| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Gale Olin (fresh) SG - Brian Killingsworth (fresh) SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) PF - Ray Blanchette (fresh) C - Richard Papke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - David Burger (fresh) SG - Fred Stratton (fresh) SF - Reid Lee (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Weber (fresh) C - John Stroud (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | E. Central | John Stroud wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | E. Central | David Burger scores on a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Papke - foul #1 on Richard Papke, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | E. Central | David Burger makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | E. Central | John Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | E. Central | Fred Stratton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Weber, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gale Olin | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:26 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Weber steals the ball from Gale Olin | 6-3 |
| 17:03 | E. Central | Fred Stratton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | E. Central | Fred Stratton pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Reid Lee | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen is fouled on the floor by Reid Lee - foul #1 on Reid Lee, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts (SG), John Yarborough (SF), Jeffrey Cooper (PF), Chad Semon (C) Brian Killingsworth, Michael Hansen, Ray Blanchette, Richard Papke | |
| Subs | E. Central | Donald Bing (PG), Michael Skarzynski (SG), Ron Bates (SF), Brian McKennzie (PF), Jerry Stewart (C) David Burger, Fred Stratton, Reid Lee, Jeffrey Weber, John Stroud | |
| 16:23 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:22 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | E. Central | Ron Bates hits a runner near the basket | 6-8 |
| 15:54 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Yarborough | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Gale Olin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Watts (fresh) SF - John Yarborough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Semon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Donald Bing (fresh) SG - Michael Skarzynski (fresh) SF - Ron Bates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian McKennzie (fresh) C - Jerry Stewart (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | E. Central | Ron Bates buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 15:14 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gale Olin | 11-10 |
| 14:55 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski is hacked by Anthony Watts - foul #1 on Anthony Watts, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Ray Blanchette (PF), Richard Papke (C) Gale Olin, Anthony Watts, Jeffrey Cooper, Chad Semon | |
| Subs | E. Central | Fred Stratton (SG) Brian McKennzie | |
| 14:40 | E. Central | Ron Bates is called for traveling | 11-10 |
| 14:17 | Tarleton St. | The jump hook by Michael Hansen is blocked by Jerry Stewart | 11-10 |
| 14:15 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Tarleton St. | Michael Skarzynski is called for the reach on Brian Killingsworth - foul #1 on Michael Skarzynski, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin (PG) John Yarborough | |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG), Brian McKennzie (SF), Jeffrey Weber (PF), John Stroud (C) Michael Skarzynski, Donald Bing, Jerry Stewart, Ron Bates | |
| 13:13 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Stratton - foul #1 on Fred Stratton, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (SG) Fred Stratton | |
| 13:13 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:13 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:53 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian McKennzie, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper (SF) Michael Hansen | |
| Subs | E. Central | Reid Lee (SF) Brian McKennzie | |
| 12:37 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Weber - foul #2 on Jeffrey Weber, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts (SG) Brian Killingsworth | |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (SG), Brian McKennzie (PF) Russell Vinson, Jeffrey Weber | |
| 12:37 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:37 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:22 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie is hacked by Jeffrey Cooper - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cooper, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon (PF) Ray Blanchette | |
| Subs | E. Central | Fred Stratton (SG) Michael Skarzynski | |
| 12:09 | E. Central | Fred Stratton buries a jumpshot from the right side | 15-12 |
| 11:53 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper throws it down and the foul's on John Stroud - foul #1 on John Stroud, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen (SF) Richard Papke | |
| Subs | E. Central | Donald Bing (PG), Ron Bates (PF) David Burger, Brian McKennzie | |
| 11:53 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:53 | E. Central | John Stroud gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Gale Olin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chad Semon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Donald Bing (fresh) SG - Fred Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reid Lee (fresh) PF - Ron Bates (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | E. Central | Donald Bing drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Stratton | 17-15 |
| 11:36 | Tarleton St. | John Stroud steals it from Chad Semon | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | E. Central | John Stroud misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:12 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:59 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:57 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:43 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper can't connect on a runner near the basket | 17-15 |
| 10:42 | E. Central | Ron Bates snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | E. Central | Ron Bates lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Stratton and he's hacked by Anthony Watts - foul #2 on Anthony Watts, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough (PG), Brian Killingsworth (SG), Ray Blanchette (PF), Richard Papke (C) Gale Olin, Anthony Watts, Jeffrey Cooper, Chad Semon | |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG), Jerry Stewart (C) Reid Lee, John Stroud | |
| 10:36 | E. Central | Ron Bates misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:36 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (SG), Brian McKennzie (PF) Fred Stratton, Ron Bates | |
| 10:02 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:00 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:37 | E. Central | David Burger misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-17 |
| 09:36 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:23 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-20 |
| 09:16 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 09:15 | E. Central | David Burger pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:09 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin (PG), Jeffrey Cooper (SF) John Yarborough, Michael Hansen | |
| Subs | E. Central | Fred Stratton (SG), Ron Bates (C) Michael Skarzynski, Brian McKennzie | |
| 08:47 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette makes the 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 08:40 | E. Central | Fred Stratton is fouled on the floor by Richard Papke - foul #2 on Richard Papke, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon (C) Richard Papke | |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (PG), Reid Lee (SF), John Stroud (C) David Burger, Donald Bing, Ron Bates | |
| 08:21 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski misses the jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 08:19 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:55 | Tarleton St. | The jumper by Brian Killingsworth is denied by John Stroud | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Gale Olin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Killingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Semon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Michael Skarzynski (fresh) SG - Fred Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reid Lee (fresh) PF - Jerry Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | E. Central | John Stroud misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Semon - foul #1 on Chad Semon, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Ron Bates (PF) Jerry Stewart | |
| 07:47 | E. Central | John Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:47 | E. Central | John Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:47 | E. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Bates | 20-21 |
| 07:36 | E. Central | Fred Stratton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:35 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Chad Semon | 20-21 |
| 07:29 | Tarleton St. | Fred Stratton takes the ball from Brian Killingsworth | 20-21 |
| 07:25 | E. Central | Fred Stratton blows the layup | 20-21 |
| 07:23 | E. Central | John Stroud tips it in | 20-23 |
| 07:03 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Reid Lee - foul #2 on Reid Lee, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen (SF) Ray Blanchette | |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG), Donald Bing (SF) Michael Skarzynski, Reid Lee | |
| 07:03 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:03 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:56 | E. Central | Ron Bates blows the layup | 21-23 |
| 06:55 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 21-23 |
| 06:35 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:17 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hansen | 24-23 |
| 06:08 | E. Central | David Burger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Burger, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal (SG), George Bone (PF) Brian Killingsworth, Jeffrey Cooper | |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (SG), Jerry Stewart (PF) Fred Stratton, John Stroud | |
| 05:45 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin is fouled on the floor by Michael Skarzynski - foul #2 on Michael Skarzynski, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette (PF) George Bone | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (SG), Brian McKennzie (PF) Michael Skarzynski, Ron Bates | |
| 05:45 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:45 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:45 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 05:26 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie buries a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 05:05 | E. Central | The rebound goes to David Burger | 25-26 |
| 05:01 | E. Central | Donald Bing misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 05:00 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 04:40 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Hansen and he's fouled by Jerry Stewart - foul #1 on Jerry Stewart, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough (PG), Jeffrey Cooper (SF) Gale Olin, Michael Hansen | |
| Subs | E. Central | Fred Stratton (SG), Ron Bates (SF), John Stroud (C) David Burger, Russell Vinson, Brian McKennzie | |
| 04:40 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:40 | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 04:25 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough loses the ball out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Bone (SF) Chad Semon | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian McKennzie (PF) Jerry Stewart | |
| 04:11 | E. Central | Jon Deal takes the ball from John Stroud | 27-26 |
| 03:53 | Tarleton St. | George Bone connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Yarborough | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | E. Central | Ray Blanchette swats the shot by Ron Bates | 30-26 |
| 03:40 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - John Yarborough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Deal (fresh) SF - George Bone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Blanchette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Donald Bing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McKennzie (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Stroud (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper loses the dribble to Brian McKennzie | 30-26 |
| 03:12 | E. Central | John Stroud's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Cooper | 30-26 |
| 03:10 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:56 | Tarleton St. | John Stroud swats the short shot by John Yarborough | 30-26 |
| 02:55 | E. Central | John Stroud snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:49 | E. Central | Fred Stratton misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 02:48 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Ray Blanchette | 30-26 |
| 02:29 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal is hacked by Fred Stratton - foul #2 on Fred Stratton, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Richard Papke (C) John Yarborough, George Bone, Ray Blanchette | |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG), Reid Lee (SF), Jeffrey Weber (PF), Jerry Stewart (C) Donald Bing, Ron Bates, Brian McKennzie, John Stroud | |
| 02:29 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:29 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:20 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 02:18 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:02 | E. Central | David Burger clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-26 |
| 02:00 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Cooper pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:54 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Stewart - foul #2 on Jerry Stewart, team foul #13 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin (PG), Chad Semon (PF) Jon Deal, Jeffrey Cooper | |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (SG) Fred Stratton | |
| 01:54 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:54 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:39 | E. Central | Reid Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 01:37 | Tarleton St. | Brian Killingsworth grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 01:20 | Tarleton St. | Gale Olin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 00:57 | E. Central | Reid Lee is hacked by Michael Hansen - foul #1 on Michael Hansen, team foul #7 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Fred Stratton (SG), John Stroud (C) Michael Skarzynski, Jerry Stewart | |
| 00:57 | E. Central | Reid Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:57 | E. Central | Reid Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:57 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:43 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gale Olin | 38-27 |
| 00:38 | E. Central | Reid Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Burger | 38-29 |
| 00:21 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gale Olin | 41-29 |
| 00:17 | E. Central | Fred Stratton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Weber | 41-31 |
| 00:11 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Reid Lee - foul #3 on Reid Lee, team foul #14 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Ray Blanchette (PF) Chad Semon | |
| Subs | E. Central | Donald Bing (SF) Reid Lee | |
| 00:11 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:11 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:11 | E. Central | John Stroud grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 00:03 | E. Central | Donald Bing hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 00:01 | E. Central | John Stroud grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | E. Central | The clock runs out | 42-31 |