| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Goodman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Crump (fresh) 2 pts. C - David South (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Gilbert McNelis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Oswald (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Clawson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Polytechnic | Alan Purkey can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 38-27 |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | David South grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 19:33 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 19:31 | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump tips it back up and in | 40-27 |
| 19:26 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| 19:05 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg is fouled on the floor by Gilbert McNelis - foul #2 on Gilbert McNelis, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 18:55 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 18:53 | Howard Payne | David South grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:37 | Howard Payne | David South throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown (SF), Jimmy Bjork (PF), Elton Latham (C) Brandon Tyler, Alvin Crump, David South | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Raymond Mason (PG) Gilbert McNelis | |
| 18:26 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald can't connect on a floater from the right block | 40-27 |
| 18:25 | Howard Payne | Jimmy Bjork grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 18:10 | Howard Payne | Raymond Mason is called for the reach on Russell Lichtenberg - foul #3 on Raymond Mason, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), David South (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Paul Goodman | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar (PG), Terry Hannah (SF), Paul Harshaw (PF), Allen Walla (C) Raymond Mason, Leon Oswald, James Clawson, Alan Purkey | |
| 18:03 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 17:43 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:41 | Howard Payne | Francis Young gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:31 | Howard Payne | David South can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Bernard Henegar - foul #1 on Bernard Henegar, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson (SG) Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis (PG) Jeffrey Miller | |
| 17:31 | Howard Payne | David South makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:31 | Howard Payne | David South misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:31 | Polytechnic | Paul Harshaw grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 17:06 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Henegar and he's hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman (SG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Alvin Crump (PF) Darrell Anderson, Thomas Brown, Elton Latham | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald (SF) Allen Walla | |
| 17:06 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:57 | Howard Payne | Gilbert McNelis takes the ball from Francis Young | 41-30 |
| 16:55 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Young - foul #1 on Francis Young, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Alan Purkey (C) Bernard Henegar | |
| 16:44 | Polytechnic | Terry Hannah knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 41-32 |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Francis Young clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gilbert McNelis - foul #3 on Gilbert McNelis, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller (SG), James Clawson (PF) Gilbert McNelis, Paul Harshaw | |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Francis Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Francis Young misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:31 | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 16:22 | Polytechnic | James Clawson makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Hannah | 42-34 |
| 16:04 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Francis Young | 44-34 |
| 16:01 | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Young - foul #2 on Francis Young, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG), Darrell Anderson (SG), Jimmy Bjork (PF) Francis Young, Paul Goodman, Alvin Crump | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar (PG), Allen Walla (C) Terry Hannah, Alan Purkey | |
| 15:53 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Tyler - foul #2 on Brandon Tyler, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard (PF) David South | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Raymond Mason (SG) Jeffrey Miller | |
| 15:53 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:53 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Studdard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Bernard Henegar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leon Oswald (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Clawson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen Walla (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg is fouled on the floor by Leon Oswald - foul #1 on Leon Oswald, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elton Latham (SG), Thomas Brown (SF) Darrell Anderson, Brandon Tyler | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes (SF) Leon Oswald | |
| 15:19 | Howard Payne | Bernard Henegar is called for the reach on Russell Lichtenberg - foul #2 on Bernard Henegar, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson (SG) Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis (PG) Bernard Henegar | |
| 15:12 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Mason - foul #4 on Raymond Mason, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller (SG) Raymond Mason | |
| 15:12 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:12 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:10 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes loses the dribble to Darrell Anderson in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| 15:04 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Anderson and he's fouled by Gilbert McNelis - foul #4 on Gilbert McNelis, team foul #8 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman (SG) Darrell Anderson | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar (PG), Paul Harshaw (PF) Gilbert McNelis, James Clawson | |
| 15:04 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:01 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Alan Purkey (C) Allen Walla | |
| 14:40 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Harshaw - foul #2 on Paul Harshaw, team foul #9 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler (SF), David South (C) Thomas Brown, Elton Latham | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Terry Hannah (PG) Bernard Henegar | |
| 14:40 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:40 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:40 | Polytechnic | Alan Purkey snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:28 | Polytechnic | Paul Harshaw comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 14:26 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:05 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Miller steps in front of the Brandon Tyler pass | 50-35 |
| 14:02 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jeffrey Miller | 50-37 |
| 13:34 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Tyler | 52-37 |
| 13:32 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Tyler - foul #3 on Brandon Tyler, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), Darrell Anderson (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Alvin Crump (PF), Jimmy Bjork (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Paul Goodman, Brandon Tyler, Jessie Studdard, David South | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald (SF), James Clawson (PF), Allen Walla (C) Thomas Holmes, Paul Harshaw, Alan Purkey | |
| 13:18 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:16 | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 13:03 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:01 | Polytechnic | James Clawson pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:46 | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Clawson | 52-40 |
| 12:25 | Howard Payne | Francis Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alvin Crump | 55-40 |
| 12:04 | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 12:02 | Polytechnic | Terry Hannah tips it in | 55-42 |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson is fouled on the floor by Allen Walla - foul #1 on Allen Walla, team foul #10 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman (SG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Jessie Studdard (PF), Elton Latham (C) Francis Young, Thomas Brown, Alvin Crump, Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar (PG), Thomas Holmes (PF), Alan Purkey (C) Terry Hannah, James Clawson, Allen Walla | |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:44 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-42 |
| 11:43 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald tips it home | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Darrell Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Goodman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Studdard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Elton Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Bernard Henegar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Oswald (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Alan Purkey - foul #1 on Alan Purkey, team foul #11 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG) Darrell Anderson | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| 11:29 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| 11:00 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 60-44 |
| 10:58 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 10:44 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-44 |
| 10:42 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 10:40 | Polytechnic | Elton Latham takes the ball from Bernard Henegar in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| 10:35 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Lichtenberg | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:18 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes is open but misses the lay-in | 62-44 |
| 10:17 | Polytechnic | Leon Oswald tips it home | 62-46 |
| 09:59 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 09:58 | Polytechnic | Alan Purkey snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 09:55 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar is hacked by Russell Lichtenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Lichtenberg, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), Thomas Brown (SF), David South (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Brandon Tyler, Elton Latham | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Terry Hannah (SG), James Clawson (PF), Paul Harshaw (C) Jeffrey Miller, Thomas Holmes, Alan Purkey | |
| 09:55 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:55 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:41 | Howard Payne | Francis Young misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 09:40 | Polytechnic | The rebound goes to Paul Harshaw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:38 | Polytechnic | Thomas Brown steals the ball from Leon Oswald in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 09:26 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-48 |
| 09:25 | Polytechnic | The rebound goes to Paul Harshaw | 62-48 |
| 09:22 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson (SG) Paul Goodman | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| 09:11 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-48 |
| 09:09 | Polytechnic | James Clawson grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 08:48 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar loses the dribble to Jessie Studdard | 62-48 |
| 08:20 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Jessie Studdard is denied by James Clawson | 62-48 |
| 08:18 | Polytechnic | Terry Hannah pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:04 | Polytechnic | David South blocks the jumper by Bernard Henegar | 62-48 |
| 08:02 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:43 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David South | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Francis Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Studdard (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David South (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Bernard Henegar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Hannah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Leon Oswald (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Clawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harshaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:40 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Young - foul #3 on Francis Young, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG), Paul Goodman (SG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Alvin Crump (PF), Jimmy Bjork (C) Francis Young, Darrell Anderson, Thomas Brown, Jessie Studdard, David South | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis (PG), Raymond Mason (SF), Allen Walla (C) Terry Hannah, Leon Oswald, Paul Harshaw | |
| 07:40 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:40 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:16 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Mason - foul #5 on Raymond Mason, team foul #12 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elton Latham (SG) Paul Goodman | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Alan Purkey (C) Bernard Henegar, Raymond Mason, Allen Walla | |
| 07:16 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 07:16 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 07:16 | Polytechnic | Alan Purkey snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 07:13 | Polytechnic | Alvin Crump is called for the reach on Thomas Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alvin Crump, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| 07:13 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:13 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:13 | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:49 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham is hacked by Jeffrey Miller - foul #1 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #13 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman (SG) Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| 06:49 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:49 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:46 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis is hacked by Russell Lichtenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Lichtenberg, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| 06:46 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:46 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:28 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham is called for traveling | 66-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David South (C) Elton Latham | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Allen Walla (C) Alan Purkey | |
| 06:15 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Miller | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:04 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla grabs the board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:49 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert McNelis | 66-56 |
| 05:31 | Howard Payne | David South's fadeaway is rejected by James Clawson | 66-56 |
| 05:29 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg tips it but misses | 66-56 |
| 05:28 | Polytechnic | Thomas Holmes snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 05:24 | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 05:23 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Alvin Crump | 66-56 |
| 05:02 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg misses long on a shot from close range | 66-56 |
| 05:00 | Polytechnic | The rebound goes to James Clawson | 66-56 |
| 04:38 | Polytechnic | Alvin Crump picks off the pass by Jeffrey Miller | 66-56 |
| 04:09 | Howard Payne | David South lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Lichtenberg | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Polytechnic | Gilbert McNelis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 03:51 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Alvin Crump | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 03:33 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Goodman (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Tyler (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Crump (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David South (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Gilbert McNelis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Miller (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Holmes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Clawson (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Walla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Howard Payne | David South buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Russell Lichtenberg | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Polytechnic | Jeffrey Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 02:57 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Russell Lichtenberg | 70-56 |
| 02:44 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Goodman | 72-56 |
| 02:37 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on David South - foul #1 on David South, team foul #11 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), Darrell Anderson (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Jimmy Bjork (PF), Elton Latham (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Paul Goodman, Brandon Tyler, Alvin Crump, David South | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar (PG), Terry Hannah (SG), Paul Harshaw (PF) Gilbert McNelis, Jeffrey Miller, James Clawson | |
| 02:37 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla makes the free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:11 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-59 |
| 01:57 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 01:55 | Polytechnic | Terry Hannah grabs the offensive board | 75-59 |
| 01:43 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 75-59 |
| 01:42 | Howard Payne | Jimmy Bjork gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:13 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrell Anderson | 78-59 |
| 01:10 | Polytechnic | Darrell Anderson is called for the reach on Bernard Henegar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Anderson, team foul #12 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump (PF) Darrell Anderson | |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| 01:10 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:10 | Polytechnic | Bernard Henegar makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | Francis Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 00:41 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla grabs the board | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Polytechnic | Francis Young picks off the pass by Thomas Holmes | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham banks in the layup set up by Francis Young | 80-60 |
| 00:02 | Polytechnic | Allen Walla connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Francis Young runs out the clock | 80-63 |