| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Ben Seymore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sears (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Faris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Griggs (fresh) SF - Roger Cawley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Burrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lamont Thoms (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany St. | William Johnson inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Albany St. | Paul Sears drills a 3 from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:18 | Harding | Roger Jones denies the turnaround by John Faris | 32-26 |
| 19:16 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 18:52 | Albany St. | Ben Seymore buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Sears | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Harding | A charge is called on Jeffery Burrow - foul #3 on Jeffery Burrow, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne (PF) Jeffery Burrow | |
| 18:13 | Albany St. | Paul Sears misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Harding | Ben Seymore steals it from John Faris out of a doubleteam | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Lamont Thoms - foul #1 on Lamont Thoms, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:00 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:00 | Harding | Lamont Thoms grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:47 | Harding | Walter Griggs is hacked by Paul Sears - foul #1 on Paul Sears, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | Harding | John Faris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Sears - foul #2 on Paul Sears, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | Harding | John Faris makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:28 | Harding | John Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:07 | Albany St. | Paul Sears clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:06 | Albany St. | Roger Jones tips it home | 37-30 |
| 16:48 | Harding | John Faris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:46 | Albany St. | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:40 | Albany St. | Roger Jones can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:38 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 16:13 | Harding | John Faris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 39-30 |
| 16:12 | Albany St. | William Johnson grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 15:44 | Albany St. | Paul Sears connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Seymore | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Ben Seymore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sears (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Koch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Faris (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Griggs (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Cawley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eddie Vanalstyne (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lamont Thoms (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Harding | John Faris clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 15:19 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:59 | Albany St. | Roger Jones's layup is rejected by Lamont Thoms | 42-30 |
| 14:58 | Harding | Lamont Thoms grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 14:42 | Harding | Lamont Thoms misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 42-30 |
| 14:40 | Albany St. | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:36 | Albany St. | John Faris picks off the pass by Ben Seymore in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 14:30 | Harding | John Faris blows the layup but the foul's on Ben Seymore - foul #2 on Ben Seymore, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Todd Latshaw (PG), Milton Foley (SF) Ben Seymore, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Cross (SG), Steve Rowell (SF), Jeffery Burrow (PF), Jerry Coady (C) Walter Griggs, Roger Cawley, Eddie Vanalstyne, Lamont Thoms | |
| 14:30 | Harding | John Faris makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:30 | Harding | John Faris misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:30 | Albany St. | Roger Jones grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 14:15 | Albany St. | Milton Foley is fouled on the floor by Steve Rowell - foul #2 on Steve Rowell, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Stone (PG) John Faris | |
| 14:01 | Albany St. | Roger Jones is hacked by Joseph Stone - foul #1 on Joseph Stone, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| 13:49 | Albany St. | Roger Jones banks in the layup | 44-31 |
| 13:20 | Harding | Joseph Cross drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Stone | 44-34 |
| 12:55 | Albany St. | Paul Sears comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:54 | Albany St. | Roger Jones hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| 12:38 | Harding | Joseph Cross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 12:37 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:19 | Albany St. | Paul Sears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Ben Seymore (PG) Todd Latshaw | |
| Subs | Harding | John Faris (PG) Joseph Stone | |
| 12:00 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Cross out of a doubleteam | 46-36 |
| 11:37 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 11:36 | Harding | Jerry Coady gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Ben Seymore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sears (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Foley (fresh) PF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Koch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Faris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Rowell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Burrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Coady (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Harding | Steve Rowell is open and scores on a floater from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 10:57 | Albany St. | Roger Jones loses the dribble to John Faris | 46-38 |
| 10:54 | Harding | Joseph Cross lays it up and in on a great pass from John Faris | 46-40 |
| 10:33 | Albany St. | Paul Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 10:31 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 10:24 | Albany St. | Roger Jones scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Koch | 48-40 |
| 10:02 | Harding | Joseph Cross splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 10:00 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 09:49 | Harding | Joseph Cross evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 09:30 | Albany St. | Paul Sears misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 09:29 | Harding | Jerry Coady snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:15 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Sears - foul #3 on Paul Sears, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Anthony Hall (SG), William Johnson (SF), Cordell Reed (PF), Donald Fabrizio (C) Paul Sears, Milton Foley, Roger Jones, Ricky Koch | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Griggs (SG), Roger Cawley (SF), Lamont Thoms (C) Joseph Cross, Steve Rowell, Jerry Coady | |
| 09:15 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:15 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:15 | Albany St. | Donald Fabrizio grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 08:47 | Albany St. | Cordell Reed comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 48-43 |
| 08:46 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:26 | Harding | John Faris lays it up and in | 48-45 |
| 08:16 | Albany St. | Cordell Reed misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-45 |
| 08:15 | Albany St. | Donald Fabrizio grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:10 | Albany St. | Ben Seymore loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Todd Latshaw (PG), Roger Jones (PF) Ben Seymore, Cordell Reed | |
| Subs | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne (PF) Jeffery Burrow | |
| 07:52 | Harding | Roger Cawley is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Albany St. | Roger Jones grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 07:39 | Albany St. | Anthony Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Stone (PG) John Faris | |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Todd Latshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Fabrizio (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Joseph Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Griggs (fresh) SF - Roger Cawley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eddie Vanalstyne (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lamont Thoms (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Harding | Roger Cawley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-45 |
| 07:25 | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:08 | Harding | Walter Griggs is fouled on the floor by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Ricky Koch (C) Donald Fabrizio | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 06:54 | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 06:52 | Albany St. | Roger Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:47 | Albany St. | Anthony Hall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:32 | Harding | Walter Griggs's floater is knocked away by Ricky Koch | 51-45 |
| 06:30 | Albany St. | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:14 | Albany St. | Roger Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ricky Koch | 53-45 |
| 06:01 | Harding | Joseph Stone knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Walter Griggs | 53-47 |
| 05:45 | Albany St. | Joseph Stone steals the ball from William Johnson | 53-47 |
| 05:24 | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Roger Cawley | 53-49 |
| 05:24 | Albany St. | Albany St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Ben Seymore (PG), Paul Sears (SG) Todd Latshaw, Anthony Hall | |
| Subs | Harding | John Faris (PG), Jeffery Burrow (PF) Joseph Stone, Eddie Vanalstyne | |
| 05:12 | Albany St. | Roger Cawley swats the short shot by Roger Jones | 53-49 |
| 05:10 | Harding | Lamont Thoms snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:51 | Harding | Lamont Thoms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Cross (SG) Walter Griggs | |
| 04:37 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-49 |
| 04:35 | Albany St. | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sears | 53-49 |
| 04:19 | Albany St. | Paul Sears drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Koch | 56-49 |
| 03:59 | Harding | Joseph Cross is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 03:57 | Harding | Lamont Thoms pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 03:44 | Harding | Joseph Cross shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 03:42 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 03:28 | Albany St. | Ben Seymore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 03:26 | Harding | Joseph Cross pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Ben Seymore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sears (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Koch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Faris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Cross (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Cawley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Burrow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lamont Thoms (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow is alone and drills a runner from the right block | 56-51 |
| 02:52 | Albany St. | Ben Seymore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Albany St. | Milton Foley (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Griggs (SG), Steve Rowell (SF), Jerry Coady (C) Joseph Cross, Roger Cawley, Lamont Thoms | |
| 02:50 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| 02:38 | Harding | John Faris makes the contested jump hook from the right block | 56-53 |
| 02:17 | Albany St. | Ben Seymore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| 02:16 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 02:15 | Albany St. | Roger Jones misses the tip | 56-53 |
| 02:13 | Harding | Jerry Coady pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:13 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Albany St. | William Johnson (SF) Milton Foley | |
| Subs | Harding | Roger Cawley (SF), Lamont Thoms (C) Steve Rowell, Jerry Coady | |
| 01:47 | Harding | Walter Griggs misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ben Seymore - foul #3 on Ben Seymore, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 01:47 | Harding | Walter Griggs misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:47 | Harding | Walter Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:47 | Albany St. | Ricky Koch gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:43 | Albany St. | Paul Sears scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Seymore | 58-53 |
| 01:21 | Harding | John Faris splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Cawley | 58-55 |
| 01:07 | Albany St. | Ben Seymore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 01:06 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:44 | Harding | John Faris misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 00:43 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:29 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Albany St. | Roger Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Griggs - foul #3 on Walter Griggs, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 00:26 | Albany St. | John Faris is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #1 on John Faris, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Albany St. | Jeffery Burrow is called for the reach on Paul Sears - foul #4 on Jeffery Burrow, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Albany St. | Paul Sears misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow can't finish the layup | 58-57 |
| 00:07 | Albany St. | William Johnson gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:05 | Albany St. | William Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by John Faris - foul #2 on John Faris, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:05 | Albany St. | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:05 | Albany St. | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:05 | Harding | Harding calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Harding | Walter Griggs misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |