| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Lance Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Brian Ivory (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ronald Mark (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Clifton (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Collier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ron Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ramon Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Mark inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 19:31 | Harding | Ramon Contreras gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:16 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca hits a wide open runner in the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:54 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:52 | Central Arkansas | James Collier snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lance Melton | 38-30 |
| 18:17 | Harding | John Fiore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ron Wolf | 38-33 |
| 18:01 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Deluca - foul #3 on Lawrence Deluca, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton (PF), Alan Schaefer (C) George Clifton, James Collier | |
| Subs | Harding | Leonard Davis (C) Lawrence Deluca | |
| 17:36 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 17:35 | Harding | James Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Harding | Ron Wolf misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 17:28 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Mark snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:12 | Central Arkansas | Alan Schaefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Jacob Jackson (PG), Ronald Lovetinsky (SG) Lance Melton, Brian Ivory | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG), Jerry Serafin (SG), James Woodring (PF), James Blakely (C) Ron Wolf, John Fiore, Ramon Contreras, James Frank | |
| 17:10 | Harding | Richard Mattice is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mark - foul #1 on Ronald Mark, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 16:59 | Harding | Leonard Davis is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Serafin | 38-36 |
| 16:44 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Mark is hacked by Leonard Davis - foul #2 on Leonard Davis, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | George Clifton (SF) Ronald Mark | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 16:25 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Woodring - foul #1 on James Woodring, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | James Collier (C) Alan Schaefer | |
| Subs | Harding | Ron Wolf (PG) Richard Mattice | |
| 16:25 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:25 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:25 | Harding | James Woodring gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:22 | Harding | Ron Wolf's pass is intercepted by Jacob Jackson in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 16:13 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:11 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:49 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Lovetinsky | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Jacob Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Lovetinsky (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Clifton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Welton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Collier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ron Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Serafin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woodring (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Blakely (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Harding | Leonard Davis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 15:26 | Harding | James Woodring misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 15:24 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Lovetinsky snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:58 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:56 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:36 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Collier | 44-36 |
| 14:19 | Harding | A charge is called on Leonard Davis - foul #3 on Leonard Davis, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton (PG), Brian Ivory (SG), Alan Barr (SF), Sean Bloom (PF), Alan Schaefer (C) Jacob Jackson, Ronald Lovetinsky, George Clifton, Thomas Welton, James Collier | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG), John Fiore (SG), Ramon Contreras (SF), James Frank (PF), Lawrence Deluca (C) Ron Wolf, Jerry Serafin, Leonard Davis, James Woodring, James Blakely | |
| 13:50 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:49 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:27 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:26 | Harding | James Frank grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 13:10 | Harding | Richard Mattice is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Ronald Mark (SF) Alan Barr | |
| Subs | Harding | Ron Wolf (PG) Richard Mattice | |
| 12:45 | Central Arkansas | Ramon Contreras steals it from Brian Ivory | 44-36 |
| 12:42 | Harding | Ramon Contreras hits the finger roll | 44-38 |
| 12:13 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ronald Mark and the foul's on John Fiore - foul #1 on John Fiore, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | George Clifton (PF), James Collier (C) Sean Bloom, Alan Schaefer | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 12:13 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:48 | Harding | Ramon Contreras blows the layup | 47-38 |
| 11:47 | Harding | Ramon Contreras grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Lance Melton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Ivory (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Ronald Mark (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Clifton (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Collier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ron Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fiore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ramon Contreras (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Frank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ramon Contreras | 47-40 |
| 11:01 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Mark | 50-40 |
| 10:59 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca travels in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Smith (PG), Ronald Lovetinsky (SG), Alan Barr (SF), Thomas Welton (PF) Lance Melton, Brian Ivory, Ronald Mark, George Clifton | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG), Jerry Serafin (SG), Leonard Davis (SF), James Woodring (PF), James Blakely (C) Ron Wolf, John Fiore, Ramon Contreras, James Frank, Lawrence Deluca | |
| 10:30 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 52-40 |
| 10:12 | Harding | Leonard Davis can't finish the layup | 52-40 |
| 10:11 | Harding | James Blakely snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:54 | Harding | James Woodring hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 09:53 | Harding | James Blakely hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 09:41 | Central Arkansas | James Collier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 09:39 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton tips it in | 54-42 |
| 09:33 | Harding | James Blakely's pass is intercepted by Donald Smith in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 09:11 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Lovetinsky | 56-42 |
| 08:51 | Harding | Richard Mattice misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 08:50 | Central Arkansas | James Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:35 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 08:34 | Harding | James Woodring grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:05 | Harding | Richard Mattice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton (PG), Brian Ivory (SG), Ronald Mark (SF), George Clifton (PF), Alan Schaefer (C) Donald Smith, Ronald Lovetinsky, Alan Barr, Thomas Welton, James Collier | |
| Subs | Harding | Ron Wolf (PG), John Fiore (SG), Ramon Contreras (SF), James Frank (PF), Lawrence Deluca (C) Richard Mattice, Jerry Serafin, Leonard Davis, James Woodring, James Blakely | |
| 07:40 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 07:39 | Harding | James Frank pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Lance Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Ivory (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Ronald Mark (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Clifton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Alan Schaefer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ron Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ramon Contreras (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Harding | John Fiore misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 07:20 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:11 | Harding | Ron Wolf misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-42 |
| 07:09 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 06:53 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 06:51 | Central Arkansas | Alan Schaefer misses the tip | 56-42 |
| 06:50 | Harding | Ron Wolf pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 06:48 | Harding | Lance Melton is called for the reach on Ron Wolf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lance Melton, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| 06:43 | Harding | Ron Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| 06:18 | Central Arkansas | John Fiore steals it from Brian Ivory | 56-42 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Ron Wolf is hacked by Lance Melton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Melton, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Alan Barr (SF), Sean Bloom (C) Ronald Mark, Alan Schaefer | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 06:07 | Harding | Ramon Contreras comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 06:05 | Harding | James Frank pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 05:56 | Harding | Ramon Contreras hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 05:55 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 05:36 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lance Melton | 59-44 |
| 05:34 | Harding | John Fiore's pass is intercepted by Lance Melton in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 05:12 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 05:10 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:02 | Harding | Ramon Contreras scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Frank and he's hacked by Alan Barr - foul #4 on Alan Barr, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Jacob Jackson (PG), Ronald Lovetinsky (SG), Ronald Mark (SF), Thomas Welton (PF), Alan Schaefer (C) Lance Melton, Brian Ivory, Alan Barr, George Clifton, Sean Bloom | |
| Subs | Harding | Jerry Serafin (PG), James Woodring (SG), Leonard Davis (PF), James Blakely (C) Ron Wolf, John Fiore, James Frank, Lawrence Deluca | |
| 05:02 | Harding | Ramon Contreras makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:35 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 04:33 | Harding | James Woodring grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:19 | Harding | Leonard Davis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mark - foul #2 on Ronald Mark, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG) Ramon Contreras | |
| 04:14 | Harding | James Blakely misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 04:12 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 03:44 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by James Woodring - foul #2 on James Woodring, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton (PG), Brian Ivory (SG), Alan Barr (SF), Sean Bloom (C) Jacob Jackson, Ronald Lovetinsky, Ronald Mark, Alan Schaefer | |
| Subs | Harding | Ron Wolf (PG), Joe Christenson (PF) Richard Mattice, James Blakely | |
| 03:44 | Central Arkansas | Thomas Welton misses the free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:44 | Harding | Joe Christenson grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 03:29 | Harding | Thomas Welton is called for the reach on Leonard Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Welton, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG) Ron Wolf | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Lance Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Brian Ivory (fresh) 27 pts. SF - Alan Barr (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Thomas Welton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Bloom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Richard Mattice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Serafin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Woodring (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joe Christenson (fresh) C - Leonard Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Harding | Leonard Davis misses the runner from the left block | 61-47 |
| 03:22 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Lance Melton | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Serafin - foul #1 on Jerry Serafin, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | George Clifton (PF) Thomas Welton | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 03:02 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:02 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Jerry Serafin is hacked by Brian Ivory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Ivory, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Jerry Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Jerry Serafin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:58 | Central Arkansas | Sean Bloom grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 02:29 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-48 |
| 02:27 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton tips it back up and in | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Harding | James Woodring is fouled on the floor by George Clifton - foul #3 on George Clifton, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Jacob Jackson (PG), Ronald Mark (SF), James Collier (C) Lance Melton, Alan Barr, Sean Bloom | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudy Moody (SG), James Blakely (C) Jerry Serafin, Leonard Davis | |
| 02:11 | Harding | James Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:11 | Harding | James Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:49 | Central Arkansas | George Clifton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 65-50 |
| 01:47 | Harding | James Blakely grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 01:41 | Harding | James Woodring is hacked by Brian Ivory - foul #3 on Brian Ivory, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton (PG) Jacob Jackson | |
| Subs | Harding | Jerry Serafin (SG), Leonard Davis (PF) Rudy Moody, Joe Christenson | |
| 01:41 | Harding | James Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:41 | Harding | James Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:12 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Mark | 68-52 |
| 00:52 | Harding | Leonard Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 00:50 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Central Arkansas | Brian Ivory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-52 |
| 00:24 | Harding | James Blakely snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Harding | James Woodring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Central Arkansas | Lance Melton runs out the clock | 68-52 |