| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Jason Schultz (fresh) SF - Frank Whaley (fresh) PF - Herbert Huston (fresh) C - Steven Nemeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) SG - Dion Jacobs (fresh) SF - William Willette (fresh) PF - David Bowen (fresh) C - John Fraley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | John Fraley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Harding | Dion Jacobs misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Harding | Jason Schultz steals the ball from William Willette | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Schultz | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Harding | William Willette connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Breaux | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hall | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Harding | Dion Jacobs drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Breaux | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Harding | David Bowen pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Harding | David Bowen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Harding | John Fraley snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Harding | William Willette is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Whaley - foul #1 on Frank Whaley, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory (PG), Michael Nettles (SG), Nelson Mills (SF), Raymond Weingartner (PF), Henry Carillo (C) Robert Hall, Jason Schultz, Frank Whaley, Herbert Huston, Steven Nemeth | |
| Subs | Harding | Elias Beattie (PG), Walter Lane (SG), Richard Watts (SF), Ricky Aguinaldo (PF), Dennis Kurt (C) Ernest Breaux, Dion Jacobs, William Willette, David Bowen, John Fraley | |
| 17:12 | Harding | Walter Lane clanks a turnaround near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | S. Dakota St. | Elias Beattie is called for the reach on Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Elias Beattie, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:07 | Harding | Dennis Kurt is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Harding | Dennis Kurt snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:50 | Harding | Elias Beattie can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall (PG), Louis Iraheta (SG), Frank Whaley (SF), Herbert Huston (PF), Steven Nemeth (C) Michael Gregory, Michael Nettles, Nelson Mills, Raymond Weingartner, Henry Carillo | |
| Subs | Harding | David Bowen (PF), Gerald Ruano (C) Ricky Aguinaldo, Dennis Kurt | |
| 15:50 | Harding | Elias Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:50 | Harding | Elias Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Iraheta (fresh) SF - Frank Whaley (fresh) PF - Herbert Huston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Nemeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Elias Beattie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Lane (fresh) SF - Richard Watts (fresh) PF - David Bowen (fresh) C - Gerald Ruano (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Watts - foul #1 on Richard Watts, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Jack Vinson (SG), William Willette (SF) Elias Beattie, Richard Watts | |
| 15:43 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:43 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Harding | Walter Lane scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jack Vinson | 5-9 |
| 15:03 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:01 | Harding | David Bowen grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:45 | Harding | William Willette hits a 3 from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:34 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gerald Ruano - foul #1 on Gerald Ruano, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory (PG), Jason Schultz (SG), Nelson Mills (SF), Raymond Weingartner (PF) Robert Hall, Louis Iraheta, Frank Whaley, Herbert Huston | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Dion Jacobs (SG), Richard Watts (SF), Dennis Kurt (PF), John Fraley (C) Walter Lane, Jack Vinson, William Willette, David Bowen, Gerald Ruano | |
| 14:34 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:12 | Harding | Jason Schultz is called for the reach on Dion Jacobs - foul #1 on Jason Schultz, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Carillo (C) Steven Nemeth | |
| Subs | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo (SF) Richard Watts | |
| 13:54 | Harding | Ernest Breaux hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dion Jacobs | 7-14 |
| 13:33 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota St. | Nelson Mills hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 13:20 | Harding | John Fraley is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Breaux | 9-16 |
| 13:08 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Louis Iraheta (SF), Herbert Huston (PF), Steven Nemeth (C) Michael Gregory, Nelson Mills, Raymond Weingartner, Henry Carillo | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Watts (SF), David Bowen (PF), Gerald Ruano (C) Ricky Aguinaldo, Dennis Kurt, John Fraley | |
| 12:54 | Harding | Richard Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley (SF) Jason Schultz | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Lane (SG) Dion Jacobs | |
| 12:44 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Breaux - foul #1 on Ernest Breaux, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | William Willette (SF) Richard Watts | |
| 12:44 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:44 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:24 | Harding | David Bowen buries a jumper near the basket | 10-18 |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota St. | Ernest Breaux takes the ball from Herbert Huston | 10-18 |
| 11:47 | Harding | William Willette makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Breaux and he's fouled by Michael Nettles - foul #1 on Michael Nettles, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall (PG), Michael Gregory (SG), Nelson Mills (PF), Henry Carillo (C) Michael Nettles, Frank Whaley, Herbert Huston, Steven Nemeth | |
| Subs | Harding | Dion Jacobs (SG), Ricky Aguinaldo (PF), John Fraley (C) Ernest Breaux, David Bowen, Gerald Ruano | |
| 11:47 | Harding | William Willette misses the free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:47 | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo gets the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SF - Louis Iraheta (fresh) PF - Nelson Mills (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Carillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Walter Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dion Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Willette (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ricky Aguinaldo (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Harding | William Willette is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz (SG), Raymond Weingartner (C) Louis Iraheta, Henry Carillo | |
| Subs | Harding | Elias Beattie (PG), Dennis Kurt (PF) Walter Lane, William Willette | |
| 11:16 | Harding | Dennis Kurt misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 11:15 | Harding | Dion Jacobs tips it back up and in | 10-22 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-22 |
| 10:45 | Harding | Dennis Kurt grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 10:16 | Harding | John Fraley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-24 |
| 09:57 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Elias Beattie - foul #2 on Elias Beattie, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (SG), Frank Whaley (SF), Herbert Huston (PF), Steven Nemeth (C) Jason Schultz, Michael Gregory, Nelson Mills, Raymond Weingartner | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Walter Lane (SG), William Willette (SF), David Bowen (PF), Gerald Ruano (C) Elias Beattie, Dion Jacobs, Ricky Aguinaldo, Dennis Kurt, John Fraley | |
| 09:57 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:57 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:34 | Harding | Frank Whaley is called for the reach on Ernest Breaux - foul #2 on Frank Whaley, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta (SF) Frank Whaley | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 09:14 | Harding | Walter Lane misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 09:13 | Harding | William Willette misses the tip | 11-24 |
| 09:12 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 09:07 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall loses the dribble to Walter Lane | 11-24 |
| 08:53 | Harding | David Bowen is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 11-24 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Herbert Huston | 11-24 |
| 08:41 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall misses the easy layup | 11-24 |
| 08:39 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth grabs the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:23 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Walter Lane - foul #1 on Walter Lane, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory (PG), Jason Schultz (SG) Robert Hall, Michael Nettles | |
| Subs | Harding | Dion Jacobs (SG), Richard Watts (SF), Dennis Kurt (C) Walter Lane, William Willette, Gerald Ruano | |
| 08:23 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:23 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:23 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta grabs the offensive board | 12-24 |
| 07:58 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 07:56 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston tips it back up and in | 14-24 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Dennis Kurt can't connect on a floater from the left side | 14-24 |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SG - Jason Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Iraheta (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herbert Huston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Nemeth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dion Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Watts (fresh) PF - David Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Kurt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 14-24 |
| 07:06 | Harding | David Bowen gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:03 | Harding | Michael Gregory picks off the pass by David Bowen in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 07:02 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta hits the finger roll set up by Michael Gregory | 16-24 |
| 06:57 | Harding | Richard Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Iraheta - foul #1 on Louis Iraheta, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall (PG), Nelson Mills (SF), Raymond Weingartner (PF), Henry Carillo (C) Michael Gregory, Louis Iraheta, Herbert Huston, Steven Nemeth | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Lane (SG), William Willette (SF), Ricky Aguinaldo (PF), John Fraley (C) Ernest Breaux, Dion Jacobs, David Bowen, Dennis Kurt | |
| 06:57 | Harding | Richard Watts makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:57 | Harding | Richard Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:44 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Weingartner | 18-26 |
| 06:23 | Harding | Walter Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (SG) Jason Schultz | |
| Subs | Harding | Jack Vinson (SG) Richard Watts | |
| 05:54 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky Aguinaldo steals it from Robert Hall | 18-26 |
| 05:36 | Harding | 3 seconds is called on Ricky Aguinaldo | 18-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Harding | Dion Jacobs (SG), Gerald Ruano (PF) Jack Vinson, Ricky Aguinaldo | |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Carillo misses long on a floater from the left block | 18-26 |
| 05:23 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner gets the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles buries a jumper from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 04:49 | Harding | William Willette misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Mills - foul #1 on Nelson Mills, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz (SG), Louis Iraheta (SF), Herbert Huston (PF), Steven Nemeth (C) Michael Nettles, Nelson Mills, Raymond Weingartner, Henry Carillo | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Dennis Kurt (PF) Walter Lane, John Fraley | |
| 04:49 | Harding | William Willette makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:49 | Harding | William Willette misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:49 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Herbert Huston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 20-27 |
| 04:26 | Harding | Dion Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:09 | Harding | William Willette is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall (PG) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo (SG), Richard Watts (SF), David Bowen (PF) Dion Jacobs, William Willette, Gerald Ruano | |
| 03:52 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 03:51 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Nemeth | 20-27 |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth is fouled on the floor by Ernest Breaux - foul #2 on Ernest Breaux, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley (SF) Louis Iraheta | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Lane (SG) Richard Watts | |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:35 | Harding | David Bowen pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:10 | Harding | Dennis Kurt scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Breaux | 21-29 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Herbert Huston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Nemeth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Aguinaldo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Kurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory (PG), Michael Nettles (SG), Nelson Mills (PF), Raymond Weingartner (C) Robert Hall, Jason Schultz, Herbert Huston, Steven Nemeth | |
| Subs | Harding | Dion Jacobs (SG), Richard Watts (SF), John Fraley (C) Walter Lane, Ricky Aguinaldo, Dennis Kurt | |
| 02:53 | Harding | Michael Gregory is called for the reach on Ernest Breaux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| 02:53 | Harding | Ernest Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:53 | Harding | Ernest Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:35 | S. Dakota St. | Nelson Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 02:34 | Harding | The rebound goes to Dion Jacobs | 21-31 |
| 02:30 | Harding | Richard Watts is called for traveling | 21-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Lane (PG) Ernest Breaux | |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-31 |
| 02:10 | Harding | David Bowen grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 02:03 | Harding | David Bowen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 02:01 | Harding | John Fraley tips it back up and in | 21-33 |
| 01:46 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 01:41 | Harding | Walter Lane's pass is intercepted by Michael Nettles in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Watts is called for the reach on Frank Whaley - foul #2 on Richard Watts, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Hall (PG), Louis Iraheta (SG), Herbert Huston (PF), Henry Carillo (C) Michael Gregory, Michael Nettles, Nelson Mills, Raymond Weingartner | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), William Willette (SF), Ricky Aguinaldo (PF), Dennis Kurt (C) Dion Jacobs, Richard Watts, David Bowen, John Fraley | |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:27 | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 01:11 | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 23-33 |
| 01:09 | Harding | Ricky Aguinaldo pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Henry Carillo is called for the reach on Dennis Kurt - foul #1 on Henry Carillo, team foul #10 | 23-33 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz (SG), Steven Nemeth (C) Frank Whaley, Henry Carillo | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:54 | Harding | Dennis Kurt makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Dennis Kurt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 00:28 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Schultz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-35 |
| 00:27 | Harding | William Willette snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 00:04 | Harding | William Willette misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Steven Nemeth | 23-35 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Steven Nemeth hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-35 |