| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wirth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 19:32 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Scott Reynolds | 38-37 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Garvin | 41-37 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 18:16 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Wharton is called for the reach on James Wirth - foul #3 on James Wharton, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada (PF) James Wharton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:42 | Gardner-Webb | Jared Canada steals it from James Wirth | 41-37 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | James Winders buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jared Canada | 44-37 |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lester Spencer | 44-40 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the floater from the left wing set up by Geoffrey Barros | 46-40 |
| 16:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Barros | 46-40 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros banks in the layup | 48-40 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Feinstein | 48-42 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | James Winders snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Winders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Feinstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wirth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Garvin | 54-42 |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-42 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Barros | 54-42 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Lester Spencer is called for the reach on David Garvin - foul #1 on Lester Spencer, team foul #1 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), James Wharton (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), William McClaflin (SF), Paul Cline (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Scott Reynolds, Lester Spencer, Frank Tinklenberg, Larry Feinstein, James Wirth | |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Drew Beatty - foul #3 on Drew Beatty, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park (C) Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | Carroll Magruder swats the layup by Loren Look | 54-44 |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Taylor Ramsay - foul #1 on Taylor Ramsay, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Cline | 54-45 |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 54-45 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is hacked by Carroll Magruder - foul #2 on Carroll Magruder, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF) Loren Look | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF) Herman Wilson, Thomas Sturgis, William McClaflin | |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty is hacked by Scott Reynolds - foul #2 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Taylor Ramsay | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is hacked by Lester Spencer - foul #2 on Lester Spencer, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin (PF), Larry Feinstein (C) Paul Cline, Carroll Magruder | |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Frank Tinklenberg is called for the reach on James Winders - foul #1 on Frank Tinklenberg, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | James Winders scores on a floater from the right side set up by Brian Fry | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McClaflin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | James Winders is called for the reach on Scott Reynolds - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), Ronald Park (C) David Garvin, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), James Wirth (C) Scott Reynolds, William McClaflin | |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jared Canada - foul #1 on Jared Canada, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:04 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Lester Spencer, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SF), Paul Cline (PF) Frank Tinklenberg, Larry Feinstein | |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Wirth - foul #2 on James Wirth, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin (SF) Lester Spencer | |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:37 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline's floater is tipped away by James Winders | 58-45 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is whistled for a carry | 58-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| 10:05 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the fadeaway from the left block | 58-45 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the tip | 58-45 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin tips it home | 60-45 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds misses the floater from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William McClaflin | 60-48 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 08:16 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline is called for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Scott Reynolds, Thomas Sturgis, William McClaflin, Paul Cline, James Wirth | |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Loren Look (fresh) PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carroll Magruder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look double dribbles | 60-48 |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Ronald Park (C) Loren Look, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Reynolds | 60-50 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay loses the dribble to Lester Spencer | 60-50 |
| 05:59 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-53 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Lester Spencer steals it from Ronald Park | 60-53 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | David Garvin picks off the pass by Frank Tinklenberg | 60-53 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline (PF), James Wirth (C) Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Ronald Park is blocked by James Wirth | 60-53 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth comes up short on the shot from the right block | 60-53 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Frank Tinklenberg is called for the reach on Ronald Park - foul #2 on Frank Tinklenberg, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Reynolds and he's hacked by Ronald Park - foul #3 on Ronald Park, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses the free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by James Wharton is blocked by James Wirth | 64-57 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-57 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin tips it home | 66-57 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Spencer | 66-60 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Winders | 69-60 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-60 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros loses the dribble to Scott Reynolds | 69-60 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg is fouled on the floor by David Garvin - foul #3 on David Garvin, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is hacked by Scott Reynolds - foul #3 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline misses badly on a floater from the right side | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Scott Reynolds is called for the reach on James Wharton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), William McClaflin (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Scott Reynolds, Lester Spencer, Frank Tinklenberg, Paul Cline, James Wirth | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry gets the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton loses the ball out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada (PF) James Wharton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay runs out the clock | 72-61 |