| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Benjamin Houston (fresh) SG - Robert Sutcliffe (fresh) SF - John Beaird (fresh) PF - Frederick Snyder (fresh) C - Richard Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) SF - Santos Hemenway (fresh) PF - Jason Campbell (fresh) C - Milford Flagg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston is hacked by Santos Hemenway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Santos Hemenway, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston connects on the shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Benjamin Houston - foul #1 on Benjamin Houston, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Reginald Morrow | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Central Arkansas | Frederick Snyder's floater is tipped away by Jason Campbell | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Harding | Milford Flagg clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Harding | Jason Campbell can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Harding | Jason Campbell tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Central Arkansas | John Beaird misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Central Arkansas | John Beaird grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Sutcliffe | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:28 | Central Arkansas | Frederick Snyder pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Benjamin Houston, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz (PG), Winfred Johnson (SG), Jonathan Rhodes (SF), James Barger (PF), Donald Vestal (C) Benjamin Houston, Robert Sutcliffe, John Beaird, Frederick Snyder, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Michael Shillings (SG), Herbert Meadows (SF), Roland Steinfeldt (PF), Chad Armwood (C) Reginald Morrow, Richard Henderson, Santos Hemenway, Jason Campbell, Milford Flagg | |
| 16:51 | Harding | James Barger steals the ball from Ronald Eng | 7-4 |
| 16:32 | Central Arkansas | James Barger misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 7-4 |
| 16:30 | Harding | Chad Armwood grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Harding | Donald Vestal is called for the reach on Chad Armwood - foul #1 on Donald Vestal, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (SG) Michael Shillings | |
| 15:56 | Harding | Richard Henderson loses the dribble to Donald Vestal | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Todd Jarosz (fresh) SG - Winfred Johnson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Rhodes (fresh) PF - James Barger (fresh) C - Donald Vestal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fresh) SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) SF - Herbert Meadows (fresh) PF - Roland Steinfeldt (fresh) C - Chad Armwood (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Henderson - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe (SG), Christopher Jackson (C) Winfred Johnson, Donald Vestal | |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Campbell (PF), Milford Flagg (C) Roland Steinfeldt, Chad Armwood | |
| 15:41 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jonathan Rhodes | 10-4 |
| 15:18 | Harding | Milford Flagg hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:16 | Harding | Milford Flagg can't tip it in | 10-4 |
| 15:15 | Central Arkansas | James Barger gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | Central Arkansas | Jason Campbell steals it from Todd Jarosz | 10-4 |
| 14:57 | Harding | Richard Henderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Meadows | 10-6 |
| 14:55 | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz loses the dribble to Milford Flagg in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 14:49 | Harding | Milford Flagg lays it in set up by Richard Henderson | 10-8 |
| 14:37 | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-8 |
| 14:16 | Harding | Milford Flagg knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Eng and he's hacked by Todd Jarosz - foul #1 on Todd Jarosz, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson (PG), Paul Allen (SG), John Beaird (SF), Frederick Snyder (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Todd Jarosz, Robert Sutcliffe, Jonathan Rhodes, James Barger, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (PG), Michael Shillings (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Roland Steinfeldt (PF) Ronald Eng, Richard Henderson, Herbert Meadows, Jason Campbell | |
| 14:16 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:55 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas can't finish the uncontested layup | 12-11 |
| 13:54 | Harding | Milford Flagg snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:50 | Harding | Milford Flagg double dribbles | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Chad Armwood (C) Milford Flagg | |
| 13:37 | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Harding | Chad Armwood lays it in set up by Santos Hemenway | 12-13 |
| 13:05 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:03 | Harding | The rebound goes to Reginald Morrow | 12-13 |
| 12:47 | Harding | Chad Armwood makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Morrow | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 12:29 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:11 | Harding | Michael Shillings hits a shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 12:09 | Central Arkansas | Reginald Morrow steps in front of the John Beaird pass in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 11:59 | Harding | Chad Armwood makes the jumper in the paint set up by Reginald Morrow | 12-19 |
| 11:57 | Central Arkansas | Michael Shillings steps in front of the Winfred Johnson pass in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 11:56 | Harding | Reginald Morrow lays it in on a great pass from Michael Shillings | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Winfred Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) SF - John Beaird (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Snyder (fairly fresh) C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Reginald Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Shillings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Hemenway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roland Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) C - Chad Armwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Central Arkansas | John Beaird can't throw it down | 12-21 |
| 11:32 | Central Arkansas | Frederick Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:26 | Central Arkansas | Paul Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frederick Snyder | 15-21 |
| 11:06 | Harding | Richard Thomas is called for the reach on Chad Armwood - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz (PG), Robert Sutcliffe (SG), Jonathan Rhodes (SF), James Barger (PF), Donald Vestal (C) Winfred Johnson, Paul Allen, John Beaird, Frederick Snyder, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), Herbert Meadows (SF), Jason Campbell (PF), Milford Flagg (C) Reginald Morrow, Michael Shillings, Santos Hemenway, Roland Steinfeldt, Chad Armwood | |
| 10:42 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 10:40 | Central Arkansas | James Barger pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:38 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe is hacked by Richard Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Henderson, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Marty Parkinson (SG) Richard Henderson | |
| 10:20 | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz makes the floater from the right side set up by Robert Sutcliffe | 17-21 |
| 09:54 | Harding | Milford Flagg knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marty Parkinson | 17-23 |
| 09:33 | Central Arkansas | Donald Vestal clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 17-23 |
| 09:31 | Harding | Marty Parkinson snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 09:14 | Harding | Marty Parkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson (SG), John Beaird (SF), Christopher Jackson (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Robert Sutcliffe, Jonathan Rhodes, James Barger, Donald Vestal | |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (PG), Michael Shillings (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Maurice Corner (PF), Chad Armwood (C) Ronald Eng, Marty Parkinson, Herbert Meadows, Jason Campbell, Milford Flagg | |
| 08:59 | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 08:58 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:41 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Jackson's pass is intercepted by Chad Armwood | 17-23 |
| 08:17 | Harding | Maurice Corner clanks a turnaround from the left block | 17-23 |
| 08:16 | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:01 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 07:57 | Harding | Richard Thomas is called for the reach on Maurice Corner - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe (SG), Jonathan Rhodes (SF), James Barger (PF) Todd Jarosz, John Beaird, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Marty Parkinson (SG), Herbert Meadows (SF), Jason Campbell (PF) Reginald Morrow, Michael Shillings, Santos Hemenway, Chad Armwood | |
| 07:41 | Harding | Maurice Corner is hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Frederick Snyder (PF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 07:41 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:41 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Winfred Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Sutcliffe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Rhodes (fresh) PF - Frederick Snyder (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Barger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marty Parkinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Meadows (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Corner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Eng takes the ball from Robert Sutcliffe in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 07:18 | Harding | Maurice Corner can't finish the layup | 19-25 |
| 07:17 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frederick Snyder | 19-25 |
| 07:11 | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 07:10 | Harding | Jason Campbell grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:59 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Eng | 19-27 |
| 06:54 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 19-27 |
| 06:53 | Central Arkansas | James Barger tips it home | 21-27 |
| 06:37 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Eng | 21-29 |
| 06:30 | Central Arkansas | Frederick Snyder knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Winfred Johnson and he's hacked by Herbert Meadows - foul #1 on Herbert Meadows, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Paul Allen (PG), Donald Vestal (SF) Winfred Johnson, Jonathan Rhodes | |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (PG), Michael Shillings (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Chad Armwood (PF), Milford Flagg (C) Ronald Eng, Marty Parkinson, Herbert Meadows, Jason Campbell, Maurice Corner | |
| 06:30 | Central Arkansas | Frederick Snyder makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:12 | Harding | Milford Flagg blows the layup but the foul's on James Barger - foul #1 on James Barger, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz (PG), John Beaird (SF), Christopher Jackson (C) Robert Sutcliffe, Frederick Snyder, James Barger | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 06:12 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:12 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:52 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 05:51 | Harding | The rebound goes to Milford Flagg | 24-31 |
| 05:48 | Harding | Reginald Morrow is hacked by Todd Jarosz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Jarosz, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe (SG) Todd Jarosz | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 05:48 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:48 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:34 | Central Arkansas | Donald Vestal makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Jackson | 27-33 |
| 05:20 | Harding | Milford Flagg knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 27-35 |
| 05:16 | Central Arkansas | Paul Allen's pass is intercepted by Michael Shillings in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 04:59 | Harding | Robert Sutcliffe is called for the reach on Michael Shillings - foul #1 on Robert Sutcliffe, team foul #10 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson (PG), Jonathan Rhodes (SF), Frederick Snyder (PF), James Barger (C) Paul Allen, John Beaird, Donald Vestal, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Herbert Meadows (SF), Jason Campbell (PF), Roland Steinfeldt (C) Reginald Morrow, Santos Hemenway, Chad Armwood, Milford Flagg | |
| 04:59 | Harding | Michael Shillings misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:59 | Harding | Michael Shillings makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:57 | Central Arkansas | Jonathan Rhodes is hacked by Herbert Meadows in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Meadows, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Santos Hemenway (SF) Herbert Meadows | |
| 04:29 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 04:22 | Harding | Winfred Johnson steals it from Santos Hemenway | 30-36 |
| 04:05 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 04:04 | Harding | Santos Hemenway pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:51 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Eng | 30-38 |
| 03:48 | Central Arkansas | Santos Hemenway steals the ball from Winfred Johnson in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 03:33 | Harding | Santos Hemenway comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 03:32 | Central Arkansas | James Barger gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Winfred Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sutcliffe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Rhodes (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Barger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Shillings (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santos Hemenway (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Jason Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe double dribbles | 30-38 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston (PG), Todd Jarosz (SG), John Beaird (SF), Richard Thomas (C) Winfred Johnson, Robert Sutcliffe, Jonathan Rhodes, James Barger | |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), Herbert Meadows (SF), Maurice Corner (PF), Milford Flagg (C) Ronald Eng, Michael Shillings, Santos Hemenway, Jason Campbell, Roland Steinfeldt | |
| 03:19 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the easy layup | 30-38 |
| 03:18 | Central Arkansas | John Beaird grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 03:12 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Todd Jarosz | 32-38 |
| 02:57 | Harding | Maurice Corner scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Henderson | 32-40 |
| 02:35 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #11 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Vestal (PF), Christopher Jackson (C) Frederick Snyder, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Marty Parkinson (SG) Reginald Morrow | |
| 02:16 | Harding | Milford Flagg dunks the ball on a great pass from Marty Parkinson | 32-42 |
| 02:14 | Central Arkansas | Richard Henderson steals the ball from Benjamin Houston in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| 02:00 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Houston - foul #3 on Benjamin Houston, team foul #12 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson (SG), James Barger (PF) Benjamin Houston, John Beaird | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Jason Campbell (PF) Herbert Meadows, Maurice Corner | |
| 02:00 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 02:00 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:39 | Central Arkansas | Todd Jarosz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 01:37 | Harding | Jason Campbell grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 01:16 | Harding | James Barger steps in front of the Jason Campbell pass | 32-44 |
| 00:54 | Central Arkansas | Donald Vestal double dribbles | 32-44 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Paul Allen (SG), Jonathan Rhodes (SF), Frederick Snyder (PF) Todd Jarosz, Donald Vestal, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (PG), Herbert Meadows (SF), Roland Steinfeldt (PF), Chad Armwood (C) Ronald Eng, Marty Parkinson, Jason Campbell, Milford Flagg | |
| 00:31 | Harding | Chad Armwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe (SG), John Beaird (SF) Paul Allen, Jonathan Rhodes | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:18 | Central Arkansas | John Beaird makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sutcliffe | 35-44 |
| 00:04 | Harding | Reginald Morrow misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Barger - foul #2 on James Barger, team foul #13 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Maurice Corner (PF) Roland Steinfeldt | |
| 00:04 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:04 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 00:00 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sutcliffe can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-46 |