| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) SG - Brice Carter (fresh) SF - Jacob Green (fresh) PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) C - Gary Donohue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Walter Walker (fresh) SG - Fred Wilken (fresh) SF - John Stringer (fresh) PF - Benjamin Frank (fresh) C - Glenn Ugalde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Johnson State | Jacob Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Brooks denies the turnaround by Glenn Ugalde | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Johnson State | Brice Carter gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Johnson State | Jacob Green clanks a runner from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Johnson State | Robert Brooks hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Brooks steals it from Glenn Ugalde | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Johnson State | Michael Richards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Ugalde - foul #1 on Glenn Ugalde, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Johnson State | Michael Richards makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:45 | Johnson State | Michael Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Glenn Ugalde misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-0 |
| 18:28 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank misses the tip | 7-0 |
| 18:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | Johnson State | Brice Carter is hacked by Benjamin Frank - foul #1 on Benjamin Frank, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 17:50 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Stringer - foul #1 on John Stringer, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 17:50 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:50 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Frank | 8-4 |
| 17:19 | Johnson State | Brice Carter's pass is intercepted by Fred Wilken | 8-4 |
| 17:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken banks in the layup | 8-6 |
| 16:50 | Johnson State | Michael Richards hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Donohue | 11-6 |
| 16:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joesph Null (PG), Jack Brown (SG), George Zeagler (SF), James Roderick (PF), John Meriwether (C) Michael Richards, Brice Carter, Jacob Green, Robert Brooks, Gary Donohue | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington (SG), Samuel Hall (C) Fred Wilken, Glenn Ugalde | |
| 16:29 | Johnson State | Jack Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 16:27 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to John Stringer | 11-6 |
| 16:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker is hacked by John Meriwether - foul #1 on John Meriwether, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson (SG), Arthur Biggs (SF), Steven Schlenker (C) Walter Walker, John Stringer, Benjamin Frank | |
| 15:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Arthur Biggs makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Carrington | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joesph Null (fresh) SG - Jack Brown (fresh) SF - George Zeagler (fresh) PF - James Roderick (fresh) C - John Meriwether (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Carrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Nelson (fresh) SF - Arthur Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) C - Steven Schlenker (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Johnson State | James Roderick scores on a floater from close range | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington buries a floater from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 14:54 | Johnson State | Jack Brown knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Joesph Null | 15-11 |
| 14:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Samuel Hall can't finish the layup | 15-11 |
| 14:44 | Johnson State | John Meriwether grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:26 | Johnson State | George Zeagler misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 14:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Samuel Hall gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 14:01 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Joesph Null | 15-11 |
| 13:54 | Johnson State | Joesph Null comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 15-11 |
| 13:52 | Johnson State | George Zeagler pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:40 | Johnson State | Jack Brown is hacked by Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Richards (PG), Brice Carter (SG), Jacob Green (SF), Robert Brooks (PF), Gary Donohue (C) Joesph Null, Jack Brown, George Zeagler, James Roderick, John Meriwether | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker (PG), Fred Wilken (SG), John Stringer (SF), Benjamin Frank (PF), Glenn Ugalde (C) Robert Carrington, Mark Nelson, Arthur Biggs, Samuel Hall, Steven Schlenker | |
| 13:25 | Johnson State | Jacob Green misses the lay-in | 15-11 |
| 13:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Glenn Ugalde gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 13:11 | Johnson State | Robert Brooks grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:49 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 15-11 |
| 12:47 | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Stringer | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | Johnson State | Brice Carter gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:15 | Johnson State | Jacob Green scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Richards | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Carter (fresh) SF - Jacob Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Donohue (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Walter Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Wilken (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stringer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Ugalde (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Johnson State | Robert Brooks drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-16 |
| 10:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 10:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 10:44 | Johnson State | Michael Richards scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 10:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Richards - foul #1 on Michael Richards, team foul #2 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joesph Null (PG), Jack Brown (SG), George Zeagler (SF), James Roderick (PF), John Meriwether (C) Michael Richards, Brice Carter, Jacob Green, Robert Brooks, Gary Donohue | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington (SG), Arthur Biggs (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), Steven Schlenker (C) Fred Wilken, John Stringer, Benjamin Frank, Glenn Ugalde | |
| 10:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 10:08 | Johnson State | John Meriwether misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 10:06 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Walter Walker | 23-20 |
| 09:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 09:49 | Johnson State | Joesph Null grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 09:34 | Johnson State | James Roderick throws it down set up by Joesph Null and the foul's on Samuel Hall - foul #1 on Samuel Hall, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson (SG) Walter Walker | |
| 09:34 | Johnson State | James Roderick misses the free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 09:15 | Hardin-Simmons | James Roderick denies the turnaround by Samuel Hall | 25-20 |
| 09:13 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Schlenker | 25-20 |
| 09:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joesph Null - foul #1 on Joesph Null, team foul #3 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brice Carter (SG), Robert Brooks (PF) Joesph Null, George Zeagler | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer (SF) Arthur Biggs | |
| 09:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:42 | Johnson State | Jack Brown buries a jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 08:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-21 |
| 08:25 | Johnson State | James Roderick grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 08:01 | Johnson State | James Roderick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 08:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Samuel Hall pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:38 | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 07:37 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to John Meriwether | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Jack Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brice Carter (fresh) SF - James Roderick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Meriwether (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Carrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Nelson (fresh) SF - John Stringer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Schlenker (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Johnson State | John Stringer steals it from James Roderick | 27-21 |
| 07:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Jack Brown is called for the reach on Robert Carrington - foul #1 on Jack Brown, team foul #4 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Richards (PG), George Zeagler (SG), Jacob Green (SF), Gary Donohue (C) Jack Brown, Brice Carter, James Roderick, John Meriwether | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker (PG), Fred Wilken (SG), Arthur Biggs (SF), Benjamin Frank (PF), Glenn Ugalde (C) Robert Carrington, Mark Nelson, John Stringer, Samuel Hall, Steven Schlenker | |
| 06:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Glenn Ugalde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Shannon Lee (PF) Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 06:34 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue blows the layup | 27-21 |
| 06:33 | Johnson State | George Zeagler gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:19 | Johnson State | Jacob Green misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-21 |
| 06:18 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Lee | 27-21 |
| 06:11 | Johnson State | George Zeagler is fouled on the floor by Glenn Ugalde - foul #2 on Glenn Ugalde, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brice Carter (SG), James Roderick (PF) George Zeagler, Shannon Lee | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Samuel Hall (C) Glenn Ugalde | |
| 05:52 | Johnson State | James Roderick misses the shot near the basket | 27-21 |
| 05:50 | Johnson State | James Roderick tips it home | 29-21 |
| 05:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Samuel Hall loses the dribble to Brice Carter | 29-21 |
| 05:14 | Johnson State | Brice Carter is fouled on the floor by Fred Wilken - foul #1 on Fred Wilken, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Brooks (PF) James Roderick | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer (SF), Steven Schlenker (C) Arthur Biggs, Samuel Hall | |
| 05:14 | Johnson State | Brice Carter misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank misses the lay-in | 29-21 |
| 04:59 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Robert Brooks | 29-21 |
| 04:44 | Johnson State | Robert Brooks is whistled for traveling | 29-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | James Roderick (SF) Jacob Green | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington (PG) Walter Walker | |
| 04:35 | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:33 | Johnson State | Brice Carter grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 04:18 | Johnson State | Michael Richards clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 04:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Schlenker pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:50 | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer loses the dribble to James Roderick | 29-21 |
| 03:45 | Johnson State | Robert Brooks is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Frank - foul #2 on Benjamin Frank, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jack Brown (PG), George Zeagler (SG), John Meriwether (C) Michael Richards, Brice Carter, Gary Donohue | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson (SG), Glenn Ugalde (C) Fred Wilken, Benjamin Frank | |
| 03:45 | Johnson State | Robert Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Glenn Ugalde pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 03:14 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to James Roderick | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Jack Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Zeagler (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Roderick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Meriwether (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Robert Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Nelson (fresh) SF - John Stringer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Schlenker (fairly fresh) C - Glenn Ugalde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Johnson State | James Roderick can't finish the layup | 29-21 |
| 02:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Carrington grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 02:45 | Hardin-Simmons | John Stringer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 02:43 | Johnson State | Jack Brown grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 02:38 | Johnson State | Jack Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Schlenker - foul #1 on Steven Schlenker, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jacob Green (SF) John Meriwether | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker (PG), Samuel Hall (PF) Mark Nelson, Steven Schlenker | |
| 02:38 | Johnson State | Jack Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:38 | Johnson State | Jack Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Samuel Hall buries a jumpshot from the right side | 30-23 |
| 02:01 | Johnson State | James Roderick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Brown and he's hacked by Glenn Ugalde - foul #3 on Glenn Ugalde, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Richards (PG), Brice Carter (SG), Gary Donohue (C) Jack Brown, George Zeagler, Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken (SG), Arthur Biggs (SF), Benjamin Frank (PF) Robert Carrington, John Stringer, Glenn Ugalde | |
| 02:01 | Johnson State | James Roderick makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Benjamin Frank is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Benjamin Frank, team foul #11 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Meriwether (PF) James Roderick | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Steven Schlenker (C) Benjamin Frank | |
| 01:30 | Johnson State | Michael Richards comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 01:29 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 01:10 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 01:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken is hacked by Brice Carter - foul #1 on Brice Carter, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Robert Brooks (PF) John Meriwether | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 00:40 | Hardin-Simmons | Fred Wilken buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Biggs | 33-25 |
| 00:28 | Johnson State | Gary Donohue is whistled for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jack Brown (PG), James Roderick (C) Michael Richards, Gary Donohue | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Mark Nelson (SG), John Stringer (SF), Robert Carrington (C) Fred Wilken, Arthur Biggs, Steven Schlenker | |
| 00:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Jack Brown is called for the reach on Robert Carrington - foul #2 on Jack Brown, team foul #6 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Johnson State | George Zeagler (SG), John Meriwether (C) Brice Carter, Jacob Green | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 00:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Walter Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 00:01 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to John Meriwether | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | John Meriwether hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-25 |