| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jimmie Burnette (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Span (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Maxwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Noble (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Willy Noble inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Bates | Willy Noble is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Cornett and he's hacked by Joseph Span - foul #3 on Joseph Span, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Daniel Wiley (SF) Joseph Span | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 19:50 | Bates | Willy Noble makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:33 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 19:31 | Bates | Willy Noble gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:16 | Bates | Rodney Bonner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Moore - foul #2 on Stephen Moore, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 19:16 | Bates | Rodney Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:16 | Bates | Rodney Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:54 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Bates | Ralph Dorsey (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 18:41 | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:39 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 18:38 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:14 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 18:12 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:02 | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Wiley | 34-38 |
| 17:58 | Bates | Willy Noble is hacked by Jimmie Burnette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmie Burnette, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jesse Farley (PG), Forrest Capps (SG), Eugene Dustin (SF), Patrick Langley (PF), Michael Haney (C) Jimmie Burnette, Kevin Harmon, Daniel Wiley, Robert Cruise, Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Bates | Jonathan Miller (PG), Carlos Mims (SF), Adam Wynne (PF), Eugene Boyd (C) John Maxwell, Willy Noble, Michael Cornett, Rodney Bonner | |
| 17:37 | Bates | Adam Wynne comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-38 |
| 17:35 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Patrick Langley | 34-38 |
| 17:17 | Howard Payne | Ralph Dorsey takes the ball from Patrick Langley | 34-38 |
| 17:13 | Bates | Carlos Mims loses the dribble to Forrest Capps in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 16:53 | Howard Payne | Jesse Farley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 16:31 | Bates | Eugene Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette (PG), Daniel Wiley (SF), Stephen Moore (C) Forrest Capps, Patrick Langley, Michael Haney | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Willy Noble (SF), Rodney Bonner (C) Jonathan Miller, Ralph Dorsey, Eugene Boyd | |
| 16:10 | Howard Payne | Rodney Bonner denies the turnaround by Eugene Dustin | 36-38 |
| 16:08 | Bates | Adam Wynne grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Bates | Daniel Wiley steals it from Carlos Mims | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jimmie Burnette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Dustin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Moore (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Maxwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willy Noble (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Adam Wynne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Howard Payne | Jesse Farley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Adam Wynne - foul #1 on Adam Wynne, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon (SG), Joseph Span (SF), Robert Cruise (PF) Jimmie Burnette, Daniel Wiley, Eugene Dustin | |
| Subs | Bates | Robert Davis (SG), Michael Cornett (PF) Carlos Mims, Adam Wynne | |
| 15:43 | Howard Payne | Jesse Farley misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:43 | Howard Payne | Jesse Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:18 | Bates | Willy Noble hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Bonner | 37-40 |
| 15:06 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 14:47 | Bates | Robert Davis knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Maxwell | 39-42 |
| 14:38 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 14:19 | Bates | Willy Noble is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 41-42 |
| 14:18 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Robert Cruise | 41-42 |
| 13:58 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span loses the dribble to John Maxwell | 41-42 |
| 13:42 | Bates | Michael Cornett misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 41-42 |
| 13:40 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 13:22 | Bates | Rodney Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:03 | Bates | Rodney Bonner travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette (PG), Daniel Wiley (SG), Eugene Dustin (SF), Patrick Langley (PF), Michael Haney (C) Jesse Farley, Kevin Harmon, Joseph Span, Robert Cruise, Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Bates | Jonathan Miller (PG), Ralph Dorsey (SG), Carlos Mims (SF), Adam Wynne (PF), Eugene Boyd (C) John Maxwell, Robert Davis, Willy Noble, Michael Cornett, Rodney Bonner | |
| 12:48 | Howard Payne | Eugene Dustin drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Haney | 43-42 |
| 12:30 | Bates | Eugene Boyd misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eugene Dustin - foul #1 on Eugene Dustin, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| 12:30 | Bates | Eugene Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:30 | Bates | Eugene Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:30 | Howard Payne | Patrick Langley gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:03 | Howard Payne | Ralph Dorsey is called for the reach on Daniel Wiley - foul #3 on Ralph Dorsey, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | Howard Payne | Eugene Boyd is called for the reach on Michael Haney - foul #1 on Eugene Boyd, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Bates | Peter Hanley (SF) Carlos Mims | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jimmie Burnette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Dustin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Langley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Hanley (fresh) PF - Adam Wynne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Howard Payne | Eugene Boyd steals it from Michael Haney | 43-43 |
| 11:09 | Bates | Jimmie Burnette takes the ball from Jonathan Miller | 43-43 |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | Michael Haney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Eugene Boyd - foul #2 on Eugene Boyd, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Forrest Capps (SG), Joseph Span (SF), Robert Cruise (PF) Daniel Wiley, Eugene Dustin, Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Willy Noble (SF), Michael Cornett (PF) Jonathan Miller, Ralph Dorsey, Adam Wynne, Eugene Boyd | |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | Michael Haney makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | Michael Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:50 | Bates | Peter Hanley grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 10:45 | Bates | Robert Davis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore (C) Michael Haney | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 10:20 | Howard Payne | Willy Noble is called for the reach on Joseph Span - foul #1 on Willy Noble, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon (SG) Jimmie Burnette | |
| Subs | Bates | Carlos Mims (SF), Rodney Bonner (C) Willy Noble, Peter Hanley | |
| 10:09 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Bonner | 44-43 |
| 10:08 | Bates | The rebound goes to Rodney Bonner | 44-43 |
| 10:03 | Bates | Carlos Mims loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 09:40 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 09:38 | Bates | Rodney Bonner snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:36 | Bates | Forrest Capps takes the ball from Carlos Mims in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 09:30 | Bates | The rebound goes to Carlos Mims | 44-43 |
| 09:12 | Bates | Rodney Bonner can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Moore - foul #3 on Stephen Moore, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jesse Farley (PG), Daniel Wiley (SF), Patrick Langley (PF) Kevin Harmon, Joseph Span, Robert Cruise | |
| Subs | Bates | Ralph Dorsey (PG), Peter Hanley (SF), Adam Wynne (PF) John Maxwell, Carlos Mims, Michael Cornett | |
| 09:12 | Bates | Rodney Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:12 | Bates | Rodney Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:05 | Howard Payne | Peter Hanley steals the ball from Stephen Moore | 44-44 |
| 08:46 | Bates | Rodney Bonner hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Davis | 44-46 |
| 08:32 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jesse Farley | 47-46 |
| 08:28 | Bates | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Forrest Capps - foul #2 on Forrest Capps, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette (PG), Eugene Dustin (C) Forrest Capps, Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Bates | Jonathan Miller (PG), Willy Noble (SF), Eugene Boyd (C) Robert Davis, Peter Hanley, Rodney Bonner | |
| 08:15 | Bates | Daniel Wiley steals it from Willy Noble | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | Howard Payne | Eugene Dustin is hacked by Eugene Boyd - foul #3 on Eugene Boyd, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Haney (C) Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 08:03 | Howard Payne | Eugene Dustin makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:03 | Howard Payne | Eugene Dustin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:45 | Bates | Eugene Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 07:43 | Howard Payne | Daniel Wiley snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jimmie Burnette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Farley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Eugene Dustin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willy Noble (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Eugene Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Wynne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Howard Payne | Michael Haney clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 49-46 |
| 07:13 | Bates | The rebound goes to Willy Noble | 49-46 |
| 06:58 | Bates | Willy Noble misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-46 |
| 06:56 | Howard Payne | Eugene Dustin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:35 | Howard Payne | Michael Haney banks in the layup set up by Jesse Farley | 51-46 |
| 06:18 | Bates | Willy Noble misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 51-46 |
| 06:16 | Bates | Adam Wynne pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:05 | Bates | Eugene Boyd knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Adam Wynne | 51-48 |
| 05:52 | Howard Payne | Michael Haney clanks a floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 05:50 | Bates | Eugene Boyd snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 05:35 | Bates | Eugene Boyd can't throw it down | 51-48 |
| 05:33 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Michael Haney | 51-48 |
| 05:33 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon (SG), Joseph Span (SF), Robert Cruise (PF), Stephen Moore (C) Jesse Farley, Daniel Wiley, Eugene Dustin, Michael Haney | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Carlos Mims (SF), Michael Cornett (PF), Rodney Bonner (C) Jonathan Miller, Ralph Dorsey, Willy Noble, Eugene Boyd, Adam Wynne | |
| 05:17 | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 05:15 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 05:13 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Moore | 51-48 |
| 04:59 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Harmon and he's fouled by Rodney Bonner - foul #2 on Rodney Bonner, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Forrest Capps (PG) Jimmie Burnette | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 04:59 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:59 | Bates | Rodney Bonner gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:33 | Bates | Michael Cornett loses the dribble to Stephen Moore | 53-48 |
| 04:22 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Mims | 53-48 |
| 04:20 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 04:05 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 04:04 | Howard Payne | Forrest Capps grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:47 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 03:45 | Bates | Michael Cornett pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Forrest Capps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Harmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Span (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cruise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Maxwell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Mims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Cornett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Bonner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Bates | Robert Davis hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Cornett - foul #1 on Michael Cornett, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jimmie Burnette (PG), Jesse Farley (SG), Daniel Wiley (SF), Eugene Dustin (C) Forrest Capps, Kevin Harmon, Joseph Span, Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Bates | Jonathan Miller (PG), Ralph Dorsey (SG), Willy Noble (SF), Eugene Boyd (PF), Peter Hanley (C) John Maxwell, Robert Davis, Carlos Mims, Michael Cornett, Rodney Bonner | |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:52 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ralph Dorsey, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Haney (PF) Robert Cruise | |
| Subs | Bates | Adam Wynne (PF) Peter Hanley | |
| 02:49 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Rodney Bonner (C) Jonathan Miller, Ralph Dorsey, Eugene Boyd | |
| 02:36 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Daniel Wiley is denied by Adam Wynne | 55-50 |
| 02:35 | Bates | Adam Wynne gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:14 | Bates | Adam Wynne is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Maxwell | 55-52 |
| 02:14 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon (SG), Joseph Span (SF), Robert Cruise (PF), Stephen Moore (C) Jesse Farley, Daniel Wiley, Michael Haney, Eugene Dustin | |
| Subs | Bates | Michael Cornett (PF) Adam Wynne | |
| 01:59 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 01:58 | Bates | The rebound goes to Michael Cornett | 55-52 |
| 01:53 | Bates | Willy Noble lays it in on a great pass from John Maxwell and he's hacked by Jimmie Burnette - foul #2 on Jimmie Burnette, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 01:53 | Bates | Willy Noble makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:34 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Maxwell - foul #3 on John Maxwell, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| 01:34 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:34 | Howard Payne | Joseph Span misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:34 | Bates | Rodney Bonner grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 01:31 | Bates | Willy Noble is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 01:14 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 01:12 | Bates | Robert Davis is hacked by Joseph Span in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Span, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 01:12 | Bates | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:12 | Bates | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:53 | Howard Payne | Stephen Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 00:51 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Burnette | 56-57 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cruise | 58-57 |
| 00:22 | Bates | John Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Burnette - foul #3 on Jimmie Burnette, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:22 | Bates | John Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:22 | Bates | John Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Howard Payne | Kevin Harmon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-58 |
| 00:02 | Howard Payne | Robert Cruise tips it in | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | Bates | Bates calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Bates | John Maxwell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-58 |