| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Dave Renard (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Clodfelter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Forgey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ned Clements (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Grim (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) PF - Walter Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Rickert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Ronald Pugh inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Harding | Jack Forgey takes the ball from Ned Clements | 26-31 |
| 19:29 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody misses the floater from the left side | 26-31 |
| 19:28 | Harding | The rebound goes to Ned Clements | 26-31 |
| 19:02 | Harding | Ronald Pugh knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Dean Rickert out of a doubleteam | 26-33 |
| 18:49 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody drills a shot from the right side | 28-33 |
| 18:31 | Harding | Andrew Grim misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 18:30 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:24 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 18:22 | Harding | Dean Rickert snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:03 | Harding | Andrew Grim splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:02 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Lester Moody | 28-33 |
| 17:54 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 17:53 | Harding | Walter Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:48 | Harding | Ned Clements misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Warner - foul #1 on Ronald Warner, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF) Ronald Pugh | |
| 17:48 | Harding | Ned Clements makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:48 | Harding | Ned Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:32 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 17:30 | Harding | Dean Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:07 | Harding | Dean Rickert can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Warner - foul #2 on Ronald Warner, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF) Ronald Warner | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Raymond Huggins (SG), Christopher Bixler (PF) Ned Clements, Andrew Grim, Walter Walton | |
| 17:07 | Harding | Dean Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:07 | Harding | Dean Rickert misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:07 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 16:44 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 16:43 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 16:14 | Harding | Dean Rickert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 30-36 |
| 16:13 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:48 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Bixler - foul #3 on Christopher Bixler, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Earnest Wright (SG), Ronald Warner (SF), Raymond Nester (PF) Dave Renard, Michael Clodfelter, John Price, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Harding | Ned Clements (PG), Andrew Grim (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), Walter Walton (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Paul Servantes, Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Christopher Bixler, Dean Rickert | |
| 15:48 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:48 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) C - Lester Moody (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ned Clements (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Grim (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Harding | Andrew Grim splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ned Clements | 32-39 |
| 15:06 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jerome Matteson | 34-39 |
| 14:42 | Harding | Ned Clements is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Grim | 34-41 |
| 14:18 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-41 |
| 14:17 | Harding | Ronald Pugh pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:57 | Harding | Andrew Grim evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 13:55 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:37 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody buries a jump hook from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 13:15 | Harding | Walter Walton misses the shot in the paint | 36-41 |
| 13:13 | Harding | Ryan Wells snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 12:56 | Harding | Ned Clements is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 12:55 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:40 | USC Aiken | The short jumper by Ronald Warner is denied by Ryan Wells | 36-41 |
| 12:38 | Harding | Ryan Wells grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 12:11 | Harding | Andrew Grim hits a floater from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:53 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Warner | 38-43 |
| 11:28 | Harding | Walter Walton's pass is intercepted by Ronald Warner | 38-43 |
| 11:23 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Warner | 40-43 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Nester (fairly fresh) C - Lester Moody (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ned Clements (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Grim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wells (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Harding | Walter Walton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Warner - foul #3 on Ronald Warner, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Dave Renard (PG), Michael Clodfelter (SG), John Price (SF), Jack Forgey (PF), Gary Franqui (C) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright, Ronald Warner, Raymond Nester, Lester Moody | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Raymond Huggins (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), Christopher Bixler (PF), Dean Rickert (C) Ned Clements, Andrew Grim, Ronald Pugh, Walter Walton, Ryan Wells | |
| 10:48 | Harding | Raymond Huggins buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Servantes | 40-46 |
| 10:34 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dave Renard | 43-46 |
| 10:15 | Harding | Dean Rickert blows the layup over the doubleteam | 43-46 |
| 10:14 | Harding | Fred Coppa gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:55 | Harding | Dean Rickert buries a floater from the left block | 43-48 |
| 09:37 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Raymond Huggins - foul #2 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| 09:37 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:37 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:08 | Harding | Paul Servantes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Harding | Ned Clements (PG) Paul Servantes | |
| 08:50 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 08:48 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey tips it home | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | Harding | Ned Clements buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 07:58 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 07:33 | Harding | Ned Clements misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 07:32 | Harding | Fred Coppa can't tip it in | 50-51 |
| 07:31 | USC Aiken | John Price gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:14 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-51 |
| 07:12 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Dave Renard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clodfelter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Forgey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Franqui (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ned Clements (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Huggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Bixler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dean Rickert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:57 | USC Aiken | Ned Clements is called for the reach on Gary Franqui - foul #2 on Ned Clements, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Earnest Wright (SG), Ronald Warner (SF), Raymond Nester (PF), Lester Moody (C) Dave Renard, Michael Clodfelter, John Price, Jack Forgey, Gary Franqui | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Andrew Grim (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), Walter Walton (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Ned Clements, Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Christopher Bixler, Dean Rickert | |
| 06:38 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 50-51 |
| 06:37 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson tips it in | 52-51 |
| 06:12 | Harding | Paul Servantes is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Andrew Grim | 52-54 |
| 05:57 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 05:55 | Harding | Ryan Wells grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 05:31 | Harding | Walter Walton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Warner - foul #4 on Ronald Warner, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Dave Renard (PG), Michael Clodfelter (SG), Jack Forgey (PF) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright, Raymond Nester | |
| Subs | Harding | Ned Clements (PG) Paul Servantes | |
| 05:07 | Harding | Andrew Grim splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 04:46 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter is fouled on the floor by Andrew Grim - foul #3 on Andrew Grim, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Harding | Christopher Bixler (SF), Dean Rickert (C) Ronald Pugh, Ryan Wells | |
| 04:41 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey buries a turnaround from close range | 54-56 |
| 04:25 | Harding | Walter Walton misses the fadeaway from close range | 54-56 |
| 04:24 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:00 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Warner | 57-56 |
| 03:38 | Harding | Andrew Grim splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 03:37 | Harding | Dean Rickert tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 03:31 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Clodfelter | 59-58 |
| 03:20 | Harding | Andrew Grim is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Andrew Grim, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG), John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (C) Michael Clodfelter, Ronald Warner, Lester Moody | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF) Andrew Grim, Walter Walton | |
| 03:01 | USC Aiken | Ronald Pugh takes the ball from Jack Forgey | 59-58 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Raymond Huggins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Pugh | 59-60 |
| 02:58 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter (SG), Ronald Warner (SF), Lester Moody (C) Earnest Wright, John Price, Gary Franqui | |
| Subs | Harding | Andrew Grim (SG), Walter Walton (PF) Raymond Huggins, Christopher Bixler | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Dave Renard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clodfelter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jack Forgey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lester Moody (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ned Clements (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Grim (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Rickert (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:40 | USC Aiken | Jack Forgey hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Clodfelter | 61-60 |
| 02:17 | Harding | Jack Forgey steals it from Dean Rickert | 61-60 |
| 02:00 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 01:40 | Harding | Andrew Grim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:38 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:24 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard connects on the 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Harding | Lester Moody blocks the jumper by Ned Clements | 66-60 |
| 01:02 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard is fouled on the floor by Andrew Grim - foul #5 on Andrew Grim, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SF), Raymond Nester (PF) Ronald Warner, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (SG) Andrew Grim | |
| 00:54 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter is hacked by Raymond Huggins - foul #3 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 00:54 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:54 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Dean Rickert pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Harding | Ronald Pugh connects on the shot from the left side set up by Dean Rickert | 67-62 |
| 00:47 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 00:46 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Huggins - foul #4 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 00:46 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:46 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:46 | Harding | Ronald Pugh snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:41 | Harding | Ronald Pugh is fouled on the floor by Michael Clodfelter - foul #3 on Michael Clodfelter, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner (SF), Jack Forgey (PF) Earnest Wright, Raymond Nester | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:39 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lester Moody - foul #1 on Lester Moody, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:36 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter is hacked by Raymond Huggins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SF), Raymond Nester (PF) Ronald Warner, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SG) Raymond Huggins | |
| 00:36 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:36 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Harding | Ned Clements evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:28 | Harding | Ronald Pugh gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:26 | Harding | Ned Clements makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Pugh | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Franklin Barnette (PF) Raymond Nester | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:25 | USC Aiken | Fred Coppa is called for the reach on Franklin Barnette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Coppa, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| 00:25 | USC Aiken | Franklin Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:25 | USC Aiken | Franklin Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:17 | Harding | Dean Rickert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | USC Aiken | Michael Clodfelter grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester (PF) Franklin Barnette | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:14 | USC Aiken | Fred Coppa is called for the reach on Lester Moody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Coppa, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| 00:14 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:14 | USC Aiken | Lester Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:07 | Harding | Lester Moody steals it from Ned Clements | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | Dave Renard runs out the clock | 74-65 |