| Lineup | Lincoln Memorial | PG - Dewey Gouveia (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fordham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Keister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Donny Nagel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Jimmy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Milliman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Flippo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carroll Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln Memorial | Lincoln Memorial is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 19:37 | Harding | Donald Simmons snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 19:21 | Harding | David Flippo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Howard Milliman | 44-41 |
| 18:58 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 18:56 | Harding | Donald Simmons gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:37 | Harding | Carroll Phillips misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 18:35 | Lincoln Memorial | Donny Nagel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:27 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Fordham | 47-41 |
| 18:11 | Harding | Howard Milliman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 18:09 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 17:48 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donny Nagel | 49-41 |
| 17:33 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Flippo and he's fouled by Dewey Gouveia - foul #1 on Dewey Gouveia, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Melvin Gordon (SG), Stephen Howard (C) David Fordham, Donny Nagel | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 17:33 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:10 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 17:08 | Harding | Carroll Phillips snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:50 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor is hacked by Stephen Howard - foul #1 on Stephen Howard, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Michael Kayser (SF), Joseph Zwiefel (C) Robert Keister, John Conner | |
| Subs | Harding | Stewart Wydra (PG), Rudolph Ham (SG), Eddie Caudill (SF), John Mullin (PF), Melvin Kehl (C) Jimmy Taylor, Howard Milliman, David Flippo, Donald Simmons, Carroll Phillips | |
| 16:33 | Harding | John Mullin misses the dunk | 49-44 |
| 16:32 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:21 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel misses badly on a runner in the paint | 49-44 |
| 16:20 | Lincoln Memorial | Melvin Gordon misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 16:19 | Lincoln Memorial | Stephen Howard tips it in | 51-44 |
| 16:04 | Harding | Eddie Caudill misses short on a shot from the left block | 51-44 |
| 16:02 | Harding | Melvin Kehl gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 15:49 | Harding | John Mullin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Melvin Kehl and he's hacked by Dewey Gouveia - foul #2 on Dewey Gouveia, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | David Fordham (SG), John Conner (PF), Donny Nagel (C) Dewey Gouveia, Michael Kayser, Joseph Zwiefel | |
| Subs | Harding | Howard Milliman (SG), David Flippo (SF) Rudolph Ham, Eddie Caudill | |
| 15:49 | Harding | John Mullin makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Lincoln Memorial | PG - Melvin Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fordham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Howard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Donny Nagel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Stewart Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Milliman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Flippo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mullin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Melvin Kehl (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Lincoln Memorial | Melvin Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister (SF) Stephen Howard | |
| Subs | Harding | Donald Simmons (PF), Carroll Phillips (C) John Mullin, Melvin Kehl | |
| 15:19 | Harding | Carroll Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | | |
| Subs | Harding | Jimmy Taylor (PG) Stewart Wydra | |
| 14:58 | Lincoln Memorial | Carroll Phillips swats the layup by Melvin Gordon | 51-47 |
| 14:57 | Harding | Donald Simmons snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 14:46 | Harding | David Flippo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 14:44 | Lincoln Memorial | Donny Nagel gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:35 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Fordham | 53-47 |
| 14:17 | Harding | Carroll Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmy Taylor and he's hacked by Donny Nagel - foul #1 on Donny Nagel, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia (PG) Melvin Gordon | |
| Subs | Harding | John Mullin (SF) David Flippo | |
| 14:17 | Harding | Carroll Phillips misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:17 | Lincoln Memorial | Donny Nagel pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:53 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 13:51 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:37 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Harry Parker (SG), Stephen Howard (SF), Joseph Zwiefel (C) David Fordham, Robert Keister, Donny Nagel | |
| Subs | Harding | Stewart Wydra (PG), Rudolph Ham (SG), Eddie Caudill (SF), Melvin Kehl (C) Jimmy Taylor, Howard Milliman, Donald Simmons, Carroll Phillips | |
| 13:27 | Harding | John Mullin drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Stewart Wydra | 53-51 |
| 13:11 | Lincoln Memorial | Stephen Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 13:10 | Harding | Stewart Wydra grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:06 | Harding | Stewart Wydra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 13:05 | Harding | Melvin Kehl misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 13:03 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 12:47 | Lincoln Memorial | Harry Parker makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Gouveia | 55-51 |
| 12:31 | Harding | John Conner denies the turnaround by Rudolph Ham | 55-51 |
| 12:29 | Harding | Eddie Caudill gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:14 | Harding | Rudolph Ham drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stewart Wydra | 55-53 |
| 11:57 | Lincoln Memorial | Eddie Caudill picks off the pass by John Conner | 55-53 |
| 11:41 | Harding | John Mullin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 11:40 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Lincoln Memorial | PG - Dewey Gouveia (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Howard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Conner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Joseph Zwiefel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Stewart Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Caudill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mullin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Melvin Kehl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Lincoln Memorial | Harry Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 11:32 | Harding | Eddie Caudill snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 11:27 | Harding | Rudolph Ham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Howard - foul #2 on Stephen Howard, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | David Fordham (SG), Robert Keister (SF), Donny Nagel (C) Harry Parker, John Conner, Joseph Zwiefel | |
| Subs | Harding | Jimmy Taylor (PG), David Flippo (SF), Donald Simmons (PF), Carroll Phillips (C) Stewart Wydra, Eddie Caudill, John Mullin, Melvin Kehl | |
| 11:27 | Harding | Rudolph Ham misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:27 | Harding | Rudolph Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:06 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Melvin Gordon (PG) Dewey Gouveia | |
| Subs | Harding | Howard Milliman (SG) Rudolph Ham | |
| 10:46 | Harding | Donald Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel (PF) Stephen Howard | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 10:19 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Keister, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia (PG) Melvin Gordon | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 10:06 | Harding | Donald Simmons is fouled on the floor by Joseph Zwiefel - foul #2 on Joseph Zwiefel, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 10:06 | Harding | Donald Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:06 | Lincoln Memorial | Donny Nagel pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:42 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by David Fordham | 57-54 |
| 09:24 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor buries a shot from close range | 57-56 |
| 09:12 | Lincoln Memorial | Howard Milliman steals the ball from David Fordham | 57-56 |
| 09:02 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 09:00 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 08:54 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 08:53 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel tips it in | 59-56 |
| 08:34 | Harding | Howard Milliman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 08:33 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| 08:26 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister's fadeaway is rejected by Carroll Phillips | 59-58 |
| 08:25 | Lincoln Memorial | Joseph Zwiefel tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 08:07 | Harding | Donald Simmons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 08:06 | Lincoln Memorial | The rebound goes to Donny Nagel | 61-58 |
| 07:52 | Lincoln Memorial | David Fordham hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Keister | 64-58 |
| 07:32 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor is fouled on the floor by Joseph Zwiefel - foul #3 on Joseph Zwiefel, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Melvin Gordon (PG), Harry Parker (SG), Michael Kayser (SF), John Conner (PF), Stephen Howard (C) Dewey Gouveia, David Fordham, Robert Keister, Joseph Zwiefel, Donny Nagel | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudolph Ham (SG), Eddie Caudill (SF), John Mullin (PF), Melvin Kehl (C) Howard Milliman, David Flippo, Donald Simmons, Carroll Phillips | |
| 07:32 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:32 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Lincoln Memorial | PG - Melvin Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Kayser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Stephen Howard (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Jimmy Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Caudill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mullin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Melvin Kehl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Lincoln Memorial | Harry Parker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Kayser | 67-60 |
| 06:48 | Harding | Rudolph Ham hits a jumper from the left wing set up by John Mullin | 67-62 |
| 06:25 | Lincoln Memorial | Harry Parker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 06:24 | Harding | The rebound goes to Melvin Kehl | 67-62 |
| 06:10 | Harding | Eddie Caudill is whistled for traveling | 67-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia (PG) Harry Parker | |
| Subs | Harding | Stewart Wydra (PG), Howard Milliman (SG) Jimmy Taylor, Rudolph Ham | |
| 05:46 | Lincoln Memorial | Michael Kayser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-62 |
| 05:45 | Harding | Eddie Caudill pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:38 | Harding | Eddie Caudill scores on a shot from the left side | 67-64 |
| 05:21 | Lincoln Memorial | Stephen Howard drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 05:06 | Harding | Stewart Wydra travels with the ball | 69-64 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister (SF) Michael Kayser | |
| Subs | Harding | David Flippo (SF), Donald Simmons (PF), Carroll Phillips (C) Eddie Caudill, John Mullin, Melvin Kehl | |
| 04:50 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 04:49 | Harding | David Flippo pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:34 | Harding | David Flippo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-67 |
| 04:20 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 04:19 | Lincoln Memorial | Stephen Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:08 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dewey Gouveia | 71-67 |
| 03:57 | Harding | Donald Simmons can't finish the layup | 71-67 |
| 03:56 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:52 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 03:50 | Lincoln Memorial | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Howard | 71-67 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln Memorial | Stephen Howard's layup is rejected by Carroll Phillips | 71-67 |
| 03:38 | Harding | Carroll Phillips gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:15 | Harding | Howard Milliman clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Melvin Gordon - foul #2 on Melvin Gordon, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Michael Kayser (PG), David Fordham (SG), Joseph Zwiefel (PF), Donny Nagel (C) Dewey Gouveia, Melvin Gordon, John Conner, Stephen Howard | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudolph Ham (PG) Stewart Wydra | |
| 03:15 | Harding | Howard Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Harding | Howard Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Lincoln Memorial | PG - Michael Kayser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fordham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Keister (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Zwiefel (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donny Nagel (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Rudolph Ham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Milliman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Flippo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carroll Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Lincoln Memorial | David Fordham double dribbles | 71-69 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | | |
| Subs | Harding | Jimmy Taylor (PG) Howard Milliman | |
| 02:47 | Harding | Donald Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 02:47 | Lincoln Memorial | Lincoln Memorial calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia (PG), John Conner (PF) Michael Kayser, Joseph Zwiefel | |
| Subs | Harding | Howard Milliman (SG) Rudolph Ham | |
| 02:25 | Lincoln Memorial | David Fordham makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dewey Gouveia | 73-72 |
| 02:01 | Harding | David Flippo hits a jumpshot from the left side | 73-74 |
| 01:38 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Taylor - foul #2 on Jimmy Taylor, team foul #1 | 73-74 |
| 01:16 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 01:14 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner gets the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:00 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia buries a 3 from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 00:48 | Harding | Jimmy Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-74 |
| 00:47 | Harding | Donald Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | Harding | The short jumper by Howard Milliman is denied by Donny Nagel | 76-74 |
| 00:21 | Lincoln Memorial | John Conner pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln Memorial | Lincoln Memorial is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Lincoln Memorial | Jimmy Taylor is called for the reach on John Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Taylor, team foul #2 | 76-74 |
| 00:18 | Lincoln Memorial | David Flippo is called for the reach on Dewey Gouveia - foul #1 on David Flippo, team foul #3 | 76-74 |
| 00:16 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister is fouled on the floor by David Flippo - foul #2 on David Flippo, team foul #4 | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia is fouled on the floor by Carroll Phillips - foul #1 on Carroll Phillips, team foul #5 | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Lincoln Memorial | Robert Keister is fouled on the floor by Carroll Phillips - foul #2 on Carroll Phillips, team foul #6 | 76-74 |
| 00:08 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia is hacked by Jimmy Taylor - foul #4 on Jimmy Taylor, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| 00:08 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Lincoln Memorial | Dewey Gouveia makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln Memorial | Lincoln Memorial is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Harding | David Flippo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Carroll Phillips snags the offensive board | 78-74 |