| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Ronald Claypoole (fresh) SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) SF - Elmer Carpenter (fresh) PF - Donald Street (fresh) C - Leland Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) SG - Paul Servantes (fresh) SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) C - Ryan Wells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Ryan Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Harding | Ronald Pugh connects on the jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith drills a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Harding | Ronald Pugh makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Huggins and he's fouled by Donald Street - foul #1 on Donald Street, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 19:07 | Harding | Ronald Pugh makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:52 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith misses the runner from the right block | 3-5 |
| 18:51 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Street | 6-5 |
| 18:17 | Harding | Raymond Huggins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 18:16 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:59 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee is fouled on the floor by Paul Servantes - foul #1 on Paul Servantes, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Christopher Bixler (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Paul Servantes, Fred Coppa, Ronald Pugh, Ryan Wells | |
| 17:43 | Central Arkansas | Robert Hurst is called for the reach on Elmer Carpenter - foul #1 on Robert Hurst, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Central Arkansas | The short jumper by Leland Lee is denied by Christopher Bixler | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Harding | Luis Santiago grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 17:08 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Carl Chan | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | Harding | Raymond Huggins banks in the layup set up by Carl Chan | 6-9 |
| 16:43 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith loses the dribble to Carl Chan | 6-9 |
| 16:23 | Harding | Raymond Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Fred Coppa (SF), Ronald Pugh (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Raymond Huggins, Robert Hurst, Christopher Bixler, Luis Santiago | |
| 16:04 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Street, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Chris Smith (SF), Joshua Kalish (PF) Elmer Carpenter, Donald Street | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Ronald Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Smith (fresh) PF - Joshua Kalish (fresh) C - Leland Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Paul Servantes (fresh) SG - Carl Chan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Harding | Ryan Wells misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:48 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:33 | Harding | The rebound goes to Fred Coppa | 6-9 |
| 15:27 | Harding | Ronald Claypoole is called for the reach on Carl Chan - foul #1 on Ronald Claypoole, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Harding | Ronald Pugh blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:56 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith buries a 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Harding | Paul Servantes is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (PG), Joseph Lee (SG), Elmer Carpenter (SF), Charles Ruminski (C) Ronald Claypoole, Leonard Smith, Chris Smith, Leland Lee | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG) Carl Chan | |
| 14:33 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sellman | 12-9 |
| 14:22 | Harding | The pull-up jumper by Fred Coppa is blocked by Joshua Kalish | 12-9 |
| 14:21 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Elmer Carpenter | 12-9 |
| 14:07 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole (PG) Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Christopher Bixler (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Paul Servantes, Fred Coppa, Ronald Pugh, Ryan Wells | |
| 13:51 | Harding | Christopher Bixler comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 12-9 |
| 13:49 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Stroman | 12-9 |
| 13:37 | Harding | Marvin Stroman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-9 |
| 13:35 | Harding | Luis Santiago gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:23 | Harding | Christopher Bixler blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 13:22 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Bixler - foul #1 on Christopher Bixler, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith (SG), Chris Smith (SF), Leland Lee (C) Robert Sellman, Elmer Carpenter, Charles Ruminski | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), Ryan Wells (C) Marvin Stroman, Robert Hurst, Luis Santiago | |
| 13:14 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:52 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Claypoole and he's fouled by Ryan Wells - foul #1 on Ryan Wells, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Ronald Pugh (PF) Raymond Huggins, Christopher Bixler | |
| 12:52 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:42 | Harding | Ronald Pugh travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | David Davis (PF) Joshua Kalish | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 12:34 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole is hacked by Paul Servantes - foul #2 on Paul Servantes, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG) Paul Servantes | |
| 12:17 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Pugh | 16-12 |
| 12:15 | Harding | Marvin Stroman gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:11 | Harding | Fred Coppa loses the ball out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (PG) Ronald Claypoole | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 11:56 | Central Arkansas | Marvin Stroman is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Stroman, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter (SF), Joshua Kalish (PF) Chris Smith, David Davis | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Robert Hurst (SF), Christopher Bixler (C) Marvin Stroman, Fred Coppa, Ryan Wells | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Kalish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Chan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hurst (fresh) PF - Ronald Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Bixler (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Central Arkansas | Carl Chan steps in front of the Leland Lee pass | 16-12 |
| 11:22 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is called for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole (PG) Robert Sellman | |
| Subs | Harding | Luis Santiago (C) Ronald Pugh | |
| 11:03 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter is hacked by Robert Hurst - foul #2 on Robert Hurst, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF), Ryan Wells (C) Robert Hurst, Luis Santiago | |
| 11:03 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:03 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:48 | Harding | Fred Coppa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-12 |
| 10:46 | Harding | Christopher Bixler tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 10:37 | Central Arkansas | Fred Coppa steps in front of the Ronald Claypoole pass | 18-14 |
| 10:18 | Harding | Raymond Huggins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 10:17 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:00 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 09:58 | Harding | The rebound goes to Fred Coppa | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Claypoole - foul #2 on Ronald Claypoole, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (PG), Joseph Lee (SG), Chris Smith (SF), David Davis (PF), Charles Ruminski (C) Ronald Claypoole, Leonard Smith, Elmer Carpenter, Joshua Kalish, Leland Lee | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), John Hunter (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Carl Chan, Fred Coppa, Christopher Bixler, Ryan Wells | |
| 09:40 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:40 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:32 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 09:31 | Harding | Ronald Pugh gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:21 | Harding | Raymond Huggins scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Stroman and he's hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| 09:21 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:00 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman connects on the open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Lee | 20-19 |
| 08:53 | Harding | David Davis denies the turnaround by John Hunter | 20-19 |
| 08:52 | Central Arkansas | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:30 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Raymond Huggins - foul #1 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith (SG), Joshua Kalish (PF), Leland Lee (C) Joseph Lee, David Davis, Charles Ruminski | |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF), Ryan Wells (C) John Hunter, Luis Santiago | |
| 08:30 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:21 | Harding | Fred Coppa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 08:20 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 08:14 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 08:12 | Harding | Ryan Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:07 | Harding | Raymond Huggins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Coppa | 23-22 |
| 07:48 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sellman | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Smith (fresh) PF - Joshua Kalish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Stroman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Pugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Wells (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Harding | Fred Coppa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 07:20 | Central Arkansas | A charge is called on Robert Sellman - foul #1 on Robert Sellman, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Gary Siddiqui (PG), Elmer Carpenter (SF) Robert Sellman, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (SG), Christopher Bixler (PF) Marvin Stroman, Ronald Pugh | |
| 07:10 | Harding | Carl Chan is hacked by Joshua Kalish - foul #1 on Joshua Kalish, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Charles Ruminski (C) Leland Lee | |
| Subs | Harding | Luis Santiago (C) Ryan Wells | |
| 07:10 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:10 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:50 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Smith | 28-27 |
| 06:37 | Harding | Raymond Huggins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 06:35 | Harding | Luis Santiago grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 06:12 | Harding | Fred Coppa snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 05:52 | Harding | Raymond Huggins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 05:51 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:29 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luis Santiago - foul #1 on Luis Santiago, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole (PG), Chris Smith (SF), Donald Street (PF), Leland Lee (C) Gary Siddiqui, Elmer Carpenter, Joshua Kalish, Charles Ruminski | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), Ryan Wells (C) Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, Luis Santiago | |
| 05:29 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:29 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:29 | Harding | Christopher Bixler grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 05:13 | Harding | Ryan Wells clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 05:11 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ronald Claypoole | 28-27 |
| 05:02 | Central Arkansas | Chris Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-27 |
| 05:00 | Harding | Ryan Wells pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:54 | Harding | Ryan Wells's floater is tipped away by Leland Lee | 28-27 |
| 04:53 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:37 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Leland Lee | 30-27 |
| 04:21 | Harding | Christopher Bixler hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Chris Smith - foul #1 on Chris Smith, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (SG) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG) Carl Chan | |
| 04:21 | Harding | Christopher Bixler makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:09 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman is denied on a layup by Christopher Bixler | 30-30 |
| 04:07 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 03:56 | Harding | The jump hook by Christopher Bixler is blocked by Leland Lee | 32-30 |
| 03:55 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:50 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman is hacked by Ronald Pugh - foul #1 on Ronald Pugh, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter (SF) Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (PG), Robert Hurst (SF), John Hunter (PF) Raymond Huggins, Ronald Pugh, Christopher Bixler | |
| 03:50 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:50 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Ronald Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Street (fresh) C - Leland Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Paul Servantes (fresh) SG - Marvin Stroman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fresh) PF - John Hunter (fresh) C - Ryan Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Harding | John Hunter drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 03:23 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 03:22 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 03:04 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Ryan Wells - foul #2 on Ryan Wells, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish (PF) Donald Street | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), Luis Santiago (C) Marvin Stroman, Robert Hurst, Ryan Wells | |
| 03:04 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:04 | Harding | Luis Santiago pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:46 | Harding | Leland Lee is called for the reach on John Hunter - foul #1 on Leland Lee, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith (SG), Charles Ruminski (C) Robert Sellman, Leland Lee | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 02:46 | Harding | John Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:46 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 02:27 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 35-32 |
| 02:26 | Harding | Fred Coppa gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:17 | Harding | Fred Coppa's floater is knocked away by Joshua Kalish | 35-32 |
| 02:16 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Leonard Smith | 35-32 |
| 01:57 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 01:56 | Harding | Fred Coppa grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 01:48 | Harding | Fred Coppa misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 01:46 | Central Arkansas | Charles Ruminski gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:25 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:23 | Harding | Luis Santiago grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 01:11 | Harding | Paul Servantes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-32 |
| 01:09 | Harding | Fred Coppa tips it but misses | 35-32 |
| 01:07 | Harding | Luis Santiago hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 00:44 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter tips it home | 37-34 |
| 00:34 | Harding | Fred Coppa double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (PG), Joseph Lee (SG), Chris Smith (SF), Donald Street (PF), Leland Lee (C) Ronald Claypoole, Leonard Smith, Elmer Carpenter, Joshua Kalish, Charles Ruminski | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Marvin Stroman (SG), Ronald Pugh (SF), Christopher Bixler (PF), Ryan Wells (C) Paul Servantes, Carl Chan, Fred Coppa, John Hunter, Luis Santiago | |
| 00:23 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leland Lee, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Christopher Bixler connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Huggins | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-36 |