| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Rusty Straka (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Warford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Sells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Putman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ralph Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Freddy Ridgley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Boyland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Erikson (fresh) PF - Gary Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Kimberlin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Johnson State | Sean Warford misses badly on a floater from the left side | 28-27 |
| 19:44 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells tips it but misses | 28-27 |
| 19:42 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:20 | Thomas | Robert Erikson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 19:19 | Johnson State | Robert Putman pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:56 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell is fouled on the floor by Stanley Kimberlin - foul #1 on Stanley Kimberlin, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:36 | Johnson State | Rusty Straka lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Sells and the foul's on Gary Gifford - foul #3 on Gary Gifford, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Ricky Woodard (PF) Gary Gifford | |
| 18:36 | Johnson State | Rusty Straka makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:27 | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley misses long on a shot from the right block | 31-27 |
| 18:25 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard grabs the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 18:10 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 18:09 | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:57 | Thomas | Robert Putman takes the ball from Ricky Woodard | 31-27 |
| 17:52 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rusty Straka | 33-27 |
| 17:34 | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:32 | Johnson State | Sean Warford pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:08 | Johnson State | Rusty Straka lays it in set up by Douglas Sells | 35-27 |
| 16:50 | Thomas | Robert Putman denies the turnaround by Freddy Ridgley | 35-27 |
| 16:48 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin tips it in | 35-29 |
| 16:25 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 16:02 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Erikson | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Rusty Straka (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Warford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Sells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Putman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Freddy Ridgley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Boyland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Erikson (fairly fresh) PF - Ricky Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanley Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Johnson State | Robert Erikson steals the ball from Ralph Howell | 38-32 |
| 15:38 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Woodard | 38-35 |
| 15:19 | Johnson State | Sean Warford misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 15:18 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:12 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Kimberlin | 38-37 |
| 14:53 | Johnson State | Rusty Straka is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Ronan (PG), Scott Craig (SG), Jay Maul (SF), Jerrod Randell (PF), Christopher Meek (C) Rusty Straka, Sean Warford, Douglas Sells, Robert Putman, Ralph Howell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Heacock (PG), John Scalise (SG), John Kerstein (SF), Gary Gifford (PF), Raymond Haug (C) Freddy Ridgley, Michael Boyland, Robert Erikson, Ricky Woodard, Stanley Kimberlin | |
| 14:39 | Thomas | John Scalise loses the dribble to Robert Ronan | 38-37 |
| 14:21 | Johnson State | Scott Craig is fouled on the floor by John Scalise - foul #3 on John Scalise, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 14:09 | Johnson State | Jay Maul hits a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Ronan | 40-37 |
| 13:50 | Thomas | John Scalise misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 13:48 | Thomas | John Kerstein snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:35 | Thomas | John Scalise misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:34 | Johnson State | Scott Craig snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:30 | Johnson State | Robert Ronan is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Ricky Woodard (SF) John Kerstein | |
| 13:01 | Thomas | Raymond Haug can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:00 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Jay Maul | 40-37 |
| 12:44 | Johnson State | Jerrod Randell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 12:42 | Thomas | Gary Gifford snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:22 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 12:20 | Thomas | Gary Gifford tips it in | 40-39 |
| 12:04 | Johnson State | Jerrod Randell's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Gifford | 40-39 |
| 12:02 | Johnson State | Jerrod Randell grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 11:51 | Johnson State | Jerrod Randell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 11:49 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Robert Ronan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Craig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jay Maul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerrod Randell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Meek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Anthony Heacock (fresh) SG - John Scalise (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Gifford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Raymond Haug (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Thomas | Raymond Haug misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 11:34 | Johnson State | Jay Maul snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 11:10 | Johnson State | Robert Ronan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gary Gifford - foul #4 on Gary Gifford, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Sean Warford (SG), Douglas Sells (SF), Robert Putman (PF), Ralph Howell (C) Scott Craig, Jay Maul, Jerrod Randell, Christopher Meek | |
| Subs | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley (PG), Michael Boyland (SG), Robert Erikson (SF), Joe Weibel (PF), Stanley Kimberlin (C) Anthony Heacock, John Scalise, Ricky Woodard, Gary Gifford, Raymond Haug | |
| 11:10 | Johnson State | Robert Ronan misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:10 | Johnson State | Robert Ronan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:10 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:50 | Thomas | Robert Erikson misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-39 |
| 10:48 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:29 | Johnson State | Sean Warford drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Sells | 42-39 |
| 10:12 | Thomas | Robert Ronan picks off the pass by Robert Erikson | 42-39 |
| 09:50 | Johnson State | Robert Putman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 09:48 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Stanley Kimberlin | 42-39 |
| 09:36 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Ronan - foul #1 on Robert Ronan, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Rusty Straka (PG) Robert Ronan | |
| Subs | Thomas | Ricky Woodard (PF) Joe Weibel | |
| 09:36 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:36 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:36 | Johnson State | Robert Putman grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:29 | Johnson State | Sean Warford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 09:28 | Johnson State | Rusty Straka grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 09:13 | Johnson State | Robert Putman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 09:11 | Thomas | Robert Erikson snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 08:55 | Thomas | Michael Boyland makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddy Ridgley | 42-43 |
| 08:38 | Johnson State | Robert Putman makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Sells | 44-43 |
| 08:16 | Thomas | Douglas Sells is called for the reach on Robert Erikson - foul #2 on Douglas Sells, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Christopher Meek (C) Ralph Howell | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 08:08 | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Thomas | John Scalise (SG) Michael Boyland | |
| 07:48 | Johnson State | Christopher Meek knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Douglas Sells | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Rusty Straka (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Warford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Sells (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Putman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Meek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Freddy Ridgley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Scalise (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Erikson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ricky Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Kimberlin (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin misses long on a shot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 07:32 | Johnson State | Christopher Meek grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 07:08 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Warford and the foul's on Robert Erikson - foul #1 on Robert Erikson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Scott Craig (SG), Jerrod Randell (PF) Sean Warford, Robert Putman | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Heacock (PG), John Kerstein (SF), Gary Gifford (PF), Raymond Haug (C) Freddy Ridgley, Robert Erikson, Ricky Woodard, Stanley Kimberlin | |
| 07:08 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:49 | Thomas | Raymond Haug can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 06:48 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:29 | Johnson State | A charge is called on Jerrod Randell - foul #1 on Jerrod Randell, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jay Maul (SF) Douglas Sells | |
| Subs | Thomas | Michael Boyland (SG) Anthony Heacock | |
| 06:11 | Thomas | John Kerstein hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 49-43 |
| 06:09 | Thomas | John Scalise pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:58 | Thomas | The jump hook by Raymond Haug is blocked by Christopher Meek | 49-43 |
| 05:57 | Johnson State | Jerrod Randell pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:29 | Johnson State | Scott Craig can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Gifford - foul #5 on Gary Gifford, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Ronan (PG), Sean Warford (SG), Robert Putman (PF), Ralph Howell (C) Rusty Straka, Jay Maul, Jerrod Randell, Christopher Meek | |
| Subs | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley (PG), Robert Erikson (SF), Ricky Woodard (PF), Stanley Kimberlin (C) John Scalise, John Kerstein, Gary Gifford, Raymond Haug | |
| 05:29 | Johnson State | Scott Craig misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:29 | Johnson State | Scott Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:07 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Boyland | 50-46 |
| 04:59 | Johnson State | Robert Erikson picks off the pass by Ralph Howell | 50-46 |
| 04:40 | Thomas | Michael Boyland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:39 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:23 | Thomas | Michael Boyland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 04:21 | Johnson State | Robert Ronan snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 04:12 | Johnson State | Robert Ronan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 04:10 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:00 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Putman - foul #2 on Robert Putman, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Rusty Straka (PG), Douglas Sells (SF) Robert Ronan, Scott Craig | |
| Subs | Thomas | John Scalise (SG) Michael Boyland | |
| 04:00 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:00 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:44 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 03:42 | Johnson State | Robert Putman can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 03:40 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Rusty Straka (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Warford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sells (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Putman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Freddy Ridgley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Scalise (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Erikson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Kimberlin (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Thomas | John Scalise knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Sean Warford - foul #3 on Sean Warford, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jay Maul (SG), Christopher Meek (C) Sean Warford, Ralph Howell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Heacock (PG), Raymond Haug (PF) Freddy Ridgley, Ricky Woodard | |
| 03:13 | Thomas | John Scalise makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:01 | Johnson State | Rusty Straka buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Putman | 54-51 |
| 02:59 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Sean Warford (SG), Ralph Howell (C) Jay Maul, Christopher Meek | |
| Subs | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley (PG), Michael Boyland (SG), Ricky Woodard (PF) Anthony Heacock, John Scalise, Raymond Haug | |
| 02:51 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| 02:43 | Johnson State | Douglas Sells knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rusty Straka | 57-51 |
| 02:25 | Thomas | Michael Boyland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 02:23 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:57 | Johnson State | Stanley Kimberlin swats the dunk try by Douglas Sells | 57-51 |
| 01:56 | Johnson State | Robert Putman gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Freddy Ridgley - foul #1 on Freddy Ridgley, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | Ralph Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Thomas | Robert Erikson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 59-51 |
| 01:20 | Thomas | Stanley Kimberlin gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 01:01 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 01:00 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Thomas | Freddy Ridgley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 00:56 | Johnson State | Robert Putman grabs the board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Johnson State | Robert Putman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Boyland - foul #1 on Michael Boyland, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Christopher Meek (C) Ralph Howell | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 00:54 | Johnson State | Robert Putman makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:54 | Johnson State | Robert Putman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Ricky Woodard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 00:47 | Thomas | Robert Erikson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:43 | Thomas | Michael Boyland misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 00:41 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Christopher Meek | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Johnson State | Freddy Ridgley is called for the reach on Sean Warford - foul #2 on Freddy Ridgley, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Ronan (PG), Scott Craig (SF), Jerrod Randell (PF) Rusty Straka, Douglas Sells, Robert Putman | |
| Subs | Thomas | Anthony Heacock (PG), John Scalise (SG), John Kerstein (SF), Raymond Haug (C) Freddy Ridgley, Michael Boyland, Robert Erikson, Stanley Kimberlin | |
| 00:12 | Johnson State | Sean Warford makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:12 | Johnson State | Sean Warford misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:12 | Thomas | John Kerstein pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:07 | Thomas | Robert Ronan takes the ball from Raymond Haug | 62-51 |
| 00:04 | Johnson State | Scott Craig hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ronan | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Anthony Heacock clanks a halfcourt shot | 64-51 |