| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Cowen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Mize (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Brian Heap (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Joseph William inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Harding | Joseph William clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-27 |
| 19:33 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:12 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 19:10 | Harding | Ray Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:49 | Harding | Brian Heap picks off the pass by Ronald Cowen | 34-27 |
| 18:30 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith is hacked by Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:13 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-27 |
| 17:48 | Harding | Joseph William's pass is intercepted by Brian Heap | 34-27 |
| 17:34 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 17:33 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith grabs the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:15 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Carlson | 34-29 |
| 16:46 | Harding | Joseph William misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 16:44 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:27 | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 16:26 | Harding | Andre Russo snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:07 | Harding | Ray Calloway misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:05 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 15:53 | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Miller | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Cowen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Mize (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph William (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Brian Heap (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Miller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Harding | Andre Russo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Mike Davenport (SF), Keith Jacobs (PF), James Solley (C) Ronald Cowen, John Mize, Joseph William, Andre Russo, Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Carl Albury (PG), Virgil Piche (SF), Earl Jaramillo (C) Brian Heap, John Miller, Phillip Smith | |
| 15:21 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 15:19 | Central Arkansas | Carl Albury grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:02 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| 14:36 | Harding | Mikel Zerring is hacked by Earl Jaramillo - foul #2 on Earl Jaramillo, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap (PG) Donald Carlson | |
| 14:15 | Harding | Mikel Zerring is hacked by Brian Heap - foul #2 on Brian Heap, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | John Miller (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 14:05 | Harding | Keith Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Miller - foul #3 on John Miller, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| 14:05 | Harding | Keith Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:05 | Harding | Keith Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:58 | Central Arkansas | John Miller double dribbles | 36-31 |
| 13:29 | Harding | Mike Davenport connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 38-31 |
| 13:10 | Central Arkansas | Carl Albury drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Heap | 38-34 |
| 12:43 | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), John Mize (SG), Joseph William (SF), Andre Russo (PF), Ray Calloway (C) Mikel Zerring, Dikembe Akimseu, Mike Davenport, Keith Jacobs, James Solley | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson (SG), Robert Taylor (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Carl Albury, Virgil Piche, Earl Jaramillo | |
| 12:27 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 12:25 | Harding | Ray Calloway pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:04 | Harding | Ronald Cowen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 12:03 | Harding | Andre Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:46 | Harding | Ray Calloway loses the dribble to John Miller | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Cowen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Mize (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Brian Heap (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Miller (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Central Arkansas | John Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Carl Albury (PG), Virgil Piche (SF) Brian Heap, John Miller | |
| 11:29 | Harding | Ronald Cowen is hacked by Carl Albury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Albury, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| 11:08 | Harding | Ronald Cowen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 11:07 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 10:44 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 10:43 | Harding | John Mize pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:20 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-34 |
| 10:18 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:04 | Central Arkansas | Andre Russo steals the ball from Robert Taylor | 38-34 |
| 09:35 | Harding | Ray Calloway hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Cowen and he's fouled by Phillip Smith - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Mike Davenport (SF), Keith Jacobs (PF) Ronald Cowen, John Mize, Joseph William, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap (PG), John Miller (SF), Earl Jaramillo (C) Carl Albury, Virgil Piche, Phillip Smith | |
| 09:35 | Harding | Ray Calloway misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:35 | Central Arkansas | Earl Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 09:21 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ray Calloway - foul #1 on Ray Calloway, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Harding | James Solley (C) Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 09:21 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:21 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:12 | Harding | Keith Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Earl Jaramillo | 40-35 |
| 08:48 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Heap | 40-37 |
| 08:29 | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 08:27 | Harding | James Solley snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 08:13 | Harding | Mike Davenport lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu | 42-37 |
| 07:53 | Central Arkansas | James Solley takes the ball from Brian Heap | 42-37 |
| 07:40 | Harding | James Solley scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu and he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), John Mize (SG), Joseph William (SF), Andre Russo (PF) Mikel Zerring, Dikembe Akimseu, Mike Davenport, Keith Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Carl Albury (SG), Virgil Piche (PF) Donald Carlson, Robert Taylor | |
| 07:40 | Harding | James Solley makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Cowen (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Mize (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Solley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Brian Heap (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Albury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Miller (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Virgil Piche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Jaramillo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Central Arkansas | Virgil Piche misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Joseph William snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 07:11 | Harding | John Mize misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 07:10 | Central Arkansas | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:52 | Central Arkansas | John Miller scores on a floater from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 06:34 | Harding | John Mize hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Cowen | 47-39 |
| 06:13 | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Virgil Piche and the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Harding | Mike Davenport (SF), Ray Calloway (C) Joseph William, James Solley | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith (C) Earl Jaramillo | |
| 06:13 | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:13 | Harding | The rebound goes to Ray Calloway | 47-41 |
| 05:50 | Harding | John Mize comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 05:49 | Harding | Ray Calloway can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 05:48 | Central Arkansas | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:25 | Central Arkansas | John Miller hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 05:01 | Harding | John Mize misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 04:59 | Harding | Ray Calloway grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:40 | Harding | Andre Russo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 04:38 | Central Arkansas | Virgil Piche grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:23 | Central Arkansas | John Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Cowen - foul #1 on Ronald Cowen, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Mikel Zerring (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Joseph William (SF), Keith Jacobs (PF) Ronald Cowen, John Mize, Mike Davenport, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson (SG), Robert Taylor (PF), Earl Jaramillo (C) Brian Heap, Virgil Piche, Phillip Smith | |
| 04:23 | Central Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:23 | Central Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:59 | Harding | Keith Jacobs misses long on a floater from close range | 47-46 |
| 03:57 | Central Arkansas | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 03:42 | Central Arkansas | Carl Albury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 03:40 | Central Arkansas | Earl Jaramillo misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 03:38 | Harding | Keith Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Mikel Zerring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Carl Albury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Jaramillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Harding | Joseph William misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Carl Albury - foul #2 on Carl Albury, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Harding | James Solley (C) Ray Calloway | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Callaway (SF) John Miller | |
| 03:14 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 03:14 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:56 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Solley - foul #2 on James Solley, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), John Mize (SG), Andre Russo (PF) Mikel Zerring, Dikembe Akimseu, Keith Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap (PG), Virgil Piche (SF), Phillip Smith (C) Carl Albury, Donald Callaway, Earl Jaramillo | |
| 02:56 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:56 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Joseph William buries a 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 02:14 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Heap | 52-51 |
| 02:08 | Harding | Ronald Cowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Callaway (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 01:56 | Central Arkansas | Phillip Smith scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Brian Heap | 52-53 |
| 01:38 | Harding | Andre Russo comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 01:36 | Central Arkansas | Brian Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:31 | Central Arkansas | Donald Callaway scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Carlson | 52-55 |
| 01:05 | Harding | Ronald Cowen is fouled on the floor by Brian Heap - foul #3 on Brian Heap, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Ray Calloway (C) James Solley | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | John Miller (SF), Robert Taylor (PF) Donald Callaway, Virgil Piche | |
| 01:05 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:05 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 00:45 | Central Arkansas | Donald Carlson misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 00:44 | Harding | Ray Calloway grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 00:15 | Harding | Andre Russo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Cowen | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Central Arkansas | John Miller is hacked by Ronald Cowen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cowen, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:14 | Central Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:14 | Central Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Harding | John Miller steals the ball from Andre Russo | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Central Arkansas | John Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cowen - foul #3 on Ronald Cowen, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Central Arkansas | John Miller misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Harding | John Mize pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Harding calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-57 |