| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dale Peaslee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - David Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Glen Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Hodgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Quint (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clint Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Harding | William McCoy is fouled on the floor by Clint Walker - foul #2 on Clint Walker, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | Harding | Bernard Ertel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William McCoy | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Smith | 35-37 |
| 18:43 | Harding | Dale Peaslee blows the layup but he's hacked by Glen Alexander - foul #2 on Glen Alexander, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 18:43 | Harding | Dale Peaslee makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Harding | Dale Peaslee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:26 | S. Arkansas | Bernard Ertel takes the ball from Gerald Hodgins | 37-37 |
| 17:58 | Harding | William McCoy knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 39-37 |
| 17:33 | S. Arkansas | David Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 17:32 | S. Arkansas | Glen Alexander tips it in | 39-39 |
| 17:11 | Harding | Bernard Ertel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:10 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Maxwell (PF), Paul Patrick (C) Lawrence Galeano, William McCoy | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Corey Edwards (SF), Dustin Joyce (PF), William Powers (C) Gerald Hodgins, Larry Quint, Clint Walker | |
| 16:34 | Harding | Robert Maxwell connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Hoyt Wedgeworth and he's hacked by Glen Alexander - foul #3 on Glen Alexander, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF) Dale Peaslee, Bernard Ertel, Hoyt Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney (PG), Jerry Arthurs (SG) David Smith, Glen Alexander | |
| 16:34 | Harding | Robert Maxwell makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:11 | S. Arkansas | Corey Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-39 |
| 16:09 | Harding | Robert Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:56 | Harding | Ernest Breaux misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:55 | Harding | Paul Patrick misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 15:53 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Caleb Hugley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Muncy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Patrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Chris Looney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Arthurs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Joyce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Powers | 42-42 |
| 15:16 | Harding | Robert Maxwell is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Bernard Ertel (SG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Ernest Breaux, Caleb Hugley, Joseph Muncy, Robert Maxwell, Paul Patrick | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | David Smith (PG), Glen Alexander (SG), Gerald Hodgins (SF), Larry Quint (PF), Clint Walker (C) Chris Looney, Jerry Arthurs, Corey Edwards, Dustin Joyce, William Powers | |
| 15:14 | S. Arkansas | Dale Peaslee is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Peaslee, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 15:01 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 14:59 | Harding | Dale Peaslee grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:34 | Harding | William McCoy comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 42-42 |
| 14:32 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:19 | S. Arkansas | David Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dale Peaslee - foul #3 on Dale Peaslee, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 14:19 | S. Arkansas | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:19 | S. Arkansas | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:07 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth is called for traveling | 42-43 |
| 13:47 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker misses the dunk attempt | 42-43 |
| 13:45 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | S. Arkansas | Glen Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Clint Walker | 42-45 |
| 13:10 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 13:08 | S. Arkansas | David Smith gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:57 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Smith | 42-47 |
| 12:39 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 12:27 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Galeano is called for the reach on Gerald Hodgins - foul #3 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Caleb Hugley (PG), Robert Maxwell (PF), Paul Patrick (C) Dale Peaslee, Lawrence Galeano, William McCoy | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney (PG), Corey Edwards (SF), Dustin Joyce (PF) David Smith, Gerald Hodgins, Larry Quint | |
| 12:16 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Clint Walker, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Joseph Muncy (SF) Bernard Ertel, Hoyt Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 11:55 | Harding | Ernest Breaux misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Harding | Paul Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Caleb Hugley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Muncy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Patrick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Chris Looney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clint Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Harding | Caleb Hugley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 11:34 | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:21 | S. Arkansas | Corey Edwards knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Alexander | 45-50 |
| 11:03 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 11:01 | Harding | Paul Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:43 | Harding | Joseph Muncy makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Caleb Hugley | 47-50 |
| 10:23 | S. Arkansas | Joseph Muncy is called for the reach on Corey Edwards - foul #1 on Joseph Muncy, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Bernard Ertel (SG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Ernest Breaux, Caleb Hugley, Joseph Muncy, Robert Maxwell, Paul Patrick | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | David Smith (PG), Gerald Hodgins (SF), Larry Quint (PF) Glen Alexander, Corey Edwards, Clint Walker | |
| 09:59 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce jams it set up by Larry Quint | 47-52 |
| 09:55 | Harding | Bernard Ertel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 09:53 | S. Arkansas | Gerald Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:36 | S. Arkansas | David Smith hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Hodgins | 47-54 |
| 09:22 | Harding | David Smith steals the ball from Bernard Ertel | 47-54 |
| 09:18 | S. Arkansas | David Smith blows the layup | 47-54 |
| 09:16 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:52 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Peaslee | 49-54 |
| 08:42 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Chris Looney | 49-56 |
| 08:19 | Harding | David Smith is called for the reach on Bernard Ertel - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Patrick (C) William McCoy | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Glen Alexander (SG), Corey Edwards (SF), Clint Walker (C) Chris Looney, Gerald Hodgins, Dustin Joyce | |
| 07:57 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:55 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:42 | Harding | Glen Alexander is called for the reach on Bernard Ertel - foul #4 on Glen Alexander, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Maxwell (PF) Lawrence Galeano | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | William Powers (PF) Larry Quint | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dale Peaslee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Patrick (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Corey Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Powers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clint Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Harding | Clint Walker takes the ball from Paul Patrick | 49-56 |
| 07:07 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hoyt Wedgeworth - foul #2 on Hoyt Wedgeworth, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Gerald Hodgins (SF) William Powers | |
| 07:07 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:07 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:45 | Harding | Dale Peaslee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 06:43 | S. Arkansas | Corey Edwards grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 06:20 | S. Arkansas | Glen Alexander is whistled for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Dale Peaslee, Bernard Ertel, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Paul Patrick | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney (PG), Larry Quint (PF) David Smith, Corey Edwards | |
| 06:02 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 06:00 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Galeano | 49-58 |
| 05:40 | Harding | Ernest Breaux is fouled on the floor by Chris Looney - foul #1 on Chris Looney, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce (C) Clint Walker | |
| 05:40 | Harding | Ernest Breaux misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:40 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 05:21 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce banks in the layup set up by Chris Looney and he's fouled by Lawrence Galeano - foul #4 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF) Ernest Breaux | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Corey Edwards (SF) Gerald Hodgins | |
| 05:21 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:01 | Harding | Robert Maxwell lays it up and in set up by Hoyt Wedgeworth | 51-61 |
| 04:48 | S. Arkansas | Corey Edwards misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-61 |
| 04:47 | Harding | William McCoy snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 04:39 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 04:37 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:21 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Hoyt Wedgeworth - foul #3 on Hoyt Wedgeworth, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Bernard Ertel (SG) Caleb Hugley, Robert Maxwell | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | David Smith (PG), Jerry Arthurs (SG), Gerald Hodgins (SF), Clint Walker (C) Chris Looney, Glen Alexander, Corey Edwards, Dustin Joyce | |
| 04:21 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:21 | S. Arkansas | Larry Quint makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:09 | Harding | William McCoy clanks a floater in the lane | 51-63 |
| 04:07 | S. Arkansas | Gerald Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker is fouled on the floor by William McCoy - foul #1 on William McCoy, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Patrick (PF), David Bowen (C) Lawrence Galeano, William McCoy | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce (PF) Larry Quint | |
| 03:49 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:49 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:49 | Harding | Paul Patrick snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Harding | Jerry Arthurs takes the ball from David Bowen | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dale Peaslee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Patrick (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Arthurs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hodgins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Joyce (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Clint Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | S. Arkansas | Gerald Hodgins misses the dunk | 51-64 |
| 03:12 | Harding | Bernard Ertel gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 03:02 | Harding | Bernard Ertel clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Arthurs - foul #1 on Jerry Arthurs, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Harding | Caleb Hugley (PG), Joseph Muncy (SF), Robert Maxwell (PF) Dale Peaslee, Hoyt Wedgeworth, David Bowen | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney (PG), Corey Edwards (SF), William Powers (C) David Smith, Gerald Hodgins, Clint Walker | |
| 03:02 | Harding | Bernard Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:02 | Harding | Bernard Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:00 | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Caleb Hugley, Joseph Muncy, Robert Maxwell, Paul Patrick | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | David Smith (PG), Glen Alexander (SG), Gerald Hodgins (SF), Larry Quint (PF), Clint Walker (C) Chris Looney, Jerry Arthurs, Corey Edwards, Dustin Joyce, William Powers | |
| 02:42 | S. Arkansas | Hoyt Wedgeworth swats the short shot by Larry Quint | 53-64 |
| 02:41 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 02:35 | Harding | Dale Peaslee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 02:33 | S. Arkansas | Gerald Hodgins grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 02:27 | S. Arkansas | Glen Alexander makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Smith | 53-66 |
| 02:08 | Harding | William McCoy hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Dale Peaslee | 55-66 |
| 01:45 | S. Arkansas | Clint Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF), Robert Maxwell (PF), Paul Patrick (C) Dale Peaslee, Bernard Ertel, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Lawrence Galeano, William McCoy | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney (PG), Jerry Arthurs (SG), Corey Edwards (SF), Dustin Joyce (PF), William Powers (C) David Smith, Glen Alexander, Gerald Hodgins, Larry Quint, Clint Walker | |
| 01:28 | Harding | Jerry Arthurs takes the ball from Paul Patrick | 55-66 |
| 01:17 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Chris Looney | 55-69 |
| 00:55 | Harding | The jumper by Ernest Breaux is denied by Corey Edwards | 55-69 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Paul Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Harding | Paul Patrick loses the ball out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 00:21 | Harding | Paul Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:14 | Harding | Robert Maxwell buries a shot in the paint set up by Caleb Hugley and he's hacked by Chris Looney - foul #2 on Chris Looney, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| 00:14 | Harding | Robert Maxwell misses the free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:14 | S. Arkansas | Dustin Joyce grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | S. Arkansas | Chris Looney runs out the clock | 57-69 |