| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) C - Ian Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Phillip Callison (fresh) SF - Irving Sells (fresh) PF - Robert Springer (fresh) C - Cameron Brice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Robert Springer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon's pass is intercepted by Paul Caceres | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres dunks the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hensley | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Adams | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Cameron Brice | |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Robert Springer grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the floater from the right side set up by Robert Springer | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Cull | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (SF), George Smith (C) James Adams, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Saul Salas (SF), Cameron Brice (C) Phillip Callison, Irving Sells, Robert Springer | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Cull | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) PF - Robert Hensley (fairly fresh) C - George Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Saul Salas (fresh) PF - Christopher Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Brice (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Norberto Martin, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Howard Tittle (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, Robert Hensley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Howard Tittle picks off the pass by Saul Salas | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the floater from the left wing set up by Samuel Wiseman | 8-9 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Tittle - foul #1 on Howard Tittle, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Robert Hensley (PF), Ian Brooks (C) Samuel Wiseman, Richard Jones, Robert Headrick, George Smith, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Phillip Callison (SG), Irving Sells (SF), Robert Springer (PF) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Saul Salas, Christopher Carter | |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley tips it home | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (C) Cameron Brice | |
| 13:38 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Robert Springer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 13:01 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams tips it in | 15-11 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Ian Brooks steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Stuart Hamon - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (PF) Robert Hensley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Phillip Callison, Robert Springer | |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Irving Sells hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams loses the dribble to Paul Caceres | 15-13 |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 15-15 |
| 11:18 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Brooks | 15-15 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Irving Sells picks off the pass by Robert Headrick | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres double dribbles | 15-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Hensley (PF), George Smith (C) Stuart Hamon, Norberto Martin, James Adams, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Phillip Callison (SG), Saul Salas (SF), Robert Springer (PF), Cameron Brice (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Irving Sells, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice misses the lay-in | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick's pass is intercepted by Cameron Brice | 17-15 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Phillip Callison - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle (C) Robert Headrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | George Smith picks off the pass by Robert Moore | 17-15 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hensley | 19-15 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Howard Tittle - foul #2 on Howard Tittle, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Ian Brooks (C) Samuel Wiseman, Richard Jones, George Smith, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Irving Sells (SF) Robert Moore, Saul Salas | |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hensley | 21-18 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Irving Sells misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stuart Hamon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Callison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Springer (fairly fresh) C - Cameron Brice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-18 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick (PF) Robert Hensley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Christopher Carter (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Phillip Callison, Robert Springer, Cameron Brice | |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Irving Sells can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-18 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Brooks | 21-18 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stuart Hamon | 24-18 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Irving Sells scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 24-21 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stuart Hamon | 27-21 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Irving Sells | 27-24 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams is hacked by Irving Sells - foul #1 on Irving Sells, team foul #4 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Robert Hensley (PF), George Smith (C) Stuart Hamon, James Adams, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Phillip Callison (SG), Robert Springer (PF) Paul Caceres, Mike Tolman | |
| 05:34 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Irving Sells | 27-24 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Irving Sells tips it in | 27-26 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG), Dennis Timmons (SF) Norberto Martin, Robert Headrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Saul Salas (SF), Cameron Brice (C) Ronald Cull, Irving Sells, Christopher Carter | |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Robert Springer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons is fouled on the floor by Saul Salas - foul #1 on Saul Salas, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Robert Springer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by Cameron Brice - foul #1 on Cameron Brice, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF), Robert Headrick (C) Stuart Hamon, Dennis Timmons, George Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG), Irving Sells (SF) Robert Moore, Phillip Callison | |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Springer | 28-26 |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | Irving Sells hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Saul Salas | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Samuel Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Headrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Salas (fresh) SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Springer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cameron Brice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams buries a shot in the lane | 30-28 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Saul Salas makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Cull and he's hacked by Samuel Wiseman - foul #1 on Samuel Wiseman, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon (PG), Ian Brooks (C) Samuel Wiseman, Robert Hensley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Phillip Callison (SG), Christopher Carter (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Ronald Cull, Irving Sells, Robert Springer, Cameron Brice | |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Saul Salas makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Saul Salas misses the floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Saul Salas misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Saul Salas is fouled on the floor by Robert Headrick - foul #1 on Robert Headrick, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (SG), George Smith (SF), Robert Hensley (PF) Norberto Martin, James Adams, Robert Headrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Irving Sells (SF) Saul Salas | |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 33-31 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks lays it in and he's fouled by Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Robert Springer (PF), Cameron Brice (C) Paul Caceres, Phillip Callison, Christopher Carter, Mike Tolman | |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Robert Springer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Stuart Hamon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Robert Springer is hacked by Robert Hensley - foul #1 on Robert Hensley, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), James Adams (SF) Samuel Wiseman, Ian Brooks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Robert Springer makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Robert Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |