| Lineup | Lane | PG - Frank Cogan (fresh) SG - David Sullivan (fresh) SF - John Gall (fresh) PF - Cecil Baily (fresh) C - Larry Brodowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dennis Williams (fresh) SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) SF - Reginald Morrow (fresh) PF - Milford Flagg (fresh) C - Jason Campbell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lane | Larry Brodowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lane | Lane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:56 | Lane | Frank Cogan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Harding | David Sullivan steals it from Milford Flagg | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Lane | David Sullivan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Lane | Larry Brodowski grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Lane | Frank Cogan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Harding | The rebound goes to Milford Flagg | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Harding | Frank Cogan picks off the pass by Richard Henderson | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Lane | David Sullivan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Cogan | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Harding | The jump hook by Milford Flagg is blocked by Larry Brodowski | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Harding | Jason Campbell grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Harding | Milford Flagg buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Cecil Baily - foul #1 on Cecil Baily, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Lane | David Sullivan is hacked by Richard Henderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Lane | Larry Brodowski's floater is knocked away by Jason Campbell | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Harding | Reginald Morrow pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Lane | Larry Brodowski snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Lane | David Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Harding | Jason Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:05 | Harding | Dennis Williams is fouled on the floor by Frank Cogan - foul #1 on Frank Cogan, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Lane | Stephen Pearson (PG), Robert Douglas (SF), Oliver Brown (PF), Eddie Beason (C) David Sullivan, John Gall, Cecil Baily, Larry Brodowski | |
| Subs | Harding | Anthony Silvey (PG), Michael Shillings (SG), Marty Parkinson (SF), John Chapman (PF), Maurice Corner (C) Dennis Williams, Richard Henderson, Reginald Morrow, Milford Flagg, Jason Campbell | |
| 16:54 | Harding | John Chapman slams it home on a great pass from Michael Shillings | 2-5 |
| 16:38 | Lane | Eddie Beason comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Corner - foul #1 on Maurice Corner, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Lane | John Gall (SF) Frank Cogan | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 16:38 | Lane | Eddie Beason makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Lane | Eddie Beason misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Harding | Maurice Corner pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:20 | Harding | John Chapman lays it in | 3-7 |
| 16:14 | Lane | Robert Douglas scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Pearson | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Harding | John Chapman misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Gall - foul #1 on John Gall, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Lane | Frank Cogan (SG), Larry Brodowski (C) John Gall, Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (SF) Marty Parkinson | |
| 15:54 | Harding | John Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Harding | John Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Lane | Oliver Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Lane | PG - Stephen Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Cogan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Brown (fresh) C - Larry Brodowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Anthony Silvey (fresh) SG - Michael Shillings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Eng (fresh) PF - John Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice Corner (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Lane | Frank Cogan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Oliver Brown | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Harding | Anthony Silvey scores on a jumper from the right side set up by John Chapman | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Lane | Oliver Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Silvey - foul #1 on Anthony Silvey, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Lane | John Gall (SF), Cecil Baily (PF) Robert Douglas, Larry Brodowski | |
| Subs | Harding | Dennis Williams (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), Chad Armwood (PF), Jason Campbell (C) Anthony Silvey, Michael Shillings, John Chapman, Maurice Corner | |
| 15:16 | Lane | Oliver Brown misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Lane | Oliver Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Harding | Chad Armwood's floater is tipped away by Oliver Brown | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Lane | Oliver Brown grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:40 | Lane | Chad Armwood steals the ball from Cecil Baily | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | Harding | Jason Campbell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Oliver Brown - foul #1 on Oliver Brown, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lane | David Sullivan (SG), Eddie Beason (PF), Larry Brodowski (C) Frank Cogan, Cecil Baily, Oliver Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (SF), Milford Flagg (PF) Ronald Eng, Chad Armwood | |
| 14:11 | Harding | Jason Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:11 | Harding | Jason Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:00 | Lane | David Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Henderson - foul #2 on Richard Henderson, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Lane | Robert Douglas (SF), Oliver Brown (PF) John Gall, Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Anthony Silvey (PG), Michael Shillings (SG), John Chapman (C) Dennis Williams, Richard Henderson, Jason Campbell | |
| 14:00 | Lane | David Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:00 | Lane | David Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:41 | Harding | John Chapman comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 13:39 | Lane | Larry Brodowski snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:36 | Lane | David Sullivan loses the dribble to Anthony Silvey in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 13:35 | Harding | Reginald Morrow lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Silvey | 11-13 |
| 13:20 | Lane | John Chapman takes the ball from David Sullivan | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | Harding | Milford Flagg blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Harding | Milford Flagg tips it back up and in | 11-15 |
| 13:00 | Lane | Milford Flagg steals the ball from Oliver Brown | 11-15 |
| 12:31 | Harding | Anthony Silvey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Shillings | 11-18 |
| 12:29 | Lane | Reginald Morrow picks off the pass by David Sullivan in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 12:05 | Harding | Michael Shillings is hacked by Larry Brodowski - foul #1 on Larry Brodowski, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Lane | Frank Cogan (SG), John Gall (SF), Cecil Baily (PF), Eddie Beason (C) David Sullivan, Robert Douglas, Oliver Brown, Larry Brodowski | |
| Subs | Harding | Dennis Williams (PG), Ronald Eng (SG), Marty Parkinson (SF), Chad Armwood (PF), Jason Campbell (C) Anthony Silvey, Michael Shillings, Reginald Morrow, Milford Flagg, John Chapman | |
| 11:40 | Harding | Dennis Williams clanks a jumper from the left block | 11-18 |
| 11:39 | Lane | Eddie Beason gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Lane | PG - Stephen Pearson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Frank Cogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gall (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Baily (fairly fresh) C - Eddie Beason (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Eng (fresh) SF - Marty Parkinson (fresh) PF - Chad Armwood (fresh) C - Jason Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Lane | John Gall hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:06 | Harding | Dennis Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-18 |
| 11:04 | Lane | John Gall grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:56 | Lane | Cecil Baily can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:54 | Lane | Cecil Baily hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 10:37 | Harding | Jason Campbell is hacked by John Gall - foul #2 on John Gall, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Lane | Larry Brodowski (C) Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Shillings (SG), Reginald Morrow (SF), Milford Flagg (PF), Maurice Corner (C) Ronald Eng, Marty Parkinson, Chad Armwood, Jason Campbell | |
| 10:18 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Cecil Baily - foul #2 on Cecil Baily, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Lane | Robert Douglas (SF), Oliver Brown (PF) John Gall, Cecil Baily | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 10:18 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:18 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Lane | Larry Brodowski is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Morrow - foul #1 on Reginald Morrow, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Lane | | |
| Subs | Harding | John Chapman (PF) Milford Flagg | |
| 10:04 | Lane | Robert Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Lane | John Gall (SF) Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 09:50 | Harding | John Chapman misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Oliver Brown - foul #2 on Oliver Brown, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Lane | Eddie Beason (PF) Oliver Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | Anthony Silvey (PG) Dennis Williams | |
| 09:50 | Harding | John Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:50 | Harding | John Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:41 | Lane | Larry Brodowski blows the layup | 15-21 |
| 09:39 | Harding | Maurice Corner pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:37 | Harding | Anthony Silvey's pass is intercepted by Stephen Pearson in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 09:32 | Lane | John Gall is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 09:18 | Harding | John Chapman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 18-21 |
| 09:17 | Lane | Larry Brodowski gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:08 | Lane | Frank Cogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 09:07 | Lane | Eddie Beason gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:47 | Lane | John Gall is hacked by Reginald Morrow - foul #2 on Reginald Morrow, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Lane | Robert Douglas (SF), Cecil Baily (PF) John Gall, Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Dennis Williams (PG), Ronald Eng (SG), Marty Parkinson (SF), Milford Flagg (PF), Jason Campbell (C) Anthony Silvey, Michael Shillings, Reginald Morrow, John Chapman, Maurice Corner | |
| 08:26 | Lane | Stephen Pearson is called for 3 seconds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Lane | John Gall (SF) Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 08:04 | Harding | Milford Flagg hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Williams | 18-23 |
| 07:57 | Lane | Jason Campbell is called for the reach on Stephen Pearson - foul #1 on Jason Campbell, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Lane | David Sullivan (SG), Eddie Beason (PF) John Gall, Cecil Baily | |
| Subs | Harding | Chad Armwood (C) Jason Campbell | |
| 07:57 | Lane | Stephen Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:57 | Lane | Stephen Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:28 | Harding | Milford Flagg buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Eddie Beason - foul #1 on Eddie Beason, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Lane | Robert Douglas (SF), Cecil Baily (PF) David Sullivan, Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Anthony Silvey (PG) Dennis Williams | |
| 07:28 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Lane | PG - Stephen Pearson (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cogan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Baily (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Brodowski (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Anthony Silvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eng (fresh) SF - Marty Parkinson (fairly fresh) PF - Milford Flagg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Armwood (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Lane | Stephen Pearson travels with the ball | 20-26 |
| Subs | Lane | David Sullivan (SG), John Gall (SF) Stephen Pearson, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Shillings (SG), John Chapman (PF) Ronald Eng, Milford Flagg | |
| 06:56 | Harding | John Chapman scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Shillings and he's hacked by Cecil Baily - foul #3 on Cecil Baily, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Lane | Stephen Pearson (PG), Eddie Beason (PF) David Sullivan, Cecil Baily | |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Campbell (C) Chad Armwood | |
| 06:56 | Lane | Lane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-28 |
| 06:56 | Harding | John Chapman makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:37 | Lane | John Chapman denies the turnaround by Larry Brodowski | 20-29 |
| 06:36 | Harding | Marty Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:18 | Harding | John Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 20-29 |
| 06:16 | Lane | Larry Brodowski gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:12 | Lane | John Gall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 06:11 | Harding | Anthony Silvey grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 06:07 | Harding | Anthony Silvey scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Chapman | 20-31 |
| 05:54 | Lane | Frank Cogan drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Marty Parkinson - foul #1 on Marty Parkinson, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Lane | David Sullivan (SG), Robert Douglas (SF) John Gall, Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Dennis Williams (PG), Ronald Eng (SF), Milford Flagg (PF) Anthony Silvey, Marty Parkinson, John Chapman | |
| 05:54 | Lane | Frank Cogan makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Ronald Eng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 23-31 |
| 05:31 | Lane | The rebound goes to Larry Brodowski | 23-31 |
| 05:26 | Lane | David Sullivan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Lane | John Gall (SF) Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Harding | Maurice Corner (C) Jason Campbell | |
| 05:26 | Lane | David Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:26 | Lane | David Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:00 | Harding | David Sullivan swats the layup by Milford Flagg | 25-31 |
| 04:58 | Lane | David Sullivan snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 04:40 | Lane | Stephen Pearson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 04:39 | Harding | Maurice Corner snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 04:17 | Harding | David Sullivan steals the ball from Michael Shillings | 25-31 |
| 04:14 | Lane | Maurice Corner takes the ball from Stephen Pearson in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 04:01 | Harding | Milford Flagg hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Williams | 25-33 |
| 03:42 | Lane | Dennis Williams takes the ball from John Gall | 25-33 |
| 03:13 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 03:11 | Harding | Milford Flagg hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Lane | PG - Stephen Pearson (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cogan (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gall (tired) 5 pts. PF - David Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Brodowski (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Dennis Williams (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Michael Shillings (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Eng (fairly fresh) PF - Milford Flagg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Corner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Lane | Larry Brodowski connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Pearson | 27-35 |
| 02:36 | Harding | Milford Flagg buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Eng | 27-37 |
| 02:22 | Lane | David Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Maurice Corner | 27-37 |
| 01:59 | Harding | Frank Cogan is called for the reach on Michael Shillings - foul #2 on Frank Cogan, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Lane | Eddie Beason (PF) Frank Cogan | |
| Subs | Harding | Anthony Silvey (PG), Reginald Morrow (SF), John Chapman (PF), Jason Campbell (C) Dennis Williams, Ronald Eng, Milford Flagg, Maurice Corner | |
| 01:59 | Harding | Michael Shillings makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:59 | Harding | Michael Shillings misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:59 | Lane | Eddie Beason snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 01:48 | Lane | Stephen Pearson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 01:33 | Harding | John Chapman misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 01:32 | Lane | David Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 01:29 | Lane | David Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Shillings - foul #1 on Michael Shillings, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Lane | Oliver Brown (PF) Eddie Beason | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (SG) Michael Shillings | |
| 01:29 | Lane | David Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:29 | Lane | David Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:29 | Harding | The rebound goes to John Chapman | 29-38 |
| 01:05 | Harding | Anthony Silvey misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 01:04 | Lane | Oliver Brown grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 00:50 | Lane | John Gall comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 00:48 | Harding | Jason Campbell grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 00:20 | Harding | Richard Henderson is hacked by John Gall - foul #3 on John Gall, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Lane | Robert Douglas (SF), Eddie Beason (PF) John Gall, Oliver Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | Marty Parkinson (SF), Chad Armwood (PF) Reginald Morrow, John Chapman | |
| 00:20 | Harding | Richard Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:20 | Harding | Richard Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Lane | Stephen Pearson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Richard Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-39 |