| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nathan Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Guy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Lebo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Rudy Moody (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Puckett (fresh) PF - Bennie Leffler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blakely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Timothy Puckett inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Harding | Bennie Leffler banks in the layup set up by Timothy Puckett | 39-35 |
| 19:26 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:25 | Harding | The rebound goes to James Blakely | 39-35 |
| 19:10 | Harding | John Fiore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 19:09 | Harding | James Blakely gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | Harding | John Fiore buries a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:43 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rudy Moody - foul #1 on Rudy Moody, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:43 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:43 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:20 | Harding | Bennie Leffler is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 18:06 | Fort Valley St. | Donald Nelson banks in the layup set up by Nathan Morgan | 43-38 |
| 17:55 | Harding | Norman Lebo denies the turnaround by Bennie Leffler | 43-38 |
| 17:53 | Harding | Bennie Leffler tips it in | 43-40 |
| 17:30 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins is hacked by John Fiore - foul #1 on John Fiore, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 17:11 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 17:10 | Harding | Timothy Puckett snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:58 | Harding | John Fiore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 16:57 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Leffler | 43-40 |
| 16:43 | Harding | John Fiore's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Guy Jones | 43-40 |
| 16:42 | Harding | James Blakely grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:33 | Harding | John Fiore hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 16:08 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 16:06 | Harding | James Blakely gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:03 | Harding | Rudy Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris (PG), Ronald Chretien (SG), Randolph Steinbach (SF), Joseph Day (PF), Ronald Prince (C) Nathan Morgan, John Collins, Guy Jones, Donald Nelson, Norman Lebo | |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Hagen (PG), Francis Korhonen (SG), Steven Goins (SF), Joseph Millard (PF), Steven Brown (C) Rudy Moody, John Fiore, Timothy Puckett, Bennie Leffler, James Blakely | |
| 15:55 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Chretien comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 15:53 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Chretien grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Ryan Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Chretien (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Steinbach (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Day (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Kevin Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Korhonen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Goins (fresh) PF - Joseph Millard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 15:42 | Harding | Steven Goins snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:26 | Harding | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:25 | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:07 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG), Rudy Moody (SF), Lawrence Deluca (C) Kevin Hagen, Steven Goins, Steven Brown | |
| 14:56 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca buries a jumper in the lane | 43-45 |
| 14:41 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ryan Morris | 45-45 |
| 14:12 | Harding | Rudy Moody is fouled on the floor by Ronald Prince - foul #2 on Ronald Prince, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan (PG), Guy Jones (SF), Norman Lebo (C) Ryan Morris, Randolph Steinbach, Ronald Prince | |
| Subs | Harding | John Fiore (SG), Bennie Leffler (PF) Francis Korhonen, Joseph Millard | |
| 13:57 | Harding | Rudy Moody misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:56 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:36 | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 13:34 | Harding | Bennie Leffler gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:21 | Harding | Bennie Leffler misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 13:20 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:03 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:02 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 13:01 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:51 | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Chretien | 47-45 |
| 12:46 | Harding | Rudy Moody is fouled on the floor by Ronald Chretien - foul #1 on Ronald Chretien, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | John Collins (SG), Donald Nelson (PF) Ronald Chretien, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Puckett (SF) Rudy Moody | |
| 12:35 | Harding | John Fiore buries a floater from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 12:29 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:16 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 12:15 | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 12:13 | Harding | Richard Mattice snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 11:50 | Harding | The short jumper by Lawrence Deluca is denied by Guy Jones | 47-47 |
| 11:49 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Norman Lebo | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nathan Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Guy Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Lebo (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Richard Mattice (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Puckett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bennie Leffler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan loses the dribble to Bennie Leffler | 47-47 |
| 11:11 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-47 |
| 11:10 | Harding | Timothy Puckett hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 10:55 | Fort Valley St. | Donald Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Fiore - foul #2 on John Fiore, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach (SF), Joseph Day (C) Guy Jones, Norman Lebo | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudy Moody (PG), James Blakely (PF), Joseph Millard (C) Richard Mattice, Bennie Leffler, Lawrence Deluca | |
| 10:43 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-49 |
| 10:41 | Fort Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Steinbach | 47-49 |
| 10:32 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Nelson | 49-49 |
| 10:13 | Harding | John Fiore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:55 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:53 | Harding | The rebound goes to Joseph Millard | 49-49 |
| 09:32 | Harding | John Fiore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:30 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Millard picks off the pass by John Collins | 49-49 |
| 09:07 | Harding | John Fiore buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Rudy Moody | 49-51 |
| 08:48 | Fort Valley St. | Donald Nelson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Puckett - foul #3 on Timothy Puckett, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris (PG), Ronald Chretien (SG), Guy Jones (SF), Norman Lebo (C) Nathan Morgan, John Collins, Randolph Steinbach, Donald Nelson | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG), Lawrence Deluca (C) John Fiore, Timothy Puckett | |
| 08:38 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Morris | 51-51 |
| 08:31 | Harding | James Blakely misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Day - foul #1 on Joseph Day, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 08:31 | Harding | James Blakely misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:31 | Harding | James Blakely makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 08:06 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 07:50 | Harding | Rudy Moody can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:49 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 07:47 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Millard | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Ryan Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Chretien (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Guy Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Day (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Lebo (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Richard Mattice (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudy Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Millard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Blakely (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Harding | Ryan Morris picks off the pass by Lawrence Deluca | 53-52 |
| 07:13 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones buries a floater in the paint | 55-52 |
| 06:54 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Millard | 55-54 |
| 06:39 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Millard steals the ball from Guy Jones | 55-54 |
| 06:36 | Harding | Rudy Moody banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Millard | 55-56 |
| 06:15 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo misses the driving attempt from close range | 55-56 |
| 06:13 | Harding | Joseph Millard gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:54 | Harding | Joseph Millard can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 55-56 |
| 05:52 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 05:36 | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Rudy Moody - foul #2 on Rudy Moody, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | John Collins (SG), Randolph Steinbach (SF), Donald Nelson (PF) Ronald Chretien, Guy Jones, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Hagen (PG), John Fiore (SG), Timothy Puckett (SF), Bennie Leffler (PF) Richard Mattice, Rudy Moody, Joseph Millard, James Blakely | |
| 05:36 | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:21 | Harding | Bennie Leffler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Donald Nelson - foul #2 on Donald Nelson, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan (PG), Ronald Prince (C) Ryan Morris, Norman Lebo | |
| Subs | Harding | Steven Brown (C) Lawrence Deluca | |
| 05:21 | Harding | Bennie Leffler makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:21 | Harding | Bennie Leffler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:05 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach drills a 3 from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 05:02 | Harding | Kevin Hagen is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Morgan - foul #3 on Nathan Morgan, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 04:47 | Harding | Bennie Leffler misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Nelson - foul #3 on Donald Nelson, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 04:47 | Harding | Bennie Leffler makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:47 | Harding | Bennie Leffler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:20 | Fort Valley St. | Randolph Steinbach comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 04:19 | Harding | Bennie Leffler pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:03 | Harding | Timothy Puckett makes the shot from the right side | 61-62 |
| 03:43 | Fort Valley St. | Kevin Hagen steps in front of the Nathan Morgan pass | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nathan Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Randolph Steinbach (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Kevin Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bennie Leffler (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Harding | John Fiore is hacked by Donald Nelson - foul #4 on Donald Nelson, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones (SF), Norman Lebo (C) Randolph Steinbach, Ronald Prince | |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Mattice (PG), Lawrence Deluca (C) Kevin Hagen, Steven Brown | |
| 03:24 | Harding | John Fiore makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:24 | Harding | John Fiore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:08 | Fort Valley St. | John Fiore steps in front of the Nathan Morgan pass | 61-64 |
| 02:49 | Harding | Richard Mattice is hacked by John Collins - foul #1 on John Collins, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Chretien (SG), Joseph Day (PF) John Collins, Donald Nelson | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudy Moody (SF) Timothy Puckett | |
| 02:49 | Harding | Richard Mattice makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:49 | Harding | Richard Mattice makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:47 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | John Collins (SG), Donald Nelson (PF) Ronald Chretien, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Puckett (SF) Rudy Moody | |
| 02:28 | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 02:27 | Harding | Timothy Puckett grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 02:22 | Harding | John Fiore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 02:06 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan Morgan | 63-66 |
| 01:40 | Harding | The jump hook by Lawrence Deluca is blocked by Norman Lebo | 63-66 |
| 01:38 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Nelson | 65-66 |
| 01:20 | Harding | Bennie Leffler's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Nelson | 65-66 |
| 01:18 | Harding | John Fiore pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:58 | Harding | John Fiore hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Mattice | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Puckett - foul #4 on Timothy Puckett, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 00:48 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:48 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Harding | Bennie Leffler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Harding | Timothy Puckett grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Harding | Guy Jones is called for the reach on Timothy Puckett - foul #2 on Guy Jones, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 00:16 | Harding | Timothy Puckett misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:16 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo grabs the board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo hits a fadeaway in the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:06 | Harding | Harding calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Harding | Norman Lebo denies the turnaround by Bennie Leffler | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nathan Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Guy Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Lebo (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Richard Mattice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bennie Leffler (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 69-69 |
| 04:32 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 04:31 | Harding | The rebound goes to Lawrence Deluca | 69-69 |
| 04:15 | Harding | Donald Nelson denies the turnaround by Lawrence Deluca | 69-69 |
| 04:13 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to John Collins | 69-69 |
| 04:05 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| 04:03 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo hits the follow up shot | 71-69 |
| 03:45 | Harding | John Fiore makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Deluca | 71-72 |
| 03:30 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins misses the shot from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 03:28 | Harding | John Fiore grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 03:18 | Harding | Richard Mattice makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 02:57 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-74 |
| 02:56 | Fort Valley St. | Nathan Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:48 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo lays it up and in | 73-74 |
| 02:34 | Harding | Bennie Leffler can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Nelson - foul #5 on Donald Nelson, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Chretien (SG), Joseph Day (PF) John Collins, Donald Nelson | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudy Moody (SF) Timothy Puckett | |
| 02:34 | Harding | Bennie Leffler makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:34 | Harding | Bennie Leffler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:32 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 02:10 | Fort Valley St. | Norman Lebo makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Morgan | 75-76 |
| 01:50 | Harding | Richard Mattice scores on a jumper from the left side | 75-78 |
| 01:50 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | John Collins (SG) Ronald Chretien | |
| Subs | Harding | Timothy Puckett (SF) Rudy Moody | |
| 01:31 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Guy Jones | 77-78 |
| 01:15 | Harding | Timothy Puckett lays it in on a great pass from Richard Mattice and he's hacked by Nathan Morgan - foul #4 on Nathan Morgan, team foul #11 | 77-80 |
| 01:15 | Harding | Timothy Puckett misses the free throw | 77-80 |
| 01:15 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| 00:48 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones is hacked by Timothy Puckett - foul #5 on Timothy Puckett, team foul #7 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Rudy Moody (SF) Timothy Puckett | |
| 00:48 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:48 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:48 | Harding | The rebound goes to Lawrence Deluca | 78-80 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nathan Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Guy Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Day (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Lebo (fresh) 21 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Richard Mattice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fiore (fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rudy Moody (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bennie Leffler (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Deluca (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Harding | Bennie Leffler hits the finger roll set up by Rudy Moody | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Fort Valley St. | Guy Jones is whistled for a carry | 78-82 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | James Blakely (PF) Bennie Leffler | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Harding | James Blakely is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Morgan - foul #5 on Nathan Morgan, team foul #12 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris (PG) Nathan Morgan | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:19 | Harding | James Blakely makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:19 | Harding | James Blakely makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:15 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-84 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Bennie Leffler (PF) James Blakely | |
| 00:13 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Lebo | 81-84 |
| 00:12 | Harding | Rudy Moody is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Morris - foul #1 on Ryan Morris, team foul #13 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | James Blakely (PF) Bennie Leffler | |
| 00:12 | Harding | Rudy Moody makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:12 | Harding | Rudy Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:07 | Fort Valley St. | John Collins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Day | 84-86 |
| 00:07 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-86 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Harding | Bennie Leffler (PF) James Blakely | |
| 00:05 | Harding | John Fiore is hacked by Ryan Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Morris, team foul #14 | 84-86 |
| 00:05 | Harding | John Fiore makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:05 | Harding | John Fiore misses the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:05 | Fort Valley St. | Joseph Day gets the rebound | 84-87 |
| 00:05 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-87 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Fort Valley St. | Ryan Morris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-87 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Lawrence Deluca pulls down the rebound | 84-87 |