| Lineup | Harding | PG - Timothy Butcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Buchholz (fresh) SF - Dean Casanova (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - Robert Key (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lonnie Martens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Meredith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chester Garrett (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Dean Casanova inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Harding | Henry Buchholz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 19:45 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:24 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Key | 34-38 |
| 19:15 | Harding | Henry Buchholz knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Butcher | 37-38 |
| 18:59 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett is hacked by Johnny Campbell - foul #1 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:50 | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Travis Meredith, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:32 | Harding | Henry Buchholz is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| 18:15 | Clayton St. | Robert Key misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 18:13 | Harding | The rebound goes to Henry Buchholz | 37-38 |
| 17:46 | Harding | Henry Buchholz is hacked by Lonnie Martens - foul #3 on Lonnie Martens, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy (SG) Lonnie Martens | |
| 17:28 | Harding | Johnny Campbell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Buchholz | 39-38 |
| 17:01 | Clayton St. | Robert Key drills a jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 16:50 | Harding | Timothy Butcher buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 16:34 | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith's layup is rejected by Johnny Campbell | 42-40 |
| 16:33 | Harding | Henry Buchholz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:15 | Harding | Dean Casanova is fouled on the floor by Chester Garrett - foul #3 on Chester Garrett, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Harding | John Page (PG), Bobby Schumacher (SG), Daniel Elliot (SF), Ernest Shearer (PF), David Wiliams (C) Timothy Butcher, Henry Buchholz, Dean Casanova, Johnny Campbell, Barry Hathaway | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Michael Straughter (SF), William Patrick (PF), Patrick Marshall (C) Travis Meredith, Chester Garrett, David Smith | |
| 16:04 | Harding | William Patrick denies the turnaround by John Page | 42-40 |
| 16:03 | Harding | David Wiliams pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:47 | Harding | Ernest Shearer buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Elliot | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Page (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bobby Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Elliot (fresh) PF - Ernest Shearer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Wiliams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - Robert Key (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Quincy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Straughter (fresh) PF - William Patrick (fresh) C - Patrick Marshall (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Clayton St. | William Patrick makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Straughter | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Harding | John Page misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:08 | Harding | Ernest Shearer tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 15:06 | Clayton St. | Robert Key pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:00 | Clayton St. | Robert Key is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Butcher (PG), Johnny Campbell (PF) Daniel Elliot, David Wiliams | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens (SG) Robert Key | |
| 14:43 | Harding | Ernest Shearer blows the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Marshall - foul #2 on Patrick Marshall, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Dean Casanova (SF), Barry Hathaway (C) John Page, Johnny Campbell | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith (SF) Michael Straughter | |
| 14:43 | Harding | Ernest Shearer misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:43 | Harding | Ernest Shearer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:43 | Clayton St. | Patrick Marshall gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:18 | Clayton St. | Ernest Shearer takes the ball from Michael Quincy | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | Harding | Timothy Butcher hits a floater from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 13:38 | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith misses short on a floater from the left block | 46-42 |
| 13:37 | Clayton St. | Patrick Marshall hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 13:24 | Harding | Ernest Shearer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Henry Buchholz (SG), Johnny Campbell (PF) Bobby Schumacher, Ernest Shearer | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Robert Key (PG), Chester Garrett (PF), David Smith (C) Michael Quincy, William Patrick, Patrick Marshall | |
| 13:07 | Clayton St. | Robert Key is fouled on the floor by Barry Hathaway - foul #2 on Barry Hathaway, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Harding | David Wiliams (C) Barry Hathaway | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| 12:56 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Clayton St. | David Smith snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:34 | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 12:33 | Harding | David Wiliams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:29 | Harding | Henry Buchholz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Butcher | 49-44 |
| 12:25 | Clayton St. | Robert Key misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 12:24 | Harding | Johnny Campbell pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:59 | Harding | Johnny Campbell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 49-44 |
| 11:58 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:34 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett blows the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Campbell - foul #2 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Harding | John Page (PG), Bobby Schumacher (SF), Barry Hathaway (C) Timothy Butcher, Dean Casanova, David Wiliams | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy (SG), Michael Straughter (SF) Lonnie Martens, Travis Meredith | |
| 11:34 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:34 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Page (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Henry Buchholz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - Robert Key (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Quincy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Straughter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chester Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Harding | Henry Buchholz is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| 10:50 | Clayton St. | Michael Straughter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:49 | Harding | The rebound goes to Johnny Campbell | 49-45 |
| 10:45 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher lays it in on a nice dish by John Page and the foul's on Michael Quincy - foul #1 on Michael Quincy, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Shearer (SF) Henry Buchholz | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | William Patrick (C) David Smith | |
| 10:45 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:22 | Clayton St. | Johnny Campbell swats the layup by Michael Straughter | 52-45 |
| 10:20 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 09:59 | Harding | Michael Quincy takes the ball from Bobby Schumacher | 52-45 |
| 09:44 | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 09:42 | Harding | Johnny Campbell pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:36 | Harding | John Page misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 09:35 | Clayton St. | William Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:22 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Straughter | 52-47 |
| 09:07 | Harding | Ernest Shearer buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Page | 54-47 |
| 08:39 | Clayton St. | William Patrick misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 08:38 | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 08:37 | Harding | Ernest Shearer snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:20 | Harding | Barry Hathaway misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 08:18 | Harding | Ernest Shearer tips it in | 56-47 |
| 07:58 | Clayton St. | William Patrick loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Butcher (PG), Henry Buchholz (SG), Dean Casanova (SF), David Wiliams (C) John Page, Bobby Schumacher, Johnny Campbell, Barry Hathaway | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Thomas Caceres (PG), Lonnie Martens (SG), Travis Meredith (SF), Patrick Marshall (PF), David Smith (C) Robert Key, Michael Quincy, Michael Straughter, Chester Garrett, William Patrick | |
| 07:42 | Harding | Henry Buchholz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 07:41 | Clayton St. | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:13 | Clayton St. | Timothy Butcher takes the ball from Thomas Caceres | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Timothy Butcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Buchholz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Casanova (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Shearer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Wiliams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - Thomas Caceres (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lonnie Martens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Meredith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Harding | Henry Buchholz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 06:53 | Clayton St. | David Smith snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:31 | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Butcher - foul #3 on Timothy Butcher, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Joshua Thornton (C) Ernest Shearer | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy (PG), William Patrick (PF) Thomas Caceres, Patrick Marshall | |
| 06:16 | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Quincy | 56-50 |
| 06:09 | Harding | Joshua Thornton drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Butcher | 58-50 |
| 05:49 | Clayton St. | David Smith comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 05:48 | Harding | Dean Casanova snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Timothy Butcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 05:30 | Clayton St. | William Patrick grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 05:14 | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith lays it up and in | 58-52 |
| 05:03 | Harding | Timothy Butcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 05:01 | Harding | Dean Casanova tips it home | 60-52 |
| 04:56 | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy misses short on a jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 04:54 | Harding | David Wiliams grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 04:54 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Johnny Campbell (PF), Barry Hathaway (C) David Wiliams, Joshua Thornton | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Robert Key (PG), Chester Garrett (PF) Michael Quincy, William Patrick | |
| 04:38 | Harding | Henry Buchholz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Henry Buchholz, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| 04:25 | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Key | 60-55 |
| 04:05 | Harding | Dean Casanova loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| 03:47 | Clayton St. | Robert Key clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 03:45 | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:34 | Clayton St. | Dean Casanova picks off the pass by David Smith | 60-55 |
| 03:30 | Harding | Timothy Butcher jams it on a great pass from Dean Casanova | 62-55 |
| 03:09 | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 03:08 | Clayton St. | David Smith hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Timothy Butcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Buchholz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dean Casanova (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - Robert Key (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lonnie Martens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Meredith (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Chester Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Harding | Timothy Butcher's pass is intercepted by Chester Garrett | 62-57 |
| 02:35 | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Harding | Bobby Schumacher (SG), Ernest Shearer (SF) Henry Buchholz, Dean Casanova | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy (SG), Michael Straughter (SF), William Patrick (C) Lonnie Martens, Travis Meredith, David Smith | |
| 02:29 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Harding | Dean Casanova (SF) Ernest Shearer | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Travis Meredith (SF) Michael Straughter | |
| 02:24 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher hits a turnaround from the right block | 64-57 |
| 02:24 | Clayton St. | Clayton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Harding | Henry Buchholz (SG) Bobby Schumacher | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Lonnie Martens (SG), David Smith (C) Michael Quincy, William Patrick | |
| 02:07 | Clayton St. | Chester Garrett misses the easy layup | 64-57 |
| 02:06 | Harding | Barry Hathaway gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 01:59 | Harding | Johnny Campbell is hacked by Chester Garrett - foul #4 on Chester Garrett, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 01:31 | Harding | Timothy Butcher is fouled on the floor by Robert Key - foul #2 on Robert Key, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 01:31 | Harding | Timothy Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:31 | Harding | Timothy Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Clayton St. | Timothy Butcher steals the ball from Robert Key in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 01:27 | Harding | Timothy Butcher hits the finger roll | 68-57 |
| 01:11 | Clayton St. | Robert Key is fouled on the floor by Timothy Butcher - foul #4 on Timothy Butcher, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Harding | John Page (PG), Bobby Schumacher (SG), Daniel Elliot (SF), Ernest Shearer (PF), David Wiliams (C) Timothy Butcher, Henry Buchholz, Dean Casanova, Johnny Campbell, Barry Hathaway | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Thomas Caceres (PG), Michael Quincy (SG), Michael Straughter (SF), William Patrick (PF), Patrick Marshall (C) Robert Key, Lonnie Martens, Travis Meredith, Chester Garrett, David Smith | |
| 00:58 | Clayton St. | Patrick Marshall connects on the jump hook from the right block | 68-59 |
| 00:58 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Butcher (PG), Henry Buchholz (SG), Dean Casanova (SF), Johnny Campbell (PF), Barry Hathaway (C) John Page, Bobby Schumacher, Daniel Elliot, Ernest Shearer, David Wiliams | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Robert Key (PG), Lonnie Martens (SG), Travis Meredith (SF), Chester Garrett (PF), David Smith (C) Thomas Caceres, Michael Quincy, Michael Straughter, William Patrick, Patrick Marshall | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Harding | Robert Key is called for the reach on Barry Hathaway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Key, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Harding | John Page (SG), Bobby Schumacher (SF), David Wiliams (PF) Henry Buchholz, Dean Casanova, Johnny Campbell | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| 00:55 | Harding | Barry Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:55 | Harding | Barry Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Clayton St. | David Smith hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Key | 70-61 |
| 00:47 | Harding | David Wiliams is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Key - foul #4 on Robert Key, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 00:47 | Harding | David Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Harding | David Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:44 | Harding | Travis Meredith is called for the reach on Bobby Schumacher - foul #3 on Travis Meredith, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Harding | Gene Stewart (PG), Ernest Shearer (C) Timothy Butcher, Barry Hathaway | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Thomas Caceres (PG), Michael Quincy (SG), Michael Straughter (SF), William Patrick (PF), Patrick Marshall (C) Robert Key, Lonnie Martens, Travis Meredith, Chester Garrett, David Smith | |
| 00:44 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:44 | Harding | Bobby Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:39 | Clayton St. | Michael Quincy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 00:37 | Clayton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Marshall | 73-61 |
| 00:35 | Clayton St. | William Patrick's pass is intercepted by John Page | 73-61 |
| 00:32 | Harding | Gene Stewart lays it in on a great pass from John Page | 75-61 |
| 00:27 | Clayton St. | William Patrick is hacked by John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #7 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Harding | Daniel Elliot (SF) Gene Stewart | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| 00:27 | Clayton St. | William Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:27 | Clayton St. | William Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:27 | Harding | Daniel Elliot pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Harding | John Page runs out the clock | 75-62 |