| Lineup | E. Central | PG - William Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Happel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Edmund Hartsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Ketterman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Filip (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Shier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. Central | Michael Happel inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | E. Central | Walter Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip is fouled on the floor by Michael Happel - foul #2 on Michael Happel, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:55 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:36 | E. Central | Walter Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | E. Central | John Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:24 | E. Central | Walter Burns connects on the floater in the paint set up by William Long and the foul's on Louis Shier - foul #2 on Louis Shier, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | E. Central | Walter Burns misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:07 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip knocks in the shot from the left block | 38-37 |
| 17:57 | E. Central | Walter Burns scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Stevens | 40-37 |
| 17:41 | Abilene Christian | Walter Burns steps in front of the Louis Shier pass | 40-37 |
| 17:20 | E. Central | Michael Happel is called for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | E. Central | Danny Lewis (SG), John Smith (C) Sean Stevens, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham (PG), James Rey (SG), Joseph Monahan (SF), James Phillips (PF) Edmund Hartsell, Frank Ketterman, Joseph Filip, Douglas Brown | |
| 17:03 | Abilene Christian | James Rey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Windham | 40-40 |
| 16:49 | E. Central | Danny Lewis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Happel | 43-40 |
| 16:34 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Windham and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | E. Central | Dale Wallace (SG), Chester Saucedo (SF), Harold Duley (C) William Long, Michael Happel, John Scott | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Grant (C) Louis Shier | |
| 16:34 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:15 | E. Central | Chester Saucedo buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Wallace | 45-43 |
| 16:01 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Monahan is hacked by Chester Saucedo - foul #1 on Chester Saucedo, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | E. Central | Sean Stevens (SG), Walter Burns (C) Dale Wallace, Harold Duley | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell (PG), Joseph Filip (SF), Douglas Brown (PF) Jeffrey Windham, Joseph Monahan, James Grant | |
| 15:56 | Abilene Christian | Chester Saucedo picks off the pass by James Phillips | 45-43 |
| 15:53 | E. Central | Danny Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chester Saucedo | 47-43 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Danny Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chester Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Edmund Hartsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Filip (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Phillips, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Happel (SF), John Scott (PF) Chester Saucedo, John Smith | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 15:32 | E. Central | Danny Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Happel | 50-43 |
| 15:05 | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell travels with the ball | 50-43 |
| Subs | E. Central | William Long (PG) Danny Lewis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman (SG), Louis Shier (C) James Rey, James Phillips | |
| 14:53 | E. Central | John Scott loses the dribble to Douglas Brown | 50-43 |
| 14:26 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman travels with the ball | 50-43 |
| Subs | E. Central | Dale Wallace (SG) Sean Stevens | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Rey (PF) Douglas Brown | |
| 14:11 | E. Central | Dale Wallace is fouled on the floor by James Rey - foul #1 on James Rey, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | E. Central | Danny Lewis (SG), John Smith (C) Dale Wallace, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham (PG) Edmund Hartsell | |
| 13:58 | E. Central | John Smith can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Filip - foul #1 on Joseph Filip, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| 13:58 | E. Central | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:58 | E. Central | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:35 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 13:33 | E. Central | The rebound goes to John Smith | 51-43 |
| 13:29 | E. Central | Michael Happel misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 13:27 | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:14 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 13:12 | Abilene Christian | James Rey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:54 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 12:52 | E. Central | John Scott snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:47 | E. Central | William Long misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 12:46 | E. Central | John Scott can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 12:45 | Abilene Christian | James Rey snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:27 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Filip | 51-45 |
| 12:05 | E. Central | John Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 12:04 | E. Central | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 51-45 |
| 11:56 | E. Central | William Long buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-45 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - William Long (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Happel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jeffrey Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Ketterman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Filip (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Rey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Shier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 11:21 | E. Central | John Smith lays it up and in set up by William Long | 56-48 |
| 11:19 | Abilene Christian | William Long steals it from Jeffrey Windham in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 11:18 | E. Central | John Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from William Long | 58-48 |
| 11:02 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 11:00 | E. Central | Michael Happel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:54 | E. Central | John Scott double dribbles | 58-48 |
| Subs | E. Central | Dale Wallace (PG), Sean Stevens (SG), Chester Saucedo (SF), Harold Duley (PF), Walter Burns (C) William Long, Danny Lewis, Michael Happel, John Scott, John Smith | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell (PG), Joseph Monahan (SG), Douglas Cheney (SF), Douglas Brown (PF), James Phillips (C) Jeffrey Windham, Frank Ketterman, Joseph Filip, James Rey, Louis Shier | |
| 10:46 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 10:18 | E. Central | Harold Duley drills a fadeaway from the left block | 60-51 |
| 10:10 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 10:08 | E. Central | Harold Duley snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 10:03 | E. Central | Dale Wallace makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Stevens | 62-51 |
| 09:45 | Abilene Christian | Douglas Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 09:44 | E. Central | Walter Burns pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 09:27 | E. Central | Chester Saucedo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 09:25 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Joseph Monahan | 62-51 |
| 09:15 | Abilene Christian | Sean Stevens steps in front of the Joseph Monahan pass | 62-51 |
| 09:11 | E. Central | Dale Wallace hits the finger roll set up by Sean Stevens | 64-51 |
| 09:00 | Abilene Christian | Douglas Brown scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-53 |
| 08:52 | E. Central | Douglas Cheney is called for the reach on Chester Saucedo - foul #1 on Douglas Cheney, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Happel (SF), John Scott (PF) Chester Saucedo, Harold Duley | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Rey (SG) Douglas Cheney | |
| 08:44 | E. Central | Douglas Brown steals the ball from Michael Happel | 64-53 |
| 08:29 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Monahan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rey | 64-55 |
| 08:11 | E. Central | James Rey is called for the reach on Sean Stevens - foul #2 on James Rey, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | E. Central | William Long (PG), Danny Lewis (SG), John Smith (C) Dale Wallace, Sean Stevens, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham (PG), Joseph Filip (SF), James Grant (PF), Louis Shier (C) Edmund Hartsell, Joseph Monahan, Douglas Brown, James Phillips | |
| 07:57 | E. Central | John Smith makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Long | 66-55 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - William Long (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Happel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jeffrey Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph Filip (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Grant (fresh) C - Louis Shier (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Happel - foul #3 on Michael Happel, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| 07:30 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:30 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:06 | E. Central | John Scott can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 07:05 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 06:44 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip is denied on a layup by John Scott | 66-56 |
| 06:43 | E. Central | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:36 | E. Central | Danny Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 06:34 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 06:30 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Windham | 66-59 |
| 06:07 | E. Central | James Rey steals the ball from John Scott | 66-59 |
| 05:57 | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham misses the 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 05:56 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier tips it in | 66-61 |
| 05:34 | E. Central | John Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Lewis | 68-61 |
| 05:34 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | E. Central | Sean Stevens (SG), Walter Burns (C) Danny Lewis, John Smith | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell (PG), Frank Ketterman (SG), Douglas Brown (PF) Jeffrey Windham, James Rey, James Grant | |
| 05:16 | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 05:15 | E. Central | Walter Burns pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 05:11 | E. Central | Edmund Hartsell picks off the pass by John Scott | 68-61 |
| 04:54 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip connects on the jump hook from close range | 68-63 |
| 04:36 | E. Central | Sean Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 04:34 | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 04:14 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman is whistled for a carry | 68-63 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Rey (SF) Joseph Filip | |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Michael Happel misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Ketterman - foul #1 on Frank Ketterman, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Smith (PF) John Scott | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Michael Happel makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Michael Happel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:49 | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 03:47 | E. Central | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - William Long (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Stevens (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Happel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Edmund Hartsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Ketterman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Rey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Louis Shier (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:42 | E. Central | Sean Stevens makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Smith | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Sean Stevens - foul #3 on Sean Stevens, team foul #6 | 72-63 |
| Subs | E. Central | Danny Lewis (PG), Dale Wallace (SG), Chester Saucedo (SF) William Long, Sean Stevens, Michael Happel | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Monahan (SF) Frank Ketterman | |
| 03:23 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:23 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:23 | E. Central | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 03:17 | E. Central | Walter Burns knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Monahan - foul #3 on Joseph Monahan, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | E. Central | John Scott (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham (SG), James Phillips (C) Douglas Brown, Louis Shier | |
| 03:17 | E. Central | Walter Burns misses the free throw | 74-64 |
| 03:17 | Abilene Christian | James Rey grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 03:10 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-64 |
| 03:08 | Abilene Christian | James Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 02:55 | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 02:55 | E. Central | E. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | E. Central | William Long (PG), Sean Stevens (SG), Michael Happel (SF) Danny Lewis, Dale Wallace, Chester Saucedo | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Ketterman (SG), Joseph Filip (SF), Douglas Brown (PF), Louis Shier (C) Jeffrey Windham, Joseph Monahan, James Rey, James Phillips | |
| 02:26 | E. Central | Walter Burns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Filip - foul #2 on Joseph Filip, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| 02:26 | E. Central | Walter Burns makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:26 | E. Central | Walter Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:07 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Burns | 76-67 |
| 02:05 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier misses the tip | 76-67 |
| 02:03 | Abilene Christian | Douglas Brown can't tip it in | 76-67 |
| 02:01 | E. Central | Walter Burns pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| 01:59 | E. Central | William Long is hacked by Edmund Hartsell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edmund Hartsell, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| 01:59 | E. Central | William Long misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:59 | E. Central | William Long makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:42 | Abilene Christian | Walter Burns steals the ball from Louis Shier | 77-67 |
| 01:27 | E. Central | Michael Happel misses long on a floater from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 01:25 | E. Central | John Scott grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 01:07 | E. Central | Sean Stevens drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Scott | 79-67 |
| 00:51 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-67 |
| 00:50 | E. Central | Sean Stevens gets the rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | E. Central | Sean Stevens misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Douglas Brown - foul #3 on Douglas Brown, team foul #11 | 79-67 |
| Subs | E. Central | Danny Lewis (PG), Chester Saucedo (SF), John Smith (PF), Harold Duley (C) William Long, Michael Happel, John Scott, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Windham (PG), James Rey (SG), Joseph Monahan (SF), James Phillips (PF), James Grant (C) Edmund Hartsell, Frank Ketterman, Joseph Filip, Douglas Brown, Louis Shier | |
| 00:46 | E. Central | Sean Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:46 | E. Central | Sean Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Abilene Christian | James Rey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 81-67 |
| 00:40 | E. Central | John Smith grabs the board | 81-67 |
| 00:35 | E. Central | Sean Stevens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-67 |
| 00:34 | Abilene Christian | James Grant snags the defensive board | 81-67 |
| 00:29 | Abilene Christian | James Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-67 |
| 00:28 | E. Central | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | E. Central | Danny Lewis runs out the clock | 81-67 |