| Lineup | E. Central | PG - David Burger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bing (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian McKennzie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stroud (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Papke (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | E. Central | Ron Bates is whistled for traveling | 27-38 |
| 19:31 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Deal | 27-41 |
| 19:11 | E. Central | Donald Bing hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-41 |
| 19:09 | E. Central | John Stroud tips it in | 29-41 |
| 18:47 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 18:45 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 18:31 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 18:29 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 18:12 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Watts | 29-44 |
| 17:54 | E. Central | Donald Bing buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 17:43 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 17:41 | E. Central | John Stroud snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 17:26 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 17:25 | E. Central | John Stroud tips it home | 34-44 |
| 17:14 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 17:12 | E. Central | Ron Bates snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 16:58 | E. Central | Ron Bates buries a jump hook from close range set up by Brian McKennzie | 36-44 |
| 16:35 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke double dribbles | 36-44 |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (PG), Russell Vinson (SG), Reid Lee (SF), Jeffrey Weber (PF), Jerry Stewart (C) David Burger, Donald Bing, Brian McKennzie, Ron Bates, John Stroud | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough (PG), Clarence Ingram (SG), George Bone (SF), Chad Semon (PF), Joseph Spence (C) Anthony Watts, Jon Deal, Michael Hansen, Corey Davis, Richard Papke | |
| 16:15 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber travels with the ball | 36-44 |
| 16:00 | Tarleton St. | Russell Vinson picks off the pass by Clarence Ingram | 36-44 |
| 15:55 | E. Central | Russell Vinson banks in the layup | 38-44 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Michael Skarzynski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Reid Lee (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Weber (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - John Yarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Semon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Spence (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Tarleton St. | Jeffrey Weber swats the shot by George Bone | 38-44 |
| 15:38 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:22 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 15:20 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:14 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 38-44 |
| 15:13 | E. Central | Russell Vinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:04 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Skarzynski | 40-44 |
| 14:48 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Bone and the foul's on Michael Skarzynski - foul #2 on Michael Skarzynski, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG), Donald Bing (SG), Brian McKennzie (SF), Ron Bates (PF), John Stroud (C) Michael Skarzynski, Russell Vinson, Reid Lee, Jeffrey Weber, Jerry Stewart | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Richard Papke (C) Clarence Ingram, George Bone, Joseph Spence | |
| 14:48 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:21 | E. Central | John Stroud buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:57 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jon Deal | 43-49 |
| 13:53 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 13:52 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 13:45 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 13:44 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 13:29 | E. Central | John Stroud makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 13:08 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Stroud - foul #3 on John Stroud, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts (PG) John Yarborough | |
| 13:08 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:08 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:51 | E. Central | The jump hook by Brian McKennzie is blocked by Chad Semon | 46-51 |
| 12:49 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:43 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Watts | 46-54 |
| 12:29 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 12:27 | E. Central | David Burger can't tip it in | 46-54 |
| 12:25 | E. Central | John Stroud pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 12:02 | E. Central | Ron Bates drills a jumper from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 11:45 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jon Deal | 48-56 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - David Burger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bing (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian McKennzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stroud (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jon Deal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Semon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Papke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | E. Central | David Burger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Papke - foul #3 on Richard Papke, team foul #1 | 48-56 |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (SG), Reid Lee (SF), Jeffrey Weber (PF), Jerry Stewart (C) Donald Bing, Brian McKennzie, Ron Bates, John Stroud | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram (SG), John Yarborough (SF), Corey Davis (PF), Joseph Spence (C) Jon Deal, Michael Hansen, Chad Semon, Richard Papke | |
| 11:27 | E. Central | David Burger makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:27 | E. Central | David Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 11:14 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough loses the dribble to Jerry Stewart | 50-56 |
| 10:55 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski blows the layup but the foul's on John Yarborough - foul #2 on John Yarborough, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (SG) David Burger | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 10:55 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:55 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:38 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 10:37 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:30 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski is fouled on the floor by Anthony Watts - foul #1 on Anthony Watts, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | E. Central | Donald Bing (SG) Russell Vinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 10:13 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 10:11 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 09:53 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Bing | 54-56 |
| 09:31 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | E. Central | Ron Bates (PF), John Stroud (C) Reid Lee, Jerry Stewart | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), George Bone (PF), Richard Papke (C) Anthony Watts, Clarence Ingram, Corey Davis, Joseph Spence | |
| 09:14 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:12 | E. Central | Ron Bates tips it in | 56-56 |
| 08:47 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (SG), Brian McKennzie (SF) Donald Bing, Jeffrey Weber | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram (PG), Chad Semon (PF) John Yarborough, George Bone | |
| 08:22 | E. Central | Ron Bates clanks a runner in the lane | 56-56 |
| 08:20 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:06 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG) Russell Vinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts (PG), Corey Davis (PF) Clarence Ingram, Chad Semon | |
| 07:49 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:20 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Jon Deal | 59-58 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - David Burger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Skarzynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian McKennzie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Bates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stroud (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jon Deal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Papke (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | E. Central | John Stroud clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 06:55 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:40 | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 06:39 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:32 | Tarleton St. | Ron Bates is called for the reach on Michael Hansen - foul #3 on Ron Bates, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | E. Central | Donald Bing (SG), Reid Lee (SF), Jeffrey Weber (PF), Jerry Stewart (C) Michael Skarzynski, Brian McKennzie, Ron Bates, John Stroud | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram (SG), John Yarborough (SF), Chad Semon (PF), Joseph Spence (C) Jon Deal, Michael Hansen, Corey Davis, Richard Papke | |
| 06:08 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 06:07 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:03 | E. Central | Reid Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Burger | 62-58 |
| 05:42 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 05:41 | E. Central | Jeffrey Weber gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:36 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Watts - foul #2 on Anthony Watts, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson (PG) David Burger | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen (SF), Richard Papke (C) Anthony Watts, Joseph Spence | |
| 05:36 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:36 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:36 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:15 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Yarborough | 63-61 |
| 05:02 | E. Central | Jerry Stewart misses the turnaround in the lane | 63-61 |
| 05:01 | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:42 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-61 |
| 04:41 | Tarleton St. | Chad Semon tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Weber | 63-61 |
| 04:36 | E. Central | Donald Bing makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Jamieson | 65-61 |
| 04:17 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Jamieson - foul #1 on Tommy Jamieson, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | E. Central | David Burger (PG), Brian McKennzie (SF), Ron Bates (PF), John Stroud (C) Tommy Jamieson, Reid Lee, Jerry Stewart, Jeffrey Weber | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts (PG), Corey Davis (PF) John Yarborough, Chad Semon | |
| 04:17 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:17 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:17 | E. Central | Ron Bates gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Burger | 68-62 |
| 03:56 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 03:34 | E. Central | John Stroud comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hansen - foul #3 on Michael Hansen, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal (SG), John Yarborough (SF), Chad Semon (C) Clarence Ingram, Michael Hansen, Richard Papke | |
| 03:34 | E. Central | John Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:34 | E. Central | John Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:22 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Yarborough and the foul's on Ron Bates - foul #4 on Ron Bates, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | E. Central | Michael Skarzynski (SG) Donald Bing | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 03:22 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis misses the free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:22 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - David Burger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Skarzynski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian McKennzie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Stroud (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jon Deal (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Yarborough (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Corey Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Semon (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 03:04 | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:45 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jon Deal | 69-69 |
| 02:32 | E. Central | Ron Bates misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 02:31 | Tarleton St. | John Yarborough gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:31 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | E. Central | Donald Bing (SG) Michael Skarzynski | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Hansen (SF), Richard Papke (C) John Yarborough, Chad Semon | |
| 02:14 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Corey Davis | 69-72 |
| 01:59 | E. Central | Michael Hansen steals the ball from John Stroud | 69-72 |
| 01:44 | Tarleton St. | David Burger is called for the reach on Anthony Watts - foul #2 on David Burger, team foul #6 | 69-72 |
| 01:30 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis double dribbles | 69-72 |
| 01:16 | E. Central | Donald Bing travels with the ball | 69-72 |
| 00:56 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts loses the dribble to Brian McKennzie | 69-72 |
| 00:53 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie can't finish the layup | 69-72 |
| 00:51 | Tarleton St. | Corey Davis grabs the board | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Stroud - foul #4 on John Stroud, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Ingram (SG), George Bone (PF) Jon Deal, Corey Davis | |
| 00:26 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:26 | Tarleton St. | Richard Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | E. Central | David Burger connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian McKennzie | 72-74 |
| 00:18 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jon Deal (SG), Corey Davis (PF) Clarence Ingram, George Bone | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Tarleton St. | David Burger is called for the reach on Anthony Watts in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Burger, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| 00:15 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:15 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:15 | E. Central | Ron Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | E. Central | Ron Bates is hacked by Corey Davis - foul #1 on Corey Davis, team foul #6 | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | E. Central | Donald Bing loses the dribble to Jon Deal | 72-75 |