| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Biel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Grogan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Leo McKoon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Richey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kerns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Etheridge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Richey - foul #1 on Allen Richey, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:39 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:39 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:39 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 19:22 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge is fouled on the floor by Lee Bond - foul #2 on Lee Bond, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:07 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns hits a shot in the lane | 27-32 |
| 18:47 | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Queen | 29-32 |
| 18:29 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Lee Bond | 29-32 |
| 18:13 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond jams it on a nice dish by George Queen | 31-32 |
| 17:51 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns drills a runner from the left block set up by Leo McKoon and the foul's on Leon Grogan - foul #3 on Leon Grogan, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens (C) Leon Grogan | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 17:51 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:51 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:39 | Abilene Christian | Michael Biel takes the ball from Ted Scruggs | 31-34 |
| 17:31 | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-34 |
| 17:13 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:12 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:52 | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens banks in the layup set up by George Queen | 35-34 |
| 16:36 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 35-34 |
| 16:35 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns tips it in | 35-36 |
| 16:16 | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 16:14 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:51 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-36 |
| 15:50 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Biel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Queen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Leo McKoon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Richey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kerns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Etheridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Scruggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Abilene Christian | Scott Stevens blocks the short jumper by Ted Scruggs | 35-36 |
| 15:26 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:13 | Tarleton St. | Leo McKoon is called for the reach on Michael Biel - foul #1 on Leo McKoon, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Burnette (PG), Randall Evans (SG), Clifford Vining (PF), Leon Grogan (C) Michael Biel, George Queen, Clarence Prince, Lee Bond | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Donald Loeb (PG), James Zortman (SG), Donald Lydon (SF), Robert Rehkop (PF), Jody Paul (C) Leo McKoon, Allen Richey, William Kerns, Marvin Etheridge, Ted Scruggs | |
| 14:56 | Tarleton St. | George Burnette buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Evans | 37-36 |
| 14:44 | Abilene Christian | Donald Loeb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 14:26 | Tarleton St. | Randall Evans can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:24 | Abilene Christian | Jody Paul grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:03 | Abilene Christian | Donald Lydon buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Zortman | 37-39 |
| 13:38 | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan is fouled on the floor by Jody Paul - foul #2 on Jody Paul, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel (PG), Nathan Kay (SF), Lee Bond (PF) George Burnette, Scott Stevens, Clifford Vining | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey (SG), William Kerns (SF), Ted Scruggs (C) Donald Lydon, Robert Rehkop, Jody Paul | |
| 13:21 | Tarleton St. | Nathan Kay hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Evans | 39-39 |
| 12:55 | Abilene Christian | Randall Evans is called for the reach on James Zortman - foul #1 on Randall Evans, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Queen (SG) Nathan Kay | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon (PG), Marvin Etheridge (PF) Donald Loeb, James Zortman | |
| 12:39 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 12:37 | Tarleton St. | Randall Evans gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:19 | Tarleton St. | William Kerns steps in front of the Leon Grogan pass | 39-39 |
| 12:10 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Evans - foul #2 on Randall Evans, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince (SF) Randall Evans | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 12:10 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:10 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:54 | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by George Queen | 41-41 |
| 11:35 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Kerns | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Biel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leon Grogan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Leo McKoon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Richey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kerns (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Etheridge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 11:13 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:07 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 11:05 | Tarleton St. | George Queen snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:44 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:40 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 44-46 |
| 10:26 | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan makes the 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:12 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Burnette (PG), Randall Evans (SG), Clifford Vining (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Michael Biel, George Queen, Lee Bond, Leon Grogan | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Donald Loeb (PG), James Zortman (SF), Jody Paul (C) Leo McKoon, William Kerns, Ted Scruggs | |
| 10:01 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:00 | Abilene Christian | Jody Paul grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 09:43 | Abilene Christian | Donald Loeb can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | Abilene Christian | James Zortman tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 09:39 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge tips it home | 47-48 |
| 09:25 | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 47-48 |
| 09:23 | Abilene Christian | Jody Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:18 | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Tarleton St. | Clifford Vining grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:57 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince drills a shot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 08:39 | Abilene Christian | James Zortman is fouled on the floor by Clifford Vining - foul #1 on Clifford Vining, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel (PG), George Queen (SG), Lee Bond (PF) George Burnette, Randall Evans, Clarence Prince | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon (PG), William Kerns (SF), Robert Rehkop (PF), Ted Scruggs (C) Donald Loeb, Allen Richey, Marvin Etheridge, Jody Paul | |
| 08:29 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 08:28 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:05 | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 08:04 | Abilene Christian | Robert Rehkop pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:41 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Lee Bond | 49-48 |
| 07:34 | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 07:32 | Tarleton St. | Clifford Vining tips it in | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Biel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lee Bond (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Clifford Vining (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Leo McKoon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Zortman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Kerns (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rehkop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 07:13 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:01 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Stevens - foul #1 on Scott Stevens, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan (C) Clifford Vining | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey (SG), Marvin Etheridge (PF) James Zortman, Robert Rehkop | |
| 07:01 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:01 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:42 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince (SF) Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jody Paul (C) Ted Scruggs | |
| 06:19 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns throws it down on a great pass from Leo McKoon and he's hacked by Clarence Prince - foul #2 on Clarence Prince, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Burnette (PG) Michael Biel | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 06:19 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:50 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 05:49 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:42 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo McKoon | 51-54 |
| 05:22 | Tarleton St. | Lee Bond scores on a turnaround from the left block | 53-54 |
| 05:14 | Abilene Christian | Lee Bond is called for the reach on William Kerns - foul #3 on Lee Bond, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel (PG), Randall Evans (SG), Clifford Vining (PF) George Burnette, George Queen, Lee Bond | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Donald Loeb (PG), James Zortman (PF), Ted Scruggs (C) Leo McKoon, Marvin Etheridge, Jody Paul | |
| 05:14 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:14 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Leon Grogan | 53-54 |
| 04:53 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince's fadeaway is rejected by James Zortman | 53-54 |
| 04:52 | Abilene Christian | James Zortman gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:24 | Abilene Christian | Donald Loeb connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Zortman | 53-56 |
| 03:59 | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 03:58 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Evans | 53-56 |
| 03:38 | Tarleton St. | Randall Evans misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 03:37 | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan tips it in | 55-56 |
| 03:19 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns connects on the jump hook from the right block | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Biel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Evans (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Prince (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Vining (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Grogan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Donald Loeb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Richey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kerns (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Zortman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Donald Loeb - foul #3 on Donald Loeb, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Queen (SG), Scott Stevens (SF), Lee Bond (PF) Randall Evans, Clarence Prince, Leon Grogan | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon (PG), Donald Lydon (SF), Marvin Etheridge (PF) Donald Loeb, Allen Richey, William Kerns | |
| 02:50 | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:48 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan (C) Clifford Vining | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Allen Richey (SG) Donald Lydon | |
| 02:32 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 02:31 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Etheridge | 58-58 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge is hacked by Scott Stevens - foul #2 on Scott Stevens, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Kerns (SF) James Zortman | |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:59 | Tarleton St. | Michael Biel buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Scott Stevens | 61-60 |
| 01:43 | Abilene Christian | William Kerns loses the dribble to Scott Stevens | 61-60 |
| 01:19 | Tarleton St. | George Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 01:17 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Marvin Etheridge | 61-60 |
| 00:59 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 00:57 | Abilene Christian | Marvin Etheridge tips it in | 61-62 |
| 00:42 | Tarleton St. | Scott Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 61-62 |
| 00:41 | Abilene Christian | Ted Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Richey | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | Tarleton St. | Marvin Etheridge picks off the pass by Lee Bond | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Biel - foul #1 on Michael Biel, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clarence Prince (SF) Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Donald Lydon (SF), James Zortman (PF) William Kerns, Marvin Etheridge | |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Leo McKoon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Tarleton St. | George Queen is hacked by Allen Richey - foul #2 on Allen Richey, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Kerns (SF), Marvin Etheridge (PF) Donald Lydon, James Zortman | |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Leon Grogan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-66 |