| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Andrew Grim (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Sawyer | 35-42 |
| 19:30 | Harding | Andrew Grim knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 19:02 | Harding | Ryan Wells misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-44 |
| 19:00 | Harding | Walter Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:50 | Harding | Fred Coppa can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Sawyer - foul #3 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF) Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 18:50 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:50 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 41-46 |
| 18:25 | Harding | Andrew Grim clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Caceres - foul #2 on Paul Caceres, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| 18:25 | Harding | Andrew Grim makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:25 | Harding | Andrew Grim makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the dunk | 41-48 |
| 18:02 | Harding | Fred Coppa pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:53 | Harding | Andrew Grim clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 17:52 | Harding | Walter Walton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:35 | Harding | Andrew Grim misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Carl Chan (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), John Hunter (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Andrew Grim, Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Walter Walton, Ryan Wells | |
| 17:00 | Harding | John Hunter is fouled on the floor by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 16:48 | Harding | Christopher Bixler is hacked by Bennie Melton - foul #1 on Bennie Melton, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 16:36 | Harding | Christopher Bixler connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Pugh | 41-50 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 15:55 | Harding | Christopher Bixler knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Servantes | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Paul Servantes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Chan (fresh) SF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hunter (fresh) C - Christopher Bixler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Servantes - foul #1 on Paul Servantes, team foul #1 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF) Walter Hall, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Harding | Andrew Grim (PG), Fred Coppa (SF), Walter Walton (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Paul Servantes, Ronald Pugh, John Hunter, Christopher Bixler | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:19 | Harding | Andrew Grim clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman lays it up and in | 47-52 |
| 14:37 | Harding | Andrew Grim buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Ryan Wells | 47-54 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman travels with the ball | 47-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (SG), Christopher Bixler (C) Carl Chan, Ryan Wells | |
| 14:03 | Harding | Andrew Grim clanks a floater from the left side | 47-54 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Christopher Bixler swats the shot by Marvin Sawyer | 47-54 |
| 13:46 | Harding | Walter Walton snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 13:40 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Ronald Pugh (SF) Andrew Grim, Fred Coppa | |
| 13:27 | Harding | A charge is called on Christopher Bixler - foul #1 on Christopher Bixler, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF) Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is hacked by Paul Servantes - foul #2 on Paul Servantes, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG) Walter Hall | |
| Subs | Harding | Ryan Wells (C) Walter Walton | |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 12:30 | Harding | Paul Servantes clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-54 |
| 12:28 | Harding | Ronald Pugh gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:07 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-54 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Pugh - foul #1 on Ronald Pugh, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Paul Caceres, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Harding | Andrew Grim (PG), Carl Chan (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), Walter Walton (PF) Paul Servantes, Raymond Huggins, Ronald Pugh, Christopher Bixler | |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:47 | Harding | Andrew Grim clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Andrew Grim (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Chan (fresh) SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. C - Ryan Wells (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Walter Walton is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Walter Walton, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp | |
| Subs | Harding | John Hunter (PF) Ryan Wells | |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Chad Stier | 53-54 |
| 10:52 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Tolman - foul #3 on Mike Tolman, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (SG), Christopher Bixler (C) Carl Chan, John Hunter | |
| 10:52 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:52 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:52 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 3rd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 10:29 | Harding | Raymond Huggins grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 10:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 53-56 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 10:08 | Harding | Walter Walton snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:58 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Fred Coppa steals it from Ronald Cull | 53-58 |
| 09:34 | Harding | Raymond Huggins lays it in on a great pass from Fred Coppa | 53-60 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Marvin Sawyer | 56-60 |
| 08:57 | Harding | Christopher Bixler knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Andrew Grim | 56-62 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Huggins - foul #3 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Carl Chan (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), John Hunter (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Andrew Grim, Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Walter Walton, Christopher Bixler | |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:33 | Harding | Ronald Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 08:20 | Harding | Paul Servantes knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pugh - foul #2 on Ronald Pugh, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:04 | Harding | The rebound goes to Ryan Wells | 57-64 |
| 07:37 | Harding | Ryan Wells misses short on a shot from the right block | 57-64 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Paul Servantes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Chan (fresh) SF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hunter (fresh) C - Ryan Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pugh - foul #3 on Ronald Pugh, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:51 | Harding | John Hunter hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 06:51 | Harding | John Hunter makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton can't connect on a shot in the lane | 59-67 |
| 06:29 | Harding | John Hunter pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 06:03 | Harding | John Hunter knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Ryan Wells | 59-69 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is hacked by Carl Chan - foul #2 on Carl Chan, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Harding | Andrew Grim (PG), Raymond Huggins (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), Walter Walton (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Paul Servantes, Carl Chan, Ronald Pugh, John Hunter, Ryan Wells | |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:37 | Harding | Walter Walton's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Jaramillo | 61-69 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 61-69 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull's pass is intercepted by Fred Coppa | 61-69 |
| 04:52 | Harding | Marvin Sawyer steals the ball from Fred Coppa | 61-69 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Sawyer | 63-69 |
| 04:18 | Harding | Fred Coppa connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Grim | 63-72 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is hacked by Andrew Grim - foul #2 on Andrew Grim, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Rick Clapp (SF) Robert Moore, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Harding | Ryan Wells (C) Christopher Bixler | |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 04:05 | Harding | The rebound goes to Fred Coppa | 63-72 |
| 04:00 | Harding | Andrew Grim can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-72 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the board | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-72 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the tip | 63-72 |
| 03:49 | Harding | Raymond Huggins gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-72 |
| 03:41 | Harding | Walter Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 03:22 | Harding | Andrew Grim hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Huggins | 63-75 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Andrew Grim (fresh) 24 pts. 7 ast. SG - Raymond Huggins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo knocks in the shot from the right side | 65-75 |
| 03:04 | Harding | Andrew Grim clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the board | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-75 |
| 02:44 | Harding | Raymond Huggins gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Rick Clapp - foul #2 on Rick Clapp, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Ronald Pugh (SF), John Hunter (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Andrew Grim, Fred Coppa, Walter Walton, Ryan Wells | |
| 02:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer gets the rebound | 65-76 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| 01:55 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 67-76 |
| 01:55 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Walter Hall, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Harding | Andrew Grim (PG), Fred Coppa (SF), Walter Walton (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Paul Servantes, Ronald Pugh, John Hunter, Christopher Bixler | |
| 01:34 | Harding | Fred Coppa buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Sawyer | 67-79 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Ryan Wells takes the ball from Ronald Cull | 67-79 |
| 01:00 | Harding | Andrew Grim misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-79 |
| 00:50 | Harding | The rebound goes to Fred Coppa | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Harding | Paul Caceres is called for the reach on Andrew Grim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Caceres, team foul #9 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), John Hunter (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Walter Walton, Ryan Wells | |
| 00:48 | Harding | Andrew Grim makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:48 | Harding | Andrew Grim makes the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is whistled for traveling | 67-81 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG) Andrew Grim | |
| 00:20 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-81 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 67-81 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Robert Moore scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Tolman | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Paul Servantes runs out the clock | 69-81 |