| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Keith Shrader (fresh) SG - Joseph Nichols (fresh) SF - John Navarre (fresh) PF - Irvin Ashman (fresh) C - John Austin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Terry Walker (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Dorado (fresh) SF - Ryan Furr (fresh) PF - Adam Elliot (fresh) C - Terry Lesage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | E. Central | John Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | E. Central | Keith Shrader is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | E. Central | John Navarre snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | E. Central | John Austin's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Dorado | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker is fouled on the floor by Keith Shrader - foul #1 on Keith Shrader, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Abilene Christian | John Austin is called for the reach on Ryan Furr - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage is fouled on the floor by John Austin - foul #2 on John Austin, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | E. Central | Eddie Elliott (C) John Austin | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 18:04 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Abilene Christian | Adam Elliot grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage knocks in the floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | E. Central | Keith Shrader misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | E. Central | John Navarre shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ryan Furr - foul #1 on Ryan Furr, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | E. Central | John Navarre makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | E. Central | John Navarre misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | Abilene Christian | Adam Elliot gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:03 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 1-2 |
| 17:02 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr tips it in | 1-4 |
| 16:38 | E. Central | Irvin Ashman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-4 |
| 16:37 | E. Central | Keith Shrader tips it in | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | Abilene Christian | Adam Elliot hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 3-4 |
| 16:09 | E. Central | Irvin Ashman snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | E. Central | Adam Elliot blocks the short jumper by John Navarre | 3-4 |
| 16:03 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr grabs the board | 3-4 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Keith Shrader (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Nichols (fresh) SF - John Navarre (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Irvin Ashman (fresh) C - Eddie Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Terry Walker (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Dorado (fresh) SF - Ryan Furr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Elliot (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Lesage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker misses long on a jumper in the lane | 3-4 |
| 15:45 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 15:43 | E. Central | Keith Shrader pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:38 | E. Central | Keith Shrader hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 15:36 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:30 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:29 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:24 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage slams it home on a great pass from Ryan Furr and he's hacked by Keith Shrader - foul #2 on Keith Shrader, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Thompson (PG), John Quirk (SG), Robert Bozeman (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Keith Shrader, Joseph Nichols, John Navarre, Irvin Ashman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 15:24 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:57 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Walker - foul #1 on Terry Walker, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 14:57 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:57 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:35 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Geoffrey Dorado | 4-10 |
| 14:30 | E. Central | John Thompson's floater is knocked away by Terry Lesage | 4-10 |
| 14:29 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:14 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado loses the dribble to Thomas Jones | 4-10 |
| 13:52 | E. Central | Thomas Jones clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Adam Elliot - foul #1 on Adam Elliot, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | E. Central | Joseph Nichols (SG), Irvin Ashman (PF) John Quirk, Eddie Elliott | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank (PG), Jeff Lamberson (PF), Steven King (C) Terry Walker, Adam Elliot, Terry Lesage | |
| 13:52 | E. Central | Thomas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:52 | E. Central | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:52 | Abilene Christian | Steven King gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:33 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr buries a driving attempt in the paint | 4-12 |
| 13:16 | E. Central | Joseph Nichols connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Irvin Ashman | 7-12 |
| 12:53 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 12:52 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:46 | E. Central | Joseph Nichols scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:32 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 12:31 | E. Central | Irvin Ashman grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman is whistled for a carry | 10-12 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Navarre (SF), Eddie Elliott (C) Robert Bozeman, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG), Kevin Carlson (SG), Trevor Carter (SF), Adam Elliot (PF), Terry Lesage (C) Bobby Blank, Geoffrey Dorado, Ryan Furr, Jeff Lamberson, Steven King | |
| 12:09 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker loses the dribble to Eddie Elliott | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | E. Central | John Thompson hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-12 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Navarre (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Irvin Ashman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Elliott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Terry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Carlson (fresh) SF - Trevor Carter (fresh) PF - Adam Elliot (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Lesage (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:33 | Abilene Christian | Trevor Carter tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott is hacked by Kevin Carlson - foul #1 on Kevin Carlson, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Quirk (SG) Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado (SG) Kevin Carlson | |
| 11:19 | E. Central | John Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-14 |
| 11:17 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | Abilene Christian | Irvin Ashman is called for the reach on Adam Elliot - foul #1 on Irvin Ashman, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr (SF) Trevor Carter | |
| 10:47 | Abilene Christian | John Navarre steals it from Ryan Furr | 12-14 |
| 10:32 | E. Central | Irvin Ashman hits a shot from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 10:10 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker loses the dribble to Irvin Ashman | 14-14 |
| 09:56 | E. Central | John Navarre double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 14-14 |
| Subs | E. Central | Joseph Nichols (SG), Robert Bozeman (SF), Thomas Jones (C) John Quirk, John Navarre, Eddie Elliott | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank (PG), Jeff Lamberson (PF), Steven King (C) Terry Walker, Adam Elliot, Terry Lesage | |
| 09:37 | Abilene Christian | Jeff Lamberson throws it down on a nice dish by Ryan Furr and he's hacked by Irvin Ashman - foul #2 on Irvin Ashman, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | E. Central | Eddie Elliott (C) Irvin Ashman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 09:37 | Abilene Christian | Jeff Lamberson makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:16 | E. Central | Ryan Furr picks off the pass by John Thompson | 14-17 |
| 08:52 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Navarre (SF) Robert Bozeman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kevin Carlson (SG), Adam Elliot (PF) Geoffrey Dorado, Jeff Lamberson | |
| 08:52 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:52 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:52 | Abilene Christian | Adam Elliot gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:36 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Bobby Blank | 14-20 |
| 08:10 | E. Central | Thomas Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Adam Elliot - foul #2 on Adam Elliot, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG), Trevor Carter (SF), Jeff Lamberson (PF), Terry Lesage (C) Bobby Blank, Ryan Furr, Adam Elliot, Steven King | |
| 08:10 | E. Central | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:10 | E. Central | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:53 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Trevor Carter | 16-22 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Navarre (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Elliott (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Terry Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Carlson (fresh) SF - Trevor Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Lamberson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Lesage (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | E. Central | John Navarre is hacked by Trevor Carter - foul #1 on Trevor Carter, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Quirk (SG) Joseph Nichols | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado (SG) Kevin Carlson | |
| 07:24 | E. Central | John Navarre misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 07:22 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:17 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 07:15 | Abilene Christian | Trevor Carter gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:56 | Abilene Christian | John Thompson is called for the reach on Terry Walker - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | E. Central | Keith Shrader (PG), Robert Bozeman (SF) John Thompson, John Navarre | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr (SF) Trevor Carter | |
| 06:56 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:56 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:51 | E. Central | Keith Shrader works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Jones | 19-22 |
| 06:38 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 06:36 | E. Central | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:22 | E. Central | Terry Walker steps in front of the Robert Bozeman pass | 19-22 |
| 06:00 | Abilene Christian | Jeff Lamberson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 05:58 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:52 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage misses the easy layup | 19-22 |
| 05:50 | E. Central | John Quirk pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:43 | E. Central | Thomas Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 05:41 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:35 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeff Lamberson | 19-25 |
| 05:30 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Shrader | 21-25 |
| 05:08 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Terry Lesage and the foul's on Keith Shrader - foul #3 on Keith Shrader, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | E. Central | Joseph Nichols (SG), John Navarre (SF) John Quirk, Robert Bozeman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Adam Elliot (PF), Steven King (C) Jeff Lamberson, Terry Lesage | |
| 05:08 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:54 | E. Central | Keith Shrader misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 04:52 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:30 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 04:28 | E. Central | The rebound goes to John Navarre | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | E. Central | Thomas Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Steven King | 21-28 |
| 04:21 | E. Central | Thomas Jones tips it home | 23-28 |
| 04:07 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank (PG) Terry Walker | |
| 03:52 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Furr - foul #2 on Ryan Furr, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Thompson (PG), Irvin Ashman (PF) Keith Shrader, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kevin Carlson (SG), Trevor Carter (SF), Terry Lesage (C) Geoffrey Dorado, Ryan Furr, Steven King | |
| 03:52 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:52 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:52 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Navarre (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Ashman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Elliott (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Bobby Blank (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Carlson (fresh) SF - Trevor Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Elliot (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Lesage (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Carlson misses the tip | 24-28 |
| 03:23 | E. Central | Irvin Ashman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:18 | E. Central | Joseph Nichols is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Bobby Blank | 24-28 |
| 03:14 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank banks in the layup | 24-30 |
| 03:03 | E. Central | John Navarre can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 24-30 |
| 03:01 | E. Central | Joseph Nichols snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:42 | E. Central | Joseph Nichols misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 02:40 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:22 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Irvin Ashman - foul #3 on Irvin Ashman, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Quirk (SG), Robert Bozeman (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), John Austin (C) Joseph Nichols, John Navarre, Irvin Ashman, Eddie Elliott | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado (SG), Ryan Furr (SF) Kevin Carlson, Trevor Carter | |
| 02:22 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:22 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:22 | E. Central | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:20 | E. Central | John Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 02:04 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Lesage | 24-34 |
| 01:38 | E. Central | John Austin misses short on a runner from the right block | 24-34 |
| 01:36 | Abilene Christian | Bobby Blank gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:20 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage lays it up and in | 24-36 |
| 01:01 | E. Central | Robert Bozeman buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Quirk | 26-36 |
| 00:45 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Blank and he's fouled by John Austin - foul #3 on John Austin, team foul #11 | 26-38 |
| Subs | E. Central | Joseph Nichols (SG), Eddie Elliott (C) John Quirk, John Austin | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG), Jeff Lamberson (PF), Steven King (C) Bobby Blank, Adam Elliot, Terry Lesage | |
| 00:45 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Steven King - foul #1 on Steven King, team foul #8 | 26-39 |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:33 | E. Central | Eddie Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:15 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Jones blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Ryan Furr | 28-39 |
| 00:13 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Walker | 28-39 |
| 00:01 | Abilene Christian | Eddie Elliott is called for the reach on Steven King - foul #1 on Eddie Elliott, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Navarre (SF) Robert Bozeman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:01 | Abilene Christian | Steven King makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | Abilene Christian | Steven King misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | E. Central | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | E. Central | Thomas Jones misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |