| Lineup | Harding | PG - Jason Hunsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Rowan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Emil Henrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan Aparicio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benedict Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Jan Aparicio inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | USC Aiken | Harry Rowan is called for the reach on Michael Ward - foul #2 on Harry Rowan, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:23 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 19:22 | Harding | Kent Lewis pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:05 | Harding | Jason Ayers clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 19:04 | USC Aiken | Benedict Wood grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:51 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard is hacked by Jason Ayers - foul #2 on Jason Ayers, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 18:44 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 18:42 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:24 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Harry Rowan - foul #3 on Harry Rowan, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Harding | Mark Haupt (PF) Harry Rowan | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 18:24 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:24 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:24 | Harding | Jason Ayers gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:07 | Harding | Charles Newman drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Haupt | 40-27 |
| 17:44 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard travels with the ball | 40-27 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jamie Matthews (SF), William Little (PF), Bruce Logan (C) Jan Aparicio, Michael Ward, Benedict Wood | |
| 17:32 | Harding | Charles Newman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 17:30 | Harding | Jason Hunsinger grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:24 | Harding | Charles Newman's pass is intercepted by Anthony Heard | 40-27 |
| 17:21 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard banks in the layup | 40-29 |
| 17:09 | Harding | Mark Haupt comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-29 |
| 17:08 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Bruce Logan | 40-29 |
| 17:04 | USC Aiken | Jamie Matthews is hacked by Jason Hunsinger - foul #2 on Jason Hunsinger, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Heiman (PG), James Pancoast (PF), Sam Davis (C) Jason Hunsinger, Kent Lewis, Jason Ayers | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts (SG) Anthony Heard | |
| 16:52 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson buries a jumper from the left side set up by Jamie Matthews and the foul's on Robert Heiman - foul #2 on Robert Heiman, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Harding | Douglas Stewart (SG) Charles Newman | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 16:52 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:25 | Harding | James Pancoast can't finish the layup but the foul's on Emil Henrickson - foul #2 on Emil Henrickson, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jan Aparicio (SF), Michael Ward (PF) Emil Henrickson, Bruce Logan | |
| 16:25 | Harding | James Pancoast makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:25 | Harding | James Pancoast makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:02 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sam Davis - foul #1 on Sam Davis, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Hunsinger (PG), Kent Lewis (SF) Robert Heiman, Mark Haupt | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 16:02 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:02 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Jason Hunsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kent Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pancoast (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Cruz Potts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamie Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jan Aparicio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Harding | Kent Lewis is hacked by Jan Aparicio - foul #2 on Jan Aparicio, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Newman (SG), Harry Rowan (PF), Jason Ayers (C) Douglas Stewart, James Pancoast, Sam Davis | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard (SG), Benedict Wood (C) Jamie Matthews, William Little | |
| 15:25 | Harding | The short jumper by Harry Rowan is denied by Michael Ward | 42-34 |
| 15:23 | USC Aiken | Benedict Wood grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 15:01 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:46 | Harding | Harry Rowan connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Hunsinger and he's fouled by Michael Ward - foul #2 on Michael Ward, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Harding | Mark Haupt (SF) Kent Lewis | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson (PG), Jamie Matthews (SF), Bruce Logan (PF) Cruz Potts, Jan Aparicio, Michael Ward | |
| 14:46 | Harding | Harry Rowan makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:36 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson is fouled on the floor by Mark Haupt - foul #3 on Mark Haupt, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| 14:36 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:36 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:15 | Harding | Harry Rowan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Hunsinger | 48-39 |
| 14:04 | USC Aiken | Bruce Logan is hacked by Mark Haupt - foul #4 on Mark Haupt, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Heiman (PG), James Pancoast (SF), Sam Davis (C) Jason Hunsinger, Mark Haupt, Jason Ayers | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | William Little (C) Benedict Wood | |
| 14:04 | USC Aiken | Bruce Logan makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:04 | USC Aiken | Bruce Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:04 | USC Aiken | Jamie Matthews snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | USC Aiken | William Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| 13:37 | Harding | Sam Davis is fouled on the floor by Jamie Matthews - foul #1 on Jamie Matthews, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts (SG) Anthony Heard | |
| 13:28 | Harding | Harry Rowan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 13:27 | USC Aiken | Jamie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:18 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 13:17 | Harding | The rebound goes to Sam Davis | 48-40 |
| 13:01 | Harding | Cruz Potts picks off the pass by Sam Davis | 48-40 |
| 12:39 | USC Aiken | Charles Newman picks off the pass by Bruce Logan | 48-40 |
| 12:24 | Harding | Harry Rowan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 12:23 | Harding | Sam Davis gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:06 | Harding | Harry Rowan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Pancoast | 50-40 |
| 11:45 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-40 |
| 11:44 | Harding | James Pancoast grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert Heiman (fresh) SG - Charles Newman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pancoast (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Rowan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Emil Henrickson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Potts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Logan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Harding | Charles Newman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:24 | Harding | Sam Davis can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 11:23 | Harding | James Pancoast misses the tip | 50-40 |
| 11:22 | USC Aiken | Bruce Logan snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:04 | USC Aiken | James Pancoast steals it from Cruz Potts | 50-40 |
| 10:43 | Harding | Charles Newman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 10:42 | USC Aiken | Jamie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:18 | USC Aiken | William Little misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Newman - foul #1 on Charles Newman, team foul #9 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Hunsinger (PG), Douglas Stewart (SG), Kent Lewis (SF), Jason Ayers (C) Robert Heiman, Charles Newman, James Pancoast, Sam Davis | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard (SG), Jan Aparicio (SF), Benedict Wood (C) Cruz Potts, Jamie Matthews, Bruce Logan | |
| 10:18 | USC Aiken | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | USC Aiken | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:54 | Harding | Jason Hunsinger's pass is intercepted by Benedict Wood | 50-42 |
| 09:40 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Stewart - foul #1 on Douglas Stewart, team foul #10 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Ward (PF) William Little | |
| 09:40 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:40 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:40 | Harding | Harry Rowan grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 09:23 | Harding | Harry Rowan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Hunsinger | 52-42 |
| 09:13 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 08:51 | Harding | Douglas Stewart can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-44 |
| 08:49 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:40 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Heard | 52-46 |
| 08:24 | Harding | Kent Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Hunsinger | 54-46 |
| 08:07 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Stewart - foul #2 on Douglas Stewart, team foul #11 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Harding | James Pancoast (PF) Harry Rowan | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts (PG), Carl Herbst (C) Emil Henrickson, Benedict Wood | |
| 08:07 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:07 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:07 | Harding | Kent Lewis snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 07:52 | Harding | Carl Herbst steals it from Jason Ayers | 54-46 |
| 07:39 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 07:37 | Harding | Kent Lewis grabs the board | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Jason Hunsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kent Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pancoast (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Cruz Potts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jan Aparicio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Herbst (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Harding | Kent Lewis loses the dribble to Cruz Potts | 54-46 |
| 07:05 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ward | 54-49 |
| 06:56 | Harding | Kent Lewis's pass is intercepted by Cruz Potts | 54-49 |
| 06:52 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts lays it up and in | 54-51 |
| 06:28 | Harding | Jason Hunsinger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kent Lewis | 57-51 |
| 05:59 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ward | 57-54 |
| 05:44 | Harding | Kent Lewis clanks a turnaround in the lane | 57-54 |
| 05:43 | USC Aiken | Carl Herbst grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:19 | USC Aiken | Carl Herbst clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 05:17 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Herbst | 57-54 |
| 05:06 | USC Aiken | Cruz Potts connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Heard | 57-57 |
| 04:51 | Harding | Jason Hunsinger misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:49 | USC Aiken | Carl Herbst grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:49 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Heiman (PG), Charles Newman (SG), Mark Haupt (SF), Harry Rowan (PF), Sam Davis (C) Jason Hunsinger, Douglas Stewart, Kent Lewis, James Pancoast, Jason Ayers | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson (PG), Jamie Matthews (SF), William Little (PF), Benedict Wood (C) Anthony Heard, Jan Aparicio, Michael Ward, Carl Herbst | |
| 04:27 | USC Aiken | Benedict Wood is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| 04:11 | Harding | Robert Heiman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Emil Henrickson - foul #3 on Emil Henrickson, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 04:11 | Harding | Robert Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:11 | Harding | Robert Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:49 | USC Aiken | Jamie Matthews clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 03:47 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 03:45 | Harding | Mark Haupt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:38 | Harding | Harry Rowan's fadeaway is rejected by Benedict Wood | 59-57 |
| 03:37 | USC Aiken | Benedict Wood snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert Heiman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Haupt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harry Rowan (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Emil Henrickson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cruz Potts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jamie Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Little (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benedict Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:33 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-57 |
| 03:31 | Harding | Harry Rowan snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 03:08 | Harding | Sam Davis makes the jumper from the left block | 61-57 |
| 02:50 | USC Aiken | William Little misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 02:48 | Harding | Charles Newman grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 02:48 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Hunsinger (PG), Kent Lewis (SF), Jason Ayers (C) Robert Heiman, Mark Haupt, Sam Davis | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard (SG), Jan Aparicio (SF), Michael Ward (PF) Cruz Potts, Jamie Matthews, William Little | |
| 02:28 | Harding | Charles Newman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 02:26 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | USC Aiken | Jason Ayers is called for the reach on Emil Henrickson - foul #3 on Jason Ayers, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:53 | Harding | Harry Rowan misses the easy layup | 61-58 |
| 01:51 | USC Aiken | Benedict Wood pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:33 | USC Aiken | Michael Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-58 |
| 01:31 | Harding | The rebound goes to Jason Ayers | 61-58 |
| 01:26 | Harding | Emil Henrickson steps in front of the Charles Newman pass | 61-58 |
| 01:23 | USC Aiken | Emil Henrickson hits the finger roll | 61-60 |
| 01:04 | Harding | Jan Aparicio picks off the pass by Jason Hunsinger | 61-60 |
| 00:59 | USC Aiken | Jan Aparicio misses the easy layup | 61-60 |
| 00:58 | Harding | Jason Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Harding | Jan Aparicio is called for the reach on Charles Newman - foul #3 on Jan Aparicio, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Harding | Kent Lewis is hacked by Jan Aparicio - foul #4 on Jan Aparicio, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:33 | Harding | Kent Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:33 | Harding | Kent Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:33 | USC Aiken | Benedict Wood grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kent Lewis - foul #1 on Kent Lewis, team foul #13 | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:07 | Harding | Emil Henrickson is called for the reach on Kent Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emil Henrickson, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:07 | Harding | Kent Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:07 | Harding | Kent Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | USC Aiken | Anthony Heard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Harding | Jason Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Jason Ayers runs out the clock | 64-61 |