| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Bobby Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Heinemann (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Cutler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nealon (fresh) C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Edward Gilbert's floater is tipped away by James Young | 27-36 |
| 19:48 | Harding | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:21 | Harding | Wallace Naylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Bobby Pedersen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #3 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Harding | Harry Borst (SF) Kenneth Williams | |
| 18:54 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:30 | Harding | Harry Borst misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:28 | Harding | Richard Tafoya tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gilbert | 29-38 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Nealon connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Pedersen | 31-38 |
| 17:34 | Harding | George Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Shawn Davis (PF) Robert Nealon | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 17:19 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler misses the jump hook in the paint | 31-38 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Shawn Davis snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler drills a fadeaway from the left side | 33-38 |
| 16:35 | Harding | Wallace Naylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shawn Davis - foul #1 on Shawn Davis, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Specht (PG), Joel Reneau (SG), Brett Jordan (SF), Terry Brown (C) Bobby Pedersen, Terry Heinemann, Buddy Cutler, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Harding | Victor Webb (PF), Mike Rhee (C) Richard Tafoya, James Young | |
| 16:35 | Harding | Wallace Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:35 | Harding | Wallace Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Specht comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 16:07 | Harding | Harry Borst pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:02 | Harding | George Drake misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Specht - foul #1 on Jimmy Specht, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Nealon (PF) Terry Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (SG), James Melton (SF) Wallace Naylor, Harry Borst | |
| 16:02 | Harding | George Drake makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:02 | Harding | George Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Nealon pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Jimmy Specht (fresh) SG - Joel Reneau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Nealon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Tyler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Rhee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 15:29 | Harding | James Melton buries a jumper in the lane set up by George Drake | 36-42 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Specht makes the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:51 | Harding | John Tyler makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Drake | 39-45 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Specht misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-45 |
| 14:36 | Harding | Mike Rhee pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:18 | Harding | George Drake is hacked by Jimmy Specht - foul #2 on Jimmy Specht, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Bobby Pedersen (PG), Terry Heinemann (SG), Buddy Cutler (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jimmy Specht, Joel Reneau, Brett Jordan, Shawn Davis | |
| Subs | Harding | Wallace Naylor (SG), Kenneth Williams (SF), Richard Tafoya (PF), James Young (C) George Drake, James Melton, Victor Webb, Mike Rhee | |
| 14:06 | Harding | John Tyler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Bobby Pedersen buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:43 | Harding | Kenneth Williams hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Tyler | 41-47 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Edward Gilbert | 43-47 |
| 13:06 | Harding | Wallace Naylor drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Tyler | 43-50 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann is hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan (PF) Robert Nealon | |
| Subs | Harding | George Drake (PG) John Tyler | |
| 12:50 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Young is called for the reach on Buddy Cutler - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Heinemann | 46-50 |
| 12:18 | Harding | Wallace Naylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wallace Naylor, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Shawn Davis (PF) Brett Jordan | |
| Subs | Harding | James Melton (SG) Wallace Naylor | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler misses the floater from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 12:00 | Harding | Richard Tafoya pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:35 | Harding | James Young lays it in on a great pass from James Melton and he's hacked by Edward Gilbert - foul #2 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau (SF), Terry Brown (C) Buddy Cutler, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (SG), Harry Borst (SF) James Melton, Kenneth Williams | |
| 11:35 | Harding | James Young makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Bobby Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Heinemann (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Reneau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Borst (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Shawn Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Brown | 48-53 |
| 11:07 | Harding | James Young hits a turnaround in the lane | 48-55 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 48-55 |
| 10:37 | Harding | James Young gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:25 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Davis - foul #2 on Shawn Davis, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan (SG), Buddy Cutler (SF), Robert Nealon (PF) Bobby Pedersen, Terry Heinemann, Shawn Davis | |
| Subs | Harding | Wallace Naylor (SG), Victor Webb (C) George Drake, James Young | |
| 10:25 | Harding | Richard Tafoya makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:25 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Nealon gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Edward Gilbert (C) Terry Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | Mike Rhee (C) Richard Tafoya | |
| 09:43 | Harding | Wallace Naylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Robert Nealon | 48-56 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 09:08 | Harding | Robert Nealon takes the ball from Mike Rhee | 51-56 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Harry Borst takes the ball from Robert Nealon | 51-56 |
| 08:47 | Harding | John Tyler lays it in set up by Harry Borst | 51-58 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler banks in the layup set up by Joel Reneau | 53-58 |
| 08:18 | Harding | Wallace Naylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Borst | 53-61 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-61 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 07:56 | Harding | Mike Rhee grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 07:44 | Harding | Joel Reneau is called for the reach on John Tyler - foul #1 on Joel Reneau, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Bobby Pedersen (PG), Terry Heinemann (SG), Troy Ignowski (SF), Shawn Davis (PF), Terry Brown (C) Joel Reneau, Brett Jordan, Buddy Cutler, Robert Nealon, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Harding | George Drake (PG), Kenneth Williams (SF), Richard Tafoya (PF), James Young (C) John Tyler, Harry Borst, Victor Webb, Mike Rhee | |
| 07:25 | Harding | Wallace Naylor drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Bobby Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Heinemann (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Ignowski (fresh) PF - Shawn Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Naylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The short jumper by Terry Brown is denied by James Young | 53-63 |
| 06:58 | Harding | Kenneth Williams gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:41 | Harding | George Drake hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Williams | 53-65 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann travels with the ball | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau (SF) Troy Ignowski | |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (SG) Wallace Naylor | |
| 06:11 | Harding | John Tyler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Tyler, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler (SF) Joel Reneau | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 06:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Tafoya swats the short shot by Terry Brown | 53-65 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Shawn Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 05:52 | Harding | Richard Tafoya grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:41 | Harding | Bobby Pedersen steals it from James Young | 53-65 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Pedersen | 55-65 |
| 05:17 | Harding | Shawn Davis swats the short shot by James Young | 55-65 |
| 05:15 | Harding | Richard Tafoya pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:00 | Harding | Kenneth Williams buries a shot from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Nealon (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Shawn Davis, Terry Brown | |
| Subs | Harding | Wallace Naylor (SG) John Tyler | |
| 04:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Williams is called for the reach on Buddy Cutler - foul #4 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wallace Naylor picks off the pass by Buddy Cutler | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Harding | Wallace Naylor connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Drake | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Tafoya swats the shot by Terry Heinemann | 55-69 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Nealon hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Harding | George Drake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 03:29 | Harding | Kenneth Williams tips it back up and in | 57-71 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Heinemann lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Nealon | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Bobby Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Heinemann (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Cutler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nealon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Naylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - James Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Harding | Wallace Naylor comes up short on the jumper from close range | 59-71 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Buddy Cutler pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Edward Gilbert can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Specht (PG), Joel Reneau (SG), Brett Jordan (SF), Shawn Davis (PF) Bobby Pedersen, Terry Heinemann, Buddy Cutler, Robert Nealon | |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (PG), James Melton (SG), Harry Borst (SF), Victor Webb (PF), Mike Rhee (C) George Drake, Wallace Naylor, Kenneth Williams, Richard Tafoya, James Young | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Edward Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Edward Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Victor Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| 02:12 | Harding | James Melton hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Webb and he's fouled by Jimmy Specht - foul #3 on Jimmy Specht, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Terry Brown (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 02:12 | Harding | James Melton makes the free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Specht tips it in | 62-74 |
| 01:39 | Harding | Mike Rhee misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Brett Jordan - foul #1 on Brett Jordan, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| 01:39 | Harding | Mike Rhee misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:39 | Harding | Mike Rhee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Shawn Davis clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-75 |
| 01:29 | Harding | John Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 01:23 | Harding | John Tyler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Specht - foul #4 on Jimmy Specht, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| 01:23 | Harding | John Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:23 | Harding | John Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy Specht and the foul's on James Melton - foul #2 on James Melton, team foul #8 | 64-75 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau misses the free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:12 | Harding | The rebound goes to Mike Rhee | 64-75 |
| 00:48 | Harding | Victor Webb hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Melton and he's hacked by Terry Brown - foul #1 on Terry Brown, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| 00:48 | Harding | Victor Webb makes the free throw | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brett Jordan knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Harding | John Tyler buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Borst | 67-80 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau is fouled on the floor by Mike Rhee - foul #1 on Mike Rhee, team foul #9 | 67-80 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joel Reneau makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Harding | John Tyler runs out the clock | 69-80 |