| Lineup | Bates | PG - Daniel Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Efren O'Donal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Varela (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Meekins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Robison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stengel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson double dribbles | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | Bates | Michael Meekins misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford drills a turnaround from close range | 31-36 |
| 18:37 | Bates | John Varela hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison hits a jump hook from the right block | 31-38 |
| 17:56 | Bates | Michael Meekins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Stengel - foul #1 on Richard Stengel, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Bates | Harold Luman (SF) Efren O'Donal | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 17:56 | Bates | Michael Meekins makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | Bates | Michael Meekins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses badly on a jumper from close range | 33-38 |
| 17:41 | Bates | Michael Meekins grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:24 | Bates | John Varela loses the dribble to Charles Robison | 33-38 |
| 17:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (SG), James Moore (PF) John Dixon, John Varela | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG), Anthony Reeves (SG), Christopher Pyne (SF), Donald Thresher (PF), John Adelman (C) Stephen Thompson, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford, Richard Stengel | |
| 16:52 | Bates | James Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 16:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 16:33 | Bates | Michael Meekins gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:20 | Bates | Daniel Moore comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bernard Wagner - foul #3 on Bernard Wagner, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Bates | Efren O'Donal (SF), Brian Morin (C) Harold Luman, Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eddie Luft (PG) Bernard Wagner | |
| 16:20 | Bates | Daniel Moore misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:20 | Bates | Daniel Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Pyne pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher lays it up and in and the foul's on James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Bates | Brian Cranmer (SG), Noah Clauson (PF) Daniel Moore, James Moore | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Anthony Reeves, Christopher Pyne, John Adelman | |
| 16:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:46 | Bates | Efren O'Donal loses the dribble to Charles Robison | 33-41 |
| 15:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison banks in the layup | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Russell Custer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Cranmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Efren O'Donal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Noah Clauson (fresh) C - Brian Morin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Eddie Luft (fresh) SG - Charles Robison (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Thresher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Bates | Noah Clauson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Custer | 35-43 |
| 15:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Robison and he's hacked by Noah Clauson - foul #1 on Noah Clauson, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Bates | John Dixon (SG), John Varela (PF), Michael Meekins (C) Brian Cranmer, Noah Clauson, Brian Morin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Richard Stengel (C) Eddie Luft, Donald Thresher | |
| 15:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:45 | Bates | Efren O'Donal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| 14:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses the dunk | 35-46 |
| 14:27 | Bates | John Varela grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 14:13 | Bates | John Dixon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Robison - foul #2 on Charles Robison, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG), Harold Luman (SF) Russell Custer, Efren O'Donal | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (SG), Donald Thresher (SF), John Adelman (PF) Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford | |
| 14:13 | Bates | John Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:13 | Bates | John Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:01 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 14:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 13:59 | Bates | Michael Meekins snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 13:44 | Bates | John Dixon is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| 13:32 | Bates | Harold Luman misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Bates | John Varela gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:03 | Bates | John Varela's floater is tipped away by John Adelman | 37-46 |
| 13:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 12:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Jensen | 37-49 |
| 12:24 | Bates | John Varela is denied on a layup by John Adelman | 37-49 |
| 12:22 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Donald Thresher | 37-49 |
| 11:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 37-49 |
| 11:55 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 11:39 | Bates | Michael Meekins is denied on a layup by John Adelman | 37-51 |
| 11:38 | Bates | John Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Daniel Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Luman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Varela (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Meekins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Thresher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Adelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Stengel (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Bates | Daniel Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Luman | 39-51 |
| 11:15 | Hardin-Simmons | John Dixon steals the ball from John Adelman | 39-51 |
| 10:58 | Bates | John Dixon is hacked by Stephen Thompson - foul #2 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (PG), Brian Cranmer (SG), Efren O'Donal (SF), James Moore (PF), Brian Morin (C) Daniel Moore, John Dixon, Harold Luman, John Varela, Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF), Anthony Reeves (C) Bradley Jensen, Stephen Thompson, Donald Thresher, John Adelman, Richard Stengel | |
| 10:35 | Bates | Brian Cranmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 10:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Morin - foul #1 on Brian Morin, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG) Brian Cranmer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher (C) Anthony Reeves | |
| 10:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 10:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:57 | Bates | Brian Morin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-53 |
| 09:56 | Bates | James Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:46 | Bates | Russell Custer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 09:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 09:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-53 |
| 09:21 | Bates | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:02 | Bates | Efren O'Donal is fouled on the floor by Darryl Koster - foul #3 on Darryl Koster, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Bates | Michael Meekins (C) Brian Morin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG) Bernard Wagner | |
| 08:40 | Bates | James Moore buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Efren O'Donal | 41-53 |
| 08:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Darryl Koster | 41-55 |
| 08:02 | Bates | Efren O'Donal can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 41-55 |
| 08:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 07:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Meekins swats the layup by Donald Thresher | 41-55 |
| 07:53 | Bates | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 07:35 | Bates | James Moore can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Thresher - foul #1 on Donald Thresher, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Brian Cranmer (PG), John Dixon (SG), John Varela (PF) Daniel Moore, Russell Custer, Efren O'Donal | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), John Adelman (PF), Richard Stengel (C) Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford, Donald Thresher | |
| 07:35 | Bates | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:35 | Bates | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Brian Cranmer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Varela (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Meekins (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Adelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Stengel (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves is hacked by James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Harold Luman (SF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG) Bradley Jensen | |
| 07:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Harold Luman picks off the pass by Anthony Reeves | 42-55 |
| 07:08 | Bates | John Dixon makes the jumper from the right block | 44-55 |
| 06:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner is called for 5 seconds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Brian Morin (C) Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 06:21 | Bates | John Dixon is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thompson - foul #3 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG) Brian Cranmer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Donald Thresher (SF) Bernard Wagner, Anthony Reeves | |
| 06:21 | Bates | John Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 06:06 | Bates | John Varela grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:46 | Bates | Brian Morin's floater is tipped away by John Adelman | 44-55 |
| 05:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Jensen | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Bates | Harold Luman is fouled on the floor by Bradley Jensen - foul #4 on Bradley Jensen, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Bates | Michael Meekins (C) Brian Morin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Stephen Thompson, John Adelman, Richard Stengel | |
| 05:15 | Bates | Harold Luman makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:15 | Bates | Harold Luman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 04:48 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Bedford | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Varela - foul #1 on John Varela, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (SG), Efren O'Donal (SF), James Moore (PF) John Dixon, Harold Luman, John Varela | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (PG) Bradley Jensen | |
| 04:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:27 | Bates | James Moore gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 04:14 | Bates | Efren O'Donal loses the ball out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Bates | Brian Cranmer (SG) Daniel Moore | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford is hacked by James Moore - foul #5 on James Moore, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Bates | Brian Morin (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman (C) Donald Thresher | |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Bates | Michael Meekins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Bates | Efren O'Donal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 03:31 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bedford | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Russell Custer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Cranmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Efren O'Donal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Morin (fresh) C - Michael Meekins (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Robison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - John Adelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Meekins blocks the short jumper by Jeffery Bedford | 46-59 |
| 03:03 | Bates | Russell Custer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 02:47 | Bates | Efren O'Donal hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 02:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG), John Dixon (SG), John Varela (PF) Russell Custer, Brian Cranmer, Brian Morin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Richard Stengel (C) Stephen Thompson, John Adelman | |
| 02:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford connects on the runner from the right block | 49-61 |
| 02:20 | Bates | Daniel Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (PG), Brian Cranmer (SG), Harold Luman (SF), Noah Clauson (PF), Brian Morin (C) Daniel Moore, John Dixon, Efren O'Donal, John Varela, Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG), Stephen Thompson (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Donald Thresher (PF), John Adelman (C) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford, Richard Stengel | |
| 01:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Custer - foul #3 on Russell Custer, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| 01:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:44 | Bates | Bernard Wagner steals it from Brian Cranmer | 49-63 |
| 01:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson is whistled for a carry | 49-63 |
| 01:07 | Bates | Russell Custer buries a jumpshot from the left side | 51-63 |
| 00:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher blows the layup | 51-63 |
| 00:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher grabs the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Thresher and he's hacked by Noah Clauson - foul #2 on Noah Clauson, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| 00:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Bates | Noah Clauson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 00:11 | Bates | Noah Clauson tips it home | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner runs out the clock | 53-66 |