| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Cowen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mize (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon House (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Leon House inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ray Calloway - foul #2 on Ray Calloway, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:42 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:42 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:28 | Harding | Ray Calloway drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 19:06 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Leon House | 31-37 |
| 18:46 | Harding | John Mize scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Andre Russo | 33-37 |
| 18:31 | St. Anselm | Leon House hits a 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 18:17 | Harding | Andre Russo misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 18:15 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:00 | St. Anselm | Leon House hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 17:58 | Harding | Ray Calloway grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 17:39 | Harding | Glenn Gerstein takes the ball from Ray Calloway | 33-40 |
| 17:17 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Crosby | 33-42 |
| 16:57 | Harding | Ronald Cowen buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph William | 35-42 |
| 16:39 | St. Anselm | Leon House buries a fadeaway from close range | 35-44 |
| 16:26 | Harding | The jump hook by Ray Calloway is blocked by Leon House | 35-44 |
| 16:25 | Harding | Joseph William gets the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:11 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Crosby - foul #3 on Donald Crosby, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Mike Davenport (SF), Keith Jacobs (PF), James Solley (C) John Mize, Joseph William, Andre Russo, Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Casey Lamoreaux (SG), Charles Holloway (SF), Mark Spencer (PF), Donald Tonkin (C) Donald Crosby, Glenn Gerstein, Leon House, Kirk Turner, Andrew Adkins | |
| 16:11 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:11 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:11 | Harding | James Solley grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:01 | Harding | Mike Davenport is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG) Ronald Cowen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Mikel Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Davenport (fresh) PF - Keith Jacobs (fresh) C - James Solley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Lamoreaux (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tonkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| 15:18 | Harding | Mike Davenport comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 35-44 |
| 15:16 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Donald Tonkin | 35-44 |
| 14:57 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-44 |
| 14:55 | Harding | James Solley gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:37 | Harding | Keith Jacobs misses the floater from the right block | 35-44 |
| 14:35 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Mark Spencer | 35-44 |
| 14:20 | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 14:19 | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:09 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), John Mize (SG), Corey Belanger (SF), Andre Russo (PF) Mikel Zerring, Dikembe Akimseu, Mike Davenport, Keith Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby (PG), Glenn Gerstein (SG), Andrew Adkins (C) John Thomas, Casey Lamoreaux, Donald Tonkin | |
| 13:57 | Harding | John Mize drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Solley | 37-44 |
| 13:53 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Crosby | 37-46 |
| 13:30 | Harding | Mark Spencer steals the ball from Ronald Cowen | 37-46 |
| 13:13 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 13:11 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:56 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 12:55 | Harding | Ronald Cowen gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:50 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 12:48 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:31 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Corey Belanger - foul #1 on Corey Belanger, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG), Joseph William (SF), Keith Jacobs (PF), Ray Calloway (C) Ronald Cowen, Corey Belanger, Andre Russo, James Solley | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Leon House (SF) Charles Holloway | |
| 12:31 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:31 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:31 | Harding | The rebound goes to Ray Calloway | 37-46 |
| 12:07 | Harding | Ray Calloway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mikel Zerring | 39-46 |
| 11:48 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:47 | Harding | John Mize gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Mikel Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mize (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Jacobs (fresh) C - Ray Calloway (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon House (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Harding | Ray Calloway knocks in the shot from the left block | 41-46 |
| 11:05 | St. Anselm | Leon House misses the shot from the left side | 41-46 |
| 11:03 | Harding | Keith Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:47 | Harding | John Mize can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 41-46 |
| 10:46 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Mark Spencer | 41-46 |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Andre Russo (PF) Mikel Zerring, John Mize, Keith Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Casey Lamoreaux (SG), Ryan Mathewson (SF), Kirk Turner (PF), Donald Tonkin (C) Donald Crosby, Glenn Gerstein, Leon House, Mark Spencer, Andrew Adkins | |
| 10:20 | Harding | Casey Lamoreaux steals it from Ronald Cowen in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 10:06 | St. Anselm | John Thomas misses the shot from the left side | 41-46 |
| 10:04 | Harding | Ray Calloway grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 09:41 | Harding | Ronald Cowen knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph William | 43-46 |
| 09:33 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner drills a driving attempt in the lane | 43-48 |
| 09:16 | Harding | Ryan Mathewson picks off the pass by Joseph William | 43-48 |
| 09:01 | St. Anselm | Ray Calloway swats the layup by Ryan Mathewson | 43-48 |
| 09:00 | Harding | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akimseu | 43-48 |
| 08:48 | Harding | Ray Calloway knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 08:29 | St. Anselm | Ray Calloway denies the turnaround by Casey Lamoreaux | 45-48 |
| 08:27 | Harding | Ray Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:16 | Harding | Ray Calloway misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Donald Tonkin - foul #1 on Donald Tonkin, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Harding | John Mize (SG), Mike Davenport (SF) Dikembe Akimseu, Joseph William | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein (SG), Leon House (SF), Andrew Adkins (C) John Thomas, Ryan Mathewson, Kirk Turner | |
| 08:16 | Harding | Ray Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:16 | Harding | Ray Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:03 | St. Anselm | Leon House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Harding | James Solley (C) Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby (PG), Glen Nay (PF) Casey Lamoreaux, Donald Tonkin | |
| 07:42 | Harding | Leon House is called for the reach on Mike Davenport - foul #1 on Leon House, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG), Keith Jacobs (PF) Ronald Cowen, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Mikel Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mize (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mike Davenport (fresh) PF - Keith Jacobs (fresh) C - James Solley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon House (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Glen Nay (fresh) C - Andrew Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Harding | Keith Jacobs is hacked by Glenn Gerstein - foul #2 on Glenn Gerstein, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 07:09 | Harding | Mike Davenport clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leon House - foul #2 on Leon House, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner (PF) Glen Nay | |
| 07:09 | Harding | Mike Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:09 | Harding | Mike Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:09 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:01 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mikel Zerring - foul #2 on Mikel Zerring, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 07:01 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:01 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:01 | Harding | James Solley gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:38 | Harding | Mike Davenport misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:37 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:30 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Glenn Gerstein, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Andre Russo (PF) Mikel Zerring, John Mize, Keith Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux (PG) Donald Crosby | |
| 06:14 | Harding | James Solley knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu and he's hacked by Andrew Adkins - foul #2 on Andrew Adkins, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Harding | Corey Belanger (SF) Mike Davenport | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway (SF) Leon House | |
| 06:14 | Harding | James Solley makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:54 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Andre Russo - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Harding | Ray Calloway (C) James Solley | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG) Glenn Gerstein | |
| 05:54 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:41 | Harding | Corey Belanger travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph William (SF) Corey Belanger | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer (PF) Kirk Turner | |
| 05:21 | St. Anselm | John Thomas comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 05:20 | Harding | Ronald Cowen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:01 | Harding | Joseph William can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 51-51 |
| 05:00 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 04:46 | St. Anselm | John Thomas travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG), John Mize (SG), Keith Jacobs (PF), James Solley (C) Ronald Cowen, Dikembe Akimseu, Andre Russo, Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby (PG), Glenn Gerstein (SG), Leon House (SF), Donald Tonkin (C) John Thomas, Casey Lamoreaux, Charles Holloway, Andrew Adkins | |
| 04:35 | Harding | Mikel Zerring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 04:12 | St. Anselm | Mikel Zerring picks off the pass by Donald Crosby | 51-51 |
| 03:52 | Harding | John Mize can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 03:51 | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:30 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 03:28 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer tips it home | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Mikel Zerring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mize (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph William (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Jacobs (fresh) C - James Solley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon House (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Tonkin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Harding | John Mize clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 03:14 | St. Anselm | Leon House snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 02:57 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 51-55 |
| 02:57 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), Mike Davenport (SF), Andre Russo (PF), Ray Calloway (C) Mikel Zerring, Joseph William, Keith Jacobs, James Solley | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner (PF), Andrew Adkins (C) Mark Spencer, Donald Tonkin | |
| 02:33 | Harding | Ray Calloway lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Davenport | 53-55 |
| 02:18 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 02:17 | Harding | Mike Davenport pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:07 | Harding | John Mize drills a jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 01:56 | St. Anselm | Leon House's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cowen | 55-55 |
| 01:38 | Harding | Ronald Cowen is fouled on the floor by Donald Crosby - foul #4 on Donald Crosby, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph William (SF) Mike Davenport | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 01:38 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:38 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 01:24 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 01:22 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 01:15 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner's pass is intercepted by Andre Russo | 55-55 |
| 01:04 | Harding | Andre Russo connects on the jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 00:49 | St. Anselm | Andre Russo takes the ball from Donald Crosby | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Harding | Joseph William is fouled on the floor by Kirk Turner - foul #2 on Kirk Turner, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 00:20 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:20 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:13 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | St. Anselm | Andre Russo steals the ball from Andrew Adkins | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Harding | John Mize is hacked by Glenn Gerstein in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Gerstein, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Harding | John Mize makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | Harding | John Mize misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 00:01 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Ronald Cowen runs out the clock | 60-58 |