| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) SG - Donald Douglass (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Wade Hoffman (fresh) SG - David Talbert (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Alfred Wiseman (fresh) C - Robert Ledger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Robert Ledger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Harding | Wade Hoffman hits a floater from close range set up by Alfred Wiseman | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Harding | James Johnson takes the ball from Robert Lee | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson can't throw it down | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Harding | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Harding | Robert Lee misses the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass's pass is intercepted by Alfred Wiseman | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Harding | David Talbert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jordan | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow is fouled on the floor by Wade Hoffman - foul #1 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Ledger is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Ledger, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Harding | Wade Hoffman is open and buries a turnaround from the right block | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Harding | David Talbert is fouled on the floor by John Chow - foul #1 on John Chow, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood (C) Lonnie Jordan | |
| Subs | Harding | Everett Anderson (PG), Jared Liddell (SF), Tim Choy (PF), Rick Livingston (C) Wade Hoffman, Robert Lee, Alfred Wiseman, Robert Ledger | |
| 16:29 | Harding | Tim Choy misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Liddell | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Harding | Everett Anderson connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Harding | Tim Choy snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fairly fresh) C - David Yearwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Everett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Talbert (fairly fresh) SF - Jared Liddell (fresh) PF - Tim Choy (fresh) C - Rick Livingston (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Harding | David Talbert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:39 | Harding | Tim Choy grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Harding | David Talbert shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rickey Starr hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Chow | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Harding | David Talbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:32 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Tim Choy denies the turnaround by David Yearwood | 6-9 |
| 14:30 | Harding | Everett Anderson pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:15 | Harding | Tim Choy clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Rickey Starr - foul #1 on Rickey Starr, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), James Varnum (SG), John Harris (SF), Shane Heyward (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) John Chow, Donald Douglass, James Johnson, Rickey Starr, David Yearwood | |
| Subs | Harding | Wade Hoffman (PG), Steve William (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Robert Ledger (C) Everett Anderson, David Talbert, Jared Liddell, Rick Livingston | |
| 14:15 | Harding | Tim Choy makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:15 | Harding | Tim Choy misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:15 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:56 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Harris | 8-10 |
| 13:35 | Harding | Wade Hoffman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Val Dietrich, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Harding | Alfred Wiseman (PF) Tim Choy | |
| 12:58 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Wade Hoffman | 8-14 |
| 12:35 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:34 | Harding | Robert Ledger gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:23 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 12:21 | Harding | Robert Ledger hits the follow up shot | 8-16 |
| 12:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 12:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Varnum (fresh) SF - John Harris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Wade Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve William (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Alfred Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Ledger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman hits the finger roll | 10-18 |
| 11:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Heyward | 13-18 |
| 11:07 | Harding | Robert Lee drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve William | 13-20 |
| 10:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan's layup is rejected by Robert Ledger | 13-20 |
| 10:55 | Harding | Robert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:49 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Steve William | 13-22 |
| 10:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan is fouled on the floor by Robert Ledger - foul #2 on Robert Ledger, team foul #3 | 13-22 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG), Donald Douglass (SG), James Johnson (SF), Rickey Starr (PF), David Yearwood (C) Val Dietrich, James Varnum, John Harris, Shane Heyward, Lonnie Jordan | |
| Subs | Harding | Everett Anderson (PG), David Talbert (SG), Jared Liddell (SF), Tim Choy (PF), Rick Livingston (C) Wade Hoffman, Steve William, Robert Lee, Alfred Wiseman, Robert Ledger | |
| 10:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Douglass | 16-22 |
| 10:18 | Harding | David Talbert is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 16-22 |
| 10:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the jumper in the paint | 18-22 |
| 09:33 | Harding | David Talbert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| 09:33 | Harding | David Talbert misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:33 | Harding | David Talbert makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:33 | Harding | David Talbert makes the 3rd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Harding | Wade Hoffman (PG), Alfred Wiseman (PF) Everett Anderson, Tim Choy | |
| 08:49 | Harding | Wade Hoffman clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Chow - foul #2 on John Chow, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (PG), Lonnie Jordan (C) John Chow, David Yearwood | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Lee (SF) Jared Liddell | |
| 08:49 | Harding | Wade Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:49 | Harding | Wade Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | A charge is called on Rickey Starr - foul #2 on Rickey Starr, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward (PF) Rickey Starr | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 08:15 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| 08:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Harding | Tim Choy (PF) Alfred Wiseman | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Val Dietrich (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Shane Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Wade Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Talbert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Choy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Livingston (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Harding | Wade Hoffman is hacked by Val Dietrich - foul #2 on Val Dietrich, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (PG), John Harris (SF) Val Dietrich, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 07:45 | Harding | Wade Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 07:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass loses the ball out of bounds | 18-26 |
| 07:16 | Harding | David Talbert makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wade Hoffman | 18-29 |
| 07:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rick Livingston - foul #1 on Rick Livingston, team foul #4 | 18-29 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | David Yearwood (C) Lonnie Jordan | |
| Subs | Harding | Everett Anderson (PG), Steve William (SG), Jared Liddell (SF) Wade Hoffman, David Talbert, Robert Lee | |
| 07:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:49 | Harding | Steve William hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Everett Anderson | 20-32 |
| 06:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-32 |
| 06:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 06:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward misses the jump hook from the left block | 20-32 |
| 06:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 06:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris is fouled on the floor by Jared Liddell - foul #1 on Jared Liddell, team foul #5 | 20-32 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson (SF), Jarvis Delaughter (PF), Lonnie Jordan (C) Donald Douglass, Shane Heyward, David Yearwood | |
| Subs | Harding | Wade Hoffman (PG), David Talbert (SG), Alfred Wiseman (PF), Robert Ledger (C) Everett Anderson, Steve William, Tim Choy, Rick Livingston | |
| 05:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Jarvis Delaughter can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 05:44 | Harding | Wade Hoffman grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 05:16 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Varnum - foul #1 on James Varnum, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Lee (SF) Jared Liddell | |
| 05:16 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:16 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-33 |
| 04:57 | Harding | Wade Hoffman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 04:55 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Jarvis Delaughter | 20-33 |
| 04:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Wiseman | 20-33 |
| 04:30 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:16 | Harding | Wade Hoffman is hacked by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #9 | 20-33 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass (SG), Shane Heyward (PF), David Yearwood (C) James Varnum, Jarvis Delaughter, Lonnie Jordan | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 04:16 | Harding | Wade Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:16 | Harding | Wade Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Harris and the foul's on David Talbert - foul #1 on David Talbert, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow (PG), Rickey Starr (PF) John Harris, Shane Heyward | |
| Subs | Harding | Everett Anderson (PG) Wade Hoffman | |
| 04:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass makes the free throw | 23-35 |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - John Chow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Douglass (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Rickey Starr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Yearwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Everett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Talbert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ledger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman misses the wide open jumper from close range | 23-35 |
| 03:39 | Harding | Everett Anderson can't tip it in | 23-35 |
| 03:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 03:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Harding | Tim Choy (PF) Alfred Wiseman | |
| 03:19 | Harding | Tim Choy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rickey Starr - foul #3 on Rickey Starr, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward (PF) Rickey Starr | |
| Subs | Harding | Steve William (SG), Rick Livingston (C) David Talbert, Robert Ledger | |
| 03:19 | Harding | Tim Choy makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:19 | Harding | Tim Choy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson lays it in on a great pass from John Chow and the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 25-37 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan (C) David Yearwood | |
| Subs | Harding | Wade Hoffman (PG) Everett Anderson | |
| 03:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:43 | Harding | Steve William is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steve William, team foul #8 | 26-37 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Harding | Jared Liddell (SF) Robert Lee | |
| 02:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Chow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 02:20 | Harding | Tim Choy snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 02:05 | Harding | Wade Hoffman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Chow - foul #3 on John Chow, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Varnum (SG), John Harris (SF) John Chow, Donald Douglass | |
| Subs | Harding | David Talbert (SG), Alfred Wiseman (PF), Robert Ledger (C) Steve William, Tim Choy, Rick Livingston | |
| 02:05 | Harding | Wade Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:05 | Harding | Wade Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Harris | 26-38 |
| 01:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on David Talbert - foul #2 on David Talbert, team foul #9 | 26-38 |
| 01:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:33 | Harding | Wade Hoffman is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 01:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Lonnie Jordan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Alfred Wiseman's floater is tipped away by Shane Heyward | 29-40 |
| 00:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Val Dietrich knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 00:18 | Harding | Wade Hoffman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-40 |
| 00:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 00:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Shane Heyward steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-40 |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Douglass (SG), James Johnson (SF), Jarvis Delaughter (PF), David Yearwood (C) James Varnum, John Harris, Shane Heyward, Lonnie Jordan | |
| Subs | Harding | Everett Anderson (PG), Robert Lee (SF), Tim Choy (PF), Rick Livingston (C) Wade Hoffman, Jared Liddell, Alfred Wiseman, Robert Ledger | |
| 00:01 | Harding | James Johnson steals the ball from David Talbert | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Johnson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-40 |