| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) C - Scott Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jacob Jesse | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Morgan and the foul's on Derek Caulfield - foul #1 on Derek Caulfield, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses the runner near the basket | 0-5 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney is hacked by Robert Gorman - foul #1 on Robert Gorman, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander can't connect on a jumper from close range | 0-8 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Jones | 0-11 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-11 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse grabs the defensive rebound | 0-11 |
| 16:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), William Vidal (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradley Avery - foul #1 on Bradley Avery, team foul #2 | 0-11 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 1-11 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-11 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield grabs the board | 2-11 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on William Vidal - foul #1 on William Vidal, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), George Zuckerman (C) Albert Gendreau, Gordon Simmerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses the free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Carr | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) SF - Matthew Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Zuckerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) SF - Roy Olivier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Vidal (fresh) C - Bradley Avery (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | William Vidal picks off the pass by Derek Caulfield | 4-13 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-13 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman gets the offensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:30 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Mitchell is called for the reach on Matthew Alexander - foul #1 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG), William Theus (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Leroy Matheney, Matthew Alexander, Derek Caulfield, George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, William Vidal, Bradley Avery | |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman clanks a shot from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 13:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Newburn | 4-13 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau misses short on a jumper in the lane | 4-13 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman grabs the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | William Theus tips it back up and in | 6-13 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Gorman | 6-15 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Jones swats the layup by Gordon Simmerman | 6-15 |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman is hacked by Robert Gorman - foul #2 on Robert Gorman, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG), Derek Caulfield (PF) Thomas Williams, George Newburn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Bradley Avery (PF) Robert Gorman, Kenneth Jones | |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau's pass is intercepted by Robert Morgan | 6-15 |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Simmerman picks off the pass by Bradley Avery | 6-15 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Matheney | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Theus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Simmerman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) C - Scott Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gordon Simmerman - foul #1 on Gordon Simmerman, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), George Zuckerman (C) Albert Gendreau, William Theus, Gordon Simmerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG) Robert Morgan | |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Alexander | 11-15 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Leroy Matheney - foul #1 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), William Vidal (C) Jacob Jesse, Bradley Avery, Scott Stevens | |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield buries a runner from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is hacked by Matthew Alexander - foul #1 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Newburn (PF) Derek Caulfield | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG) Gordon Mitchell | |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-16 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Carr | 13-16 |
| 10:02 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones tips it home | 13-18 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones is hacked by Matthew Alexander - foul #2 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG), William Theus (SG), Derek Caulfield (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Thomas Williams, Leroy Matheney, Matthew Alexander, George Newburn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Bradley Avery (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Roy Olivier, Kenneth Jones, William Vidal | |
| 09:05 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Scott Stevens is called for the reach on Gordon Simmerman - foul #1 on Scott Stevens, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley (SG) George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG) Robert Morgan | |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Simmerman | 13-18 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | William Theus scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Gendreau | 15-18 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG) John Wimbley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Kenneth Jones (PF) Ricky Taylor, Bradley Avery | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Theus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 15-18 |
| 07:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Gordon Mitchell | 15-18 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Steven Carr and he's hacked by Leroy Matheney - foul #2 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (SG) Leroy Matheney | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery (C) Scott Stevens | |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Mitchell picks off the pass by William Theus | 15-21 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Mitchell | 15-23 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Williams | 18-23 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-23 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Gordon Simmerman | 21-23 |
| 05:28 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bradley Avery | 21-26 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 05:12 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Gendreau and the foul's on Jacob Jesse - foul #1 on Jacob Jesse, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley (SG), George Zuckerman (SF), George Newburn (PF) Albert Gendreau, William Theus, Derek Caulfield | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), William Vidal (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Bradley Avery | |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 24-26 |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Newburn | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman is called for traveling | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG) Gordon Simmerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roy Olivier, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF) Thomas Williams, John Wimbley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG) Ricky Taylor | |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Stevens - foul #2 on Scott Stevens, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (PG), Derek Caulfield (PF) Albert Gendreau, George Newburn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF), Bradley Avery (PF) Roy Olivier, William Vidal | |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | George Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Theus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Zuckerman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Gorman | 25-28 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jacob Jesse - foul #2 on Jacob Jesse, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones (PF) Bradley Avery | |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Scott Stevens | 25-28 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Leroy Matheney is called for the reach on Scott Stevens - foul #3 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG) Leroy Matheney | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 25-30 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Scott Stevens steals it from George Zuckerman | 25-30 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-30 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Jesse steals it from George Zuckerman | 25-30 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Wimbley (SG), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) William Theus, Derek Caulfield, George Zuckerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), William Vidal (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams makes the shot from the right wing set up by George Newburn | 27-30 |
| 00:51 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Gorman | 27-33 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn comes up short on the runner from the left block | 27-33 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Roy Olivier and he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (PG), Derek Caulfield (PF) Thomas Williams, George Newburn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF) William Vidal | |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander double dribbles | 27-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SF) Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Robert Gorman, Gordon Mitchell, Bradley Avery, Roy Olivier | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-35 |