| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Travis Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Egan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Gibbons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Himes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Dorosky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning inbounds the ball | 19-31 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely's pass is intercepted by Larry Johnson | 19-31 |
| 19:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Terrance Egan scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 21-31 |
| 19:05 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Nicely | 21-34 |
| 18:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 23-34 |
| 18:46 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Reginald Manning | 23-36 |
| 18:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Manning - foul #3 on Reginald Manning, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF) Reginald Manning | |
| 18:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:03 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Nicely | 24-39 |
| 17:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes can't connect on a shot from the left block | 24-39 |
| 17:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gibbons snags the offensive board | 24-39 |
| 17:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Barnes | 26-39 |
| 16:55 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Brown and the foul's on Patrick Gibbons - foul #2 on Patrick Gibbons, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley (SG), Robert Marable (SF), Mark Moorhead (PF), Paul Sindelar (C) Larry Johnson, Ryan Barnes, Terrance Egan, Patrick Gibbons | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Hines (PF), Billy Puleo (C) William Dorosky, Lawrence Brown | |
| 16:55 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 16:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marable loses the dribble to William Hines | 26-42 |
| 16:11 | Howard Payne | William Hines connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Hooper | 26-44 |
| 15:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 15:40 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Billy Puleo | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Travis Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel O'Rielley (fresh) SF - Robert Marable (fresh) PF - Mark Moorhead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sindelar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Himes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Howard Payne | Travis Wade is called for the reach on Kevin Hooper - foul #3 on Travis Wade, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel Simpson (SG), Ryan Barnes (SF), Terrance Egan (PF), Patrick Gibbons (C) Travis Wade, Robert Marable, Mark Moorhead, Paul Sindelar | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Dorosky (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Gary Himes, Kevin Hooper, William Hines, Billy Puleo | |
| 15:03 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the shot from the right block set up by Travis Nicely | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 14:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-46 |
| 14:31 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Barnes - foul #3 on Ryan Barnes, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (SG) Travis Nicely | |
| 14:31 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:31 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 14:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 30-48 |
| 13:48 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown can't finish the layup | 30-48 |
| 13:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel Simpson gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 13:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes is called for traveling | 30-48 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade (PG), Mark Moorhead (PF), Paul Sindelar (C) Daniel O'Rielley, Terrance Egan, Patrick Gibbons | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Gary Himes, Lawrence Brown | |
| 13:18 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Manning and the foul's on Daniel Simpson - foul #4 on Daniel Simpson, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson (SG) Daniel Simpson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 13:18 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| 13:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Paul Sindelar is denied on a layup by Billy Puleo | 30-51 |
| 13:08 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 12:45 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the fadeaway in the paint | 30-51 |
| 12:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 12:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 12:20 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 12:14 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the turnaround from the baseline | 30-51 |
| 12:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Moorhead snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 11:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes banks in the layup | 32-51 |
| 11:37 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Billy Puleo | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Travis Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Moorhead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sindelar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reginald Manning (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dorosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Hooper - foul #1 on Kevin Hooper, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Terrance Egan (PF), Patrick Gibbons (C) Mark Moorhead, Paul Sindelar | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG), Gary Himes (SG), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Reginald Manning, William Dorosky, Billy Puleo | |
| 11:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Ryan Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:23 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 10:57 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 33-53 |
| 10:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 10:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gibbons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Patrick Gibbons, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley (SG), Mark Moorhead (SF) Larry Johnson, Ryan Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SF) Kevin Hooper | |
| 10:19 | Howard Payne | William Hines hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Gary Himes and he's fouled by Terrance Egan - foul #3 on Terrance Egan, team foul #6 | 33-55 |
| 10:19 | Howard Payne | William Hines makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| 10:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel O'Rielley | 35-56 |
| 09:40 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-56 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Greene (SG) Travis Wade | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 09:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Moorhead is hacked by Lawrence Brown - foul #2 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #3 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson (SG) Michael Greene | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF), William Dorosky (PF) Reginald Manning, William Hines | |
| 09:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Terrance Egan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-56 |
| 09:05 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| 08:36 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 08:34 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 35-56 |
| 08:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-56 |
| 08:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Terrance Egan gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Terrance Egan's layup is rejected by William Dorosky | 35-56 |
| 08:07 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| 07:48 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 07:47 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Travis Nicely and the foul's on Patrick Gibbons - foul #4 on Patrick Gibbons, team foul #7 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade (PG), Daniel Simpson (SG), Ryan Barnes (SF), Robert Marable (PF), Paul Sindelar (C) Daniel O'Rielley, Larry Johnson, Mark Moorhead, Terrance Egan, Patrick Gibbons | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SG), Reginald Manning (SF) Gary Himes, Kevin Hooper | |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown misses the free throw | 35-58 |
| 07:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Paul Sindelar grabs the board | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Travis Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Marable (fresh) C - Paul Sindelar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Samuel Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Dorosky (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-58 |
| 07:25 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-58 |
| 07:20 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 07:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Paul Sindelar snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 07:04 | Hardin-Simmons | Travis Wade travels with the ball | 35-58 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley (PG), Michael Greene (SG), Larry Johnson (SF) Travis Wade, Daniel Simpson, Ryan Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF), William Hines (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Travis Nicely, William Dorosky, Lawrence Brown | |
| 06:35 | Howard Payne | William Hines misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-58 |
| 06:34 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the offensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 06:19 | Howard Payne | Michael Greene steals the ball from Samuel Winters | 35-58 |
| 05:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson's pass is intercepted by Reginald Manning | 35-58 |
| 05:55 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reginald Manning | 35-60 |
| 05:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson hits the finger roll | 37-60 |
| 05:14 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters is hacked by Daniel O'Rielley - foul #2 on Daniel O'Rielley, team foul #8 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Woods (PG), Mark Moorhead (PF) Daniel O'Rielley, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (SG) Reginald Manning | |
| 05:14 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 05:14 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 05:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Paul Sindelar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-62 |
| 04:33 | Howard Payne | William Hines's layup is rejected by Paul Sindelar | 37-62 |
| 04:32 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo hits the follow up shot | 37-64 |
| 04:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Billy Puleo steps in front of the Mark Moorhead pass | 37-64 |
| 03:53 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Hines | 37-66 |
| 03:39 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marable can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-66 |
| 03:38 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters grabs the board | 37-66 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | William Hines clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Moorhead - foul #1 on Mark Moorhead, team foul #9 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley (SG), Larry Johnson (SF) Michael Greene, Robert Marable | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | William Hines misses the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | William Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 37-67 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Anthony Woods (fresh) SG - Daniel O'Rielley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Moorhead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sindelar (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Himes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Hooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Billy Puleo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Woods loses the dribble to Samuel Winters in the backcourt | 37-67 |
| 03:12 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper lays it up and in set up by Samuel Winters | 37-69 |
| 02:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Paul Sindelar misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-69 |
| 02:57 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 37-69 |
| 02:35 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters banks in the layup set up by Gary Himes and the foul's on Anthony Woods - foul #1 on Anthony Woods, team foul #10 | 37-71 |
| 02:35 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the free throw | 37-72 |
| 02:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-72 |
| 02:16 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the jumper from the right block | 40-74 |
| 02:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Hines - foul #1 on William Hines, team foul #4 | 40-74 |
| 02:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 02:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-74 |
| 02:02 | Howard Payne | William Hines grabs the board | 41-74 |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Puleo and he's hacked by Anthony Woods - foul #2 on Anthony Woods, team foul #11 | 41-76 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marable (SF) Anthony Woods | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the free throw | 41-76 |
| 01:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Moorhead pulls down the rebound | 41-76 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Paul Sindelar makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 00:48 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-76 |
| 00:47 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the offensive rebound | 44-76 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters drills a jumper from the right side set up by Billy Puleo | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Daniel O'Rielley is fouled on the floor by Samuel Winters - foul #2 on Samuel Winters, team foul #5 | 44-78 |
| 00:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Moorhead scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-78 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters runs out the clock | 47-78 |