| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Eddie Shippee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Deputy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dallas Ebling (fresh) PF - Chris Miner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Jeremy Dey (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eli Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Madrigal (fresh) PF - Christopher Gwin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Bergreen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hardin-Simmons | Raymond Madrigal inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey comes up short on the shot from the right side | 25-33 |
| 19:35 | Howard Payne | Eddie Shippee pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:31 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen connects on the shot in the lane set up by Eli Bowman | 28-35 |
| 18:37 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Phillip Bergreen - foul #2 on Phillip Bergreen, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:37 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:37 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen clanks a turnaround from the left block | 30-35 |
| 18:18 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Chris Miner | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Miner | 33-35 |
| 18:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Oliver Crane swats the short shot by Jeremy Dey | 33-35 |
| 18:08 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:48 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Raymond Madrigal snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:30 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 17:29 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 17:16 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Chris Miner | 33-35 |
| 16:53 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dennis Blankenship (PG), Clement Brigance (SG), Michael Carter (SF) Eddie Shippee, Jesse Deputy, Dallas Ebling | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 16:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:34 | Hardin-Simmons | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Bergreen | 33-35 |
| 16:21 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen's layup is rejected by Chris Miner | 33-35 |
| 16:19 | Howard Payne | Michael Carter grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner clanks a jump hook near the basket | 33-35 |
| 15:58 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Raymond Madrigal | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Dennis Blankenship (fresh) SG - Clement Brigance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Miner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Jeremy Dey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eli Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Madrigal (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Gwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Bergreen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Hardin-Simmons | Raymond Madrigal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy (SG), Adam Tedder (C) Clement Brigance, Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster (SG) Eli Bowman | |
| 15:31 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder is fouled on the floor by Phillip Bergreen - foul #3 on Phillip Bergreen, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 15:12 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder's layup is rejected by Christopher Gwin | 33-35 |
| 15:10 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey misses the jumper from the right block | 33-35 |
| 15:03 | Howard Payne | Michael Carter grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 14:48 | Howard Payne | The jumper by Chris Miner is denied by Christopher Gwin | 33-35 |
| 14:46 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy tips it home | 35-35 |
| 14:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Dey | 35-37 |
| 14:15 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 14:13 | Hardin-Simmons | The rebound goes to Christopher Gwin | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Bergreen | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | Howard Payne | Dennis Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 13:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:45 | Hardin-Simmons | Adam Tedder denies the turnaround by Michael Foerster | 35-39 |
| 13:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Raymond Madrigal tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 13:42 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Adam Tedder | 35-39 |
| 13:38 | Howard Payne | Dennis Blankenship can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:37 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carter | 35-39 |
| 13:14 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner is whistled for a carry | 35-39 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Eddie Shippee (PG), Clement Brigance (SG), Dallas Ebling (SF), Oliver Crane (PF) Dennis Blankenship, Jesse Deputy, Michael Carter, Chris Miner | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 13:06 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin's layup is rejected by Adam Tedder | 35-39 |
| 13:04 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 12:35 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-41 |
| 12:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Oliver Crane is called for the reach on Christopher Gwin - foul #3 on Oliver Crane, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Patrick Kittrell (C) Adam Tedder | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 12:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Dallas Ebling picks off the pass by Christopher Gwin | 35-41 |
| 11:50 | Howard Payne | Patrick Kittrell's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Gwin | 35-41 |
| 11:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Eddie Shippee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clement Brigance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dallas Ebling (fresh) PF - Oliver Crane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Patrick Kittrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Jeremy Dey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foerster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Madrigal (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Gwin (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Phillip Bergreen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 11:33 | Howard Payne | Patrick Kittrell pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:04 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane hits a turnaround from close range | 37-41 |
| 10:52 | Hardin-Simmons | Raymond Madrigal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Patrick Kittrell | 37-41 |
| 10:31 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 10:30 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Dallas Ebling | 37-41 |
| 10:14 | Howard Payne | The jump hook by Oliver Crane is blocked by Christopher Gwin | 37-41 |
| 10:13 | Howard Payne | Dallas Ebling tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 10:12 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin buries a jump hook in the lane | 37-43 |
| 09:50 | Howard Payne | Clement Brigance buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Shippee | 39-43 |
| 09:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 09:42 | Howard Payne | Patrick Kittrell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:22 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Foerster - foul #4 on Michael Foerster, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dennis Blankenship (PG), Jesse Deputy (SG), Michael Carter (SF), Adam Tedder (C) Eddie Shippee, Clement Brigance, Dallas Ebling, Patrick Kittrell | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Eli Bowman (SG), Henry Watkins (SF) Michael Foerster, Raymond Madrigal | |
| 09:22 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:22 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:59 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 40-43 |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:47 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Chris Miner (PF) Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 08:31 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen misses the floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 08:29 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:10 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Bergreen - foul #4 on Phillip Bergreen, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Rodney Mason (C) Phillip Bergreen | |
| 08:10 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:10 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:56 | Hardin-Simmons | Adam Tedder swats the layup by Christopher Gwin | 42-43 |
| 07:55 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Adam Tedder | 42-43 |
| 07:51 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy is hacked by Rodney Mason - foul #1 on Rodney Mason, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster (SG), Raymond Madrigal (SF), Phillip Bergreen (C) Eli Bowman, Henry Watkins, Rodney Mason | |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 07:34 | Hardin-Simmons | Raymond Madrigal snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Dennis Blankenship (fresh) SG - Jesse Deputy (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Miner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Tedder (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - Jeremy Dey (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foerster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Madrigal (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Christopher Gwin (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. C - Phillip Bergreen (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen misses the driving attempt near the basket | 42-43 |
| 07:15 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin tips it home | 42-45 |
| 06:51 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Dey - foul #1 on Jeremy Dey, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Eddie Shippee (PG), Dallas Ebling (SF) Dennis Blankenship, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Henry Watkins (PF) Christopher Gwin | |
| 06:51 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:51 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:37 | Hardin-Simmons | Phillip Bergreen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 06:12 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Eddie Shippee | 46-47 |
| 05:57 | Hardin-Simmons | Jesse Deputy picks off the pass by Michael Foerster | 46-47 |
| 05:38 | Howard Payne | Dallas Ebling banks in the layup and he's fouled by Phillip Bergreen - foul #5 on Phillip Bergreen, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Clement Brigance (SG), Patrick Kittrell (C) Jesse Deputy, Adam Tedder | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin (PF), Rodney Mason (C) Raymond Madrigal, Phillip Bergreen | |
| 05:38 | Howard Payne | Dallas Ebling makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Kittrell - foul #4 on Patrick Kittrell, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Dennis Blankenship (PG), Michael Carter (SF) Eddie Shippee, Dallas Ebling | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 05:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | Howard Payne | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:01 | Howard Payne | Patrick Kittrell makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 04:46 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 04:45 | Howard Payne | Clement Brigance pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:20 | Howard Payne | Patrick Kittrell misses badly on a shot from close range | 51-48 |
| 04:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Rodney Mason pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey is hacked by Patrick Kittrell - foul #5 on Patrick Kittrell, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Eddie Shippee (PG), Jesse Deputy (SG), Dallas Ebling (SF), Oliver Crane (PF), Adam Tedder (C) Dennis Blankenship, Clement Brigance, Michael Carter, Chris Miner, Patrick Kittrell | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | James O'Grady (PG), Raymond Madrigal (SF) Jeremy Dey, Henry Watkins | |
| 03:48 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin makes the floater from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 03:31 | Howard Payne | Michael Foerster takes the ball from Eddie Shippee | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Eddie Shippee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Deputy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dallas Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Crane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Adam Tedder (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hardin-Simmons | PG - James O'Grady (fresh) SG - Michael Foerster (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Madrigal (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Christopher Gwin (tired) 18 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. C - Rodney Mason (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dallas Ebling - foul #2 on Dallas Ebling, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| 03:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:18 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:18 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:49 | Howard Payne | Oliver Crane makes the runner in the paint set up by Dallas Ebling | 53-51 |
| 02:49 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey (PG) James O'Grady | |
| 02:35 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster is fouled on the floor by Oliver Crane - foul #4 on Oliver Crane, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Chris Miner (PF) Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | Hardin-Simmons | | |
| 02:22 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey loses the dribble to Chris Miner | 53-51 |
| 01:59 | Howard Payne | Jesse Deputy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 01:57 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 01:41 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin's pass is intercepted by Jesse Deputy | 55-51 |
| 01:38 | Howard Payne | Chris Miner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Deputy | 57-51 |
| 01:19 | Hardin-Simmons | Rodney Mason connects on the floater near the basket set up by Raymond Madrigal | 57-53 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Dallas Ebling is fouled on the floor by Raymond Madrigal - foul #2 on Raymond Madrigal, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Dallas Ebling misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:54 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 00:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Jesse Deputy - foul #2 on Jesse Deputy, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 00:43 | Hardin-Simmons | Christopher Gwin makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Adam Tedder lays it in on a nice dish by Eddie Shippee | 59-56 |
| 00:17 | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:07 | Hardin-Simmons | Michael Foerster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Hardin-Simmons | Rodney Mason snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey is fouled on the floor by Eddie Shippee - foul #2 on Eddie Shippee, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:01 | Hardin-Simmons | Jeremy Dey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Hardin-Simmons | Hardin-Simmons is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Eddie Shippee runs out the clock | 59-58 |