| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Price (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Servantes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Fred Coppa inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Harding | Ryan Wells is hacked by Louis Greer - foul #3 on Louis Greer, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe (C) Louis Greer | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 19:19 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 19:17 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:52 | USC Aiken | Fred Coppa steals it from Gary Franqui | 30-27 |
| 18:47 | Harding | Raymond Huggins banks in the layup set up by Fred Coppa | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Pugh - foul #2 on Ronald Pugh, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | Harding | Ronald Pugh grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:35 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is hacked by Jerome Matteson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:26 | Harding | Raymond Huggins's pass is intercepted by Gary Franqui | 30-29 |
| 18:13 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui lays it up and in | 32-29 |
| 17:47 | Harding | Fred Coppa scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Huggins | 32-32 |
| 17:35 | USC Aiken | Ryan Wells is called for the reach on Jerome Matteson - foul #1 on Ryan Wells, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Christopher Bixler (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Paul Servantes, Ronald Pugh, Ryan Wells | |
| 17:22 | USC Aiken | John Price buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Matteson | 35-32 |
| 17:04 | Harding | Christopher Bixler's floater is tipped away by Gary Franqui | 35-32 |
| 17:03 | Harding | Christopher Bixler grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:46 | Harding | Raymond Huggins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Stroman | 35-34 |
| 16:26 | USC Aiken | John Price misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-34 |
| 16:24 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 16:04 | Harding | Christopher Bixler buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Huggins | 37-36 |
| 15:45 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-36 |
| 15:43 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Franqui (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derek Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Stroman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bixler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Santiago (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | USC Aiken | Fred Coppa picks off the pass by Gary Franqui | 37-36 |
| 15:13 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses short on a runner from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 15:12 | Harding | Luis Santiago snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:57 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 14:56 | Harding | Raymond Huggins tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 14:55 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:42 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Price | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:13 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:59 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe's floater is knocked away by Christopher Bixler | 40-36 |
| 13:58 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Harding | Christopher Bixler snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:53 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Harding | Luis Santiago tips it home | 40-38 |
| 13:42 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 13:41 | Harding | Christopher Bixler snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:35 | Harding | Marvin Stroman hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Bixler | 40-40 |
| 13:18 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 13:17 | Harding | Luis Santiago pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:04 | Harding | Fred Coppa scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Stroman | 40-43 |
| 12:41 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | Harding | Raymond Huggins grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 12:32 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Franqui - foul #2 on Gary Franqui, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Robert Stone (SG), Scott Husband (SF), Donald Garnes (PF), Louis Greer (C) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright, John Price, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Paul Servantes (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Ryan Wells (C) Raymond Huggins, Marvin Stroman, Fred Coppa, Luis Santiago | |
| 12:32 | Harding | Christopher Bixler makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:32 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:32 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:19 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 12:18 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer tips it home | 42-44 |
| 12:07 | Harding | Carl Chan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 12:06 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:47 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:28 | Harding | Paul Servantes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:26 | Harding | Paul Servantes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Husband (fresh) PF - Donald Garnes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) SG - Paul Servantes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fresh) PF - Christopher Bixler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Harding | Paul Servantes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 10:46 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | Harding | Christopher Bixler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane | 46-46 |
| 10:22 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:21 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 10:09 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 10:08 | Harding | Ryan Wells snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-46 |
| 09:49 | Harding | Christopher Bixler tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 09:47 | USC Aiken | Donald Garnes gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:36 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 09:35 | Harding | Ryan Wells snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:19 | Harding | Christopher Bixler misses the jump hook from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 09:18 | Harding | Ryan Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:09 | Harding | Paul Servantes scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Bixler | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | USC Aiken | Paul Servantes is called for the reach on Robert Stone - foul #2 on Paul Servantes, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Earnest Wright (SG), John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF) Jeremy Farner, Robert Stone, Scott Husband, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Marvin Stroman (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), Ronald Pugh (PF) Carl Chan, Paul Servantes, Robert Hurst, Christopher Bixler | |
| 08:30 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright makes the 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Garnes - foul #2 on Donald Garnes, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Harding | Luis Santiago (C) Ryan Wells | |
| 08:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:16 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:48 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 51-51 |
| 07:46 | Harding | Ronald Pugh grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 07:30 | Harding | Ronald Pugh scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Marvin Stroman and the foul's on Gary Franqui - foul #3 on Gary Franqui, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Louis Greer (C) Donald Garnes | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG) Raymond Huggins | |
| 07:30 | Harding | Ronald Pugh makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Price (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) SG - Marvin Stroman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Luis Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses the dunk | 51-54 |
| 07:01 | Harding | Fred Coppa pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:49 | Harding | Ronald Pugh makes the runner from the left block | 51-56 |
| 06:34 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui hits a jumper in the paint set up by Jerome Matteson | 53-56 |
| 06:24 | Harding | Fred Coppa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 06:23 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:56 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Franqui | 55-56 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Marvin Stroman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Donald Garnes (PF) Jerome Matteson, John Price, Gary Franqui | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Paul Servantes (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), John Hunter (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Carl Chan, Marvin Stroman, Fred Coppa, Ronald Pugh, Luis Santiago | |
| 05:10 | USC Aiken | Donald Garnes misses the dunk attempt | 55-56 |
| 05:09 | Harding | Robert Hurst pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:02 | Harding | Paul Servantes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hunter | 55-59 |
| 04:57 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:42 | Harding | Paul Servantes misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 04:41 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:24 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Wells - foul #2 on Ryan Wells, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), John Price (SF) Jeremy Farner, Earnest Wright | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 04:24 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:24 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:06 | Harding | Raymond Huggins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 04:05 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Louis Greer | 60-59 |
| 03:48 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 03:26 | Harding | Robert Hurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 03:24 | Harding | Ryan Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Price (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Garnes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Greer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Servantes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fairly fresh) PF - John Hunter (fresh) C - Ryan Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Harding | Donald Garnes swats the short shot by Ryan Wells | 62-59 |
| 03:07 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 03:00 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG), Gary Franqui (PF) Robert Stone, Donald Garnes | |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF), Ronald Pugh (PF) Robert Hurst, John Hunter | |
| 02:53 | USC Aiken | Fred Coppa steals the ball from Louis Greer | 62-59 |
| 02:44 | Harding | Fred Coppa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Huggins | 62-62 |
| 02:35 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer is whistled for a carry | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | Harding | Jerome Matteson is called for the reach on Raymond Huggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 02:19 | Harding | Ryan Wells banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Huggins out of a doubleteam | 62-64 |
| 02:09 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui is called for traveling | 62-64 |
| 01:53 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is fouled on the floor by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 01:53 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:53 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:44 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright travels with the ball | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Harding | Ronald Pugh is hacked by Jerome Matteson - foul #4 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 01:27 | Harding | Ronald Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:27 | Harding | Ronald Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:27 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Gary Franqui | 62-67 |
| 01:10 | USC Aiken | John Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 01:09 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:52 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:50 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui hits the follow up shot | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Harding | Ryan Wells can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Greer - foul #4 on Louis Greer, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 00:29 | Harding | Ryan Wells makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:29 | Harding | Ryan Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | USC Aiken | Raymond Huggins takes the ball from Louis Greer | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Matteson - foul #5 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG) Jerome Matteson | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Christopher Bixler (C) Paul Servantes, Ryan Wells | |
| 00:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:12 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-71 |
| 00:11 | Harding | Christopher Bixler pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:11 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| 00:08 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is hacked by Jeremy Farner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Farner, team foul #11 | 64-71 |
| 00:08 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:08 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:03 | USC Aiken | Fred Coppa steps in front of the Earnest Wright pass | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Harding | Raymond Huggins runs out the clock | 64-73 |