| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fresh) SG - Charles Robison (fresh) SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) C - Richard Stengel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster loses the dribble to Gerald Berry | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Charles Robison | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Howard Payne | Darryl Koster is called for the reach on Larry Banks - foul #1 on Darryl Koster, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Berry is called for the reach on Bradley Jensen - foul #1 on Gerald Berry, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF), Nicholas Warden (C) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman, Timothy Hayes | |
| 17:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison knocks in the jumper from the right block | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Nicholas Warden swats the layup by Darryl Koster | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Robison | 4-6 |
| 15:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Robison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Koster (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Bedford (fairly fresh) C - Richard Stengel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) SG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) SF - Wayne Easterday (fresh) PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Warden (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 15:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:16 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 6-6 |
| 14:58 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:44 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 6-6 |
| 14:28 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry loses the dribble to Bernard Wagner | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner banks in the layup | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Berry | 8-8 |
| 13:55 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Wagner | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Howard Payne | Stephen Thompson is called for the reach on Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Bernard Wagner, Stephen Thompson, Anthony Reeves, John Adelman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman | |
| 13:15 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 10-8 |
| 13:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford double dribbles | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Donald Thresher - foul #1 on Donald Thresher, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel (C) Donald Thresher | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Larry Banks (SF) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith | |
| 12:22 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Mullins | 10-10 |
| 12:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Mullins | 10-10 |
| 11:56 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Mullins | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Robison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) C - Richard Stengel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 11:31 | Howard Payne | Bradley Jensen takes the ball from Victor Dorsey in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 11:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 11:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:14 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins is fouled on the floor by Charles Robison - foul #1 on Charles Robison, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (PG), Anthony Reeves (SG), Donald Thresher (SF), John Adelman (PF) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Anthony Smith (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF) Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks, Vincent Hindman | |
| 11:03 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 11:01 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Thompson | 14-12 |
| 10:45 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Victor Dorsey, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG) Richard Stengel | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 10:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 14-12 |
| 10:31 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:09 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 10:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:49 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman double dribbles | 14-12 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Bernard Wagner, Stephen Thompson, Anthony Reeves, John Adelman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Victor Dorsey, Daniel Chapman | |
| 09:30 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 09:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Hayes - foul #1 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel (C) Donald Thresher | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF) Larry Banks, Timothy Hayes | |
| 09:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 08:44 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Stengel - foul #1 on Richard Stengel, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Banks (SF), Timothy Hayes (C) Victor Dorsey, Daniel Chapman | |
| 08:44 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:44 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 08:20 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Timothy Hayes | 15-14 |
| 08:16 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford lays it in | 17-14 |
| 07:46 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (PG), Anthony Reeves (SG), Donald Thresher (SF), John Adelman (PF) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Vincent Hindman | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Reeves (fresh) SF - Donald Thresher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Adelman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Stengel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Easterday (fresh) PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-14 |
| 07:26 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stengel | 17-14 |
| 07:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG) Richard Stengel | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (C) Jonathan Mullins, Wayne Easterday, Timothy Hayes | |
| 06:49 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Smith | 17-16 |
| 06:34 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vincent Hindman - foul #1 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Bernard Wagner, Stephen Thompson, Anthony Reeves, Donald Thresher | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Timothy Hayes (C) Victor Dorsey, Vincent Hindman | |
| 06:34 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:34 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:25 | Howard Payne | Daniel Chapman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 06:24 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:06 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley Jensen - foul #1 on Bradley Jensen, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher (C) John Adelman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Victor Dorsey (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman | |
| 06:06 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:06 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Mullins - foul #1 on Jonathan Mullins, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins | |
| 05:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Robison and the foul's on Vincent Hindman - foul #2 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF) Anthony Smith, Vincent Hindman | |
| 05:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:21 | Howard Payne | Bradley Jensen takes the ball from Daniel Chapman | 22-17 |
| 05:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster clanks a turnaround near the basket | 22-17 |
| 05:16 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:12 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Bedford - foul #1 on Jeffery Bedford, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel (C) Jeffery Bedford | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Wayne Easterday (PF) Gerald Berry, Jonathan Mullins, Daniel Chapman | |
| 05:12 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:12 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Easterday - foul #1 on Wayne Easterday, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman (PF) Darryl Koster | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Daniel Chapman (PF) Victor Dorsey, Wayne Easterday | |
| 05:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:48 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith loses the dribble to Bradley Jensen | 24-19 |
| 04:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hayes | 24-19 |
| 04:28 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:02 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Banks | 24-21 |
| 03:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Banks steps in front of the Richard Stengel pass | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Charles Robison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Thresher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Adelman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Stengel (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Daniel Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-21 |
| 03:24 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 03:22 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to John Adelman | 24-21 |
| 02:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel is fouled on the floor by Gerald Berry - foul #2 on Gerald Berry, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (PG), Anthony Reeves (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison, Donald Thresher, John Adelman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Jonathan Mullins (SG), Wayne Easterday (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF), Nicholas Warden (C) Gerald Berry, Anthony Smith, Larry Banks, Daniel Chapman, Timothy Hayes | |
| 02:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:57 | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 02:44 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey misses the shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 02:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 02:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford's layup is rejected by Vincent Hindman | 25-21 |
| 02:22 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 02:15 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Mullins | 25-23 |
| 01:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Bedford | 27-23 |
| 01:48 | Howard Payne | Darryl Koster steps in front of the Jonathan Mullins pass | 27-23 |
| 01:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Nicholas Warden swats the layup by Stephen Thompson | 27-23 |
| 01:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 01:18 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Koster | 27-23 |
| 01:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 01:04 | Howard Payne | Nicholas Warden grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 00:47 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 00:46 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Anthony Reeves | 27-23 |
| 00:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster drills a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Wayne Easterday - foul #2 on Wayne Easterday, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Donald Thresher (C) Stephen Thompson, Anthony Reeves, Richard Stengel | |
| 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 | |
| 00:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:22 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith loses the dribble to Darryl Koster | 30-23 |
| 00:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 30-23 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |