| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Russell Graves (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Groesbeck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Gillingham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 19:14 | Wheaton | Joseph Snyder swats the short shot by Mark Marshall | 38-34 |
| 19:13 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:55 | Wheaton | Robert Pope picks off the pass by Mark Marshall | 38-34 |
| 18:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 18:21 | Wheaton | Mark Marshall double dribbles | 38-34 |
| 18:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Boyer and the foul's on Carl Groesbeck - foul #1 on Carl Groesbeck, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:39 | Wheaton | Russell Graves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 17:38 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Joseph Snyder | 41-34 |
| 17:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer's pass is intercepted by Carl Groesbeck | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Snyder - foul #1 on Joseph Snyder, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Albert Linberg (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Coakley (C) Adolph Rathburn, Robert Pope, Wayne Hawkins, Joshua Boyer | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Alan Lamas (PG) Russell Graves | |
| 16:52 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to John Coakley | 41-34 |
| 16:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Lamas picks off the pass by Albert Linberg | 41-34 |
| 16:29 | Wheaton | Mark Marshall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alan Lamas | 41-36 |
| 16:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Snyder | 43-36 |
| 16:03 | Wheaton | Mark Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stanton Harper (PF) Joseph Snyder | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Charles Brock (PF) Charles Gillingham | |
| 15:46 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley is hacked by Charles Brock - foul #1 on Charles Brock, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Joshua Boyer (C) Steven Jensen, Albert Linberg, John Coakley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jason Replogle (PG), Michael Sellers (SG) Alan Lamas, Mark Marshall | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanton Harper (fresh) C - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Jason Replogle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Sellers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Brock (fresh) C - Henry Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Jason Replogle takes the ball from Adolph Rathburn | 43-36 |
| 15:27 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Replogle | 43-38 |
| 15:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 15:08 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:51 | Wheaton | Jason Replogle misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 14:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Boyer | 46-38 |
| 14:08 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 14:07 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Adolph Rathburn | 46-38 |
| 13:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer is fouled on the floor by Jason Replogle - foul #4 on Jason Replogle, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), Albert Linberg (SG), Wayne Hawkins (SF), Joseph Snyder (PF), John Coakley (C) Adolph Rathburn, Robert Pope, Robert Johnson, Stanton Harper, Joshua Boyer | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Russell Graves (PG), Charles Gillingham (PF) Jason Replogle, Charles Brock | |
| 13:22 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Mark Marshall (SF) Carl Groesbeck | |
| 13:07 | Wheaton | Mark Marshall connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sellers | 46-41 |
| 12:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen makes the jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 12:28 | Wheaton | Russell Graves is hacked by Steven Jensen - foul #2 on Steven Jensen, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Mark Clemons (C) Henry Barnes | |
| 12:02 | Wheaton | Mark Marshall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 12:00 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 11:40 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Steven Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Linberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Coakley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Russell Graves (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Sellers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Gillingham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins can't finish the layup | 48-41 |
| 11:12 | Wheaton | Russell Graves snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 11:06 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 10:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 10:20 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 10:18 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham tips it in | 51-46 |
| 09:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Stanton Harper (PF), Joshua Boyer (C) Steven Jensen, Albert Linberg, Wayne Hawkins, Joseph Snyder, John Coakley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Alan Lamas (PG), Carl Groesbeck (SF), Charles Brock (PF), Henry Barnes (C) Russell Graves, Mark Marshall, Charles Gillingham, Mark Clemons | |
| 09:35 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 09:33 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 09:31 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Stanton Harper | 51-46 |
| 09:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Barnes - foul #3 on Henry Barnes, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| 09:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:50 | Wheaton | Alan Lamas makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Charles Brock | 53-48 |
| 08:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 08:26 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:21 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Lamas | 53-51 |
| 07:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Stanton Harper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Adolph Rathburn | 55-51 |
| 07:35 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes loses the dribble to Adolph Rathburn | 55-51 |
| 07:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn hits the finger roll | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanton Harper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Alan Lamas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Sellers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Brock (fresh) C - Henry Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Wheaton | Alan Lamas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg (SG), Wayne Hawkins (SF), Joseph Snyder (PF) Robert Pope, Robert Johnson, Stanton Harper | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jason Replogle (PG), Mark Marshall (SG), Charles Gillingham (PF) Alan Lamas, Michael Sellers, Charles Brock | |
| 06:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Jason Replogle is called for the reach on Adolph Rathburn - foul #5 on Jason Replogle, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Jensen (PG), John Coakley (C) Adolph Rathburn, Joshua Boyer | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Russell Graves (PG) Jason Replogle | |
| 06:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins blows the wide open layup | 57-51 |
| 06:18 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 06:06 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham blows the layup | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 05:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Albert Linberg makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Steven Jensen | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Graves | 59-54 |
| 04:55 | Hardin-Simmons | John Coakley connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Jensen | 61-54 |
| 04:43 | Wheaton | Steven Jensen picks off the pass by Carl Groesbeck | 61-54 |
| 04:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Joshua Boyer (C) Steven Jensen, Albert Linberg, John Coakley | |
| Subs | Wheaton | Michael Sellers (SG) Mark Marshall | |
| 04:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope's pass is intercepted by Charles Gillingham | 61-54 |
| 04:17 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 61-54 |
| 04:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Wayne Hawkins snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Pope | 64-54 |
| 03:37 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Boyer - foul #1 on Joshua Boyer, team foul #3 | 64-54 |
| 03:37 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:37 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 03:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 03:13 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Charles Gillingham | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Adolph Rathburn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Russell Graves (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Sellers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Gillingham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Barnes (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 03:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 02:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope can't tip it in | 64-55 |
| 02:49 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 02:42 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 02:33 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Graves | 64-58 |
| 02:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Pope misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 02:06 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 01:38 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Joshua Boyer | 64-58 |
| 01:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Sellers - foul #4 on Michael Sellers, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 01:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:09 | Wheaton | Charles Gillingham pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck is hacked by Joseph Snyder - foul #2 on Joseph Snyder, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 00:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Graves - foul #1 on Russell Graves, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | David Logston (SF) Wayne Hawkins | |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| 00:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:50 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Charles Gillingham | 65-58 |
| 00:44 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| 00:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Graves - foul #2 on Russell Graves, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 00:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Wheaton | Michael Sellers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:35 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:32 | Wheaton | David Logston takes the ball from Michael Sellers | 67-58 |
| 00:29 | Hardin-Simmons | David Logston misses the easy layup | 67-58 |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Henry Barnes grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 00:20 | Wheaton | Russell Graves is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 67-58 |
| 00:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Russell Graves is called for the reach on Joseph Snyder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Graves, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 00:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:11 | Wheaton | Carl Groesbeck clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 00:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Boyer grabs the board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Adolph Rathburn runs out the clock | 69-58 |