| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Merino (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Elijah Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Rhodes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Hurst (fresh) SF - Michael Haley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Moline (fresh) 6 pts. C - Noel Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino inbounds the ball | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry misses the open dunk | 52-38 |
| 19:42 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 19:30 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry is fouled on the floor by Shane Hurst - foul #3 on Shane Hurst, team foul #1 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Neely (C) Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SG) Shane Hurst | |
| 19:20 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry blows the wide open layup | 52-38 |
| 19:19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 19:07 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-38 |
| 19:06 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 19:00 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 52-38 |
| 18:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The rebound goes to Michael Haley | 52-38 |
| 18:44 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Joseph Merino steals the ball from Noel Armstrong | 52-38 |
| 18:39 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Merino | 54-38 |
| 18:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 18:26 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Rhodes - foul #3 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG), James Albert (PF) Joseph Merino, Elijah Perry | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger (PG), Jason McClatcher (PF), William Larimer (C) Paul Rhodes, Frank Moline, Noel Armstrong | |
| 18:04 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 54-41 |
| 18:03 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 17:58 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (C) Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 17:37 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 54-41 |
| 17:36 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 17:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (SF) Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 17:15 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 17:14 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 17:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 16:59 | Howard Payne | James Albert pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 16:51 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 16:49 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo tips it back up and in | 56-41 |
| 16:42 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher misses long on a floater near the basket | 56-41 |
| 16:41 | Howard Payne | James Albert grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 16:24 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses the easy open layup | 56-41 |
| 16:23 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to James Albert | 56-41 |
| 16:06 | Howard Payne | James Albert hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 56-41 |
| 16:04 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Merino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Albert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Puleo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - James Dollinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Mike Cady (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Haley (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason McClatcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Larimer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer lays it up and in set up by Mike Cady and he's fouled by Anthony Leonard - foul #1 on Anthony Leonard, team foul #1 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG), Samuel Winters (SF), Elijah Perry (PF), Richard Neely (C) Anthony Leonard, Joseph Merino, James Albert, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Schiro (PG), Walter Fowler (PF), Noel Armstrong (C) James Dollinger, Mike Cady, Jason McClatcher | |
| 15:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 15:36 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely clanks a shot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 15:35 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Schiro grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 15:27 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Winters swats the layup by William Larimer | 56-44 |
| 15:26 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 15:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley knocks in the floater from the left block | 56-46 |
| 15:18 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is hacked by William Larimer in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Larimer, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG) Philip Holley | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger (PG), Frank Moline (SF) William Larimer, Michael Haley | |
| 15:12 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely connects on the floater near the basket | 58-46 |
| 14:51 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Schiro misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 14:49 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Schiro tips it home | 58-48 |
| 14:40 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack is fouled on the floor by Frank Moline - foul #2 on Frank Moline, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (C) Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley (SF) Walter Fowler | |
| 14:25 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Merino and he's hacked by Frank Moline - foul #3 on Frank Moline, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG) Joseph Merino | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 14:25 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 14:13 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline scores on a jump hook in the paint | 61-50 |
| 13:59 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-50 |
| 13:57 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 13:48 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Philip Holley | 63-50 |
| 13:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline misses the lay-in but the foul's on Elijah Perry - foul #3 on Elijah Perry, team foul #2 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Anthony Leonard (SG), Richard Neely (C) Philip Holley, Richard Mack, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SG) James Dollinger | |
| 13:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 13:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Noel Armstrong - foul #3 on Noel Armstrong, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | James Albert (PF) Elijah Perry | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 13:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 12:57 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong travels with the ball | 63-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler (PF), Jason McClatcher (C) Frank Moline, Noel Armstrong | |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Schiro - foul #4 on Thomas Schiro, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (C) Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger (PG) Thomas Schiro | |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 12:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Winters picks off the pass by Michael Haley | 65-51 |
| 12:20 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters lays it up and in | 67-51 |
| 11:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Joseph Merino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Albert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Puleo (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - James Dollinger (tiring) 2 reb. SG - Mike Cady (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Haley (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Fowler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason McClatcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Howard Payne | Mike Cady steals the ball from Joseph Merino | 67-51 |
| 11:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 11:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 11:18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-51 |
| 11:17 | Howard Payne | James Albert snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 11:11 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Merino | 69-51 |
| 11:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley loses the dribble to Anthony Leonard | 69-51 |
| 11:00 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard hits the finger roll | 71-51 |
| 10:57 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dollinger, team foul #8 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Richard Mack (SG), Elijah Perry (PF), Richard Neely (C) Joseph Merino, Anthony Leonard, James Albert, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline (SF), William Larimer (C) Michael Haley, Walter Fowler | |
| 10:42 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry blows the wide open layup | 71-51 |
| 10:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 10:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher knocks in the runner from the right block set up by James Dollinger | 71-53 |
| 10:17 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Neely | 73-53 |
| 10:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-53 |
| 10:04 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 10:00 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is hacked by James Dollinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Dollinger, team foul #9 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG) Samuel Winters | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG), Shane Hurst (SG), Michael Haley (SF), Noel Armstrong (C) James Dollinger, Mike Cady, Jason McClatcher, William Larimer | |
| 10:00 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 10:00 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 10:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| 09:34 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-53 |
| 09:33 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 09:30 | Howard Payne | Paul Rhodes takes the ball from Philip Holley in the backcourt | 74-53 |
| 09:17 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Neely - foul #1 on Richard Neely, team foul #3 | 74-53 |
| 09:17 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 09:17 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 09:17 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Noel Armstrong - foul #4 on Noel Armstrong, team foul #10 | 74-54 |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 09:07 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 08:55 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline knocks in the shot from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 08:53 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack travels in the backcourt | 74-56 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Anthony Leonard, Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher (PF) Michael Haley | |
| 08:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes drills a fadeaway from the right side | 74-58 |
| 08:27 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Elijah Perry | 76-58 |
| 08:09 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes is hacked by Billy Puleo - foul #2 on Billy Puleo, team foul #4 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (SF) Samuel Winters | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger (SF), William Larimer (C) Frank Moline, Noel Armstrong | |
| 08:03 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 08:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer hits the follow up shot | 76-60 |
| 07:36 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Holley | 78-60 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Mack (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Merino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Elijah Perry (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Puleo (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Hurst (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Dollinger (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason McClatcher (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Larimer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason McClatcher and the foul's on Billy Puleo - foul #3 on Billy Puleo, team foul #5 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG), James Albert (PF), Richard Neely (C) Philip Holley, Elijah Perry, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Schiro (PG), Michael Haley (SF), Walter Fowler (PF) Paul Rhodes, James Dollinger, Jason McClatcher | |
| 07:21 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer makes the free throw | 78-63 |
| 07:12 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely hits the finger roll | 80-63 |
| 06:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Albert - foul #3 on James Albert, team foul #6 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF) Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG), Noel Armstrong (C) Shane Hurst, William Larimer | |
| 06:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 06:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 06:43 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-65 |
| 06:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Neely swats the layup by Michael Haley | 80-65 |
| 06:22 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters grabs the board | 80-65 |
| 06:20 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schiro - foul #5 on Thomas Schiro, team foul #11 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst (SG), James Dollinger (SF) Thomas Schiro, Michael Haley | |
| 06:20 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 06:20 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 05:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst is called for traveling | 82-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Elijah Perry (PF) Joseph Merino, Richard Neely | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline (PF) Walter Fowler | |
| 05:43 | Howard Payne | James Albert comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 82-65 |
| 05:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes gets the rebound | 82-65 |
| 05:36 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-65 |
| 05:34 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard grabs the board | 82-65 |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Noel Armstrong - foul #5 on Noel Armstrong, team foul #12 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG), Billy Puleo (C) Anthony Leonard, James Albert | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Michael Haley (SF), Jason McClatcher (PF), William Larimer (C) James Dollinger, Frank Moline, Noel Armstrong | |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 05:12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 84-65 |
| 05:11 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo pulls down the rebound | 84-65 |
| 04:53 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack is fouled on the floor by Shane Hurst - foul #4 on Shane Hurst, team foul #13 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (SF) Samuel Winters | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SG) Shane Hurst | |
| 04:53 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 04:53 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 04:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer grabs the board | 85-65 |
| 04:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Rhodes | 85-67 |
| 04:31 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is hacked by Michael Haley - foul #2 on Michael Haley, team foul #14 | 85-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | James Albert (PF), Richard Neely (C) Elijah Perry, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger (SF), Walter Fowler (PF) Michael Haley, Jason McClatcher | |
| 04:31 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 04:31 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| 04:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG) Philip Holley | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 04:13 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 87-67 |
| 04:11 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 87-67 |
| 04:07 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 87-67 |
| 04:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady snags the offensive board | 87-67 |
| 04:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Rhodes | 87-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Howard Payne | James Albert buries a shot from close range set up by Anthony Leonard | 89-69 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Joseph Merino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Leonard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Mack (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Albert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Neely (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Rhodes (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Cady (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dollinger (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Larimer (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler lays it up and in | 89-71 |
| 02:59 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely scores on a jump hook from the left block | 91-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-71 |
| 02:37 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely pulls down the rebound | 91-71 |
| 02:32 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino is hacked by Paul Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #15 | 91-71 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst (SG), Michael Haley (SF), Jason McClatcher (PF), Frank Moline (C) Mike Cady, James Dollinger, Walter Fowler, William Larimer | |
| 02:32 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 1st free throw | 92-71 |
| 02:32 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 2nd free throw | 93-71 |
| 02:13 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 93-71 |
| 02:12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher grabs the offensive rebound | 93-71 |
| 02:04 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline lays it in | 93-73 |
| 01:49 | Howard Payne | Frank Moline steps in front of the Joseph Merino pass | 93-73 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 93-73 |
| 01:43 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher grabs the offensive rebound | 93-73 |
| 01:38 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Albert - foul #4 on James Albert, team foul #7 | 93-73 |
| 01:38 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 93-74 |
| 01:38 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason McClatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 93-74 |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 93-74 |
| 01:20 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Leonard | 95-74 |
| 00:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes is hacked by James Albert - foul #5 on James Albert, team foul #8 | 95-74 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry (PF) James Albert | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer (C) Jason McClatcher | |
| 00:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 95-74 |
| 00:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Larimer grabs the offensive rebound | 95-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Elijah Perry takes the ball from Paul Rhodes | 95-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino is hacked by Paul Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #16 | 95-74 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Dollinger (PG) Paul Rhodes | |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 1st free throw | 96-74 |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino misses the 2nd free throw | 96-74 |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 96-74 |
| 00:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard is hacked by Shane Hurst - foul #5 on Shane Hurst, team foul #17 | 96-74 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SG) Shane Hurst | |
| 00:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 97-74 |
| 00:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 98-74 |
| 00:25 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Frank Moline connects on the runner from the left block | 98-76 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino runs out the clock | 98-76 |