| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Meleski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Langan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Graham Rumbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - John Artz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Carrero (fresh) SF - Clifton Huber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Winburn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremiah Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Winburn | 38-34 |
| 19:34 | Harding | Joseph Meleski is hacked by John Artz - foul #2 on John Artz, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:17 | Harding | David Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:02 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Winburn grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 18:12 | Harding | John Artz is called for the reach on Joseph Meleski - foul #3 on John Artz, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover (PG) John Artz | |
| 18:06 | Harding | Charles Dale hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 18:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Winburn snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 17:11 | Harding | David Keller lays it up and in set up by Charles Dale and he's hacked by Ralph Winburn - foul #3 on Ralph Winburn, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Perry Hardy (C) Graham Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Allen Fuhrman (PF), Jason Fortier (C) Ralph Winburn, Jeremiah Leland | |
| 17:11 | Harding | David Keller makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Allen Fuhrman misses the 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 16:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier is fouled on the floor by Joseph Langan - foul #2 on Joseph Langan, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Keith Stewart (PG), Drew Gent (SF), Mark Morgan (C) Joseph Meleski, Joseph Langan, David Keller | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 16:17 | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 16:15 | Harding | Perry Hardy grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 16:11 | Harding | Keith Stewart connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dale | 44-37 |
| 15:51 | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 15:50 | Harding | Perry Hardy grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Keith Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Dale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Drew Gent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Perry Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - George Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Carrero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Huber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Fuhrman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Fortier (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Harding | Mark Morgan comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jason Fortier - foul #2 on Jason Fortier, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh (C) Charles Dale | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz (PG), Thomas Edmond (SG), Ralph Winburn (PF), Jeremiah Leland (C) George Hoover, Shawn Carrero, Clifton Huber, Allen Fuhrman | |
| 15:35 | Harding | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:35 | Harding | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 15:15 | Harding | The rebound goes to Graham Rumbaugh | 46-37 |
| 15:10 | Harding | Perry Hardy drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Drew Gent | 48-37 |
| 14:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Winburn misses the lay-in | 48-37 |
| 14:54 | Harding | Perry Hardy pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:37 | Harding | Drew Gent buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Stewart | 51-37 |
| 14:21 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 14:19 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Leland | 51-37 |
| 13:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Stewart - foul #2 on Keith Stewart, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Meleski (PG), Charles Dale (SG), Joseph Langan (SF), David Keller (PF) Drew Gent, Keith Stewart, Perry Hardy, Graham Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero (SG), Clifton Huber (SF) Thomas Edmond, Jason Fortier | |
| 13:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 13:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:37 | Harding | Joseph Langan misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ralph Winburn - foul #4 on Ralph Winburn, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Harding | Fredrick Miller (C) Mark Morgan | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Thomas Edmond (PF), Allen Fuhrman (C) Ralph Winburn, Jeremiah Leland | |
| 13:37 | Harding | Joseph Langan makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:37 | Harding | Joseph Langan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:37 | Harding | David Keller snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 13:21 | Harding | Fredrick Miller is fouled on the floor by Allen Fuhrman - foul #1 on Allen Fuhrman, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| 13:13 | Harding | Charles Dale misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| 13:11 | Harding | Joseph Meleski tips it home | 54-39 |
| 12:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Artz | 54-42 |
| 12:36 | Harding | Charles Dale is called for traveling | 54-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh (C) Fredrick Miller | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover (PG), Jason Fortier (C) John Artz, Thomas Edmond | |
| 12:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier can't finish the layup | 54-42 |
| 12:25 | Harding | Charles Dale pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:08 | Harding | Allen Fuhrman steps in front of the Graham Rumbaugh pass | 54-42 |
| 11:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier connects on the runner in the paint | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Meleski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Langan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Graham Rumbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - George Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Carrero (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clifton Huber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Fuhrman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Fortier (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Harding | Charles Dale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 11:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 11:18 | Harding | Joseph Meleski gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:05 | Harding | Jason Fortier takes the ball from Joseph Langan | 54-44 |
| 10:58 | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 10:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Allen Fuhrman gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:41 | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover's pass is intercepted by Joseph Langan | 54-44 |
| 10:22 | Harding | Joseph Langan clanks a floater in the lane | 54-44 |
| 10:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 09:49 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Carrero - foul #2 on Shawn Carrero, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Drew Gent (PG), Keith Stewart (SG), Mark Morgan (SF), Perry Hardy (PF) Joseph Meleski, Charles Dale, Joseph Langan, David Keller | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz (PG), Robert Roy (SG), Thomas Edmond (SF), Jeremiah Leland (C) George Hoover, Shawn Carrero, Clifton Huber, Allen Fuhrman | |
| 09:49 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:49 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland buries a jump hook from the left block | 55-48 |
| 09:23 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Drew Gent | 57-48 |
| 08:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-48 |
| 08:57 | Harding | Perry Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:41 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 57-48 |
| 08:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:25 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 08:01 | Harding | Keith Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 08:00 | Harding | Perry Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:50 | Harding | Thomas Edmond picks off the pass by Graham Rumbaugh | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Drew Gent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Perry Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Graham Rumbaugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - John Artz (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Roy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Fortier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremiah Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 07:24 | Harding | Mark Morgan pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:18 | Harding | Perry Hardy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Drew Gent | 60-51 |
| 06:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Fortier travels with the ball | 60-51 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Meleski (PG), Charles Dale (SG), Joseph Langan (SF), Fredrick Miller (C) Drew Gent, Keith Stewart, Mark Morgan, Graham Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover (PG), Shawn Carrero (SG), Clifton Huber (SF), Ralph Winburn (PF), Allen Fuhrman (C) John Artz, Robert Roy, Thomas Edmond, Jason Fortier, Jeremiah Leland | |
| 06:29 | Harding | Charles Dale makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Meleski | 63-51 |
| 06:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 05:54 | Harding | Perry Hardy connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Langan and he's fouled by George Hoover - foul #2 on George Hoover, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Harding | David Keller (PF) Fredrick Miller | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz (PG) George Hoover | |
| 05:54 | Harding | Perry Hardy makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Dale - foul #2 on Charles Dale, team foul #3 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Harding | Mark Morgan (C) Perry Hardy | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 05:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:45 | Harding | The rebound goes to Mark Morgan | 66-54 |
| 05:37 | Harding | Joseph Langan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 05:35 | Harding | David Keller misses the tip | 66-54 |
| 05:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Allen Fuhrman hits a shot from the right wing set up by John Artz and he's fouled by David Keller - foul #3 on David Keller, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland (C) Ralph Winburn | |
| 05:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Allen Fuhrman makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:00 | Harding | Joseph Meleski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Morgan | 68-57 |
| 04:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 04:40 | Harding | Joseph Langan snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 04:20 | Harding | Joseph Meleski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 04:19 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Clifton Huber | 68-57 |
| 04:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Artz | 68-60 |
| 03:54 | Harding | Allen Fuhrman blocks the short jumper by Mark Morgan | 68-60 |
| 03:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Meleski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Dale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Langan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - John Artz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Carrero (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Clifton Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Allen Fuhrman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Leland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Harding | Shawn Carrero picks off the pass by Joseph Meleski in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Allen Fuhrman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Artz | 68-66 |
| 02:43 | Harding | Mark Morgan loses the dribble to Allen Fuhrman | 68-66 |
| 02:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-66 |
| 02:18 | Harding | David Keller grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | Harding | Charles Dale buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Langan | 70-66 |
| 01:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 01:14 | Harding | Mark Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremiah Leland - foul #1 on Jeremiah Leland, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh (C) Joseph Langan | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Winburn (PF) Allen Fuhrman | |
| 01:14 | Harding | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:14 | Harding | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:58 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:57 | Harding | Mark Morgan gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Harding | Joseph Meleski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-69 |
| 00:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber comes up short on the jumper from close range | 72-69 |
| 00:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Clifton Huber tips it but misses | 72-69 |
| 00:22 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Harding | John Artz is called for the reach on Graham Rumbaugh in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Artz, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Harding | Keith Stewart (SG), Drew Gent (SF), Perry Hardy (PF) Charles Dale, Mark Morgan, David Keller | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 00:20 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:20 | Harding | Graham Rumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | S. Connecticut St. | John Artz double dribbles in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Dale (SG) Keith Stewart | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 00:14 | Harding | Joseph Meleski is hacked by John Artz - foul #5 on John Artz, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | George Hoover (PG) John Artz | |
| 00:14 | Harding | Joseph Meleski makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:14 | Harding | Joseph Meleski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Winburn connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Harding | Shawn Carrero is called for the reach on Charles Dale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Carrero, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Harding | Charles Dale makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Harding | Charles Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeremiah Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Shawn Carrero is hacked by Joseph Meleski - foul #1 on Joseph Meleski, team foul #5 | 77-72 |