| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Joshua Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Floyd Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Casale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Melvin Kincer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Harry Lujan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Denny (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Almendarez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 43-29 |
| 19:43 | Abilene Christian | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 19:23 | Abilene Christian | Robert Smith is denied on a layup by Brian Pearce | 43-29 |
| 19:21 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 19:04 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 19:03 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:49 | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan loses the dribble to Floyd Gunter | 43-29 |
| 18:45 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter lays it in | 45-29 |
| 18:32 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 18:32 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 18:32 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 18:05 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer is fouled on the floor by Christopher Palmer - foul #3 on Christopher Palmer, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Edward Willis (SG) Christopher Palmer | |
| 17:44 | Abilene Christian | Lonnie Casale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-30 |
| 17:43 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 17:32 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams's pass is intercepted by Harry Lujan | 45-30 |
| 17:17 | Tarleton St. | Brian Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Worrall (SF), Jason Brown (PF) Justin Denny, Richard Almendarez | |
| 16:59 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 16:57 | Tarleton St. | Robert Worrall snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 16:35 | Tarleton St. | Brian Pearce buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Willis | 45-32 |
| 16:11 | Abilene Christian | Robert Worrall swats the layup by Lonnie Casale | 45-32 |
| 16:09 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:51 | Tarleton St. | Edward Willis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 15:49 | Abilene Christian | Lonnie Casale grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Joshua Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Floyd Gunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Casale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Melvin Kincer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Harry Lujan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Worrall (fresh) PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Abilene Christian | Edward Willis steals it from Robert Smith | 45-32 |
| 15:39 | Tarleton St. | Edward Willis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-35 |
| 15:21 | Abilene Christian | Robert Smith hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Adams | 47-35 |
| 15:05 | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jason Brown | 47-38 |
| 14:44 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter hits a turnaround in the paint | 49-38 |
| 14:20 | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 14:03 | Abilene Christian | Jason Brown denies the turnaround by Floyd Gunter | 49-41 |
| 14:02 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:50 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:48 | Tarleton St. | Brian Pearce gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:25 | Tarleton St. | Edward Willis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-41 |
| 13:24 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:00 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer is fouled on the floor by Jason Brown - foul #2 on Jason Brown, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Renteria (PG), Earl Wiese (SG), Clarence Deines (SF), Drew Stam (PF) Joshua Adams, Robert Smith, Floyd Gunter, Lonnie Casale | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Bynum (PG), Christopher Palmer (SG), Justin Denny (SF), Richard Almendarez (PF), Eldon Nauman (C) Harry Lujan, Edward Willis, Robert Worrall, Jason Brown, Brian Pearce | |
| 12:49 | Abilene Christian | Richard Bynum steals it from Clarence Deines | 49-41 |
| 12:28 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 12:27 | Tarleton St. | Richard Bynum hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 12:10 | Abilene Christian | Clarence Deines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 12:08 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:02 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lonnie Casale (PF) Melvin Kincer | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 11:54 | Abilene Christian | Lonnie Casale double dribbles | 49-43 |
| 11:38 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Palmer | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - James Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Wiese (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Casale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Drew Stam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Richard Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Denny (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Almendarez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Nauman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Abilene Christian | Christopher Palmer steps in front of the Drew Stam pass | 49-45 |
| 11:08 | Tarleton St. | Richard Bynum slams it home set up by Christopher Palmer | 49-47 |
| 10:57 | Abilene Christian | James Renteria drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Wiese | 52-47 |
| 10:34 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 52-47 |
| 10:33 | Abilene Christian | Clarence Deines grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 10:13 | Abilene Christian | James Renteria drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 09:47 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez clanks a runner near the basket | 54-47 |
| 09:46 | Abilene Christian | Earl Wiese grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:41 | Abilene Christian | Earl Wiese's pass is intercepted by Christopher Palmer | 54-47 |
| 09:22 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer is hacked by Earl Wiese - foul #4 on Earl Wiese, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Floyd Gunter (SF), Melvin Kincer (C) James Renteria, Earl Wiese, Clarence Deines, Drew Stam | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan (PG), Edward Willis (SF), Jason Brown (PF), Brian Pearce (C) Richard Bynum, Justin Denny, Richard Almendarez, Eldon Nauman | |
| 09:13 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown misses the runner near the basket | 54-47 |
| 09:12 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Lonnie Casale | 54-47 |
| 09:06 | Abilene Christian | Lonnie Casale is hacked by Harry Lujan - foul #2 on Harry Lujan, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Worrall (SF) Christopher Palmer | |
| 08:45 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Worrall - foul #1 on Robert Worrall, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Wixom (SG) Lonnie Casale | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 08:45 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:45 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:45 | Tarleton St. | Robert Worrall grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 08:27 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown's floater is knocked away by Melvin Kincer | 54-47 |
| 08:26 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:18 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Pearce - foul #1 on Brian Pearce, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer (SG) Robert Worrall | |
| 08:18 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:18 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:59 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Earl Wiese (SG) James Wixom | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 07:59 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:59 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:33 | Abilene Christian | Edward Willis steals it from Floyd Gunter | 56-49 |
| 07:29 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer can't finish the layup | 56-49 |
| 07:27 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Joshua Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Wiese (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Floyd Gunter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Melvin Kincer (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Harry Lujan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Abilene Christian | Robert Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 06:56 | Tarleton St. | Edward Willis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 06:54 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Melvin Kincer | 59-49 |
| 06:44 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams clanks a floater from the left side | 59-49 |
| 06:43 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Jason Brown | 59-49 |
| 06:21 | Tarleton St. | Earl Wiese is called for the reach on Harry Lujan - foul #5 on Earl Wiese, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Drew Stam (PF), Clarence Deines (C) Earl Wiese, Melvin Kincer | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Bynum (PG), Justin Denny (SF), Richard Almendarez (PF), Eldon Nauman (C) Harry Lujan, Edward Willis, Jason Brown, Brian Pearce | |
| 06:16 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Renteria (PG) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 06:10 | Tarleton St. | Eldon Nauman misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 59-49 |
| 06:09 | Abilene Christian | James Renteria snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:51 | Abilene Christian | Drew Stam dunks the ball on a great pass from James Renteria | 61-49 |
| 05:32 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer hits a fadeaway from close range | 61-51 |
| 05:07 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 05:06 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:55 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer double dribbles | 61-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams (PG), Lonnie Casale (PF), Melvin Kincer (C) Robert Smith, Floyd Gunter, Drew Stam | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan (PG), Lewis McGown (SG) Richard Bynum, Christopher Palmer | |
| 04:42 | Abilene Christian | Lewis McGown steals it from Lonnie Casale | 61-51 |
| 04:20 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Deines - foul #1 on Clarence Deines, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brian Pearce (C) Eldon Nauman | |
| 04:20 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:20 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:06 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by James Renteria | 63-53 |
| 03:49 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Almendarez | 63-56 |
| 03:30 | Abilene Christian | James Renteria misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 03:28 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Joshua Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Renteria (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Deines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Casale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Melvin Kincer (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Harry Lujan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis McGown (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Justin Denny (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Almendarez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 03:16 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Almendarez | 63-56 |
| 03:07 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny can't finish the layup | 63-56 |
| 03:06 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 02:43 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Justin Denny - foul #2 on Justin Denny, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robert Smith (SG), Floyd Gunter (SF) James Renteria, Clarence Deines | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer (SG), Edward Willis (SF), Jason Brown (PF) Lewis McGown, Justin Denny, Richard Almendarez | |
| 02:43 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:43 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:43 | Tarleton St. | Jason Brown snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 02:43 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| 02:26 | Tarleton St. | Lonnie Casale picks off the pass by Jason Brown | 64-58 |
| 02:13 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-58 |
| 02:11 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:11 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny (SF), Richard Almendarez (PF) Edward Willis, Jason Brown | |
| 01:53 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Palmer | 64-60 |
| 01:34 | Abilene Christian | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-60 |
| 01:32 | Tarleton St. | Brian Pearce pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:15 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 01:13 | Tarleton St. | Brian Pearce grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 01:02 | Tarleton St. | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Palmer is blocked by Floyd Gunter | 64-60 |
| 01:01 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Abilene Christian | Brian Pearce blocks the short jumper by Robert Smith | 64-60 |
| 00:31 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:22 | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:20 | Tarleton St. | Harry Lujan drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Palmer | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Lujan - foul #3 on Harry Lujan, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:17 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:17 | Abilene Christian | Joshua Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lonnie Casale - foul #1 on Lonnie Casale, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Justin Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Lujan - foul #4 on Harry Lujan, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Melvin Kincer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Tarleton St. | Richard Almendarez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Floyd Gunter | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Palmer - foul #4 on Christopher Palmer, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Renteria (SG) Lonnie Casale | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:04 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:04 | Abilene Christian | Floyd Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Christopher Palmer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-65 |