The first semifinal match started basket-for-basket until LeTourneau used a trio of three-pointers to pull away 11-5 at the 17:13 mark. The YellowJackets continued with a 15-8 run to extend their lead to 11. The Cru began to fight back after the media timeout, cutting the margin to two at the 5:58 mark, led by Eli Beard with nine points in the run. The contest proceeded even until the UMHB took their first lead on an 11-2 run in the final three minutes, closing the half ahead 51-46.

Early back-to-back three-pointers from Deonte Jackson cut the margin to two to start the second half. The Cru got their lead as large as eight at the 17:18 mark, but the YellowJackets used six unanswered points to make it a one-point game before taking back a 66-65 lead at the 12:34 mark. UMHB responded with a 10-point run to go up 78-69 with eight minutes remaining.

A pair of 3-pointers by LETU's Jackson Mayes cut the gap back to two at the 4:21 mark. Another shot behind the arc from Caedmon Liebengood brought the YellowJackets within one. UMHB's Eli Beard responded with five straight points to go up by six before the Cru secured the 97-89 win with free throws in the final minute.

Eli Beard broke the ASC Men's Basketball Tournament Record for points in a semifinal game and points in a single game as he led the Cru to victory with 44 points while shooting 68 percent from the field. Ryan Pondant led UMHB with 10 rebounds and six assists.

LeTourneau's Deonte Jackson led the YellowJackets with 26 points while Jackson Mayes recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.