| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Current (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert McGary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Borrelli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Small (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Zuehls (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Gary Pons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) PF - Grady Foti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Theberge (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:44 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:29 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:27 | S. Arkansas | John Newby gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:16 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons is hacked by Robert McGary - foul #1 on Robert McGary, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:53 | S. Arkansas | Grady Foti buries a jump hook from close range | 32-29 |
| 18:38 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls hits the finger roll | 34-29 |
| 18:22 | S. Arkansas | John Newby is hacked by Raymond Borrelli - foul #2 on Raymond Borrelli, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 18:09 | S. Arkansas | John Newby misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:07 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:47 | Harding | Robert McGary connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Zuehls | 37-29 |
| 17:37 | S. Arkansas | John Newby loses the dribble to Paul Small | 37-29 |
| 17:10 | Harding | David Norris picks off the pass by Joseph Current | 37-29 |
| 16:55 | S. Arkansas | Raymond Borrelli denies the turnaround by David Norris | 37-29 |
| 16:54 | Harding | Joseph Current grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:35 | Harding | Robert McGary is whistled for a carry | 37-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Stephen Denmark (PG), Harold Inoue (SG), Timothy Rowe (SF), David Reed (PF) Joseph Current, Robert McGary, Raymond Borrelli, Paul Small | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp (PG), Irving Mebane (SG), Joseph Monteleone (SF), Anthony York (PF), Steven Brown (C) Gary Pons, David Norris, John Newby, Grady Foti, Michael Theberge | |
| 16:19 | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp is called for a charge - foul #1 on Maynard Harp, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Steven Owen (C) Thomas Zuehls | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 16:10 | Harding | Steven Owen clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 16:10 | Harding | Steven Owen misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:10 | Harding | Steven Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:50 | S. Arkansas | Stephen Denmark steps in front of the Joseph Monteleone pass | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Stephen Denmark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Inoue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Rowe (fresh) PF - David Reed (fresh) C - Steven Owen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Maynard Harp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Irving Mebane (fresh) SF - Joseph Monteleone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony York (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Harding | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Stephen Denmark - foul #3 on Steven Brown, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Current (PG), Robert McGary (SG), Raymond Borrelli (SF), Paul Small (PF), Thomas Zuehls (C) Stephen Denmark, Harold Inoue, Timothy Rowe, David Reed, Steven Owen | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 15:17 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Borrelli | 40-29 |
| 15:09 | S. Arkansas | Anthony York connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Monteleone | 40-31 |
| 14:55 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 14:53 | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 14:39 | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Irving Mebane | 40-34 |
| 14:20 | Harding | Paul Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons (PG), David Norris (SG), John Newby (SF), Grady Foti (PF), Michael Theberge (C) Maynard Harp, Irving Mebane, Joseph Monteleone, Anthony York, Steven Brown | |
| 13:58 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | S. Arkansas | Grady Foti grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:38 | S. Arkansas | John Newby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:37 | Harding | Paul Small gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:32 | Harding | Robert McGary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Harold Inoue (SG), Timothy Rowe (SF), David Reed (C) Robert McGary, Raymond Borrelli, Thomas Zuehls | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 13:14 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Current - foul #1 on Joseph Current, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:14 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:52 | Harding | Joseph Current scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Reed | 43-36 |
| 12:43 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:41 | S. Arkansas | John Newby grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:20 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 12:18 | Harding | David Reed grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 12:13 | Harding | Joseph Current misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 12:11 | Harding | Joseph Current gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:56 | Harding | Paul Small misses the shot from the right side | 43-36 |
| 11:55 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Current | 43-36 |
| 11:47 | Harding | Harold Inoue misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | S. Arkansas | John Newby grabs the board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Current (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Inoue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Rowe (fresh) PF - Paul Small (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Gary Pons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Grady Foti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Theberge (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert McGary (SG), Raymond Borrelli (SF), Thomas Zuehls (C) Joseph Current, Timothy Rowe, Paul Small | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp (PG), Irving Mebane (SG), Joseph Monteleone (SF), Anthony York (PF) Gary Pons, David Norris, John Newby, Grady Foti | |
| 11:14 | Harding | David Reed comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-36 |
| 11:12 | S. Arkansas | Joseph Monteleone pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:01 | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Monteleone | 43-38 |
| 10:44 | Harding | David Reed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:21 | S. Arkansas | Anthony York scores on a runner from the left block | 43-40 |
| 09:56 | Harding | Robert McGary misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 09:54 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:39 | S. Arkansas | Anthony York misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Current (PG), Paul Small (PF) Harold Inoue, David Reed | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons (PG), David Norris (SG), John Newby (SF), Grady Foti (PF) Maynard Harp, Irving Mebane, Joseph Monteleone, Michael Theberge | |
| 09:39 | S. Arkansas | Anthony York misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:39 | S. Arkansas | Anthony York makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:19 | Harding | Paul Small can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 09:17 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 09:16 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Anthony York | 43-41 |
| 09:11 | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 09:09 | S. Arkansas | John Newby grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:00 | S. Arkansas | John Newby loses the dribble to Joseph Current | 43-41 |
| 08:42 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:41 | Harding | Robert McGary tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 08:26 | S. Arkansas | John Newby clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Raymond Borrelli - foul #3 on Raymond Borrelli, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 08:26 | S. Arkansas | John Newby misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:26 | S. Arkansas | John Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:10 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls misses the floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 08:08 | S. Arkansas | David Norris gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:59 | S. Arkansas | Grady Foti misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 07:58 | S. Arkansas | John Newby can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 07:56 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 07:38 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 07:37 | Harding | Paul Small tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Current (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert McGary (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Borrelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Small (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Zuehls (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Gary Pons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Grady Foti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony York (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | S. Arkansas | David Norris is fouled on the floor by Robert McGary - foul #2 on Robert McGary, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Harold Inoue (SG), Timothy Rowe (SF), David Reed (PF), Steven Owen (C) Robert McGary, Raymond Borrelli, Paul Small, Thomas Zuehls | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane (SG), Steven Brown (PF), Michael Theberge (C) David Norris, Grady Foti, Anthony York | |
| 07:06 | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane is fouled on the floor by Harold Inoue - foul #1 on Harold Inoue, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Stephen Denmark (PG) Joseph Current | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp (PG) Gary Pons | |
| 07:06 | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:06 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:49 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge lays it in on a nice dish by Maynard Harp | 47-44 |
| 06:39 | Harding | Timothy Rowe misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 06:37 | S. Arkansas | John Newby grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:30 | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Rowe | 47-44 |
| 06:28 | Harding | Steven Owen snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:17 | Harding | Steven Owen hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Denmark | 49-44 |
| 05:57 | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 05:39 | Harding | Steven Brown swats the short shot by Timothy Rowe | 49-47 |
| 05:38 | S. Arkansas | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:20 | S. Arkansas | Maynard Harp misses long on a jumper in the lane | 49-47 |
| 05:19 | Harding | David Reed gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:19 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Current (PG), Robert McGary (SG), Raymond Borrelli (SF), Paul Small (PF), Thomas Zuehls (C) Stephen Denmark, Harold Inoue, Timothy Rowe, David Reed, Steven Owen | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Gary Pons (PG), David Norris (SG), Grady Foti (PF) Maynard Harp, Irving Mebane, Steven Brown | |
| 05:02 | Harding | Paul Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane (SF) John Newby | |
| 04:49 | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane misses long on a floater near the basket | 49-47 |
| 04:47 | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:29 | S. Arkansas | David Norris is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Norris, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 04:10 | Harding | Joseph Current misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Theberge - foul #1 on Michael Theberge, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 04:10 | Harding | Joseph Current makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:10 | Harding | Joseph Current makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:56 | S. Arkansas | Grady Foti is fouled on the floor by Paul Small - foul #1 on Paul Small, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Newby (SF) Irving Mebane | |
| 03:56 | S. Arkansas | Grady Foti makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:56 | S. Arkansas | Grady Foti misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:56 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:39 | Harding | Joseph Current loses the dribble to Grady Foti | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Current (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert McGary (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Borrelli (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Small (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Zuehls (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Gary Pons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Grady Foti (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Theberge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | S. Arkansas | John Newby connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Pons | 51-50 |
| 03:13 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli scores on a 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 02:56 | S. Arkansas | David Norris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Newby | 54-53 |
| 02:38 | Harding | John Newby is called for the reach on Raymond Borrelli - foul #3 on John Newby, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Irving Mebane (SG), Anthony York (PF), Steven Brown (C) David Norris, Grady Foti, Michael Theberge | |
| 02:27 | Harding | Robert McGary scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Borrelli | 56-53 |
| 02:27 | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | David Norris (SG), Grady Foti (PF), Michael Theberge (C) Irving Mebane, Anthony York, Steven Brown | |
| 02:04 | S. Arkansas | David Norris misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert McGary - foul #3 on Robert McGary, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 02:04 | S. Arkansas | David Norris makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:04 | S. Arkansas | David Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:51 | Harding | Paul Small drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Borrelli and he's hacked by Grady Foti - foul #3 on Grady Foti, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 01:51 | Harding | Paul Small makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:33 | S. Arkansas | David Norris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 01:32 | Harding | Joseph Current grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 01:14 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| 00:57 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli is hacked by Gary Pons - foul #2 on Gary Pons, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 00:36 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:36 | Harding | Raymond Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | S. Arkansas | David Norris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:30 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Harding | Gary Pons is called for the reach on Thomas Zuehls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Pons, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Rowe (SF) Raymond Borrelli | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 00:27 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:27 | Harding | Thomas Zuehls makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge is hacked by Thomas Zuehls - foul #3 on Thomas Zuehls, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Raymond Borrelli (SF) Timothy Rowe | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 00:21 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:21 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:19 | Harding | Robert McGary is fouled in the backcourt by David Norris - foul #3 on David Norris, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Rowe (SF) Raymond Borrelli | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 00:19 | Harding | Robert McGary makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:19 | Harding | Robert McGary misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:19 | S. Arkansas | Michael Theberge gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:12 | S. Arkansas | John Newby buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Pons | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Harding | Robert McGary is fouled in the backcourt by David Norris - foul #4 on David Norris, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Harding | Robert McGary misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Harding | Robert McGary makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | S. Arkansas | John Newby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Harding | Paul Small gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Harding | Paul Small runs out the clock | 65-59 |