By Drezdan Dale

Gesu opened the game with a 7-0 run, lead by Sean Martin's 6 points. Jimmy Lawless got St. Paschal on the board with a fast break layup, but Martin responded with his own to make things 9-2 in favor of Gesu. St. Paschal's Delond Moss made it 9 to 4 with a jump shot, and that ended the scoring for the first quarter. To begin the second quarter, St. Paschal's George Minello grabbed an offensive rebound and made the put back layup. Shortly thereafter, St. Paschal's Nicky Speyer recorded a steal and made a layup, closing the Gesu lead to 9 to 8. A few minutes later, Speyer recorded another steal and made a layup, giving St. Paschal their first lead of the game at 10-9. St. Paschal's Jimmy Lawless finished on an and-one opportunity, and then with the clock winding down, Lawless sunk a last second jump shot to end the half with St. Paschal winning 15 to 9.

Early on in the third quarter, St. Paschal jumped out to a 17-9 advantage before Sean Martin and GESU 25 made two fast break layups. Delond Moss sunk a three to get things going again for St. Paschal. After Gesu made 3 of four free throws, Lawless made another basket, stretching the St. Paschal lead back up to 6 points. #33 St. Paschal made a jump shot at the buzzer to end the third quarter, giving St. Paschal a 24 to 16 advantage. In the fourth quarter, St. Paschal's George Minello made a nice hook shot. After some free throws and a few turnovers for both teams, St. Paschal's Delond Moss made a layup, giving St. Paschal a 36 to 24 advantage. A few minutes later, Gesu's Makell Byrd made a three, right in the face of the defender, making things 38 to 31. That was as close as Gesu would get as St. Paschal pulled away at the end for a 44 to 31 victory.