| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Lee Alexander (fresh) SG - Charles Laurel (fresh) SF - Michael Caffey (fresh) PF - Peter Spencer (fresh) C - Matt Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Aaron Giroux (fresh) SG - Matthew Compton (fresh) SF - Nathan Gunderson (fresh) PF - Raymond Kinne (fresh) C - Adam Ridgeway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Matt Riley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Howard Payne | Matt Riley tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | Matt Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Howard Payne | Michael Caffey knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Lee Alexander | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux buries a jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi College | Nathan Gunderson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Howard Payne | Matt Riley gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi College | Adam Ridgeway gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Aaron Giroux | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi College | Adam Ridgeway snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux is hacked by Lee Alexander - foul #1 on Lee Alexander, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey (PF), Mario Hetrick (C) Peter Spencer, Matt Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi College | Nathan Gunderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dorsey | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Ridgeway - foul #1 on Adam Ridgeway, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne loses the dribble to Lee Alexander in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Alexander | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Laurel | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi College | Nathan Gunderson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Mario Hetrick - foul #1 on Mario Hetrick, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer (PF), Matt Riley (C) Jeffrey Dorsey, Mario Hetrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Michael Tucker (PG), Daniel Bell (SG), Charles Catania (SF), Ronald Linville (C) Aaron Giroux, Matthew Compton, Nathan Gunderson, Adam Ridgeway | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Lee Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Laurel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Caffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Spencer (fresh) C - Matt Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Michael Tucker (fresh) SG - Daniel Bell (fresh) SF - Charles Catania (fresh) PF - Raymond Kinne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Linville (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Howard Payne | A charge is called on Matt Riley - foul #1 on Matt Riley, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges (C) Raymond Kinne | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi College | Ronald Linville is fouled on the floor by Peter Spencer - foul #1 on Peter Spencer, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Matthew Rogers (SF) Michael Caffey | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi College | Charles Catania makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Tucker | 8-9 |
| 14:23 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Alexander | 10-9 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi College | Michael Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joe Cook (PG), Bobby Bratton (SG), Jeffrey Dorsey (PF) Lee Alexander, Charles Laurel, Peter Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Nathan Gunderson (SF) Michael Tucker | |
| 14:05 | Howard Payne | Matthew Rogers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Bell - foul #1 on Daniel Bell, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick (C) Matt Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux (PG), Matthew Compton (SG), Adam Ridgeway (C) Charles Catania, Daniel Bell, Ronald Linville | |
| 14:05 | Howard Payne | Matthew Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | Howard Payne | Matthew Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Cook - foul #1 on Joe Cook, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne (PF) Richard Hodges | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:18 | Howard Payne | Bobby Bratton travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel (SG), Michael Caffey (SF), Matt Riley (C) Bobby Bratton, Matthew Rogers, Mario Hetrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Michael Tucker (SG) Matthew Compton | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi College | Nathan Gunderson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 12-12 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi College | Adam Ridgeway hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | Howard Payne | Matt Riley buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Caffey | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi College | Matt Riley is called for the reach on Michael Tucker - foul #2 on Matt Riley, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander (PG), Bobby Bratton (SG), Peter Spencer (PF), Mario Hetrick (C) Joe Cook, Charles Laurel, Jeffrey Dorsey, Matt Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Charles Catania (PG), Daniel Bell (SG), Ronald Linville (PF), Richard Hodges (C) Aaron Giroux, Michael Tucker, Raymond Kinne, Adam Ridgeway | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi College | Daniel Bell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hodges | 14-17 |
| 11:43 | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick can't finish the layup | 14-17 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi College | Daniel Bell grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Lee Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Bratton (fresh) SF - Michael Caffey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Hetrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Charles Catania (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Gunderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Linville (fresh) C - Richard Hodges (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi College | Peter Spencer steals the ball from Nathan Gunderson in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 11:22 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hodges | 14-17 |
| 11:20 | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:11 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bell - foul #2 on Daniel Bell, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel (SG), Matthew Rogers (SF) Bobby Bratton, Michael Caffey | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton (SG) Daniel Bell | |
| 10:49 | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-17 |
| 10:21 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Mario Hetrick | 14-17 |
| 09:58 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer blows the layup | 14-17 |
| 09:57 | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick grabs the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:42 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi College | Charles Catania snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton is hacked by Charles Laurel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Laurel, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joe Cook (PG), Bobby Bratton (SG), Michael Caffey (SF), Jeffrey Dorsey (PF) Lee Alexander, Charles Laurel, Matthew Rogers, Peter Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux (PG), Raymond Kinne (PF), Adam Ridgeway (C) Charles Catania, Ronald Linville, Richard Hodges | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:37 | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:19 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey's pass is intercepted by Aaron Giroux | 14-17 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi College | Adam Ridgeway gets the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton is fouled on the floor by Bobby Bratton - foul #1 on Bobby Bratton, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel (SG), Peter Spencer (C) Michael Caffey, Mario Hetrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:28 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:06 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer is fouled on the floor by Raymond Kinne - foul #1 on Raymond Kinne, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander (PG) Joe Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Michael Tucker (SG) Matthew Compton | |
| 07:51 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adam Ridgeway - foul #2 on Adam Ridgeway, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Caffey (SF) Bobby Bratton | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Ronald Linville (C) Adam Ridgeway | |
| 07:51 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:51 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Raymond Kinne | 15-17 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi College | Ronald Linville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick (C) Jeffrey Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Charles Catania (SG) Aaron Giroux | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Lee Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Laurel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Caffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Hetrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Michael Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Catania (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Gunderson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Kinne (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Linville (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer buries a jumper in the paint set up by Charles Laurel | 17-17 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi College | Charles Catania's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Bobby Bratton (SG), Matthew Rogers (SF) Charles Laurel, Michael Caffey | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton (SG), Richard Hodges (C) Nathan Gunderson, Ronald Linville | |
| 06:13 | Howard Payne | Matthew Rogers is hacked by Richard Hodges - foul #1 on Richard Hodges, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joe Cook (PG) Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux (PG) Michael Tucker | |
| 06:03 | Howard Payne | Bobby Bratton buries a floater from the right side | 19-17 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges drills a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Catania | 19-19 |
| 05:26 | Howard Payne | Mario Hetrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux is called for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel (SG), Michael Caffey (SF), Jeffrey Dorsey (PF) Bobby Bratton, Matthew Rogers, Peter Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Michael Tucker (SG), Nathan Gunderson (SF), Ronald Linville (C) Matthew Compton, Charles Catania, Richard Hodges | |
| 04:43 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey is hacked by Aaron Giroux - foul #1 on Aaron Giroux, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander (PG) Joe Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton (SG) Aaron Giroux | |
| 04:43 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:43 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi College | Ronald Linville makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Tucker | 21-21 |
| 04:06 | Howard Payne | Michael Caffey buries a turnaround near the basket | 23-21 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton is hacked by Charles Laurel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Laurel, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joe Cook (SG), Matthew Rogers (SF), Peter Spencer (C) Charles Laurel, Michael Caffey, Mario Hetrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux (PG) Michael Tucker | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi College | Matthew Compton misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:04 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 03:46 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander is fouled on the floor by Ronald Linville - foul #1 on Ronald Linville, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Charles Laurel (SG), Matt Riley (C) Joe Cook, Peter Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Daniel Bell (SG), Adam Ridgeway (C) Matthew Compton, Ronald Linville | |
| 03:46 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:46 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi College | Adam Ridgeway pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-21 |
| 03:23 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Matt Riley | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Lee Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Laurel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Aaron Giroux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Gunderson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Kinne (tiring) 1 pts. C - Adam Ridgeway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi College | Nathan Gunderson gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne connects on the turnaround near the basket | 24-23 |
| 02:22 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Dorsey hits the finger roll | 26-23 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi College | Charles Laurel is called for the reach on Daniel Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Laurel, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joe Cook (PG), Bobby Bratton (SG), Michael Caffey (SF), Peter Spencer (PF) Lee Alexander, Charles Laurel, Matthew Rogers, Jeffrey Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Michael Tucker (PG), Charles Catania (SF), Richard Hodges (PF) Aaron Giroux, Nathan Gunderson, Raymond Kinne | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi College | Daniel Bell misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi College | Daniel Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:07 | Howard Payne | Adam Ridgeway is called for the reach on Bobby Bratton - foul #3 on Adam Ridgeway, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne (PF) Adam Ridgeway | |
| 02:07 | Howard Payne | Bobby Bratton misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi College | Raymond Kinne gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges makes the floater from the left block set up by Michael Tucker | 26-26 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Michael Tucker steps in front of the Matt Riley pass | 26-26 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi College | Charles Catania misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | Joe Cook snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Bobby Bratton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Peter Spencer | 29-26 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi College | Bobby Bratton steals the ball from Michael Tucker | 29-26 |
| 00:11 | Howard Payne | Peter Spencer drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Cook | 31-26 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Matt Riley - foul #3 on Matt Riley, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander (PG), Matthew Rogers (SF), Jeffrey Dorsey (PF), Mario Hetrick (C) Joe Cook, Michael Caffey, Peter Spencer, Matt Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Aaron Giroux (PG), Matthew Compton (SG), Nathan Gunderson (SF), Ronald Linville (C) Michael Tucker, Daniel Bell, Charles Catania, Raymond Kinne | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi College | Richard Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dorsey | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Lee Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |