| Lineup | Bates | PG - Daniel Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Towler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Eadie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Thomas Westley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Toups (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Blair Kitchen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Billy Cole inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Bates | Blair Kitchen swats the shot by John Dixon | 25-31 |
| 19:37 | Bates | David Eadie can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 19:36 | Bates | John Dixon tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 19:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Westley | 27-33 |
| 18:57 | Bates | Joseph Towler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Towler, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:44 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Derek Toups, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:24 | Bates | Daniel Moore is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Bedford - foul #3 on Jeffery Bedford, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley (PF) Jeffery Bedford | |
| 18:10 | Bates | John Dixon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 27-33 |
| 18:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Blair Kitchen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Toups | 27-36 |
| 17:35 | Bates | David Eadie is called for 5 seconds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Villalobos (SF) Billy Cole | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 17:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Russell Villalobos is called for the reach on Derek Toups - foul #2 on Russell Villalobos, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Bates | Fred Banner (SG) John Dixon | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson (PG), Thomas Roberts (SF), Donald Thresher (C) Thomas Westley, Anthony Reeves, Blair Kitchen | |
| 16:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups double dribbles | 27-36 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (PG) Daniel Moore | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 16:39 | Bates | Troy Shockley picks off the pass by David Eadie | 27-36 |
| 16:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts loses the dribble to Russell Villalobos | 27-36 |
| 16:00 | Bates | Joseph Towler scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Eadie | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Russell Custer (fresh) SG - Fred Banner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Villalobos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Towler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - David Eadie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - William Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Toups (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy Shockley (fresh) C - Donald Thresher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Thresher | 30-39 |
| 15:30 | Bates | Donald Thresher is called for the reach on David Eadie - foul #2 on Donald Thresher, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG), John Dixon (SG), Billy Cole (SF), Michael Meekins (C) Russell Custer, Fred Banner, Joseph Towler, David Eadie | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley (PG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF), Blair Kitchen (C) Derek Toups, Thomas Roberts, Troy Shockley, Donald Thresher | |
| 15:15 | Bates | Billy Cole clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Reeves - foul #2 on Anthony Reeves, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| 15:15 | Bates | Billy Cole makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Bates | Billy Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Blair Kitchen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 14:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves tips it home | 31-41 |
| 14:33 | Bates | Michael Meekins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts (SG) William Williamson | |
| 14:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 14:17 | Bates | John Dixon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 14:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Blair Kitchen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Roberts | 34-44 |
| 13:57 | Bates | Russell Villalobos makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Meekins | 37-44 |
| 13:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Blair Kitchen misses badly on a runner from close range | 37-44 |
| 13:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley tips it in | 37-46 |
| 13:25 | Bates | Michael Meekins misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 37-46 |
| 13:23 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Blair Kitchen | 37-48 |
| 12:40 | Bates | Michael Meekins connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Blair Kitchen - foul #1 on Blair Kitchen, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (PG), Fred Banner (SG), David Eadie (SF), Joseph Towler (PF) Daniel Moore, John Dixon, Billy Cole, Russell Villalobos | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson (PG), Derek Toups (SG), Troy Shockley (PF), Donald Thresher (C) Thomas Westley, Anthony Reeves, Jeffery Bedford, Blair Kitchen | |
| 12:40 | Bates | Michael Meekins makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 12:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 12:06 | Bates | Russell Custer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-50 |
| 12:04 | Bates | Joseph Towler grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:48 | Bates | Joseph Towler clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-50 |
| 11:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Russell Custer (fresh) SG - Fred Banner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Eadie (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Towler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Meekins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - William Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Toups (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Thresher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donald Thresher | 40-52 |
| 11:02 | Bates | David Eadie drills a floater in the lane set up by Russell Custer and he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG), Billy Cole (SF) Russell Custer, Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley (PG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF), Blair Kitchen (C) William Williamson, Thomas Roberts, Troy Shockley, Donald Thresher | |
| 11:02 | Bates | David Eadie makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Moore - foul #3 on Daniel Moore, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Bates | John Dixon (SG) Fred Banner | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 10:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:31 | Bates | David Eadie blows the layup | 43-54 |
| 10:30 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Thomas Westley | 43-54 |
| 10:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Blair Kitchen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 10:09 | Bates | Joseph Towler gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 09:45 | Bates | Joseph Towler hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Eadie | 45-54 |
| 09:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 09:21 | Bates | David Eadie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:58 | Bates | Joseph Towler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Fred Banner (SG), Russell Villalobos (SF), Michael Meekins (C) John Dixon, Billy Cole, David Eadie | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson (PG), Thomas Roberts (SG), Darryl Koster (SF) Thomas Westley, Derek Toups, Anthony Reeves | |
| 08:42 | Hardin-Simmons | The jump hook by Darryl Koster is blocked by Michael Meekins | 45-54 |
| 08:41 | Bates | Joseph Towler grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 08:18 | Bates | Russell Villalobos can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-54 |
| 08:16 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bedford | 45-54 |
| 08:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts blows the layup | 45-54 |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster tips it but misses | 45-54 |
| 08:07 | Bates | Fred Banner pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:49 | Bates | Darryl Koster takes the ball from Joseph Towler | 45-54 |
| 07:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster hits the finger roll | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Daniel Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Banner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Villalobos (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Towler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Meekins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - William Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Blair Kitchen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Bates | Russell Villalobos misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-56 |
| 07:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Blair Kitchen pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 07:18 | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-56 |
| 07:17 | Bates | Fred Banner pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 07:02 | Bates | The pull-up jumper by Michael Meekins is blocked by Blair Kitchen | 45-56 |
| 07:00 | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:58 | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Moore - foul #4 on Daniel Moore, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (PG), John Dixon (SG), Billy Cole (SF), David Eadie (PF) Daniel Moore, Fred Banner, Joseph Towler, Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley (PG), Derek Toups (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Troy Shockley (PF), Donald Thresher (C) William Williamson, Thomas Roberts, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford, Blair Kitchen | |
| 06:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Troy Shockley | 45-58 |
| 06:24 | Bates | Billy Cole loses the dribble to Troy Shockley | 45-58 |
| 06:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Russell Custer steps in front of the Donald Thresher pass | 45-58 |
| 06:05 | Bates | Russell Custer misses the easy layup | 45-58 |
| 06:03 | Bates | David Eadie grabs the offensive board | 45-58 |
| 05:48 | Bates | Billy Cole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-58 |
| 05:47 | Bates | Russell Custer tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| 05:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:31 | Bates | The rebound goes to Billy Cole | 47-58 |
| 05:20 | Bates | Russell Villalobos misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-58 |
| 05:19 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Troy Shockley | 47-58 |
| 05:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Thresher | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Bates | John Dixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Custer and the foul's on Derek Toups - foul #3 on Derek Toups, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Bates | Daniel Moore (PG), Fred Banner (SF), Michael Meekins (C) Russell Custer, Billy Cole, Russell Villalobos | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Anthony Reeves, Donald Thresher | |
| 04:58 | Bates | John Dixon misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:58 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bedford | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Derek Toups misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 04:37 | Bates | The rebound goes to David Eadie | 49-61 |
| 04:20 | Bates | John Dixon's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Bedford | 49-61 |
| 04:19 | Bates | David Eadie snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 04:07 | Bates | Fred Banner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 04:06 | Bates | Daniel Moore tips it in | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Bedford | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Daniel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Banner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Eadie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Meekins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Thomas Westley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Toups (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Troy Shockley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Bates | Michael Meekins's layup is rejected by Troy Shockley | 51-63 |
| 03:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Meekins - foul #4 on Michael Meekins, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Custer (PG), Billy Cole (SF), Joseph Towler (PF) Daniel Moore, John Dixon, David Eadie | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Blair Kitchen (C) Thomas Westley, Derek Toups, Jeffery Bedford | |
| 03:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:53 | Bates | Joseph Towler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Troy Shockley - foul #2 on Troy Shockley, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Bates | Russell Villalobos (SF), David Eadie (C) Billy Cole, Michael Meekins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | William Harris (SG), Darryl Koster (PF), Donald Thresher (C) Anthony Reeves, Troy Shockley, Blair Kitchen | |
| 02:53 | Bates | Joseph Towler makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:53 | Bates | Joseph Towler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:53 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Donald Thresher | 52-65 |
| 02:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-65 |
| 02:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 02:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster throws it down on a great pass from William Harris | 52-67 |
| 01:57 | Bates | Russell Villalobos misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 01:56 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to David Eadie | 52-67 |
| 01:44 | Bates | Fred Banner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Russell Custer | 55-67 |
| 01:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher is hacked by David Eadie - foul #1 on David Eadie, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Harold Luman (SG) Joseph Towler | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley (PF) William Harris | |
| 00:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Roberts hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Williamson | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Bates | Darryl Koster steps in front of the Russell Villalobos pass | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Fred Banner - foul #1 on Fred Banner, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 00:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:18 | Bates | David Eadie connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Russell Villalobos | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Hardin-Simmons | William Williamson runs out the clock | 57-72 |