| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Samuel Wiseman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norberto Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | James Denning inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Norberto Martin steps in front of the James Denning pass | 32-41 |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hagan steals the ball from James Adams | 32-41 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Norberto Martin | 32-41 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Lee Hagan - foul #1 on Lee Hagan, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Whatley, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Samuel Wiseman | 32-45 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Wiseman - foul #2 on Samuel Wiseman, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-45 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | James Adams picks off the pass by Sean Begay | 34-45 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Gaillard | 34-45 |
| 16:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley's fadeaway is rejected by Ian Brooks | 34-45 |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Hensley | 34-45 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Terry Grady (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Robert Hubbard (C) Willie Gaillard, Richard Whatley, James Denning, Sean Begay, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (PG), Billy Loessberg (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), Howard Tittle (PF), George Smith (C) Samuel Wiseman, Norberto Martin, James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin loses the dribble to Billy Loessberg | 34-45 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg hits the finger roll | 34-47 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-47 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) PF - Howard Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Grady | 37-47 |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick hits a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Conner - foul #1 on Richard Conner, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), James Denning (SF) Richard Conner, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Norberto Martin (SG), Robert Hensley (PF) Richard Jones, Billy Loessberg, George Smith | |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick makes the free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin misses the lay-in | 37-50 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Grady - foul #3 on Terry Grady, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Sean Begay (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Michael Dublin, Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Ian Brooks (C) Robert Headrick, Howard Tittle | |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Hensley | 37-51 |
| 13:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks misses the shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 13:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lee Hagan | 37-51 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses long on a floater from the baseline | 37-51 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Adams | 37-53 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | James Denning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Brooks | 37-53 |
| 12:12 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks is fouled on the floor by Willie Gaillard - foul #2 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Terry Grady (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Robert Hubbard (C) Willie Gaillard, Richard Whatley, James Denning, Sean Begay, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (PG), Billy Loessberg (SG), Howard Tittle (PF), George Smith (C) Samuel Wiseman, Norberto Martin, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-53 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle hits the follow up shot | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Howard Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 38-55 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones tips it home | 38-57 |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Billy Loessberg - foul #1 on Billy Loessberg, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG) Richard Conner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman (PG), Norberto Martin (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), Robert Hensley (PF) Richard Jones, Billy Loessberg, James Adams, George Smith | |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Dublin picks off the pass by Robert Hensley | 41-57 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso lays it in set up by Michael Dublin | 43-57 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley buries a jumper from close range | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Hensley | 43-59 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Hubbard - foul #1 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), James Denning (SF), Sean Begay (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Michael Dublin, Terry Grady, Dikembe Amoroso, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Ian Brooks (C) Robert Headrick, Howard Tittle | |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | James Denning drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Begay | 46-61 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Norberto Martin | 46-63 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman is hacked by Willie Gaillard - foul #3 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG) Richard Whatley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG), Howard Tittle (PF) Norberto Martin, Robert Hensley | |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | James Denning clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ian Brooks | 46-67 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-67 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses the tip | 46-67 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan hits the follow up shot | 48-67 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Samuel Wiseman | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Samuel Wiseman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | James Denning's pass is intercepted by Samuel Wiseman | 48-69 |
| 07:05 | Gardner-Webb | Samuel Wiseman misses the floater from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams hits the follow up shot | 48-71 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Denning | 51-71 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hagan denies the turnaround by James Adams | 51-71 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 54-71 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-71 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Robert Hubbard (C) Michael Dublin, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin (SG), Robert Hensley (PF) Samuel Wiseman, Howard Tittle | |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin is hacked by Sean Begay - foul #2 on Sean Begay, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Norberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses long on a floater from the right block | 54-73 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Brooks | 54-73 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hensley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | James Denning pulls down the rebound | 54-73 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | James Denning can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-73 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Brooks | 54-73 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones is called for traveling | 54-73 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Terry Grady (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Willie Gaillard, Richard Whatley, James Denning, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (SG), Robert Headrick (SF), Howard Tittle (PF), George Smith (C) Norberto Martin, James Adams, Robert Hensley, Ian Brooks | |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Howard Tittle | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Conner - foul #2 on Richard Conner, team foul #9 | 54-73 |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-75 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Headrick pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Terry Grady - foul #4 on Terry Grady, team foul #10 | 54-75 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard's layup is rejected by Howard Tittle | 54-77 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-77 |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-77 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard can't tip it in | 54-77 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the rebound | 54-77 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Hubbard - foul #2 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #11 | 54-77 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-79 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady is hacked by Robert Headrick - foul #1 on Robert Headrick, team foul #5 | 54-79 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin hits a fadeaway from the left side | 56-79 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 56-79 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Robert Headrick steals the ball from Richard Conner | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Hubbard steals it from Robert Headrick | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Hubbard | 59-79 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Jones and the foul's on Robert Hubbard - foul #3 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #12 | 59-81 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | George Smith makes the free throw | 59-82 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-82 |