| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Justin Balls (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Broderick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-30 |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 19:36 | Abilene Christian | Mark Broderick snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:14 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls is hacked by Vincent Hindman - foul #2 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (PG), Gerald Berry (SG) Jonathan Mullins, Victor Dorsey | |
| 18:59 | Abilene Christian | Mark Broderick knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Matthew Carr and he's fouled by Larry Banks - foul #2 on Larry Banks, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (PF) Fred Thomas | |
| 18:59 | Abilene Christian | Mark Broderick makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:47 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Hill - foul #2 on Jack Hill, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| 18:47 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Abilene Christian | Matthew Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Balls | 38-32 |
| 18:30 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Banks | 38-34 |
| 18:11 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls drills a 3 pointer from the left wing and the foul's on Charlie Thomas - foul #1 on Charlie Thomas, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Vincent Hindman (C) Gerald Berry, Wayne Easterday | |
| 18:11 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:52 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Balls - foul #3 on Justin Balls, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall (PG) Justin Balls | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SG), Wayne Easterday (PF) Larry Banks, Fred Thomas | |
| 17:52 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:52 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:40 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill's layup is rejected by Vincent Hindman | 42-35 |
| 17:39 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:24 | Abilene Christian | Matthew Carr is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Justin Jackson (SG), Kevin Conrad (PF), Charles Baker (C) Matthew Carr, Jack Hill, Jon Turner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Fred Thomas (PF) Victor Dorsey, Anthony Smith, Wayne Easterday | |
| 17:07 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 16:43 | Abilene Christian | Justin Jackson connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin McDonnall | 44-38 |
| 16:17 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas clanks a shot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 16:15 | Abilene Christian | Charles Baker pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:01 | Abilene Christian | Mark Broderick misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 16:00 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Kevin McDonnall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Broderick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Conrad (fresh) C - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Charlie Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Hindman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Baker | 44-38 |
| 15:36 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Justin Jackson | 44-38 |
| 15:20 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Conrad comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Vincent Hindman - foul #3 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls (PG), Matthew Carr (SG), Jack Hill (PF), Jon Turner (C) Kevin McDonnall, Justin Jackson, Mark Broderick, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Wayne Easterday (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Gerald Berry, Larry Banks, Fred Thomas, Vincent Hindman | |
| 15:20 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:20 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:09 | Howard Payne | Kevin Conrad picks off the pass by Victor Dorsey | 45-38 |
| 14:50 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 14:41 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Turner - foul #2 on Jon Turner, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas (PF) Timothy Hayes | |
| 14:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:29 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:17 | Abilene Christian | Jon Turner is hacked by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes (C) Fred Thomas | |
| 14:02 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 14:01 | Abilene Christian | Jon Turner grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:42 | Abilene Christian | Matthew Carr connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Hill | 48-39 |
| 13:37 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-39 |
| 13:35 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 13:14 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Conrad jams it | 50-39 |
| 13:06 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 13:05 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:42 | Abilene Christian | Jon Turner is denied on a layup by Timothy Hayes | 50-39 |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:34 | Howard Payne | Justin Balls denies the turnaround by Wayne Easterday | 50-39 |
| 12:32 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:11 | Abilene Christian | Matthew Carr hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Hill | 53-39 |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 11:40 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Justin Balls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Conrad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Charlie Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Dorsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Easterday (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses the shot from the baseline | 53-39 |
| 11:14 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 11:09 | Howard Payne | Jack Hill denies the turnaround by Victor Dorsey | 53-39 |
| 11:08 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 10:58 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charlie Thomas - foul #2 on Charlie Thomas, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall (SG), Mark Broderick (SF), Charles Baker (PF), Justin Jackson (C) Matthew Carr, Kevin Conrad, Jack Hill, Jon Turner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Fred Thomas (PF) Victor Dorsey, Anthony Smith, Wayne Easterday | |
| 10:58 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:58 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:58 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:38 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin McDonnall - foul #1 on Kevin McDonnall, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Justin Holmes (PG) Justin Balls | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SG) Gerald Berry | |
| 10:38 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:38 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:17 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-40 |
| 10:16 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 54-40 |
| 10:03 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 10:01 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 09:40 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall connects on the 3 from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 09:25 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin McDonnall - foul #2 on Kevin McDonnall, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (PG), Wayne Easterday (SF) Charlie Thomas, Larry Banks | |
| 09:25 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 09:25 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:03 | Abilene Christian | Mark Broderick knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Justin Holmes | 59-42 |
| 08:52 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Mark Broderick - foul #1 on Mark Broderick, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (PG), Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins, Victor Dorsey | |
| 08:52 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 08:52 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 08:52 | Abilene Christian | Charles Baker gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:34 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 08:33 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 08:04 | Abilene Christian | Anthony Smith takes the ball from Justin Jackson | 59-43 |
| 07:49 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls (PG), Matthew Carr (SG), Jack Hill (PF), Kevin Conrad (C) Justin Holmes, Kevin McDonnall, Charles Baker, Justin Jackson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (PG), Victor Dorsey (SG) Charlie Thomas, Anthony Smith | |
| 07:26 | Abilene Christian | Matthew Carr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 07:24 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday grabs the board | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Justin Balls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Broderick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Conrad (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Easterday (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins banks in the layup on a great pass from Victor Dorsey | 59-45 |
| 06:47 | Abilene Christian | Matthew Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 06:45 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 59-45 |
| 06:17 | Howard Payne | Mark Broderick steps in front of the Wayne Easterday pass | 59-45 |
| 06:03 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Conrad makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Hill | 61-45 |
| 05:49 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 05:48 | Abilene Christian | Justin Balls grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 05:30 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Fred Thomas - foul #1 on Fred Thomas, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall (PG), Justin Jackson (SG), Jon Turner (C) Justin Balls, Matthew Carr, Mark Broderick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (PG), Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF) Jonathan Mullins, Victor Dorsey, Wayne Easterday | |
| 05:30 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:30 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:30 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Timothy Hayes | 62-45 |
| 05:14 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 62-47 |
| 04:57 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin McDonnall | 64-47 |
| 04:40 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas can't finish the layup | 64-47 |
| 04:39 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 04:10 | Abilene Christian | Jack Hill knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Justin Jackson | 66-47 |
| 03:55 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 03:54 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Conrad grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 03:31 | Abilene Christian | Justin Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-47 |
| 03:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Justin Holmes (PG), Gary Hayes (SG), Charles Baker (PF) Justin Jackson, Jack Hill, Jon Turner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF) Anthony Smith, Larry Banks | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Justin Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Hayes (fresh) SF - Kevin McDonnall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Conrad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Charlie Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Easterday (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charlie Thomas - foul #3 on Charlie Thomas, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| 02:55 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 02:55 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 02:38 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-47 |
| 02:09 | Abilene Christian | Gary Hayes is hacked by Fred Thomas - foul #2 on Fred Thomas, team foul #9 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Justin Jackson (SF) Kevin McDonnall | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 02:09 | Abilene Christian | Gary Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:09 | Abilene Christian | Gary Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:09 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 01:51 | Howard Payne | Justin Holmes is called for the reach on Charlie Thomas - foul #1 on Justin Holmes, team foul #7 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall (SG) Gary Hayes | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF) Wayne Easterday | |
| 01:51 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:51 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:51 | Abilene Christian | Justin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 01:22 | Abilene Christian | Fred Thomas takes the ball from Charles Baker | 69-48 |
| 01:11 | Howard Payne | The jump hook by Victor Dorsey is blocked by Kevin Conrad | 69-48 |
| 01:10 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Kevin McDonnall | 69-48 |
| 00:58 | Abilene Christian | Victor Dorsey takes the ball from Charles Baker | 69-48 |
| 00:55 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas banks in the layup set up by Victor Dorsey | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Abilene Christian | Charles Baker misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 69-50 |
| 00:24 | Abilene Christian | Charles Baker can't tip it in | 69-50 |
| 00:22 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Howard Payne | Kevin McDonnall knocks away the 3 by Charlie Thomas | 69-50 |
| 00:13 | Abilene Christian | Kevin McDonnall pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Abilene Christian | Justin Holmes runs out the clock | 69-50 |