| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Westendorf (fresh) SG - Cecil Hightower (fresh) SF - Steven Gibbons (fresh) PF - Robert Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Michael Sieben (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fresh) SG - Robert Pope (fresh) SF - Wayne Hawkins (fresh) PF - Joseph Snyder (fresh) C - John Coakley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Snyder - foul #1 on Joseph Snyder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Howard Payne | Steven Gibbons misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Wayne Hawkins | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Robert Pope | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower is hacked by John Coakley - foul #1 on John Coakley, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Howard Payne | Robert Pope steps in front of the Michael Sieben pass | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder's layup is rejected by Robert Fitzgerald | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf connects on the runner from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Coakley - foul #2 on John Coakley, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Kyle Kyzer (SG), Christopher Bauer (SF), David Edinger (PF) Larry Westendorf, Cecil Hightower, Steven Gibbons, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Albert Linberg (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Stanton Harper (PF), Joshua Boyer (C) Adolph Rathburn, Robert Pope, Wayne Hawkins, Joseph Snyder, John Coakley | |
| 17:43 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen is hacked by Josh Benson - foul #1 on Josh Benson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Mason (C) Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 17:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Stanton Harper hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | David Edinger grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kyle Kyzer | 10-6 |
| 16:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Bauer - foul #1 on Christopher Bauer, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush (PG), Cecil Hightower (SG), David Sloan (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), Michael Sieben (C) Josh Benson, Kyle Kyzer, Christopher Bauer, David Edinger, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Neil Landwehr (PF) Steven Jensen, Albert Linberg, Stanton Harper | |
| 16:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-6 |
| 16:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Solomon Rush (fresh) SG - Cecil Hightower (fairly fresh) SF - David Sloan (fresh) PF - Robert Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) C - Michael Sieben (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Pope (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Landwehr (fresh) C - Joshua Boyer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben drills a turnaround from the right block set up by David Sloan and he's hacked by Neil Landwehr - foul #1 on Neil Landwehr, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), Christopher Bauer (SF) Cecil Hightower, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | David Logston (SF), Joseph Snyder (PF) Robert Johnson, Neil Landwehr | |
| 15:31 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:31 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Joseph Snyder | 12-8 |
| 15:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adolph Rathburn and the foul's on David Sloan - foul #1 on David Sloan, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Kyle Kyzer (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), David Edinger (C) Larry Westendorf, Solomon Rush, David Sloan, Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Albert Linberg (SG), Stanton Harper (C) Adolph Rathburn, Robert Pope, Joshua Boyer | |
| 14:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:39 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 14:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen's pass is intercepted by Kyle Kyzer in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 14:17 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer travels with the ball | 14-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), Steven Gibbons (SF), Russell Mason (C) Josh Benson, Christopher Bauer, David Edinger | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins (SF) David Logston | |
| 14:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Steven Gibbons - foul #1 on Steven Gibbons, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| 13:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 14-11 |
| 13:54 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Kyle Kyzer | 14-11 |
| 13:35 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 13:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Russell Mason swats the short shot by Joseph Snyder | 14-11 |
| 13:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Mason - foul #1 on Russell Mason, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Solomon Rush (SG), Christopher Bauer (SF), David Edinger (PF), David Sloan (C) Larry Westendorf, Kyle Kyzer, Steven Gibbons, Robert Fitzgerald, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Neil Landwehr (PF), Joshua Boyer (C) Steven Jensen, Albert Linberg, Joseph Snyder, Stanton Harper | |
| 13:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:32 | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer banks in the layup set up by Josh Benson | 16-13 |
| 12:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Neil Landwehr misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-13 |
| 12:02 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Josh Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Solomon Rush (fresh) SF - Christopher Bauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Edinger (fairly fresh) C - David Sloan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Landwehr (fresh) C - Joshua Boyer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Howard Payne | David Sloan hits the finger roll | 18-13 |
| 11:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), Cecil Hightower (SG), Steven Gibbons (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), Michael Sieben (C) Josh Benson, Solomon Rush, Christopher Bauer, David Edinger, David Sloan | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson (SF) Wayne Hawkins | |
| 11:29 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 11:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Gibbons is called for the reach on Adolph Rathburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Gibbons, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer (SF) Steven Gibbons | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder (PF) Neil Landwehr | |
| 11:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Adolph Rathburn | 18-15 |
| 10:51 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 10:49 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben tips it back up and in | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn misses the easy layup | 20-15 |
| 10:24 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:09 | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-15 |
| 10:07 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben tips it back up and in | 22-15 |
| 09:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 22-15 |
| 09:44 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:24 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben drills a jump hook from the right block | 24-15 |
| 09:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn hits a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Pope and he's hacked by Larry Westendorf - foul #1 on Larry Westendorf, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Kyle Kyzer (SG), David Sloan (SF), David Edinger (PF), Russell Mason (C) Larry Westendorf, Cecil Hightower, Christopher Bauer, Robert Fitzgerald, Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg (SG), David Logston (SF), Neil Landwehr (PF), Stanton Harper (C) Robert Pope, Robert Johnson, Joseph Snyder, Joshua Boyer | |
| 09:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Neil Landwehr steals the ball from Russell Mason | 24-18 |
| 08:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Neil Landwehr knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Linberg | 24-20 |
| 08:38 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 08:36 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Stanton Harper - foul #1 on Stanton Harper, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Wayne Hawkins (SF) Adolph Rathburn, David Logston | |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Neil Landwehr misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Josh Benson - foul #2 on Josh Benson, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush (SG), Christopher Bauer (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (PF) Josh Benson, David Sloan, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 08:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Neil Landwehr makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Neil Landwehr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:06 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Kyzer and the foul's on Steven Jensen - foul #1 on Steven Jensen, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| 08:06 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush misses the free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Stanton Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 07:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 27-22 |
| 07:47 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Robert Fitzgerald | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Solomon Rush (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Kyzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Fitzgerald (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Edinger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Steven Jensen (fresh) SG - Albert Linberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Landwehr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanton Harper (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer is fouled on the floor by Albert Linberg - foul #1 on Albert Linberg, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben (C) David Edinger | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | David Logston (SF), Joseph Snyder (PF) Wayne Hawkins, Neil Landwehr | |
| 07:42 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:42 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Robert Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower (SG) Kyle Kyzer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson (SF), Joshua Boyer (C) David Logston, Stanton Harper | |
| 07:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:00 | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-24 |
| 06:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen's pass is intercepted by Cecil Hightower in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 06:56 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower lays it in | 33-24 |
| 06:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen is hacked by Cecil Hightower in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Hightower, team foul #10 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), David Sloan (SF), Russell Mason (PF) Solomon Rush, Christopher Bauer, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope (SG) Albert Linberg | |
| 06:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:42 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 06:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 06:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Steven Jensen | 33-27 |
| 06:10 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason misses the easy layup | 33-27 |
| 06:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 06:06 | Hardin-Simmons | David Sloan is called for the reach on Robert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Sloan, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Christopher Bauer (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), David Edinger (C) David Sloan, Russell Mason, Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Wayne Hawkins (SG), Neil Landwehr (PF), Stanton Harper (C) Steven Jensen, Robert Pope, Joseph Snyder, Joshua Boyer | |
| 06:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:49 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 05:48 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 33-29 |
| 05:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Larry Westendorf in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 05:27 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer (PG), Solomon Rush (SG) Larry Westendorf, Cecil Hightower | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Neil Landwehr makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Adolph Rathburn | 33-31 |
| 04:48 | Howard Payne | Wayne Hawkins denies the turnaround by Christopher Bauer | 33-31 |
| 04:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Stanton Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Solomon Rush picks off the pass by Albert Linberg in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 04:42 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush lays it in | 35-31 |
| 04:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Fitzgerald | 35-31 |
| 04:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 04:26 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Robert Fitzgerald | 35-31 |
| 04:21 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush is hacked by Albert Linberg - foul #2 on Albert Linberg, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower (SG), Russell Mason (PF), Michael Sieben (C) Kyle Kyzer, Robert Fitzgerald, David Edinger | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Robert Pope (SG), David Logston (SF), Joseph Snyder (PF), Joshua Boyer (C) Adolph Rathburn, Albert Linberg, Wayne Hawkins, Neil Landwehr, Stanton Harper | |
| 04:21 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:21 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer is hacked by Christopher Bauer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Bauer, team foul #12 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), David Edinger (PF) Solomon Rush, Christopher Bauer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 04:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 04:08 | Howard Payne | David Edinger can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-32 |
| 04:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 04:04 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 03:54 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Steven Gibbons (SF), David Sloan (C) Larry Westendorf, David Edinger, Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley (C) Joshua Boyer | |
| 03:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder is hacked by Josh Benson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josh Benson, team foul #13 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), Michael Sieben (C) Josh Benson, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 03:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:39 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 03:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Larry Westendorf (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Cecil Hightower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Gibbons (fresh) PF - David Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Sieben (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Steven Jensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pope (tiring) 2 ast. SF - David Logston (fresh) PF - Joseph Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Coakley (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley blows the layup | 37-34 |
| 03:24 | Howard Payne | David Sloan pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 03:19 | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 03:18 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 03:05 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 03:04 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 02:39 | Howard Payne | David Logston steps in front of the Michael Sieben pass | 37-34 |
| 02:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Steven Jensen and he's fouled by Michael Sieben - foul #1 on Michael Sieben, team foul #14 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer (PG), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), Russell Mason (C) Larry Westendorf, David Sloan, Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Albert Linberg (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Steven Jensen, Robert Pope, David Logston | |
| 02:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:10 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 01:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 40-37 |
| 01:51 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:16 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 01:15 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 01:03 | Howard Payne | Cecil Hightower banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Mason | 42-37 |
| 00:46 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley is fouled on the floor by Cecil Hightower - foul #2 on Cecil Hightower, team foul #15 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Westendorf (PG), Solomon Rush (SG), Christopher Bauer (SF), David Edinger (PF), Michael Sieben (C) Kyle Kyzer, Cecil Hightower, Steven Gibbons, Robert Fitzgerald, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Wayne Hawkins (SF), Stanton Harper (PF) Adolph Rathburn, Albert Linberg, Robert Johnson, Joseph Snyder | |
| 00:46 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:46 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:34 | Howard Payne | Michael Sieben's fadeaway is rejected by Stanton Harper | 42-39 |
| 00:33 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Robert Pope | 42-39 |
| 00:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 00:12 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Hawkins | 42-39 |
| 00:04 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Sloan (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (PF) Christopher Bauer, Michael Sieben | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer (C) John Coakley | |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | David Sloan misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-39 |