| Lineup | Harding | PG - James Black (fresh) SG - Jimmy Hudson (fresh) SF - Ricky Dehart (fresh) PF - Timothy Johns (fresh) C - James Lawrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Robert Reed (fresh) SG - Lee Baird (fresh) SF - Erik Blackshear (fresh) PF - Donald Stanley (fresh) C - Frederick Despain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Harding | Ricky Dehart grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Harding | Lee Baird is called for the reach on Jimmy Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Baird, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Harding | Timothy Johns is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Johns - foul #1 on Timothy Johns, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Harding | Lee Baird is called for the reach on Ricky Dehart - foul #2 on Lee Baird, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Irwin Hayles (SG) Lee Baird | |
| 17:52 | Harding | Irwin Hayles is called for the reach on Jimmy Hudson - foul #1 on Irwin Hayles, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove (PG), Fred Jensen (SF), David Barnes (C) Robert Reed, Erik Blackshear, Frederick Despain | |
| 17:35 | Harding | Timothy Johns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Irwin Hayles - foul #2 on Irwin Hayles, team foul #4 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood (SG), Erik Blackshear (SF) Irwin Hayles, Donald Stanley | |
| 17:15 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:15 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed (PG) Austin Sherwood | |
| 16:38 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson misses badly on the uncontested runner from the left block but the foul's on Fred Jensen - foul #1 on Fred Jensen, team foul #5 | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:38 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove connects on the 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Harding | Fred Jensen steals the ball from James Black in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Hudson - foul #1 on Jimmy Hudson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Long (PG), Christopher Peterson (C) James Black, James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood (SF) Erik Blackshear | |
| 16:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | Harding | Danny Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Danny Long (fresh) SG - Jimmy Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricky Dehart (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Johns (fresh) C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Robert Reed (fresh) SG - Raymond Colegrove (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Austin Sherwood (fresh) PF - Fred Jensen (fresh) C - David Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond Colegrove | 4-10 |
| 15:36 | Harding | Timothy Johns misses the wide open runner in the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:34 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Dehart | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | Harding | Timothy Johns is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 6-10 |
| 15:20 | Ouachita Baptist | Jimmy Hudson steals it from Austin Sherwood | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Harding | Ricky Dehart can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:06 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Hudson | 6-10 |
| 15:00 | Harding | Danny Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Peterson | 6-10 |
| 14:43 | Harding | Ricky Dehart hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Barnes - foul #1 on David Barnes, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Harding | James Black (PG), Thomas Deaver (SG), James Lawrence (C) Danny Long, Jimmy Hudson, Timothy Johns | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves (PG), Erik Blackshear (SF), Donald Stanley (PF), Frederick Despain (C) Robert Reed, Austin Sherwood, Fred Jensen, David Barnes | |
| 14:43 | Harding | Ricky Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:43 | Harding | Ricky Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | Harding | James Lawrence can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 14:06 | Ouachita Baptist | Frederick Despain snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Long (SF), Alfred Hartshorn (PF) Ricky Dehart, Christopher Peterson | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| 13:33 | Harding | Anthony Reaves steals the ball from Alfred Hartshorn | 8-12 |
| 13:29 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Reaves | 8-14 |
| 13:21 | Harding | James Black connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Long | 10-14 |
| 13:02 | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:00 | Harding | Thomas Deaver grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:39 | Harding | James Lawrence hits a wide open turnaround in the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | Ouachita Baptist | James Black is called for the reach on Anthony Reaves in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Harding | Howard Zierden (PG), Jimmy Hudson (SG), Joshua Jorgensen (SF), Timothy Johns (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) James Black, Thomas Deaver, Danny Long, Alfred Hartshorn, James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed (PG), Austin Sherwood (SG), Michael Arnold (C) Anthony Reaves, Raymond Colegrove, Frederick Despain | |
| 12:26 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | Harding | The rebound goes to Timothy Johns | 12-14 |
| 12:11 | Harding | Christopher Peterson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Harding | Howard Zierden grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | Harding | Joshua Jorgensen connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Howard Zierden (fresh) SG - Jimmy Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Johns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Robert Reed (fresh) SG - Austin Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Blackshear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Arnold (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Austin Sherwood | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | Harding | Howard Zierden is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Fred Jensen (PF), David Barnes (C) Donald Stanley, Michael Arnold | |
| 11:29 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 11:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood grabs the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:07 | Ouachita Baptist | David Barnes buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 14-19 |
| 10:48 | Harding | Howard Zierden connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Johns | 17-19 |
| 10:39 | Ouachita Baptist | David Barnes knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Austin Sherwood | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Harding | Christopher Peterson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Fred Jensen - foul #2 on Fred Jensen, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Harding | James Black (PG), Thomas Deaver (SG), Ricky Dehart (SF), James Lawrence (C) Howard Zierden, Jimmy Hudson, Joshua Jorgensen, Timothy Johns | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves (PG), Raymond Colegrove (SG), Michael Arnold (PF), Frederick Despain (C) Robert Reed, Austin Sherwood, Fred Jensen, David Barnes | |
| 10:23 | Harding | Christopher Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Harding | Christopher Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:54 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:53 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:37 | Ouachita Baptist | Frederick Despain hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Deaver - foul #1 on Thomas Deaver, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Long (SG) Christopher Peterson | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| 09:37 | Ouachita Baptist | Frederick Despain makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:37 | Ouachita Baptist | Frederick Despain misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:37 | Harding | Thomas Deaver snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 09:27 | Harding | James Black buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Lawrence | 20-22 |
| 09:07 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 09:05 | Harding | The rebound goes to Danny Long | 20-22 |
| 09:03 | Harding | Erik Blackshear is called for the reach on Danny Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Blackshear, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Jimmy Hudson (SG), Timothy Johns (PF), Alfred Hartshorn (C) James Black, Thomas Deaver, James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed (PG), Donald Stanley (PF) Anthony Reaves, Frederick Despain | |
| 09:03 | Harding | Danny Long makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:03 | Harding | Danny Long makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 08:46 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 08:34 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed's floater is knocked away by Alfred Hartshorn | 22-22 |
| 08:32 | Harding | Timothy Johns grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 08:09 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson double dribbles | 22-22 |
| Subs | Harding | James Black (PG), Thomas Deaver (SF) Danny Long, Ricky Dehart | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood (SG), David Barnes (C) Raymond Colegrove, Michael Arnold | |
| 07:51 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Christopher Peterson (C) Alfred Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves (PG) Robert Reed | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - James Black (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Deaver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Anthony Reaves (fresh) SG - Austin Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Blackshear (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Harding | James Black knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Hudson | 24-22 |
| 07:28 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley hits a floater from the right side set up by Anthony Reaves | 24-24 |
| 07:09 | Harding | Christopher Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Long (PG), Howard Zierden (SG), Joshua Jorgensen (SF), James Lawrence (C) James Black, Jimmy Hudson, Thomas Deaver, Timothy Johns | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove (SG) Austin Sherwood | |
| 06:50 | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 06:49 | Harding | The rebound goes to Christopher Peterson | 24-24 |
| 06:47 | Harding | Joshua Jorgensen is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Stanley - foul #1 on Donald Stanley, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed (PG), Frederick Despain (C) Anthony Reaves, David Barnes | |
| 06:47 | Harding | Joshua Jorgensen makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:47 | Harding | Joshua Jorgensen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:34 | Ouachita Baptist | Danny Long steps in front of the Frederick Despain pass | 26-24 |
| 06:12 | Harding | Christopher Peterson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 06:11 | Harding | Danny Long gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:51 | Harding | James Lawrence lays it in set up by Danny Long and he's hacked by Frederick Despain - foul #1 on Frederick Despain, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Harding | James Black (PG), Jimmy Hudson (SG), Ricky Dehart (SF), Timothy Johns (PF) Danny Long, Howard Zierden, Joshua Jorgensen, Christopher Peterson | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood (SF), Michael Arnold (PF) Erik Blackshear, Donald Stanley | |
| 05:51 | Harding | James Lawrence makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:30 | Ouachita Baptist | The pull-up jumper by Michael Arnold is blocked by Timothy Johns | 29-24 |
| 05:29 | Harding | Ricky Dehart pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:07 | Harding | James Black misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Harding | Alfred Hartshorn (C) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves (PG), Erik Blackshear (SF), David Barnes (PF) Robert Reed, Raymond Colegrove, Frederick Despain | |
| 05:07 | Harding | James Black misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:07 | Harding | James Black misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:07 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:00 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Hartshorn - foul #1 on Alfred Hartshorn, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| 05:00 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:00 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:00 | Harding | Timothy Johns snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 04:58 | Harding | Austin Sherwood takes the ball from James Black in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 04:50 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Reaves | 29-27 |
| 04:29 | Harding | James Black hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Hudson | 32-27 |
| 04:12 | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 04:10 | Ouachita Baptist | Michael Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:05 | Ouachita Baptist | Erik Blackshear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Long (PG), Thomas Deaver (SG), Christopher Peterson (PF) James Black, Jimmy Hudson, Timothy Johns | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove (SG), Donald Stanley (PF) Austin Sherwood, Michael Arnold | |
| 03:49 | Harding | Christopher Peterson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:48 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Danny Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Deaver (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ricky Dehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Hartshorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Anthony Reaves (fresh) SG - Raymond Colegrove (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Blackshear (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Ouachita Baptist | David Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:32 | Ouachita Baptist | Donald Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:20 | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-30 |
| 03:18 | Harding | Thomas Deaver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Howard Zierden (SG), Joshua Jorgensen (SF) Ricky Dehart, Alfred Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed (PG), Lee Baird (SG), Irwin Hayles (SF), Fred Jensen (C) Anthony Reaves, Raymond Colegrove, Erik Blackshear, David Barnes | |
| 03:05 | Ouachita Baptist | Fred Jensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 03:03 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | Ouachita Baptist | Irwin Hayles can't connect on a shot from close range | 32-30 |
| 02:49 | Harding | Thomas Deaver grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:31 | Harding | Danny Long buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Zierden | 34-30 |
| 02:27 | Ouachita Baptist | Irwin Hayles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Jimmy Hudson (SG), Timothy Johns (PF), James Lawrence (C) Danny Long, Thomas Deaver, Christopher Peterson | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Frederick Despain (C) Donald Stanley | |
| 02:07 | Harding | Howard Zierden clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 02:05 | Ouachita Baptist | The rebound goes to Fred Jensen | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Ouachita Baptist | Lee Baird comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 01:38 | Harding | James Lawrence snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:15 | Harding | Timothy Johns scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Fred Jensen - foul #3 on Fred Jensen, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Harding | James Black (PG), Ricky Dehart (SF) Howard Zierden, Joshua Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves (PG), David Barnes (PF), Michael Arnold (C) Robert Reed, Fred Jensen, Frederick Despain | |
| 01:15 | Harding | Timothy Johns makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:58 | Ouachita Baptist | Lee Baird hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 00:57 | Harding | Ricky Dehart snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Baird - foul #3 on Lee Baird, team foul #13 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Christopher Peterson (C) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Raymond Colegrove (SG) Lee Baird | |
| 00:54 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Jimmy Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:28 | Ouachita Baptist | Timothy Johns steals it from Michael Arnold | 39-30 |
| 00:25 | Harding | Christopher Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Colegrove - foul #1 on Raymond Colegrove, team foul #14 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Long (SG), Thomas Deaver (PF) Jimmy Hudson, Timothy Johns | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Austin Sherwood (SG), Donald Stanley (PF) Raymond Colegrove, David Barnes | |
| 00:25 | Harding | Christopher Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:25 | Harding | Christopher Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Ouachita Baptist | Anthony Reaves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-30 |