| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) C - Donald Leyba (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas 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) | |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gordon Gallant - foul #1 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba is hacked by Donald Carroll - foul #1 on Donald Carroll, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | David Theisen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley tips it back up and in | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Theodore O'Dell | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Clawson | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Gallant | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell is fouled on the floor by Gordon Gallant - foul #2 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SG) Gordon Gallant | |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell | 7-5 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Paul Murphy steals the ball from Donald Leyba | 7-7 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | David Theisen is fouled on the floor by Patrick James - foul #1 on Patrick James, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Robert Muth (C) Patrick James, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba scores on a 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Robert Muth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) SG - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth loses the dribble to Shawn Varley | 7-10 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba is hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #1 on Brian Curiel, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Roger Binette (C) Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald can't throw it down | 7-10 |
| 15:12 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:54 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Bernard Llanas (C) Nicholas Brown, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Antonio Belden (C) David Theisen, Donald Leyba | |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Patrick James takes the ball from Noah Fitzgerald | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel lays it up and in set up by Patrick James | 9-10 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sean Clawson, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Daniel Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (SF) Noah Fitzgerald, Shawn Varley | |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-10 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Antonio Belden | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Larry Martines can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:31 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Muth | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Rondeau steals the ball from Patrick James in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Michael Douse can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas misses the driving attempt near the basket | 9-10 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick James | 11-10 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden loses the dribble to Robert Muth | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Brian Curiel, Robert Muth, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Shawn Varley (SF), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Michael Douse, Sean Clawson, Antonio Belden | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Larry Martines is denied on a dunk by Roger Binette | 11-10 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | David Theisen gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Roger Binette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) SG - Larry Martines (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | David Theisen clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sean Clawson (PF) Larry Martines | |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | David Theisen makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | David Theisen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Theisen | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Varley blocks the jumper by Roger Binette | 11-15 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Leyba is called for the reach on Houston Burrows - foul #1 on Donald Leyba, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG) Daniel Harris, Houston Burrows | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (PF) Sean Clawson | |
| 10:02 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-15 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | David Theisen gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | David Theisen knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Belden | 11-17 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette loses the dribble to David Theisen | 11-17 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Paul Murphy swats the layup by Antonio Belden | 11-17 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald tips it in | 11-19 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Curiel | 14-19 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley double dribbles | 14-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Robert Muth (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) David Theisen, Noah Fitzgerald, Shawn Varley, Donald Leyba | |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Patrick James | 17-19 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Michael Douse is fouled on the floor by Robert Muth - foul #1 on Robert Muth, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SF) Brian Curiel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Harris - foul #2 on Daniel Harris, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SF) Daniel Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF) Antonio Belden | |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) SG - Larry Martines (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Douse (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Sean Clawson | 17-21 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 17-21 |
| 06:22 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Varley takes the ball from Nicholas Brown | 17-21 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Nicholas Brown, Robert Muth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SG), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Larry Martines, Sean Clawson, Michael Douse | |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Leyba swats the short shot by Paul Murphy | 17-22 |
| 05:59 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas can't finish the layup | 17-22 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Houston Burrows - foul #1 on Houston Burrows, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette (C) Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG) Jerry Rondeau | |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Houston Burrows - foul #2 on Houston Burrows, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (PG), Robert Muth (C) Houston Burrows, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Donald Carroll | 23-24 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Donald Carroll - foul #2 on Donald Carroll, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Donald Carroll | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sean Clawson (PF) Shawn Varley | |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth can't finish the layup | 23-26 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald is hacked by Theodore O'Dell - foul #1 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Brian Curiel, Nicholas Brown, Robert Muth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG) Antonio Belden | |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gordon Gallant | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | David Theisen knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Noah Fitzgerald | 23-31 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Carroll and he's hacked by Sean Clawson - foul #2 on Sean Clawson, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (PF) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF), Michael Douse (C) Noah Fitzgerald, Donald Leyba | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas misses the free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Sean Clawson | 25-31 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | David Theisen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Michael Douse can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Varley | 27-31 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown tips it home | 29-31 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Theodore O'Dell steps in front of the Shawn Varley pass | 29-31 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell lays it in | 31-31 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Michael Douse is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Paul Murphy (PF), Robert Muth (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) David Theisen, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, Michael Douse | |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Leyba | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-33 |