| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wirth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Hall | 26-27 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 19:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth blows the layup | 26-27 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg tips it but misses | 26-27 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg is hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses short on a runner from the right block | 26-27 |
| 18:42 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Williams | 29-27 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Reynolds | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Joel Dunton is blocked by Paul Cline | 29-30 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall is hacked by Frank Tinklenberg - foul #2 on Frank Tinklenberg, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) Wesley Biondo, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Paul Cline, James Wirth | |
| 16:53 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 32-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), William McClaflin (SF) Scott Reynolds, Lester Spencer, Frank Tinklenberg | |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden misses the easy layup | 32-30 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William McClaflin | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Ogden (fresh) C - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) SF - William McClaflin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carroll Magruder (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Larry Feinstein is called for the reach on Joel Dunton - foul #1 on Larry Feinstein, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Dean Strock (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Joel Dunton, Rodney Gabbard, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Paul Cline (PF), James Wirth (C) Herman Wilson, Thomas Sturgis, William McClaflin, Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Wirth | 32-33 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 14:42 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:24 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Davis | 32-33 |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis is whistled for traveling | 32-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Ben Hall (C) Rick Davis, Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Dunton steps in front of the James Wirth pass | 32-33 |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wirth | 32-35 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams hits a jump hook from the left block | 34-35 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth lays it up and in set up by Scott Reynolds and he's hacked by Ben Hall - foul #2 on Ben Hall, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) Wesley Biondo, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), William McClaflin (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF) Scott Reynolds, Lester Spencer, Frank Tinklenberg, Paul Cline | |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 34-38 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:54 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Ogden (fresh) C - Ben Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) SF - William McClaflin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Wirth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG), Glen Lawson (C) Joel Dunton, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder (C) James Wirth | |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glen Lawson - foul #1 on Glen Lawson, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG) Victor Gift | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Paul Cline (PF) Thomas Sturgis, William McClaflin, Carroll Magruder | |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis is hacked by Paul Cline - foul #3 on Paul Cline, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock (SF) Rodney Gabbard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-40 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer clanks a jump hook from the right block | 34-40 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 10:07 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Frank Tinklenberg | 34-40 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg tips it in | 34-42 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scott Reynolds - foul #1 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Ben Hall (C) Wesley Biondo, Rick Davis, Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder (C) Larry Feinstein | |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Carroll Magruder | 34-44 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joel Dunton - foul #2 on Joel Dunton, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Dean Strock, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SF), William McClaflin (PF) Scott Reynolds, Frank Tinklenberg, Paul Cline | |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ben Hall | 36-44 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard is hacked by Carroll Magruder - foul #1 on Carroll Magruder, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG) Victor Gift | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil (PF), James Wirth (C) Lester Spencer, Carroll Magruder | |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Wesley Biondo | 38-44 |
| 07:57 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 07:55 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Wilson | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William McClaflin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) C - James Wirth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth banks in the layup | 40-49 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth scores on a shot from the right block | 40-51 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses the dunk | 40-51 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ben Hall is called for the reach on James Wirth - foul #3 on Ben Hall, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Victor Gift (SG), Dean Strock (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF), Glen Lawson (C) Wesley Biondo, Joel Dunton, Rodney Gabbard, Anthony Williams, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Paul Cline (PF), Larry Feinstein (C) Herman Wilson, Thomas Sturgis, William McClaflin, Leonard Vigil, James Wirth | |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Gift steals the ball from Frank Tinklenberg | 40-51 |
| 05:35 | Western Kentucky | Frank Tinklenberg steps in front of the Victor Gift pass | 40-51 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer is called for traveling | 40-51 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Larry Feinstein denies the turnaround by Victor Gift | 40-51 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Ogden is called for the reach on Frank Tinklenberg - foul #3 on Jerry Ogden, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Anthony Williams (PF), Ben Hall (C) Victor Gift, Jerry Ogden, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joel Dunton | 44-54 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline hits the follow up shot | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Frank Tinklenberg | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Lester Spencer | 44-58 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-58 |
| 02:37 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall snags the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams blows the layup | 44-58 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Reynolds | 44-60 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joel Dunton, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF), Glen Lawson (C) Joel Dunton, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), William McClaflin (SF), Carroll Magruder (C) Scott Reynolds, Lester Spencer, Frank Tinklenberg, Paul Cline | |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Davis picks off the pass by Thomas Sturgis | 44-60 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | William McClaflin picks off the pass by Jerry Ogden | 44-60 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin lays it in | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wesley Biondo and he's fouled by Thomas Sturgis - foul #1 on Thomas Sturgis, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses the free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder grabs the board | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William McClaflin | 46-64 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo is fouled on the floor by Larry Feinstein - foul #2 on Larry Feinstein, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson runs out the clock | 47-64 |