| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) C - Terry Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis clanks a jumper from the left side | 19-34 |
| 19:52 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 19:27 | Ohio | Ian Lewis picks off the pass by Abraham Smith | 19-34 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis lays it in | 21-34 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | Douglas Urias can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 21-34 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Urias - foul #1 on Douglas Urias, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:40 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Urias | 22-36 |
| 18:22 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-36 |
| 18:21 | Ohio | Abraham Smith snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | James Klingler is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bluhm - foul #2 on Andrew Bluhm, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Milam | 22-38 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Urias - foul #2 on Douglas Urias, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (SF) Andrew Bluhm | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Daniel Massey (C) James Klingler, Douglas Urias, Glenn Spinks | |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-38 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Abraham Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 16:59 | Ohio | Daniel Massey is hacked by Ronald Schlesinger - foul #2 on Ronald Schlesinger, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SF), John Simons (PF), John Hatch (C) Ronald Schlesinger, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG) Ronald Milam | |
| 16:45 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Otto Campion tips it home | 22-40 |
| 16:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell is hacked by Wade Belser - foul #2 on Wade Belser, team foul #3 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps (SF) Ian Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG) Abraham Smith | |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Daniel Massey - foul #1 on Daniel Massey, team foul #4 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Urias (PF) Otto Campion | |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-40 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | Wade Belser grabs the offensive board | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edwin Welty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Capps (fresh) PF - John Simons (fresh) C - John Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eddie Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Belser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses the floater from the right side | 25-40 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Daniel Massey tips it back up and in | 25-42 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell tips it in | 27-42 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Edwin Welty | 27-42 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps is called for a charge - foul #2 on Micheal Capps, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Terry Cover (C) Gerard Mitchell, Edwin Welty, Micheal Capps, John Simons, John Hatch | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), James Klingler (SF), Glenn Spinks (C) Eddie Weldy, Wade Belser, James Sawyer, Daniel Massey | |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Abraham Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jonathan Eastman | 27-42 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 13:57 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 13:29 | Ohio | James Klingler travels with the ball | 27-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Otto Campion (PF) Douglas Urias | |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-42 |
| 13:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Abraham Smith | 27-42 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Milam | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ian Lewis | 30-45 |
| 12:06 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm connects on the 3 from the left corner | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Klingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ohio | Abraham Smith is whistled for a carry | 33-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Edwin Welty (SG), Micheal Capps (SF), John Simons (PF), John Hatch (C) Ian Lewis, Ronald Schlesinger, Andrew Bluhm, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Wade Belser (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Abraham Smith, Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Otto Campion, Glenn Spinks | |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerard Mitchell | 35-45 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Wade Belser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Massey blocks the short jumper by Edwin Welty | 35-45 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | James Sawyer snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Wade Belser drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eddie Weldy | 35-48 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Urias is called for the reach on Edwin Welty - foul #3 on Douglas Urias, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Terry Cover (C) Gerard Mitchell, Edwin Welty, Micheal Capps, John Simons, John Hatch | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Ronald Milam (SG) Eddie Weldy, Wade Belser | |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Milam - foul #2 on Ronald Milam, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Otto Campion (PF) Douglas Urias | |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses the jump hook from close range | 37-48 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Bluhm | 37-48 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman buries a floater from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 08:36 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 08:35 | Ohio | James Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-48 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Otto Campion swats the short shot by Andrew Bluhm | 39-48 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Daniel Massey grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 07:54 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Sawyer | 39-51 |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (SF) Andrew Bluhm | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Sawyer, Otto Campion, Daniel Massey | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio | Terry Cover picks off the pass by Abraham Smith | 39-51 |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis makes the 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Abraham Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Ronald Milam grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Ronald Milam loses the dribble to Jonathan Eastman | 42-54 |
| 05:25 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Ronald Milam snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is fouled on the floor by Ian Lewis - foul #1 on Ian Lewis, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), John Simons (PF), John Hatch (C) Ian Lewis, Ronald Schlesinger, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Wade Belser (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Otto Campion (C) Abraham Smith, Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Douglas Urias, Glenn Spinks | |
| 04:46 | Ohio | Wade Belser hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Otto Campion | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell drills a driving attempt in the lane | 44-56 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 04:08 | Ohio | Otto Campion grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 03:51 | Ohio | John Simons is called for the reach on Otto Campion - foul #1 on John Simons, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (SG) Gerard Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Eddie Weldy, James Sawyer, Kenneth Johnson, Otto Campion | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Daniel Massey comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-56 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Abraham Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edwin Welty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Simons (fresh) C - John Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio | James Klingler is fouled on the floor by John Garrison - foul #1 on John Garrison, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps (SF) Andrew Bluhm | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG), Glenn Spinks (C) Wade Belser, Daniel Massey | |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Abraham Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Milam | 44-59 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison misses the jumper from the left side | 44-59 |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Spinks blocks the short jumper by John Hatch | 44-59 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Abraham Smith is called for traveling | 46-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG) John Hatch | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (SF) James Klingler | |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Urias denies the turnaround by Micheal Capps | 46-59 |
| 01:57 | Ohio | James Sawyer gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 01:28 | Ohio | Abraham Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Milam and he's hacked by Gerard Mitchell - foul #2 on Gerard Mitchell, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch (C) John Garrison | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF) James Sawyer | |
| 01:28 | Ohio | Abraham Smith makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Milam steals the ball from Edwin Welty | 46-62 |
| 01:10 | Ohio | Ronald Milam lays it up and in | 46-64 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Micheal Capps - foul #3 on Micheal Capps, team foul #8 | 46-64 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Spinks is called for the reach on Gerard Mitchell - foul #1 on Glenn Spinks, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Abraham Smith runs out the clock | 48-66 |