| Lineup | Harding | PG - Kevin Britton (fresh) SG - Charles Ranger (fresh) SF - John Myers (fresh) PF - Jonathan Gilbert (fresh) C - Dana Hayden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - John Halterman (fresh) SG - Micheal Baker (fresh) SF - Gail Evans (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Bove (fresh) C - Lee Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Paul's | Jeffrey Bove wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Harding | John Myers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Britton | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | St. Paul's | Kevin Britton is called for the reach on Micheal Baker - foul #1 on Kevin Britton, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Harding | Charles Ranger gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Harding | Micheal Baker steals it from Dana Hayden in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Smith | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Harding | John Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | St. Paul's | Jeffrey Bove grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | St. Paul's | Micheal Baker loses the dribble to Kevin Britton | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Harding | John Myers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bove | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | St. Paul's | Jeffrey Bove misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:27 | St. Paul's | Lee Smith grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | St. Paul's | Lee Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | St. Paul's | John Halterman tips it in | 3-5 |
| 16:56 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Harding | Donald Coleman (PG), Paul Theisen (SG), John Neely (PF), Ryan Paylor (C) Kevin Britton, Charles Ranger, Jonathan Gilbert, Dana Hayden | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Paul Elliott (PG), Robert Peoples (SG), Dan Rosas (SF), David Beckett (PF), Herman Smith (C) John Halterman, Micheal Baker, Gail Evans, Jeffrey Bove, Lee Smith | |
| 16:36 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Neely - foul #1 on John Neely, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Brase (PG) John Myers | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| 16:24 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:24 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:22 | Harding | Donald Coleman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 16:11 | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dan Rosas | 3-10 |
| 15:52 | Harding | John Neely is open and buries a floater from the left wing | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Charles Brase (fresh) SG - Donald Coleman (fresh) SF - Paul Theisen (fresh) PF - John Neely (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Paylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Paul Elliott (fresh) SG - Robert Peoples (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Rosas (fresh) PF - David Beckett (fresh) C - Herman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | St. Paul's | David Beckett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Elliott | 5-12 |
| 15:14 | Harding | Donald Coleman is hacked by Robert Peoples - foul #1 on Robert Peoples, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Harding | John Myers (SF), Dana Hayden (C) John Neely, Ryan Paylor | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Mark King (PG), Micheal Baker (SG), Robert Marr (SF), Jeffrey Bove (PF), Lee Smith (C) Paul Elliott, Robert Peoples, Dan Rosas, David Beckett, Herman Smith | |
| 15:00 | Harding | Dana Hayden's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Bove | 5-12 |
| 14:58 | St. Paul's | Lee Smith gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:43 | St. Paul's | Mark King is hacked by John Myers - foul #1 on John Myers, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Britton (PG), Charles Ranger (SG), Jonathan Gilbert (PF) Charles Brase, Donald Coleman, Paul Theisen | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| 14:32 | St. Paul's | Micheal Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 14:31 | Harding | Dana Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:07 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bove - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bove, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Harding | John Neely (C) Dana Hayden | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples (PG), Gail Evans (SF) Micheal Baker, Robert Marr | |
| 14:07 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:07 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:43 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans lays it up and in | 7-14 |
| 13:24 | Harding | John Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Theisen (SG), Ryan Paylor (C) Charles Ranger, Jonathan Gilbert | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Halterman (PG), Paul Elliott (SG), Dan Rosas (PF), David Beckett (C) Robert Peoples, Mark King, Jeffrey Bove, Lee Smith | |
| 13:07 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-14 |
| 13:05 | Harding | Paul Theisen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:47 | Harding | Ryan Paylor scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Myers | 9-14 |
| 12:35 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:33 | Harding | Ryan Paylor grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 12:31 | Harding | John Halterman is called for the reach on John Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Halterman, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Brase (PG), Donald Coleman (SG), Dana Hayden (C) Kevin Britton, John Myers, John Neely | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Micheal Baker (SG), Herman Smith (C) Gail Evans, David Beckett | |
| 12:15 | Harding | Donald Coleman travels with the ball | 9-14 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Ranger (SG), Jonathan Gilbert (PF) Charles Brase, Ryan Paylor | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Marr (SF) John Halterman | |
| 11:53 | St. Paul's | Robert Marr misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 11:51 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Donald Coleman (fresh) SG - Charles Ranger (fresh) SF - Paul Theisen (fresh) PF - Jonathan Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dana Hayden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Paul Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Baker (fresh) SF - Robert Marr (fresh) PF - Dan Rosas (fairly fresh) C - Herman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Harding | Paul Elliott is called for the reach on Donald Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Elliott, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples (PG), Lee Smith (C) Paul Elliott, Dan Rosas | |
| 11:35 | Harding | Charles Ranger makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Coleman | 12-14 |
| 11:16 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dana Hayden - foul #1 on Dana Hayden, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Brase (PG), John Myers (SF), Ryan Paylor (PF) Charles Ranger, Paul Theisen, Jonathan Gilbert | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| 11:16 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:16 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:14 | Harding | Charles Brase loses the dribble to Micheal Baker in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 10:58 | St. Paul's | Lee Smith is fouled on the floor by Dana Hayden - foul #2 on Dana Hayden, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Ranger (SG), Jonathan Gilbert (PF) Donald Coleman, Dana Hayden | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Halterman (PG), Gail Evans (SF), David Beckett (PF) Robert Peoples, Robert Marr, Herman Smith | |
| 10:51 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Paylor - foul #1 on Ryan Paylor, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples (SG) Micheal Baker | |
| 10:51 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:51 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:31 | Harding | John Myers connects on the 3 from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | St. Paul's | John Halterman knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Smith | 15-19 |
| 10:01 | Harding | Ryan Paylor loses the dribble to John Halterman | 15-19 |
| 09:58 | St. Paul's | David Beckett can't finish the layup | 15-19 |
| 09:57 | Harding | The rebound goes to Charles Ranger | 15-19 |
| 09:52 | Harding | Charles Brase is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Britton (PG), Donald Coleman (SG), John Neely (PF), Paul Theisen (C) Charles Brase, Charles Ranger, Jonathan Gilbert, Ryan Paylor | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Paul Elliott (PG), Micheal Baker (SG), Robert Marr (SF), Jeffrey Bove (PF), Dan Rosas (C) John Halterman, Robert Peoples, Gail Evans, David Beckett, Lee Smith | |
| 09:47 | St. Paul's | Kevin Britton picks off the pass by Robert Marr | 15-19 |
| 09:36 | Harding | Kevin Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| 09:21 | St. Paul's | Paul Elliott is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Elliott, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Mark King (PG), Herman Smith (C) Paul Elliott, Jeffrey Bove | |
| 09:06 | Harding | Paul Theisen banks in the layup and he's fouled by Herman Smith - foul #1 on Herman Smith, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert (PF) John Myers | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| 09:06 | Harding | Paul Theisen makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:52 | St. Paul's | Micheal Baker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark King | 18-22 |
| 08:24 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:23 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Robert Marr misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Coleman - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Brase (PG), Charles Ranger (SG), John Myers (SF) Kevin Britton, Paul Theisen, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Halterman (PG), Robert Peoples (SG), Jeffrey Bove (PF), Lee Smith (C) Mark King, Micheal Baker, Dan Rosas, Herman Smith | |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Robert Marr makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Robert Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:58 | Harding | John Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 07:56 | Harding | John Neely gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:39 | Harding | Charles Ranger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 07:36 | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Charles Brase (fresh) SG - Charles Ranger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - John Halterman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Peoples (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Marr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Bove (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Halterman | 18-26 |
| 07:05 | Harding | John Myers loses the dribble to Jeffrey Bove | 18-26 |
| 06:42 | St. Paul's | Jonathan Gilbert swats the short shot by Robert Marr | 18-26 |
| 06:40 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 06:20 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert misses the turnaround from close range | 18-26 |
| 06:19 | St. Paul's | Jeffrey Bove grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:15 | St. Paul's | Robert Peoples comes up short on the floater from the left side | 18-26 |
| 06:13 | Harding | John Neely pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:11 | Harding | Charles Ranger is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Britton (PG), Donald Coleman (SG), Gregg Powell (SF), Ryan Paylor (PF), Paul Theisen (C) Charles Brase, Charles Ranger, John Myers, Jonathan Gilbert, John Neely | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Mark King (PG), Micheal Baker (SG), Gail Evans (SF), Dan Rosas (PF), David Beckett (C) John Halterman, Robert Peoples, Robert Marr, Jeffrey Bove, Lee Smith | |
| 05:51 | St. Paul's | Micheal Baker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 05:49 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas snags the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:39 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 05:38 | Harding | Paul Theisen gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:34 | Harding | Kevin Britton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Paylor | 20-26 |
| 05:23 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark King | 20-28 |
| 05:00 | Harding | Paul Theisen misses the runner from close range | 20-28 |
| 04:59 | St. Paul's | David Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:57 | St. Paul's | Kevin Britton steals the ball from Mark King in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 04:56 | Harding | Gregg Powell misses the easy layup | 20-28 |
| 04:55 | St. Paul's | Micheal Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:48 | St. Paul's | Paul Theisen picks off the pass by Micheal Baker | 20-28 |
| 04:43 | Harding | Dan Rosas is called for the reach on Donald Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Rosas, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Harding | John Myers (SF), Jonathan Gilbert (PF) Gregg Powell, Ryan Paylor | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Halterman (PG), Herman Smith (PF), Lee Smith (C) Mark King, Dan Rosas, David Beckett | |
| 04:43 | Harding | Donald Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:43 | Harding | Donald Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:17 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 22-28 |
| 04:16 | St. Paul's | Lee Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:58 | St. Paul's | John Halterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 03:56 | Harding | John Myers grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 03:37 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Herman Smith - foul #2 on Herman Smith, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Brase (PG), Charles Ranger (SG), Dana Hayden (C) Kevin Britton, Donald Coleman, Paul Theisen | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Paul Elliott (PG), Robert Peoples (SG) John Halterman, Micheal Baker | |
| 03:37 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:37 | Harding | Jonathan Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Charles Brase (fresh) SG - Charles Ranger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Gilbert (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Hayden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Paul Elliott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Peoples (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gail Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Herman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | St. Paul's | Gail Evans hits the finger roll set up by Robert Peoples | 24-30 |
| 03:02 | Harding | Dana Hayden drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Gail Evans - foul #1 on Gail Evans, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Ryan Paylor (PF) Jonathan Gilbert | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas (SF), Jeffrey Bove (PF), David Beckett (C) Gail Evans, Herman Smith, Lee Smith | |
| 03:02 | Harding | Dana Hayden makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:51 | St. Paul's | David Beckett misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 27-30 |
| 02:50 | Harding | Ryan Paylor gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Charles Ranger comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on David Beckett - foul #1 on David Beckett, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Ralph Brunswick (PG), Gregg Powell (SF) Charles Brase, John Myers | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| 02:32 | Harding | Charles Ranger makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Charles Ranger misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:32 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:13 | St. Paul's | Paul Elliott connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dan Rosas | 28-33 |
| 01:57 | Harding | Ryan Paylor misses badly on a shot from the left side | 28-33 |
| 01:56 | Harding | Dana Hayden tips it home | 30-33 |
| 01:34 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas is hacked by Gregg Powell - foul #1 on Gregg Powell, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Theisen (SG), John Myers (SF), John Neely (PF) Charles Ranger, Gregg Powell, Ryan Paylor | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Mark King (PG), Micheal Baker (SG), Robert Marr (SF), Lee Smith (C) Paul Elliott, Robert Peoples, Jeffrey Bove, David Beckett | |
| 01:34 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:34 | St. Paul's | Dan Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:34 | Harding | Dana Hayden snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 01:17 | Harding | Dana Hayden banks in the wide open layup | 32-34 |
| 00:58 | St. Paul's | 3 seconds is called on Lee Smith | 32-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Britton (PG) Ralph Brunswick | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herman Smith (PF) Dan Rosas | |
| 00:47 | Harding | John Myers is open but can't throw it down | 32-34 |
| 00:45 | Harding | Dana Hayden tips it home | 34-34 |
| 00:32 | St. Paul's | Mark King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | St. Paul's | Lee Smith hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Kevin Britton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | St. Paul's | Herman Smith comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-36 |