After smooth sailing on opening night, the Village Idiots had a very slow start against last year's semi-final victim, Holy Name. A stale shooting touch and some poor fundamentals under the glass left the Idiots trailing by 13 points in the first quarter. Some good news from the early stages came when Tom Casal finally ended his games without a technical foul streak that dated back to last season... good to see the fire is back, TC!

The VI collectively got their heads on straight by the half-time break and started to chew into the 24-16 halftime deficit, led by some tough defensive guard play by Fred Paul and Tim Byrnes. A few key old-fashioned three-point plays by Casal and the Harrison brothers were matched by a couple threes from behind the arc by Fred Fribble.

Things went back and forth in the waning minutes until a final surge by the Idiots pushed the momentum in their favor and the worn out Holy Name squad could do nothing about it. With their foes left frustrated and tired, the Idiots punched in a few last second buckets to stretch the final to 46-39 in a game that was close for all but the last minute.