| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) C - Scott Stevens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-37 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Morgan and the foul's on James Carroll - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Carr - foul #2 on Steven Carr, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is called for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Carr, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG) Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Carroll | 29-41 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harton swats the shot by Ricky Taylor | 29-41 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Morgan | 31-41 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton is hacked by Scott Stevens - foul #1 on Scott Stevens, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Glenn Darosa (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Daniel Harton, James Carroll | |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone is fouled on the floor by Bradley Avery - foul #2 on Bradley Avery, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Hennessy and the foul's on Gordon Mitchell - foul #1 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Abel Gent (SG), Stanley Bower (SF) Joshua Hennessy, Arthur Beauchamp, Brandon Malone | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-44 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 16:12 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is hacked by Abel Gent - foul #1 on Abel Gent, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 15:55 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-44 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Taylor (fresh) SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) SF - Roy Olivier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Darosa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Avery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Abel Gent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Minaya (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya can't finish the layup | 34-44 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Chapman | 34-46 |
| 14:55 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Chapman denies the turnaround by Bradley Avery | 34-46 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Minaya | 34-46 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya misses the tip | 34-46 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Glenn Darosa | 34-46 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Chapman denies the turnaround by Bradley Avery | 34-46 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Mitchell steps in front of the Abel Gent pass | 34-46 |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Taylor | 36-46 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Mitchell picks off the pass by Stanley Bower | 36-46 |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell throws it down | 38-46 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses the runner from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier lays it in | 40-46 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Roy Olivier steps in front of the Abel Gent pass | 40-46 |
| 11:42 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa lays it up and in set up by Roy Olivier | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Taylor (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Olivier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Darosa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Avery (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stanley Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Minaya (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent lays it in set up by Shaun Dineen | 42-48 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is hacked by Thomas Chapman - foul #2 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Ricky Taylor, Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, Glenn Darosa, Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Brandon Malone (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), James Carroll (C) Shaun Dineen, Abel Gent, Stanley Bower, Michael Minaya, Thomas Chapman | |
| 11:07 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan double dribbles | 42-48 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr loses the dribble to Joshua Hennessy | 42-48 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Hennessy | 42-50 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse misses the tip | 42-50 |
| 10:19 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone is hacked by Jacob Jesse - foul #1 on Jacob Jesse, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy is hacked by Steven Carr - foul #4 on Steven Carr, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG) Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 44-50 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Jones | 46-50 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Arthur Beauchamp | 46-52 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 46-52 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Carroll | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Hennessy and the foul's on Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF) Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses the free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-54 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Malone | 46-57 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier (PG), Glenn Darosa (C) Ricky Taylor, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman (PF) Daniel Harton | |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joshua Hennessy | 46-60 |
| 07:39 | Gardner-Webb | James Carroll swats the layup by Roy Olivier | 46-60 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roy Olivier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Darosa (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Malone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp blows the layup | 46-60 |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Glenn Darosa | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa drills a runner from the right block | 50-60 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Jesse steals the ball from James Carroll | 50-60 |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier loses the dribble to Arthur Beauchamp | 50-60 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp banks in the layup | 50-62 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Beauchamp | 50-65 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Roy Olivier, Robert Morgan, William Vidal, Glenn Darosa | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton (PF), Michael Minaya (C) Thomas Chapman, James Carroll | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Steven Carr steals it from Arthur Beauchamp | 50-65 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell loses the dribble to Daniel Harton | 50-65 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone loses the dribble to Kenneth Jones | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Harton - foul #2 on Daniel Harton, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier (SF) Jacob Jesse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Abel Gent (SG), Stanley Bower (SF) Joshua Hennessy, Arthur Beauchamp, Brandon Malone | |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Olivier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Abel Gent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Minaya (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-68 |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-68 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Scott Stevens is called for the reach on Michael Minaya - foul #2 on Scott Stevens, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Glenn Darosa (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Steven Carr, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman (C) Daniel Harton | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 52-69 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 02:16 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ricky Taylor | 52-69 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is hacked by Abel Gent - foul #2 on Abel Gent, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG) Michael Minaya | |
| 01:54 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Chapman swats the layup by Glenn Darosa | 52-69 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Beauchamp and the foul's on Bradley Avery - foul #3 on Bradley Avery, team foul #11 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG) Ricky Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya (PF) Stanley Bower | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Minaya is called for the reach on Glenn Darosa - foul #1 on Michael Minaya, team foul #6 | 52-72 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya snags the defensive board | 52-72 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Shaun Dineen and the foul's on Bradley Avery - foul #4 on Bradley Avery, team foul #12 | 52-74 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Abel Gent is called for the reach on Bradley Avery - foul #3 on Abel Gent, team foul #7 | 52-75 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman snags the defensive board | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses the fadeaway in the lane | 52-75 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa grabs the board | 52-75 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-75 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Minaya | 52-75 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen runs out the clock | 52-75 |