| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Dan Brittain (fresh) SG - Robert Lazar (fresh) SF - Shannon Helfer (fresh) PF - Keith Brown (fresh) C - Craig Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Elmer Drayton (fresh) SG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) SF - Robert Crowson (fresh) PF - Nathan Yerby (fresh) C - Steven Brownlee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Keith Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Messiah | Dan Brittain is hacked by Elmer Drayton - foul #1 on Elmer Drayton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer loses the dribble to Nathan Yerby | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer loses the dribble to Dan Brittain | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Messiah | Dan Brittain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Lazar - foul #1 on Robert Lazar, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Messiah | Robert Lazar is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Crowson - foul #1 on Robert Crowson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Messiah | Keith Brown can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Messiah | Keith Brown grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Messiah | Keith Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Howard Payne | Nathan Yerby snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | Howard Payne | Dan Brittain steals the ball from Robert Crowson | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Messiah | Dan Brittain banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Howard Payne | Dan Brittain steals the ball from Elmer Drayton | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Messiah | Robert Lazar is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Hardy (SG), Jerry Sears (SF), Barry Kirkpatrick (PF) Robert Lazar, Shannon Helfer, Keith Brown | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp (PG) Elmer Drayton | |
| 17:08 | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Bates - foul #1 on Craig Bates, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dean Stephanski (PG) Dan Brittain | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Piorkowski (SF) Robert Crowson | |
| 17:08 | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Messiah | Louie Penn (C) Craig Bates | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery (C) Steven Brownlee | |
| 16:36 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:17 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery's floater is tipped away by Barry Kirkpatrick | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery tips it home | 2-6 |
| 15:59 | Messiah | Louie Penn drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Stephanski | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Dean Stephanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hardy (fresh) SF - Jerry Sears (fresh) PF - Barry Kirkpatrick (fresh) C - Louie Penn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gregg Kemp (fresh) SG - Jerry Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Piorkowski (fresh) PF - Nathan Yerby (fairly fresh) C - Doyle Emery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-6 |
| 15:37 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Barry Kirkpatrick | 4-6 |
| 15:08 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski's pass is intercepted by Jerry Palmer | 4-6 |
| 15:05 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Palmer | 4-8 |
| 14:47 | Messiah | Louie Penn hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Doyle Emery - foul #1 on Doyle Emery, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dan Brittain (PG), Robert Lazar (SG), Shannon Helfer (SF), Craig Bates (C) Dean Stephanski, James Hardy, Jerry Sears, Barry Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton (PG), Emanuel Potter (SG), Robert Crowson (SF), Steven Brownlee (C) Gregg Kemp, Jerry Palmer, Brandon Piorkowski, Doyle Emery | |
| 14:47 | Messiah | Louie Penn makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:47 | Messiah | Louie Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:20 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 14:19 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 14:18 | Messiah | Craig Bates grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 14:00 | Messiah | Robert Lazar is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 13:43 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee is hacked by Shannon Helfer - foul #1 on Shannon Helfer, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Messiah | Keith Brown (PF) Louie Penn | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery (PF) Nathan Yerby | |
| 13:17 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson loses the dribble to Dan Brittain | 8-8 |
| 13:14 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dan Brittain | 10-8 |
| 13:03 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 12:45 | Messiah | Dan Brittain can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-10 |
| 12:44 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:26 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:24 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:15 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson is hacked by Shannon Helfer - foul #2 on Shannon Helfer, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dean Stephanski (PG), James Hardy (SG), Roy Biondo (SF) Dan Brittain, Robert Lazar, Shannon Helfer | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp (PG), Jerry Palmer (SG), Brandon Piorkowski (SF), Nathan Yerby (PF) Elmer Drayton, Emanuel Potter, Robert Crowson, Doyle Emery | |
| 12:05 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee is whistled for a carry | 10-10 |
| Subs | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick (C) Craig Bates | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 12:03 | Messiah | James Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Palmer - foul #1 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 11:51 | Messiah | James Hardy comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 11:49 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Dean Stephanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hardy (fresh) SF - Roy Biondo (fresh) PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) C - Barry Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gregg Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Piorkowski (fresh) PF - Nathan Yerby (fairly fresh) C - Steven Brownlee (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Howard Payne | Keith Brown swats the layup by Steven Brownlee | 10-10 |
| 11:23 | Messiah | James Hardy pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:00 | Messiah | Keith Brown is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lazar (SG), Jerry Sears (SF), Louie Penn (C) James Hardy, Keith Brown, Barry Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Matthew Furtado (PG) Gregg Kemp | |
| 10:47 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dan Brittain (PG), Craig Bates (C) Robert Lazar, Roy Biondo | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 10:27 | Messiah | Louie Penn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 10-10 |
| 10:25 | Howard Payne | Nathan Yerby grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 09:56 | Howard Payne | Brandon Piorkowski connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Palmer | 10-12 |
| 09:54 | Messiah | Louie Penn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louie Penn, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lazar (SG) Dean Stephanski | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson (SF), Doyle Emery (PF) Brandon Piorkowski, Nathan Yerby | |
| 09:34 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 09:33 | Messiah | Craig Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:31 | Messiah | Craig Bates is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Bates, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Hardy (PG), Roy Biondo (SF), Keith Brown (PF), Barry Kirkpatrick (C) Dan Brittain, Jerry Sears, Louie Penn, Craig Bates | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp (PG), Emanuel Potter (SG) Matthew Furtado, Jerry Palmer | |
| 09:11 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Barry Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Barry Kirkpatrick, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dan Brittain (PG) Robert Lazar | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton (PG) Steven Brownlee | |
| 09:11 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:11 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:11 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 08:56 | Messiah | James Hardy connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Roy Biondo | 12-13 |
| 08:35 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery blows the layup | 12-13 |
| 08:34 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:20 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery drills a floater in the lane set up by Emanuel Potter and he's hacked by Keith Brown - foul #1 on Keith Brown, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dean Stephanski (PG), Robert Lazar (SG), Jerry Sears (SF), Louie Penn (C) Dan Brittain, James Hardy, Keith Brown, Barry Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Matthew Furtado (PG), Brandon Piorkowski (SG), Nathan Yerby (PF) Elmer Drayton, Emanuel Potter, Gregg Kemp | |
| 08:20 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:18 | Messiah | Matthew Furtado steps in front of the Jerry Sears pass in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 08:07 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery misses long on a shot from the right side | 12-16 |
| 08:05 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Jerry Sears | 12-16 |
| 07:48 | Messiah | Louie Penn comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Doyle Emery - foul #2 on Doyle Emery, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Messiah | Keith Brown (PF) Roy Biondo | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer (SG), Steven Brownlee (C) Robert Crowson, Doyle Emery | |
| 07:48 | Messiah | Louie Penn misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:48 | Messiah | Louie Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Dean Stephanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Sears (fresh) PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) C - Louie Penn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Matthew Furtado (fresh) SG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Piorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Yerby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Brownlee (tiring) | |
| 07:23 | Howard Payne | Nathan Yerby jams it set up by Matthew Furtado | 13-18 |
| 07:20 | Messiah | Jerry Palmer is called for the reach on Jerry Sears in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jonathan Curley (SF), Barry Kirkpatrick (C) Jerry Sears, Louie Penn | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson (SF) Jerry Palmer | |
| 07:08 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 07:07 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 07:06 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 06:53 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee loses the dribble to Jonathan Curley | 13-18 |
| 06:30 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| 06:28 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 06:08 | Howard Payne | Matthew Furtado misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 06:06 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 06:01 | Messiah | Robert Crowson is called for the reach on Robert Lazar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Crowson, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dan Brittain (PG), Roy Biondo (SF), Louie Penn (PF), James Hardy (C) Dean Stephanski, Jonathan Curley, Keith Brown, Barry Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton (PG), Emanuel Potter (SG), Gregg Kemp (SF) Matthew Furtado, Brandon Piorkowski, Robert Crowson | |
| 06:01 | Messiah | Robert Lazar makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:01 | Messiah | Robert Lazar makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:46 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Emanuel Potter | 15-21 |
| 05:30 | Messiah | Louie Penn buries a runner near the basket | 17-21 |
| 05:12 | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 05:11 | Messiah | Robert Lazar snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 05:03 | Messiah | Dan Brittain misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 05:02 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:57 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 04:55 | Messiah | Dan Brittain gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:39 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-21 |
| 04:37 | Howard Payne | Nathan Yerby grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:24 | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 04:23 | Messiah | Roy Biondo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:02 | Messiah | Louie Penn misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Nathan Yerby - foul #1 on Nathan Yerby, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dean Stephanski (SG), Jerry Sears (SF), Keith Brown (PF) Robert Lazar, Roy Biondo, James Hardy | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Piorkowski (SG) Emanuel Potter | |
| 04:02 | Messiah | Louie Penn makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:02 | Messiah | Louie Penn misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:02 | Messiah | Jerry Sears snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 03:56 | Messiah | Nathan Yerby is called for the reach on Louie Penn - foul #2 on Nathan Yerby, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Messiah | Shannon Helfer (SF), Craig Bates (C) Dan Brittain, Keith Brown | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer (SG), Robert Crowson (SF), Doyle Emery (PF) Gregg Kemp, Nathan Yerby, Steven Brownlee | |
| 03:56 | Messiah | Louie Penn makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:56 | Messiah | Louie Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:30 | Howard Payne | Robert Crowson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 03:28 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Dean Stephanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sears (fresh) SF - Shannon Helfer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louie Penn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Craig Bates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Elmer Drayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crowson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Emery (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Piorkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Crowson - foul #3 on Robert Crowson, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick (PF) Louie Penn | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Matthew Furtado (PG), Nathan Yerby (PF) Elmer Drayton, Robert Crowson | |
| 03:17 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:06 | Howard Payne | Brandon Piorkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:47 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski is hacked by Matthew Furtado - foul #1 on Matthew Furtado, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dan Brittain (PG) Jerry Sears | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 02:47 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:47 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:32 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 02:31 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:26 | Messiah | Dean Stephanski buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Shannon Helfer | 27-23 |
| 02:13 | Howard Payne | Brandon Piorkowski drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Palmer | 27-26 |
| 02:10 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Yerby - foul #3 on Nathan Yerby, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Hardy (SG), Jonathan Curley (SF) Dean Stephanski, Shannon Helfer | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Steven Brownlee (C) Nathan Yerby | |
| 02:10 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:10 | Messiah | Barry Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:10 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 01:58 | Howard Payne | Barry Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Jerry Palmer - foul #2 on Barry Kirkpatrick, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Messiah | Keith Brown (PF) Barry Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elmer Drayton (PG) Matthew Furtado | |
| 01:58 | Howard Payne | Jerry Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:58 | Messiah | Craig Bates grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 01:35 | Messiah | Jerry Palmer is called for the reach on James Hardy - foul #3 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #13 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Sears (SF), Roy Biondo (PF) Jonathan Curley, Keith Brown | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Emanuel Potter (SG), Gregg Kemp (SF) Jerry Palmer, Brandon Piorkowski | |
| 01:35 | Messiah | James Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:35 | Messiah | James Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:13 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp is fouled on the floor by Jerry Sears - foul #1 on Jerry Sears, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dean Stephanski (PG) Dan Brittain | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 01:13 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:13 | Howard Payne | Gregg Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:57 | Messiah | Jerry Sears misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 00:56 | Messiah | Roy Biondo grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:48 | Messiah | James Hardy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:47 | Messiah | Craig Bates snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:33 | Messiah | James Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lazar (SG), Shannon Helfer (SF), Keith Brown (PF), Louie Penn (C) James Hardy, Jerry Sears, Roy Biondo, Craig Bates | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Matthew Furtado (PG), Brandon Piorkowski (SG) Elmer Drayton, Emanuel Potter | |
| 00:15 | Howard Payne | Brandon Piorkowski blows the layup | 30-28 |
| 00:13 | Messiah | Shannon Helfer snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Messiah | Robert Lazar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Doyle Emery misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-28 |