Saint Pascal exploded out of the gate, building a dominant 24–10 lead with eight minutes left in the first half. Their defensive discipline stood out early—they stayed solid without reaching, held strong in low defensive stances, and communicated at a high level. On offense, Saint Pascal pushed the ball ahead in transition and knocked down several key threes to take control.

Holy Trinity refused to let the early deficit shake them. They moved the ball well, attacked the basket aggressively, and knocked down their free throws to stay within reach. Despite the slow start, Holy Trinity showed resilience by crashing the boards hard and disrupting passing lanes with active hands, especially on cross-court passes.

With one minute remaining, Holy Trinity drilled a big open three to trim the lead to 26–18, keeping momentum on their side. They then called a timeout with 28.4 seconds left to draw up a final possession before the break.

But Saint Pascal closed the half with a strong response—securing a tough defensive rebound and firing a cross-court pass that led to a clean layup, giving them a 28–18 lead heading into halftime.

Coming out of halftime, Holy Trinity puts on an aggressive press to try and stop Saint Pascal. Saint Pascal counters to excel and drive to the hoop and shoot some impressive floaters.

Holy Trinity hits a huge three with 10 minutes to go in the second half, and they make the score close as they are only down 32-27.

Holy Trinity looks to run a play to get an open look, so they call a 30-second timeout.

Coming out of halftime, Holy Trinity opened with an aggressive full-court press, trying to disrupt Saint Pascal’s rhythm. Saint Pascal responded by pushing the ball, attacking the lane, and knocking down some tough floaters.

With 10 minutes left, Holy Trinity hit a huge three to cut the deficit to 32–27. Looking to draw up a clean look, they called a 30-second timeout. Out of the timeout, Holy Trinity executed perfectly, knocking down a two-foot bunny in the paint to make it 32–29—but Saint Pascal immediately answered with a three of their own. The game continued to swing back and forth, setting up what looked like a thriller.

Despite Holy Trinity’s strong ball movement and aggressive pressure, Saint Pascal kept their composure and stretched the lead to 41–29 with 3:32 remaining. Holy Trinity refused to back down, calling a timeout with 40 seconds left as they trailed 41–33.

In the end, Saint Pascal continued to execute late and secured a 45–35 victory. Saint Pascal played a disciplined, complete game, while Holy Trinity showed toughness and heart from start to finish.