| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Manuel Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Lehman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Reed (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Janzen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Christopher Wittrock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Clary (fresh) SF - Houston O'Brion (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Miles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Cowling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 19:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Miles Smith - foul #1 on Miles Smith, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 19:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:35 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Daniel Cowling | 42-42 |
| 19:11 | Messiah | Daniel Cowling is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 19:09 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Patrick Janzen | 42-42 |
| 18:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel Edwards | 44-42 |
| 18:44 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion drills a fadeaway from the right block | 44-44 |
| 18:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols misses the driving attempt from the right block | 44-44 |
| 18:28 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 18:09 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 18:08 | Messiah | Daniel Cowling tips it home | 44-46 |
| 17:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Lehman | 46-46 |
| 17:27 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| 17:26 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Joshua Lehman | 46-46 |
| 17:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Wittrock takes the ball from Joshua Lehman | 46-46 |
| 17:16 | Messiah | Richard Reed steals it from Mark Clary in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 17:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Christopher Gouveia (SF), Patrick Gallimore (PF), Sal Williams (C) Manuel Edwards, Joshua Lehman, Richard Reed, Charles Nichols, Patrick Janzen | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Vinci (PG), Kevin Bailes (SG), Thomas Maule (SF), Leo Sexton (PF) Christopher Wittrock, Mark Clary, Houston O'Brion, Miles Smith | |
| 17:04 | Messiah | Kevin Bailes scores on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 16:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Brian Speth | 48-49 |
| 16:28 | Messiah | William Vinci comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 16:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Sal Williams snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-49 |
| 16:21 | Messiah | Daniel Cowling snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:05 | Messiah | Thomas Maule buries a floater from the free throw line set up by William Vinci and he's hacked by Brian Speth - foul #3 on Brian Speth, team foul #1 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Peter Sanders (SG), Charles Nichols (PF), Patrick Janzen (C) Brian Speth, Patrick Gallimore, Sal Williams | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Anderson (SG), Miles Smith (C) William Vinci, Daniel Cowling | |
| 16:05 | Messiah | Thomas Maule misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 16:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 16:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Kevin Bailes steals the ball from Joseph Murphy in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 15:42 | Messiah | Leo Sexton connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Joseph Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Sanders (fresh) SF - Christopher Gouveia (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Janzen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Kevin Bailes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Maule (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Leo Sexton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Miles Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Leo Sexton - foul #1 on Leo Sexton, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards (PG), Brian Speth (SG), Louis Felton (PF) Joseph Murphy, Christopher Gouveia, Patrick Janzen | |
| Subs | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock (PG), Justin Pickrell (SF), Andrew Brunson (PF) Kevin Bailes, Thomas Maule, Leo Sexton | |
| 15:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 15:10 | Messiah | Justin Pickrell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 15:09 | Messiah | Andrew Brunson can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 15:08 | Messiah | Justin Pickrell misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 15:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 15:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Speth | 54-53 |
| 14:44 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 14:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 14:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards is hacked by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman (SG), Patrick Gallimore (SF), Sal Williams (C) Manuel Edwards, Peter Sanders, Charles Nichols | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Clary (SG), Daniel Cowling (C) John Anderson, Miles Smith | |
| 14:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-53 |
| 14:20 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 14:12 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Justin Pickrell | 54-55 |
| 13:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 13:52 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Andrew Brunson | 54-55 |
| 13:47 | Messiah | Brian Speth takes the ball from Justin Pickrell in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 13:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore throws it down on a nice dish by Brian Speth | 56-55 |
| 13:28 | Messiah | Daniel Cowling is hacked by Louis Felton - foul #4 on Louis Felton, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Richard Reed (SF), Patrick Janzen (C) Brian Speth, Joshua Lehman, Louis Felton, Sal Williams | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Vinci (PG), Kevin Bailes (SG), Houston O'Brion (SF), Leo Sexton (PF), Thomas Maule (C) Christopher Wittrock, Mark Clary, Justin Pickrell, Andrew Brunson, Daniel Cowling | |
| 13:17 | Messiah | William Vinci comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 13:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 13:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 13:08 | Messiah | Leo Sexton snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 12:51 | Messiah | Leo Sexton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 12:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 12:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 12:41 | Messiah | Kevin Bailes grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 12:22 | Messiah | William Vinci hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 12:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Reed grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 12:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 12:12 | Messiah | Thomas Maule snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 12:08 | Messiah | Thomas Maule throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Peter Sanders (PG), Joshua Lehman (SG), Christopher Gouveia (SF), Sal Williams (PF) Manuel Edwards, Joseph Murphy, Richard Reed, Patrick Gallimore | |
| Subs | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock (PG), John Anderson (SG), Andrew Brunson (PF), Miles Smith (C) William Vinci, Kevin Bailes, Leo Sexton, Thomas Maule | |
| 12:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Peter Sanders | 58-55 |
| 11:50 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 11:49 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Houston O'Brion | 58-55 |
| 11:37 | Messiah | John Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Joshua Lehman - foul #2 on Joshua Lehman, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| 11:37 | Messiah | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 11:37 | Messiah | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:37 | Messiah | John Anderson makes the 3rd free throw | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Peter Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Lehman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Gouveia (fresh) PF - Sal Williams (fresh) C - Patrick Janzen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Christopher Wittrock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Houston O'Brion (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Brunson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Miles Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sal Williams and the foul's on John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Charles Nichols (PF) Peter Sanders, Joshua Lehman, Sal Williams | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Clary (SG), Daniel Cowling (C) John Anderson, Miles Smith | |
| 11:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:07 | Messiah | Andrew Brunson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 11:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 11:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 11:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen gets the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen knocks in the runner from close range set up by Joseph Murphy and the foul's on Daniel Cowling - foul #3 on Daniel Cowling, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards (PG), Richard Reed (SF) Joseph Murphy, Christopher Gouveia | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Bailes (PG) Christopher Wittrock | |
| 10:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Janzen makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:18 | Messiah | Kevin Bailes blows the layup | 64-57 |
| 10:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Reed snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 10:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols is fouled on the floor by Mark Clary - foul #3 on Mark Clary, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy (SG) Brian Speth | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Vinci (PG), Thomas Maule (SF), Leo Sexton (C) Mark Clary, Houston O'Brion, Daniel Cowling | |
| 09:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards is fouled on the floor by Leo Sexton - foul #2 on Leo Sexton, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman (SG) Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Clary (SG) Kevin Bailes | |
| 09:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:49 | Messiah | Andrew Brunson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 09:47 | Messiah | Andrew Brunson misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 09:45 | Messiah | Leo Sexton tips it in | 66-59 |
| 09:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Reed | 68-59 |
| 09:19 | Messiah | Leo Sexton is called for a charge - foul #3 on Leo Sexton, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy (PG), Christopher Gouveia (SF), Sal Williams (PF) Manuel Edwards, Richard Reed, Charles Nichols | |
| Subs | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock (PG), John Anderson (SG), Miles Smith (C) William Vinci, Mark Clary, Leo Sexton | |
| 09:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Murphy | 71-59 |
| 08:54 | Messiah | John Anderson misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 08:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gouveia grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 08:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sal Williams | 73-59 |
| 08:31 | Messiah | Miles Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 73-59 |
| 08:29 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Patrick Janzen | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gouveia is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Gouveia, team foul #4 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth (PG), Patrick Gallimore (PF), Charles Nichols (C) Joshua Lehman, Sal Williams, Patrick Janzen | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Bailes (SG), Justin Pickrell (SF), Leo Sexton (PF) John Anderson, Thomas Maule, Andrew Brunson | |
| 07:59 | Messiah | Leo Sexton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Leo Sexton - foul #4 on Leo Sexton, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards (PG), Richard Reed (SF), Louis Felton (PF) Joseph Murphy, Christopher Gouveia, Charles Nichols | |
| Subs | Messiah | Daniel Cowling (C) Miles Smith | |
| 07:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 07:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 07:42 | Messiah | Justin Pickrell loses the dribble to Manuel Edwards in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Manuel Edwards | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Manuel Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Speth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Reed (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Louis Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Patrick Gallimore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Christopher Wittrock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bailes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Pickrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Sexton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Daniel Cowling (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:02 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-62 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Peter Sanders (SG), Sal Williams (C) Brian Speth, Patrick Gallimore | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Vinci (PG), Mark Clary (SG), Houston O'Brion (SF), Andrew Brunson (PF) Christopher Wittrock, Kevin Bailes, Justin Pickrell, Leo Sexton | |
| 06:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-62 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy (SG) Richard Reed | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Anderson (SG), Miles Smith (C) Mark Clary, Daniel Cowling | |
| 06:13 | Messiah | Miles Smith drills a turnaround in the lane | 77-64 |
| 05:55 | Hardin-Simmons | William Vinci is called for the reach on Louis Felton - foul #2 on William Vinci, team foul #10 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth (PG), Joshua Lehman (SG), Christopher Gouveia (SF), Charles Nichols (C) Manuel Edwards, Joseph Murphy, Peter Sanders, Sal Williams | |
| Subs | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock (PG), Kevin Bailes (SG), Thomas Maule (SF), Leo Sexton (C) William Vinci, John Anderson, Houston O'Brion, Miles Smith | |
| 05:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Louis Felton makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 05:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Louis Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 05:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 05:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman clanks a floater in the paint | 78-64 |
| 05:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols grabs the offensive board | 78-64 |
| 05:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols hits a floater from the right block set up by Brian Speth | 80-64 |
| 04:53 | Messiah | Christopher Wittrock drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Bailes | 80-67 |
| 04:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Joshua Lehman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Speth | 83-67 |
| 04:34 | Messiah | Kevin Bailes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 83-67 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy (PG), Peter Sanders (SG), Richard Reed (SF), Patrick Janzen (C) Brian Speth, Joshua Lehman, Christopher Gouveia, Charles Nichols | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Vinci (PG), Mark Clary (SG), Justin Pickrell (SF), Miles Smith (PF), Daniel Cowling (C) Christopher Wittrock, Kevin Bailes, Thomas Maule, Andrew Brunson, Leo Sexton | |
| 04:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-67 |
| 04:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-67 |
| 03:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Cowling - foul #4 on Daniel Cowling, team foul #11 | 83-67 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards (PG), Patrick Gallimore (PF), Sal Williams (C) Peter Sanders, Louis Felton, Patrick Janzen | |
| Subs | Messiah | Houston O'Brion (SF) Justin Pickrell | |
| 03:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 03:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 03:53 | Messiah | Daniel Cowling gets the rebound | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Messiah | William Vinci loses the dribble to Manuel Edwards in the backcourt | 84-67 |
| 03:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards lays it in | 86-67 |
| 03:46 | Messiah | Joseph Murphy steals the ball from Houston O'Brion in the backcourt | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Manuel Edwards misses the dunk | 86-67 |
| 03:22 | Messiah | Miles Smith grabs the board | 86-67 |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Manuel Edwards (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Reed (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Patrick Gallimore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sal Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - William Vinci (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Clary (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Houston O'Brion (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Miles Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Cowling (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Messiah | Mark Clary misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 86-67 |
| 03:16 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Richard Reed | 86-67 |
| 03:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore misses badly on a floater from the left block | 86-67 |
| 03:09 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Daniel Cowling | 86-67 |
| 02:49 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 86-67 |
| 02:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore gets the rebound | 86-67 |
| 02:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Sal Williams | 88-67 |
| 02:26 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Reed - foul #2 on Richard Reed, team foul #5 | 88-67 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth (PG), Peter Sanders (SG), Christopher Gouveia (SF), Charles Nichols (PF) Manuel Edwards, Joseph Murphy, Richard Reed, Sal Williams | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kevin Bailes (PG), John Anderson (SG), Thomas Maule (PF), Leo Sexton (C) William Vinci, Mark Clary, Miles Smith, Daniel Cowling | |
| 02:26 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion makes the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 02:26 | Messiah | Houston O'Brion makes the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 02:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Gouveia and the foul's on Thomas Maule - foul #3 on Thomas Maule, team foul #12 | 90-69 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Justin Pickrell (SF) Houston O'Brion | |
| 02:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Patrick Gallimore makes the free throw | 91-69 |
| 01:55 | Messiah | Kevin Bailes buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 91-71 |
| 01:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Bailes - foul #1 on Kevin Bailes, team foul #13 | 91-71 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Joseph Murphy (SG), Sal Williams (C) Peter Sanders, Christopher Gouveia | |
| Subs | Messiah | William Vinci (PG), Miles Smith (PF) John Anderson, Justin Pickrell | |
| 01:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 92-71 |
| 01:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 93-71 |
| 01:13 | Messiah | Kevin Bailes misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 93-71 |
| 01:12 | Messiah | Leo Sexton grabs the offensive board | 93-71 |
| 01:05 | Messiah | William Vinci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 93-71 |
| 01:03 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Charles Nichols | 93-71 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Miles Smith steps in front of the Patrick Gallimore pass | 93-71 |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Messiah | Joseph Murphy is called for the reach on Kevin Bailes - foul #1 on Joseph Murphy, team foul #6 | 93-71 |
| 00:51 | Messiah | Leo Sexton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 93-71 |
| 00:50 | Messiah | Leo Sexton hits the follow up shot | 93-73 |
| 00:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Sal Williams knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Nichols and he's hacked by Leo Sexton - foul #5 on Leo Sexton, team foul #14 | 95-73 |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Justin Pickrell (SF) Leo Sexton | |
| 00:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Sal Williams misses the free throw | 95-73 |
| 00:29 | Messiah | Miles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 95-73 |
| 00:23 | Messiah | Miles Smith makes the fadeaway from the right block | 95-75 |
| 00:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Speth runs out the clock | 95-75 |