| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Servantes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - John Kautz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Pete Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Fred Coppa inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is fouled on the floor by Raymond Rodgers - foul #2 on Raymond Rodgers, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 19:40 | Harding | Ronald Pugh drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Huggins | 45-38 |
| 19:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn misses badly on a runner from the left block | 45-38 |
| 19:32 | Harding | Ronald Pugh snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 19:14 | Harding | Ryan Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 18:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Burdick | 45-40 |
| 18:46 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 18:44 | Harding | Ronald Pugh snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 18:16 | Harding | Ryan Wells misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Pete Bruhn - foul #2 on Pete Bruhn, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Christopher Bixler (PF) Raymond Huggins, Paul Servantes, Fred Coppa, Ronald Pugh | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Michael Wagnon (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Coy Wolf (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) John Kautz, Thomas Glass, Marvin Burdick, Raymond Rodgers, Pete Bruhn | |
| 18:16 | Harding | Ryan Wells misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:16 | Harding | Ryan Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 17:53 | Harding | Ryan Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:51 | Harding | Raymond Whitton is called for the reach on Carl Chan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Whitton, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Luis Santiago (C) Ryan Wells | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 17:39 | Harding | Robert Hurst is hacked by Brandon Eichenberger - foul #1 on Brandon Eichenberger, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 17:24 | Harding | Carl Chan is alone and drills a floater near the basket | 47-40 |
| 17:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 17:12 | Harding | Luis Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:49 | Harding | Marvin Stroman is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Chan | 49-40 |
| 16:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ronald Sinclair, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Paul Servantes (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), John Hunter (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Carl Chan, Marvin Stroman, Robert Hurst, Christopher Bixler, Luis Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Thomas Glass (SG), Larry Harris (SF), Raymond Rodgers (PF), Michael Wentz (C) Raymond Whitton, Michael Wagnon, Brandon Eichenberger, Coy Wolf, Ronald Sinclair | |
| 16:18 | Harding | Paul Servantes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 16:16 | Harding | John Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:59 | Harding | Fred Coppa is hacked by John Kautz - foul #2 on John Kautz, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Pugh (PF) John Hunter | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick (SF), Pete Bruhn (C) John Kautz, Raymond Rodgers | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Servantes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Larry Harris (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Harding | Fred Coppa connects on the open 3 from straight away | 52-40 |
| 15:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 15:06 | Harding | Ryan Wells makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Pugh | 54-43 |
| 15:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), John Hunter (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Raymond Huggins, Ronald Pugh, Ryan Wells | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Raymond Rodgers (PF) Larry Harris, Marvin Burdick, Michael Wentz | |
| 14:37 | Harding | Paul Servantes makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Chan | 56-43 |
| 14:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on John Hunter - foul #2 on John Hunter, team foul #1 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Luis Santiago (C) Paul Servantes, Fred Coppa, John Hunter | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick (SF) Brandon Eichenberger | |
| 14:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 14:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 14:15 | Harding | Carl Chan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Michael Wagnon (SG), Ronald Sinclair (C) John Kautz, Thomas Glass, Pete Bruhn | |
| 14:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Stroman - foul #3 on Marvin Stroman, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Pugh (PF) Christopher Bixler | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 14:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 14:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:45 | Harding | Marvin Stroman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), John Hunter (PF) Carl Chan, Ronald Pugh | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 13:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Hurst - foul #3 on Robert Hurst, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF), Ryan Wells (C) Robert Hurst, Luis Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass (SG), Coy Wolf (PF), Pete Bruhn (C) Michael Wagnon, Raymond Rodgers, Ronald Sinclair | |
| 13:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 13:12 | Harding | Ryan Wells connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Huggins | 58-47 |
| 12:58 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton double dribbles | 58-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (SG), Ronald Pugh (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Marvin Stroman, John Hunter, Ryan Wells | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Michael Wentz (C) Raymond Whitton, Marvin Burdick, Pete Bruhn | |
| 12:35 | Harding | Fred Coppa is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Servantes | 60-47 |
| 12:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf misses the shot from the right side | 60-47 |
| 12:14 | Harding | Paul Servantes snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 12:08 | Harding | Paul Servantes buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Coppa | 63-47 |
| 12:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Servantes is called for the reach on Thomas Glass - foul #1 on Paul Servantes, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Robert Hurst (SF), Luis Santiago (C) Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Christopher Bixler | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon (SG), Raymond Rodgers (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Thomas Glass, Coy Wolf, Michael Wentz | |
| 11:45 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hurst - foul #4 on Robert Hurst, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF) Robert Hurst | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (PG) John Kautz | |
| 11:45 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 11:45 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Servantes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Ronald Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Santiago (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Larry Harris (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Wagnon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Eichenberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Rodgers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Sinclair (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Harding | Ronald Sinclair swats the layup by Carl Chan | 63-48 |
| 11:18 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 11:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 11:01 | Harding | Carl Chan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 11:00 | Harding | Fred Coppa grabs the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 10:45 | Harding | Fred Coppa is fouled on the floor by Brandon Eichenberger - foul #2 on Brandon Eichenberger, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Marvin Stroman (SG), John Hunter (PF), Christopher Bixler (C) Carl Chan, Paul Servantes, Ronald Pugh, Luis Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Thomas Glass (SG), Marvin Burdick (SF), Michael Wentz (PF), Pete Bruhn (C) Larry Harris, Michael Wagnon, Brandon Eichenberger, Raymond Rodgers, Ronald Sinclair | |
| 10:45 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:45 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 10:26 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wentz is whistled for a carry | 65-50 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG) Raymond Whitton | |
| 10:24 | Harding | Marvin Stroman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-50 |
| 10:15 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 10:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 09:54 | Harding | Raymond Huggins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 09:52 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 09:37 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 09:35 | Harding | The rebound goes to Fred Coppa | 65-52 |
| 09:31 | Harding | John Kautz is called for the reach on Raymond Huggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Kautz, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Pugh (PF), Ryan Wells (C) John Hunter, Christopher Bixler | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Michael Wagnon (SG), Raymond Rodgers (PF) John Kautz, Thomas Glass, Michael Wentz | |
| 09:31 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 09:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Stroman - foul #4 on Marvin Stroman, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Paul Servantes (SG) Raymond Huggins, Marvin Stroman | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (SG) Michael Wagnon | |
| 09:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:20 | Harding | Ronald Pugh pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:17 | Harding | Paul Servantes is hacked by Raymond Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Rodgers, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| 09:17 | Harding | Paul Servantes misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick lays it in | 65-55 |
| 08:44 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-55 |
| 08:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Pete Bruhn | 65-55 |
| 08:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn is whistled for a carry | 65-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Christopher Bixler (PF) Ronald Pugh | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Michael Wagnon (SG), Coy Wolf (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Raymond Whitton, Larry Harris, Raymond Rodgers, Pete Bruhn | |
| 08:10 | Harding | Fred Coppa connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 07:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ryan Wells - foul #2 on Ryan Wells, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Luis Santiago (C) Carl Chan, Paul Servantes, Fred Coppa, Ryan Wells | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Thomas Glass (SG), Michael Wentz (C) John Kautz, Michael Wagnon, Ronald Sinclair | |
| 07:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:48 | Harding | Marvin Stroman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Subs | Harding | John Hunter (PF) Christopher Bixler | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger (SF) Marvin Burdick | |
| 07:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Coy Wolf | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Stroman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hurst (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Hunter (fresh) C - Luis Santiago (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Raymond Whitton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Glass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Eichenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Coy Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Wentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Harding | John Hunter misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 68-58 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Luis Santiago tips it home | 70-58 |
| 07:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hurst - foul #5 on Robert Hurst, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF) Robert Hurst | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers (PF) Coy Wolf | |
| 07:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:16 | Harding | Fred Coppa grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 07:02 | Harding | John Hunter misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Rodgers - foul #4 on Raymond Rodgers, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Ryan Wells (C) Raymond Huggins, Luis Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Larry Harris (SG), Ronald Sinclair (C) Raymond Whitton, Thomas Glass, Michael Wentz | |
| 07:02 | Harding | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 07:02 | Harding | John Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 07:02 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 06:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 06:44 | Harding | The rebound goes to John Hunter | 71-59 |
| 06:19 | Harding | Fred Coppa's floater is knocked away by Ronald Sinclair | 71-59 |
| 06:18 | Harding | Ryan Wells snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 06:00 | Harding | Marvin Stroman connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Hunter | 73-59 |
| 05:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 05:40 | Harding | Ryan Wells pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 05:28 | Harding | Carl Chan misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Eichenberger - foul #3 on Brandon Eichenberger, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (SG), Christopher Bixler (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Marvin Stroman, John Hunter, Ryan Wells | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Michael Wagnon (SG), Marvin Burdick (SF), Coy Wolf (PF), Michael Wentz (C) John Kautz, Larry Harris, Brandon Eichenberger, Raymond Rodgers, Ronald Sinclair | |
| 05:28 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:28 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton is hacked by Luis Santiago - foul #1 on Luis Santiago, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG) Carl Chan | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 05:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton misses the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:14 | Harding | Christopher Bixler grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 04:50 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-59 |
| 04:49 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 04:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon is hacked by Paul Servantes - foul #2 on Paul Servantes, team foul #10 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Pugh (PF) Luis Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Pete Bruhn (C) Raymond Whitton, Coy Wolf | |
| 04:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 04:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 04:25 | Harding | Paul Servantes misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-61 |
| 04:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 04:18 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wentz makes the fadeaway in the paint | 75-63 |
| 03:53 | Harding | Raymond Huggins can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Pete Bruhn - foul #3 on Pete Bruhn, team foul #12 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Harding | Ryan Wells (C) Christopher Bixler | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass (SG), Coy Wolf (PF) Michael Wagnon, Michael Wentz | |
| 03:53 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:53 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 03:40 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Servantes - foul #3 on Paul Servantes, team foul #11 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG) Paul Servantes | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (PG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF) John Kautz, Marvin Burdick | |
| 03:40 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 03:40 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Stroman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Fred Coppa (very tired) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wells (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Raymond Whitton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Glass (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Eichenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Coy Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Pete Bruhn (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 76-65 |
| 03:15 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 03:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 76-67 |
| 03:09 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Luis Santiago (C) Raymond Huggins, Ryan Wells | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers (PF) Coy Wolf | |
| 02:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Marvin Stroman - foul #5 on Marvin Stroman, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (SG) Marvin Stroman | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Marvin Burdick (SF), Michael Wentz (C) Raymond Whitton, Brandon Eichenberger, Pete Bruhn | |
| 02:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:28 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Wentz - foul #1 on Michael Wentz, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Harding | Christopher Bixler (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Ronald Pugh, Luis Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 02:28 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:28 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:07 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wentz blows the layup | 76-69 |
| 02:06 | Harding | Ryan Wells pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| 01:45 | Harding | Carl Chan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 01:44 | Harding | Ryan Wells hits the follow up shot | 78-69 |
| 01:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 78-69 |
| 01:26 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Rodgers pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 01:21 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz's pass is intercepted by Fred Coppa | 78-69 |
| 01:17 | Harding | Fred Coppa lays it up and in | 80-69 |
| 01:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-69 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Ronald Pugh (PF) Carl Chan, Christopher Bixler | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn (C) Michael Wentz | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Harding | John Kautz is called for the reach on Raymond Huggins in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Kautz, team foul #14 | 80-69 |
| 01:11 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:11 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Glass makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Kautz | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-71 |
| 00:27 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick gets the rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Huggins steals it from Raymond Rodgers | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Raymond Huggins runs out the clock | 82-71 |