| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Travis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams inbounds the ball | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Ronald Winningham is denied by Danny Radford | 44-44 |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Winningham | 44-44 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Danny Radford - foul #3 on Danny Radford, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan (PF) Danny Radford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams is hacked by Michael Cool - foul #1 on Michael Cool, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Valentine picks off the pass by Ronald Winningham | 45-46 |
| 17:40 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson is hacked by Travis Williams - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Alex Dismuke is called for the reach on Michael Cool - foul #1 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG), Jeremy Herman (SF) Bradley Steere, Travis Williams | |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG) Alex Dismuke | |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Pape steals it from Thomas Hoelscher | 45-46 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher's pass is intercepted by Allen Shirley | 45-46 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Billy Mulligan | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Billy Mulligan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Shirley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape tips it in | 49-49 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere tips it home | 49-51 |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Herman - foul #2 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Charles Wilson (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Michael Cool, Jeremy Pape, Allen Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Bradley Steere, Steven Record, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes's floater is knocked away by Danny Radford | 50-51 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson can't finish the layup | 50-53 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke hits a shot from the baseline set up by Travis Williams | 50-55 |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Danny Radford blocks the short jumper by Alex Dismuke | 53-55 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Danny Radford | 53-55 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Anderson | 55-55 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Winningham - foul #3 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape (SG) Billy Mulligan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF) Larry Hayes | |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Danny Radford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (C) Ronald Winningham | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Shirley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Warfield | 58-55 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 11:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses short on a jumper in the lane | 58-55 |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 10:44 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Herman | 60-58 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Denver Cox - foul #2 on Denver Cox, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Charles Wilson, Allen Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Travis Williams, Alex Dismuke, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes is hacked by Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bradley Steere | 62-60 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Radford | 64-60 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane drills a floater from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 66-62 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Record | 66-64 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Pape | 68-64 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Bradley Steere is blocked by Jeremy Pape | 68-64 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Larry Hayes - foul #4 on Larry Hayes, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Charles Wilson (SF), Billy Mulligan (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Travis Williams (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Steven Record, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Pape (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Mulligan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Shirley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Travis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the floater from the right wing set up by Bradley Steere | 69-66 |
| 07:26 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Jeremy Pape | 71-66 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere double dribbles | 71-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford (PF) Jeremy Pape | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF) Bradley Steere | |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley lays it up and in | 73-66 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke travels with the ball | 73-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Danny Radford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SF) Jeremy Herman | |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham (C) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox grabs the board | 73-66 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham banks in the layup | 73-68 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Travis Williams takes the ball from Larry Valentine in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 73-68 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses the tip | 73-68 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Wilson denies the turnaround by Larry Hayes | 73-68 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), Danny Radford (PF) Billy Mulligan, Allen Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Wilbert Lane (PF) Travis Williams, Denver Cox | |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Larry Hayes | 73-70 |
| 04:27 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane loses the dribble to Larry Valentine | 76-70 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-70 |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-70 |
| 03:05 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson gets the rebound | 78-70 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Wilson | 81-70 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Steere | 81-72 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Cool | 83-72 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses the turnaround from the baseline | 83-72 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Dismuke - foul #2 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #9 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Billy Mulligan (SF), Jeremy Pape (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Charles Wilson, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 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 | |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 85-72 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape grabs the defensive rebound | 85-72 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 85-72 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape tips it but misses | 85-72 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield tips it but misses | 85-72 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox snags the defensive board | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Pape - foul #2 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #4 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (C) Michael Cool | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky gets the rebound | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Herman - foul #3 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #10 | 85-72 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox pulls down the rebound | 85-72 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Pape is called for the reach on Denver Cox - foul #3 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #5 | 85-72 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-72 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley grabs the board | 85-72 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield runs out the clock | 85-72 |