| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Josh Benson (fresh) SG - Charles Alfano (fresh) SF - John Peters (fresh) PF - David Sloan (fresh) C - Kyle Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) SG - Curtis Lind (fresh) SF - Michael Cosgrove (fresh) PF - Carl Evans (fresh) C - Ralph Stearns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | David Sloan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Howard Payne | John Peters misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Curtis Lind | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon is hacked by Josh Benson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Josh Benson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cannon | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Howard Payne | Curtis Lind steals it from Josh Benson | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | California Lutheran | Kyle Smith picks off the pass by Richard Cannon | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Howard Payne | David Sloan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Ralph Stearns | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Howard Payne | John Peters pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Howard Payne | Richard Cannon steals it from Charles Alfano | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:50 | Howard Payne | David Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:37 | Howard Payne | John Peters clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer (PG), Solomon Rush (SG), James Sabatino (SF), Russell Mason (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Josh Benson, Charles Alfano, John Peters, David Sloan, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Keith Hanson (SG), Tony Davis (SF), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Richard Cannon, Curtis Lind, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:10 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Howard Payne | The jumper by James Sabatino is denied by Brian Noyes | 0-3 |
| 16:57 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:46 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 16:45 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 16:29 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Brian Noyes | 0-3 |
| 16:05 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson is fouled on the floor by Robert Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Robert Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), John Zlatkin (SG), Brian Riehle (SF), David Sloan (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Kyle Kyzer, Solomon Rush, James Sabatino, Russell Mason, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG), Carl Evans (PF), Ralph Stearns (C) Brady Cottrell, Stephen Hess, Brian Noyes | |
| 15:45 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind (SG), Michael Cosgrove (SF) Keith Hanson, Tony Davis | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Josh Benson (fresh) SG - John Zlatkin (fresh) SF - Brian Riehle (fresh) PF - David Sloan (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Lind (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Cosgrove (fresh) PF - Carl Evans (fresh) C - Ralph Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Howard Payne | David Sloan connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 15:11 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns misses long on an open floater from close range | 2-3 |
| 15:09 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove tips it in | 2-5 |
| 14:53 | Howard Payne | David Sloan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Cosgrove - foul #1 on Michael Cosgrove, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer (PG), John Peters (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Josh Benson, Brian Riehle, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Keith Hanson (SG), Tony Davis (SF), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Richard Cannon, Curtis Lind, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| 14:53 | Howard Payne | David Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:53 | Howard Payne | David Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:53 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:47 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 14:46 | California Lutheran | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Davis | 3-5 |
| 14:20 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 14:19 | California Lutheran | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Hess | 3-5 |
| 14:04 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Davis | 3-8 |
| 13:48 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Zlatkin, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush (PG), Charles Alfano (SG), James Sabatino (SF), Russell Mason (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Kyle Kyzer, John Zlatkin, John Peters, David Sloan, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG) Brady Cottrell | |
| 13:46 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis is hacked by Charles Alfano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Alfano, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Robert Britton (SF) Keith Hanson | |
| 13:31 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 13:30 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:08 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 13:07 | California Lutheran | Robert Britton grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 13:02 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Brian Riehle (SF) Solomon Rush, James Sabatino | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind (SG), Michael Cosgrove (SF), Carl Evans (PF), Ralph Stearns (C) Tony Davis, Robert Britton, Stephen Hess, Brian Noyes | |
| 12:40 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-8 |
| 12:38 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 12:18 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Cannon | 3-11 |
| 11:59 | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-11 |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson gets the offensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 11:43 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 11:42 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Josh Benson (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Alfano (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Riehle (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Mason (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Smith (tiring) | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Lind (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Stearns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind loses the dribble to Kyle Smith | 3-11 |
| 11:27 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cannon - foul #1 on Richard Cannon, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer (PG), Solomon Rush (SG), James Sabatino (SF), David Sloan (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Josh Benson, Charles Alfano, Brian Riehle, Russell Mason, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Keith Hanson (SG), Tony Davis (SF), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Richard Cannon, Curtis Lind, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| 11:11 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-11 |
| 11:10 | Howard Payne | David Sloan pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 10:55 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush banks in the layup | 5-11 |
| 10:36 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess misses short on a floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 10:34 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 10:13 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald can't finish the layup | 5-11 |
| 10:12 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Brian Noyes | 5-11 |
| 10:08 | California Lutheran | Kyle Kyzer steps in front of the Brady Cottrell pass in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 09:55 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), John Peters (SF) Solomon Rush, James Sabatino | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Carl Evans (PF), Robert Britton (C) Stephen Hess, Brian Noyes | |
| 09:52 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 09:34 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 09:32 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 09:15 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 09:14 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 08:47 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kyle Kyzer - foul #1 on Kyle Kyzer, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush (PG), Charles Alfano (SG), Brian Riehle (SF), Russell Mason (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Josh Benson, Kyle Kyzer, John Peters, David Sloan, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG), Curtis Lind (SG), Michael Cosgrove (SF), Ralph Stearns (C) Brady Cottrell, Keith Hanson, Tony Davis, Robert Britton | |
| 08:47 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 08:47 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 08:29 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano drills a floater from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 08:17 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 08:16 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 08:00 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 07:46 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Lind | 9-14 |
| 07:29 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano is hacked by Richard Cannon - foul #2 on Richard Cannon, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), John Zlatkin (SG), John Peters (SF), David Sloan (PF) Solomon Rush, Charles Alfano, Brian Riehle, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Robert Britton (SF), Stephen Hess (PF) Richard Cannon, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Josh Benson (fresh) SG - John Zlatkin (fresh) SF - John Peters (fresh) PF - David Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Smith (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Brady Cottrell (fresh) SG - Curtis Lind (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Britton (fresh) PF - Stephen Hess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin hits a runner in the paint set up by Josh Benson and the foul's on Robert Britton - foul #1 on Robert Britton, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | James Sabatino (C) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (PG), Tony Davis (SG), Brian Noyes (C) Brady Cottrell, Curtis Lind, Ralph Stearns | |
| 07:10 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 06:54 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 06:52 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 06:40 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Josh Benson | 14-14 |
| 06:35 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-14 |
| 06:34 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:15 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 06:14 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:01 | Howard Payne | David Sloan clanks a floater from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 06:00 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 05:56 | California Lutheran | John Zlatkin steals it from Keith Hanson in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 05:51 | Howard Payne | John Peters is hacked by Robert Britton - foul #2 on Robert Britton, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer (PG), Charles Alfano (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Josh Benson, John Zlatkin, David Sloan, James Sabatino | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Michael Cosgrove (SF) Tony Davis, Robert Britton | |
| 05:38 | Howard Payne | Kyle Kyzer is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hess - foul #1 on Stephen Hess, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind (SG), Ralph Stearns (C) Keith Hanson, Stephen Hess | |
| 05:18 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Peters | 18-14 |
| 05:16 | California Lutheran | Kyle Smith is called for the reach on Brady Cottrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle (SF) John Peters | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Carl Evans (PF) Brian Noyes | |
| 05:01 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 05:00 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 04:39 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Russell Mason (PF) Charles Alfano, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (PG), Tony Davis (SF), Stephen Hess (PF) Brady Cottrell, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans | |
| 04:16 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Hess | 18-16 |
| 03:54 | Howard Payne | Russell Mason hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-16 |
| 03:47 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 03:45 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 03:28 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kyle Kyzer - foul #2 on Kyle Kyzer, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush (PG), John Zlatkin (SG), John Peters (SF), David Sloan (PF) Josh Benson, Kyle Kyzer, Brian Riehle, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG), Brian Noyes (PF), Robert Britton (C) Keith Hanson, Stephen Hess, Ralph Stearns | |
| 03:28 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Solomon Rush (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Zlatkin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peters (fairly fresh) PF - David Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Lind (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Noyes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Howard Payne | Tony Davis is called for the reach on Solomon Rush - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | James Sabatino (SF), Kyle Smith (C) John Peters, Russell Mason | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove (SF) Curtis Lind | |
| 03:06 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:06 | Howard Payne | Solomon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:01 | California Lutheran | John Zlatkin steps in front of the Tony Davis pass in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 02:42 | Howard Payne | David Sloan is whistled for a carry | 23-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano (SG) John Zlatkin | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (SG) Tony Davis | |
| 02:21 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes is fouled on the floor by Charles Alfano - foul #2 on Charles Alfano, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Peters (SF) James Sabatino | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (SG), Carl Evans (PF) Brady Cottrell, Michael Cosgrove | |
| 02:21 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:21 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:52 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Cannon - foul #3 on Richard Cannon, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Josh Benson (PG), Russell Mason (C) Solomon Rush, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Stephen Hess (C) Richard Cannon, Brian Noyes | |
| 01:52 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:52 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:52 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 01:47 | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Mason - foul #1 on Russell Mason, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Charles Alfano, David Sloan | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 01:47 | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:47 | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | John Peters's pass is intercepted by Keith Hanson | 23-23 |
| 01:11 | California Lutheran | John Zlatkin steals it from Carl Evans | 23-23 |
| 00:49 | Howard Payne | Josh Benson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 00:32 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 00:30 | Howard Payne | Robert Fitzgerald grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 00:04 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 00:03 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans misses short on a halfcourt shot | 26-23 |