| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nick Stutes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danial Putman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McAll (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Marburger | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Marburger - foul #1 on David Marburger, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan tips it back up and in | 40-30 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Salter | 42-33 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll tips it home | 42-35 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger's floater is tipped away by Robert Jordan | 42-35 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF), Brent Smith (PF), Louie Miller (C) Larry Salter, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Freddie Hillhouse (PF), Mohamed Horne (C) Danial Putman, John McAll, Robert Jordan, Robert Steppe | |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Nick Stutes | 42-38 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Dean (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nick Stutes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton buries a shot in the lane and he's hacked by William Dean - foul #1 on William Dean, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Larry Salter (SF), Henry Trahan (C) David Marburger, Donald Castle, William Dean, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Danial Putman (SG) Nick Stutes, Richard Elkins | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz makes the 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Danial Putman | 47-43 |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brent Smith | 50-43 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Larry Salter | 50-43 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Mohamed Horne - foul #3 on Mohamed Horne, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Donald Castle (SG), William Dean (SF), Frank Konen (PF) Ralph Schatz, Barry Reedy, Larry Salter, Brent Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), John McAll (SF), Robert Jordan (PF), Robert Steppe (C) Keith Gross, Danial Putman, Fred Melton, Freddie Hillhouse, Mohamed Horne | |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Elkins and the foul's on William Dean - foul #2 on William Dean, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (C) Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-46 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll tips it in | 53-48 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | John McAll takes the ball from Donald Castle | 53-48 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John McAll | 53-50 |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Castle and he's hacked by Nick Stutes - foul #3 on Nick Stutes, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter (SF), Henry Trahan (C) William Dean, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman (SG), Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Richard Elkins, Robert Jordan | |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nick Stutes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danial Putman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John McAll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nick Stutes | 56-53 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Danial Putman | 59-56 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-56 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle misses long on a floater from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 09:54 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-56 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Trahan - foul #1 on Henry Trahan, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (SF), Brent Smith (PF), Louie Miller (C) David Marburger, Donald Castle, Larry Salter, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Robert Jordan (PF) Nick Stutes, Danial Putman, John McAll, Freddie Hillhouse | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy buries a 3 from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan is fouled on the floor by Ralph Schatz - foul #2 on Ralph Schatz, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne (C) Robert Steppe | |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Melton | 65-59 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dean (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne misses long on a jumper in the paint | 65-59 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Melton | 65-61 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Larry Salter (SF), Henry Trahan (C) Barry Reedy, William Dean, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes (PG), Danial Putman (SG) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman lays it in | 65-63 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses short on a jumper from the right side | 65-63 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan misses short on a floater from the right side | 65-63 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Smith steps in front of the Danial Putman pass | 68-63 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Smith | 70-63 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Henry Trahan - foul #2 on Henry Trahan, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (PG), Donald Castle (SG), William Dean (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) David Marburger, Ralph Schatz, Larry Salter, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll (SF), Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Fred Melton, Robert Jordan | |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:54 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danial Putman | 73-67 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle buries a 3 from the left corner set up by William Dean | 76-67 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Freddie Hillhouse - foul #2 on Freddie Hillhouse, team foul #3 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Larry Salter (SF), Henry Trahan (C) Barry Reedy, William Dean, Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Robert Steppe (C) Nick Stutes, Danial Putman, Mohamed Horne | |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McAll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Kentucky | David Marburger steals it from Keith Gross | 78-67 |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle lays it in set up by David Marburger | 80-67 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll misses the shot from close range | 80-67 |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller gets the rebound | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-67 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (PF) Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes (PG), Danial Putman (SG) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe clanks a jump hook in the lane | 80-67 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter grabs the board | 80-67 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 80-67 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nick Stutes | 80-67 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-70 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan can't finish the layup | 80-70 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Steppe is denied by Henry Trahan | 80-70 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Steppe - foul #1 on Robert Steppe, team foul #4 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Louie Miller (PF) David Marburger, Donald Castle, Larry Salter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Mohamed Horne (C) Nick Stutes, Danial Putman, John McAll, Robert Steppe | |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 82-70 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins tips it back up and in | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Louie Miller | 84-72 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse is whistled for a carry | 84-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz runs out the clock | 84-72 |