| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (fresh) SG - Gary Himes (fresh) SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) PF - William Hines (fresh) C - William Dorosky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Richard Pryor (fresh) SG - Shane Hurst (fresh) SF - Taylor Creagh (fresh) PF - John Boykin (fresh) C - Noel Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh scores on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh is hacked by Reginald Manning - foul #1 on Reginald Manning, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning is hacked by Richard Pryor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Pryor, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes is fouled on the floor by Shane Hurst - foul #1 on Shane Hurst, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Reginald Manning denies the turnaround by John Boykin | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Howard Payne | The jump hook by William Hines is blocked by Noel Armstrong | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Himes - foul #1 on Gary Himes, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SG), Thomas Thomas (SF), Raymond Rogers (PF), Josiah Pharris (C) Shane Hurst, Taylor Creagh, John Boykin, Noel Armstrong | |
| 17:56 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG) Richard Pryor | |
| 17:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Josiah Pharris buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Thomas | 0-6 |
| 17:30 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the fadeaway in the lane | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes makes the floater from the left wing set up by Mike Cady | 0-8 |
| 17:08 | Howard Payne | William Hines misses the shot in the lane | 0-8 |
| 17:07 | Howard Payne | William Hines snags the offensive board | 0-8 |
| 17:00 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Thomas - foul #1 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), Billy Puleo (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Gary Himes, William Hines, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 17:00 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:00 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 16:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Gumm - foul #1 on Mark Gumm, team foul #3 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SF) Reginald Manning | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst (SG), Walter Fowler (PF), Noel Armstrong (C) Mike Cady, Raymond Rogers, Josiah Pharris | |
| 16:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 16:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 1-10 |
| 16:45 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Gumm | 4-10 |
| 16:35 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong drills a shot from the right block set up by Paul Rhodes and he's fouled by Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor (PG), Taylor Creagh (SF) Paul Rhodes, Thomas Thomas | |
| 16:35 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| 16:15 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 16:01 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 15:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong misses the tip | 6-13 |
| 15:57 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Mark Gumm | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Puleo (fresh) C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Richard Pryor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Hurst (fairly fresh) SF - Taylor Creagh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Fowler (fresh) C - Noel Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 15:51 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo tips it home | 8-13 |
| 15:42 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | A charge is called on Richard Pryor - foul #2 on Richard Pryor, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (SG), Kevin Hooper (PF) Mark Gumm, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG), Mike Cady (SG), John Boykin (PF), Josiah Pharris (C) Richard Pryor, Shane Hurst, Walter Fowler, Noel Armstrong | |
| 15:30 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes is hacked by Taylor Creagh - foul #1 on Taylor Creagh, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SF), William Dorosky (C) Richard Mack, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 15:17 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Himes | 10-13 |
| 15:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Himes is called for the reach on John Boykin - foul #2 on Gary Himes, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), William Hines (PF) Philip Holley, Gary Himes, Kevin Hooper | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas (SF), Noel Armstrong (C) Taylor Creagh, Josiah Pharris | |
| 14:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 14:51 | Howard Payne | William Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:30 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Cady - foul #1 on Mike Cady, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Reginald Manning, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst (SG), Raymond Rogers (PF) Mike Cady, John Boykin | |
| 14:30 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:30 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:16 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Paul Rhodes is called for the reach on Samuel Winters - foul #1 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (PF) William Hines | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh (SF), Walter Fowler (C) Thomas Thomas, Noel Armstrong | |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:57 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Rogers, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG) Samuel Winters | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 13:31 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the easy open layup | 14-15 |
| 13:29 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| 13:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 13:13 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:51 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 12:49 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:39 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Brown | 19-15 |
| 12:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), William Dorosky (C) Mark Gumm, Richard Mack, Billy Puleo, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas (PG), Mike Cady (SG), John Boykin (PF), Josiah Pharris (C) Paul Rhodes, Shane Hurst, Raymond Rogers, Walter Fowler | |
| 12:02 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley blows the wide open layup | 19-15 |
| 12:01 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 11:56 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Winters steals the ball from Mike Cady | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Hines (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Dorosky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Cady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Taylor Creagh (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Boykin (fresh) C - Josiah Pharris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | William Hines is whistled for a carry | 19-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG) Philip Holley | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG) Taylor Creagh | |
| 11:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Mack - foul #1 on Richard Mack, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| 11:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:24 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to William Hines | 19-16 |
| 11:11 | Howard Payne | William Hines hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's hacked by Thomas Thomas - foul #2 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst (SG), Taylor Creagh (SF), Noel Armstrong (C) Mike Cady, Thomas Thomas, Josiah Pharris | |
| 11:11 | Howard Payne | William Hines makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 11:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Dorosky - foul #1 on William Dorosky, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| 11:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 11:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:59 | Howard Payne | Taylor Creagh is called for the reach on Richard Mack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Taylor Creagh, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (PF) William Hines | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SF) Taylor Creagh | |
| 10:59 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:59 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 10:38 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:28 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Rhodes - foul #2 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #11 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (SG), Kevin Hooper (PF) Richard Mack, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor (PG) Paul Rhodes | |
| 10:28 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 10:28 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 10:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 10:13 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 10:11 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Reginald Manning | 24-18 |
| 10:05 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Noel Armstrong - foul #1 on Noel Armstrong, team foul #12 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG), William Dorosky (C) Reginald Manning, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 10:05 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 10:05 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 10:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The rebound goes to John Boykin | 25-18 |
| 09:48 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin misses badly on a runner near the basket | 25-18 |
| 09:46 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Armstrong | 25-18 |
| 09:34 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 09:19 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters double dribbles | 25-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler (PF), Josiah Pharris (C) John Boykin, Noel Armstrong | |
| 09:10 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Josiah Pharris's fadeaway is rejected by William Hines | 25-21 |
| 09:09 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 08:56 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on Richard Pryor - foul #3 on Richard Pryor, team foul #13 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas (SF), Raymond Rogers (PF) Richard Pryor, Walter Fowler | |
| 08:56 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 08:39 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst is fouled on the floor by Richard Mack - foul #2 on Richard Mack, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Reginald Manning (SF) Philip Holley, Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 08:39 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:39 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 08:31 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Winters | 30-25 |
| 08:11 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mark Gumm picks off the pass by Thomas Thomas | 30-25 |
| 08:08 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm is hacked by Mike Cady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Cady, team foul #14 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh (SF), Walter Fowler (PF), Noel Armstrong (C) Mike Cady, Raymond Rogers, Josiah Pharris | |
| 08:08 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 08:08 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 08:08 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 07:49 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Shane Hurst | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Hurst (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Taylor Creagh (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Walter Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Noel Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters is hacked by Noel Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Noel Armstrong, team foul #15 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (SG), Kevin Hooper (PF) Mark Gumm, William Hines | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin (PF) Noel Armstrong | |
| 07:45 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 07:45 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 07:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler misses the lay-in | 33-27 |
| 07:27 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 07:23 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning loses the dribble to Shane Hurst in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 07:21 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh jams it set up by Shane Hurst | 33-29 |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Thomas Thomas is called for the reach on Samuel Winters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #16 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Dorosky (C) Reginald Manning | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor (PG), Raymond Rogers (PF) Thomas Thomas, John Boykin | |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 07:17 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 07:11 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Puleo | 36-29 |
| 06:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 06:51 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 06:37 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Dorosky | 39-29 |
| 06:30 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Billy Puleo swats the short shot by Raymond Rogers | 39-29 |
| 06:28 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 06:25 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG), John Boykin (PF), Josiah Pharris (C) Richard Pryor, Raymond Rogers, Walter Fowler | |
| 06:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-29 |
| 06:18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 05:55 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 05:43 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Philip Holley, team foul #9 | 39-31 |
| 05:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Taylor Creagh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Dorosky (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers (PF) John Boykin | |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Hurst - foul #2 on Shane Hurst, team foul #17 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SG) Shane Hurst | |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 05:11 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers can't connect on a runner near the basket | 41-31 |
| 05:09 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 04:55 | Howard Payne | Paul Rhodes steals the ball from Philip Holley | 41-31 |
| 04:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The jumper by Mike Cady is denied by Mark Gumm | 41-31 |
| 04:40 | Howard Payne | William Hines snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 04:24 | Howard Payne | William Hines loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Kevin Hooper (SF), Billy Puleo (PF) Philip Holley, Reginald Manning, William Hines | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor (PG), Thomas Thomas (SF), John Boykin (PF), Walter Fowler (C) Paul Rhodes, Taylor Creagh, Raymond Rogers, Josiah Pharris | |
| 04:08 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 04:07 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 04:02 | Howard Payne | Walter Fowler takes the ball from Mark Gumm | 41-31 |
| 03:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-31 |
| 03:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) PF - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Dorosky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Richard Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mike Cady (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Boykin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters is denied on a layup by Walter Fowler | 41-33 |
| 03:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 03:25 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Thomas is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (PG), Gary Himes (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Mark Gumm, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes (PG), Shane Hurst (SG), Taylor Creagh (SF), Noel Armstrong (C) Richard Pryor, Mike Cady, Thomas Thomas, Walter Fowler | |
| 03:22 | Howard Payne | Shane Hurst picks off the pass by Richard Mack in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 03:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Rhodes lays it up and in set up by Shane Hurst | 41-35 |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack is hacked by Taylor Creagh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Taylor Creagh, team foul #18 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mike Cady (SF) Taylor Creagh | |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 03:04 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst loses the dribble to Billy Puleo | 43-35 |
| 03:02 | Howard Payne | Paul Rhodes is called for the reach on Richard Mack in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Rhodes, team foul #19 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), William Hines (PF) Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor (PG), Raymond Rogers (PF) Paul Rhodes, John Boykin | |
| 03:02 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 03:02 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 02:50 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 02:48 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 02:36 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 02:35 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 02:27 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SF) Philip Holley | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 02:14 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 45-35 |
| 02:13 | Howard Payne | William Hines snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 02:08 | Howard Payne | William Hines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Himes | 47-35 |
| 01:50 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mike Cady and the foul's on Gary Himes - foul #3 on Gary Himes, team foul #10 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), Kevin Hooper (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Gary Himes, Reginald Manning, William Hines, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin (PF) Richard Pryor | |
| 01:50 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Raymond Rogers misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 01:50 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 01:39 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 01:37 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The rebound goes to John Boykin | 47-37 |
| 01:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Shane Hurst connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Hurst - foul #3 on Shane Hurst, team foul #20 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Dorosky (C) Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Richard Pryor (PG), Thomas Thomas (SF), Walter Fowler (PF) Raymond Rogers, Shane Hurst, John Boykin | |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by William Dorosky - foul #2 on William Dorosky, team foul #11 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Reginald Manning (SF) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | John Boykin (PF) Richard Pryor | |
| 01:12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Fowler makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 00:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 00:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 00:39 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 00:25 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Dorosky | 52-43 |
| 00:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Noel Armstrong comes up short on the floater in the lane | 52-43 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 52-43 |