| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Alter (fresh) PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Curiel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel is fouled on the floor by Joe Newman - foul #2 on Joe Newman, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Curiel | 31-36 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas can't finish the layup | 31-36 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | John Alter tips it in | 33-36 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy is fouled on the floor by Kenny Lund - foul #2 on Kenny Lund, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick James | 33-38 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | John Alter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Johnson denies the turnaround by Bernard Llanas | 36-38 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | John Alter snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman loses the dribble to Paul Murphy | 36-38 |
| 16:39 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell is whistled for a carry | 36-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Brian Curiel, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| 16:20 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:18 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown lays it in and the foul's on James Knox - foul #1 on James Knox, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Binette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Kenny Lund (PF) Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Houston Burrows | |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Donnellan | 41-40 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell is fouled on the floor by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), John Alter (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Sean Donnellan, James Knox, Rafael Willison | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Robert Muth, Roger Binette | |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joe Newman | 43-40 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Patrick James | 43-42 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the runner from close range set up by Joe Newman and the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #2 on Paul Murphy, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG) Theodore O'Dell | |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is fouled on the floor by Donald Carroll - foul #4 on Donald Carroll, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Robert Muth (C) Patrick James, Donald Carroll, Bernard Llanas | |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | James Knox gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:25 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris is hacked by Rafael Willison - foul #1 on Rafael Willison, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF) Joe Newman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Roger Binette (C) Nicholas Brown, Paul Murphy | |
| 12:12 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Curiel | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Binette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sean Donnellan | 48-45 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters banks in the layup on a great pass from James Knox and the foul's on Roger Binette - foul #1 on Roger Binette, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), John Alter (SF), Joel Johnson (C) James Knox, Darrell Dawkins, Rafael Willison | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Robert Muth, Roger Binette | |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 50-45 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell and he's hacked by Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), Kenny Lund (PF) Sean Donnellan, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jake Fischer | 52-48 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy can't finish the layup | 52-48 |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | John Alter snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:46 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is hacked by Theodore O'Dell - foul #1 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF) Theodore O'Dell, Brian Curiel | |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 08:54 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown blows the layup | 52-48 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | John Alter gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | John Alter pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (C) Joe Newman, John Alter, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the shot from the right block | 54-48 |
| 07:39 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth's pass is intercepted by Rafael Willison | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Willison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Binette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), Charles Peters (C) Sean Donnellan, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Donald Carroll (SF) Daniel Harris, Nicholas Brown | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell | 56-50 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Knox - foul #2 on James Knox, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Jake Fischer, James Knox, Rafael Willison, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Theodore O'Dell, Robert Muth, Roger Binette | |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | John Alter hits a floater from the right block | 58-51 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel hits the finger roll set up by Patrick James | 58-53 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman loses the ball out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG) Joe Newman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy loses the dribble to Sean Donnellan | 58-53 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the easy layup | 58-53 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't finish the layup | 58-53 |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | John Alter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 58-53 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the shot from the left side | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Curiel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund comes up short on the shot near the basket | 58-55 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG) Sean Donnellan, James Knox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Brian Curiel | |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore O'Dell - foul #2 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SF) Donald Carroll | |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bernard Llanas | 60-61 |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer's pass is intercepted by Bernard Llanas | 60-61 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick James | 60-64 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul Murphy, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Daniel Harris | |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Carroll | 62-67 |
| 01:03 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer loses the dribble to Bernard Llanas | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Patrick James | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Fischer - foul #4 on Jake Fischer, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth (C) Bernard Llanas | |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits a 3 from straight away set up by John Alter | 65-69 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Fischer - foul #5 on Jake Fischer, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG) Jake Fischer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas (C) Paul Murphy | |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe Newman | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is hacked by Sean Donnellan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Donnellan, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 00:07 | Western Kentucky | Donald Carroll steals the ball from Joe Newman | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Donnellan - foul #4 on Sean Donnellan, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James runs out the clock | 71-74 |