In what was easily the most stress-inducing game on Saturday afternoon, the top-ranked St. Thomas University Tommies avoided an upset by the fifth-ranked Mount Allison Mounties with two late three-point shots in an entertaining 81-80 semi-final win, advancing to Sunday's championship game. 

The first quarter featured constant momentum swings, with both teams experiencing dominant phases. STU had a better ending as they scored nine points and plenty of jump shots versus Mount Allison's four within the last four minutes, leading 19-13 into the second quarter.  

The Tommies dominated the early half of quarter two, but after the Mounties called a timeout while down 27-20, they burst out of the coach's huddle with 14 points within five minutes, forcing STU to call a timeout. The Tommies failed to capitalize as Mount Allison piled on nine more points, most from three-point range, to lead 43-32 into the third quarter. 

After STU called more timeouts early in quarter three, they finally recruited their first-quarter luck and came back from down 52-41 to lead 58-56 into the fourth quarter. With each team's season on the line, the game went down to the wire and got more aggressive every minute. It looked like Mount Allison had an upset for the ages in hand as they led 80-75 with 1:36 remaining. However, STU's Noah McCarty and Vincent Lyttleton refused to allow such a scenario, as they each contributed three-point shots in the final minute to steal the game in front of an electric Tommies fan base. 

Evan Valanne was named STU's Player of the Game after recording 16 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Jonas Munroe was named Mount Allison's Player of the Game after recording 25 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block.