| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dan Absher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Wentworth (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tim Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Grote (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Yonakor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dennis Bastarache (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Grayson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Eugene Grayson inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Harding | Eugene Grayson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:49 | Valdosta St. | John Grote grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:24 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-26 |
| 19:23 | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo tips it home | 37-26 |
| 19:06 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 18:57 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor hits the finger roll set up by John Grote and the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:57 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:41 | Harding | Eugene Grayson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| 18:24 | Valdosta St. | Roy Jeffrey denies the turnaround by Charles Yonakor | 40-28 |
| 18:23 | Harding | The rebound goes to Eugene Grayson | 40-28 |
| 18:04 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Paul Williams | 40-30 |
| 17:47 | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tim Mayo | 43-30 |
| 17:26 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Johnson (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| 17:10 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor can't connect on a shot from the left block | 43-30 |
| 17:09 | Harding | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:05 | Harding | Dennis Bastarache buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Williams | 43-33 |
| 16:46 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Bastarache - foul #3 on Dennis Bastarache, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Ken Smith (SG), Justin Heidel (C) Tony Wentworth, Charles Yonakor | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Hazley (PG), James Gathers (SG), Charles Ferris (SF), Walter Cianciolo (PF) Dennis Bastarache, Paul Williams, Eugene Grayson, Bill Richardson | |
| 16:46 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 16:46 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:26 | Harding | Walter Cianciolo buries a shot in the lane set up by Michael Hazley and he's hacked by Dan Absher - foul #1 on Dan Absher, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | William Robards (SF) Tim Mayo | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 16:26 | Harding | Walter Cianciolo makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:57 | Valdosta St. | Charles Ferris blocks the jumper by William Robards | 45-36 |
| 15:56 | Harding | The rebound goes to James Gathers | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dan Absher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Robards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Grote (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Michael Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gathers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ferris (fresh) PF - Walter Cianciolo (fresh) 9 pts. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Harding | Charles Ferris can't connect on a shot near the basket | 45-36 |
| 15:50 | Harding | Walter Cianciolo tips it in | 45-38 |
| 15:32 | Valdosta St. | John Grote blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 15:30 | Valdosta St. | John Grote tips it home | 47-38 |
| 15:09 | Harding | Justin Heidel swats the layup by Michael Hazley | 47-38 |
| 15:07 | Harding | James Gathers grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 14:54 | Harding | James Gathers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hazley | 47-41 |
| 14:34 | Valdosta St. | John Grote hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 47-41 |
| 14:33 | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | Valdosta St. | John Grote comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-41 |
| 14:08 | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:53 | Valdosta St. | James Gathers is called for the reach on Justin Heidel - foul #1 on James Gathers, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth (SG), Tim Mayo (SF), David Wood (PF), Charles Yonakor (C) Dan Absher, William Robards, John Grote, Justin Heidel | |
| Subs | Harding | Dennis Bastarache (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Eugene Grayson (SF), Bill Richardson (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Michael Hazley, James Gathers, Charles Ferris, Walter Cianciolo, Randy Johnson | |
| 13:36 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Tim Mayo | 49-41 |
| 13:16 | Harding | Paul Williams clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:14 | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:02 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ken Smith | 51-41 |
| 12:51 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Eugene Grayson | 51-43 |
| 12:35 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Jeffrey - foul #2 on Roy Jeffrey, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher (PG) Ken Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 12:35 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:35 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:12 | Harding | Bill Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 12:10 | Harding | Paul Williams snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 12:01 | Harding | Bill Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-43 |
| 12:00 | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:39 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 11:37 | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dan Absher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Wentworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Wood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Yonakor (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dennis Bastarache (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Grayson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Valdosta St. | A charge is called on Dan Absher - foul #2 on Dan Absher, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | John Grote (PF) David Wood | |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Johnson (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| 11:00 | Harding | Dennis Bastarache hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 53-46 |
| 10:39 | Valdosta St. | John Grote connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Charles Yonakor | 55-46 |
| 10:15 | Harding | Bill Richardson's floater is knocked away by Dan Absher | 55-46 |
| 10:14 | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:58 | Valdosta St. | John Grote connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 09:36 | Harding | Paul Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 09:35 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:25 | Valdosta St. | The jumper by Tony Wentworth is denied by Randy Johnson | 57-46 |
| 09:23 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor tips it home | 59-46 |
| 09:16 | Harding | Paul Williams hits a driving attempt from the right block | 59-48 |
| 09:05 | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Tim Mayo and he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Ken Smith (PG), William Robards (SF), Justin Heidel (C) Dan Absher, Tim Mayo, Charles Yonakor | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Hazley (PG), James Gathers (SG), Charles Ferris (SF), Walter Cianciolo (PF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Dennis Bastarache, Paul Williams, Eugene Grayson, Bill Richardson, Randy Johnson | |
| 09:05 | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:47 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Ferris | 62-50 |
| 08:43 | Valdosta St. | Michael Hazley is called for the reach on Ken Smith - foul #1 on Michael Hazley, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| 08:32 | Valdosta St. | John Grote misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Ferris - foul #1 on Charles Ferris, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| 08:32 | Valdosta St. | John Grote misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:32 | Valdosta St. | John Grote makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:09 | Harding | Charles Ferris is hacked by Justin Heidel - foul #2 on Justin Heidel, team foul #3 | 63-50 |
| 07:53 | Harding | Charles Ferris makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Gathers and the foul's on John Grote - foul #3 on John Grote, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| 07:53 | Harding | Charles Ferris makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:31 | Valdosta St. | John Grote scores on a jumper from close range set up by Tony Wentworth | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Ken Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tony Wentworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Robards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Grote (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Michael Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gathers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Ferris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Cianciolo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Harding | James Gathers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 07:14 | Valdosta St. | John Grote gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:56 | Valdosta St. | Walter Cianciolo steps in front of the Tony Wentworth pass | 65-53 |
| 06:36 | Harding | Charles Ferris misses the lay-in | 65-53 |
| 06:34 | Valdosta St. | John Grote grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 06:21 | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Grote | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 06:02 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Tony Wentworth | 67-53 |
| 06:00 | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-53 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher (PG), Tim Mayo (SF), Charles Yonakor (C) Tony Wentworth, William Robards, Justin Heidel | |
| Subs | Harding | Dennis Bastarache (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Eugene Grayson (SF), Bill Richardson (PF) Michael Hazley, James Gathers, Charles Ferris, Walter Cianciolo | |
| 05:51 | Valdosta St. | Dennis Bastarache steals it from Tim Mayo | 67-53 |
| 05:38 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey misses short on a floater in the paint | 67-53 |
| 05:37 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Jeffrey | 67-53 |
| 05:21 | Harding | Tim Mayo takes the ball from Paul Williams | 67-53 |
| 05:06 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Ken Smith | 69-53 |
| 04:43 | Harding | John Grote is called for the reach on Paul Williams - foul #4 on John Grote, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Johnson (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| 04:29 | Harding | Paul Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Valdosta St. | John Grote misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 04:01 | Harding | Paul Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Harding | Eugene Grayson's dunk attempt is rejected by John Grote | 69-53 |
| 03:34 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Tim Mayo | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dan Absher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tim Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Grote (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Yonakor (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dennis Bastarache (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Grayson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth (SG), David Wood (PF) Ken Smith, John Grote | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Hazley (PG), James Gathers (SG), Charles Ferris (SF), Walter Cianciolo (PF) Dennis Bastarache, Paul Williams, Eugene Grayson, Bill Richardson | |
| 03:00 | Harding | Tim Mayo is called for the reach on Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Tim Mayo, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel (C) Charles Yonakor | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 02:40 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses short on a shot from the left block | 69-53 |
| 02:39 | Valdosta St. | Tony Wentworth snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 02:29 | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | William Robards (SF) Tim Mayo | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 02:29 | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:29 | Valdosta St. | Justin Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:11 | Harding | Tony Wentworth steals the ball from Charles Ferris | 70-53 |
| 01:49 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher buries a shot from the left side set up by Tony Wentworth | 72-53 |
| 01:29 | Harding | James Gathers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-53 |
| 01:27 | Harding | Randy Johnson snags the offensive board | 72-53 |
| 01:13 | Harding | Justin Heidel is called for the reach on Charles Ferris - foul #3 on Justin Heidel, team foul #7 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo (SF), John Grote (PF), Charles Yonakor (C) William Robards, David Wood, Justin Heidel | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 01:13 | Harding | Charles Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:13 | Harding | Charles Ferris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:53 | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dan Absher | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-55 |
| 00:45 | Valdosta St. | Charles Yonakor pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher double dribbles | 74-55 |
| 00:09 | Harding | James Gathers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 74-55 |
| 00:07 | Valdosta St. | Tim Mayo pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Valdosta St. | Dan Absher runs out the clock | 74-55 |