| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fresh) SG - Jonathan Mullins (fresh) SF - Larry Banks (fresh) PF - Fred Thomas (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Thomas Westley (fresh) SG - Charles Robison (fresh) SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) C - Richard Stengel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Mullins | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster loses the dribble to Larry Banks | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes is fouled on the floor by Richard Stengel - foul #1 on Richard Stengel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Howard Payne | Darryl Koster is called for the reach on Fred Thomas - foul #1 on Darryl Koster, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Stengel - foul #2 on Richard Stengel, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley (C) Richard Stengel | |
| 18:10 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Hardin-Simmons | Jonathan Mullins is called for the reach on Charles Robison - foul #1 on Jonathan Mullins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas (PG), Anthony Smith (SG), Victor Dorsey (SF), Vincent Hindman (PF) Gerald Berry, Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 17:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Victor Dorsey swats the short shot by Troy Shockley | 2-0 |
| 17:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Timothy Hayes blocks the short jumper by Charles Robison | 2-0 |
| 17:10 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:39 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 16:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford makes the shot from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:54 | Howard Payne | Charlie Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 15:53 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bedford | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Charlie Thomas (fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SF - Victor Dorsey (fresh) PF - Vincent Hindman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Thomas Westley (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Robison (fairly fresh) SF - Darryl Koster (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Bedford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Shockley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 15:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 15:32 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:13 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 15:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 15:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster is hacked by Vincent Hindman - foul #1 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry (PG), Larry Banks (SF), Fred Thomas (PF) Charlie Thomas, Victor Dorsey, Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG), Bradley Jensen (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Donald Thresher (PF), John Adelman (C) Thomas Westley, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford, Troy Shockley | |
| 14:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Hayes - foul #1 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 14:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 14:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 14:40 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Larry Banks | 4-4 |
| 14:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher lays it in set up by Anthony Reeves | 4-6 |
| 14:09 | Howard Payne | John Adelman swats the short shot by Gerald Berry | 4-6 |
| 14:07 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 14:06 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman (C) Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 14:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:50 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Hindman | 7-9 |
| 13:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes (C) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley (PF) Bernard Wagner | |
| 13:03 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes loses the dribble to Donald Thresher | 7-9 |
| 12:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Thresher | 7-11 |
| 12:37 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Hayes | 9-11 |
| 12:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Banks - foul #1 on Larry Banks, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley (PG), Charles Robison (SG), Darryl Koster (SF), Jeffery Bedford (PF) Bradley Jensen, Anthony Reeves, Donald Thresher, John Adelman | |
| 12:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 11:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Thomas (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Thomas Westley (fresh) SG - Charles Robison (fresh) SF - Darryl Koster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Berry steals it from Jeffery Bedford | 9-13 |
| 11:21 | Howard Payne | Darryl Koster steals it from Anthony Smith | 9-13 |
| 11:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley jams it set up by Darryl Koster | 9-15 |
| 11:07 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Bedford | 9-15 |
| 10:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-15 |
| 10:49 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:24 | Howard Payne | Charles Robison steals it from Fred Thomas | 9-15 |
| 10:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman (PF) Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher (C) Troy Shockley | |
| 10:07 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 9-15 |
| 10:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Darryl Koster snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Timothy Hayes swats the short shot by Darryl Koster | 9-15 |
| 09:58 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 09:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Koster | 9-17 |
| 09:26 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Berry is called for the reach on Darryl Koster - foul #1 on Gerald Berry, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas (PF) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (PG), Bradley Jensen (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), John Adelman (C) Thomas Westley, Charles Robison, Darryl Koster, Jeffery Bedford | |
| 08:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 08:53 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:36 | Howard Payne | Donald Thresher is called for the reach on Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Donald Thresher, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman (C) Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 08:17 | Howard Payne | Larry Banks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 08:16 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith can't tip it in | 12-17 |
| 08:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman banks in the layup and he's hacked by Vincent Hindman - foul #2 on Vincent Hindman, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes (C) Vincent Hindman | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 08:09 | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:49 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Banks | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Larry Banks (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Fred Thomas (fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Bernard Wagner (fresh) SG - Bradley Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Adelman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Thresher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison (SG), Jeffery Bedford (PF), Troy Shockley (C) Bernard Wagner, John Adelman, Donald Thresher | |
| 07:11 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes clanks a runner from close range | 15-20 |
| 07:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Larry Banks steals the ball from Charles Robison | 15-20 |
| 06:29 | Howard Payne | Gerald Berry connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 17-20 |
| 06:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves is hacked by Larry Banks - foul #2 on Larry Banks, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Victor Dorsey (SF) Anthony Smith, Larry Banks | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley (PG), Darryl Koster (SF) Bradley Jensen, Charles Robison | |
| 06:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:58 | Howard Payne | Victor Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG) Jonathan Mullins | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner (SG), Donald Thresher (C) Anthony Reeves, Troy Shockley | |
| 05:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Dorsey - foul #1 on Victor Dorsey, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | John Adelman (C) Jeffery Bedford | |
| 05:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:42 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:17 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 04:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Bernard Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Robison (SG) Bernard Wagner | |
| 04:33 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Westley - foul #1 on Thomas Westley, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford (PF), Troy Shockley (C) Donald Thresher, John Adelman | |
| 04:16 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 04:14 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 03:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeffery Bedford lays it up and in | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Gerald Berry (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Smith (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Victor Dorsey (fresh) PF - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Thomas Westley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Robison (fresh) SF - Darryl Koster (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Bedford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Troy Shockley - foul #1 on Troy Shockley, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Larry Banks (SF), Vincent Hindman (C) Anthony Smith, Victor Dorsey, Timothy Hayes | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen (PG), Donald Thresher (SF), Richard Stengel (C) Thomas Westley, Darryl Koster, Troy Shockley | |
| 03:32 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:32 | Howard Payne | Fred Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher lays it in and he's fouled by Larry Banks - foul #3 on Larry Banks, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Victor Dorsey (SF), Timothy Hayes (C) Jonathan Mullins, Larry Banks, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 03:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Donald Thresher makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:46 | Howard Payne | Timothy Hayes drills a floater from close range | 21-29 |
| 02:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradley Jensen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 02:27 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Timothy Hayes | 21-29 |
| 02:09 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith drills a shot from the right side | 23-29 |
| 01:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Hayes - foul #2 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG) Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley (PG), Darryl Koster (SF), Troy Shockley (PF) Charles Robison, Donald Thresher, Jeffery Bedford | |
| 01:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Stengel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Troy Shockley - foul #2 on Troy Shockley, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith (SG), Fred Thomas (PF) Jonathan Mullins, Victor Dorsey | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley lays it up and in | 25-32 |
| 00:50 | Howard Payne | Thomas Westley steals it from Vincent Hindman | 25-32 |
| 00:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Thomas Westley lays it in | 25-34 |
| 00:34 | Howard Payne | Anthony Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jonathan Mullins (SG), Victor Dorsey (SF) Anthony Smith, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Anthony Reeves (SG), Donald Thresher (C) Bradley Jensen, Richard Stengel | |
| 00:16 | Hardin-Simmons | Troy Shockley's pass is intercepted by Victor Dorsey | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Vincent Hindman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-34 |