eudy | 34-40 |
| 16:35 | Thomas | William Burnett misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 16:33 | Thomas | William Burnett grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:18 | Thomas | Peter Word drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Burnett | 34-43 |
| 15:59 | Bates | Frank Willard buries a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Balfour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Eudy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Freeman Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Word (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Tushoski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bilyeu (fairly fresh) C - Casey Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Thomas | William Burnett is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Burnett, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Bates | Kenneth Reid (PG), Jason Mitchell (SG), Ed Calcote (SF), Dale Rice (C) Frank Willard, Ricky Balfour, Henry Gibbs, Freeman Carter | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Hall (PG), Carl Wyatt (SG), John Morgan (SF), Robert Elkins (PF), Leroy Redd (C) William Burnett, Peter Word, Steve Tushoski, James Bilyeu, Casey Ward | |
| 15:17 | Bates | Keith Eudy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | Thomas | Leroy Redd snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 15:10 | Thomas | Robert Elkins misses the turnaround from close range | 37-43 |
| 15:08 | Thomas | Leroy Redd hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 14:44 | Bates | Keith Eudy drills a fadeaway in the lane | 39-45 |
| 14:37 | Thomas | David Hall drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Carl Wyatt | 39-47 |
| 14:12 | Bates | Kenneth Reid knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Mitchell | 42-47 |
| 13:58 | Thomas | Robert Elkins drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Carl Wyatt | 42-49 |
| 13:39 | Bates | Ed Calcote is called for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Bates | Frank Willard (PG), Daniel Turner (SF), Henry Gibbs (PF) Kenneth Reid, Ed Calcote, Keith Eudy | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Burnett (PG), Peter Word (SG), James Bilyeu (SF) David Hall, Carl Wyatt, John Morgan | |
| 13:23 | Thomas | James Bilyeu makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Burnett and he's hacked by Jason Mitchell - foul #4 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Bates | Ricky Balfour (SG), Freeman Carter (C) Jason Mitchell, Dale Rice | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 13:23 | Thomas | James Bilyeu makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:08 | Bates | Daniel Turner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 13:06 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Gibbs | 42-52 |
| 12:49 | Bates | Frank Willard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 12:47 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Gibbs | 42-52 |
| 12:31 | Bates | Freeman Carter buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Willard | 44-52 |
| 12:05 | Thomas | Leroy Redd jams it on a great pass from William Burnett | 44-54 |
| 11:57 | Bates | Ricky Balfour is hacked by James Bilyeu - foul #2 on James Bilyeu, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Ed Calcote (SF), Dale Rice (C) Daniel Turner, Freeman Carter | |
| Subs | Thomas | Steve Tushoski (SF), Casey Ward (C) Robert Elkins, Leroy Redd | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Balfour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Calcote (fresh) PF - Henry Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Peter Word (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Tushoski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bilyeu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Casey Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Bates | Ed Calcote knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Henry Gibbs | 46-54 |
| 11:34 | Thomas | Casey Ward is whistled for traveling | 46-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Keith Eudy (C) Dale Rice | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 11:09 | Bates | Keith Eudy clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Bilyeu - foul #3 on James Bilyeu, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Hall (C) James Bilyeu | |
| 11:09 | Bates | Keith Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:09 | Bates | Keith Eudy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:54 | Thomas | David Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steve Tushoski | 48-57 |
| 10:47 | Bates | Ed Calcote is denied on a layup by Casey Ward | 48-57 |
| 10:46 | Bates | Henry Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 10:36 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 10:35 | Bates | Keith Eudy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:31 | Bates | William Burnett picks off the pass by Frank Willard in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 10:12 | Thomas | William Burnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 10:10 | Bates | Henry Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:00 | Bates | Ricky Balfour misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 09:58 | Thomas | Casey Ward pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:39 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Eudy - foul #1 on Keith Eudy, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Bates | Kenneth Reid (PG), Charles Carrera (SG), Daniel Turner (SF), Anthony Wooding (PF), Freeman Carter (C) Frank Willard, Ricky Balfour, Ed Calcote, Henry Gibbs, Keith Eudy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carl Wyatt (SG), Robert Elkins (PF), Leroy Redd (C) William Burnett, Peter Word, Casey Ward | |
| 09:39 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:39 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:21 | Bates | Freeman Carter misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Leroy Redd - foul #4 on Leroy Redd, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Thomas | John Morgan (SF), James Bilyeu (C) Steve Tushoski, Leroy Redd | |
| 09:21 | Bates | Freeman Carter makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:21 | Bates | Freeman Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:01 | Thomas | James Bilyeu makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Morgan | 52-62 |
| 08:43 | Bates | Charles Carrera can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 08:42 | Thomas | The rebound goes to James Bilyeu | 52-62 |
| 08:25 | Thomas | John Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Freeman Carter - foul #1 on Freeman Carter, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Bates | Ricky Balfour (PG), Keith Eudy (SF), Henry Gibbs (PF) Charles Carrera, Daniel Turner, Anthony Wooding | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Burnett (PG), Peter Word (SG) David Hall, Carl Wyatt | |
| 08:25 | Thomas | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 08:25 | Thomas | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:08 | Bates | Keith Eudy can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 52-64 |
| 08:06 | Bates | Kenneth Reid tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 07:45 | Thomas | Peter Word clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 07:43 | Thomas | William Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Ricky Balfour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Eudy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Freeman Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Word (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Bilyeu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Thomas | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 07:29 | Bates | Freeman Carter gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:14 | Bates | Henry Gibbs drills a shot from the left block set up by Freeman Carter | 56-64 |
| 06:57 | Thomas | Peter Word misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 06:56 | Thomas | Robert Elkins tips it home | 56-66 |
| 06:41 | Bates | Henry Gibbs blows the layup | 56-66 |
| 06:40 | Thomas | William Burnett grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 06:32 | Thomas | James Bilyeu's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Reid | 56-66 |
| 06:28 | Bates | Keith Eudy misses the easy layup | 56-66 |
| 06:27 | Thomas | Robert Elkins gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:12 | Thomas | John Morgan is hacked by Ricky Balfour - foul #1 on Ricky Balfour, team foul #4 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Bates | Frank Willard (PG), Jason Mitchell (SG), Ed Calcote (SF), Dale Rice (C) Ricky Balfour, Kenneth Reid, Keith Eudy, Freeman Carter | |
| Subs | Thomas | Steve Tushoski (SF), Casey Ward (PF), Leroy Redd (C) John Morgan, Robert Elkins, James Bilyeu | |
| 05:53 | Thomas | William Burnett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Peter Word | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:39 | Bates | Frank Willard hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Mitchell | 59-69 |
| 05:21 | Thomas | Casey Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Bates | Anthony Wooding (PF) Henry Gibbs | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Hall (SG) Peter Word | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:08 | Bates | Jason Mitchell double dribbles | 59-69 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Carl Wyatt (SG), Robert Elkins (PF) William Burnett, Casey Ward | |
| 04:57 | Thomas | Dale Rice steals it from Carl Wyatt | 59-69 |
| 04:43 | Bates | Jason Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 04:38 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Wyatt | 62-72 |
| 04:26 | Bates | Frank Willard hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jason Mitchell | 64-72 |
| 04:19 | Thomas | David Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 04:18 | Bates | Ed Calcote pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 04:00 | Bates | Robert Elkins picks off the pass by Anthony Wooding | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 03:32 | Thomas | Leroy Redd tips it but misses | 64-72 |
| 03:31 | Thomas | Robert Elkins grabs the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 03:31 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Bates | Henry Gibbs (PF), Freeman Carter (C) Anthony Wooding, Dale Rice | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Burnett (PG), Peter Word (SG) David Hall, Carl Wyatt | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ed Calcote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Freeman Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Word (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Tushoski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Leroy Redd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Thomas | Robert Elkins knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Peter Word and the foul's on Ed Calcote - foul #2 on Ed Calcote, team foul #5 | 64-74 |
| 03:12 | Thomas | Robert Elkins makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Bates | Frank Willard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Burnett - foul #3 on William Burnett, team foul #8 | 64-75 |
| 02:59 | Bates | Frank Willard misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:59 | Bates | Frank Willard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:59 | Thomas | Leroy Redd gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:37 | Thomas | William Burnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 02:35 | Bates | Freeman Carter snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 02:30 | Bates | Jason Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 02:28 | Thomas | Leroy Redd snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 02:12 | Thomas | William Burnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ed Calcote - foul #3 on Ed Calcote, team foul #6 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Bates | Keith Eudy (SF) Ed Calcote | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 02:12 | Thomas | William Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:12 | Thomas | William Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:12 | Bates | Freeman Carter grabs the board | 64-75 |
| 02:04 | Bates | Jason Mitchell clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-75 |
| 02:03 | Thomas | Robert Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 01:39 | Thomas | Peter Word dunks the ball on a great pass from William Burnett | 64-77 |
| 01:23 | Bates | Frank Willard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-77 |
| 01:22 | Thomas | Steve Tushoski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:01 | Thomas | William Burnett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steve Tushoski | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Bates | Keith Eudy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-80 |
| Subs | Bates | Ricky Balfour (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Anthony Wooding (PF), Dale Rice (C) Frank Willard, Jason Mitchell, Henry Gibbs, Freeman Carter | |
| Subs | Thomas | David Hall (PG), Carl Wyatt (SG), John Morgan (SF), James Bilyeu (PF), Casey Ward (C) William Burnett, Peter Word, Steve Tushoski, Robert Elkins, Leroy Redd | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates 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) | |
| 00:27 | Thomas | David Hall comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-80 |
| 00:25 | Thomas | David Hall grabs the offensive board | 64-80 |
| 00:00 | Thomas | David Hall runs out the clock | 64-80 |