| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert McInroy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Swett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garland Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Molden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Roger Szydlowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Packard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Knouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Larry Swett inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Harding | Garland Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| 19:24 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 19:22 | Harding | Edwin Molden gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:58 | Harding | Garland Hudson lays it up and in set up by Larry Swett and he's hacked by Roger Szydlowski - foul #1 on Roger Szydlowski, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 18:58 | Harding | Garland Hudson makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:31 | Central Arkansas | Archie Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-22 |
| 18:30 | Harding | Larry Swett grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 18:17 | Harding | Robert McInroy knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Swett and he's hacked by Andrew Snyder - foul #1 on Andrew Snyder, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| 18:17 | Harding | Robert McInroy makes the free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:03 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Garland Hudson - foul #3 on Garland Hudson, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Harding | Henry Tran (PF) Garland Hudson | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 18:03 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:03 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:48 | Harding | James Edwards connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Molden | 38-23 |
| 17:27 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| 17:27 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:27 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:27 | Central Arkansas | Randy Knouse grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 17:04 | Central Arkansas | Archie Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Harding | John Palmisano (SG) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol (PG), Calvin Woodham (C) Roger Szydlowski, Randy Knouse | |
| 16:42 | Harding | Larry Swett misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-24 |
| 16:40 | Central Arkansas | Mike Packard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 16:14 | Central Arkansas | Archie Powell banks in the layup | 38-26 |
| 15:58 | Harding | Larry Swett misses badly on a shot near the basket | 38-26 |
| 15:56 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert McInroy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Palmisano (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Swett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Molden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Luke Nichol (fresh) SG - Andrew Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Packard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Woodham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Central Arkansas | Calvin Woodham makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Snyder | 38-28 |
| 15:22 | Harding | John Palmisano misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 15:21 | Central Arkansas | Archie Powell gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 15:11 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol buries a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 14:48 | Harding | Larry Swett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Luke Nichol - foul #3 on Luke Nichol, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Harding | Stanley Steele (PG), James Edwards (SG), Garland Hudson (PF), Carl Guillot (C) Robert McInroy, John Palmisano, Henry Tran, Edwin Molden | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski (PG), Mike Smith (PF), Randy Knouse (C) Andrew Snyder, Archie Powell, Mike Packard | |
| 14:48 | Harding | Larry Swett makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:48 | Harding | Larry Swett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:31 | Central Arkansas | Calvin Woodham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 14:29 | Harding | The rebound goes to Garland Hudson | 40-31 |
| 14:14 | Harding | Carl Guillot misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 14:13 | Harding | Carl Guillot grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:05 | Harding | Garland Hudson misses long on a runner from the right block | 40-31 |
| 14:03 | Central Arkansas | Mike Smith grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 13:49 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Woodham | 40-34 |
| 13:41 | Harding | Carl Guillot buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Garland Hudson | 43-34 |
| 13:18 | Central Arkansas | Calvin Woodham can't connect on a jumper from close range | 43-34 |
| 13:17 | Harding | Stanley Steele gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:02 | Harding | James Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 13:00 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Roger Szydlowski | 43-34 |
| 12:50 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Szydlowski | 43-36 |
| 12:22 | Harding | Garland Hudson buries a floater from close range on a great pass from James Edwards | 45-36 |
| 12:03 | Central Arkansas | Mike Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Calvin Woodham | 45-38 |
| 11:51 | Harding | Larry Swett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert McInroy (PG), John Palmisano (SG), William Braun (SF), Henry Tran (PF), Edwin Molden (C) Stanley Steele, James Edwards, Larry Swett, Garland Hudson, Carl Guillot | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Nicholas Bunch (PG), Andrew Snyder (SG), Archie Powell (SF), Mike Packard (PF), Gregg Bickley (C) Roger Szydlowski, Luke Nichol, Calvin Woodham, Mike Smith, Randy Knouse | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Robert McInroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Palmisano (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Braun (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Molden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Nicholas Bunch (fresh) SG - Andrew Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Packard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Bickley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Archie Powell and he's fouled by John Palmisano - foul #1 on John Palmisano, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 11:31 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:31 | Harding | The rebound goes to John Palmisano | 45-40 |
| 11:15 | Harding | William Braun misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 11:14 | Harding | Henry Tran snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:56 | Harding | Robert McInroy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 10:54 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:42 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley clanks a shot in the paint | 45-40 |
| 10:41 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley tips it home | 45-42 |
| 10:18 | Harding | Nicholas Bunch is called for the reach on Robert McInroy - foul #2 on Nicholas Bunch, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Stanley Steele (PG), James Edwards (SG), Garland Hudson (PF) Robert McInroy, John Palmisano, Henry Tran | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski (PG), Randy Knouse (C) Nicholas Bunch, Gregg Bickley | |
| 10:04 | Harding | Stanley Steele makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Edwards | 48-42 |
| 09:44 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 09:43 | Harding | Edwin Molden pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:22 | Harding | Stanley Steele misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Mike Packard - foul #1 on Mike Packard, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| 09:22 | Harding | Stanley Steele makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:22 | Harding | Stanley Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:06 | Central Arkansas | Mike Packard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 09:04 | Harding | The rebound goes to William Braun | 50-42 |
| 08:42 | Harding | James Edwards clanks a shot from the right side | 50-42 |
| 08:41 | Harding | William Braun tips it home | 52-42 |
| 08:26 | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 08:24 | Harding | Garland Hudson pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:06 | Harding | Garland Hudson misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 52-42 |
| 08:05 | Harding | Garland Hudson tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 08:03 | Harding | William Braun pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:45 | Harding | William Braun buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Steele | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Stanley Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Braun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garland Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Molden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Roger Szydlowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Packard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Knouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Central Arkansas | Archie Powell is fouled on the floor by William Braun - foul #1 on William Braun, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert McInroy (PG), John Palmisano (SG), Larry Swett (SF), Henry Tran (PF), Carl Guillot (C) Stanley Steele, James Edwards, William Braun, Garland Hudson, Edwin Molden | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Nicholas Bunch (PG), Luke Nichol (SG), Calvin Woodham (SF), Mike Smith (PF), Gregg Bickley (C) Roger Szydlowski, Andrew Snyder, Archie Powell, Mike Packard, Randy Knouse | |
| 07:01 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| 06:47 | Harding | Robert McInroy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 06:45 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:24 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 06:23 | Harding | The rebound goes to Henry Tran | 55-42 |
| 06:08 | Harding | Henry Tran misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Woodham - foul #1 on Calvin Woodham, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Garland Hudson (PF) Carl Guillot | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 06:08 | Harding | Henry Tran makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:08 | Harding | Henry Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:08 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley grabs the board | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:52 | Central Arkansas | Calvin Woodham is hacked by John Palmisano - foul #2 on John Palmisano, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Edwin Molden (C) Henry Tran | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski (PG) Nicholas Bunch | |
| 05:40 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Szydlowski | 56-44 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Mike Smith is called for the reach on John Palmisano - foul #2 on Mike Smith, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Stanley Steele (PG) Robert McInroy | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder (SG), Archie Powell (SF), Mike Packard (PF), Randy Knouse (C) Luke Nichol, Calvin Woodham, Mike Smith, Gregg Bickley | |
| 05:32 | Harding | John Palmisano misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:32 | Central Arkansas | Mike Packard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Central Arkansas | Andrew Snyder lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Knouse | 56-46 |
| 04:53 | Harding | Larry Swett connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Steele | 58-46 |
| 04:29 | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Steele - foul #4 on Stanley Steele, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Harding | James Edwards (SG) John Palmisano | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 04:29 | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:29 | Central Arkansas | Roger Szydlowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:29 | Harding | The rebound goes to Garland Hudson | 58-47 |
| 04:17 | Harding | Larry Swett is fouled on the floor by Randy Knouse - foul #1 on Randy Knouse, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Henry Tran (PF) Garland Hudson | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 04:17 | Harding | Larry Swett misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:17 | Central Arkansas | Randy Knouse grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 03:57 | Central Arkansas | Mike Packard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Snyder | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Harding | James Edwards hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanley Steele | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Stanley Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Swett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Molden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Roger Szydlowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Archie Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Packard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Knouse (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Central Arkansas | Edwin Molden steps in front of the Roger Szydlowski pass | 60-50 |
| 02:57 | Harding | James Edwards drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Randy Knouse - foul #2 on Randy Knouse, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert McInroy (PG), William Braun (SF), Carl Guillot (C) Stanley Steele, Larry Swett, Edwin Molden | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Nicholas Bunch (PG), Luke Nichol (SG), Calvin Woodham (SF), Mike Smith (PF), Gregg Bickley (C) Roger Szydlowski, Andrew Snyder, Archie Powell, Mike Packard, Randy Knouse | |
| 02:57 | Harding | James Edwards makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:46 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Tran | 63-50 |
| 02:44 | Harding | Henry Tran snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 02:22 | Harding | Henry Tran throws it down | 65-50 |
| 02:13 | Central Arkansas | Calvin Woodham is fouled on the floor by Robert McInroy - foul #1 on Robert McInroy, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Harding | John Palmisano (SG) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 02:13 | Central Arkansas | Calvin Woodham misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:13 | Harding | Henry Tran grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 01:59 | Harding | William Braun misses the easy layup but the foul's on Luke Nichol - foul #4 on Luke Nichol, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| 01:59 | Harding | William Braun makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:59 | Harding | William Braun makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:39 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 01:37 | Harding | Henry Tran grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 01:19 | Harding | John Palmisano hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Tran | 69-50 |
| 01:06 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol blows the layup but he's fouled by John Palmisano - foul #3 on John Palmisano, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| 01:06 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:06 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:06 | Harding | Henry Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Harding | Carl Guillot can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 00:42 | Harding | Henry Tran misses the tip | 69-50 |
| 00:40 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Mike Smith | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 00:32 | Central Arkansas | Gregg Bickley grabs the offensive board | 69-50 |
| 00:28 | Central Arkansas | Luke Nichol misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-50 |
| 00:26 | Harding | The rebound goes to William Braun | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Robert McInroy runs out the clock | 69-50 |