| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Radford | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Wilbert Lane is blocked by Danny Radford | 32-30 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the turnaround near the basket | 32-32 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke double dribbles | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the tip | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alex Dismuke - foul #3 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Steven Record (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Billy Mulligan (SF), Jeremy Pape (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Charles Wilson, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Cool - foul #3 on Michael Cool, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF) Michael Cool | |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses the easy layup | 36-37 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeremy Herman | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) SG - Billy Mulligan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Shirley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Allen Shirley | 36-37 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Warfield | 36-40 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:55 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape is fouled on the floor by Denver Cox - foul #1 on Denver Cox, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Ronald Winningham (C) Travis Williams, Steven Record, Jeremy Herman, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Charles Wilson, Jeremy Pape, Allen Shirley | |
| 14:24 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Denver Cox | 36-42 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke is hacked by Michael Cool - foul #4 on Michael Cool, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape (SG), Allen Shirley (SF) Michael Cool, Billy Mulligan | |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-42 |
| 13:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jeremy Pape | 36-42 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Russell Anderson picks off the pass by Alex Dismuke | 36-44 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Steere steps in front of the Allen Shirley pass | 36-44 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere hits the finger roll | 38-44 |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape's floater is tipped away by Ronald Winningham | 38-44 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) C - Ronald Winningham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Shirley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine travels in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Steven Record (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Billy Mulligan (SG), Charles Wilson (SF) Larry Valentine, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Allen Shirley | 38-44 |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan is hacked by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #2 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford (PF) Allen Shirley | |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Pape | 38-47 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Billy Mulligan picks off the pass by Travis Williams | 38-47 |
| 10:08 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses the easy layup | 38-47 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the shot from the left block | 38-47 |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Hoelscher is called for the reach on Charles Wilson - foul #3 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Wilbert Lane (PF) Steven Record, Jeremy Herman, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Jeremy Pape | |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham (C) Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley (C) Steven Warfield | |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere scores on a jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson connects on the floater from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF) Alex Dismuke, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Jeremy Pape (SG), Russell Anderson (C) Larry Valentine, Billy Mulligan, Danny Radford | |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #3 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Denver Cox (C) Steven Record, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Hayes | 43-52 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson banks in the layup | 43-54 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (C) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF) Allen Shirley | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bradley Steere | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape tips it back up and in | 47-56 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Cool | 47-59 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 06:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-59 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Steere steals it from Steven Warfield | 47-59 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses the easy layup | 47-59 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses the jump hook in the lane | 47-59 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-59 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #4 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Steven Record (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Billy Mulligan (SG), Danny Radford (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Steven Warfield, Michael Cool, Jeremy Pape, Russell Anderson | |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Herman and he's hacked by Allen Shirley - foul #2 on Allen Shirley, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 50-64 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Record | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford buries a shot from the right block | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Danny Radford picks off the pass by Wilbert Lane | 52-66 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley makes the jumper from the right block set up by Billy Mulligan | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Billy Mulligan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Radford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Shirley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Travis Williams, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Jeremy Pape (SF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Danny Radford | |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Pape | 52-71 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher hits a shot from the right side set up by Travis Williams | 54-71 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan double dribbles | 54-71 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-71 |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Herman - foul #1 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #11 | 57-71 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Denver Cox, team foul #12 | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the floater from the left wing set up by Allen Shirley and the foul's on Steven Record - foul #1 on Steven Record, team foul #13 | 57-75 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Hoelscher | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield runs out the clock | 59-76 |