| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - George Abshire (fresh) SG - Paul Jones (fresh) SF - Sammy Owens (fresh) PF - James Baranowski (fresh) C - Timothy Noblitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) SG - Robert Aston (fresh) SF - Claude Adams (fresh) PF - Roland Steinfeldt (fresh) C - Marvin Barraza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Adams - foul #1 on Claude Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones hits a shot from close range on a great pass from George Abshire | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lawrence | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Harding | Robert Lawrence is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roland Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Roland Steinfeldt, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Harding | The rebound goes to Marvin Barraza | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Harding | Robert Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens's pass is intercepted by Robert Aston in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Noblitt | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Harding | Robert Aston blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Steinfeldt | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Lawrence and he's fouled by Timothy Noblitt - foul #1 on Timothy Noblitt, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Martin Lasalle (SF), Hobert Brown (PF), Peter Black (C) Sammy Owens, James Baranowski, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 17:36 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | S. Arkansas | Hobert Brown gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | S. Arkansas | Peter Black misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Lawrence | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire misses the floater from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:40 | S. Arkansas | Peter Black grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:20 | S. Arkansas | Hobert Brown blows the wide open layup | 3-4 |
| 16:19 | Harding | Claude Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Harding | Robert Aston misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 16:03 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:45 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman (PG), Sammy Owens (SF), James Baranowski (PF), Bruce Jourdan (C) George Abshire, Paul Jones, Hobert Brown, Peter Black | |
| Subs | Harding | John Rebello (PG), Santos Hemenway (SG), Dale Kendrick (SF), Coy Gardner (PF), Brad Gardner (C) Robert Lawrence, Robert Aston, Claude Adams, Roland Steinfeldt, Marvin Barraza | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - John Hoffman (fresh) SG - Martin Lasalle (fresh) SF - Sammy Owens (fresh) PF - James Baranowski (fresh) C - Bruce Jourdan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Rebello (fresh) SG - Santos Hemenway (fresh) SF - Dale Kendrick (fresh) PF - Coy Gardner (fresh) C - Brad Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Lasalle | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Harding | Santos Hemenway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt (C) Martin Lasalle | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 14:50 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 14:48 | Harding | Dale Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:32 | Harding | Santos Hemenway knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Rebello | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Jourdan | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Harding | Santos Hemenway comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Noblitt - foul #2 on Timothy Noblitt, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Hobert Brown (PF) John Hoffman, James Baranowski, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Harding | Herbert Meadows (SG), Roland Steinfeldt (PF) Dale Kendrick, Coy Gardner | |
| 13:58 | Harding | Santos Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Harding | Santos Hemenway misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:39 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Sammy Owens and he's hacked by Brad Gardner - foul #1 on Brad Gardner, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Lawrence (PG), Claude Adams (SF), Marvin Barraza (C) John Rebello, Santos Hemenway, Brad Gardner | |
| 13:39 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:24 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Claude Adams and he's hacked by Hobert Brown - foul #1 on Hobert Brown, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Martin Lasalle (SF), Peter Black (C) Sammy Owens, Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 13:24 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:05 | S. Arkansas | Martin Lasalle blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 13:03 | Harding | The rebound goes to Marvin Barraza | 11-9 |
| 12:49 | Harding | Peter Black swats the layup by Roland Steinfeldt | 11-9 |
| 12:48 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:26 | S. Arkansas | Martin Lasalle connects on the open runner near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Black | 13-9 |
| 12:11 | Harding | Herbert Meadows knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-12 |
| 11:58 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones misses long on a floater from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | S. Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Hobert Brown | 13-12 |
| 11:47 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones double dribbles | 13-12 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman (PG), Sammy Owens (SF), James Baranowski (PF), Bruce Jourdan (C) George Abshire, Paul Jones, Hobert Brown, Peter Black | |
| Subs | Harding | John Rebello (PG), Robert Aston (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Coy Gardner (PF), Brad Gardner (C) Robert Lawrence, Herbert Meadows, Claude Adams, Roland Steinfeldt, Marvin Barraza | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Lasalle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Owens (fresh) PF - James Baranowski (fresh) C - Bruce Jourdan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Rebello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Aston (fresh) SF - Santos Hemenway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coy Gardner (fresh) C - Brad Gardner (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Harding | Santos Hemenway is hacked by Sammy Owens - foul #1 on Sammy Owens, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| 11:12 | Harding | Santos Hemenway makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brad Gardner | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | S. Arkansas | Santos Hemenway steals it from Martin Lasalle in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 11:04 | Harding | Robert Aston lays it in on a nice dish by Santos Hemenway | 13-16 |
| 11:02 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Aston - foul #1 on Robert Aston, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Albert Cuneo (PG) Martin Lasalle | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 10:49 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Jourdan and he's fouled by John Rebello - foul #1 on John Rebello, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones (SG) Albert Cuneo | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 10:49 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Harding | Brad Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | Harding | John Rebello is hacked by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Kendrick (SF) Robert Aston | |
| 10:13 | Harding | Santos Hemenway misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 15-16 |
| 10:11 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:56 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens loses the dribble to Brad Gardner | 15-16 |
| 09:40 | Harding | Santos Hemenway clanks a jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:38 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:17 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 08:52 | Harding | Santos Hemenway misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:50 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:43 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Albert Cuneo (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Martin Lasalle (SF), Lawrence Moore (PF), Hobert Brown (C) George Abshire, Paul Jones, Sammy Owens, James Baranowski, Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Lawrence (PG), Robert Aston (SG), Claude Adams (SF), Roland Steinfeldt (PF), Marvin Barraza (C) John Rebello, Santos Hemenway, Dale Kendrick, Coy Gardner, Brad Gardner | |
| 08:20 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Lawrence | 17-18 |
| 07:56 | S. Arkansas | Albert Cuneo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 07:54 | Harding | Claude Adams gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:34 | Harding | Lawrence Moore is called for the reach on Roland Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Lawrence Moore, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), Peter Black (C) Albert Cuneo, Lawrence Moore | |
| Subs | Harding | Herbert Meadows (SG) Robert Aston | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - George Abshire (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Lasalle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hobert Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herbert Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roland Steinfeldt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Barraza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt misses short on a jump hook from close range | 17-18 |
| 07:17 | S. Arkansas | Hobert Brown snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:07 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:06 | Harding | Marvin Barraza grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 06:51 | Harding | Herbert Meadows knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Barraza | 17-20 |
| 06:36 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 06:28 | Harding | Herbert Meadows misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hobert Brown - foul #2 on Hobert Brown, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Albert Cuneo (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Sammy Owens (SF), Lawrence Moore (PF) George Abshire, John Hoffman, Martin Lasalle, Hobert Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | John Rebello (PG), Dale Kendrick (SF), Michael Dorfman (C) Robert Lawrence, Claude Adams, Marvin Barraza | |
| 06:28 | Harding | Herbert Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:28 | Harding | Herbert Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:11 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-22 |
| 06:10 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:55 | Harding | Herbert Meadows misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-22 |
| 05:54 | S. Arkansas | Peter Black pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:39 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Cuneo | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt comes up short on the floater in the paint | 21-22 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Herbert Meadows gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:15 | Harding | Herbert Meadows hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 21-22 |
| 05:13 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones is hacked by Herbert Meadows in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Meadows, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), Martin Lasalle (SF), James Baranowski (PF), Bruce Jourdan (C) Albert Cuneo, Sammy Owens, Lawrence Moore, Peter Black | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Lawrence (PG), Robert Aston (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Coy Gardner (PF), Brad Gardner (C) John Rebello, Herbert Meadows, Dale Kendrick, Roland Steinfeldt, Michael Dorfman | |
| 05:11 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:11 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:54 | Harding | Brad Gardner knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Santos Hemenway | 23-24 |
| 04:33 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan double dribbles | 23-24 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Barraza (C) Brad Gardner | |
| 04:10 | Harding | Santos Hemenway can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Lasalle - foul #1 on Martin Lasalle, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman (SG) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Harding | John Rebello (PG) Robert Lawrence | |
| 04:10 | Harding | Santos Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:10 | Harding | Santos Hemenway misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:10 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:50 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:49 | Harding | Robert Aston grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:36 | Harding | Santos Hemenway can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 03:35 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - George Abshire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Lasalle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Baranowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Jourdan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Rebello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Aston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santos Hemenway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Coy Gardner (fairly fresh) C - Marvin Barraza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | S. Arkansas | Martin Lasalle double dribbles | 23-24 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones (SG), Sammy Owens (SF), Hobert Brown (PF), Timothy Noblitt (C) George Abshire, Martin Lasalle, James Baranowski, Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Harding | Herbert Meadows (SG), Claude Adams (SF), Michael Dorfman (PF), Brad Gardner (C) Robert Aston, Santos Hemenway, Coy Gardner, Marvin Barraza | |
| 03:08 | Harding | Herbert Meadows hits a shot from the left side | 23-26 |
| 03:05 | S. Arkansas | Herbert Meadows steals it from Paul Jones in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 03:03 | Harding | Michael Dorfman banks in the layup set up by Herbert Meadows | 23-28 |
| 02:38 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt is fouled on the floor by Brad Gardner - foul #2 on Brad Gardner, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Kendrick (SG) John Rebello | |
| 02:38 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:38 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:24 | Harding | Herbert Meadows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 02:22 | Harding | Michael Dorfman gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:00 | Harding | Herbert Meadows knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 01:57 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones is hacked by Dale Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Kendrick, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), Lawrence Moore (PF), Bruce Jourdan (C) John Hoffman, Hobert Brown, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Lawrence (PG), Roland Steinfeldt (PF), Marvin Barraza (C) Claude Adams, Michael Dorfman, Brad Gardner | |
| 01:57 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:57 | Harding | Marvin Barraza snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:30 | Harding | Lawrence Moore is called for the reach on Dale Kendrick - foul #2 on Lawrence Moore, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Martin Lasalle (SG), James Baranowski (PF), Timothy Noblitt (C) Paul Jones, Sammy Owens, Lawrence Moore | |
| Subs | Harding | Santos Hemenway (SG) Herbert Meadows | |
| 01:30 | Harding | Dale Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:30 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:19 | Harding | Robert Lawrence drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Santos Hemenway | 25-32 |
| 01:09 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 01:08 | Harding | Marvin Barraza gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:46 | Harding | James Baranowski blocks the short jumper by Roland Steinfeldt | 25-32 |
| 00:44 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Roland Steinfeldt - foul #2 on Roland Steinfeldt, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman (SG) Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Harding | John Rebello (PG), Robert Aston (SG), Coy Gardner (PF), Brad Gardner (C) Robert Lawrence, Dale Kendrick, Roland Steinfeldt, Marvin Barraza | |
| 00:33 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:10 | Harding | Robert Aston is fouled on the floor by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones (SG), Sammy Owens (SF), Hobert Brown (PF), Peter Black (C) John Hoffman, Martin Lasalle, James Baranowski, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Harding | Claude Adams (SF) Santos Hemenway | |
| 00:10 | Harding | Robert Aston makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:10 | Harding | Robert Aston makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:03 | S. Arkansas | Hobert Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 00:02 | S. Arkansas | Hobert Brown tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Harding | John Rebello clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-34 |