| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Jonathan Foster (fresh) SG - Ty Thaller (fresh) SF - Richard Rollin (fresh) PF - Nathan White (fresh) C - Edward Stelzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) SG - Gary White (fresh) SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) PF - Mark Sims (fresh) C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Harding | Mark Sims grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Harding | Larry Graf hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Graf | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins is hacked by Ty Thaller - foul #1 on Ty Thaller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Harding | Edward Stelzer blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Larry Graf | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Nathan White | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Graf | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin is fouled on the floor by Roy Jeffrey - foul #1 on Roy Jeffrey, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Harding | Larry Graf grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Harding | Gary White hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Rollin | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Nathan White | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin can't finish the layup | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Harding | Gary White knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Graf | 5-8 |
| 16:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | Harding | Gary White grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:13 | Harding | Gary White can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan White | 8-8 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Jonathan Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ty Thaller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Rollin (fresh) PF - Nathan White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Stelzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 15:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Larry Graf is called for the reach on Jonathan Foster - foul #1 on Larry Graf, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Douglas Burroughs (PG), Paul Holloway (SF), Ricky Cline (PF) Jonathan Foster, Richard Rollin, Nathan White | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 15:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ricky Cline steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG) Gary White | |
| 15:01 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins scores on a shot from the right side set up by Larry Graf | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:41 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Harding | Mark Sims knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Ty Thaller - foul #2 on Ty Thaller, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster (PG), Nathan White (PF) Ty Thaller, Edward Stelzer | |
| Subs | Harding | Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (C) Kevin Simpkins, Roy Jeffrey | |
| 14:28 | Harding | Mark Sims makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 8-15 |
| 14:01 | Harding | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 13:41 | Harding | Randy Johnson travels with the ball | 8-15 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin (SF) Ricky Cline | |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Michael Palm (C) Larry Graf, Mark Sims | |
| 13:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White misses the tip | 8-15 |
| 13:26 | Harding | Michael Palm grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 13:12 | Harding | Gary White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:11 | Harding | Randy Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:59 | Harding | Randy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Nathan White - foul #1 on Nathan White, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer (C) Paul Holloway | |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Bill Richardson, Michael Palm | |
| 12:59 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:59 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster loses the dribble to Randy Johnson | 8-17 |
| 12:26 | Harding | Thomas King is fouled on the floor by Edward Stelzer - foul #1 on Edward Stelzer, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Thomas Smith (PG), Luis Giardina (SG), Ricky Cline (PF) Jonathan Foster, Douglas Burroughs, Nathan White | |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG) Thomas King | |
| 12:08 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 12:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Luis Giardina grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 12:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Luis Giardina is hacked by Gary White - foul #1 on Gary White, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway (PF) Ricky Cline | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 11:52 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 11:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer grabs the offensive board | 8-17 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) SG - Luis Giardina (fresh) SF - Richard Rollin (fresh) PF - Paul Holloway (fresh) C - Edward Stelzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Simpkins - foul #1 on Kevin Simpkins, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG), Mark Sims (PF) Gary White, Randy Johnson | |
| 11:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:18 | Harding | Thomas King misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-17 |
| 11:16 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Jeffrey | 10-17 |
| 11:00 | Harding | Thomas King misses the 3 from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 10:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Thomas Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 10:54 | Harding | The rebound goes to Roy Jeffrey | 10-17 |
| 10:49 | Harding | Larry Graf misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Holloway - foul #1 on Paul Holloway, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster (PG), Douglas Burroughs (SG), Nathan White (PF) Thomas Smith, Luis Giardina, Richard Rollin | |
| Subs | Harding | Bill Richardson (SF) Kevin Simpkins | |
| 10:49 | Harding | Larry Graf misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:49 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Burroughs | 13-18 |
| 10:07 | Harding | Bill Richardson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Graf | 13-21 |
| 09:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway misses the lay-in | 13-21 |
| 09:54 | Harding | Mark Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:33 | Harding | Larry Graf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin (SF), Ricky Cline (C) Paul Holloway, Edward Stelzer | |
| Subs | Harding | James Montague (PG), Gary White (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Randy Johnson (C) Larry Graf, Thomas King, Bill Richardson, Roy Jeffrey | |
| 09:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 09:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Douglas Burroughs hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 09:01 | Harding | James Montague scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 08:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Foster and he's hacked by Gary White - foul #2 on Gary White, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (C) Gary White, Mark Sims | |
| 08:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:44 | Harding | James Montague clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-24 |
| 08:43 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:24 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 08:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster is hacked by George Matteson - foul #1 on George Matteson, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Luis Giardina (SG), Paul Holloway (PF), Edward Stelzer (C) Douglas Burroughs, Nathan White, Ricky Cline | |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Thomas King (SG), Roy Jeffrey (C) James Montague, George Matteson, Kevin Simpkins | |
| 07:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Richardson - foul #1 on Bill Richardson, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| 07:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Jonathan Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Giardina (fresh) SF - Richard Rollin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Stelzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas King (fresh) SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses long on a jumper in the paint | 20-24 |
| 07:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Luis Giardina misses long on a shot near the basket | 20-24 |
| 07:22 | Harding | Larry Graf grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Harding | Bill Richardson drills a floater from the right block set up by Roy Jeffrey and he's fouled by Richard Rollin - foul #1 on Richard Rollin, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Thomas Smith (PG), Ricky Cline (PF) Jonathan Foster, Richard Rollin | |
| Subs | Harding | Mark Sims (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| 07:14 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses the free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ricky Cline gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Sims picks off the pass by Thomas Smith | 20-26 |
| 06:46 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey's layup is rejected by Edward Stelzer | 20-26 |
| 06:45 | Harding | Larry Graf tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 06:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ricky Cline travels with the ball | 20-28 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Douglas Burroughs (PG), Nathan White (PF) Thomas Smith, Ricky Cline | |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF) Bill Richardson | |
| 06:14 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses the jumper from close range | 20-28 |
| 06:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Nathan White misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 06:04 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 05:55 | Harding | Larry Graf is fouled on the floor by Douglas Burroughs - foul #1 on Douglas Burroughs, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster (PG), Richard Rollin (SF) Luis Giardina, Paul Holloway | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 05:55 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:55 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Johnson (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| 05:19 | Harding | Mark Sims's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan White | 20-30 |
| 05:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 05:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Stelzer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Foster | 23-30 |
| 04:38 | Harding | Mark Sims misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-30 |
| 04:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Douglas Burroughs pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Douglas Burroughs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Foster | 26-30 |
| 04:02 | Harding | Douglas Burroughs is called for the reach on Larry Graf - foul #2 on Douglas Burroughs, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Luis Giardina (SG), Paul Holloway (SF), Charles Cummings (PF), Ricky Cline (C) Douglas Burroughs, Richard Rollin, Nathan White, Edward Stelzer | |
| Subs | Harding | George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Thomas King, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims | |
| 04:02 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:02 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:50 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Holloway | 29-32 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Jonathan Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Giardina (fresh) SF - Paul Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Cummings (fresh) C - Ricky Cline (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Matteson (fresh) SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 03:29 | Harding | Bill Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 03:21 | Harding | Randy Johnson hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roy Jeffrey | 29-34 |
| 02:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Holloway clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 02:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ricky Cline grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 02:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 02:50 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 02:34 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey loses the ball out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Douglas Burroughs (PG), Ty Thaller (SG), Richard Rollin (SF), Nathan White (PF), Edward Stelzer (C) Jonathan Foster, Luis Giardina, Paul Holloway, Charles Cummings, Ricky Cline | |
| Subs | Harding | James Montague (PG), Gary White (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF) Larry Graf, George Matteson, Bill Richardson | |
| 02:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin double dribbles | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Mark Sims (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| 01:50 | Harding | James Montague misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 01:48 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:35 | Harding | James Montague misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 01:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Kevin Simpkins - foul #2 on Kevin Simpkins, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG) James Montague | |
| 01:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ty Thaller misses the 3rd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | Harding | The rebound goes to Mark Sims | 31-34 |
| 00:55 | Harding | Ty Thaller is called for the reach on Mark Sims - foul #3 on Ty Thaller, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster (PG), Luis Giardina (SG) Douglas Burroughs, Ty Thaller | |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Johnson (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| 00:55 | Harding | Mark Sims makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:55 | Harding | Mark Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Randy Johnson steps in front of the Nathan White pass | 31-36 |
| 00:21 | Harding | Luis Giardina picks off the pass by Kevin Simpkins | 31-36 |
| 00:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Richard Rollin lays it in set up by Luis Giardina | 33-36 |
| 00:05 | Harding | Edward Stelzer denies the turnaround by Mark Sims | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jonathan Foster clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-36 |