| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Seaborn (fresh) SG - Gary Tapia (fresh) SF - Daniel Massey (fresh) PF - Paul Stalker (fresh) C - James Soluri (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | James Soluri wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Messiah | Daniel Massey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Timothy Hayes | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Banks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Messiah | James Soluri can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Messiah | Gary Tapia can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Howard Payne | John Seaborn takes the ball from Larry Banks | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Messiah | John Seaborn makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Massey | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Messiah | Daniel Massey misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Messiah | Daniel Massey makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Messiah | Daniel Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Soluri - foul #1 on James Soluri, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen (PF), Calvin Sample (C) Paul Stalker, James Soluri | |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Messiah | Calvin Sample grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen is hacked by Vincent Hindman - foul #1 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden (C) Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lonny Perry (PG), David Beebe (SG), James Sagers (SF) John Seaborn, Gary Tapia, Daniel Massey | |
| 17:29 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Warden | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Messiah | Lonny Perry misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 17:27 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Easterday | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Messiah | James Sagers's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Hindman | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Howard Payne | James Sagers takes the ball from Victor Dorsey | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Sample | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Easterday | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Victor Dorsey, Jonathan Mullins, Wayne Easterday, Vincent Hindman, Nicholas Warden | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Seaborn (PG), Gary Tapia (SG), Daniel Massey (SF), Paul Stalker (PF), James Soluri (C) Lonny Perry, David Beebe, James Sagers, Mohammad Jensen, Calvin Sample | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Seaborn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Tapia (fresh) SF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Stalker (fresh) C - James Soluri (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 15:24 | Messiah | James Soluri misses the lay-in | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Messiah | John Seaborn tips it in | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Howard Payne | Gary Tapia is called for the reach on Gerald Berry - foul #1 on Gary Tapia, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF) Victor Dorsey, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Messiah | Paul Stalker grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | Messiah | John Seaborn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:08 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:07 | Messiah | James Soluri gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | Messiah | Paul Stalker's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hayes | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Massey - foul #1 on Daniel Massey, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Vincent Hindman (PF) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lonny Perry (PG), David Beebe (SG), James Sagers (SF), Mohammad Jensen (PF), Calvin Sample (C) John Seaborn, Gary Tapia, Daniel Massey, Paul Stalker, James Soluri | |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:20 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:58 | Messiah | James Sagers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman is fouled on the floor by Calvin Sample - foul #1 on Calvin Sample, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| 12:23 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Smith and he's hacked by Mohammad Jensen - foul #1 on Mohammad Jensen, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF) Anthony Smith, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 12:23 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Gerald Berry, Jonathan Mullins, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Seaborn (PG), Gary Tapia (SG), Daniel Massey (SF) Lonny Perry, David Beebe, James Sagers | |
| 11:42 | Messiah | John Seaborn knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Tapia | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Seaborn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mohammad Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Calvin Sample (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Howard Payne | Gary Tapia takes the ball from Vincent Hindman | 12-11 |
| 11:19 | Messiah | Gary Tapia throws it down | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | Howard Payne | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Hayes | 12-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF) Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Nixon (PF), James Soluri (C) Mohammad Jensen, Calvin Sample | |
| 10:52 | Messiah | Jonathan Mullins is called for the reach on Gary Tapia - foul #1 on Jonathan Mullins, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF), Timothy Hayes (C) Jonathan Mullins, Victor Dorsey, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 10:41 | Messiah | John Seaborn is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SF) Wayne Easterday | |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Stalker (PF) Robert Nixon | |
| 10:30 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Stalker | 12-13 |
| 10:29 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 12-13 |
| 10:19 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 10:18 | Messiah | Daniel Massey snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:00 | Messiah | James Soluri knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Stalker | 12-15 |
| 09:43 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 12-15 |
| 09:41 | Messiah | Daniel Massey grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 09:27 | Messiah | Gerald Berry is called for the reach on Gary Tapia - foul #1 on Gerald Berry, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF), Nicholas Warden (C) Anthony Smith, Victor Dorsey, Daniel Chapman, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lonny Perry (PG), David Beebe (SG), James Sagers (SF), Mohammad Jensen (PF), Calvin Sample (C) John Seaborn, Gary Tapia, Daniel Massey, Paul Stalker, James Soluri | |
| 09:13 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 09:12 | Messiah | Calvin Sample misses the tip | 12-15 |
| 09:11 | Messiah | James Sagers snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 08:55 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 08:54 | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:42 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Mullins | 15-15 |
| 08:36 | Messiah | James Sagers buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lonny Perry | 15-17 |
| 08:24 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins is denied on a layup by Mohammad Jensen | 15-17 |
| 08:22 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Mohammad Jensen | 15-17 |
| 08:18 | Messiah | David Beebe drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Lonny Perry | 15-19 |
| 07:53 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins travels with the ball | 15-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Anthony Smith (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Gerald Berry, Jonathan Mullins, Vincent Hindman, Nicholas Warden | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Seaborn (PG), Gary Tapia (SG), Daniel Massey (SF), Paul Stalker (PF), James Soluri (C) Lonny Perry, David Beebe, James Sagers, Mohammad Jensen, Calvin Sample | |
| 07:27 | Messiah | John Seaborn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Seaborn (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Stalker (fresh) C - James Soluri (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 15-22 |
| 07:11 | Messiah | Daniel Massey snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 06:54 | Messiah | Gary Tapia misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 06:52 | Messiah | James Soluri snags the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 06:47 | Messiah | Gary Tapia's pass is intercepted by Daniel Chapman | 15-22 |
| 06:30 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith is hacked by John Seaborn - foul #1 on John Seaborn, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Wayne Easterday (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Victor Dorsey, Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Beebe (PG), Calvin Sample (C) John Seaborn, James Soluri | |
| 06:09 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 06:08 | Messiah | Calvin Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:46 | Messiah | Daniel Massey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 05:45 | Messiah | Paul Stalker pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:37 | Messiah | Calvin Sample hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Stalker | 15-24 |
| 05:22 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gerald Berry | 17-24 |
| 05:16 | Messiah | Gary Tapia hits a shot from the right wing set up by David Beebe | 17-26 |
| 05:06 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Smith | 19-26 |
| 04:50 | Messiah | Paul Stalker is fouled on the floor by Vincent Hindman - foul #2 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Wayne Easterday, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Seaborn (PG), James Sagers (SF), James Soluri (C) Gary Tapia, Daniel Massey, Calvin Sample | |
| 04:50 | Messiah | Paul Stalker makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:50 | Messiah | Paul Stalker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:42 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks hits a jump hook in the lane | 21-28 |
| 04:26 | Messiah | James Sagers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Sagers, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen (PF) Paul Stalker | |
| 04:16 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 04:14 | Messiah | James Soluri grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:09 | Messiah | Gerald Berry is called for the reach on John Seaborn - foul #2 on Gerald Berry, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF) Gerald Berry | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 04:09 | Messiah | John Seaborn misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:09 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:49 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Sagers - foul #2 on James Sagers, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG) Anthony Smith, Larry Banks | |
| Subs | Messiah | Lonny Perry (SG) David Beebe | |
| 03:49 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:49 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:28 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen buries a floater in the paint set up by Lonny Perry | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Seaborn (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lonny Perry (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Sagers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mohammad Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Soluri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Howard Payne | Lonny Perry steps in front of the Daniel Chapman pass | 23-30 |
| 03:09 | Messiah | Lonny Perry misses the easy layup | 23-30 |
| 03:07 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:47 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 02:45 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes is fouled on the floor by James Soluri - foul #2 on James Soluri, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Jonathan Mullins, Victor Dorsey, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gary Tapia (SG), Daniel Massey (SF), Calvin Sample (C) Lonny Perry, James Sagers, James Soluri | |
| 02:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:29 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Calvin Sample | 23-30 |
| 02:25 | Messiah | John Seaborn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 02:24 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:19 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 02:18 | Messiah | Mohammad Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:59 | Messiah | Calvin Sample misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-30 |
| 01:57 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 01:52 | Howard Payne | John Seaborn is called for the reach on Gerald Berry - foul #2 on John Seaborn, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman (PF) Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Messiah | David Beebe (PG), Robert Nixon (C) John Seaborn, Mohammad Jensen | |
| 01:52 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:52 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:29 | Messiah | Daniel Chapman swats the shot by Robert Nixon | 24-30 |
| 01:27 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Massey - foul #2 on Daniel Massey, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Timothy Hayes (C) Gerald Berry, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Stalker (PF) Robert Nixon | |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:07 | Messiah | Gary Tapia connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by David Beebe | 25-33 |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | David Beebe is called for the reach on Victor Dorsey - foul #1 on David Beebe, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:53 | Messiah | Calvin Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:37 | Messiah | David Beebe drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Daniel Massey and the foul's on Larry Banks - foul #2 on Larry Banks, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Vincent Hindman (PF) Victor Dorsey, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Soluri (C) Calvin Sample | |
| 00:37 | Messiah | David Beebe makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith's floater is tipped away by James Soluri | 26-36 |
| 00:21 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:02 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks banks in the layup | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Messiah | Gary Tapia can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-36 |