| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is fouled on the floor by Christopher Todd - foul #1 on Christopher Todd, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the shot from close range | 24-35 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Konen | 27-37 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 17:56 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 30-37 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 17:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Larry Salter | 30-37 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan loses the dribble to Zhuang Chu | 30-37 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Todd - foul #2 on Christopher Todd, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Bruce Speece (PF), Don Heineman (C) Baran Chmielewski, Zhuang Chu, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (SF) Larry Salter | |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Frank Konen takes the ball from Brent Bogan | 30-38 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger can't tip it in | 30-38 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Frank Konen steals the ball from Bruce Speece | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Radford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Speece (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Heineman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Konen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Marburger | 30-43 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Frank Konen picks off the pass by Eric Radford | 30-43 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Richard Washington buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-45 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Speece steps in front of the David Marburger pass | 32-45 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brent Bogan | 34-45 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (PG), Baran Chmielewski (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Brent Bogan, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Bruce Speece, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Larry Salter (SF), Louie Miller (PF), William Dean (C) David Marburger, Donald Castle, Brent Smith, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo loses the ball out of bounds | 34-45 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:07 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Barry Reedy - foul #1 on Barry Reedy, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| 13:07 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:07 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Todd blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Barry Reedy | 36-45 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Larry Salter steals the ball from Christopher Todd | 36-45 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter can't finish the layup | 36-45 |
| 12:44 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 36-45 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-45 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:08 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter connects on the floater from close range set up by Ralph Schatz and the foul's on Julian Bologna - foul #4 on Julian Bologna, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF) Julian Bologna | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (PF) William Dean | |
| 12:08 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd's layup is rejected by Larry Salter | 36-48 |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Radford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Eric Radford snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski is fouled on the floor by Brent Smith - foul #2 on Brent Smith, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Washington (PF), Bruce Speece (C) Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Donald Castle (SG), Henry Trahan (C) Ralph Schatz, Barry Reedy, Louie Miller | |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Eric Radford banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Speece | 40-48 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Castle | 40-50 |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Marburger - foul #1 on David Marburger, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Christopher Todd (PF) Baran Chmielewski, Eric Radford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Larry Salter | |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brent Bogan - foul #2 on Brent Bogan, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Stone (SG) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) Brent Smith | |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Timothy Stone and the foul's on William Dean - foul #1 on William Dean, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo (C) Bruce Speece | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:30 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Delcastillo blocks the short jumper by William Dean | 45-51 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Todd | 45-51 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Richard Washington clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Trahan - foul #2 on Henry Trahan, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Brent Bogan, Timothy Stone | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter (SF), Brent Smith (PF) William Dean, Henry Trahan | |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller is denied on a dunk by Christopher Todd | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Richard Washington pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by David Marburger - foul #2 on David Marburger, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF), Bruce Speece (PF), Don Heineman (C) Richard Washington, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (SG) Donald Castle | |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Speece is blocked by Larry Salter | 47-51 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Baran Chmielewski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Radford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Speece (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Heineman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louie Miller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Don Heineman takes the ball from Ralph Schatz | 50-51 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Bruce Speece comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Don Heineman tips it but misses | 50-51 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Zhuang Chu, Eric Radford, Bruce Speece, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle (SG), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Ralph Schatz, Brent Smith, Louie Miller | |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | David Marburger is called for the reach on Brent Bogan - foul #3 on David Marburger, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter misses badly on a shot from the right block | 51-53 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Donald Castle is denied by Alfred Delcastillo | 51-53 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from David Marburger | 51-55 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu (SG) Baran Chmielewski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (PG), Brent Smith (SF) David Marburger, Larry Salter | |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen's pass is intercepted by Zhuang Chu | 51-55 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna lays it up and in set up by Zhuang Chu | 53-55 |
| 03:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd jams it on a great pass from Brent Bogan | 55-55 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Brent Smith is blocked by Christopher Todd | 55-55 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ralph Schatz | 55-55 |
| 03:03 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:40 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | Zhuang Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski (SG), Richard Washington (C) Zhuang Chu, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Larry Salter (SF) Ralph Schatz, Frank Konen | |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Baran Chmielewski gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Richard Washington misses the easy layup | 55-58 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 01:38 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan connects on the shot in the lane | 55-60 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Richard Washington is hacked by Larry Salter - foul #1 on Larry Salter, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo (C) Christopher Todd | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) Brent Smith | |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter loses the ball out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Todd (PF) Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Alfred Delcastillo - foul #1 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd snags the offensive board | 60-62 |