| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SG - Christoper Exley (fresh) SF - Lloyd Wasinger (fresh) PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) SG - William Davidson (fresh) SF - Larry Huth (fresh) PF - Grady Mason (fresh) C - Tony Blake (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denison | Tony Blake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Huth | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Howard Payne | Christoper Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Denison | The rebound goes to Grady Mason | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Denison | Larry Huth misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Anthony Smith and he's hacked by Larry Huth - foul #1 on Larry Huth, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:50 | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:50 | Denison | Grady Mason grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Denison | Timothy Hayes takes the ball from Larry Huth | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Denison | Grady Mason connects on the open runner in the paint set up by William Davidson | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Blake - foul #1 on Tony Blake, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Dao (PG), Wayne Easterday (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Fred Thomas (PF) Anthony Smith, Christoper Exley, Lloyd Wasinger, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Nixon (PG), Donald Yeates (SG), Shane Ekberg (SF), Terry Dorsey (PF), David Jones (C) Irvin Stephenson, William Davidson, Larry Huth, Grady Mason, Tony Blake | |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Denison | Shane Ekberg is fouled on the floor by Mark Dao - foul #1 on Mark Dao, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | James Purvis (C) Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 17:27 | Denison | Donald Yeates knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Nixon | 6-7 |
| 17:10 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas is denied on a dunk by David Jones | 6-7 |
| 17:09 | Denison | Donald Yeates grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:05 | Denison | Wayne Easterday steps in front of the Donald Yeates pass in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | Howard Payne | Mark Dao is hacked by Thomas Nixon - foul #1 on Thomas Nixon, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Christoper Exley (SG) Mark Dao, Wayne Easterday | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), Grady Mason (PF), Tony Blake (C) Thomas Nixon, Terry Dorsey, David Jones | |
| 16:43 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:42 | Howard Payne | Robert Scott tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:40 | Denison | Donald Yeates travels in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger (SF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), William Davidson (SG), Larry Huth (SF) Dustin Hubbs, Donald Yeates, Shane Ekberg | |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Grady Mason - foul #1 on Grady Mason, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Matteo (C) James Purvis | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:07 | Denison | Victor Dorsey picks off the pass by Tony Blake | 10-7 |
| 15:55 | Howard Payne | Christoper Exley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:54 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) SG - Christoper Exley (fairly fresh) SF - Lloyd Wasinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Matteo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Davidson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Huth (fairly fresh) PF - Grady Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Blake (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Grady Mason | 10-9 |
| 15:26 | Howard Payne | William Matteo misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 15:25 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 15:24 | Denison | Tony Blake gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:07 | Denison | Larry Huth misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 15:06 | Howard Payne | William Matteo gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | Howard Payne | William Matteo misses the lay-in | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Denison | Grady Mason gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Grady Mason | 10-11 |
| 14:34 | Howard Payne | Christoper Exley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christoper Exley, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (PG), Wayne Easterday (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Victor Dorsey, Christoper Exley, Lloyd Wasinger, Fred Thomas, William Matteo | |
| Subs | Denison | Thomas Nixon (PG), Donald Yeates (SG), Shane Ekberg (SF), Terry Dorsey (PF), David Jones (C) Irvin Stephenson, William Davidson, Larry Huth, Grady Mason, Tony Blake | |
| 14:20 | Denison | Terry Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Howard Payne | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:14 | Howard Payne | Robert Scott comes up short on the jumper from close range | 10-11 |
| 14:12 | Denison | Donald Yeates pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:48 | Denison | Timothy Hayes steps in front of the Donald Yeates pass | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Howard Payne | Robert Scott can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 13:27 | Denison | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Denison | Donald Yeates clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Dao (PG), James Purvis (PF) Anthony Smith, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), Grady Mason (PF) Thomas Nixon, David Jones | |
| 13:23 | Denison | Donald Yeates misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Denison | Donald Yeates misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:11 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Purvis | 12-11 |
| 12:57 | Denison | Shane Ekberg banks in the layup | 12-13 |
| 12:52 | Howard Payne | Mark Dao makes the shot from the left side set up by Wayne Easterday | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Denison | Dustin Hubbs's pass is intercepted by Robert Scott in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 12:33 | Howard Payne | Mark Dao scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Easterday | 16-13 |
| 12:10 | Denison | Shane Ekberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (PG), Christoper Exley (SG), Lloyd Wasinger (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Mark Dao, Wayne Easterday, Robert Scott, James Purvis | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), William Davidson (SG), Larry Huth (SF), David Jones (C) Dustin Hubbs, Donald Yeates, Shane Ekberg, Terry Dorsey | |
| 12:08 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 12:03 | Denison | Grady Mason makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Irvin Stephenson | 16-15 |
| 11:55 | Howard Payne | Grady Mason denies the turnaround by Christoper Exley | 16-15 |
| 11:54 | Denison | Larry Huth snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christoper Exley (fairly fresh) SF - Lloyd Wasinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davidson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Huth (fairly fresh) PF - Grady Mason (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Denison | Christoper Exley is called for the reach on Irvin Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christoper Exley, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday (SG) Christoper Exley | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 11:36 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson blows the layup but the foul's on Vincent Hindman - foul #1 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Denison | Tony Blake (C) David Jones | |
| 11:36 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:36 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:22 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 11:20 | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger tips it but misses | 16-17 |
| 11:18 | Denison | Grady Mason pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:54 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 16-17 |
| 10:52 | Denison | Irvin Stephenson tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 10:44 | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 10:42 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hayes | 16-19 |
| 10:30 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes is fouled on the floor by Tony Blake - foul #2 on Tony Blake, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Vincent Hindman (PF), James Purvis (C) Wayne Easterday, Fred Thomas, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), Thomas Nixon (SG), Donald Yeates (PF), Terry Dorsey (C) Irvin Stephenson, William Davidson, Grady Mason, Tony Blake | |
| 10:21 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey hits a shot from close range on a great pass from James Purvis | 18-19 |
| 10:17 | Denison | Lloyd Wasinger is called for the reach on Larry Huth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Wasinger, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Dao (PG) Victor Dorsey | |
| Subs | Denison | David Jones (C) Terry Dorsey | |
| 10:11 | Denison | Thomas Nixon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-19 |
| 10:09 | Denison | Donald Yeates pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:53 | Denison | Dustin Hubbs is fouled on the floor by Mark Dao - foul #2 on Mark Dao, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Wayne Easterday (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Mark Dao, Anthony Smith, Lloyd Wasinger | |
| Subs | Denison | Shane Ekberg (SF) Larry Huth | |
| 09:53 | Denison | Dustin Hubbs misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:53 | Howard Payne | James Purvis grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 09:37 | Howard Payne | Shane Ekberg is called for the reach on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Shane Ekberg, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Matteo (C) James Purvis | |
| Subs | Denison | Terry Dorsey (C) David Jones | |
| 09:24 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Denison | George Lane (PG), Larry Huth (SF) Dustin Hubbs, Thomas Nixon | |
| 09:22 | Denison | George Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Dorsey - foul #1 on Victor Dorsey, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| 09:22 | Denison | George Lane misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:22 | Howard Payne | William Matteo grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | William Matteo banks in the layup and he's hacked by Terry Dorsey - foul #1 on Terry Dorsey, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Denison | William Davidson (SG), Grady Mason (PF) Shane Ekberg, Donald Yeates | |
| 09:07 | Howard Payne | William Matteo makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:05 | Denison | Wayne Easterday is called for the reach on George Lane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Easterday, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger (SF) Wayne Easterday | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 09:05 | Denison | George Lane makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:05 | Denison | George Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:55 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Dorsey | 23-21 |
| 08:49 | Denison | William Davidson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 08:32 | Howard Payne | Larry Huth steals the ball from Lloyd Wasinger | 23-24 |
| 08:29 | Denison | Larry Huth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (PG), Wayne Easterday (SG), James Purvis (C) Victor Dorsey, Robert Scott, William Matteo | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), David Jones (C) George Lane, Terry Dorsey | |
| 08:04 | Howard Payne | Wayne Easterday misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 08:02 | Denison | Larry Huth grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:56 | Denison | William Davidson travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Scott (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Lloyd Wasinger, Fred Thomas, James Purvis | |
| Subs | Denison | Shane Ekberg (SG), Donald Yeates (SF) William Davidson, Larry Huth | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Easterday (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Hindman (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Irvin Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Ekberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Yeates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grady Mason (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes is hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger (SF) Wayne Easterday | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), Thomas Nixon (SG) Irvin Stephenson, Grady Mason | |
| 07:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:29 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:11 | Denison | Thomas Nixon misses short on a shot from the right side | 25-24 |
| 07:09 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:51 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-24 |
| 06:50 | Denison | Donald Yeates snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 06:46 | Denison | Vincent Hindman picks off the pass by Dustin Hubbs in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 06:35 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 06:33 | Denison | Anthony Smith picks off the pass by Thomas Nixon in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 06:21 | Howard Payne | Robert Scott is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG), Wayne Easterday (SG), Fred Thomas (PF), James Purvis (C) Anthony Smith, Lloyd Wasinger, Vincent Hindman, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), William Davidson (SG), Larry Huth (SF), Grady Mason (PF), Terry Dorsey (C) Dustin Hubbs, Thomas Nixon, Shane Ekberg, Donald Yeates, David Jones | |
| 06:06 | Denison | Larry Huth knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 28-26 |
| 05:49 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas loses the dribble to William Davidson | 28-26 |
| 05:35 | Denison | Terry Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | Howard Payne | James Purvis gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:10 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 05:08 | Denison | The rebound goes to Grady Mason | 28-26 |
| 04:55 | Denison | Larry Huth misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 04:53 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:42 | Howard Payne | James Purvis hits a floater near the basket | 30-26 |
| 04:36 | Denison | Larry Huth makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Stephenson | 30-28 |
| 04:30 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Grady Mason - foul #2 on Grady Mason, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (PG), Lloyd Wasinger (SF), William Matteo (C) Victor Dorsey, Robert Scott, James Purvis | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), Shane Ekberg (SG), Donald Yeates (PF), David Jones (C) Irvin Stephenson, William Davidson, Grady Mason, Terry Dorsey | |
| 04:30 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:30 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:30 | Denison | Shane Ekberg gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:13 | Denison | The short jumper by Larry Huth is denied by William Matteo | 31-28 |
| 04:11 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 03:51 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith's pass is intercepted by Shane Ekberg | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Easterday (tired) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Wasinger (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Matteo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Dustin Hubbs (fresh) SG - Shane Ekberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Huth (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Yeates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:46 | Denison | Dustin Hubbs is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 03:23 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-30 |
| 03:22 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:06 | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 03:04 | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 02:52 | Denison | Shane Ekberg misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-30 |
| 02:50 | Denison | David Jones gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:39 | Denison | Larry Huth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 02:38 | Denison | Shane Ekberg grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:28 | Denison | Fred Thomas denies the turnaround by Donald Yeates | 33-30 |
| 02:27 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:27 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Dao (PG), Christoper Exley (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF), Timothy Hayes (C) Anthony Smith, Wayne Easterday, Lloyd Wasinger, Fred Thomas, William Matteo | |
| Subs | Denison | Irvin Stephenson (PG), Thomas Nixon (SG), Grady Mason (PF), Tony Blake (C) Dustin Hubbs, Shane Ekberg, Larry Huth, David Jones | |
| 02:11 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes's dunk attempt is rejected by Tony Blake | 33-30 |
| 02:09 | Denison | Tony Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:04 | Denison | The jump hook by Irvin Stephenson is blocked by Timothy Hayes | 33-30 |
| 02:03 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Stephenson | 33-30 |
| 01:51 | Denison | Donald Yeates is fouled on the floor by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| 01:51 | Denison | Donald Yeates misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:51 | Denison | Donald Yeates makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:37 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lloyd Wasinger (SF), James Purvis (PF) Robert Scott, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Denison | Shane Ekberg (SF) Donald Yeates | |
| 01:27 | Denison | Tony Blake makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Irvin Stephenson | 33-33 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | The jump hook by Christoper Exley is blocked by Shane Ekberg | 33-33 |
| 01:20 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes tips it in | 35-33 |
| 01:17 | Denison | Thomas Nixon is hacked by Mark Dao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Dao, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey (PG) Mark Dao | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 01:17 | Denison | Thomas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:17 | Denison | Thomas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:52 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman (PF) Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Hubbs (PG), William Davidson (SG) Irvin Stephenson, Thomas Nixon | |
| 00:37 | Denison | William Davidson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 00:28 | Howard Payne | Christoper Exley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 00:27 | Denison | Grady Mason grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 00:23 | Denison | Shane Ekberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Vincent Hindman - foul #2 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #13 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Scott (SF), Timothy Hayes (C) Lloyd Wasinger, James Purvis | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 00:23 | Denison | Shane Ekberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:23 | Denison | Shane Ekberg misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:23 | Denison | Shane Ekberg misses the 3rd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:23 | Denison | Dustin Hubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:03 | Denison | Dustin Hubbs comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 00:01 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-39 |