The first frame was very closely-contested as the teams battled through three ties. A jumper from D'Naisha Bellamy-Greene lifted the Diplomats to the 10-8 advantage with 3:45 remaining. After a Green Terror bucket knotted the game at ten aside, F&M proceeded to unleash a 12-0 spurt to take a 22-10 lead with 7:09 left in the half. Buckets by Williams, Lockhart, and Narracci, three of the seniors participating in their last contest, spurred the run. The Green Terror responded with a quick 8-0 during the final minutes of the first half to slice their deficit to 27-24 to the break.

 

A McDaniel layup midway through the third frame pushed the Green Terror back to a 30-29 advantage, their first lead since their early 2-0 edge. Natalie Kolb quickly answered with a layup of her own to earn back a 31-30 lead. Both teams went back and forth for the next few minutes, until a Kolb made free throw handed the Diplomats a 35-34 with 2:54 remaining in the quarter, a lead they never relinquished for the remainder of the game. 

 

F&M expanded its lead with a 9-0 burst to lead 43-34 with 7:33 remaining in the final frame after a Kenna Williams layup. The closest the Green Terror got the rest of the way was a four point deficit (48-44) with 3:42 remaining. The Diplomats held their own the rest of the game as a 9-4 push, which included a Narracci three and four made free throws from the charity stripe by Wiliams was enough to seal the 57-48 triumph.

 

Both teams were identical with field goals (18-57, 31.6%). F&M found their scoring edge in result of free throws as the Diplomats made ten more than the Green Terror (17-7). F&M dominated McDaniel on the boards, 46-35.

 

Three Diplomats posted double digit points as Williams netted 15 points and Narracci and Kolb recorded 11 apiece. Williams and Feit hauled in seven boards apiece to lead F&M.