| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Maness (fresh) SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Dwight Zahniser (fresh) PF - Evan Baker (fresh) C - Jeffrey Stallings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Weatherall (fresh) SG - Robert Redman (fresh) SF - Forest Moore (fresh) PF - Joseph Boughner (fresh) C - Brandon Angell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Redman | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Hardin-Simmons | John Weatherall steps in front of the Dwight Zahniser pass | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Messiah | John Weatherall lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 19:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Maness | 3-5 |
| 19:04 | Messiah | John Weatherall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 19:02 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Dwight Zahniser | 3-5 |
| 18:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Redman is called for the reach on Evan Baker - foul #1 on Robert Redman, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Forest Moore - foul #1 on Forest Moore, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:47 | Messiah | Dwight Zahniser steps in front of the Robert Redman pass in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 18:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser hits the finger roll | 7-5 |
| 18:03 | Messiah | John Weatherall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 18:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Boughner swats the layup by Robert Maness | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Evan Baker grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 17:46 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:44 | Messiah | Robert Maness is called for the reach on Robert Redman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Maness, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG), Terry Brennan (SG), George Henderson (SF), Ronald Nowlin (PF), James Balducci (C) Robert Maness, Michael Brown, Dwight Zahniser, Evan Baker, Jeffrey Stallings | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lon Gaier (PG), Joseph Metts (SG), Patrick Cribb (SF), Jeffrey Funderburk (PF), William Daniels (C) John Weatherall, Robert Redman, Forest Moore, Joseph Boughner, Brandon Angell | |
| 17:35 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk lays it up and in on a great pass from Lon Gaier and he's hacked by Ronald Nowlin - foul #1 on Ronald Nowlin, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 17:35 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 17:18 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:56 | Messiah | William Daniels comes up short on the shot in the paint | 7-8 |
| 16:55 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 16:54 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Funderburk | 7-8 |
| 16:45 | Messiah | William Daniels connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by James Balducci - foul #1 on James Balducci, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (PG) Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Messiah | Antonio Stembridge (C) Patrick Cribb | |
| 16:45 | Messiah | William Daniels makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Balducci | 9-11 |
| 16:07 | Messiah | Lon Gaier is hacked by James Balducci - foul #2 on James Balducci, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Scott Carter (SF), Evan Baker (PF), Jeffrey Stallings (C) George Henderson, Ronald Nowlin, James Balducci | |
| Subs | Messiah | Thomas Oglesby (PG), Robert Redman (SG), Forest Moore (SF), Joseph Boughner (PF) Lon Gaier, Joseph Metts, Jeffrey Funderburk, William Daniels | |
| 15:49 | Messiah | Thomas Oglesby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 15:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings grabs the board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Maness (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Brennan (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Carter (fresh) PF - Evan Baker (fresh) C - Jeffrey Stallings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Thomas Oglesby (fresh) SG - Robert Redman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Forest Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Boughner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Stembridge (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan misses the lay-in | 9-11 |
| 15:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:15 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Forest Moore | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Messiah | Antonio Stembridge knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Oglesby | 9-13 |
| 14:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Antonio Stembridge denies the turnaround by Terry Brennan | 9-13 |
| 14:51 | Messiah | Antonio Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:45 | Messiah | Robert Redman is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Brennan - foul #1 on Terry Brennan, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Dwight Zahniser (SF), Ronald Nowlin (PF), James Eggleston (C) Robert Maness, Terry Brennan, Scott Carter, Evan Baker, Jeffrey Stallings | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Weatherall (PG), Joseph Metts (SG), Patrick Cribb (SF), Jeffrey Funderburk (PF), Brandon Angell (C) Thomas Oglesby, Robert Redman, Forest Moore, Joseph Boughner, Antonio Stembridge | |
| 14:30 | Messiah | Joseph Metts is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Weatherall | 9-16 |
| 14:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 14:16 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 14:01 | Messiah | Joseph Metts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 13:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 13:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 13:52 | Messiah | Joseph Metts grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:46 | Messiah | Joseph Metts is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Metts, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (PG), George Henderson (C) Larry Morgan, Ronald Nowlin | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lon Gaier (PG), Joseph Boughner (PF), William Daniels (C) John Weatherall, Joseph Metts, Brandon Angell | |
| 13:33 | Hardin-Simmons | James Eggleston loses the ball out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings (C) George Henderson | |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Redman (SG) Patrick Cribb | |
| 13:20 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner's floater is tipped away by Dwight Zahniser | 9-16 |
| 13:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Maness | 11-16 |
| 12:48 | Messiah | William Daniels misses badly on a shot from the left side | 11-16 |
| 12:47 | Messiah | William Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:35 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan (SG), George Henderson (SF), Evan Baker (PF) Michael Brown, Dwight Zahniser, James Eggleston | |
| Subs | Messiah | Joseph Metts (PG), Thomas Oglesby (SG), Forest Moore (SF), Brandon Angell (C) Lon Gaier, Robert Redman, Jeffrey Funderburk, William Daniels | |
| 12:20 | Messiah | Brandon Angell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 12:19 | Messiah | Forest Moore can't tip it in | 11-16 |
| 12:18 | Messiah | Joseph Metts grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 12:02 | Messiah | Brandon Angell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 11-16 |
| 12:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Evan Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 11:40 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson banks in the layup | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Maness (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Brennan (fresh) SF - George Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Stallings (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Joseph Metts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Oglesby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Forest Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boughner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Angell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Messiah | George Henderson steals the ball from Forest Moore in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 11:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan lays it in on a great pass from George Henderson | 15-16 |
| 11:18 | Messiah | Joseph Metts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 11:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Evan Baker gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness scores on a runner from the right block set up by Terry Brennan and the foul's on Brandon Angell - foul #1 on Brandon Angell, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Scott Carter (SF), James Eggleston (C) George Henderson, Jeffrey Stallings | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Weatherall (PG), Robert Redman (SG), Patrick Cribb (SF), William Daniels (PF), Antonio Stembridge (C) Joseph Metts, Thomas Oglesby, Forest Moore, Joseph Boughner, Brandon Angell | |
| 11:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:43 | Messiah | Robert Redman misses the fadeaway from the right side | 18-16 |
| 10:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Scott Carter snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 10:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Redman is called for the reach on Robert Maness in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Redman, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG), Dwight Zahniser (SF), Ronald Nowlin (PF) Robert Maness, Terry Brennan, Evan Baker | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk (SF) Robert Redman | |
| 10:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Carter and he's fouled by John Weatherall - foul #1 on John Weatherall, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| 10:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:24 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb is hacked by Scott Carter - foul #1 on Scott Carter, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown (SG) Scott Carter | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 10:24 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:24 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser can't finish the layup | 21-18 |
| 10:10 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 10:04 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Dwight Zahniser - foul #1 on Dwight Zahniser, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings (C) James Eggleston | |
| Subs | Messiah | Forest Moore (SF) William Daniels | |
| 10:04 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:04 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson (SF) Dwight Zahniser | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lon Gaier (PG), Joseph Metts (SG), Brandon Angell (C) John Weatherall, Patrick Cribb, Antonio Stembridge | |
| 09:25 | Messiah | Forest Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 21-20 |
| 09:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 09:16 | Messiah | Joseph Metts grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:59 | Messiah | Forest Moore is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lon Gaier | 21-23 |
| 08:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin's pass is intercepted by Forest Moore | 21-23 |
| 08:35 | Messiah | Lon Gaier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 08:34 | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:21 | Messiah | Larry Morgan steals the ball from Forest Moore | 21-23 |
| 08:16 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson hits the finger roll set up by Larry Morgan | 23-23 |
| 07:53 | Messiah | Lon Gaier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 07:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 07:41 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Larry Morgan | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Larry Morgan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (tiring) 5 pts. SF - George Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Nowlin (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Stallings (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Lon Gaier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Metts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Forest Moore (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Funderburk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Angell (tiring) | |
| 07:21 | Messiah | Forest Moore's pass is intercepted by Michael Brown | 25-23 |
| 07:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Lon Gaier picks off the pass by Ronald Nowlin | 25-23 |
| 07:09 | Messiah | Lon Gaier lays it in | 25-25 |
| 06:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 06:52 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Morgan | 25-25 |
| 06:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Funderburk - foul #1 on Jeffrey Funderburk, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (PG), Terry Brennan (SG), Dwight Zahniser (SF), James Eggleston (C) Larry Morgan, Michael Brown, George Henderson, Jeffrey Stallings | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Weatherall (PG), Thomas Oglesby (SG), Patrick Cribb (SF), Joseph Boughner (PF), William Daniels (C) Lon Gaier, Joseph Metts, Forest Moore, Jeffrey Funderburk, Brandon Angell | |
| 06:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Ronald Nowlin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:40 | Messiah | John Weatherall's pass is intercepted by Dwight Zahniser in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 06:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Oglesby steals the ball from Robert Maness | 27-25 |
| 06:21 | Messiah | John Weatherall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Oglesby | 27-27 |
| 06:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Terry Brennan | 29-27 |
| 05:53 | Messiah | Thomas Oglesby's pass is intercepted by Robert Maness | 29-27 |
| 05:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwight Zahniser | 32-27 |
| 05:44 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Evan Baker (PF) Ronald Nowlin | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 05:21 | Hardin-Simmons | James Eggleston misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 32-27 |
| 05:20 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 05:06 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Boughner | 32-30 |
| 04:51 | Hardin-Simmons | James Eggleston clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 04:49 | Messiah | Patrick Cribb grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 04:46 | Messiah | John Weatherall double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Scott Carter (SG), Jeffrey Stallings (C) Terry Brennan, James Eggleston | |
| Subs | Messiah | Joseph Metts (SG), Jeffrey Funderburk (SF), Antonio Stembridge (C) Thomas Oglesby, Patrick Cribb, William Daniels | |
| 04:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser clanks a jumper from close range | 32-30 |
| 04:33 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 04:31 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner is hacked by Robert Maness in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Maness, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown (SG) Robert Maness | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 04:31 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:31 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 04:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 04:17 | Messiah | Joseph Metts pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 04:14 | Messiah | John Weatherall travels in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 03:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser drills a floater from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 03:50 | Messiah | John Weatherall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffrey Stallings gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 03:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 03:42 | Messiah | Antonio Stembridge grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 03:22 | Messiah | John Weatherall makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Metts | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Scott Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Zahniser (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Evan Baker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Stallings (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Weatherall (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Metts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Funderburk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Boughner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Stembridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Zahniser and he's fouled by Antonio Stembridge - foul #1 on Antonio Stembridge, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (PG), George Henderson (SF), James Eggleston (PF), James Balducci (C) Scott Carter, Dwight Zahniser, Evan Baker, Jeffrey Stallings | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lon Gaier (PG), Robert Redman (SG), Forest Moore (SF), William Daniels (C) John Weatherall, Joseph Metts, Jeffrey Funderburk, Antonio Stembridge | |
| 03:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:03 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 02:51 | Messiah | Robert Redman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lon Gaier | 36-37 |
| 02:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness is hacked by Joseph Boughner - foul #1 on Joseph Boughner, team foul #9 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 02:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:31 | Messiah | Lon Gaier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 02:30 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to James Balducci | 38-37 |
| 02:24 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson is hacked by Robert Redman - foul #3 on Robert Redman, team foul #10 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Patrick Cribb (SG), Brandon Angell (C) Robert Redman, William Daniels | |
| 02:24 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:24 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:24 | Messiah | Brandon Angell pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 02:04 | Messiah | Lon Gaier double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Dwight Zahniser (SF), Evan Baker (PF) George Henderson, James Eggleston | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Weatherall (PG), Thomas Oglesby (SG) Lon Gaier, Patrick Cribb | |
| 01:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dwight Zahniser and the foul's on John Weatherall - foul #2 on John Weatherall, team foul #11 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jeffrey Funderburk (SF) Forest Moore | |
| 01:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:25 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 01:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 01:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan connects on the jumper from the left block set up by James Balducci and the foul's on Thomas Oglesby - foul #1 on Thomas Oglesby, team foul #12 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Morgan (PG) Robert Maness | |
| Subs | Messiah | Joseph Metts (SG), William Daniels (C) Thomas Oglesby, Brandon Angell | |
| 01:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:55 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Weatherall | 45-39 |
| 00:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Terry Brennan hits a jump hook in the paint | 47-39 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Terry Brennan - foul #2 on Terry Brennan, team foul #10 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness (PG), Scott Carter (SG), George Henderson (SF), Ronald Nowlin (PF), James Eggleston (C) Larry Morgan, Terry Brennan, Dwight Zahniser, Evan Baker, James Balducci | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lon Gaier (PG), Patrick Cribb (SG), Forest Moore (SF), Antonio Stembridge (C) John Weatherall, Joseph Metts, Jeffrey Funderburk, William Daniels | |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Joseph Boughner makes the 3rd free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Lon Gaier is called for the reach on Robert Maness in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lon Gaier, team foul #13 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brandon Angell (C) Joseph Boughner | |
| 00:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:03 | Messiah | Antonio Stembridge hits a jump hook from the baseline | 49-44 |
| 00:00 | Hardin-Simmons | George Henderson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 49-44 |