| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Cress (fresh) SG - Paul Rudisill (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) PF - Frank Woodcock (fresh) C - Julio Bravo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Michael Richer (fresh) SG - Thomas Cooper (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Maly (fresh) PF - Franklin Dixon (fresh) C - Howard Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Harding | The rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Harding | George Cress buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jeffrey Maly misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Alabama, Huntsville | Franklin Dixon hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Harding | Frank Woodcock misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Harding | Julio Bravo grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Harding | Frank Woodcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Alabama, Huntsville | Thomas Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Harding | Frank Woodcock misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Franklin Dixon - foul #1 on Franklin Dixon, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Harding | Frank Woodcock makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Harding | Frank Woodcock makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Harding | George Cress buries a shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Franklin Dixon | 7-6 |
| 17:10 | Harding | Frank Woodcock misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Franklin Dixon - foul #2 on Franklin Dixon, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Arthur Hetzel (PG), Kevin Lillie (SG), Homer Davenport (PF) Michael Richer, Thomas Cooper, Franklin Dixon | |
| 17:10 | Harding | Frank Woodcock makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | Harding | Frank Woodcock misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:55 | Alabama, Huntsville | Arthur Hetzel misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:39 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport drills a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Frank Woodcock - foul #1 on Frank Woodcock, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Harding | Horace Justis (C) Julio Bravo | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall (PG), Joe Mallard (C) Jeffrey Maly, Howard Miller | |
| 16:39 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:16 | Harding | Martin Wall is called for the reach on Horace Justis - foul #1 on Martin Wall, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Harding | Woodrow Christenson (PG), Ralph Siniard (SG), Charles Schroeder (C) George Cress, Paul Rudisill, Frank Woodcock | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| 16:02 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:01 | Harding | Horace Justis tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Woodrow Christenson (fresh) SG - Ralph Siniard (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) PF - Horace Justis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Martin Wall (fresh) SG - Arthur Hetzel (fresh) SF - Kevin Lillie (fresh) PF - Homer Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Mallard (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 15:40 | Harding | Ralph Siniard snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:25 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:24 | Alabama, Huntsville | Joe Mallard gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | Alabama, Huntsville | Charles Schroeder is called for the reach on Martin Wall - foul #1 on Charles Schroeder, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Harding | George Cress (PG), Paul Rudisill (SG), Julio Bravo (C) Woodrow Christenson, Ralph Siniard, Charles Schroeder | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer (PG), Thomas Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Maly (SF), Howard Miller (C) Martin Wall, Arthur Hetzel, Kevin Lillie, Joe Mallard | |
| 15:01 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jeffrey Maly buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:36 | Harding | Julio Bravo misses badly on a floater near the basket | 10-12 |
| 14:34 | Harding | Paul Rudisill snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:19 | Harding | George Cress misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 14:18 | Alabama, Huntsville | The rebound goes to Homer Davenport | 10-12 |
| 14:12 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:52 | Harding | Julio Bravo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-14 |
| 13:50 | Alabama, Huntsville | The rebound goes to Howard Miller | 10-14 |
| 13:44 | Alabama, Huntsville | Thomas Cooper's pass is intercepted by Julio Bravo | 10-14 |
| 13:30 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 10-14 |
| 13:29 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jeffrey Maly grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jeffrey Maly's fadeaway is rejected by Horace Justis | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Harding | Horace Justis pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Harding | Paul Rudisill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:40 | Harding | Horace Justis snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Richer - foul #1 on Michael Richer, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Harding | Woodrow Christenson (PG), Ralph Siniard (SG), Frank Woodcock (PF), Charles Schroeder (C) George Cress, Paul Rudisill, Horace Justis, Julio Bravo | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall (PG), Arthur Hetzel (SG), Kevin Lillie (SF), Joe Mallard (PF), Donald Trigg (C) Michael Richer, Thomas Cooper, Jeffrey Maly, Homer Davenport, Howard Miller | |
| 12:20 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:53 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Woodrow Christenson (fresh) SG - Ralph Siniard (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Frank Woodcock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Martin Wall (fresh) SG - Arthur Hetzel (fresh) SF - Kevin Lillie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Mallard (fresh) C - Donald Trigg (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Harding | Ralph Siniard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 11:37 | Alabama, Huntsville | Arthur Hetzel snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 11:23 | Alabama, Huntsville | Joe Mallard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 11:21 | Harding | The rebound goes to Ralph Siniard | 13-16 |
| 11:09 | Harding | Frank Woodcock clanks a floater from the right side | 13-16 |
| 11:08 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:48 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mauricio Yazzie is called for the reach on Kevin Lillie - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Harding | Willie Williams (SF) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Jeffrey Maly (SF) Martin Wall | |
| 10:34 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jeffrey Maly hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 10:12 | Harding | Frank Woodcock knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Woodrow Christenson | 15-18 |
| 09:45 | Alabama, Huntsville | Donald Trigg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Harding | George Cress (PG), Paul Rudisill (SG), Rickey Koziol (C) Woodrow Christenson, Ralph Siniard, Charles Schroeder | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer (PG), Thomas Cooper (SG), Homer Davenport (PF), Howard Miller (C) Arthur Hetzel, Kevin Lillie, Joe Mallard, Donald Trigg | |
| 09:27 | Harding | George Cress is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Harding | Julio Bravo (C) Frank Woodcock | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| 09:07 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:06 | Harding | Willie Williams pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:51 | Harding | George Cress makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Rudisill and he's fouled by Homer Davenport - foul #1 on Homer Davenport, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Horace Justis (PF) Willie Williams, Rickey Koziol | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| 08:51 | Harding | George Cress makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:32 | Alabama, Huntsville | Paul Rudisill steals it from Michael Richer | 18-18 |
| 08:16 | Harding | Jeffrey Maly is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Jeffrey Maly, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Schroeder (C) Julio Bravo | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Arthur Hetzel (PG), Joe Mallard (PF) Michael Richer, Homer Davenport | |
| 08:09 | Harding | Paul Rudisill clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-18 |
| 08:07 | Alabama, Huntsville | The rebound goes to Howard Miller | 18-18 |
| 07:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | A charge is called on Jeffrey Maly - foul #2 on Jeffrey Maly, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Harding | Frank Woodcock (PF) Charles Schroeder | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie (SF) Jeffrey Maly | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Cress (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Rudisill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Woodcock (fresh) 5 pts. C - Horace Justis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Arthur Hetzel (fresh) SG - Thomas Cooper (fresh) SF - Kevin Lillie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Mallard (fresh) C - Howard Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie drills a 3 from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:13 | Alabama, Huntsville | Arthur Hetzel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:11 | Harding | The rebound goes to Horace Justis | 21-18 |
| 07:04 | Harding | Thomas Cooper steals the ball from Horace Justis | 21-18 |
| 06:47 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie clanks a turnaround from close range | 21-18 |
| 06:46 | Harding | George Cress pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:27 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Harding | Woodrow Christenson (PG), Ralph Siniard (SG), Willie Williams (SF), Charles Schroeder (PF), Julio Bravo (C) George Cress, Paul Rudisill, Mauricio Yazzie, Frank Woodcock, Horace Justis | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer (PG), Donald Trigg (PF) Thomas Cooper, Joe Mallard | |
| 06:05 | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller is fouled on the floor by Ralph Siniard - foul #1 on Ralph Siniard, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport (PF) Kevin Lillie | |
| 05:51 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Hetzel | 21-20 |
| 05:34 | Harding | Ralph Siniard dunks the ball on a nice dish by Woodrow Christenson | 23-20 |
| 05:12 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 05:10 | Harding | Charles Schroeder grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 04:52 | Harding | Ralph Siniard comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Richer - foul #2 on Michael Richer, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Harding | George Cress (PG), Frank Woodcock (PF) Woodrow Christenson, Julio Bravo | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall (PG), Peter Ferguson (SG), Joe Mallard (SF) Michael Richer, Arthur Hetzel, Homer Davenport | |
| 04:52 | Harding | Ralph Siniard makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:52 | Harding | Ralph Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:36 | Alabama, Huntsville | Ralph Siniard steals the ball from Peter Ferguson | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | Harding | Ralph Siniard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Ferguson - foul #1 on Peter Ferguson, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Harding | Rickey Koziol (SF) Willie Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Thomas Cooper (SG) Peter Ferguson | |
| 04:31 | Harding | Ralph Siniard misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | Harding | Ralph Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:15 | Alabama, Huntsville | Joe Mallard is fouled on the floor by Charles Schroeder - foul #2 on Charles Schroeder, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Rudisill (SG), Julio Bravo (C) Ralph Siniard, Charles Schroeder | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie (SF) Donald Trigg | |
| 04:05 | Alabama, Huntsville | Joe Mallard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-20 |
| 04:03 | Alabama, Huntsville | Joe Mallard hits the follow up shot | 26-22 |
| 03:49 | Harding | Julio Bravo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Cress and he's hacked by Joe Mallard - foul #1 on Joe Mallard, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Rickey Koziol | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer (PG), Jeffrey Maly (SF), Franklin Dixon (PF) Martin Wall, Kevin Lillie, Howard Miller | |
| 03:49 | Harding | Julio Bravo makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Cress (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rudisill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Woodcock (fresh) 5 pts. C - Julio Bravo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Michael Richer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Cooper (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Maly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Franklin Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Mallard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Richer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 03:34 | Alabama, Huntsville | Joe Mallard can't tip it in | 29-22 |
| 03:32 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:16 | Harding | George Cress scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Richer - foul #3 on Michael Richer, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Horace Justis (C) Julio Bravo | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Arthur Hetzel (PG), Homer Davenport (C) Michael Richer, Joe Mallard | |
| 03:16 | Harding | George Cress misses the free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:16 | Alabama, Huntsville | Franklin Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:53 | Alabama, Huntsville | Thomas Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 02:52 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 02:46 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie connects on the 3 from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 02:27 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Woodrow Christenson (PG), Charles Schroeder (C) George Cress, Frank Woodcock | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie (SG) Thomas Cooper | |
| 02:11 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 02:10 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:42 | Alabama, Huntsville | Franklin Dixon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-22 |
| 01:41 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Lillie tips it in | 34-24 |
| 01:20 | Harding | Horace Justis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 01:19 | Alabama, Huntsville | Homer Davenport gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:05 | Alabama, Huntsville | Franklin Dixon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 01:04 | Harding | Charles Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 00:47 | Harding | Homer Davenport swats the short shot by Mauricio Yazzie | 34-24 |
| 00:46 | Harding | Mauricio Yazzie snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 00:41 | Harding | Charles Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Arthur Hetzel - foul #1 on Arthur Hetzel, team foul #12 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Harding | George Cress (PG), Julio Bravo (C) Paul Rudisill, Horace Justis | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall (PG), Thomas Cooper (SG), Joe Mallard (PF), Donald Trigg (C) Arthur Hetzel, Jeffrey Maly, Franklin Dixon, Homer Davenport | |
| 00:41 | Harding | Charles Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:41 | Harding | Charles Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:31 | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Schroeder - foul #3 on Charles Schroeder, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Harding | Frank Woodcock (PF) Charles Schroeder | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Howard Miller (C) Kevin Lillie | |
| 00:31 | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:31 | Alabama, Huntsville | Martin Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:13 | Harding | Julio Bravo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 00:12 | Harding | Julio Bravo gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Frank Woodcock is fouled on the floor by Howard Miller - foul #1 on Howard Miller, team foul #13 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Harding | Willie Williams (SF) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| 00:03 | Harding | Frank Woodcock makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:03 | Harding | Frank Woodcock misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:03 | Alabama, Huntsville | Donald Trigg snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 00:00 | Alabama, Huntsville | Donald Trigg hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 37-26 |