| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Joseph McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Aldrich (fresh) PF - Randolph Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Maynard Stitt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Adam Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Alfano (fresh) SF - James Sabatino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Southwell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Alfano steps in front of the Joseph McNeil pass | 35-25 |
| 19:40 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano blows the layup | 35-25 |
| 19:38 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 19:30 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:26 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 19:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Alfano steps in front of the Maynard Stitt pass | 35-25 |
| 19:03 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino hits the finger roll set up by Charles Alfano | 35-27 |
| 18:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Southwell - foul #1 on Sean Southwell, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin (SF) James Sabatino | |
| 18:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:51 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:49 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 18:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Mayo (SF) John Aldrich | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ian Whittington (PG), Shannon Eaton (SG), Sean Mosley (PF), David Wilson (C) Adam Hardy, Charles Alfano, Sean Southwell, Kyle Smith | |
| 18:16 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Kalinski (PF), Steven Wiggins (C) Randolph Coombs, Maynard Stitt | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 18:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 17:51 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley is hacked by John Kalinski - foul #1 on John Kalinski, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Vincent Nguyen (PG), Joseph Carpenter (SG) Joseph McNeil, Spencer Stewart | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 17:44 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Vincent Nguyen - foul #2 on Vincent Nguyen, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 17:44 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:44 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Carpenter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Vincent Nguyen and the foul's on John Zlatkin - foul #1 on John Zlatkin, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy (PG), Charles Alfano (SG), James Sabatino (SF), Sean Southwell (PF) Ian Whittington, Shannon Eaton, John Zlatkin, David Wilson | |
| 17:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Carpenter makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:58 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich (SF), Randolph Coombs (PF) Manuel Mayo, Steven Wiggins | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith (C) Sean Mosley | |
| 16:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs is open but can't throw it down | 40-29 |
| 16:49 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:28 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell is hacked by John Aldrich - foul #2 on John Aldrich, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil (PG), Spencer Stewart (SG), Maynard Stitt (C) Vincent Nguyen, Joseph Carpenter, John Kalinski | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ian Whittington (PG), Shannon Eaton (SG), David Wilson (PF) Adam Hardy, Charles Alfano, Sean Southwell | |
| 16:21 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 16:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Shannon Eaton steals it from Joseph McNeil in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 16:16 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton lays it in | 40-33 |
| 16:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Wiggins (SF) John Aldrich | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin (SF) James Sabatino | |
| 15:55 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Joseph McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randolph Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Maynard Stitt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Ian Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Zlatkin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wilson (fresh) C - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle (SF) John Zlatkin | |
| 15:42 | Howard Payne | David Wilson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Ian Whittington is called for the reach on Joseph McNeil in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ian Whittington, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Mayo (SF) Randolph Coombs | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano (SG), Sean Southwell (PF) Ian Whittington, David Wilson | |
| 15:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 15:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 14:58 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Mayo - foul #1 on Manuel Mayo, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Vincent Nguyen (PG), Joseph Carpenter (SG), John Aldrich (SF), Randolph Coombs (PF), John Kalinski (C) Joseph McNeil, Spencer Stewart, Manuel Mayo, Steven Wiggins, Maynard Stitt | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy (PG), John Zlatkin (SF), Sean Mosley (PF), David Wilson (C) Charles Alfano, Brian Riehle, Sean Southwell, Kyle Smith | |
| 14:35 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:26 | Hardin-Simmons | John Kalinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 14:12 | Howard Payne | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-39 |
| 14:11 | Hardin-Simmons | John Kalinski gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Shannon Eaton steals it from John Kalinski | 42-39 |
| 13:43 | Howard Payne | David Wilson connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by John Aldrich - foul #3 on John Aldrich, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Philip Givens (SF) John Aldrich | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | James Sabatino (SF) Shannon Eaton | |
| 13:43 | Howard Payne | David Wilson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:34 | Hardin-Simmons | John Kalinski misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 13:33 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:15 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:13 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:55 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino hits the finger roll and he's hacked by John Kalinski - foul #2 on John Kalinski, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil (PG), Spencer Stewart (SG), Manuel Mayo (SF), Maynard Stitt (C) Vincent Nguyen, Joseph Carpenter, Philip Givens, John Kalinski | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ian Whittington (PG), Brian Riehle (SG), Sean Southwell (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Adam Hardy, John Zlatkin, David Wilson, Sean Mosley | |
| 12:55 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:13 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 12:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Riehle - foul #4 on Brian Riehle, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich (SF), Steven Wiggins (C) Randolph Coombs, Maynard Stitt | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano (SG) Brian Riehle | |
| 11:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Mayo misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Sean Southwell - foul #2 on Sean Southwell, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Vincent Nguyen (PG) Joseph McNeil | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 11:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:53 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Vincent Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Aldrich (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Manuel Mayo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Ian Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Alfano (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sabatino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sean Southwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Howard Payne | John Aldrich steps in front of the James Sabatino pass | 43-47 |
| 11:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Alfano - foul #1 on Charles Alfano, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs (PF), Maynard Stitt (C) John Aldrich, Manuel Mayo | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton (PG), John Zlatkin (SF), Sean Mosley (C) Ian Whittington, James Sabatino, Kyle Smith | |
| 11:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin is fouled on the floor by Spencer Stewart - foul #1 on Spencer Stewart, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil (PG), Philip Givens (SF), John Kalinski (PF) Spencer Stewart, Steven Wiggins, Randolph Coombs | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy (PG) Charles Alfano | |
| 10:57 | Howard Payne | John Zlatkin misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to John Kalinski | 45-47 |
| 10:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Vincent Nguyen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Maynard Stitt | 48-47 |
| 10:19 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:18 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 10:04 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 10:02 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:51 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:50 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to John Kalinski | 48-49 |
| 09:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Givens | 51-49 |
| 09:20 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 51-49 |
| 09:18 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 09:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Shannon Eaton picks off the pass by Philip Givens in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 08:59 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton slams it home | 51-51 |
| 08:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Philip Givens scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph McNeil | 53-51 |
| 08:25 | Howard Payne | Philip Givens is called for the reach on Adam Hardy - foul #1 on Philip Givens, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Carpenter (PG), Spencer Stewart (SG), John Aldrich (SF), Randolph Coombs (PF), Manuel Mayo (C) Joseph McNeil, Vincent Nguyen, Philip Givens, John Kalinski, Maynard Stitt | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano (SG), James Sabatino (SF), David Wilson (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Shannon Eaton, John Zlatkin, Sean Southwell, Sean Mosley | |
| 08:25 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:25 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Mayo's layup is rejected by David Wilson | 53-53 |
| 07:58 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Joseph Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Aldrich (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Randolph Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Manuel Mayo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Adam Hardy (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Alfano (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sabatino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Howard Payne | Joseph Carpenter is called for the reach on Adam Hardy - foul #2 on Joseph Carpenter, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle (SF) James Sabatino | |
| 07:39 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:39 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:34 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Aldrich, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ian Whittington (PG) Adam Hardy | |
| 07:19 | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 07:18 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Carpenter | 56-55 |
| 06:43 | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle clanks a floater in the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Alfano is called for the reach on Joseph Carpenter - foul #2 on Charles Alfano, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken (SG), Philip Givens (SF), Steven Wiggins (C) Spencer Stewart, John Aldrich, Manuel Mayo | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley (PF) David Wilson | |
| 06:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:17 | Howard Payne | Brian Riehle knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 58-57 |
| 05:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Sean Mosley - foul #1 on Sean Mosley, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil (PG), Maynard Stitt (C) Joseph Carpenter, Philip Givens | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton (PG), James Sabatino (SF), Sean Southwell (PF) Ian Whittington, Brian Riehle, Sean Mosley | |
| 05:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:34 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell is fouled on the floor by Steven Wiggins - foul #2 on Steven Wiggins, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart (SG) Fred Wilken | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 05:34 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:34 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Spencer Stewart | 62-59 |
| 05:01 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 04:59 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Spencer Stewart | 62-59 |
| 04:39 | Hardin-Simmons | Sean Southwell steals it from Spencer Stewart | 62-59 |
| 04:11 | Howard Payne | James Sabatino scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Sean Southwell | 62-62 |
| 03:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Wiggins clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 03:49 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Joseph McNeil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Wiggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randolph Coombs (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Maynard Stitt (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Shannon Eaton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Charles Alfano (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sabatino (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Sean Southwell (tired) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Kyle Smith (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 03:38 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 03:19 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-62 |
| 03:18 | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:08 | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Alfano | 62-65 |
| 02:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Wiggins makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Joseph McNeil | 64-65 |
| 02:42 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Vincent Nguyen (PG), Joseph Carpenter (SG), John Aldrich (SF), John Kalinski (PF), Manuel Mayo (C) Joseph McNeil, Spencer Stewart, Steven Wiggins, Randolph Coombs, Maynard Stitt | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy (PG), Brian Riehle (SG), John Zlatkin (SF), Sean Mosley (PF), David Wilson (C) Shannon Eaton, Charles Alfano, James Sabatino, Sean Southwell, Kyle Smith | |
| 02:30 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Zlatkin | 64-68 |
| 02:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart (SG) Joseph Carpenter | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 02:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart is hacked by Brian Riehle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Riehle, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Shannon Eaton (SG) Brian Riehle | |
| 02:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:28 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:09 | Howard Payne | The jump hook by Sean Mosley is blocked by John Aldrich | 64-68 |
| 02:07 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy tips it back up and in | 64-70 |
| 01:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart is called for 5 seconds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil (PG), Randolph Coombs (PF), Maynard Stitt (C) Vincent Nguyen, John Kalinski, Manuel Mayo | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Alfano (SG), James Sabatino (SF), Sean Southwell (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Shannon Eaton, John Zlatkin, Sean Mosley, David Wilson | |
| 01:43 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy travels in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| 01:29 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph McNeil | 66-70 |
| 01:17 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sabatino | 66-73 |
| 01:00 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy is hacked by Joseph McNeil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph McNeil, team foul #12 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley (PF) Sean Southwell | |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Aldrich | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Howard Payne | Sean Mosley is whistled for traveling | 69-74 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Sean Southwell (PF) Sean Mosley | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Spencer Stewart misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 00:14 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith is hacked by Spencer Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Spencer Stewart, team foul #13 | 69-74 |
| 00:11 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:11 | Howard Payne | Kyle Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Maynard Stitt pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph McNeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | Hardin-Simmons | John Aldrich gets the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Randolph Coombs makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Adam Hardy runs out the clock | 72-75 |