| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Herbert Heine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Grover (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan West (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Luker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Blodgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Harding | Larry Graf misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 19:35 | Harding | Mark Sims tips it home | 36-42 |
| 19:25 | Benedict | Ryan West scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Heine | 36-44 |
| 19:07 | Harding | Larry Graf drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Simpkins | 39-44 |
| 19:02 | Benedict | Herbert Heine misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 19:01 | Benedict | David Grover pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:50 | Benedict | Matthew Luker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 18:49 | Benedict | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Blodgett | 39-44 |
| 18:36 | Benedict | David Grover misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 18:35 | Harding | Mark Sims snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 18:18 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 18:00 | Benedict | David Grover is denied on a layup by Mark Sims | 39-44 |
| 17:59 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett tips it in | 39-46 |
| 17:42 | Harding | Mark Sims misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 17:40 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:34 | Benedict | David Grover clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:33 | Harding | Mark Sims snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 17:18 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey's floater is tipped away by Ryan West | 39-46 |
| 17:17 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 17:15 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 16:50 | Benedict | David Grover is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Grover, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Larry Graf, Gary White, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Benedict | David Dixon (PG), James Logan (SG), Donald Sandiford (SF), Russell Dukes (PF), Richard Perl (C) Herbert Heine, David Grover, Ryan West, Matthew Luker, Gregg Blodgett | |
| 16:36 | Harding | George Matteson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas King | 44-46 |
| 16:11 | Benedict | Richard Perl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| 15:50 | Harding | Randy Johnson connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Thomas King | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Matteson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Palm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - David Dixon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Logan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Sandiford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Dukes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Perl (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Benedict | Russell Dukes is denied on a layup by Randy Johnson | 46-46 |
| 15:27 | Harding | Bill Richardson snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 15:03 | Harding | Thomas King is fouled on the floor by Richard Perl - foul #2 on Richard Perl, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Mark Sims (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) George Matteson, Bill Richardson, Randy Johnson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Benedict | Herbert Heine (PG), David Grover (SG), Ryan West (SF), Matthew Luker (PF), Gregg Blodgett (C) David Dixon, James Logan, Donald Sandiford, Russell Dukes, Richard Perl | |
| 14:44 | Harding | Thomas King misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 14:42 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:38 | Benedict | Herbert Heine is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG) Thomas King | |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| 14:24 | Harding | A charge is called on Larry Graf - foul #3 on Larry Graf, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| 14:04 | Benedict | Ryan West knocks in the shot in the lane | 46-48 |
| 13:55 | Harding | Larry Graf comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:53 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Jeffrey | 46-48 |
| 13:31 | Harding | Gary White knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Simpkins | 49-48 |
| 13:13 | Benedict | Ryan West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 13:11 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 13:09 | Benedict | Herbert Heine grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 13:04 | Benedict | David Grover buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Gary White - foul #1 on Gary White, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF) Gary White, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims | |
| Subs | Benedict | James Logan (SF), Russell Dukes (PF) Ryan West, Matthew Luker | |
| 13:04 | Benedict | David Grover makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:57 | Harding | Bill Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 12:56 | Benedict | Russell Dukes pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:50 | Benedict | Russell Dukes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 12:48 | Harding | Bill Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:42 | Harding | Herbert Heine steals the ball from Randy Johnson | 49-51 |
| 12:39 | Benedict | Herbert Heine misses the lay-in | 49-51 |
| 12:38 | Harding | Randy Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 12:34 | Harding | Larry Graf misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 12:32 | Benedict | David Grover snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 12:27 | Benedict | Russell Dukes connects on the runner near the basket | 49-53 |
| 12:12 | Harding | Randy Johnson hits the finger roll | 51-53 |
| 11:53 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 11:52 | Harding | Bill Richardson snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Herbert Heine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Grover (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Logan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Russell Dukes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Blodgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Harding | The jump hook by Roy Jeffrey is blocked by Russell Dukes | 51-53 |
| 11:35 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:31 | Benedict | Herbert Heine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Mark Sims (PF) Larry Graf, Bill Richardson, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Benedict | Ryan West (SF), Matthew Luker (PF), Richard Perl (C) Herbert Heine, David Grover, Gregg Blodgett | |
| 11:16 | Harding | Mark Sims scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gary White | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | Benedict | Russell Dukes misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gary White - foul #2 on Gary White, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | Benedict | Russell Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:00 | Benedict | Russell Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:43 | Harding | Randy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Perl - foul #3 on Richard Perl, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 10:43 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:43 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:26 | Benedict | Ryan West makes the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 10:05 | Harding | Gary White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 10:04 | Benedict | Ryan West grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:57 | Benedict | Thomas King steps in front of the James Logan pass | 54-58 |
| 09:34 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 09:33 | Harding | Mark Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:24 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 09:23 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Matthew Luker | 54-58 |
| 09:19 | Benedict | Randy Johnson steps in front of the Russell Dukes pass | 54-58 |
| 08:54 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 08:52 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Richard Perl | 54-58 |
| 08:34 | Benedict | James Logan is hacked by Gary White - foul #3 on Gary White, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Michael Palm (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Thomas King, Gary White, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Benedict | Herbert Heine (PG), David Grover (SG), Donald Sandiford (SF), David Nielson (PF), Gregg Blodgett (C) James Logan, Russell Dukes, Ryan West, Matthew Luker, Richard Perl | |
| 08:13 | Benedict | Herbert Heine loses the dribble to Roy Jeffrey | 54-58 |
| 07:56 | Harding | Bill Richardson is called for traveling | 54-58 |
| 07:47 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Roy Jeffrey - foul #3 on Roy Jeffrey, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| 07:47 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Matteson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Herbert Heine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Grover (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Sandiford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Nielson (fresh) C - Gregg Blodgett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Harding | George Matteson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 07:25 | Harding | Bill Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:15 | Harding | Larry Graf misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 07:14 | Benedict | David Nielson gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 06:49 | Benedict | David Grover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 06:47 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 06:24 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-63 |
| 06:22 | Benedict | David Grover snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:17 | Benedict | David Grover scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Heine | 54-66 |
| 06:09 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 54-66 |
| 06:08 | Benedict | The rebound goes to David Nielson | 54-66 |
| 06:03 | Benedict | Herbert Heine is hacked by Larry Graf - foul #4 on Larry Graf, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Mark Sims (PF) George Matteson, Bill Richardson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Benedict | Ryan West (SF), Matthew Luker (PF) Donald Sandiford, David Nielson | |
| 05:53 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Ryan West | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:39 | Harding | Mark Sims can't finish the layup | 54-68 |
| 05:38 | Benedict | Gregg Blodgett gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 05:33 | Benedict | David Grover buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 05:15 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas King | 57-71 |
| 05:11 | Benedict | Herbert Heine misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roy Jeffrey - foul #4 on Roy Jeffrey, team foul #7 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Randy Johnson (C) Larry Graf, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Benedict | James Logan (SG), Richard Perl (C) David Grover, Gregg Blodgett | |
| 05:11 | Benedict | Herbert Heine makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:11 | Benedict | Herbert Heine misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:11 | Harding | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 04:59 | Harding | Randy Johnson can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 57-72 |
| 04:58 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins grabs the offensive board | 57-72 |
| 04:50 | Harding | Mark Sims lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary White | 59-72 |
| 04:28 | Benedict | Herbert Heine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 04:27 | Benedict | James Logan hits the follow up shot | 59-74 |
| 04:14 | Harding | Randy Johnson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas King | 61-74 |
| 04:01 | Benedict | Matthew Luker is fouled on the floor by Mark Sims - foul #1 on Mark Sims, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Bill Richardson (SF) Thomas King, Kevin Simpkins | |
| Subs | Benedict | David Grover (SG), Russell Dukes (SF) Herbert Heine, Ryan West | |
| 04:01 | Benedict | Matthew Luker misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 04:01 | Harding | The rebound goes to Mark Sims | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Harding | Bill Richardson drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Larry Graf | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - James Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Grover (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Dukes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Luker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Perl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Benedict | David Grover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 03:30 | Benedict | Matthew Luker tips it in | 63-76 |
| 03:23 | Harding | Mark Sims can't connect on a floater from the left block | 63-76 |
| 03:22 | Benedict | James Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 03:17 | Benedict | David Grover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-76 |
| 03:15 | Harding | Mark Sims pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| 03:03 | Harding | Gary White is called for a charge - foul #4 on Gary White, team foul #9 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Roy Jeffrey (C) Gary White, Mark Sims | |
| Subs | Benedict | David Dixon (PG), Gregg Blodgett (C) Matthew Luker, Richard Perl | |
| 03:00 | Benedict | Benedict calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF) George Matteson, Bill Richardson | |
| Subs | Benedict | Herbert Heine (PG), Ryan West (SF) David Dixon, James Logan | |
| 02:50 | Benedict | Ryan West misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-76 |
| 02:49 | Harding | The rebound goes to Thomas King | 63-76 |
| 02:49 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Mark Sims (PF) Thomas King, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Benedict | Matthew Luker (PF) Russell Dukes | |
| 02:30 | Harding | Gary White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Gary White, team foul #10 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Larry Graf, Gary White, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Benedict | David Dixon (PG), James Logan (SG), Donald Sandiford (SF), Russell Dukes (PF), Richard Perl (C) Herbert Heine, David Grover, Ryan West, Matthew Luker, Gregg Blodgett | |
| 02:13 | Benedict | Russell Dukes's layup is rejected by Michael Palm | 63-76 |
| 02:12 | Harding | Bill Richardson gets the rebound | 63-76 |
| 01:57 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 01:55 | Benedict | Richard Perl grabs the board | 63-76 |
| 01:41 | Benedict | James Logan is fouled on the floor by George Matteson - foul #2 on George Matteson, team foul #11 | 63-76 |
| 01:41 | Benedict | James Logan makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:41 | Benedict | James Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:22 | Harding | George Matteson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas King | 66-78 |
| 01:00 | Benedict | Russell Dukes misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #12 | 66-78 |
| 01:00 | Benedict | Russell Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 01:00 | Benedict | Russell Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Harding | Michael Palm makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Matteson | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Benedict | Michael Palm steals it from James Logan | 68-80 |
| 00:22 | Harding | Donald Sandiford steals the ball from Thomas King | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Benedict | David Dixon runs out the clock | 68-80 |