| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Herman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Agustin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Charles Varda (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Hare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilbur Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Buchheit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 19:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Wilbur Bush hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 19:09 | Otterbein | James Agustin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 19:08 | Otterbein | Edward Herman snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 18:50 | Otterbein | Eric Johnson steals it from Edward Herman | 43-36 |
| 18:33 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson is hacked by Edward Herman - foul #2 on Edward Herman, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Edward Hatfield (PG), Frank Legere (SG), Nigel Mercer (SF), Nathaniel Mathews (PF), Mario Wysong (C) Arnold Smith, Domingo Martinez, Edward Herman, James Agustin, Bradley Dunkel | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Finney (PF), Brian Zaic (C) Wilbur Bush, Gerald Buchheit | |
| 18:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Varda | 43-38 |
| 18:11 | Otterbein | Nathaniel Mathews misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 43-38 |
| 18:10 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:57 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer knocks in the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Charles Varda - foul #2 on Charles Varda, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson (PG), Robert Ferber (SG), Casey Harrison (SF) Charles Varda, Eric Johnson, Justin Hare | |
| 17:57 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Zaic gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:43 | Otterbein | Mario Wysong scores on a turnaround in the paint | 47-38 |
| 17:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Finney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 17:23 | Otterbein | Frank Legere grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 17:18 | Otterbein | Frank Legere's layup is rejected by Brian Zaic | 47-38 |
| 17:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Ferber grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 17:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Ferber clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 17:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Finney gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:55 | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 16:54 | Otterbein | Nathaniel Mathews gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:48 | Otterbein | Nathaniel Mathews misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 16:46 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Brian Zaic | 47-38 |
| 16:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Zaic is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Harrison | 47-41 |
| 16:07 | Otterbein | Mario Wysong travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), Domingo Martinez (SG), Edward Herman (SF), James Agustin (PF), Bradley Dunkel (C) Edward Hatfield, Frank Legere, Nigel Mercer, Nathaniel Mathews, Mario Wysong | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda (PG), Eric Johnson (SG), Justin Hare (SF), Wilbur Bush (PF), Gerald Buchheit (C) Marvin Anderson, Robert Ferber, Casey Harrison, Alan Finney, Brian Zaic | |
| 15:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Wilbur Bush clanks a jumper in the lane | 47-41 |
| 15:50 | Otterbein | Edward Herman snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Herman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Agustin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Charles Varda (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Hare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilbur Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Buchheit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 15:45 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:27 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 15:26 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Wilbur Bush | 47-41 |
| 15:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Dunkel - foul #1 on Bradley Dunkel, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG) Arnold Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 15:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 15:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:10 | Hardin-Simmons | James Agustin steals it from Justin Hare | 47-41 |
| 14:54 | Otterbein | Charles Varda steals the ball from Bradley Dunkel | 47-41 |
| 14:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda travels in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (C) Bradley Dunkel | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Ferber (SG), Richard Groves (SF) Eric Johnson, Justin Hare | |
| 14:32 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith connects on the 3 from straight away set up by James Agustin | 50-41 |
| 14:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 14:02 | Otterbein | Edward Herman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Groves - foul #2 on Richard Groves, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel (C) Domingo Martinez | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson (PG), Casey Harrison (SF), Brian Zaic (PF), Robert Marion (C) Charles Varda, Richard Groves, Wilbur Bush, Gerald Buchheit | |
| 14:02 | Otterbein | Edward Herman makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:02 | Otterbein | Edward Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson (SG) Robert Ferber | |
| 13:48 | Otterbein | James Agustin is called for a backcourt violation | 51-44 |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG) Larry Beam | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare (SF) Casey Harrison | |
| 13:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson scores on a jumper from the left block | 51-46 |
| 13:16 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez (SG), Edward Hatfield (SF), Nigel Mercer (PF), Mario Wysong (C) Arnold Smith, Edward Herman, James Agustin, Bradley Dunkel | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison (SG), Alan Finney (PF) Eric Johnson, Robert Marion | |
| 13:14 | Hardin-Simmons | William Fehr is called for the reach on Marvin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Fehr, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| 13:04 | Hardin-Simmons | Edward Hatfield picks off the pass by Justin Hare | 51-46 |
| 12:50 | Otterbein | Justin Hare takes the ball from Nigel Mercer | 51-46 |
| 12:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare is fouled in the backcourt by Domingo Martinez - foul #1 on Domingo Martinez, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG) William Fehr | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda (PG), Robert Ferber (SG), Robert Marion (C) Marvin Anderson, Justin Hare, Brian Zaic | |
| 12:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| 12:23 | Otterbein | Robert Marion takes the ball from Edward Hatfield | 51-46 |
| 12:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion is hacked by Domingo Martinez - foul #2 on Domingo Martinez, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Frank Legere (SG), Edward Herman (SF), Bradley Dunkel (C) Domingo Martinez, Edward Hatfield, Mario Wysong | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Richard Groves (SF), Wilbur Bush (PF) Casey Harrison, Alan Finney | |
| 12:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bradley Dunkel - foul #2 on Bradley Dunkel, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Otterbein | James Agustin (PF) Nigel Mercer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 12:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:48 | Otterbein | Frank Legere loses the dribble to Robert Ferber | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Larry Beam (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Legere (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Herman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Agustin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Dunkel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Charles Varda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ferber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Groves (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wilbur Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Marion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), Nathaniel Mathews (PF) Larry Beam, James Agustin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson (SG), Gerald Buchheit (C) Charles Varda, Robert Marion | |
| 11:22 | Otterbein | Edward Herman is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG) Frank Legere | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson (PG), Justin Hare (SF), Brian Zaic (PF) Robert Ferber, Richard Groves, Wilbur Bush | |
| 11:06 | Hardin-Simmons | William Fehr steps in front of the Gerald Buchheit pass | 51-48 |
| 10:46 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith scores on a floater from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 10:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 53-48 |
| 10:20 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Zaic gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 53-48 |
| 10:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 10:02 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG), Domingo Martinez (SG), Edward Hatfield (SF), Nigel Mercer (PF), Mario Wysong (C) William Fehr, Arnold Smith, Edward Herman, Nathaniel Mathews, Bradley Dunkel | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda (PG), Robert Ferber (SG), Alan Finney (SF), Wilbur Bush (PF), Robert Marion (C) Marvin Anderson, Eric Johnson, Justin Hare, Brian Zaic, Gerald Buchheit | |
| 09:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 53-50 |
| 09:45 | Otterbein | Edward Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:40 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| 09:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion loses the dribble to Domingo Martinez in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 09:36 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez banks in the layup | 55-50 |
| 09:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Finney misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 09:25 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Mario Wysong | 55-50 |
| 09:20 | Otterbein | Larry Beam misses the floater from the right side | 55-50 |
| 09:19 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Wilbur Bush | 55-50 |
| 09:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Wilbur Bush connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Varda | 55-53 |
| 08:46 | Otterbein | Larry Beam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 08:45 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:26 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 55-53 |
| 08:24 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Ferber pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:08 | Hardin-Simmons | Alan Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG), Frank Legere (SG), Edward Herman (SF), James Agustin (PF), Bradley Dunkel (C) Larry Beam, Domingo Martinez, Edward Hatfield, Nigel Mercer, Mario Wysong | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson (PG), Casey Harrison (SG), Justin Hare (SF), Brian Zaic (C) Charles Varda, Robert Ferber, Alan Finney, Robert Marion | |
| 07:48 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel misses long on a jump hook from close range | 55-53 |
| 07:46 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Brian Zaic | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - William Fehr (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Legere (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Herman (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Agustin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Dunkel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Harrison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Hare (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Bush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Zaic (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Legere - foul #2 on Frank Legere, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG) William Fehr | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson (SG), Gerald Buchheit (C) Justin Hare, Wilbur Bush | |
| 07:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:43 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 07:38 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Casey Harrison - foul #2 on Casey Harrison, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare (SF) Casey Harrison | |
| 07:38 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:38 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson is hacked by Edward Herman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Herman, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 07:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:36 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to James Agustin | 57-55 |
| 07:18 | Otterbein | Edward Herman drills a floater from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 07:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare is fouled on the floor by James Agustin - foul #1 on James Agustin, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 07:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:13 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:13 | Otterbein | James Agustin snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 07:00 | Otterbein | James Agustin is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG), Nigel Mercer (C) Frank Legere, Bradley Dunkel | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda (PG) Marvin Anderson | |
| 06:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison (SF), Wilbur Bush (PF) Justin Hare, Brian Zaic | |
| 06:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:19 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer is called for a backcourt violation | 59-58 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Nathaniel Mathews (SF), Mario Wysong (C) Edward Herman, Nigel Mercer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 06:02 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 06:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Buchheit grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Mathews - foul #2 on Nathaniel Mathews, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Otterbein | William Fehr (PG), Edward Hatfield (SF) Larry Beam, James Agustin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Ferber (PG), Alan Finney (PF) Charles Varda, Wilbur Bush | |
| 05:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:47 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:38 | Otterbein | Mario Wysong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Hatfield | 61-59 |
| 05:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Buchheit hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Mario Wysong - foul #1 on Mario Wysong, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (PG), Frank Legere (SG), Nigel Mercer (PF), Bradley Dunkel (C) William Fehr, Domingo Martinez, Nathaniel Mathews, Mario Wysong | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Marvin Anderson (PG), Justin Hare (SF) Eric Johnson, Casey Harrison | |
| 05:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Buchheit makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:25 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Buchheit makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:59 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith is fouled on the floor by Marvin Anderson - foul #2 on Marvin Anderson, team foul #4 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | James Agustin (PF) Nigel Mercer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Zaic (PF), Robert Marion (C) Alan Finney, Gerald Buchheit | |
| 04:45 | Otterbein | Arnold Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 04:43 | Otterbein | James Agustin snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 04:31 | Otterbein | James Agustin is hacked by Brian Zaic - foul #1 on Brian Zaic, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Larry Beam (PG), Domingo Martinez (SG), Edward Herman (SF), Nigel Mercer (C) Arnold Smith, Frank Legere, Edward Hatfield, Bradley Dunkel | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda (PG), Eric Johnson (SG) Marvin Anderson, Robert Ferber | |
| 04:21 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez is fouled on the floor by Justin Hare - foul #2 on Justin Hare, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Casey Harrison (SF) Justin Hare | |
| 04:05 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Casey Harrison - foul #3 on Casey Harrison, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Mario Wysong (PF) James Agustin | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 04:05 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:05 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 04:03 | Hardin-Simmons | Edward Herman steals it from Casey Harrison in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 03:39 | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:37 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Brian Zaic | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Larry Beam (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Domingo Martinez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Herman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mario Wysong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nigel Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Charles Varda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Casey Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Zaic (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Marion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Zaic misses the turnaround in the lane | 62-61 |
| 03:14 | Otterbein | Mario Wysong pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:10 | Otterbein | Brian Zaic steals the ball from Domingo Martinez | 62-61 |
| 02:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Marion loses the dribble to Domingo Martinez | 62-61 |
| 02:51 | Otterbein | Nigel Mercer can't finish the layup | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Brian Zaic pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Arnold Smith (SG), Edward Hatfield (SF), Nathaniel Mathews (PF) Domingo Martinez, Edward Herman, Nigel Mercer | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Robert Ferber (SG), Justin Hare (SF), Wilbur Bush (PF) Eric Johnson, Casey Harrison, Robert Marion | |
| 02:32 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 02:32 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Buchheit (C) Brian Zaic | |
| 02:16 | Otterbein | Larry Beam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 01:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Nathaniel Mathews - foul #3 on Nathaniel Mathews, team foul #13 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Domingo Martinez (SG), Edward Herman (SF), James Agustin (PF), Bradley Dunkel (C) Arnold Smith, Edward Hatfield, Nathaniel Mathews, Mario Wysong | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson (SG) Robert Ferber | |
| 01:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:40 | Otterbein | Larry Beam is hacked by Gerald Buchheit - foul #3 on Gerald Buchheit, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 01:40 | Otterbein | Larry Beam makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:40 | Otterbein | Larry Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:38 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 01:33 | Otterbein | James Agustin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 01:31 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Justin Hare | 64-66 |
| 01:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Gerald Buchheit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 01:22 | Otterbein | Bradley Dunkel scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Larry Beam | 66-66 |
| 01:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Charles Varda misses long on a floater from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:11 | Otterbein | James Agustin gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:46 | Otterbein | James Agustin double dribbles | 66-66 |
| 00:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare's pass is intercepted by Domingo Martinez in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 00:32 | Otterbein | James Agustin misses the driving attempt in the lane | 66-66 |
| 00:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Eric Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Hardin-Simmons | Justin Hare hits a wide open jumper from the right block | 66-68 |
| 00:07 | Otterbein | Larry Beam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Wilbur Bush is hacked by Domingo Martinez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Domingo Martinez, team foul #14 | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Wilbur Bush makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Wilbur Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Otterbein | Larry Beam misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-70 |