| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dean Steen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Magnuson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Magnuson - foul #2 on David Magnuson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:31 | San Diego | Thomas Moore scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dean Steen and he's hacked by Bernard Llanas - foul #3 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette (C) Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 19:31 | San Diego | Thomas Moore makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Carroll | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | San Diego | Frank Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Theodore O'Dell - foul #1 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | San Diego | Frank Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:00 | San Diego | Frank Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:36 | San Diego | Robert Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll lays it up and in on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell | 39-35 |
| 18:02 | San Diego | Frank Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | David Magnuson picks off the pass by Roger Binette | 39-35 |
| 17:25 | San Diego | Robert Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Daniel Harris (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | San Diego | Nicholas Peachey (PG), Rueben Schwemmer (SF), Christopher Jernigan (C) Robert Wright, Dean Steen, David Magnuson | |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Lewis Cabello (SG), John White (PF) Thomas Moore, Frank Campbell | |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel is hacked by Nicholas Peachey - foul #1 on Nicholas Peachey, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields (C) Roger Binette | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses badly on a shot in the lane | 39-35 |
| 16:31 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Christopher Jernigan | 39-35 |
| 16:26 | San Diego | Nicholas Brown is called for the reach on Christopher Jernigan - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Houston Burrows, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 16:03 | San Diego | The jump hook by Christopher Jernigan is blocked by Paul Murphy | 39-35 |
| 16:02 | San Diego | John White gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:45 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-35 |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Daniel Harris | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Marc Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Nicholas Peachey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Cabello (fresh) SF - Rueben Schwemmer (fresh) PF - John White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Jernigan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Harris | 42-35 |
| 15:14 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #2 on Brian Curiel, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Brian Curiel, Daniel Harris, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Wright (PG), Thomas Moore (SG), Dean Steen (SF), Frank Campbell (PF) Nicholas Peachey, Lewis Cabello, Rueben Schwemmer, John White | |
| 15:14 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:14 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Campbell is called for the reach on Theodore O'Dell - foul #2 on Frank Campbell, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG), Robert Muth (PF) Theodore O'Dell, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Magnuson (C) Christopher Jernigan | |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG) Houston Burrows | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 14:15 | San Diego | Frank Campbell scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Magnuson | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Gardner-Webb | Dean Steen is called for the reach on Donald Carroll - foul #2 on Dean Steen, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Brian Curiel | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy (PF) Robert Muth | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:22 | San Diego | The jump hook by Frank Campbell is blocked by Bernard Llanas | 44-39 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG) Patrick James | |
| Subs | San Diego | Rueben Schwemmer (SF) Dean Steen | |
| 12:49 | San Diego | David Magnuson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 44-41 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Campbell picks off the pass by Paul Murphy | 44-41 |
| 12:07 | San Diego | Robert Wright loses the dribble to Paul Murphy | 44-41 |
| 11:50 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Brian Curiel | 46-41 |
| 11:45 | San Diego | Robert Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Theodore O'Dell | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rueben Schwemmer (fresh) PF - Frank Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Magnuson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 11:30 | San Diego | Frank Campbell pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:26 | San Diego | Rueben Schwemmer is hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Daniel Harris (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | San Diego | Nicholas Peachey (PG), Dean Steen (SF), John White (PF), Christopher Jernigan (C) Robert Wright, Thomas Moore, Frank Campbell, David Magnuson | |
| 11:08 | San Diego | John White is fouled on the floor by Robert Muth - foul #4 on Robert Muth, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (PF) Robert Muth | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 10:47 | San Diego | Dean Steen's floater is tipped away by Roger Binette | 46-41 |
| 10:46 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:33 | San Diego | John White misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | 3 seconds is called on Nicholas Brown | 46-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG) Brian Curiel | |
| Subs | San Diego | Lewis Cabello (SG) Rueben Schwemmer | |
| 09:55 | San Diego | Nicholas Peachey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 09:40 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:39 | San Diego | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:26 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan jams it | 46-43 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the finger roll | 48-43 |
| 08:54 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John White | 48-45 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris hits the finger roll set up by Patrick James | 50-45 |
| 08:08 | San Diego | Nicholas Brown steals it from John White | 50-45 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 07:52 | San Diego | Christopher Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:47 | San Diego | Dean Steen banks in the layup on a great pass from John White | 50-47 |
| 07:26 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows clanks a runner in the paint | 50-47 |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Houston Burrows (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) C - Roger Binette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Nicholas Peachey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Cabello (fairly fresh) SF - Dean Steen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 06:55 | San Diego | John White makes the jumper from the left block | 53-49 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-49 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:06 | San Diego | Nicholas Peachey drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lewis Cabello | 55-51 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Dean Steen - foul #3 on Dean Steen, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Patrick James, Houston Burrows, Nicholas Brown, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Wright (PG), Thomas Moore (SG), Rueben Schwemmer (SF), Frank Campbell (PF), David Magnuson (C) Nicholas Peachey, Lewis Cabello, Dean Steen, John White, Christopher Jernigan | |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:22 | San Diego | Robert Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG) Daniel Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 05:22 | San Diego | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:22 | San Diego | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Brian Curiel | 58-53 |
| 04:37 | San Diego | Rueben Schwemmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 04:35 | San Diego | Robert Wright tips it home | 58-55 |
| 04:18 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Curiel | 60-55 |
| 03:55 | San Diego | Robert Wright misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 03:54 | San Diego | Frank Campbell hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Curiel | 62-57 |
| 03:17 | San Diego | Frank Campbell drills a runner from close range | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rueben Schwemmer (fresh) PF - Frank Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Campbell swats the layup by Donald Carroll | 62-59 |
| 02:50 | San Diego | Rueben Schwemmer snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 02:44 | San Diego | Frank Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Carroll | 62-59 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses short on a jumper near the basket | 62-59 |
| 02:36 | San Diego | Frank Campbell snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 02:31 | San Diego | Robert Wright is hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #3 on Brian Curiel, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Brian Curiel, Theodore O'Dell, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | San Diego | Lewis Cabello (SG), Dean Steen (SF) Thomas Moore, Rueben Schwemmer | |
| 02:31 | San Diego | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | San Diego | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | San Diego | David Magnuson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:08 | San Diego | Lewis Cabello hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Campbell | 62-63 |
| 02:08 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Daniel Harris, Houston Burrows, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | San Diego | Thomas Moore (SG) Lewis Cabello | |
| 01:50 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses long on a floater from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it in | 64-63 |
| 01:30 | San Diego | Robert Wright's floater is tipped away by Paul Murphy | 64-63 |
| 01:29 | San Diego | David Magnuson tips it back up and in | 64-65 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Bernard Llanas (C) Brian Curiel, Robert Muth | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Theodore O'Dell | 66-65 |
| 00:58 | San Diego | Dean Steen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Magnuson - foul #3 on David Magnuson, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:37 | San Diego | Frank Campbell pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | San Diego | Paul Murphy steps in front of the David Magnuson pass | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wright is called for the reach on Patrick James in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | San Diego | David Magnuson gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | San Diego | San Diego calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | San Diego | Theodore O'Dell is called for the reach on Frank Campbell - foul #2 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | San Diego | Frank Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:03 | San Diego | Frank Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James runs out the clock | 68-67 |