| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Palm (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Rodney Jordon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Clemens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Omar Girton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Coleman (fresh) C - Alan Bashir (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Omar Girton inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon is hacked by Gary White - foul #3 on Gary White, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Harding | Steven Elias (SG) Gary White | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 19:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:16 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 19:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Coleman gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon banks in the layup and the foul's on Kevin Simpkins - foul #1 on Kevin Simpkins, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Coleman grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Coleman scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Rodney Jordon and he's hacked by Kenneth Favors - foul #1 on Kenneth Favors, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| 18:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Coleman makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:00 | Harding | Michael Palm misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 34-36 |
| 17:59 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:47 | Harding | Steven Elias misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:45 | Harding | Kenneth Favors snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:33 | Harding | Michael Palm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alan Bashir clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alan Bashir tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 16:50 | Harding | Michael Palm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stanley McCook (SF), Sean Emerson (PF), Kevin Kroon (C) Omar Girton, Samuel Coleman, Alan Bashir | |
| 16:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:31 | Harding | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:19 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (SG), George Matteson (SF), Steve Sullivan (PF), Carl McCrary (C) Steven Elias, Kevin Simpkins, Kenneth Favors, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter (PG), Clyde Ward (SG) Rodney Jordon, Tony Clemens | |
| 16:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 15:46 | Harding | Carl McCrary knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Graf | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Matteson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Sullivan (fresh) C - Carl McCrary (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Richard Suter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley McCook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kroon (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter connects on the floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 15:22 | Harding | Larry Graf connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas King | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kevin Kroon comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:07 | Harding | George Matteson gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:00 | Harding | Larry Graf knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas King | 43-42 |
| 14:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stanley McCook scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Suter | 43-45 |
| 14:17 | Harding | George Matteson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 14:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kevin Kroon gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clyde Ward connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:46 | Harding | Steve Sullivan drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Graf | 46-48 |
| 13:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Kenneth Favors (PF), Michael Palm (C) Larry Graf, George Matteson, Steve Sullivan, Carl McCrary | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon (PG), Tony Clemens (SG), Daryl Sutton (SF), Samuel Coleman (PF), Alan Bashir (C) Richard Suter, Clyde Ward, Stanley McCook, Sean Emerson, Kevin Kroon | |
| 13:21 | Harding | Kenneth Favors hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 46-48 |
| 13:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 46-48 |
| 12:54 | Harding | Michael Palm snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 12:27 | Harding | Thomas King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Jordon - foul #2 on Rodney Jordon, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| 12:27 | Harding | Thomas King makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:27 | Harding | Thomas King misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alan Bashir gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daryl Sutton | 47-50 |
| 11:45 | Harding | Tony Clemens steals it from Gary White | 47-50 |
| 11:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon blows the layup | 47-50 |
| 11:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Coleman | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Palm (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Rodney Jordon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Clemens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daryl Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Bashir (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alan Bashir buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Jordon | 47-52 |
| 10:59 | Harding | Kenneth Favors misses the 3 from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:57 | Harding | Michael Palm tips it home | 49-52 |
| 10:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Daryl Sutton misses the jumper from close range | 49-52 |
| 10:38 | Harding | The rebound goes to Kevin Simpkins | 49-52 |
| 10:25 | Harding | Gary White hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Simpkins | 51-52 |
| 10:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas King is called for the reach on Rodney Jordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas King, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Steven Elias (SG), George Matteson (SF), Carl McCrary (PF) Thomas King, Gary White, Kevin Simpkins, Kenneth Favors | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter (PG), Stanley McCook (SF), Omar Girton (PF), Sean Emerson (C) Rodney Jordon, Daryl Sutton, Samuel Coleman, Alan Bashir | |
| 10:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens banks in the layup | 51-54 |
| 09:50 | Harding | Larry Graf buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Carl McCrary | 53-54 |
| 09:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sean Emerson loses the dribble to Larry Graf | 53-54 |
| 09:16 | Harding | Larry Graf misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 09:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Omar Girton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Carl McCrary steals it from Omar Girton | 53-54 |
| 08:39 | Harding | Steven Elias knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Matteson | 56-54 |
| 08:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens lays it up and in and the foul's on Steven Elias - foul #1 on Steven Elias, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Kenneth Favors (PF) Steven Elias, George Matteson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon (PG), Daryl Sutton (SF), Samuel Coleman (PF) Richard Suter, Stanley McCook, Sean Emerson | |
| 08:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:09 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 08:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Omar Girton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-60 |
| 07:28 | Harding | Samuel Coleman is called for the reach on Larry Graf - foul #2 on Samuel Coleman, team foul #2 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Steve Sullivan (C) Carl McCrary | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter (SG), Alan Bashir (C) Tony Clemens, Omar Girton | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Rodney Jordon (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Suter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daryl Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Harding | Steve Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 07:12 | Harding | Gary White snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 07:01 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Favors | 59-60 |
| 06:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alan Bashir misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:18 | Harding | Larry Graf is fouled on the floor by Alan Bashir - foul #2 on Alan Bashir, team foul #3 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), Michael Palm (C) Larry Graf, Steve Sullivan | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 06:02 | Harding | Gary White clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Daryl Sutton | 59-60 |
| 05:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon is fouled on the floor by Michael Palm - foul #1 on Michael Palm, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Omar Girton (PF) Samuel Coleman | |
| 05:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Daryl Sutton is fouled on the floor by Kevin Simpkins - foul #2 on Kevin Simpkins, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Steven Elias (SG) Gary White | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 05:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Daryl Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Daryl Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Elias | 62-62 |
| 05:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Suter, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), George Matteson (SF), Carl McCrary (PF) Thomas King, Kevin Simpkins, Kenneth Favors | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens (SG), Stanley McCook (SF), Sean Emerson (C) Rodney Jordon, Daryl Sutton, Alan Bashir | |
| 04:48 | Harding | Carl McCrary comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 04:47 | Harding | George Matteson tips it but misses | 62-62 |
| 04:45 | Harding | Michael Palm misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 04:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Omar Girton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Suter can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens tips it but misses | 62-62 |
| 04:20 | Harding | The rebound goes to Carl McCrary | 62-62 |
| 04:03 | Harding | Larry Graf makes the jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 03:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stanley McCook is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Stanley McCook, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Harding | Gary White (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Kenneth Favors (PF) Steven Elias, George Matteson, Carl McCrary | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon (PG), Daryl Sutton (SF), Samuel Coleman (PF) Richard Suter, Stanley McCook, Omar Girton | |
| 03:32 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary White | 66-62 |
| 03:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 03:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Rodney Jordon (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Clemens (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Daryl Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Harding | Kenneth Favors misses the jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 03:07 | Harding | Kenneth Favors pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:52 | Harding | Michael Palm knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary White | 69-64 |
| 02:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Palm swats the short shot by Tony Clemens | 69-64 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Michael Palm pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 02:19 | Harding | Tony Clemens steps in front of the Gary White pass | 69-64 |
| 02:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens banks in the layup | 69-66 |
| 02:07 | Harding | Kenneth Favors hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 02:06 | Harding | Larry Graf tips it back up and in | 71-66 |
| 01:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 01:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Clemens | 71-66 |
| 01:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Daryl Sutton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 71-68 |
| 01:05 | Harding | Larry Graf comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 01:03 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins tips it but misses | 71-68 |
| 01:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sean Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rodney Jordon | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Harding | Gary White blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Clemens - foul #2 on Tony Clemens, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alan Bashir (C) Sean Emerson | |
| 00:14 | Harding | Gary White misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:14 | Harding | Gary White makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary White is called for the reach on Tony Clemens - foul #4 on Gary White, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 00:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tony Clemens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:10 | Harding | Harding calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Michael Palm comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Harding | Kenneth Favors tips it home | 74-72 |
| 00:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Jordon misses the fullcourt shot | 74-72 |