| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dean Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abdul Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Salvatore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Valdosta St. | David Wood inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Graf - foul #2 on Larry Graf, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:53 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:53 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:41 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Gary White and the foul's on Gary Salvatore - foul #1 on Gary Salvatore, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:41 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:41 | Valdosta St. | William Lewis pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:25 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms lays it in set up by Abdul Wade | 42-28 |
| 19:06 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 19:04 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 18:44 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-30 |
| 18:42 | Valdosta St. | Abdul Wade grabs the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 18:35 | Valdosta St. | David Wood double dribbles | 42-30 |
| 18:19 | Harding | Abdul Wade steals the ball from Gary White | 42-30 |
| 18:02 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Abdul Wade | 45-30 |
| 17:47 | Harding | A charge is called on Larry Graf - foul #3 on Larry Graf, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG) Larry Graf | |
| 17:22 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 17:21 | Harding | The rebound goes to Roy Jeffrey | 45-30 |
| 17:14 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Wood - foul #1 on David Wood, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo (PG), Dan Absher (SG), Louis Dixon (PF), Vincent Corbin (C) Dean Helms, Abdul Wade, William Lewis, Gary Salvatore | |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Randy Johnson (PF) Gary White, Mark Sims | |
| 17:14 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 17:14 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:00 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Vincente Rizzo and the foul's on George Matteson - foul #1 on George Matteson, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Bill Richardson (SF), Michael Palm (C) Kevin Simpkins, Roy Jeffrey | |
| 17:00 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher makes the free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:42 | Harding | Bill Richardson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bill Richardson, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| 16:21 | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo drills a 3 from the right corner | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:00 | Harding | Randy Johnson travels with the ball | 51-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms (PG), William Robards (SF) Vincente Rizzo, David Wood | |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Mark Sims (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) George Matteson, Randy Johnson, Michael Palm | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dean Helms (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Absher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Corbin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas King (fresh) SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Valdosta St. | Vincent Corbin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Vincent Corbin, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Abdul Wade (SG), William Lewis (PF) Dan Absher, Louis Dixon | |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG) Thomas King | |
| 15:29 | Harding | Bill Richardson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 15:28 | Valdosta St. | Vincent Corbin pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 15:22 | Valdosta St. | Abdul Wade is called for traveling | 51-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore (C) Vincent Corbin | |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF) Bill Richardson | |
| 15:14 | Harding | Gary White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-31 |
| 15:13 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 14:51 | Valdosta St. | William Robards connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Dean Helms | 53-31 |
| 14:43 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-31 |
| 14:41 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Jeffrey | 53-31 |
| 14:29 | Harding | William Lewis is called for the reach on Larry Graf - foul #3 on William Lewis, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | David Wood (SF) William Robards | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG) Gary White | |
| 14:19 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-31 |
| 14:18 | Valdosta St. | William Lewis gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 14:01 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-31 |
| 14:00 | Harding | Mark Sims grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 13:49 | Harding | Larry Graf comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-31 |
| 13:48 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins grabs the offensive board | 53-31 |
| 13:38 | Harding | Larry Graf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-31 |
| 13:36 | Harding | Mark Sims snags the offensive board | 53-31 |
| 13:27 | Harding | Mark Sims's fadeaway is rejected by William Lewis | 53-31 |
| 13:25 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 13:20 | Valdosta St. | David Wood comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Sims - foul #2 on Mark Sims, team foul #5 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo (PG), Dan Absher (SG), Louis Dixon (PF), Vincent Corbin (C) Dean Helms, Abdul Wade, William Lewis, Gary Salvatore | |
| Subs | Harding | Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Roy Jeffrey | |
| 13:20 | Valdosta St. | David Wood makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 13:20 | Valdosta St. | David Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 13:20 | Harding | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 54-31 |
| 13:09 | Harding | Randy Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Louis Dixon - foul #1 on Louis Dixon, team foul #5 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG) Thomas King | |
| 13:09 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 13:09 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 12:52 | Valdosta St. | David Wood makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Vincente Rizzo | 56-33 |
| 12:42 | Harding | Vincent Corbin denies the turnaround by Randy Johnson | 56-33 |
| 12:41 | Valdosta St. | Louis Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 12:36 | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-33 |
| 12:34 | Valdosta St. | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Dixon | 56-33 |
| 12:22 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-33 |
| 12:20 | Valdosta St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Wood | 56-33 |
| 12:01 | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-33 |
| 11:59 | Harding | Bill Richardson pulls down the rebound | 56-33 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Absher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Corbin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:55 | Harding | Vincent Corbin is called for the reach on Larry Graf - foul #3 on Vincent Corbin, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), Kevin Simpkins (SF) Larry Graf, Michael Palm | |
| 11:48 | Harding | Vincent Corbin steals it from Gary White | 56-33 |
| 11:32 | Valdosta St. | Vincent Corbin misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Bill Richardson - foul #3 on Bill Richardson, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms (PG), Abdul Wade (SG), Gary Salvatore (C) Vincente Rizzo, Dan Absher, Louis Dixon | |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Mark Sims (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Gary White, Randy Johnson, Bill Richardson | |
| 11:32 | Valdosta St. | Vincent Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 11:32 | Valdosta St. | Vincent Corbin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 11:32 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey pulls down the rebound | 57-33 |
| 11:23 | Harding | Mark Sims travels with the ball | 57-33 |
| 11:10 | Valdosta St. | David Wood banks in the layup on a great pass from Dean Helms | 59-33 |
| 11:01 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins loses the dribble to David Wood | 59-33 |
| 10:42 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Salvatore | 61-33 |
| 10:29 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Matteson | 61-36 |
| 10:07 | Valdosta St. | David Wood clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 61-36 |
| 10:05 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| 10:01 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-36 |
| 10:00 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Gary Salvatore | 61-36 |
| 09:45 | Valdosta St. | David Wood is hacked by Kevin Simpkins - foul #1 on Kevin Simpkins, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher (SG), William Lewis (PF), Jerry Knight (C) Abdul Wade, Vincent Corbin, Gary Salvatore | |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Gary White (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF) Thomas King, George Matteson, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims | |
| 09:45 | Valdosta St. | David Wood misses the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 09:45 | Harding | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-36 |
| 09:29 | Harding | Larry Graf loses the ball out of bounds | 61-36 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo (PG), William Robards (SF) Dean Helms, David Wood | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Palm (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| 09:03 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vincente Rizzo | 64-36 |
| 08:45 | Harding | Gary White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-36 |
| 08:44 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Jerry Knight | 64-36 |
| 08:38 | Valdosta St. | Jerry Knight clanks a runner from the right block | 64-36 |
| 08:37 | Harding | Michael Palm gets the rebound | 64-36 |
| 08:31 | Harding | Gary White buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Richardson | 64-39 |
| 08:06 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Lewis | 66-39 |
| 08:01 | Harding | Larry Graf misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-39 |
| 08:00 | Valdosta St. | William Robards grabs the board | 66-39 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Absher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Robards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Valdosta St. | William Robards buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Bill Richardson - foul #4 on Bill Richardson, team foul #8 | 68-39 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms (PG), Abdul Wade (SG), Gary Salvatore (C) Vincente Rizzo, Dan Absher, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG) Larry Graf, Gary White | |
| 07:43 | Valdosta St. | William Robards misses the free throw | 68-39 |
| 07:43 | Harding | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 68-39 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Thomas King is fouled on the floor by Gary Salvatore - foul #2 on Gary Salvatore, team foul #7 | 68-39 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | David Wood (SF), Louis Dixon (PF) William Robards, William Lewis | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 07:29 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 07:16 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Abdul Wade | 70-41 |
| 07:02 | Harding | Thomas King drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Matteson | 70-43 |
| 06:41 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore blows the layup | 70-43 |
| 06:39 | Harding | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 70-43 |
| 06:16 | Harding | George Matteson clanks a jumper from the left side | 70-43 |
| 06:15 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Palm | 70-43 |
| 06:00 | Harding | Thomas King is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas King, team foul #9 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | William Lewis (PF), Vincent Corbin (C) Louis Dixon, Gary Salvatore | |
| Subs | Harding | James Montague (PG) Michael Palm | |
| 05:44 | Valdosta St. | A charge is called on William Lewis - foul #4 on William Lewis, team foul #8 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher (SG) Abdul Wade | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 05:28 | Harding | Thomas King's pass is intercepted by Dan Absher | 70-43 |
| 05:04 | Valdosta St. | Thomas King picks off the pass by Vincent Corbin | 70-43 |
| 04:56 | Harding | William Lewis is called for the reach on Randy Johnson - foul #5 on William Lewis, team foul #9 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo (PG), Louis Dixon (PF) Dean Helms, William Lewis | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Palm (C) George Matteson | |
| 04:56 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 04:56 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | Valdosta St. | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 04:35 | Valdosta St. | Vincent Corbin tips it in | 72-45 |
| 04:18 | Harding | Thomas King connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Montague | 72-48 |
| 03:57 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher clanks a floater from the left side | 72-48 |
| 03:56 | Harding | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 72-48 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Absher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Wood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - James Montague (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | Harding | Bill Richardson clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on David Wood - foul #2 on David Wood, team foul #10 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms (PG), Abdul Wade (SG), William Robards (SF), Gary Salvatore (C) Vincente Rizzo, Dan Absher, David Wood, Vincent Corbin | |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG) Thomas King | |
| 03:33 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 03:33 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 03:33 | Valdosta St. | Louis Dixon grabs the board | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Valdosta St. | Louis Dixon jams it set up by Abdul Wade | 74-48 |
| 02:45 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Robards - foul #1 on William Robards, team foul #11 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG) James Montague | |
| 02:45 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:45 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:45 | Valdosta St. | Abdul Wade pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 02:22 | Valdosta St. | William Robards misses the dunk | 74-49 |
| 02:21 | Valdosta St. | William Robards tips it but misses | 74-49 |
| 02:19 | Harding | The rebound goes to Michael Palm | 74-49 |
| 02:02 | Harding | Michael Palm misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 02:01 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to William Robards | 74-49 |
| 01:40 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Robards and he's hacked by George Matteson - foul #2 on George Matteson, team foul #10 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | David Wood (SF) William Robards | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 01:40 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore makes the free throw | 77-49 |
| 01:28 | Harding | Michael Palm's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Salvatore | 77-49 |
| 01:27 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Louis Dixon | 77-49 |
| 01:06 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore misses badly on a runner from the right block | 77-49 |
| 01:04 | Harding | Randy Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-49 |
| 01:00 | Harding | Thomas King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Abdul Wade - foul #4 on Abdul Wade, team foul #12 | 77-49 |
| 01:00 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 01:00 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 2nd free throw | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-51 |
| 00:31 | Harding | The rebound goes to George Matteson | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-51 |
| 00:24 | Valdosta St. | Gary Salvatore snags the defensive board | 77-51 |
| 00:00 | Valdosta St. | Dean Helms runs out the clock | 77-51 |