| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Morgan | 31-35 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman blows the layup | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman tips it home | 33-35 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones is denied on a layup by Thomas Chapman | 33-35 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:23 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Gorman and he's fouled by Thomas Chapman - foul #2 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 36-40 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-40 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman is fouled on the floor by Martin Fisher - foul #1 on Martin Fisher, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Stanley Bower (PF) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Bradley Avery (PF), Roy Olivier (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Carr | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF), Melvin Hatch (C) Manuel West, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF) Jacob Jesse | |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Vidal - foul #3 on William Vidal, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Arthur Beauchamp (SG) Shaun Dineen, Jerald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Gordon Mitchell, William Vidal, Bradley Avery | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin Hatch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Olivier (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Daniel Harton (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Abel Gent, Stanley Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF) Roy Olivier | |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Bradley Avery (PF) Robert Gorman, Kenneth Jones | |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Robert Morgan | 41-45 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton is fouled on the floor by Bradley Avery - foul #1 on Bradley Avery, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SF) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (C) Robert Morgan, Scott Stevens | |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Arthur Beauchamp | 44-45 |
| 13:04 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 12:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp hits the finger roll | 46-49 |
| 11:54 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harton steals it from Steven Carr | 46-49 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Harton | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Harton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Olivier (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Abel Gent (SF), Stanley Bower (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Manuel West, Daniel Harton, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), William Vidal (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, Bradley Avery, Roy Olivier | |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones loses the dribble to Martin Fisher | 52-49 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Melvin Hatch - foul #3 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Thomas Chapman (C) Shaun Dineen, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Vidal - foul #4 on William Vidal, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier (SF) William Vidal | |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Morgan | 53-54 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stanley Bower | 56-54 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Beauchamp steals the ball from Roy Olivier | 56-54 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Abel Gent | 58-54 |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Chapman - foul #3 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Stanley Bower, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, Roy Olivier, Scott Stevens | |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch banks in the layup set up by Shaun Dineen and he's fouled by Steven Carr - foul #1 on Steven Carr, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier (C) Kenneth Jones | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Olivier (fresh) | |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Beauchamp is called for the reach on Steven Carr - foul #4 on Arthur Beauchamp, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| 06:34 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Jacob Jesse is blocked by Daniel Harton | 61-59 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hatch - foul #4 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower (SF), Thomas Chapman (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Shaun Dineen takes the ball from Bradley Avery | 61-59 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Harton and he's fouled by Bradley Avery - foul #2 on Bradley Avery, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen misses the free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:49 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Roy Olivier | 63-59 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley Bower - foul #1 on Stanley Bower, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF) Stanley Bower | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG) Gordon Mitchell | |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Steven Carr is called for the reach on Manuel West - foul #2 on Steven Carr, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Stanley Bower (PF) Shaun Dineen, Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Bradley Avery, Roy Olivier | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:11 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Vidal | 64-61 |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr misses the easy layup | 64-61 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Abel Gent | 64-61 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-61 |
| 04:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse lays it in | 66-63 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel West | 69-63 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 03:53 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chapman | 69-63 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent can't connect on a shot from the left side | 69-63 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vidal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Scott Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Chapman swats the short shot by Scott Stevens | 69-63 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | William Vidal steals it from Abel Gent | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Daniel Harton (PF) Manuel West, Abel Gent, Stanley Bower | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, William Vidal | |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gorman | 69-66 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Abel Gent (SF) Arthur Beauchamp, Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF) Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton tips it back up and in | 71-66 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-66 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gorman steals it from Thomas Chapman | 71-66 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Harton | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton can't finish the layup | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman is hacked by Manuel West - foul #3 on Manuel West, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gorman is called for the reach on Abel Gent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Gorman, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Stanley Bower (PF), Arthur Beauchamp (C) Martin Fisher, Daniel Harton, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Scott Stevens | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gorman is called for the reach on Arthur Beauchamp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Gorman, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-68 |