| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Ronald Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Levine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Cope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gil Roark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Spencer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Cochran (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clyde Kort (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | William Levine knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 19:36 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark is hacked by Joel Rutherford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Rutherford, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:56 | Howard Payne | William Levine misses the lay-in | 30-36 |
| 18:54 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope can't tip it in | 30-36 |
| 18:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The rebound goes to Gil Roark | 30-36 |
| 18:49 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Spencer | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Cochran - foul #2 on Steve Cochran, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Carter (PG), Gail Sheahan (SG), Bobby Edmonds (SF) Ronald Flowers, William Levine, Donald Spence | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Wade (SG), Byron Schooler (SF), Robert Collins (PF) Gil Roark, Jason Spencer, Steve Cochran | |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:10 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 18:09 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort tips it in | 31-41 |
| 17:51 | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Miller - foul #1 on Paul Miller, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mason Nowell (PF), Gary Cinkosky (C) Joel Rutherford, Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet (PG), Nicholas Moor (C) Paul Miller, Clyde Kort | |
| 17:51 | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:51 | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Bobby Edmonds steals it from Nicholas Moor | 33-41 |
| 17:14 | Howard Payne | Bobby Edmonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Arthur McCaa (PG), Donald Spence (SF) Mark Carter, Bobby Edmonds | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer (SF), Steve Cochran (PF) Byron Schooler, Nicholas Moor | |
| 16:55 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Steve Cochran makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Wade | 33-44 |
| 16:40 | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan lays it in | 35-44 |
| 16:17 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Arthur McCaa steps in front of the Steve Cochran pass | 35-44 |
| 16:01 | Howard Payne | Mason Nowell is hacked by Jason Spencer - foul #2 on Jason Spencer, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers (PG), William Levine (SG), Bobby Edmonds (SF), Samuel Parker (PF), Darrell Cope (C) Arthur McCaa, Gail Sheahan, Donald Spence, Mason Nowell, Gary Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller (PG), Gil Roark (SG), Byron Schooler (SF), Nicholas Moor (PF), Clyde Kort (C) Matthew Bennet, James Wade, Jason Spencer, Steve Cochran, Robert Collins | |
| 15:46 | Howard Payne | Samuel Parker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 15:44 | Howard Payne | William Levine snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Ronald Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Levine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Edmonds (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Cope (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gil Roark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Schooler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Moor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clyde Kort (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 15:17 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Byron Schooler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 15:16 | Howard Payne | Samuel Parker gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:00 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope's floater is tipped away by Clyde Kort | 37-44 |
| 14:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 14:53 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort misses long on a runner from close range | 37-44 |
| 14:51 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 14:30 | Howard Payne | Samuel Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 14:28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The rebound goes to Gil Roark | 37-44 |
| 14:08 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Levine is called for the reach on Gil Roark - foul #3 on William Levine, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Carter (PG), Donald Spence (SF), Joel Rutherford (PF), Mason Nowell (C) Ronald Flowers, Bobby Edmonds, Samuel Parker, Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet (PG), Lester Gurley (SG), Jason Spencer (SF), Steve Cochran (PF) Paul Miller, Gil Roark, Byron Schooler, Nicholas Moor | |
| 14:03 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer banks in the layup | 37-46 |
| 13:47 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Steve Cochran - foul #3 on Steve Cochran, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Wade (SG), Robert Collins (C) Lester Gurley, Clyde Kort | |
| 13:32 | Howard Payne | Mark Carter hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Levine | 40-46 |
| 13:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Mark Carter - foul #2 on Mark Carter, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan (SG) William Levine | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 13:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:11 | Howard Payne | Jason Spencer picks off the pass by Joel Rutherford | 40-49 |
| 13:08 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mark Carter takes the ball from Jason Spencer in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 13:06 | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan banks in the layup set up by Mark Carter | 42-49 |
| 12:48 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gail Sheahan is called for the reach on Jason Spencer - foul #2 on Gail Sheahan, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Arthur McCaa (PG), Darrell Cope (C) Mark Carter, Joel Rutherford | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Lester Gurley (SG), Byron Schooler (SF), Clyde Kort (C) James Wade, Jason Spencer, Robert Collins | |
| 12:37 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Lester Gurley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 12:36 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:16 | Howard Payne | Steve Cochran takes the ball from Gail Sheahan | 42-49 |
| 12:06 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur McCaa - foul #1 on Arthur McCaa, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Levine (SG), Samuel Parker (SF), Gary Cinkosky (PF) Gail Sheahan, Donald Spence, Mason Nowell | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark (SG), Nicholas Moor (PF) Lester Gurley, Steve Cochran | |
| 12:06 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:06 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | William Levine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Moor - foul #1 on Nicholas Moor, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers (PG) Arthur McCaa | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller (PG), James Wade (SF), Steve Cochran (PF) Matthew Bennet, Byron Schooler, Clyde Kort | |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | William Levine makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:42 | Howard Payne | William Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Ronald Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Levine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Parker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Cinkosky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Cope (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gil Roark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Moor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark drills a runner from the right block set up by James Wade | 44-53 |
| 11:09 | Howard Payne | Samuel Parker is hacked by James Wade - foul #2 on James Wade, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Carter (SG), Joel Rutherford (PF) William Levine, Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer (SF), Robert Collins (PF), Clyde Kort (C) Gil Roark, Steve Cochran, Nicholas Moor | |
| 10:52 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford makes the floater near the basket set up by Mark Carter | 46-53 |
| 10:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Cinkosky | 46-53 |
| 10:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Spencer | 46-53 |
| 10:19 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer misses the wide open runner from close range | 46-53 |
| 10:18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| 09:58 | Howard Payne | Clyde Kort steps in front of the Gary Cinkosky pass | 46-55 |
| 09:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort banks in the wide open layup | 46-57 |
| 09:20 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan (PG), Bobby Edmonds (SG), Donald Spence (SF), Darrell Cope (C) Ronald Flowers, Mark Carter, Samuel Parker, Gary Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet (PG), Gil Roark (SG), Byron Schooler (SF), Steve Cochran (PF), Nicholas Moor (C) Paul Miller, James Wade, Jason Spencer, Robert Collins, Clyde Kort | |
| 09:20 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:20 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:58 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet is hacked by Bobby Edmonds - foul #2 on Bobby Edmonds, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mason Nowell (PF) Joel Rutherford | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 08:43 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Nicholas Moor misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 08:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Steve Cochran can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 08:39 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Mason Nowell | 48-57 |
| 08:16 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope makes the runner near the basket set up by Mason Nowell | 50-57 |
| 07:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Byron Schooler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Donald Spence - foul #1 on Donald Spence, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Arthur McCaa (PG), William Levine (SG) Gail Sheahan, Bobby Edmonds | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Lester Gurley (SG), Clyde Kort (C) Gil Roark, Nicholas Moor | |
| 07:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Byron Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Byron Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:33 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope blows the layup but he's hacked by Steve Cochran - foul #4 on Steve Cochran, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mack Hammond (PG), Jason Spencer (SF), Robert Collins (PF) Matthew Bennet, Byron Schooler, Steve Cochran | |
| 07:33 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:33 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Arthur McCaa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Spence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mason Nowell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Cope (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Mack Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lester Gurley (fresh) SF - Jason Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Kort (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer is hacked by Donald Spence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Spence, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky (C) Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 07:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:31 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:22 | Howard Payne | William Levine connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur McCaa | 53-61 |
| 06:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Donald Spence - foul #3 on Donald Spence, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope (C) Mason Nowell | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller (PG) Mack Hammond | |
| 06:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:59 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:35 | Howard Payne | William Levine drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Spence | 56-62 |
| 06:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gail Sheahan (SF), Joel Rutherford (PF) Donald Spence, Gary Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet (SG), Steve Cochran (PF) Lester Gurley, Robert Collins | |
| 06:25 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope buries a runner from close range set up by Gail Sheahan | 58-62 |
| 06:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Darrell Cope is called for the reach on Jason Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Cope, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers (PG), Samuel Parker (SF) Arthur McCaa, William Levine | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Wade (PF) Steve Cochran | |
| 06:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:23 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:23 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:08 | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Parker | 60-63 |
| 06:02 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Darrell Cope steals the ball from Matthew Bennet in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 05:46 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Gail Sheahan | 62-63 |
| 05:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Carter (PG), Bobby Edmonds (SG), Mason Nowell (PF), Gary Cinkosky (C) Ronald Flowers, Gail Sheahan, Joel Rutherford, Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark (SG), Byron Schooler (SF) Paul Miller, Jason Spencer | |
| 05:30 | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Parker | 64-63 |
| 05:16 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Bobby Edmonds picks off the pass by Matthew Bennet | 64-63 |
| 05:00 | Howard Payne | Clyde Kort swats the shot by Mark Carter | 64-63 |
| 04:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 04:54 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Wade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 04:52 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Byron Schooler snags the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 04:33 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Wade double dribbles | 64-63 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Arthur McCaa (PG), William Levine (SG), Gail Sheahan (SF), Joel Rutherford (PF), Darrell Cope (C) Mark Carter, Bobby Edmonds, Samuel Parker, Mason Nowell, Gary Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mack Hammond (PG), Lester Gurley (SG), Robert Collins (PF), Nicholas Moor (C) Matthew Bennet, Gil Roark, James Wade, Clyde Kort | |
| 04:16 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope clanks a runner in the paint | 64-63 |
| 04:14 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:59 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Robert Collins's layup is rejected by Joel Rutherford | 64-63 |
| 03:58 | Howard Payne | William Levine snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 03:53 | Howard Payne | Arthur McCaa travels with the ball | 64-63 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Donald Spence (SF) William Levine | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller (PG), Jason Spencer (SF) Mack Hammond, Byron Schooler | |
| 03:40 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 64-63 |
| 03:39 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:14 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Nicholas Moor misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Darrell Cope - foul #3 on Darrell Cope, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers (PG), William Levine (SG), Mason Nowell (PF), Gary Cinkosky (C) Arthur McCaa, Gail Sheahan, Joel Rutherford, Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Steve Cochran (PF) Robert Collins | |
| 03:14 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Nicholas Moor makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:14 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Nicholas Moor misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:14 | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Ronald Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mason Nowell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Cinkosky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mary Hardin-Baylor | PG - Paul Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Gurley (fresh) SF - Jason Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Steve Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Moor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 64-64 |
| 03:09 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 03:01 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Steve Cochran blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Cinkosky - foul #2 on Gary Cinkosky, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Bobby Edmonds (SG) William Levine | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort (C) Nicholas Moor | |
| 03:01 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Steve Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:01 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Steve Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:01 | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:59 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Levine (SG) Bobby Edmonds | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark (SG), James Wade (SF), Robert Collins (C) Lester Gurley, Jason Spencer, Clyde Kort | |
| 02:47 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence is hacked by James Wade - foul #3 on James Wade, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 02:47 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:47 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:44 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Paul Miller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 02:33 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence is hacked by James Wade - foul #4 on James Wade, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 02:33 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:33 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:29 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope (C) Gary Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer (SF), Clyde Kort (C) James Wade, Robert Collins | |
| 02:11 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 70-65 |
| 02:10 | Howard Payne | Mason Nowell snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 01:51 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Miller - foul #2 on Paul Miller, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford (PF) Mason Nowell | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 01:51 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:51 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:51 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Steve Cochran | 71-67 |
| 01:11 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers hits a jumper from the left wing set up by William Levine | 73-67 |
| 01:06 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Levine steals the ball from Jason Spencer in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| 00:45 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope drills a floater from the right block | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Ronald Flowers steals the ball from Paul Miller | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Howard Payne | Gil Roark is called for the reach on Donald Spence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gil Roark, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky (PF) Joel Rutherford | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 00:39 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Howard Payne | Donald Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer banks in the layup on a great pass from Clyde Kort and he's fouled by Gary Cinkosky - foul #3 on Gary Cinkosky, team foul #13 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joel Rutherford (PF) Gary Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 00:32 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer makes the free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Howard Payne | Paul Miller is called for the reach on Ronald Flowers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Miller, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky (PF) Joel Rutherford | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | | |
| 00:30 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:25 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 00:24 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Miller - foul #4 on Paul Miller, team foul #14 | 78-70 |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Darrell Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:20 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Ronald Flowers steps in front of the Jason Spencer pass in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers is hacked by Paul Miller - foul #5 on Paul Miller, team foul #15 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Matthew Bennet (PG) Paul Miller | |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | William Levine is called for the reach on Gil Roark in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Levine, team foul #14 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Carter (PG), Gail Sheahan (SG), Bobby Edmonds (SF), Mason Nowell (PF) Ronald Flowers, William Levine, Donald Spence, Darrell Cope | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | James Wade (SF), Robert Collins (PF), Nicholas Moor (C) Jason Spencer, Steve Cochran, Clyde Kort | |
| 00:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Gil Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:12 | Howard Payne | Matthew Bennet is called for the reach on Gary Cinkosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Bennet, team foul #16 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers (PG), William Levine (SG), Donald Spence (SF), Darrell Cope (C) Mark Carter, Gail Sheahan, Bobby Edmonds, Mason Nowell | |
| Subs | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jason Spencer (SF), Steve Cochran (PF), Clyde Kort (C) James Wade, Robert Collins, Nicholas Moor | |
| 00:12 | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:12 | Howard Payne | Gary Cinkosky misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Clyde Kort grabs the board | 82-72 |
| 00:07 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Darrell Cope steps in front of the Matthew Bennet pass | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Ronald Flowers runs out the clock | 82-72 |