| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Terry Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Krehbiel (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Varnado (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Headen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - John McCollum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Iles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jean Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Racine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thomas | Jean Collins inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance 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) | |
| 19:36 | Thomas | Michael Odom steals it from Ralph Iles | 35-39 |
| 19:21 | Defiance | Michael Odom buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-39 |
| 18:57 | Thomas | Ralph Iles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Davis | 38-42 |
| 18:29 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Odom | 40-42 |
| 18:25 | Thomas | Jean Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Odom - foul #3 on Michael Odom, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Tyler Parris (PF) Michael Odom | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 18:25 | Thomas | Jean Collins makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:25 | Thomas | Jean Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:03 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel is fouled on the floor by Ralph Iles - foul #1 on Ralph Iles, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 17:54 | Defiance | Terry Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-44 |
| 17:52 | Thomas | Jean Collins grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 17:36 | Thomas | David Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Greg Welton (SF) William Varnado | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 17:21 | Defiance | Greg Welton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chris Krehbiel | 43-44 |
| 17:08 | Thomas | Ralph Iles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 17:07 | Defiance | James Headen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:50 | Defiance | James Headen can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 16:49 | Defiance | Terry Morris tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 16:25 | Thomas | David Davis misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Terry Morris - foul #2 on Terry Morris, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnny Taylor (PG), William Varnado (SF) Terry Morris, Chris Krehbiel | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edward McCaine (PG), Joseph Slater (SG), Joey Johnson (SF), Timothy Davis (C) John McCollum, Ralph Iles, Jean Collins, John Racine | |
| 16:25 | Thomas | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:25 | Thomas | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:25 | Defiance | William Varnado gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:20 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor is fouled on the floor by Edward McCaine - foul #1 on Edward McCaine, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Stephen Jensen (C) David Davis | |
| 16:09 | Defiance | James Headen misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Davis - foul #2 on Timothy Davis, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 16:09 | Defiance | James Headen makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:09 | Defiance | James Headen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:09 | Thomas | Timothy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:47 | Thomas | Joey Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Varnado - foul #1 on William Varnado, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Odom (PF), Alfred Singh (C) Tyler Parris, James Headen | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 15:47 | Thomas | Joey Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:47 | Thomas | Joey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Johnny Taylor (fresh) SG - Greg Welton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Varnado (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alfred Singh (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Edward McCaine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Slater (fresh) SF - Joey Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Jensen (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Defiance | Greg Welton misses the turnaround from close range | 46-46 |
| 15:27 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Joey Johnson | 46-46 |
| 15:03 | Thomas | William Varnado is called for the reach on Joey Johnson - foul #2 on William Varnado, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Defiance | Terry Morris (PG), Chris Krehbiel (SG) Johnny Taylor, William Varnado | |
| Subs | Thomas | John McCollum (PG), Ralph Iles (SG), Jean Collins (SF), John Racine (C) Edward McCaine, Joseph Slater, Joey Johnson, Stephen Jensen | |
| 14:45 | Thomas | Ralph Iles misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| 14:44 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to John Racine | 46-46 |
| 14:22 | Thomas | John McCollum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:21 | Defiance | Greg Welton grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:05 | Defiance | Michael Odom is denied on a layup by Jean Collins | 46-46 |
| 14:04 | Defiance | Alfred Singh pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:47 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 13:46 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Jean Collins | 46-46 |
| 13:40 | Thomas | Jean Collins scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John McCollum | 46-49 |
| 13:21 | Defiance | Alfred Singh's fadeaway is rejected by John Racine | 46-49 |
| 13:19 | Thomas | John McCollum gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:59 | Thomas | Ralph Iles scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John McCollum | 46-52 |
| 12:39 | Defiance | Greg Welton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 12:37 | Defiance | Terry Morris tips it but misses | 46-52 |
| 12:35 | Thomas | Timothy Davis gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:18 | Thomas | John McCollum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 12:16 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:57 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Odom | 49-52 |
| 11:44 | Thomas | John Racine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 11:42 | Thomas | Ralph Iles pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Terry Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Krehbiel (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Welton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alfred Singh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - John McCollum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Iles (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jean Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Racine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Thomas | Terry Morris steals the ball from Ralph Iles | 49-52 |
| 11:14 | Defiance | Michael Odom lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Morris and he's hacked by Ralph Iles - foul #2 on Ralph Iles, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnny Taylor (PG), Richard Raya (SG), William Varnado (SF), James Headen (C) Terry Morris, Chris Krehbiel, Greg Welton, Alfred Singh | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edward McCaine (PG), Joseph Slater (SG), Joey Johnson (SF), David Davis (PF), Stephen Jensen (C) John McCollum, Ralph Iles, Jean Collins, Timothy Davis, John Racine | |
| 11:14 | Defiance | Michael Odom misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:14 | Defiance | James Headen gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:04 | Defiance | James Headen makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Varnado | 53-52 |
| 10:48 | Thomas | Edward McCaine is hacked by Johnny Taylor - foul #3 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Defiance | Tyler Parris (PF) Michael Odom | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 10:36 | Thomas | David Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward McCaine | 53-55 |
| 10:17 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 10:15 | Defiance | James Headen grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 09:54 | Defiance | Richard Raya misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 09:53 | Thomas | David Davis snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 09:49 | Thomas | Joseph Slater misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 09:47 | Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Jensen | 53-55 |
| 09:38 | Thomas | David Davis misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-55 |
| 09:36 | Defiance | James Headen pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:27 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jensen - foul #2 on Stephen Jensen, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Terry Morris (PG) Richard Raya | |
| Subs | Thomas | John McCollum (PG), Ralph Iles (SG) Joseph Slater, Joey Johnson | |
| 09:16 | Defiance | James Headen scores on a floater in the lane | 55-55 |
| 08:58 | Thomas | Edward McCaine's layup is rejected by James Headen | 55-55 |
| 08:57 | Thomas | David Davis grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:46 | Thomas | Stephen Jensen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Stephen Jensen, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel (SG) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Thomas | Jean Collins (SF), John Racine (C) Edward McCaine, Stephen Jensen | |
| 08:28 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chris Krehbiel, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Greg Welton (SF), Michael Odom (PF) William Varnado, Tyler Parris | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 08:07 | Thomas | Jean Collins makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Racine | 55-58 |
| 07:48 | Defiance | Greg Welton is hacked by John McCollum - foul #1 on John McCollum, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | Alfred Singh (C) James Headen | |
| Subs | Thomas | Timothy Davis (PF) David Davis | |
| 07:48 | Defiance | Greg Welton makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:48 | Defiance | Greg Welton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:29 | Thomas | Ralph Iles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 07:27 | Thomas | Jean Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Terry Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Krehbiel (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Welton (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alfred Singh (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - John McCollum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Iles (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jean Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Racine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Thomas | John McCollum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 07:11 | Defiance | Greg Welton gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:07 | Defiance | Greg Welton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 07:05 | Thomas | John McCollum snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 06:41 | Thomas | John McCollum misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | Thomas | Timothy Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:31 | Thomas | Ralph Iles travels with the ball | 57-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnny Taylor (PG), William Varnado (SF), James Headen (C) Terry Morris, Chris Krehbiel, Michael Odom | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edward McCaine (PG), Joey Johnson (SF), David Davis (PF) John McCollum, Jean Collins, Timothy Davis | |
| 06:17 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor is hacked by Joey Johnson - foul #2 on Joey Johnson, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Stephen Jensen (C) John Racine | |
| 06:17 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:17 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:00 | Thomas | Stephen Jensen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Iles | 59-61 |
| 05:50 | Defiance | James Headen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 05:48 | Defiance | Johnny Taylor misses the tip | 59-61 |
| 05:47 | Thomas | Joey Johnson grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 05:31 | Thomas | Ralph Iles comes up short on the runner from the right block | 59-61 |
| 05:29 | Defiance | Alfred Singh snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:06 | Defiance | William Varnado drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 05:01 | Thomas | Ralph Iles is hacked by Alfred Singh - foul #4 on Alfred Singh, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Defiance | Terry Morris (PG), Chris Krehbiel (SG), Michael Odom (PF) Johnny Taylor, Greg Welton, Alfred Singh | |
| Subs | Thomas | John McCollum (PG), Jean Collins (SF), John Racine (C) Edward McCaine, Joey Johnson, Stephen Jensen | |
| 05:01 | Thomas | Ralph Iles makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:01 | Thomas | Ralph Iles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:46 | Defiance | Terry Morris is fouled on the floor by Jean Collins - foul #1 on Jean Collins, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edward McCaine (SG), Timothy Davis (PF) Ralph Iles, David Davis | |
| 04:46 | Defiance | Terry Morris misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:46 | Thomas | Timothy Davis gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:35 | Thomas | Chris Krehbiel steals it from Edward McCaine | 61-63 |
| 04:13 | Defiance | William Varnado drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Headen and he's fouled by Jean Collins - foul #2 on Jean Collins, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnny Taylor (C) James Headen | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 04:13 | Defiance | William Varnado makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:58 | Thomas | Edward McCaine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 03:56 | Defiance | William Varnado pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:33 | Defiance | William Varnado clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:31 | Thomas | Edward McCaine snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Terry Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Krehbiel (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Varnado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - John McCollum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward McCaine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jean Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Racine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Thomas | Terry Morris is called for the reach on John McCollum - foul #3 on Terry Morris, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Defiance | Greg Welton (SF) William Varnado | |
| Subs | Thomas | Ralph Iles (SG), David Davis (PF) Edward McCaine, Timothy Davis | |
| 03:25 | Thomas | John McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:25 | Thomas | John McCollum makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 03:09 | Thomas | John Racine grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:04 | Thomas | Jean Collins connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Racine | 64-67 |
| 02:49 | Defiance | Terry Morris knocks in the shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 02:35 | Thomas | Jean Collins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 02:33 | Thomas | John Racine tips it in | 66-69 |
| 02:33 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Varnado (SF), James Headen (C) Greg Welton, Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 02:19 | Defiance | Terry Morris's pass is intercepted by Jean Collins | 66-69 |
| 02:15 | Thomas | John McCollum lays it in on a great pass from Jean Collins | 66-71 |
| 01:55 | Defiance | William Varnado misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-71 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Odom | 66-71 |
| 01:33 | Defiance | Terry Morris hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-71 |
| 01:16 | Thomas | David Davis connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by John McCollum | 68-73 |
| 01:06 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| 01:06 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:06 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:47 | Thomas | Ralph Iles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-73 |
| 00:45 | Thomas | David Davis grabs the offensive board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Thomas | David Davis is fouled on the floor by James Headen - foul #2 on James Headen, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| 00:43 | Thomas | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:43 | Thomas | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance 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 (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Defiance | William Varnado knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 00:37 | Thomas | Chris Krehbiel is called for the reach on Ralph Iles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Krehbiel, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| 00:37 | Thomas | Ralph Iles makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:37 | Thomas | Ralph Iles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:31 | Defiance | William Varnado misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-77 |
| 00:30 | Thomas | John Racine pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:29 | Thomas | John Racine is hacked by Terry Morris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Morris, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Thomas | August Johnson (PG), Edward McCaine (SF) John McCollum, Jean Collins | |
| 00:29 | Thomas | John Racine misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:29 | Thomas | John Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:25 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:23 | Thomas | Edward McCaine grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:23 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Ralph Iles is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Morris - foul #5 on Terry Morris, team foul #12 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Defiance | Johnny Taylor (PG) Terry Morris | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Ralph Iles makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:22 | Thomas | Ralph Iles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance 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) | |
| 00:15 | Defiance | Chris Krehbiel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-80 |
| 00:14 | Thomas | John Racine grabs the defensive rebound | 72-80 |
| 00:11 | Thomas | Johnny Taylor is called for the reach on John Racine in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #13 | 72-80 |
| 00:11 | Thomas | John Racine makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:11 | Thomas | John Racine misses the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | James Headen snags the defensive board | 72-81 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | John Racine steals it from Chris Krehbiel | 72-81 |
| 00:03 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance 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) | |
| 00:00 | Thomas | August Johnson runs out the clock | 72-81 |