| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (fresh) SG - Roberto Gallo (fresh) SF - Brandon Verdin (fresh) PF - John Goodrich (fresh) C - Richard Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) SG - Paul Servantes (fresh) SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) PF - John Hunter (fresh) C - Luis Santiago (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | John Hunter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Harding | Paul Servantes connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Roberto Gallo - foul #1 on Roberto Gallo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Harding | Paul Servantes misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Columbus St. | John Maynard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Harding | Luis Santiago gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Harding | John Goodrich picks off the pass by Paul Servantes | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo is fouled on the floor by Fred Coppa - foul #1 on Fred Coppa, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Columbus St. | John Maynard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Columbus St. | John Maynard knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Roberto Gallo | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Harding | Paul Servantes loses the dribble to John Goodrich | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Columbus St. | Paul Servantes is called for the reach on John Maynard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Servantes, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Danny Hart (PF), John Sell (C) Raymond Huggins, Paul Servantes, Fred Coppa, John Hunter, Luis Santiago | |
| 17:40 | Columbus St. | John Maynard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Harding | John Sell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Harding | Carl Chan misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Columbus St. | Marvin Stroman is called for the reach on Brandon Verdin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Stroman, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:13 | Columbus St. | The pull-up jumper by Richard Thomas is blocked by Danny Hart | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Harding | John Sell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Harding | Carl Chan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:32 | Columbus St. | Robert Hurst takes the ball from Brandon Verdin | 3-2 |
| 16:11 | Harding | Carl Chan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hurst | 3-4 |
| 15:50 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo connects on the 3 from straight away | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Verdin (fairly fresh) PF - John Goodrich (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Stroman (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Hurst (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Hart (fairly fresh) C - John Sell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Harding | Carl Chan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:39 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant (PG), Wayne Murphy (SG), Raymond Nowak (SF), Lee Hodges (PF), Dwayne Fletcher (C) John Maynard, Roberto Gallo, Brandon Verdin, John Goodrich, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Paul Servantes (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), John Hunter (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Carl Chan, Marvin Stroman, Robert Hurst, Danny Hart, John Sell | |
| 15:25 | Harding | Fred Coppa evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Huggins | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Columbus St. | The jump hook by Dwayne Fletcher is blocked by Luis Santiago | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 15:03 | Harding | The rebound goes to John Hunter | 6-9 |
| 14:35 | Harding | John Hunter hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Fred Coppa out of the doubleteam | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | Columbus St. | Paul Servantes is called for the reach on Wayne Murphy - foul #2 on Paul Servantes, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Maynard (PG), Brandon Verdin (SF), John Goodrich (PF) Jeffrey Durant, Raymond Nowak, Dwayne Fletcher | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (SG) Paul Servantes | |
| 13:49 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:48 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Harding | Raymond Huggins is hacked by John Goodrich - foul #1 on John Goodrich, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo (SG), Richard Thomas (C) Wayne Murphy, Lee Hodges | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Danny Hart (PF) Raymond Huggins, Fred Coppa, John Hunter | |
| 13:17 | Harding | Carl Chan is hacked by Roberto Gallo - foul #2 on Roberto Gallo, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy (SG) Roberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 13:02 | Harding | Danny Hart misses the dunk attempt | 8-11 |
| 13:00 | Harding | Marvin Stroman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Harding | Marvin Stroman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 12:49 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 12:20 | Columbus St. | Brandon Verdin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant (SG), Raymond Nowak (SF), Dwayne Fletcher (C) Wayne Murphy, Brandon Verdin, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Fred Coppa (SF), John Hunter (PF), John Sell (C) Marvin Stroman, Robert Hurst, Danny Hart, Luis Santiago | |
| 11:59 | Harding | John Hunter is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Huggins | 8-13 |
| 11:31 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher connects on the open runner in the lane | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Durant (fresh) SF - Raymond Nowak (fresh) PF - John Goodrich (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Chan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Coppa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Sell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the floater from the left side | 10-15 |
| 10:43 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 10:42 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant tips it back up and in | 12-15 |
| 10:31 | Harding | Dwayne Fletcher takes the ball from Carl Chan | 12-15 |
| 10:12 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Fletcher | 15-15 |
| 09:57 | Harding | Fred Coppa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 09:55 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:33 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on John Sell - foul #1 on John Sell, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy (SG), Brandon Verdin (SF), Richard Thomas (C) Jeffrey Durant, Raymond Nowak, John Goodrich | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Danny Hart (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Carl Chan, Fred Coppa, John Hunter, John Sell | |
| 09:33 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:33 | Harding | Luis Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:15 | Harding | Marvin Stroman drills a 3 from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 08:46 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Robert Hurst | 17-18 |
| 08:43 | Harding | Raymond Huggins can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Harding | Danny Hart gets the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:26 | Harding | Robert Hurst scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 08:03 | Columbus St. | Dwayne Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 08:01 | Harding | Raymond Huggins gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:55 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant (PG), John Goodrich (PF), Lee Hodges (C) John Maynard, Dwayne Fletcher, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Fred Coppa (SF), John Hunter (PF) Robert Hurst, Danny Hart | |
| 07:55 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:55 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:55 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:32 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges misses the turnaround from the right block | 17-20 |
| 07:31 | Harding | John Hunter gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Jeffrey Durant (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wayne Murphy (fresh) SF - Brandon Verdin (fresh) PF - John Goodrich (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Raymond Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Stroman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Santiago (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Harding | Marvin Stroman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 07:22 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:20 | Columbus St. | Raymond Huggins is called for the reach on Jeffrey Durant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Raymond Nowak (SF) Brandon Verdin | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Freddie Morgan (SG) Raymond Huggins, Marvin Stroman | |
| 07:05 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| 07:02 | Harding | Wayne Murphy steals it from Carl Chan in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 06:50 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-20 |
| 06:48 | Harding | Fred Coppa pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:26 | Harding | Carl Chan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:25 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 06:23 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Maynard (PG), Brandon Verdin (SF), Richard Thomas (PF) Jeffrey Durant, Wayne Murphy, John Goodrich | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Robert Hurst (SF), Danny Hart (PF), John Sell (C) Freddie Morgan, Fred Coppa, John Hunter, Luis Santiago | |
| 06:13 | Harding | John Sell is whistled for a carry | 17-20 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy (SG) Raymond Nowak | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 05:54 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Maynard | 20-20 |
| 05:35 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses the jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:33 | Harding | Danny Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lee Hodges - foul #1 on Lee Hodges, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Goodrich (PF) Lee Hodges | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (SG) Carl Chan | |
| 05:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:19 | Harding | Raymond Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:54 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich hits a floater from the left side | 22-22 |
| 04:51 | Columbus St. | The refs have stopped play. Wayne Murphy is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 22-22 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant (PG), Raymond Nowak (SG) John Maynard, Wayne Murphy | |
| Subs | Harding | Freddie Morgan (SG), Fred Coppa (SF), John Hunter (PF), Luis Santiago (C) Raymond Huggins, Robert Hurst, Danny Hart, John Sell | |
| 04:38 | Harding | John Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| 04:24 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 04:22 | Harding | Fred Coppa grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 04:07 | Harding | Fred Coppa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Nowak - foul #1 on Raymond Nowak, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG) Freddie Morgan | |
| 04:07 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:07 | Harding | Fred Coppa makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:02 | Columbus St. | Raymond Nowak is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Santiago - foul #1 on Luis Santiago, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| 04:02 | Columbus St. | Raymond Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:02 | Columbus St. | Raymond Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:48 | Harding | Richard Thomas takes the ball from Luis Santiago | 24-24 |
| 03:33 | Columbus St. | Marvin Stroman blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jeffrey Durant | 24-24 |
| 03:32 | Harding | Marvin Stroman grabs the board | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Jeffrey Durant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Verdin (fairly fresh) PF - John Goodrich (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marvin Stroman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Coppa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hunter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Santiago (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Harding | Jeffrey Durant picks off the pass by Fred Coppa out of a doubleteam | 24-24 |
| 03:08 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 03:07 | Columbus St. | Richard Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:44 | Columbus St. | Raymond Nowak buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Durant | 26-24 |
| 02:24 | Harding | Raymond Nowak picks off the pass by Fred Coppa | 26-24 |
| 02:07 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 02:06 | Harding | Fred Coppa pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:49 | Harding | Carl Chan misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Maynard (PG), Roberto Gallo (SG), Lee Hodges (PF), Dwayne Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Durant, Raymond Nowak, John Goodrich, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Huggins (PG), Robert Hurst (SF), Danny Hart (PF), John Sell (C) Marvin Stroman, Fred Coppa, John Hunter, Luis Santiago | |
| 01:49 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:49 | Harding | Carl Chan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:49 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Dwayne Fletcher | 26-25 |
| 01:47 | Columbus St. | Brandon Verdin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Servantes (SG) Carl Chan | |
| 01:23 | Harding | Robert Hurst can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 01:21 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:19 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges loses the dribble to Raymond Huggins in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 01:03 | Harding | Paul Servantes blows the layup but he's hacked by Dwayne Fletcher - foul #1 on Dwayne Fletcher, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| 01:03 | Harding | Paul Servantes misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:03 | Harding | Paul Servantes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:59 | Columbus St. | Raymond Huggins is called for the reach on John Maynard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Huggins, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Freddie Morgan (SG) Raymond Huggins | |
| 00:59 | Columbus St. | John Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:59 | Harding | Freddie Morgan pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:38 | Harding | Paul Servantes is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Fletcher - foul #2 on Dwayne Fletcher, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| 00:38 | Harding | Paul Servantes makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:38 | Harding | Paul Servantes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:16 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo is hacked by John Sell - foul #2 on John Sell, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy (SF), John Goodrich (PF) Brandon Verdin, Dwayne Fletcher | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG), Fred Coppa (SF) Paul Servantes, Robert Hurst | |
| 00:16 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:16 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Freddie Morgan is fouled on the floor by Lee Hodges - foul #2 on Lee Hodges, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Freddie Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Freddie Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:03 | Harding | John Sell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:01 | Harding | Fred Coppa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-30 |