| Lineup | Harding | PG - Vince Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Hickerson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Sammons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Toner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri Southern St. | PG - Jeff Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Glenn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Blake Minder (fresh) PF - Phillip Fizer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lanphear (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons misses short on a jumper from close range | 28-26 |
| 19:38 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:16 | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 18:53 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Hickerson | 30-29 |
| 18:41 | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson is called for a backcourt violation | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Harding | Richard Hickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:02 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 17:40 | Harding | Richard Hickerson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Vince Taylor | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Toner - foul #2 on John Toner, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Harding | Harry Ahmad (SG) Richard Hickerson | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | John Burgess (SG) Charles Glenn | |
| 17:21 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Harding | John Toner pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:01 | Harding | Vince Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:55 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Lanphear and he's fouled by Bobby Thompson - foul #2 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Harding | Gordon Drew (PG), Bennie McNitt (PF), Tyson Snow (C) Vince Taylor, Bobby Thompson, John Toner | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Philip Severt (PG), Christopher Row (PF), Jeffrey Morabito (C) Jeff Robertson, Phillip Fizer, Kenneth Lanphear | |
| 16:55 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:41 | Harding | Harry Ahmad buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Drew | 35-34 |
| 16:25 | Missouri Southern St. | Christopher Row connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Morabito | 35-36 |
| 15:56 | Harding | Tyson Snow's layup is rejected by Christopher Row | 35-36 |
| 15:54 | Harding | Tyson Snow gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Gordon Drew (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Sammons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bennie McNitt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyson Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri Southern St. | PG - Philip Severt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Blake Minder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Row (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Morabito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Harding | Harry Ahmad misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Burgess - foul #1 on John Burgess, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Vince Taylor (PG), Bobby Thompson (PF), John Toner (C) Gordon Drew, Lawrence Sammons, Tyson Snow | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson (PG), Bernard Gullett (SG), Charles Glenn (SF), Phillip Fizer (PF), Kenneth Lanphear (C) Philip Severt, John Burgess, Blake Minder, Christopher Row, Jeffrey Morabito | |
| 15:38 | Harding | Harry Ahmad makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:38 | Harding | Harry Ahmad misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:38 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:20 | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 36-36 |
| 15:19 | Harding | Harry Ahmad grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Harding | Bennie McNitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Hickerson (SG) Harry Ahmad | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | | |
| 15:00 | Missouri Southern St. | Bernard Gullett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 14:43 | Harding | Richard Hickerson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 14:42 | Harding | John Toner gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:20 | Harding | Bobby Thompson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Calvin Zidzik (SF) Bennie McNitt | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | | |
| 13:54 | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Gullett | 36-39 |
| 13:35 | Harding | Calvin Zidzik buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Toner | 38-39 |
| 13:19 | Missouri Southern St. | Vince Taylor steals it from Charles Glenn | 38-39 |
| 13:08 | Harding | Bobby Thompson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 38-39 |
| 13:07 | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:42 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-39 |
| 12:40 | Harding | John Toner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:27 | Harding | Calvin Zidzik misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 12:26 | Missouri Southern St. | Bernard Gullett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:07 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 12:05 | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:50 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Robertson | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Vince Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Zidzik (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Toner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri Southern St. | PG - Jeff Robertson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Gullett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Glenn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Phillip Fizer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Lanphear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Harding | Richard Hickerson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Vince Taylor | 40-42 |
| 11:10 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer is hacked by Richard Hickerson - foul #1 on Richard Hickerson, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Gordon Drew (PG), Harry Ahmad (SG), Lawrence Sammons (SF), Bennie McNitt (PF), Tyson Snow (C) Vince Taylor, Richard Hickerson, Calvin Zidzik, Bobby Thompson, John Toner | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Philip Severt (PG), John Burgess (SG), Blake Minder (SF), Christopher Row (PF), Jeffrey Morabito (C) Jeff Robertson, Bernard Gullett, Charles Glenn, Phillip Fizer, Kenneth Lanphear | |
| 11:02 | Missouri Southern St. | John Burgess is whistled for a carry | 40-42 |
| 10:34 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Morabito | 40-42 |
| 10:32 | Missouri Southern St. | Jeffrey Morabito snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:14 | Missouri Southern St. | Tyson Snow denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Morabito | 40-42 |
| 10:13 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:54 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gordon Drew | 42-42 |
| 09:33 | Missouri Southern St. | Christopher Row is hacked by Harry Ahmad - foul #2 on Harry Ahmad, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| 09:26 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 09:07 | Harding | John Burgess steps in front of the Bennie McNitt pass | 42-45 |
| 09:04 | Missouri Southern St. | John Burgess banks in the layup | 42-47 |
| 08:44 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon Drew | 44-47 |
| 08:23 | Missouri Southern St. | John Burgess drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Philip Severt and he's fouled by Harry Ahmad - foul #3 on Harry Ahmad, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Harding | Vince Taylor (PG), Richard Hickerson (SG), Bobby Thompson (PF), John Toner (C) Gordon Drew, Harry Ahmad, Bennie McNitt, Tyson Snow | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson (PG), Phillip Fizer (PF), Kenneth Lanphear (C) Philip Severt, Christopher Row, Jeffrey Morabito | |
| 08:23 | Missouri Southern St. | John Burgess makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:06 | Harding | Richard Hickerson's pass is intercepted by Phillip Fizer | 44-50 |
| 07:43 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder is hacked by Lawrence Sammons - foul #1 on Lawrence Sammons, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Calvin Zidzik (SF) Lawrence Sammons | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Bernard Gullett (SG), Charles Glenn (SF) John Burgess, Blake Minder | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Vince Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hickerson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Zidzik (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Toner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri Southern St. | PG - Jeff Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Gullett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Glenn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Phillip Fizer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Lanphear (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear is hacked by John Toner - foul #3 on John Toner, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| 07:25 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:25 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:05 | Harding | John Toner connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Phillip Fizer - foul #2 on Phillip Fizer, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Bennie McNitt (SF) Calvin Zidzik | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | | |
| 07:05 | Harding | John Toner misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:05 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:40 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear double dribbles | 46-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Lawrence Sammons (SF) Bennie McNitt | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Philip Severt (PG), Blake Minder (SF), Christopher Row (C) Jeff Robertson, Phillip Fizer, Kenneth Lanphear | |
| 06:28 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons blows the layup | 46-52 |
| 06:27 | Missouri Southern St. | Philip Severt snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 06:22 | Missouri Southern St. | Philip Severt buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Gullett | 46-54 |
| 06:09 | Harding | Vince Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bobby Thompson | 49-54 |
| 05:51 | Missouri Southern St. | John Toner steals it from Blake Minder | 49-54 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Richard Hickerson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Bernard Gullett - foul #4 on Bernard Gullett, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Harding | Gordon Drew (PG), Bennie McNitt (PF), Tyson Snow (C) Vince Taylor, Bobby Thompson, John Toner | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson (PG), Phillip Fizer (PF), Kenneth Lanphear (C) Philip Severt, Bernard Gullett, Christopher Row | |
| 05:32 | Harding | Richard Hickerson misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:32 | Harding | Richard Hickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:09 | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 05:07 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 04:54 | Harding | Gordon Drew clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:52 | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:33 | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson misses the easy layup | 50-56 |
| 04:32 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 04:23 | Harding | Richard Hickerson can't throw it down | 50-58 |
| 04:21 | Harding | Bennie McNitt hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 04:12 | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Glenn | 52-60 |
| 03:56 | Harding | Richard Hickerson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 03:55 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer grabs the board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Vince Taylor (PG), Harry Ahmad (SG), Bobby Thompson (PF), John Toner (C) Gordon Drew, Richard Hickerson, Lawrence Sammons, Tyson Snow | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Philip Severt (PG), Bernard Gullett (SG), Charles Rains (SF), Christopher Row (PF), Jeffrey Morabito (C) Jeff Robertson, Charles Glenn, Blake Minder, Phillip Fizer, Kenneth Lanphear | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Vince Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Ahmad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bennie McNitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Toner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri Southern St. | PG - Philip Severt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Gullett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Rains (fresh) PF - Christopher Row (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Morabito (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Harding | John Toner comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Morabito - foul #1 on Jeffrey Morabito, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| 03:11 | Harding | John Toner makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:11 | Harding | John Toner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Missouri Southern St. | Bernard Gullett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 02:59 | Harding | The rebound goes to Bobby Thompson | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:36 | Harding | Christopher Row is called for the reach on Vince Taylor - foul #1 on Christopher Row, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Calvin Zidzik (SF) Bennie McNitt | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | | |
| 02:20 | Harding | John Toner is hacked by Charles Rains - foul #1 on Charles Rains, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer (PF), Kenneth Lanphear (C) Charles Rains, Jeffrey Morabito | |
| 01:58 | Harding | Vince Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 01:57 | Harding | John Toner tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| 01:57 | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Hickerson (SG), Lawrence Sammons (SF) Harry Ahmad, Calvin Zidzik | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Jeff Robertson (PG), Blake Minder (SF) Philip Severt, Christopher Row | |
| 01:37 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear is fouled on the floor by John Toner - foul #4 on John Toner, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 01:37 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:37 | Harding | The rebound goes to Bobby Thompson | 56-60 |
| 01:16 | Harding | Richard Hickerson connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Vince Taylor | 58-60 |
| 01:10 | Missouri Southern St. | Blake Minder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:08 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:02 | Harding | Richard Hickerson is hacked by Phillip Fizer - foul #3 on Phillip Fizer, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 01:02 | Harding | Richard Hickerson makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:02 | Harding | Richard Hickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:51 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Robertson | 60-62 |
| 00:35 | Harding | Vince Taylor clanks a shot from the left block | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Harding | Lawrence Sammons grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:21 | Harding | Richard Hickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Blake Minder | 60-62 |
| 00:19 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear is fouled in the backcourt by Vince Taylor - foul #3 on Vince Taylor, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:18 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Missouri Southern St. | Kenneth Lanphear makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri Southern St. | Missouri Southern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Harding | Vince Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:12 | Missouri Southern St. | The rebound goes to Phillip Fizer | 60-64 |
| 00:11 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer is hacked by Vince Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vince Taylor, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Missouri Southern St. | Charles Glenn (SG) Bernard Gullett | |
| 00:11 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:11 | Missouri Southern St. | Phillip Fizer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:05 | Harding | Vince Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 00:03 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Sammons | 60-65 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Vince Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-65 |