| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Maurice Gore (fresh) SG - Edwin Ferguson (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Carl Kemp (fresh) C - Raymond Justus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Duane Dones (fresh) SG - Jamie Moseley (fresh) SF - Frankie Mullins (fresh) PF - Ross Marcy (fresh) C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lakeland | James Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Lakeland | The jump hook by Frankie Mullins is blocked by Raymond Justus | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus's pass is intercepted by Ross Marcy | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Lakeland | Edwin Ferguson picks off the pass by Ross Marcy in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins misses short on a floater from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins hits the follow up shot | 1-4 |
| 18:20 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson misses long on a floater near the basket | 1-4 |
| 18:18 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:57 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edwin Ferguson - foul #1 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Albert Gibb (PG), Victor Capetillo (PF), Bert Dill (C) Duane Dones, Ross Marcy, James Moore | |
| 17:57 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:57 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:39 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Gibb - foul #1 on Albert Gibb, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey (C) Raymond Justus | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Toby Polk (PG) Frankie Mullins | |
| 17:39 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:39 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Lakeland | Bert Dill can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Lakeland | Kevin Rainey takes the ball from Albert Gibb | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson scores on a jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Ferguson - foul #2 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart (PG), Larry Strong (SG), Edward Wellenstein (PF), Raymond Justus (C) Maurice Gore, Edwin Ferguson, Donald Davis, Carl Kemp | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Duane Dones (PG), Frankie Mullins (SF), Ross Marcy (PF), James Moore (C) Toby Polk, Jamie Moseley, Victor Capetillo, Bert Dill | |
| 16:08 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Lakeland | James Moore can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus drills a runner near the basket | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Herbert Dart (fresh) SG - Larry Strong (fresh) SF - Kevin Rainey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Wellenstein (fresh) C - Raymond Justus (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Duane Dones (fresh) SG - Albert Gibb (fairly fresh) SF - Frankie Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Marcy (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Lakeland | Duane Dones buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Frankie Mullins | 8-8 |
| 15:31 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Strong, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Caldwell (PG), Kevin Hull (PF) Kevin Rainey, Raymond Justus | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Toby Polk (SG) Albert Gibb | |
| 15:02 | Lakeland | Toby Polk misses long on a shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | Lakeland | Toby Polk is whistled for a carry | 8-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Donald Davis (SF), Raymond Justus (C) John Caldwell, Edward Wellenstein | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Kevin Mark (SG), David Thomas (SF), Victor Capetillo (PF), Bert Dill (C) Duane Dones, Frankie Mullins, Ross Marcy, James Moore | |
| 14:25 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong tips it home | 10-8 |
| 14:21 | Lakeland | Kevin Mark is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Dart - foul #1 on Herbert Dart, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore (PG), John Caldwell (SG) Herbert Dart, Larry Strong | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley (SG) Kevin Mark | |
| 14:06 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-8 |
| 14:04 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell clanks a floater from the left side | 10-8 |
| 13:47 | Lakeland | Victor Capetillo gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:40 | Lakeland | David Thomas knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jamie Moseley | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Howard Payne | Bert Dill steals the ball from Donald Davis | 10-10 |
| 13:05 | Lakeland | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 10-10 |
| 13:04 | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell misses the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:39 | Lakeland | Bert Dill gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:23 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley is alone and drills a jumper from the left block | 10-12 |
| 12:03 | Howard Payne | David Thomas is called for the reach on John Caldwell - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Herbert Dart (PG), Larry Strong (SG), Kevin Rainey (SF), Carl Kemp (PF), Edward Wellenstein (C) Maurice Gore, John Caldwell, Donald Davis, Kevin Hull, Raymond Justus | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Duane Dones (PG), Albert Gibb (SG), Frankie Mullins (SF), Ross Marcy (PF), James Moore (C) Toby Polk, Jamie Moseley, David Thomas, Victor Capetillo, Bert Dill | |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Strong | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Herbert Dart (fresh) SG - Larry Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rainey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Wellenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Duane Dones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Gibb (fresh) SF - Frankie Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Marcy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Lakeland | Herbert Dart is called for the reach on Duane Dones - foul #2 on Herbert Dart, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore (PG) Herbert Dart | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 11:07 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 11:06 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 10:44 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:40 | Lakeland | Duane Dones is hacked by Maurice Gore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maurice Gore, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Caldwell (PG) Maurice Gore | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley (SG) Albert Gibb | |
| 10:21 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Kemp - foul #1 on Carl Kemp, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Donald Davis (SF) Edward Wellenstein | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 10:21 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:21 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:21 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:52 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 09:50 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:36 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:35 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:23 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 09:22 | Lakeland | James Moore snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:17 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:16 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:00 | Lakeland | James Moore snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:32 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ross Marcy | 13-17 |
| 08:15 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore (PG), Kevin Hull (SF), Edward Wellenstein (PF), Raymond Justus (C) John Caldwell, Donald Davis, Carl Kemp, Kevin Rainey | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Albert Gibb (PG), Toby Polk (SG), David Thomas (SF), Victor Capetillo (PF), Bert Dill (C) Duane Dones, Jamie Moseley, Frankie Mullins, Ross Marcy, James Moore | |
| 07:57 | Lakeland | Bert Dill is fouled on the floor by Raymond Justus - foul #1 on Raymond Justus, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| 07:57 | Lakeland | Bert Dill misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:57 | Howard Payne | Edward Wellenstein snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 07:38 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hull misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 07:36 | Howard Payne | Edward Wellenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Maurice Gore (fresh) SG - Larry Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hull (fresh) PF - Edward Wellenstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Justus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Albert Gibb (fresh) SG - Toby Polk (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Dill (fresh) C - Victor Capetillo (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong is denied on a layup by Bert Dill | 13-17 |
| 07:21 | Howard Payne | Edward Wellenstein tips it home | 15-17 |
| 07:01 | Lakeland | Toby Polk knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Thomas | 15-20 |
| 06:43 | Howard Payne | Edward Wellenstein clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 06:41 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Victor Capetillo | 15-20 |
| 06:30 | Lakeland | Victor Capetillo connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 06:15 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 06:14 | Lakeland | Victor Capetillo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:03 | Lakeland | David Thomas misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Maurice Gore - foul #2 on Maurice Gore, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Caldwell (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Carl Kemp (PF) Maurice Gore, Kevin Hull, Edward Wellenstein | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Eric Ryan (PG), Jamie Moseley (SG), Frankie Mullins (SF), James Moore (C) Albert Gibb, Toby Polk, Bert Dill, Victor Capetillo | |
| 06:03 | Lakeland | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:03 | Lakeland | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:45 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Kemp and he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey (C) Raymond Justus | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Ross Marcy (PF) David Thomas | |
| 05:45 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:43 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 05:31 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Caldwell, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| 05:18 | Lakeland | Ross Marcy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Ryan | 18-27 |
| 04:58 | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 04:56 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey hits the follow up shot | 20-27 |
| 04:54 | Lakeland | Eric Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hull (PF) Carl Kemp | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Albert Gibb (SF), Victor Capetillo (PF), Bert Dill (C) Frankie Mullins, Ross Marcy, James Moore | |
| 04:38 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong is hacked by Victor Capetillo - foul #1 on Victor Capetillo, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Justus (C) Kevin Rainey | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Duane Dones (PG) Eric Ryan | |
| 04:27 | Howard Payne | Larry Strong misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 04:26 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:07 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Gibb and the foul's on Larry Strong - foul #2 on Larry Strong, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Edwin Ferguson (SG) Larry Strong | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 04:07 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley misses the free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:07 | Lakeland | Bert Dill pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:57 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 03:55 | Lakeland | Bert Dill grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:50 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Edwin Ferguson - foul #3 on Edwin Ferguson, team foul #12 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore (PG), Herbert Dart (SG), Carl Kemp (PF), Kevin Rainey (C) John Caldwell, Edwin Ferguson, Kevin Hull, Raymond Justus | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Toby Polk (SG) Jamie Moseley | |
| 03:50 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:50 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:34 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 03:33 | Lakeland | Albert Gibb grabs the board | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Maurice Gore (fresh) SG - Herbert Dart (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Rainey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Duane Dones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Toby Polk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Gibb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Capetillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Dill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Lakeland | Bert Dill misses the fadeaway from the right side | 20-30 |
| 03:15 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 02:46 | Howard Payne | Victor Capetillo is called for the reach on Carl Kemp - foul #2 on Victor Capetillo, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hull (PF), Edward Wellenstein (C) Carl Kemp, Kevin Rainey | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley (SG), Frankie Mullins (SF), Ross Marcy (PF), David Thomas (C) Duane Dones, Albert Gibb, Victor Capetillo, Bert Dill | |
| 02:28 | Howard Payne | Edward Wellenstein misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-30 |
| 02:27 | Lakeland | Frankie Mullins gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:21 | Lakeland | David Thomas misses short on a runner near the basket | 20-30 |
| 02:19 | Howard Payne | Edward Wellenstein gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:13 | Howard Payne | Maurice Gore makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Herbert Dart | 22-30 |
| 02:10 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Dart - foul #3 on Herbert Dart, team foul #13 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Caldwell (SG) Herbert Dart | |
| Subs | Lakeland | James Moore (C) David Thomas | |
| 02:10 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:10 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:57 | Howard Payne | Donald Davis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 01:37 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley misses the floater from the right side | 24-31 |
| 01:36 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hull pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:24 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Jamie Moseley - foul #1 on Jamie Moseley, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey (PF), Raymond Justus (C) Kevin Hull, Edward Wellenstein | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Eric Ryan (PG), Bert Dill (PF) Toby Polk, Ross Marcy | |
| 01:24 | Howard Payne | John Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:24 | Lakeland | James Moore grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 01:01 | Lakeland | Bert Dill makes the jumper from close range set up by Eric Ryan | 24-33 |
| 00:44 | Howard Payne | Kevin Rainey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Gore | 26-33 |
| 00:35 | Lakeland | Jamie Moseley is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 00:33 | Lakeland | Bert Dill gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:19 | Lakeland | Bert Dill misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Rainey - foul #1 on Kevin Rainey, team foul #14 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Carl Kemp (PF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Duane Dones (PG), Albert Gibb (SG), David Thomas (SF), Victor Capetillo (C) Eric Ryan, Jamie Moseley, Frankie Mullins, James Moore | |
| 00:19 | Lakeland | Bert Dill makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:19 | Lakeland | Bert Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:04 | Howard Payne | Duane Dones takes the ball from Raymond Justus | 26-35 |
| 00:00 | Lakeland | Duane Dones clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-35 |