| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Daniel Harpster (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oleg Ilic (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jeffrey Belknap (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reddish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John May (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clarence Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Tamplin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Tackett (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel inbounds the ball | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Oleg Ilic - foul #1 on Oleg Ilic, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| 19:53 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 19:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Harpster | 53-45 |
| 19:16 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Reddish denies the turnaround by Martin Tamplin | 53-45 |
| 19:14 | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 19:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Robert Reddish | 53-45 |
| 18:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Oleg Ilic | 55-45 |
| 18:28 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs (SG), George Jones (SF), Xavier Jaques (C) Oleg Ilic, Jeffrey Belknap, Robert Reddish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes (PG), William Abbott (SF), Robert Brewer (PF) Michael Brown, Clarence Nagel, Martin Tamplin | |
| 18:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joshua Starnes steals it from James Diggs in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 18:08 | S. Dakota St. | John May clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-45 |
| 18:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to James Diggs | 55-45 |
| 18:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Tackett - foul #1 on Joseph Tackett, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison (SG) Daniel Harpster | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 18:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 18:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 18:00 | S. Dakota St. | William Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 17:51 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett is hacked by James Diggs - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford (PF) James Curry | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 17:41 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 17:19 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 17:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 17:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison is fouled in the backcourt by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic (SG), Jeffrey Belknap (SF) Alexander Allison, David Lunsford | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Martin Tamplin (PF) Joshua Starnes, Robert Brewer | |
| 17:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Tackett swats the shot by Xavier Jaques | 56-45 |
| 17:02 | S. Dakota St. | William Abbott gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 16:46 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Jaques denies the turnaround by Joseph Tackett | 56-45 |
| 16:44 | S. Dakota St. | William Abbott can't tip it in | 56-45 |
| 16:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 16:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Abbott steals the ball from Xavier Jaques in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Belknap steps in front of the John May pass | 56-45 |
| 16:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster (PG), Alexander Allison (SG), David Lunsford (SF), James Curry (PF), Robert Reddish (C) James Diggs, Oleg Ilic, Jeffrey Belknap, George Jones, Xavier Jaques | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel (SF) William Abbott | |
| 16:00 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Curry - foul #2 on James Curry, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Roberts (PG), Charles Sheilds (SG), Benton Schroeder (SF) Michael Brown, John May, Joseph Tackett | |
| 16:00 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 16:00 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Daniel Harpster (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Curry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reddish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Kirk Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Sheilds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benton Schroeder (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Martin Tamplin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Clarence Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Martin Tamplin - foul #1 on Martin Tamplin, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Brewer (PF), Andrew Erhart (C) Martin Tamplin, Clarence Nagel | |
| 15:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 15:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 15:34 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| 15:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Benton Schroeder takes the ball from Daniel Harpster | 58-47 |
| 14:59 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 14:58 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Reddish snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 14:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry connects on the open jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 14:26 | S. Dakota St. | David Lunsford is called for the reach on Andrew Erhart - foul #1 on David Lunsford, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs (PG), Oleg Ilic (SG), Jeffrey Belknap (SF), Xavier Jaques (PF), Steven Morgan (C) Daniel Harpster, Alexander Allison, David Lunsford, James Curry, Robert Reddish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes (PG), Michael Brown (SG), William Abbott (SF), Martin Tamplin (PF), Clarence Nagel (C) Kirk Roberts, Charles Sheilds, Benton Schroeder, Robert Brewer, Andrew Erhart | |
| 14:16 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 14:15 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brown | 60-47 |
| 13:59 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 13:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jeffrey Belknap is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Xavier Jaques | 62-50 |
| 13:33 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown is hacked by Oleg Ilic - foul #2 on Oleg Ilic, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones (PF) Steven Morgan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds (SG), Benton Schroeder (SF), Joseph Tackett (C) Joshua Starnes, William Abbott, Clarence Nagel | |
| 13:19 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 13:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jeffrey Belknap grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 13:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Martin Tamplin steals it from Xavier Jaques | 62-50 |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota St. | Benton Schroeder misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 12:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 12:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs is whistled for a carry | 62-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster (PG), James Curry (PF), Steven Morgan (C) James Diggs, Jeffrey Belknap, Xavier Jaques | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Roberts (PG), John May (SG), William Abbott (SF), Andrew Erhart (PF), Clarence Nagel (C) Michael Brown, Charles Sheilds, Benton Schroeder, Martin Tamplin, Joseph Tackett | |
| 12:16 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 12:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 12:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Daniel Harpster | 64-50 |
| 11:49 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Roberts is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harpster - foul #2 on Daniel Harpster, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison (SG), David Lunsford (SF), Robert Reddish (C) Oleg Ilic, George Jones, Steven Morgan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes (PG), Robert Brewer (PF) Kirk Roberts, Clarence Nagel | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Daniel Harpster (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexander Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Curry (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Reddish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Joshua Starnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John May (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Erhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-50 |
| 11:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 11:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Andrew Erhart is called for the reach on Robert Reddish - foul #4 on Andrew Erhart, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs (SG), Jeffrey Belknap (SF) Alexander Allison, James Curry | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds (SG), Benton Schroeder (SF), Joseph Tackett (C) John May, William Abbott, Andrew Erhart | |
| 11:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Reddish buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-50 |
| 10:35 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 10:34 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Brewer tips it home | 66-52 |
| 10:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Benton Schroeder - foul #4 on Benton Schroeder, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison (SG), Xavier Jaques (PF), Steven Morgan (C) Daniel Harpster, Jeffrey Belknap, Robert Reddish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Roberts (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Clarence Nagel (SF), Martin Tamplin (PF) Joshua Starnes, Charles Sheilds, Benton Schroeder, Robert Brewer | |
| 10:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 10:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:55 | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel's dunk attempt is rejected by David Lunsford | 68-52 |
| 09:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Xavier Jaques | 68-52 |
| 09:52 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Nagel - foul #3 on Clarence Nagel, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry (PF) David Lunsford | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 09:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Xavier Jaques travels with the ball | 68-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic (SG), George Jones (SF) James Diggs, Steven Morgan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John May (SG), William Abbott (SF) Michael Brown, Joseph Tackett | |
| 09:15 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| 09:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Roberts - foul #4 on Kirk Roberts, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG) Kirk Roberts | |
| 09:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 09:12 | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 08:55 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Curry - foul #3 on James Curry, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster (PG) Alexander Allison | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:55 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 08:55 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 08:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Xavier Jaques grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 08:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster is hacked by William Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Abbott, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| 08:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Martin Tamplin | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:30 | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel is denied on a layup by Xavier Jaques | 68-53 |
| 08:29 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 08:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Daniel Harpster | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:54 | S. Dakota St. | William Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin grabs the offensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 07:46 | S. Dakota St. | John May comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-55 |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin snags the offensive board | 70-55 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Daniel Harpster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - Oleg Ilic (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Curry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Xavier Jaques (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John May (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Tamplin (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Nagel (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Tamplin connects on the shot in the lane | 70-57 |
| 07:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 07:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota St. | William Abbott makes the shot from the baseline set up by Michael Brown | 72-59 |
| 06:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Harpster | 74-59 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Clarence Nagel is blocked by James Curry | 74-59 |
| 06:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 06:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John May - foul #3 on John May, team foul #9 | 74-59 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs (PG), Jeffrey Belknap (SF), David Lunsford (PF), Robert Reddish (C) Daniel Harpster, George Jones, James Curry, Xavier Jaques | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Roberts (PG), Charles Sheilds (SG), Benton Schroeder (SF), Robert Brewer (PF), Andrew Erhart (C) Michael Brown, John May, William Abbott, Martin Tamplin, Clarence Nagel | |
| 06:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 06:08 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-62 |
| 06:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Reddish travels in the backcourt | 76-62 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison (SG) Oleg Ilic | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:51 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart is hacked by Robert Reddish - foul #2 on Robert Reddish, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| 05:51 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 05:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Reddish snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| 05:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Andrew Erhart steals it from Robert Reddish | 76-62 |
| 05:28 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Brewer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-62 |
| 05:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jeffrey Belknap grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 05:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Roberts - foul #5 on Kirk Roberts, team foul #10 | 76-62 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes (PG) Kirk Roberts | |
| 05:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 05:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 05:03 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-62 |
| 05:01 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Brewer tips it back up and in | 78-64 |
| 04:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sheilds - foul #4 on Charles Sheilds, team foul #11 | 78-64 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry (PF), Steven Morgan (C) David Lunsford, Robert Reddish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett (C) Robert Brewer | |
| 04:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 04:39 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Belknap | 79-64 |
| 04:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Steven Morgan | 79-64 |
| 04:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Curry clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 79-64 |
| 04:21 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds gets the rebound | 79-64 |
| 04:17 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Erhart | 79-66 |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joshua Starnes is called for the reach on Alexander Allison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Starnes, team foul #12 | 79-66 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster (PG) James Diggs | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John May (SG), Martin Tamplin (PF) Charles Sheilds, Andrew Erhart | |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 03:53 | S. Dakota St. | John May comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 03:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Morgan makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 83-66 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Daniel Harpster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 ast. SG - Alexander Allison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Belknap (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Curry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Joshua Starnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John May (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benton Schroeder (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Martin Tamplin (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Tackett (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel Harpster is called for the reach on Joshua Starnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Harpster, team foul #9 | 83-66 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oleg Ilic (SG), David Lunsford (PF), Robert Reddish (C) Alexander Allison, James Curry, Steven Morgan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (SG) John May | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Starnes misses the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 03:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford grabs the defensive rebound | 83-66 |
| 03:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jeffrey Belknap connects on the shot from the right wing | 85-66 |
| 03:17 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown scores on a 3 from the right corner | 85-69 |
| 03:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Lunsford clanks a floater from the baseline | 85-69 |
| 02:58 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Tackett grabs the board | 85-69 |
| 02:58 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-69 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs (SG), George Jones (SF), Xavier Jaques (PF) Oleg Ilic, Jeffrey Belknap, David Lunsford | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John May (SG), William Abbott (SF), Robert Brewer (PF), Andrew Erhart (C) Joshua Starnes, Benton Schroeder, Martin Tamplin, Joseph Tackett | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:40 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown's fadeaway is rejected by George Jones | 85-69 |
| 02:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to James Diggs | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Robert Reddish is open and lays it up and in set up by Daniel Harpster | 87-69 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 87-69 |
| 01:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones gets the rebound | 87-69 |
| 01:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Harpster buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Xavier Jaques | 89-69 |
| 01:33 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 89-69 |
| 01:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 89-69 |
| 01:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones is hacked by William Abbott - foul #3 on William Abbott, team foul #13 | 89-69 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison (SG), Steven Morgan (C) Daniel Harpster, Robert Reddish | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Sheilds (SG), Clarence Nagel (PF) John May, Robert Brewer | |
| 01:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 89-69 |
| 01:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 90-69 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota St. | Clarence Nagel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 90-69 |
| 01:01 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Steven Morgan snags the defensive board | 90-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs misses badly on a shot near the basket | 90-69 |
| 00:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Alexander Allison grabs the offensive board | 90-69 |
| 00:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Xavier Jaques loses the dribble to Clarence Nagel | 90-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Erhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-69 |
| 00:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 90-69 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Diggs runs out the clock | 90-69 |