| Lineup | Occidental | PG - William Roper (fresh) SG - James Paul (fresh) SF - Louie Jones (fresh) PF - Benton Smith (fresh) C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fresh) SG - Charles Robison (fresh) SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) PF - Patrick Morgan (fresh) C - John Adelman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Occidental | Ted Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Occidental | Ted Smith misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Occidental | Benton Smith tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Occidental | Louie Jones misses the fadeaway from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Occidental | William Roper hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Occidental | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Occidental | Ted Smith misses the dunk | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Louie Jones denies the turnaround by Patrick Morgan | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Occidental | The rebound goes to William Roper | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | Occidental | James Paul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Occidental | Ted Smith tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Hardin-Simmons | Louie Jones is called for the reach on Darryl Koster - foul #1 on Louie Jones, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | Occidental | James Paul is hacked by Patrick Morgan - foul #1 on Patrick Morgan, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Occidental | Daniel Nash (PG) William Roper | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 16:45 | Occidental | Louie Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Morgan | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Morgan gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Morgan | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | Occidental | James Paul hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Morgan's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nash | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Occidental | Daniel Nash hits the finger roll | 10-7 |
| 15:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Jensen and the foul's on Ted Smith - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Occidental | William Roper (PG), Albert Gordon (SF), Denver Meadors (PF), William Hernadez (C) James Paul, Louie Jones, Benton Smith, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel (C) John Adelman | |
| 15:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - William Roper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Nash (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Gordon (fresh) PF - Denver Meadors (fresh) C - William Hernadez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Robison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) PF - Patrick Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Stengel (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Occidental | Darryl Koster steals it from Daniel Nash | 10-10 |
| 15:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 15:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison tips it but misses | 10-10 |
| 14:59 | Occidental | William Hernadez gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | Occidental | Daniel Nash makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Albert Gordon | 12-10 |
| 14:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Denver Meadors is called for the reach on Darryl Koster - foul #1 on Denver Meadors, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Paul (SG), Louie Jones (SF), Benton Smith (PF), Ted Smith (C) Daniel Nash, Albert Gordon, Denver Meadors, William Hernadez | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eddie Luft (PG), Stephen Thompson (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), John Adelman (C) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Patrick Morgan | |
| 13:58 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Occidental | James Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:40 | Occidental | Louie Jones makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by William Roper and he's fouled by Anthony Reeves - foul #1 on Anthony Reeves, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Occidental | Daniel Nash (PG) William Roper | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 13:40 | Occidental | Louie Jones makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Eddie Luft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 13:24 | Occidental | John Adelman denies the turnaround by James Paul | 15-10 |
| 13:22 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:03 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Benton Smith - foul #1 on Benton Smith, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Miller (PF) Richard Stengel | |
| 13:03 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:03 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:03 | Occidental | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 12:47 | Occidental | Louie Jones scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Nash | 17-10 |
| 12:24 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nash | 17-10 |
| 12:21 | Occidental | James Paul lays it up and in set up by Daniel Nash | 19-10 |
| 12:10 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-10 |
| 12:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Eddie Luft pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 11:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Miller drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Stephen Thompson | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Daniel Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louie Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benton Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Eddie Luft (fresh) SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Reeves (fresh) PF - Patrick Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Adelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Occidental | Ted Smith scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Nash and he's fouled by John Adelman - foul #1 on John Adelman, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Occidental | William Roper (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Albert Gordon (SF), Denver Meadors (PF) Daniel Nash, James Paul, Louie Jones, Benton Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Patrick Morgan (PF) Eddie Luft, Stephen Thompson, Anthony Reeves, John Adelman | |
| 11:35 | Occidental | Ted Smith makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 11:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Morgan grabs the offensive board | 22-12 |
| 11:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 11:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster can't tip it in | 22-12 |
| 11:04 | Occidental | The rebound goes to William Roper | 22-12 |
| 10:43 | Occidental | Albert Gordon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 10:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 10:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-12 |
| 10:32 | Occidental | Ted Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:19 | Occidental | Denver Meadors is called for traveling | 22-12 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Paul (SG), Louie Jones (SF), William Hernadez (C) Joseph Smith, Albert Gordon, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman (C) Patrick Miller | |
| 10:08 | Hardin-Simmons | William Roper steals the ball from Charles Robison | 22-12 |
| 09:55 | Occidental | Louie Jones misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Bradley Jensen - foul #1 on Bradley Jensen, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| 09:55 | Occidental | Louie Jones misses the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:55 | Occidental | Louie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 09:36 | Occidental | William Roper gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:22 | Occidental | James Paul misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 09:20 | Occidental | William Hernadez grabs the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:12 | Occidental | William Hernadez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-12 |
| 09:11 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:07 | Hardin-Simmons | William Roper picks off the pass by Charles Robison | 23-12 |
| 08:48 | Occidental | Louie Jones buries a jumpshot from the right side | 25-12 |
| 08:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bradley Jensen | 25-15 |
| 08:18 | Occidental | Louie Jones buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Roper | 27-15 |
| 08:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster loses the dribble to Denver Meadors | 27-15 |
| 07:44 | Occidental | James Paul buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Roper | 29-15 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - William Roper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Louie Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Denver Meadors (fairly fresh) C - William Hernadez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bradley Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Robison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Koster (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Adelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Morgan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-15 |
| 07:25 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Louie Jones | 29-15 |
| 07:10 | Occidental | William Roper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-15 |
| 07:08 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman gets the rebound | 29-15 |
| 07:01 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 29-15 |
| 06:59 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to John Adelman | 29-15 |
| 06:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster misses the lay-in | 29-15 |
| 06:41 | Occidental | Denver Meadors pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| 06:18 | Occidental | James Paul is whistled for traveling | 29-15 |
| Subs | Occidental | Daniel Nash (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Albert Gordon (SF), Benton Smith (PF), Ted Smith (C) William Roper, James Paul, Louie Jones, Denver Meadors, William Hernadez | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eddie Luft (PG), Stephen Thompson (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Richard Stengel (PF), Patrick Miller (C) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Patrick Morgan, John Adelman | |
| 05:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 29-15 |
| 05:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel tips it home | 29-17 |
| 05:34 | Occidental | Benton Smith clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Reeves - foul #2 on Anthony Reeves, team foul #5 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Pyne (SF) Anthony Reeves | |
| 05:34 | Occidental | Benton Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:34 | Occidental | Benton Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-17 |
| 05:15 | Occidental | Ted Smith gets the rebound | 31-17 |
| 05:08 | Occidental | Eddie Luft takes the ball from Joseph Smith | 31-17 |
| 05:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Miller is called for traveling | 31-17 |
| 04:48 | Occidental | Benton Smith connects on the jump hook from close range | 33-17 |
| 04:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Pyne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-17 |
| 04:26 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Daniel Nash | 33-17 |
| 04:11 | Occidental | Eddie Luft is called for the reach on Daniel Nash - foul #1 on Eddie Luft, team foul #6 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Paul (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF) Eddie Luft, Christopher Pyne | |
| 03:58 | Occidental | Benton Smith hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Nash | 35-17 |
| 03:39 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-19 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Daniel Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benton Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ted Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Robison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Stengel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Occidental | Patrick Miller takes the ball from Daniel Nash | 35-19 |
| 03:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Miller misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-19 |
| 03:21 | Occidental | Ted Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-19 |
| 03:01 | Occidental | The pull-up jumper by Albert Gordon is blocked by Darryl Koster | 35-19 |
| 03:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel snags the defensive board | 35-19 |
| 02:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Nash - foul #1 on Daniel Nash, team foul #5 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Occidental | Joseph Smith (PG), Louie Jones (SF), Denver Meadors (PF), William Hernadez (C) Daniel Nash, Albert Gordon, Benton Smith, Ted Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Patrick Morgan (PF), John Adelman (C) Stephen Thompson, Richard Stengel, Patrick Miller | |
| 02:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Louie Jones - foul #2 on Louie Jones, team foul #6 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Occidental | William Roper (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 02:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 02:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:20 | Occidental | Louie Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Roper | 37-21 |
| 02:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Jensen | 37-23 |
| 01:39 | Occidental | Denver Meadors's pass is intercepted by Patrick Morgan | 37-23 |
| 01:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Bradley Jensen | 37-25 |
| 01:16 | Occidental | William Roper is fouled on the floor by Charles Robison - foul #1 on Charles Robison, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Occidental | Daniel Nash (SG), Benton Smith (PF), Ted Smith (C) James Paul, Denver Meadors, William Hernadez | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF) Charles Robison, Darryl Koster | |
| 01:16 | Occidental | William Roper makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:16 | Occidental | William Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 01:00 | Occidental | Bradley Jensen steals the ball from Ted Smith | 39-25 |
| 00:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Jensen and the foul's on Louie Jones - foul #3 on Louie Jones, team foul #7 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Occidental | Albert Gordon (SG), Denver Meadors (SF) William Roper, Louie Jones | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel (C) John Adelman | |
| 00:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Stephen Thompson makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:17 | Occidental | Daniel Nash comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 00:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 00:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-28 |
| 00:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves tips it in | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Occidental | Denver Meadors can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 39-30 |