| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (fresh) SG - Paul Goodman (fresh) SF - Brandon Tyler (fresh) PF - Jessie Studdard (fresh) C - David South (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Quincy Page (fresh) SG - Edwin Cason (fresh) SF - James Baum (fresh) PF - Gary Bartley (fresh) C - Thurman Korman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Bartley - foul #1 on Gary Bartley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman misses the tip | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Russell Lichtenberg | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Howard Payne | David South can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thurman Korman - foul #1 on Thurman Korman, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Howard Payne | David South misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Howard Payne | David South makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Baum is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler loses the dribble to Thurman Korman | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Lichtenberg | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Russell Lichtenberg picks off the pass by Gary Bartley | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler lays it up and in set up by Russell Lichtenberg | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), Elton Latham (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Alvin Crump (PF), Jimmy Bjork (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Paul Goodman, Brandon Tyler, Jessie Studdard, David South | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe (PG), Keith Wafford (SG), Samuel Green (SF), Douglas Cardone (PF), Terry Bull (C) Quincy Page, Edwin Cason, James Baum, Gary Bartley, Thurman Korman | |
| 17:27 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Wafford | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Young | 9-6 |
| 16:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:21 | Howard Payne | Francis Young grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Young | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Francis Young (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elton Latham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Alvin Crump (tiring) C - Jimmy Bjork (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Walter Shoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Wafford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Cardone (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bull (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Young - foul #1 on Francis Young, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson (PG), Paul Goodman (SG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Jessie Studdard (PF), David South (C) Francis Young, Elton Latham, Thomas Brown, Alvin Crump, Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page (PG), James Phillips (SG), James Baum (SF), Gary Bartley (PF), Matt Keith (C) Walter Shoe, Keith Wafford, Samuel Green, Douglas Cardone, Terry Bull | |
| 15:35 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Baum clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 15:34 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 15:32 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 15:16 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page is fouled on the floor by Darrell Anderson - foul #1 on Darrell Anderson, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason (SG) James Phillips | |
| 15:09 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Goodman steals the ball from Edwin Cason | 12-6 |
| 15:05 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler can't throw it down | 12-6 |
| 15:03 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Quincy Page | 12-8 |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | James Baum steals it from Darrell Anderson in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 14:42 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason banks in the layup on a great pass from James Baum | 12-10 |
| 14:25 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-10 |
| 14:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 14:11 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Baum | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Howard Payne | The 3pt attempt by Paul Goodman is denied by Edwin Cason | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith misses short on an open shot from the right block but he's hacked by Darrell Anderson - foul #2 on Darrell Anderson, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG), Thomas Brown (SF), Alvin Crump (C) Darrell Anderson, Brandon Tyler, David South | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe (PG), James Phillips (SG), Thurman Korman (SF), Terry Bull (C) Quincy Page, Edwin Cason, James Baum, Gary Bartley | |
| 13:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:17 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Douglas Cardone (PF) Matt Keith | |
| 12:57 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 12:47 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 12:45 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:34 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Phillips - foul #1 on James Phillips, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG) Russell Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page (PG), Edwin Cason (SG), Samuel Green (SF) Walter Shoe, James Phillips, Terry Bull | |
| 12:34 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:34 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Francis Young steps in front of the Quincy Page pass in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 12:15 | Howard Payne | Quincy Page steals it from Alvin Crump | 14-17 |
| 12:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Quincy Page | 14-20 |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | Samuel Green is called for the reach on Thomas Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG), Elton Latham (SG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Jimmy Bjork (PF), David South (C) Francis Young, Paul Goodman, Thomas Brown, Jessie Studdard, Alvin Crump | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley (PF) Douglas Cardone | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elton Latham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Tyler (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Bjork (fairly fresh) C - David South (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Quincy Page (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Cason (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Bartley (tiring) C - Thurman Korman (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham lays it up and in and the foul's on Thurman Korman - foul #2 on Thurman Korman, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford (SG), Terry Bull (C) Edwin Cason, Thurman Korman | |
| 11:45 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David South - foul #1 on David South, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard (PF) Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe (SG), James Baum (SF) Quincy Page, Samuel Green | |
| 11:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 11:11 | Howard Payne | David South hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Russell Lichtenberg | 19-22 |
| 10:51 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley misses the dunk attempt | 19-22 |
| 10:49 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bartley | 19-22 |
| 10:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 10:26 | Howard Payne | David South grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 10:26 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), Paul Goodman (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Jimmy Bjork (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Elton Latham, Brandon Tyler, David South | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page (PG), James Phillips (SG), Samuel Green (SF), Douglas Cardone (PF) Keith Wafford, Walter Shoe, James Baum, Gary Bartley | |
| 10:13 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman is hacked by Douglas Cardone - foul #1 on Douglas Cardone, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump (C) Jessie Studdard | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 10:02 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| 09:56 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page is hacked by Paul Goodman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Goodman, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason (SG) Quincy Page | |
| 09:51 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 09:50 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:48 | Howard Payne | James Phillips is called for the reach on Francis Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Phillips, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page (PG) James Phillips | |
| 09:48 | Howard Payne | Francis Young makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:48 | Howard Payne | Francis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Green | 21-25 |
| 09:11 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 21-25 |
| 09:09 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:57 | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-25 |
| 08:56 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:54 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Goodman steps in front of the Edwin Cason pass in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 08:34 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 08:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Goodman - foul #2 on Paul Goodman, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG), Elton Latham (SG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Jessie Studdard (PF), David South (C) Francis Young, Paul Goodman, Thomas Brown, Alvin Crump, Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe (SG), James Baum (SF), Gary Bartley (PF), Matt Keith (C) Edwin Cason, Samuel Green, Douglas Cardone, Terry Bull | |
| 08:26 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-25 |
| 08:24 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jessie Studdard | 21-25 |
| 08:19 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg misses the floater near the basket | 21-25 |
| 08:18 | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg tips it but misses | 21-25 |
| 08:17 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 08:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley banks in the layup set up by Walter Shoe and he's fouled by Jessie Studdard - foul #1 on Jessie Studdard, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford (SG) Quincy Page | |
| 08:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley misses the free throw | 21-27 |
| 08:00 | Howard Payne | David South snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 07:58 | Howard Payne | Keith Wafford picks off the pass by Russell Lichtenberg in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Elton Latham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brandon Tyler (tired) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Studdard (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David South (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Walter Shoe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Wafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Baum (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Gary Bartley (tiring) 2 pts. C - Matt Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Keith Wafford and he's hacked by Brandon Tyler - foul #1 on Brandon Tyler, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown (SF) Brandon Tyler | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 07:43 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:41 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 07:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Lichtenberg - foul #1 on Russell Lichtenberg, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler (SF) Elton Latham | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason (SG), Douglas Cardone (PF), Terry Bull (C) Keith Wafford, Gary Bartley, Matt Keith | |
| 07:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 07:09 | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 07:07 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Douglas Cardone snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 07:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump (C) David South | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 07:00 | Howard Payne | Alvin Crump hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 06:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The rebound goes to James Baum | 21-32 |
| 06:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-32 |
| 06:39 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 06:13 | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 06:12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Baum snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 05:43 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 05:42 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Douglas Cardone grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 05:42 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), Elton Latham (SG), Jimmy Bjork (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Brandon Tyler, Alvin Crump | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page (PG), Keith Wafford (SG), Samuel Green (SF), Gary Bartley (PF), Matt Keith (C) Walter Shoe, Edwin Cason, James Baum, Douglas Cardone, Terry Bull | |
| 05:30 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Quincy Page - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David South (C) Jessie Studdard | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 05:30 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:30 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:25 | Howard Payne | Gary Bartley is called for the reach on Francis Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Bartley, team foul #8 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Douglas Cardone (PF) Gary Bartley | |
| 05:25 | Howard Payne | Francis Young makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:25 | Howard Payne | Francis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:10 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 05:08 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 05:07 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 05:05 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matt Keith tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 05:04 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jimmy Bjork | 23-34 |
| 04:54 | Howard Payne | Francis Young knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 04:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Keith Wafford and he's fouled by Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #11 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Brandon Tyler (SF), Jessie Studdard (PF) Thomas Brown, Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe (SG), Terry Bull (C) Keith Wafford, Douglas Cardone | |
| 04:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:22 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-37 |
| 04:21 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 04:19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Young - foul #2 on Francis Young, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG) Francis Young | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Edwin Cason (SG) Samuel Green | |
| 04:19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 04:01 | Howard Payne | Elton Latham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 04:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Russell Lichtenberg (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Elton Latham (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Brandon Tyler (tired) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Studdard (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David South (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Quincy Page (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Cason (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Walter Shoe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matt Keith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Bull (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page is called for a charge - foul #1 on Quincy Page, team foul #9 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson (PG), Paul Goodman (SG), Alvin Crump (C) Russell Lichtenberg, Elton Latham, David South | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Phillips (SG), Gary Bartley (PF), Thurman Korman (C) Edwin Cason, Matt Keith, Terry Bull | |
| 03:22 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 03:01 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Quincy Page | 27-40 |
| 03:01 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-40 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Brown (SF), Jimmy Bjork (C) Brandon Tyler, Alvin Crump | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford (PG), James Baum (SF) Quincy Page, Walter Shoe | |
| 02:41 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 02:39 | Howard Payne | Jimmy Bjork misses the tip | 27-40 |
| 02:37 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gary Bartley snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 02:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Phillips | 27-43 |
| 02:28 | Howard Payne | Gary Bartley picks off the pass by Thomas Brown | 27-43 |
| 02:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman clanks a turnaround from close range | 27-43 |
| 02:14 | Howard Payne | Jessie Studdard grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 02:12 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson is hacked by Keith Wafford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Wafford, team foul #10 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Francis Young (PG), David South (C) Thomas Brown, Jimmy Bjork | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page (PG), Edwin Cason (SG), Samuel Green (SF) Keith Wafford, James Phillips, James Baum | |
| 02:12 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 02:12 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:09 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Quincy Page loses the dribble to Francis Young in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| 02:06 | Howard Payne | Darrell Anderson lays it in set up by Francis Young | 30-43 |
| 02:04 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Anderson - foul #3 on Darrell Anderson, team foul #13 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Elton Latham (SF) Darrell Anderson | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 02:04 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 02:04 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Samuel Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:39 | Howard Payne | David South banks in the layup set up by Elton Latham | 32-45 |
| 01:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Thurman Korman makes the wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Green | 32-47 |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Edwin Cason is called for the reach on Paul Goodman - foul #1 on Edwin Cason, team foul #11 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Russell Lichtenberg (PG), Brandon Tyler (SF), Alvin Crump (PF), Jimmy Bjork (C) Francis Young, Elton Latham, Jessie Studdard, David South | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Walter Shoe (PG), Keith Wafford (SG), James Baum (SF), Douglas Cardone (PF), Terry Bull (C) Quincy Page, Edwin Cason, Samuel Green, Gary Bartley, Thurman Korman | |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Paul Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 00:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Douglas Cardone snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 00:42 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 33-47 |
| 00:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford tips it in | 33-49 |
| 00:19 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Alvin Crump is denied by Terry Bull | 33-49 |
| 00:18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Douglas Cardone pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 00:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Terry Bull misses the lay-in | 33-49 |
| 00:00 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Keith Wafford gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |