The Bearcats cut the lead to 11 points with 1 : 57 to play in the game .
That was as close as Bearcats would come as Thomas More won the championship game 66 - 53 .
The Bearcats cut the lead to 11 points with 1 : 57 to play in the game , but that was as close as they would come as Thomas More won the championship game 66 - 53 .