| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Ashley (fresh) PF - Luis Gober (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Day (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend is hacked by Brian Ashley - foul #2 on Brian Ashley, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | William Warden clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan's layup is rejected by William Warden | 39-26 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Don Schimmel and he's hacked by Brian Ashley - foul #3 on Brian Ashley, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SF) Brian Ashley | |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel snags the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover (PG), Dennis Banfield (PF), Richard Armstrong (C) John Adams, Luis Gober, Terry Day | |
| 17:05 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arthur Schoonover | 42-32 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 44-32 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente loses the dribble to Robert Anderson | 44-32 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Townsend | 47-32 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lynn Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clemente (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Banfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Spivey | 50-34 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover drills a fadeaway from the left block | 50-36 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Banfield is called for the reach on Samuel Townsend - foul #1 on Dennis Banfield, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Luis Gober (SG), Brian Ashley (SF), Joseph Newsom (PF), Terry Day (C) Arthur Schoonover, Lynn Morgan, Robert Clemente, Dennis Banfield, Richard Armstrong | |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | John Adams steals it from Don Schimmel | 50-36 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Adams | 50-38 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's pass is intercepted by Terry Day | 50-38 |
| 14:03 | Gardner-Webb | William Warden is called for the reach on Brian Ashley - foul #2 on William Warden, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (SF) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SG) Luis Gober | |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Berg - foul #2 on Harry Berg, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick lays it in on a nice dish by Don Schimmel | 52-39 |
| 13:22 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 52-39 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-39 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hamrick | 54-39 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente drills a jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Newsom | 54-41 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 12:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | William Warden gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clemente (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Ashley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Newsom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Day (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on John Adams - foul #3 on John Adams, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Hamrick, Lawrence Tarkowski, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover (PG), Lynn Morgan (SG), Jermaine Hall (SF), Luis Gober (PF), Dennis Banfield (C) John Adams, Robert Clemente, Brian Ashley, Joseph Newsom, Terry Day | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Dennis Banfield | 55-41 |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Schoonover - foul #3 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall is whistled for traveling | 57-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Spivey | 60-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Townsend is called for the reach on Jermaine Hall - foul #2 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SF) Jermaine Hall | |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 09:54 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover misses the tip | 60-41 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Lynn Morgan takes the ball from John Armstrong | 60-41 |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Hamrick takes the ball from Lynn Morgan | 60-41 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison tips it home | 62-41 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Hamrick picks off the pass by Luis Gober | 62-41 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-41 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-41 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober tips it but misses | 62-41 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan hits the follow up shot | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Spivey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Arthur Schoonover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Lynn Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clemente (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luis Gober (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Banfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 62-43 |
| 07:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Arthur Schoonover | 62-43 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-43 |
| 07:21 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober hits the follow up shot | 62-45 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses long on a jumper in the paint | 62-45 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:49 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Clemente | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-47 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is fouled on the floor by Robert Clemente - foul #1 on Robert Clemente, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Jermaine Hall (SG), Brian Ashley (SF), Joseph Newsom (PF), Terry Day (C) Arthur Schoonover, Lynn Morgan, Robert Clemente, Luis Gober, Dennis Banfield | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Harry Berg, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Anderson steals it from Jermaine Hall | 62-47 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski hits a floater from the baseline | 64-47 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jermaine Hall | 64-49 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Tarkowski | 67-49 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Warden denies the turnaround by Brian Ashley | 67-49 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Anderson | 69-49 |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-49 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jermaine Hall (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brian Ashley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Newsom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Day (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Ray Hudak (SF), Dennis Spivey (C) Robert Anderson, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover (PG), Robert Clemente (SG), Luis Gober (PF), Richard Armstrong (C) John Adams, Brian Ashley, Joseph Newsom, Terry Day | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray Hudak | 72-49 |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick gets the rebound | 72-49 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Schoonover - foul #4 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield (C) Jermaine Hall | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong grabs the board | 73-49 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente is hacked by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #6 | 73-49 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-49 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong is hacked by Dennis Banfield - foul #2 on Dennis Banfield, team foul #8 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall (SF) Richard Armstrong | |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 74-49 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 76-49 |
| 01:03 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Schoonover | 76-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick drills a runner from close range | 78-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-51 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-51 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-51 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick runs out the clock | 78-51 |