| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Cluck (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Steven Dart inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Howard | Stuart Hamon takes the ball from Michael Cluck in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley is fouled on the floor by Thad Sweeney - foul #1 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks tips it home | 36-31 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Steven Dart banks in the layup | 36-33 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cluck picks off the pass by Norberto Martin | 36-33 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Thad Sweeney connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Thad Sweeney gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:12 | Howard | Thad Sweeney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cluck steps in front of the Stuart Hamon pass | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Adams | 36-35 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norberto Martin | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | Howard | Thad Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Robert Hensley - foul #2 on Robert Hensley, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (PF), Howard Tittle (C) James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), David Williamson (SF), Alfred Montgomery (PF), Justin Moffatt (C) Michael Cluck, Christopher Carter, Steven Dart, Thad Sweeney, Jason Newton | |
| 16:51 | Howard | David Williamson is hacked by Robert Headrick - foul #2 on Robert Headrick, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (PG), Dennis Timmons (SG) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:45 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Howard Tittle - foul #1 on Howard Tittle, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Howard | David Williamson hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Moffatt | 39-39 |
| 15:47 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:45 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Timmons (fresh) SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Smith (fresh) C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Aleksandar Dombrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) SF - David Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Moffatt (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick tips it home | 41-39 |
| 15:16 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Headrick | 41-39 |
| 14:55 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Headrick | 44-39 |
| 14:38 | Howard | Gordon Kempton is whistled for a carry | 44-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Richard Jones, Dennis Timmons, Robert Headrick, George Smith, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG), Christopher Carter (SG), Steven Dart (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Jason Newton (C) Aleksandar Dombrowski, Gordon Kempton, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery, Justin Moffatt | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ian Brooks | 47-39 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Michael Cluck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Carter | 47-41 |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 13:44 | Howard | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Michael Cluck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ian Brooks - foul #1 on Ian Brooks, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Michael Cluck misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Michael Cluck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley is hacked by Christopher Carter - foul #3 on Christopher Carter, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG) Christopher Carter | |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams's pass is intercepted by Steven Dart | 47-42 |
| 12:41 | Howard | Steven Dart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:20 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 11:53 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 11:31 | Howard | Steven Dart pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Cluck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) SF - Steven Dart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thad Sweeney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Howard | Thad Sweeney clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:04 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 11:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks tips it in | 51-42 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 10:22 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gordon Kempton - foul #1 on Gordon Kempton, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Headrick (PF), George Smith (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), Christopher Carter (SG), David Williamson (SF), Alfred Montgomery (PF), Justin Moffatt (C) Michael Cluck, Gordon Kempton, Steven Dart, Thad Sweeney, Jason Newton | |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:57 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Carter | 53-44 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Alfred Montgomery - foul #1 on Alfred Montgomery, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle (C) James Adams | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:24 | Howard | David Williamson clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Justin Moffatt - foul #1 on Justin Moffatt, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Christopher Carter misses the fadeaway from the right side | 57-44 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Justin Moffatt grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 08:26 | Howard | Howard Tittle steals the ball from Aleksandar Dombrowski | 57-44 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Christopher Carter - foul #4 on Christopher Carter, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG) Samuel Wiseman, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG) Christopher Carter | |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 3rd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Howard | David Williamson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 08:03 | Howard | David Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 07:58 | Howard | Gordon Kempton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alfred Montgomery | 59-47 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Aleksandar Dombrowski steps in front of the Howard Tittle pass | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery misses badly on a floater near the basket | 59-47 |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Howard Tittle | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Smith (fairly fresh) C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Aleksandar Dombrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Moffatt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Robert Headrick, George Smith, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG), Christopher Carter (SG), Steven Dart (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Jason Newton (C) Aleksandar Dombrowski, Gordon Kempton, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery, Justin Moffatt | |
| 06:40 | Howard | Christopher Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 06:38 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 06:14 | Howard | Michael Cluck grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:09 | Howard | Christopher Carter connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Cluck | 59-49 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-49 |
| 06:02 | Howard | Steven Dart grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 05:56 | Howard | Steven Dart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 05:40 | Howard | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Norberto Martin steals it from Thad Sweeney | 59-49 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Norberto Martin | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Howard | Steven Dart connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Carter | 62-51 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-51 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Thad Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Howard | Steven Dart buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Newton | 62-53 |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley banks in the layup set up by Stuart Hamon and the foul's on Thad Sweeney - foul #2 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, James Adams, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), David Williamson (SF), Alfred Montgomery (PF), Justin Moffatt (C) Michael Cluck, Christopher Carter, Steven Dart, Thad Sweeney, Jason Newton | |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Howard | Robert Headrick is called for the reach on David Williamson - foul #3 on Robert Headrick, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle (C) Robert Hensley | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Howard | Justin Moffatt misses the 3 from straight away | 65-53 |
| 03:42 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 03:22 | Howard | George Smith is called for the reach on Gordon Kempton - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks (C) Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Dart (SF) Justin Moffatt | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Samuel Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Smith (fresh) C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Aleksandar Dombrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Howard | Steven Dart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Headrick | 67-53 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Steven Dart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF) Samuel Wiseman, Richard Jones, Robert Headrick, George Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG), Christopher Carter (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF), Jason Newton (C) Aleksandar Dombrowski, Gordon Kempton, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery | |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stuart Hamon | 69-56 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Christopher Carter's pass is intercepted by Ian Brooks | 69-56 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams lays it up and in set up by Norberto Martin | 71-56 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Thad Sweeney can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Hensley - foul #3 on Robert Hensley, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (PF), Howard Tittle (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), David Williamson (SF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Michael Cluck, Christopher Carter, Steven Dart, Jason Newton | |
| 01:27 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to George Smith | 71-57 |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by Aleksandar Dombrowski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Dombrowski, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Moffatt (C) Thad Sweeney | |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:03 | Howard | David Williamson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses long on a floater from the right side | 73-60 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-60 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Tittle | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman runs out the clock | 73-60 |