| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) SG - David Matherly (fresh) SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) PF - Ricky Walker (fresh) C - Gary Biller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) C - Ian Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ian Brooks | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ian Brooks | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Brown | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Brown takes the ball from Stuart Hamon | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ricky Walker | 7-4 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks knocks in the shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 17:08 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Hensley | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Ian Brooks is denied by Gary Biller | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), James Denning (SF), Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) Eric Brown, David Matherly, Adrian Dumas, Ricky Walker, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (PF), Howard Tittle (C) Stuart Hamon, James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) SF - James Denning (fresh) PF - Terry Grady (fresh) C - Sean Begay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Samuel Wiseman (fresh) SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) PF - George Smith (fresh) C - Howard Tittle (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG) Norberto Martin | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Howard Tittle | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Denning and he's fouled by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG) Samuel Wiseman, Richard Jones | |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | James Denning grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Conner | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle misses the dunk but he's hacked by Sean Begay - foul #1 on Sean Begay, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Matherly (SG), Adrian Dumas (SF), Ricky Walker (PF) Michael Dublin, James Denning, Terry Grady | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF) Robert Headrick, George Smith | |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | James Adams is called for the reach on Adrian Dumas - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Gary Biller (C) Richard Conner, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks (C) Howard Tittle | |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly is hacked by Norberto Martin - foul #1 on Norberto Martin, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG) Willie Gaillard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (SG) Norberto Martin | |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown misses the tip | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Stuart Hamon picks off the pass by Eric Brown | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon lays it up and in | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Matherly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Walker (fresh) C - Gary Biller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker is called for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), James Denning (PF), Sean Begay (C) Eric Brown, Ricky Walker, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG) Stuart Hamon | |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Denning - foul #1 on James Denning, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG) David Matherly | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF) James Adams | |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Sean Begay is denied by Ian Brooks | 12-15 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norberto Martin | 12-17 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas tips it in | 14-17 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ian Brooks, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Matherly (SG), Ricky Walker (PF) Michael Dublin, Adrian Dumas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), George Smith (C) Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker misses the tip | 14-17 |
| 09:31 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by David Matherly - foul #1 on David Matherly, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG), Gary Biller (C) Richard Conner, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG) Samuel Wiseman | |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | James Denning pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Walker | 17-17 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Eric Brown - foul #1 on Eric Brown, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas (SF) James Denning | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) James Adams, George Smith | |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses badly on a jumper from close range | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Matherly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Biller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Walker is called for the reach on Robert Hensley - foul #1 on Ricky Walker, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) Ricky Walker, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF) Robert Headrick | |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Adams | 19-21 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses short on a runner near the basket | 19-21 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams tips it home | 19-23 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by David Matherly | 21-23 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Brown is called for the reach on Stuart Hamon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Ricky Walker (PF), Gary Biller (C) Eric Brown, David Matherly, Terry Grady, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Headrick (PF), George Smith (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from George Smith | 21-25 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Adrian Dumas | 24-25 |
| 05:49 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Denning (SF) Adrian Dumas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Howard Tittle (C) Richard Jones, James Adams | |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Biller is called for the reach on George Smith - foul #1 on Gary Biller, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Samuel Wiseman, Robert Headrick, Howard Tittle | |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Ricky Walker | 26-29 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Conner is called for the reach on Stuart Hamon - foul #1 on Richard Conner, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Matherly (SG), Adrian Dumas (SF), Sean Begay (C) Michael Dublin, James Denning, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF) George Smith | |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay is hacked by Norberto Martin - foul #2 on Norberto Martin, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Denning (PF) Ricky Walker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (SG), James Adams (SF) Norberto Martin, Robert Headrick | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ian Brooks - foul #2 on Ian Brooks, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG) Samuel Wiseman | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Matherly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Denning (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Begay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Denning blocks the short jumper by James Adams | 28-31 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hensley steals it from David Matherly | 28-31 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon's pass is intercepted by Richard Conner | 28-31 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams buries a shot from the left side set up by Ian Brooks | 30-33 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Adrian Dumas | 33-33 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hensley | 33-35 |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Stuart Hamon is called for the reach on Sean Begay - foul #1 on Stuart Hamon, team foul #7 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Ricky Walker (PF), Gary Biller (C) Richard Conner, David Matherly, Adrian Dumas, James Denning | |
| 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 | |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:09 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle misses the jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 00:51 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by Eric Brown - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #9 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), David Matherly (SG), James Denning (SF) Eric Brown, Michael Dublin, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG) Richard Jones | |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | George Smith is called for the reach on David Matherly - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas (SF) James Denning | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF) Howard Tittle | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |