| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Naylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Anton Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jarrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Amend (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donnie Earnest (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Gerard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Kenneth Williams inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Harding | Darryl Gerard swats the layup by Kenneth Williams | 34-29 |
| 19:46 | Harding | Wallace Naylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | Harding | Darryl Gerard is called for the reach on Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Darryl Gerard, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:18 | Harding | James Young misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Harding | Kenneth Williams hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 19:07 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 36-29 |
| 19:05 | Harding | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:58 | Harding | Darryl Gerard steals the ball from Richard Tafoya | 36-29 |
| 18:41 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darryl Gerard | 36-31 |
| 18:39 | Harding | George Drake is fouled in the backcourt by Anton Duke - foul #3 on Anton Duke, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff (PG) Anton Duke | |
| 18:30 | Harding | Wallace Naylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Jarrell | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Harding | Wallace Naylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Williams | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | Harding | The rebound goes to James Young | 39-34 |
| 17:25 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 39-34 |
| 17:24 | Harding | Wallace Naylor tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 17:05 | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff is hacked by Wallace Naylor - foul #1 on Wallace Naylor, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (SG), Harry Borst (SF), Victor Webb (C) Wallace Naylor, Kenneth Williams, James Young | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Linwood Davis (PG), Roy Vincent (SF), Bruce Mixon (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) David Jarrell, Charles Amend, Donnie Earnest, Darryl Gerard | |
| 16:49 | Central Arkansas | Linwood Davis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 16:47 | Central Arkansas | Linwood Davis tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 16:45 | Harding | Richard Tafoya snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:39 | Harding | George Drake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Mixon - foul #2 on Bruce Mixon, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Mike Rhee (C) Richard Tafoya | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 16:39 | Harding | George Drake misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:39 | Harding | George Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| 16:01 | Harding | Victor Webb connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Borst (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Webb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Rhee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Linwood Davis (fresh) SG - Arnold Vanderhoff (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roy Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Mixon (fresh) C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 44-34 |
| 15:40 | Central Arkansas | Jerry Johnson hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 15:23 | Harding | John Tyler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:21 | Central Arkansas | Jerry Johnson gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:08 | Central Arkansas | Jerry Johnson makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Arnold Vanderhoff and he's hacked by John Tyler - foul #1 on John Tyler, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Wallace Naylor (SG), Kenneth Williams (SF), Richard Tafoya (PF), James Young (C) George Drake, Harry Borst, Victor Webb, Mike Rhee | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke (PG), David Jarrell (SG), Charles Amend (SF), Donnie Earnest (PF) Linwood Davis, Arnold Vanderhoff, Roy Vincent, Bruce Mixon | |
| 15:08 | Central Arkansas | Jerry Johnson makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:48 | Harding | Kenneth Williams knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Tyler | 47-39 |
| 14:43 | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Jarrell | 47-42 |
| 14:18 | Harding | Wallace Naylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:17 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:55 | Central Arkansas | John Tyler is called for the reach on Anton Duke - foul #2 on John Tyler, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Harding | George Drake (PG) John Tyler | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Darryl Gerard (C) Jerry Johnson | |
| 13:45 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 13:33 | Harding | Wallace Naylor makes the fadeaway in the lane | 49-44 |
| 13:10 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Tafoya - foul #3 on Richard Tafoya, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Harry Borst (SF) Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 13:10 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:10 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:54 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses long on a shot from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 12:53 | Harding | Wallace Naylor grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:31 | Harding | James Young comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Darryl Gerard - foul #2 on Darryl Gerard, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff (SG), Roy Vincent (SF), Bruce Mixon (PF) David Jarrell, Charles Amend, Donnie Earnest | |
| 12:31 | Harding | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:31 | Harding | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:31 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Bruce Mixon | 49-45 |
| 12:05 | Central Arkansas | Roy Vincent makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Mixon | 49-47 |
| 11:55 | Harding | James Young hits the finger roll set up by Wallace Naylor | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Naylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Borst (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Anton Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Vanderhoff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Mixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Gerard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Anton Duke and he's fouled by George Drake - foul #1 on George Drake, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (SG), Victor Webb (PF), Mike Rhee (C) Wallace Naylor, Richard Tafoya, James Young | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Linwood Davis (PG), Jerry Johnson (C) Anton Duke, Darryl Gerard | |
| 11:34 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:34 | Harding | Mike Rhee grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 11:12 | Harding | George Drake connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Borst | 54-49 |
| 10:53 | Central Arkansas | The jump hook by Roy Vincent is blocked by Victor Webb | 54-49 |
| 10:52 | Central Arkansas | Roy Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:35 | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Harding | James Melton (SG), Kenneth Williams (SF), Richard Tafoya (PF) George Drake, Harry Borst, Mike Rhee | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | David Jarrell (SG), Charles Amend (SF), Donnie Earnest (PF) Linwood Davis, Roy Vincent, Bruce Mixon | |
| 10:23 | Harding | Richard Tafoya drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by David Jarrell - foul #2 on David Jarrell, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke (PG) Arnold Vanderhoff | |
| 10:23 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:23 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jerry Johnson | 56-49 |
| 10:07 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 10:05 | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:49 | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke misses the floater from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:48 | Harding | Kenneth Williams gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:28 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 09:27 | Central Arkansas | David Jarrell snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:10 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Jarrell | 56-51 |
| 09:03 | Harding | Richard Tafoya scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-51 |
| 08:47 | Central Arkansas | Kenneth Williams steals the ball from Anton Duke | 58-51 |
| 08:30 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 08:29 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:24 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 08:22 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend grabs the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:04 | Central Arkansas | John Tyler steals it from David Jarrell | 58-51 |
| 08:01 | Harding | John Tyler lays it up and in | 60-51 |
| 07:43 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Anton Duke | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Tyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Melton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Tafoya (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Anton Duke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jarrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Amend (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donnie Earnest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Harding | James Melton is fouled on the floor by David Jarrell - foul #3 on David Jarrell, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Harding | George Drake (PG), Wallace Naylor (SG), Harry Borst (SF), Mike Rhee (PF), James Young (C) John Tyler, James Melton, Kenneth Williams, Richard Tafoya, Victor Webb | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Linwood Davis (PG), Arnold Vanderhoff (SG), Roy Vincent (SF), Bruce Mixon (PF), Darryl Gerard (C) Anton Duke, David Jarrell, Charles Amend, Donnie Earnest, Jerry Johnson | |
| 07:05 | Harding | Mike Rhee makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Borst | 62-54 |
| 06:52 | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff loses the dribble to Wallace Naylor | 62-54 |
| 06:36 | Harding | Wallace Naylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Drake | 64-54 |
| 06:10 | Central Arkansas | Darryl Gerard misses badly on a shot from close range | 64-54 |
| 06:09 | Harding | Mike Rhee snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:04 | Harding | Harry Borst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 06:02 | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:48 | Central Arkansas | Roy Vincent knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Linwood Davis | 64-56 |
| 05:24 | Harding | George Drake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 05:22 | Central Arkansas | Roy Vincent grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 05:17 | Central Arkansas | Arnold Vanderhoff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-56 |
| 05:16 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:09 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon misses long on a runner in the paint | 64-56 |
| 05:07 | Central Arkansas | Bruce Mixon hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 04:45 | Harding | Harry Borst's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Mixon | 64-58 |
| 04:44 | Harding | Mike Rhee hits the follow up shot | 66-58 |
| 04:44 | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Harding | Kenneth Williams (SF), Richard Tafoya (PF) Harry Borst, Mike Rhee | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke (PG), David Jarrell (SG), Charles Amend (SF), Donnie Earnest (PF) Linwood Davis, Arnold Vanderhoff, Roy Vincent, Bruce Mixon | |
| 04:15 | Central Arkansas | Kenneth Williams takes the ball from Anton Duke | 66-58 |
| 04:12 | Harding | Kenneth Williams banks in the layup | 68-58 |
| 03:59 | Central Arkansas | David Jarrell drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Earnest | 68-61 |
| 03:44 | Harding | Wallace Naylor is hacked by Anton Duke - foul #4 on Anton Duke, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Jerry Johnson (C) Darryl Gerard | |
| 03:44 | Harding | Wallace Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:44 | Harding | Wallace Naylor misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:44 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - George Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Naylor (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Tafoya (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Young (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Anton Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Jarrell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Amend (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donnie Earnest (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-61 |
| 03:33 | Harding | Richard Tafoya pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Harding | Wallace Naylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Jarrell - foul #4 on David Jarrell, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Harding | Victor Webb (C) James Young | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 03:13 | Harding | Wallace Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 03:13 | Harding | Wallace Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:58 | Central Arkansas | David Jarrell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 02:56 | Harding | Richard Tafoya grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 02:35 | Harding | Kenneth Williams misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Donnie Earnest - foul #2 on Donnie Earnest, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Harding | John Tyler (SG) Wallace Naylor | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 02:35 | Harding | Kenneth Williams misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:35 | Harding | Kenneth Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:18 | Central Arkansas | David Jarrell is called for traveling | 72-61 |
| Subs | Harding | Harry Borst (SF) Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 01:53 | Harding | Richard Tafoya misses badly on a runner from close range | 72-61 |
| 01:52 | Harding | Victor Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:34 | Harding | Richard Tafoya connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Drake | 74-61 |
| 01:11 | Central Arkansas | Donnie Earnest comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-61 |
| 01:09 | Central Arkansas | Jerry Johnson snags the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 00:58 | Central Arkansas | Charles Amend comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 00:57 | Harding | Richard Tafoya pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Harding | John Tyler misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-61 |
| 00:27 | Central Arkansas | David Jarrell snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Central Arkansas | Anton Duke buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Jarrell | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Harding | George Drake runs out the clock | 74-64 |