| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Curiel (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Leyba - foul #2 on Donald Leyba, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:51 | Missouri State | David Theisen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Varley | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley clanks a floater in the lane | 35-33 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Carroll | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant is hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #1 on Brian Curiel, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Antonio Belden (C) David Theisen, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF) Gordon Gallant, Sean Clawson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG) Brian Curiel | |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Douse (SF), Donald Leyba (C) Larry Martines, Shawn Varley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Nicholas Brown, Roger Binette | |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris misses short on a shot in the lane | 35-35 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Michael Douse grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Douse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Belden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Muth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 35-35 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 15:30 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 35-35 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Leyba - foul #3 on Donald Leyba, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) Jerry Rondeau, Noah Fitzgerald, Michael Douse, Antonio Belden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Brian Curiel (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Houston Burrows, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | David Theisen pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:06 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Curiel | 38-40 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Patrick James steals the ball from Shawn Varley | 38-40 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell and the foul's on Shawn Varley - foul #1 on Shawn Varley, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Antonio Belden (C) Shawn Varley, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Patrick James, Robert Muth | |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | David Theisen hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel's pass is intercepted by David Theisen | 40-43 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul Murphy, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Roger Binette (C) Brian Curiel, Bernard Llanas | |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Belden | 41-43 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | Gardner-Webb | Sean Clawson takes the ball from Patrick James | 43-43 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #4 on Paul Murphy, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Shawn Varley (SF), Donald Leyba (C) David Theisen, Gordon Gallant, Sean Clawson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Paul Murphy, Roger Binette | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Belden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Shawn Varley - foul #2 on Shawn Varley, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (PF) Noah Fitzgerald, Antonio Belden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Michael Douse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Leyba picks off the pass by Donald Carroll | 45-46 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Carroll - foul #1 on Donald Carroll, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Sean Clawson (PF) Larry Martines, Michael Douse | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Daniel Harris, Donald Carroll, Nicholas Brown, Bernard Llanas | |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Clawson | 49-46 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba clanks a shot from the left block | 49-46 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Curiel - foul #2 on Brian Curiel, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), Antonio Belden (C) Jerry Rondeau, Gordon Gallant, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Theodore O'Dell, Brian Curiel, Roger Binette | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris hits a driving attempt in the paint | 50-48 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Larry Martines clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden tips it in | 52-48 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 52-48 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Belden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Muth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | David Theisen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Muth | 52-50 |
| 06:47 | Missouri State | Bernard Llanas steals it from David Theisen | 52-50 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bernard Llanas | 52-53 |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) David Theisen, Larry Martines, Shawn Varley, Antonio Belden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Daniel Harris, Nicholas Brown, Robert Muth, Bernard Llanas | |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll tips it home | 52-55 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Theodore O'Dell steals the ball from Noah Fitzgerald | 52-55 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Noah Fitzgerald | 55-57 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette's layup is rejected by Sean Clawson | 55-57 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:54 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau is fouled on the floor by Brian Curiel - foul #3 on Brian Curiel, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Shawn Varley (SF), Antonio Belden (C) Jerry Rondeau, Noah Fitzgerald, Donald Leyba | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas (C) Roger Binette | |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses the floater from the right side | 55-57 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll is hacked by Gordon Gallant - foul #2 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (C) Gordon Gallant, Sean Clawson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Daniel Harris (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Brian Curiel, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Belden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Douse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas misses long on a shot from close range | 55-57 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth (PF) Houston Burrows | |
| 03:05 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | Michael Douse snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Larry Martines, Antonio Belden, Michael Douse | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Daniel Harris, Nicholas Brown, Robert Muth | |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba misses the shot from the right side | 55-57 |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | David Theisen buries a turnaround from close range set up by Sean Clawson | 57-57 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is fouled on the floor by Gordon Gallant - foul #3 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy loses the dribble to Sean Clawson | 57-57 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-57 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy is fouled on the floor by Sean Clawson - foul #2 on Sean Clawson, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Clawson | 59-58 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell is fouled on the floor by Gordon Gallant - foul #4 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donald Leyba | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore O'Dell - foul #4 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG) David Theisen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore O'Dell - foul #5 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG) Theodore O'Dell | |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |