| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Prescott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Paul Cofield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Payne (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Central Arkansas | Ray Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 19:20 | Harding | Joshua Prescott makes the shot in the lane | 26-30 |
| 19:01 | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Cofield, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:41 | Harding | Harry Smith is hacked by Charles Dingman - foul #2 on Charles Dingman, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:14 | Harding | Charles Dingman takes the ball from Joseph Hunter | 26-30 |
| 17:56 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman is denied on a layup by Ray Calloway | 26-30 |
| 17:54 | Harding | Harry Smith snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 17:27 | Harding | Joseph Hunter misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-30 |
| 17:25 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hunter | 26-30 |
| 17:11 | Harding | Joseph Hunter comes up short on the floater from the right side | 26-30 |
| 17:10 | Harding | Harry Smith tips it home | 28-30 |
| 16:50 | Central Arkansas | Ray Payne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 16:49 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 16:21 | Harding | Joseph Hunter makes the fadeaway from the right block | 30-32 |
| 15:52 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 15:50 | Harding | Joshua Prescott grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Prescott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Paul Cofield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dingman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Payne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Holder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Harding | John Mize is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Mize, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Beaudin (PG), Anthony McTighe (SG), Robert Utley (SF), Martin Blair (C) John Mize, Joseph Hunter, Harry Smith, Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Albert Bundy (PG), Bill Seese (SG), Timothy Wilson (SF), Phillip Smith (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Paul Cofield, Loyd Marshall, Charles Dingman, Ray Payne, Christopher Holder | |
| 15:16 | Central Arkansas | Timothy Wilson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:03 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 30-32 |
| 15:01 | Harding | Joshua Prescott grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 14:34 | Harding | Martin Blair drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Prescott | 32-32 |
| 14:20 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Seese | 32-34 |
| 13:51 | Harding | Joshua Prescott clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Seese - foul #2 on Bill Seese, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman (SF), Christopher Holder (C) Timothy Wilson, Robert Taylor | |
| 13:51 | Harding | Joshua Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:51 | Harding | Joshua Prescott misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:51 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Christopher Holder | 33-34 |
| 13:31 | Central Arkansas | Albert Bundy misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 13:30 | Harding | Joshua Prescott snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:19 | Harding | Joshua Prescott can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 13:17 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:00 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Utley - foul #1 on Robert Utley, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Hunter (SG), Harry Smith (SF), Joseph William (PF) Anthony McTighe, Robert Utley, Joshua Prescott | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield (PG), Loyd Marshall (SG), Ray Payne (PF) Albert Bundy, Bill Seese, Phillip Smith | |
| 13:00 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:00 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:35 | Harding | Robert Beaudin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul Cofield - foul #2 on Paul Cofield, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Ray Calloway (C) Martin Blair | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 12:35 | Harding | Robert Beaudin misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:35 | Harding | Robert Beaudin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Harding | John Mize (PG) Robert Beaudin | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 12:00 | Harding | Joseph Hunter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 11:58 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ray Payne | 34-36 |
| 11:34 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor (C) Christopher Holder | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph William (fresh) C - Ray Calloway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Paul Cofield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Harding | John Mize connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Smith and he's fouled by Paul Cofield - foul #3 on Paul Cofield, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Utley (SF), Martin Blair (C) Harry Smith, Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 11:11 | Harding | John Mize misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:11 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 36-36 |
| 10:47 | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Loyd Marshall | 36-38 |
| 10:28 | Harding | Robert Taylor takes the ball from Robert Utley | 36-38 |
| 10:09 | Central Arkansas | Ray Payne misses long on a floater from the right block | 36-38 |
| 10:07 | Harding | Martin Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:44 | Harding | Joseph Hunter is fouled on the floor by Paul Cofield - foul #4 on Paul Cofield, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Beaudin (PG), Anthony McTighe (SG), Harry Smith (SF), Joshua Prescott (PF), Ray Calloway (C) John Mize, Joseph Hunter, Robert Utley, Joseph William, Martin Blair | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Albert Bundy (PG), Bill Seese (SG), Timothy Wilson (SF), Phillip Smith (PF), Christopher Holder (C) Paul Cofield, Loyd Marshall, Charles Dingman, Ray Payne, Robert Taylor | |
| 09:24 | Harding | Robert Beaudin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 09:22 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Holder snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:14 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 09:12 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 09:10 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Holder grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:58 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Christopher Holder and he's hacked by Joshua Prescott - foul #2 on Joshua Prescott, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman (SF) Timothy Wilson | |
| 08:58 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:58 | Harding | Ray Calloway gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:47 | Harding | Harry Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| 08:47 | Harding | Harry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:47 | Harding | Harry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:33 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Charles Dingman | 38-42 |
| 08:08 | Harding | Robert Beaudin loses the dribble to Charles Dingman | 38-42 |
| 07:53 | Central Arkansas | Bill Seese's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Prescott | 38-42 |
| 07:52 | Harding | The rebound goes to Anthony McTighe | 38-42 |
| 07:23 | Harding | Robert Beaudin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 07:22 | Harding | Ray Calloway snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert Beaudin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony McTighe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harry Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Prescott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Albert Bundy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Seese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Harding | Joshua Prescott scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ray Calloway | 41-42 |
| 06:52 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Prescott - foul #3 on Joshua Prescott, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Harding | John Mize (PG), Joseph Hunter (SG), Robert Utley (SF), Joseph William (PF), Martin Blair (C) Robert Beaudin, Anthony McTighe, Harry Smith, Joshua Prescott, Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield (PG), Loyd Marshall (SG) Albert Bundy, Bill Seese | |
| 06:52 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:52 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:27 | Harding | The pull-up jumper by Robert Utley is blocked by Phillip Smith | 41-44 |
| 06:25 | Harding | Joseph Hunter grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 05:59 | Harding | Joseph Hunter hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Mize | 44-44 |
| 05:40 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Cofield and the foul's on Robert Utley - foul #2 on Robert Utley, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Joshua Prescott (PF) Joseph William | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Bill Seese (SF), Ray Payne (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Charles Dingman, Phillip Smith, Christopher Holder | |
| 05:40 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:40 | Harding | The rebound goes to Martin Blair | 44-46 |
| 05:24 | Harding | Robert Utley is hacked by Bill Seese - foul #3 on Bill Seese, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| 05:24 | Harding | Robert Utley makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:24 | Harding | Robert Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:14 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #9 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Harry Smith (SF) Robert Utley | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 04:45 | Harding | Harry Smith is fouled on the floor by Bill Seese - foul #4 on Bill Seese, team foul #10 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Ray Calloway (C) Martin Blair | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 04:45 | Harding | Harry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:45 | Harding | Harry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:22 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 04:20 | Harding | John Mize snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 04:00 | Harding | Harry Smith knocks in the floater from close range set up by Joseph Hunter | 49-46 |
| 03:51 | Central Arkansas | Bill Seese scores on a runner near the basket | 49-48 |
| 03:22 | Harding | John Mize clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 03:21 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Bill Seese | 49-48 |
| 03:21 | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman (SF), Christopher Holder (C) Bill Seese, Robert Taylor | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Prescott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Calloway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Paul Cofield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Loyd Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Joshua Prescott - foul #4 on Joshua Prescott, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 03:03 | Central Arkansas | Loyd Marshall makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:34 | Harding | Joseph Hunter is fouled on the floor by Ray Payne - foul #2 on Ray Payne, team foul #11 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Beaudin (PG), Joseph William (PF) John Mize, Joshua Prescott | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 02:34 | Harding | Joseph Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:34 | Harding | Joseph Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:15 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 02:13 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Harding | John Mize (PG), Joshua Prescott (PF) Robert Beaudin, Joseph William | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 01:57 | Harding | Ray Calloway is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| 01:47 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ray Payne | 51-53 |
| 01:22 | Harding | Harry Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 01:20 | Central Arkansas | Charles Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:07 | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Hunter - foul #1 on Joseph Hunter, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 01:07 | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:07 | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:38 | Harding | Joseph Hunter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Mize | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Holder is fouled in the backcourt by John Mize - foul #3 on John Mize, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:36 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Holder misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:36 | Harding | The rebound goes to Ray Calloway | 53-54 |
| 00:32 | Harding | Joseph Hunter scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Central Arkansas | Paul Cofield misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 55-54 |
| 00:11 | Central Arkansas | Ray Payne hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | Harding | Harry Smith comes up short on the shot from the right block | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Central Arkansas | Christopher Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |