| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Jeffery Hale (fresh) SG - Jan McIlrath (fresh) SF - Ronald Smith (fresh) PF - Clyde George (fresh) C - Riley Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dale Peaslee (fresh) SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) PF - Lawrence Galeano (fresh) C - William McCoy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | William McCoy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Peaslee | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Ouachita Baptist | Bernard Ertel is called for the reach on Jan McIlrath - foul #1 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jan McIlrath | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Harding | Bernard Ertel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Ouachita Baptist | Riley Roberts pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jan McIlrath | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Peaslee | 6-5 |
| 18:07 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Riley Roberts | 9-5 |
| 17:53 | Harding | Riley Roberts swats the shot by Bernard Ertel | 9-5 |
| 17:52 | Ouachita Baptist | The rebound goes to Clyde George | 9-5 |
| 17:45 | Ouachita Baptist | Ronald Smith misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Dale Peaslee - foul #1 on Dale Peaslee, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Patrick (C) William McCoy | |
| 17:45 | Ouachita Baptist | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:45 | Ouachita Baptist | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 17:32 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann (C) Riley Roberts | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Maxwell (PF) Lawrence Galeano | |
| 17:09 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 17:07 | Harding | Paul Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:50 | Harding | Bernard Ertel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:49 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 16:45 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clyde George and he's fouled by Bernard Ertel - foul #2 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Clements (SF), James Campbell (C) Ronald Smith, Clyde George | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF) Dale Peaslee, Bernard Ertel, Hoyt Wedgeworth | |
| 16:45 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath misses the free throw | 13-5 |
| 16:45 | Harding | Robert Maxwell gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 16:29 | Harding | Joseph Muncy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Clements - foul #1 on Robert Clements, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones (SG), John Wallace (SF) Jeffery Hale, Jan McIlrath | |
| Subs | Harding | William McCoy (C) Paul Patrick | |
| 16:29 | Harding | Joseph Muncy misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 16:29 | Harding | Joseph Muncy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:14 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 13-6 |
| 16:13 | Harding | Robert Maxwell snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 15:59 | Harding | Robert Maxwell comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by John Wallace - foul #1 on John Wallace, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Riley Roberts (C) James Campbell | |
| Subs | Harding | Lawrence Galeano (PF) Joseph Muncy | |
| 15:59 | Harding | Robert Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:59 | Harding | Robert Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:59 | Ouachita Baptist | Riley Roberts grabs the board | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Robert Clements (fresh) SG - Alfred Jones (fresh) SF - John Wallace (fresh) PF - Dale Heimann (fresh) C - Riley Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) SG - Caleb Hugley (fresh) SF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Galeano (fresh) C - William McCoy (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dale Heimann | 16-6 |
| 15:28 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-6 |
| 15:27 | Ouachita Baptist | John Wallace gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 15:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Riley Roberts is fouled on the floor by William McCoy - foul #1 on William McCoy, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale (PG), Jan McIlrath (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Clyde George (PF), James Campbell (C) Robert Clements, Alfred Jones, John Wallace, Dale Heimann, Riley Roberts | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Paul Patrick (C) Ernest Breaux, Robert Maxwell, William McCoy | |
| 15:04 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George misses the dunk but he's fouled by Lawrence Galeano - foul #1 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #5 | 16-6 |
| 15:04 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George makes the 1st free throw | 17-6 |
| 15:04 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George makes the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 14:57 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-6 |
| 14:34 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 20-6 |
| 14:23 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Caleb Hugley | 20-9 |
| 13:59 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell's pass is intercepted by Caleb Hugley | 20-9 |
| 13:55 | Harding | Jan McIlrath picks off the pass by Dale Peaslee in the backcourt | 20-9 |
| 13:43 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Galeano - foul #2 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #6 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones (SG), Robert Clements (SF), Riley Roberts (C) Jan McIlrath, Ronald Smith, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Robert Maxwell (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF), David Bowen (PF), William McCoy (C) Dale Peaslee, Caleb Hugley, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Lawrence Galeano, Paul Patrick | |
| 13:43 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 13:43 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George misses the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 13:43 | Harding | David Bowen gets the rebound | 21-9 |
| 13:38 | Harding | Robert Maxwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | John Wallace (SF), Dale Heimann (PF) Jeffery Hale, Clyde George | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 13:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Maxwell - foul #1 on Robert Maxwell, team foul #7 | 21-9 |
| 13:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann misses the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 13:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 13:04 | Harding | Joseph Muncy buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ernest Breaux | 22-12 |
| 12:39 | Ouachita Baptist | John Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Clements | 24-12 |
| 12:31 | Harding | David Bowen connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Breaux | 24-14 |
| 12:19 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Clements | 27-14 |
| 12:01 | Harding | William McCoy's fadeaway is rejected by John Wallace | 27-14 |
| 12:00 | Harding | Joseph Muncy grabs the offensive board | 27-14 |
| 11:45 | Harding | Joseph Muncy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-14 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale (PG), Jan McIlrath (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Clyde George (PF), James Campbell (C) Robert Clements, Alfred Jones, John Wallace, Dale Heimann, Riley Roberts | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Paul Patrick (C) Ernest Breaux, Joseph Muncy, David Bowen, William McCoy | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Jeffery Hale (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jan McIlrath (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde George (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dale Peaslee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Caleb Hugley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Maxwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Patrick (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-14 |
| 11:30 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 11:14 | Ouachita Baptist | Hoyt Wedgeworth steals the ball from James Campbell | 27-14 |
| 10:47 | Harding | Dale Peaslee is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-14 |
| 10:45 | Harding | Paul Patrick tips it but misses | 27-14 |
| 10:44 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 10:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-14 |
| 10:26 | Harding | The rebound goes to Robert Maxwell | 27-14 |
| 10:00 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth hits the finger roll set up by Dale Peaslee | 27-16 |
| 09:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Caleb Hugley - foul #1 on Caleb Hugley, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Clements (PG), John Wallace (SF), Dale Heimann (C) Jeffery Hale, Ronald Smith, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Joseph Muncy (SG), David Bowen (PF), William McCoy (C) Dale Peaslee, Caleb Hugley, Robert Maxwell, Paul Patrick | |
| 09:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 09:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 09:21 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 09:19 | Harding | Joseph Muncy grabs the offensive board | 29-16 |
| 09:08 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Wallace - foul #2 on John Wallace, team foul #3 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale (PG), Alfred Jones (SG), Riley Roberts (C) Jan McIlrath, John Wallace, Clyde George | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 09:08 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 09:08 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:55 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-18 |
| 08:53 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann tips it in | 31-18 |
| 08:33 | Harding | William McCoy hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Hoyt Wedgeworth | 31-20 |
| 08:14 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 08:13 | Harding | Joseph Muncy grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 08:10 | Harding | Jeffery Hale is called for the reach on Ernest Breaux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Hale, team foul #4 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Ronald Smith (SF), Clyde George (PF), James Campbell (C) Robert Clements, Dale Heimann, Riley Roberts | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Paul Patrick (PF) Ernest Breaux, Joseph Muncy, David Bowen | |
| 07:59 | Harding | William McCoy misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Alfred Jones - foul #1 on Alfred Jones, team foul #5 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | George Raskin (SG) Alfred Jones | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 07:59 | Harding | William McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:59 | Harding | William McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 07:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale loses the dribble to William McCoy | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Jeffery Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Raskin (fresh) SF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde George (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dale Peaslee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Caleb Hugley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Paul Patrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - William McCoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Harding | Ronald Smith steals it from William McCoy | 31-21 |
| 07:26 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale lays it in set up by Ronald Smith | 33-21 |
| 07:16 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 07:14 | Harding | William McCoy gets the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 06:54 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 06:53 | Harding | Paul Patrick tips it home | 33-23 |
| 06:42 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Hale | 35-23 |
| 06:40 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth is hacked by George Raskin in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Raskin, team foul #6 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones (PG), Jan McIlrath (SG), Robert Clements (SF), Dale Heimann (PF), Riley Roberts (C) Jeffery Hale, George Raskin, Ronald Smith, Clyde George, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Muncy (SF), Robert Maxwell (PF), David Bowen (C) Hoyt Wedgeworth, Paul Patrick, William McCoy | |
| 06:31 | Harding | Joseph Muncy is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dale Peaslee | 35-25 |
| 06:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Clements misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 06:26 | Ouachita Baptist | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Heimann | 35-25 |
| 06:12 | Ouachita Baptist | Joseph Muncy steals it from Alfred Jones | 35-25 |
| 05:58 | Harding | Robert Maxwell hits a wide open runner from the right block set up by Caleb Hugley | 35-27 |
| 05:29 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 05:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 05:26 | Ouachita Baptist | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Jones | 35-27 |
| 05:08 | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath's pass is intercepted by David Bowen | 35-27 |
| 04:50 | Harding | Robert Maxwell double dribbles | 35-27 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale (PG), Ronald Smith (SF), Clyde George (PF), James Campbell (C) Alfred Jones, Jan McIlrath, Dale Heimann, Riley Roberts | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Paul Patrick (C) Dale Peaslee, Joseph Muncy, David Bowen | |
| 04:26 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Clements connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Clyde George | 37-27 |
| 03:57 | Harding | Caleb Hugley is called for 5 seconds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jan McIlrath (SG), John Wallace (C) Robert Clements, Clyde George | |
| Subs | Harding | Bernard Ertel (SG), Lawrence Galeano (PF) Caleb Hugley, Robert Maxwell | |
| 03:49 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 03:48 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 03:37 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano blows the layup | 37-27 |
| 03:36 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano tips it in | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Jeffery Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan McIlrath (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lawrence Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 03:17 | Harding | Bernard Ertel snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 03:11 | Harding | Jeffery Hale takes the ball from Ernest Breaux in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 02:59 | Ouachita Baptist | John Wallace drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 40-29 |
| 02:57 | Harding | Ernest Breaux is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | George Raskin (PG), Clyde George (PF), Dale Heimann (C) Jeffery Hale, Ronald Smith, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Joseph Muncy (SF), David Bowen (C) Ernest Breaux, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Paul Patrick | |
| 02:37 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Peaslee picks off the pass by Clyde George | 40-29 |
| 02:18 | Harding | Dale Peaslee is hacked by George Raskin - foul #2 on George Raskin, team foul #7 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Clements (PG), Alfred Jones (SG), Leonard Shortt (SF) George Raskin, Jan McIlrath, John Wallace | |
| Subs | Harding | William McCoy (C) David Bowen | |
| 02:18 | Harding | Dale Peaslee makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:18 | Harding | Dale Peaslee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:58 | Ouachita Baptist | Clyde George misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 01:56 | Harding | William McCoy gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:54 | Harding | Joseph Muncy's pass is intercepted by Dale Heimann in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 01:49 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann's floater is knocked away by William McCoy | 40-31 |
| 01:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Dale Heimann gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:24 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones is fouled on the floor by Bernard Ertel - foul #3 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #9 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale (PG), James Campbell (PF), Riley Roberts (C) Leonard Shortt, Clyde George, Dale Heimann | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Paul Patrick (PF), David Bowen (C) Dale Peaslee, Bernard Ertel, Joseph Muncy, Lawrence Galeano, William McCoy | |
| 01:24 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:24 | Ouachita Baptist | Alfred Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:03 | Harding | Caleb Hugley is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-31 |
| 01:01 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 00:38 | Ouachita Baptist | James Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 00:37 | Harding | David Bowen pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 00:29 | Harding | Caleb Hugley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Breaux | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Ouachita Baptist | Jeffery Hale knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 44-34 |