| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Christopher Blagg (fresh) SG - Ronnie Hankins (fresh) SF - Nicky Wilson (fresh) PF - Tom Burgoyne (fresh) C - Michael Clegg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Tracey Byerly (fresh) SG - Paul Wiley (fresh) SF - William Welch (fresh) PF - John Burton (fresh) C - Adam Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thomas | John Burton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Thomas | Nicky Wilson is called for the reach on William Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicky Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Thomas | Adam Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Thomas | John Burton grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Thomas | Tracey Byerly misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Bluffton | Nicky Wilson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Christopher Blagg | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Thomas | William Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Michael Clegg | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne drills a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Thomas | William Welch comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Clegg - foul #1 on Michael Clegg, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Thomas | William Welch makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:27 | Thomas | William Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Bluffton | Michael Clegg buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Blagg | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Thomas | Adam Taylor hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wiley | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne makes the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Tracey Byerly - foul #1 on Tracey Byerly, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Chung Xiang (SG) Ronnie Hankins | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nile Nieto (SG), James Dessert (PF) Paul Wiley, John Burton | |
| 17:23 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:06 | Thomas | Nile Nieto is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ben Bailey (SF), Ralph Spurling (PF), William Campbell (C) Nicky Wilson, Tom Burgoyne, Michael Clegg | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Michael Moor (SF) Tracey Byerly, William Welch | |
| 16:42 | Bluffton | Ben Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 16:40 | Thomas | Adam Taylor pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:14 | Thomas | Michael Moor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:13 | Bluffton | Ralph Spurling grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 15:57 | Bluffton | William Campbell lays it in on a great pass from Chung Xiang | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Christopher Blagg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chung Xiang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ben Bailey (fresh) PF - Ralph Spurling (fresh) C - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Nile Nieto (fresh) SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) SF - Michael Moor (fresh) PF - James Dessert (fresh) C - Adam Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Thomas | Adam Taylor can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Denton (PG), Ronnie Hankins (SG), Nicky Wilson (SF), Tom Burgoyne (PF), Michael Clegg (C) Christopher Blagg, Chung Xiang, Ben Bailey, Ralph Spurling, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Tracey Byerly (PG), Paul Wiley (SG), William Welch (SF), John Burton (PF) Nile Nieto, Edgardo Esposito, Michael Moor, James Dessert | |
| 15:40 | Thomas | Adam Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:40 | Thomas | Adam Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:28 | Bluffton | John Denton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Hankins | 14-5 |
| 15:08 | Thomas | Ronnie Hankins takes the ball from Adam Taylor | 14-5 |
| 15:04 | Bluffton | John Denton banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie Hankins | 16-5 |
| 14:58 | Thomas | William Welch travels in the backcourt | 16-5 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Allen Whitehead (C) Adam Taylor | |
| 14:46 | Bluffton | John Burton swats the layup by Michael Clegg | 16-5 |
| 14:44 | Bluffton | Nicky Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-5 |
| 14:31 | Bluffton | Michael Clegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-5 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ben Bailey (SG) Ronnie Hankins | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Dessert (C) Allen Whitehead | |
| 14:10 | Thomas | James Dessert scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Clegg - foul #2 on Michael Clegg, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Blagg (PG), Chung Xiang (SG), Ralph Spurling (PF), William Campbell (C) John Denton, Nicky Wilson, Tom Burgoyne, Michael Clegg | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nile Nieto (PG), Allen Whitehead (C) Tracey Byerly, John Burton | |
| 14:10 | Thomas | James Dessert makes the free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:59 | Bluffton | Ben Bailey connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-8 |
| 13:43 | Thomas | Nile Nieto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 13:30 | Bluffton | Ben Bailey makes the floater from close range set up by Christopher Blagg | 20-11 |
| 13:28 | Thomas | Christopher Blagg is called for the reach on Nile Nieto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Blagg, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Michael Moor (SF), John Burton (PF) Paul Wiley, William Welch, James Dessert | |
| 13:14 | Thomas | John Burton lays it in | 20-13 |
| 13:06 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang makes the shot from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 12:54 | Thomas | Nile Nieto misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 12:53 | Thomas | John Burton grabs the offensive board | 22-13 |
| 12:35 | Thomas | John Burton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 12:34 | Bluffton | Ralph Spurling pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 12:26 | Bluffton | Allen Whitehead steals the ball from William Campbell | 22-13 |
| 12:23 | Thomas | Nile Nieto is fouled in the backcourt by Chung Xiang - foul #1 on Chung Xiang, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Denton (PG), Ronnie Hankins (SG), Nicky Wilson (SF), Tom Burgoyne (PF) Christopher Blagg, Chung Xiang, Ben Bailey, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Tracey Byerly (PG), Adam Taylor (C) Edgardo Esposito, Allen Whitehead | |
| 12:04 | Thomas | Adam Taylor is alone and drills a floater from the right side | 22-15 |
| 11:53 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-15 |
| 11:52 | Bluffton | Nicky Wilson tips it home | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Denton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronnie Hankins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicky Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Burgoyne (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Spurling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Tracey Byerly (fresh) SG - Nile Nieto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Moor (fairly fresh) PF - John Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Thomas | Adam Taylor banks in the layup | 24-17 |
| 11:19 | Bluffton | Nicky Wilson is fouled on the floor by John Burton - foul #1 on John Burton, team foul #2 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Blagg (PG) Ronnie Hankins | |
| Subs | Thomas | Paul Wiley (SG), William Welch (SF), James Dessert (PF) Nile Nieto, Michael Moor, John Burton | |
| 11:09 | Bluffton | John Denton hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Blagg | 27-17 |
| 10:52 | Thomas | James Dessert is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Welch | 27-19 |
| 10:43 | Bluffton | John Denton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 10:41 | Thomas | James Dessert snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 10:17 | Thomas | Tom Burgoyne is called for the reach on Paul Wiley - foul #1 on Tom Burgoyne, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins (SG), Ben Bailey (SF), William Campbell (C) John Denton, Nicky Wilson, Ralph Spurling | |
| Subs | Thomas | Allen Whitehead (C) Adam Taylor | |
| 10:17 | Thomas | Paul Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 10:17 | Thomas | Paul Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 10:17 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 10:06 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne's layup is rejected by Allen Whitehead | 27-20 |
| 10:05 | Thomas | Allen Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 10:02 | Thomas | Tracey Byerly loses the dribble to Ben Bailey in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 09:50 | Bluffton | William Campbell is called for traveling | 27-20 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Rollings (PG), Chung Xiang (SG) Christopher Blagg, Ronnie Hankins | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito (SG), John Burton (PF) Paul Wiley, James Dessert | |
| 09:33 | Thomas | John Burton is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Tracey Byerly | 27-22 |
| 09:14 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne misses short on a shot from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 09:12 | Thomas | Allen Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 09:10 | Thomas | John Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Larry Terry (SF), Ralph Spurling (C) Ben Bailey, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nile Nieto (PG), Calvin Brungardt (SF), Adam Taylor (C) Tracey Byerly, William Welch, Allen Whitehead | |
| 08:53 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne misses the jumper from close range | 27-22 |
| 08:52 | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 08:33 | Thomas | Nile Nieto misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 08:31 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 08:07 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne loses the dribble to Calvin Brungardt | 27-22 |
| 07:43 | Thomas | Larry Terry is called for the reach on Edgardo Esposito - foul #1 on Larry Terry, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Blagg (PG), Ronnie Hankins (SG), Nicky Wilson (SF), Ben Bailey (PF), William Campbell (C) Richard Rollings, Chung Xiang, Larry Terry, Tom Burgoyne, Ralph Spurling | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Welch (SF), Michael Moor (PF), James Dessert (C) Calvin Brungardt, John Burton, Adam Taylor | |
| 07:43 | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:43 | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Christopher Blagg (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Hankins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicky Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Nile Nieto (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Moor (fresh) C - James Dessert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Ben Bailey | 30-24 |
| 07:16 | Thomas | Nile Nieto misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 07:14 | Bluffton | William Campbell grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 07:11 | Bluffton | Christopher Blagg's pass is intercepted by Nile Nieto in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 07:00 | Thomas | William Welch misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 06:58 | Thomas | Michael Moor tips it in | 30-26 |
| 06:44 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 06:42 | Bluffton | Ben Bailey tips it in | 32-26 |
| 06:38 | Thomas | William Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Denton (SG), Tom Burgoyne (PF), Ralph Spurling (C) Ronnie Hankins, Ben Bailey, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Tracey Byerly (PG), Paul Wiley (SG), Allen Whitehead (C) Nile Nieto, Edgardo Esposito, William Welch | |
| 06:23 | Bluffton | James Dessert swats the short shot by Tom Burgoyne | 32-26 |
| 06:22 | Thomas | Michael Moor pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 06:11 | Thomas | James Dessert hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Moor | 32-28 |
| 05:56 | Bluffton | John Denton makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Blagg | 34-28 |
| 05:38 | Thomas | Paul Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins (SG), Larry Terry (SF), William Campbell (C) Christopher Blagg, Nicky Wilson, Ralph Spurling | |
| Subs | Thomas | Calvin Brungardt (SF), John Burton (PF) Michael Moor, James Dessert | |
| 05:27 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Denton | 36-28 |
| 05:24 | Thomas | Tracey Byerly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ben Bailey (PF) Tom Burgoyne | |
| Subs | Thomas | William Welch (SF) Calvin Brungardt | |
| 05:07 | Bluffton | John Denton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 05:05 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Allen Whitehead | 36-28 |
| 04:50 | Thomas | Paul Wiley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 04:48 | Thomas | John Burton grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 04:38 | Thomas | Paul Wiley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 04:18 | Bluffton | William Welch is called for the reach on Larry Terry - foul #1 on William Welch, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Blagg (PG), Chung Xiang (SG), Nicky Wilson (SF), Tom Burgoyne (PF), Ralph Spurling (C) John Denton, Ronnie Hankins, Larry Terry, Ben Bailey, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nile Nieto (PG), Calvin Brungardt (SF), James Dessert (PF), Adam Taylor (C) Tracey Byerly, William Welch, John Burton, Allen Whitehead | |
| 04:13 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne loses the dribble to Calvin Brungardt | 36-31 |
| 04:11 | Thomas | Nile Nieto loses the dribble to Nicky Wilson in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 03:56 | Bluffton | Nicky Wilson's pass is intercepted by Nile Nieto | 36-31 |
| 03:41 | Thomas | Paul Wiley hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nile Nieto | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Christopher Blagg (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Chung Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicky Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Burgoyne (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Spurling (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Nile Nieto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Brungardt (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Dessert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Adam Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Bluffton | Calvin Brungardt steps in front of the Chung Xiang pass | 36-33 |
| 03:06 | Thomas | Paul Wiley is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 02:52 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by James Dessert - foul #1 on James Dessert, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Rollings (PG), Ronnie Hankins (SG), Ben Bailey (SF), Michael Clegg (C) Christopher Blagg, Chung Xiang, Nicky Wilson, Ralph Spurling | |
| Subs | Thomas | Edgardo Esposito (SG), William Welch (SF), Michael Moor (PF) Paul Wiley, Calvin Brungardt, James Dessert | |
| 02:52 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 02:52 | Bluffton | Tom Burgoyne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 02:37 | Thomas | Adam Taylor misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 02:36 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 02:20 | Bluffton | Adam Taylor steals it from Ronnie Hankins | 38-36 |
| 02:03 | Thomas | Nile Nieto is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Moor | 38-38 |
| 01:50 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgardo Esposito - foul #1 on Edgardo Esposito, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Christopher Blagg (PG), Larry Terry (SF) Richard Rollings, Tom Burgoyne | |
| Subs | Thomas | Tracey Byerly (PG), John Burton (PF), James Dessert (C) Nile Nieto, Michael Moor, Adam Taylor | |
| 01:50 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 01:50 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:50 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins misses the 3rd free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:50 | Thomas | The rebound goes to James Dessert | 40-38 |
| 01:28 | Thomas | John Burton hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tracey Byerly and the foul's on Ben Bailey - foul #1 on Ben Bailey, team foul #9 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Denton (SG), Ralph Spurling (PF) Ronnie Hankins, Ben Bailey | |
| Subs | Thomas | Paul Wiley (SG), Allen Whitehead (C) Edgardo Esposito, James Dessert | |
| 01:28 | Thomas | John Burton misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:28 | Bluffton | Ralph Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 01:13 | Bluffton | John Denton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Clegg | 42-40 |
| 00:53 | Thomas | William Welch comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 00:51 | Thomas | John Burton tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 00:50 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Larry Terry | 42-40 |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Michael Clegg hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Allen Whitehead - foul #1 on Allen Whitehead, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Chung Xiang (SG), Nicky Wilson (SF), William Campbell (PF) John Denton, Larry Terry, Ralph Spurling | |
| Subs | Thomas | Calvin Brungardt (SF), Michael Moor (PF), James Dessert (C) William Welch, John Burton, Allen Whitehead | |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Michael Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:41 | Bluffton | Michael Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:25 | Thomas | Nicky Wilson picks off the pass by Tracey Byerly | 44-40 |
| 00:20 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicky Wilson | 46-40 |
| 00:05 | Thomas | Tracey Byerly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Blagg - foul #2 on Christopher Blagg, team foul #10 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Denton (PG) Christopher Blagg | |
| Subs | Thomas | Nile Nieto (SG) Paul Wiley | |
| 00:05 | Thomas | Tracey Byerly misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:05 | Thomas | Tracey Byerly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:01 | Bluffton | Michael Moor swats the short shot by William Campbell | 46-41 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang snags the offensive board | 46-41 |