| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham banks in the layup set up by Bradley Steere | 28-34 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the jump hook from close range | 28-34 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine tips it home | 28-36 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Radford and the foul's on Jeremy Herman - foul #3 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SF) Jeremy Herman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere is hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes is hacked by Russell Anderson - foul #1 on Russell Anderson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere's floater is tipped away by Danny Radford | 30-39 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Winningham steals the ball from Danny Radford | 30-39 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere is fouled on the floor by Danny Radford - foul #1 on Danny Radford, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bradley Steere - foul #2 on Bradley Steere, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Steven Record (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Jason Suiter (C) Bradley Steere, Blake Roberts, Larry Hayes, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is fouled on the floor by Michael Cool - foul #3 on Michael Cool, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Michael Cool | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher clanks a floater from the baseline | 32-41 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Foster | 32-41 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone is whistled for traveling | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) John Lemke, Thomas Hoelscher, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Steven Warfield (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Kenneth Wright, John Savino, Paul Foster, Albert Malone | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Record (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane tips it in | 34-41 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Record steals it from Larry Valentine | 34-41 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Denver Cox | 36-41 |
| 14:36 | Gardner-Webb | Denver Cox is called for the reach on James Bien - foul #1 on Denver Cox, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Ronald Winningham (C) Steven Record, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) James Bien | |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox is fouled on the floor by Danny Radford - foul #2 on Danny Radford, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (PF) Blake Roberts, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone (C) Russell Anderson | |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Steere is called for the reach on Kenneth Wright - foul #3 on Bradley Steere, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF) Steven Warfield, Danny Radford | |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Savino - foul #1 on John Savino, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Steven Record, Jeremy Herman, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Russell Anderson (C) Kenneth Wright, Albert Malone | |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Wilbert Lane is called for the reach on Paul Foster - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Winningham - foul #2 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (SF), Danny Radford (PF) John Savino, Paul Foster | |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the dunk but he's fouled by Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Denver Cox (C) Bradley Steere, Larry Hayes, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:26 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Radford | 37-44 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wilbert Lane | 40-44 |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Russell Anderson and he's fouled by Steven Record - foul #3 on Steven Record, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (C) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), James Bien (SG), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Russell Anderson | |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Hoelscher | 40-46 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Record | 43-46 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 43-46 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Wright - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Larry Hayes (SF), Ronald Winningham (C) Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF) James Bien, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford | |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses short on a shot from close range | 44-49 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham tips it home | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the floater from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham scores on a shot in the paint set up by Steven Record | 48-51 |
| 08:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | John Savino picks off the pass by Denver Cox | 48-51 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Steven Record, Larry Hayes, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), Steven Warfield (SF), Russell Anderson (C) Kenneth Wright, Michael Cool, John Savino, Albert Malone | |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Paul Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses the tip | 48-53 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Denver Cox (C) Bradley Steere, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), Danny Radford (PF) James Bien, Paul Foster | |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Valentine steps in front of the John Lemke pass in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine banks in the layup | 48-56 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Danny Radford swats the short shot by Wilbert Lane | 48-56 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson clanks a turnaround from the left block | 48-56 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-56 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Wilbert Lane swats the short shot by Larry Valentine | 48-56 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Danny Radford steps in front of the Blake Roberts pass | 48-56 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford loses the dribble to Wilbert Lane | 48-56 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Ronald Winningham (C) John Lemke, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Danny Radford | 48-59 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere grabs the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Russell Anderson blocks the jumper by Wilbert Lane | 48-59 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 03:46 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield tips it but misses | 48-59 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Warfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Steven Warfield steals it from Jeremy Herman | 48-59 |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield is denied on a layup by Ronald Winningham | 48-59 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman loses the dribble to Larry Valentine | 48-59 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Cool | 48-61 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), James Bien (SG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Hoelscher takes the ball from James Bien | 48-61 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke connects on the floater from the right side set up by Steven Record | 50-61 |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Wright | 50-63 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Savino gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Wright | 50-65 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher hits the finger roll set up by Larry Hayes and the foul's on John Savino - foul #2 on John Savino, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Denver Cox - foul #2 on Denver Cox, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record makes the floater from the left side set up by Denver Cox | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster scores on a shot in the lane | 55-69 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Savino - foul #3 on John Savino, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright runs out the clock | 56-69 |