| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Swords (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 44-38 |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita is called for a charge - foul #3 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Ternasky picks off the pass by Ricky Tyre | 44-38 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Plascencia - foul #1 on Carl Plascencia, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Houghton is called for the reach on Carl Plascencia - foul #2 on Eugene Houghton, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:29 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky is fouled on the floor by William Beatty - foul #1 on William Beatty, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 18:07 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:03 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley's pass is intercepted by Edward Patton | 44-38 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords throws it down | 46-38 |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-38 |
| 16:56 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Arthur Williams | 52-38 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey's pass is intercepted by Richard Ternasky | 52-38 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 16:10 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 15:46 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton's pass is intercepted by William Beatty | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Swords (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Arthur Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricky Tyre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shockley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leland Laffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Beatty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ricky Tyre | 52-43 |
| 15:29 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Andrew Lawson (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Orji Amezquita (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Carl Plascencia, Richard Ternasky, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Michael Mosley (SG), Thomas Lamothe (SF), Fred Aldridge (PF), Edward Williams (C) Ricky Tyre, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey, William Beatty | |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge's fadeaway is rejected by Garrett Harrington | 52-43 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lamothe | 52-43 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ferdinand Pena | 55-43 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-43 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Carl Plascencia (SF) Brian Nelson, Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Orji Amezquita is called for the reach on Edward Williams - foul #4 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Orji Amezquita, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (PG), Leland Laffey (PF) Thomas Lamothe, Edward Williams | |
| 13:18 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Tyre | 55-46 |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ricky Tyre - foul #3 on Ricky Tyre, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords (SG) Andrew Lawson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Maher (SG), Justin Buch (C) Michael Mosley, Fred Aldridge | |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-46 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is hacked by Justin Buch - foul #1 on Justin Buch, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF) Thomas Maher, Mark Williams | |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington (C) Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams (C) Justin Buch | |
| 12:02 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 12:00 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Swords (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Garrett Harrington (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia lays it in | 59-46 |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Patton | 62-46 |
| 10:27 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey misses the dunk attempt | 62-46 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 10:12 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Plascencia | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams snags the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 09:47 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams is fouled on the floor by Garrett Harrington - foul #2 on Garrett Harrington, team foul #4 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Andrew Lawson (SG), Ferdinand Pena (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Richard Ternasky, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Michael Mosley (SG), Thomas Lamothe (SF), Fred Aldridge (PF), William Beatty (C) Ricky Tyre, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey, Edward Williams | |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley snags the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams is fouled on the floor by Brian Nelson - foul #2 on Brian Nelson, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-46 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Plascencia | 68-46 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Carl Plascencia | 68-46 |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is whistled for traveling | 68-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Richard Ternasky (PF) Brian Nelson, Carl Plascencia | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley (SG) Thomas Lamothe | |
| 07:48 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Williams swats the layup by William Beatty | 68-46 |
| 07:47 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky misses badly on a shot from the right side | 68-46 |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams grabs the board | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ferdinand Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Arthur Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams lays it in set up by Edward Patton | 70-46 |
| 06:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 70-46 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge gets the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 06:42 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-49 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Shockley picks off the pass by Richard Ternasky | 70-49 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams can't finish the layup | 70-49 |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson grabs the board | 70-49 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-49 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena snags the offensive board | 70-49 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Mosley - foul #2 on Michael Mosley, team foul #5 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Gregory Swords (SG), Orji Amezquita (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Edward Patton, Andrew Lawson, Richard Ternasky, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (PG), Thomas Maher (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF), Leland Laffey (PF), Edward Williams (C) Mark Williams, John Shockley, Michael Mosley, Fred Aldridge, William Beatty | |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 05:37 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton banks in the layup | 72-51 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Leland Laffey | 72-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams is called for traveling | 72-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Carl Plascencia (SF) Brian Nelson, Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Plascencia | 75-51 |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | The refs have stopped play. Garrett Harrington is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 75-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Andrew Lawson (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Richard Ternasky (PF) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Carl Plascencia, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Thomas Lamothe (SF), Justin Buch (C) Ricky Tyre, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey | |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Buch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Orji Amezquita - foul #5 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #6 | 75-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (SF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Buch makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Buch misses the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky gets the rebound | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-52 |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams gets the rebound | 75-52 |
| 03:49 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Lawson picks off the pass by Mark Williams in the backcourt | 75-52 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Lawson | 77-52 |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Buch buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Lamothe | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Andrew Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ferdinand Pena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ternasky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Maher (fresh) SF - Thomas Lamothe (fresh) PF - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Buch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams travels with the ball | 80-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams (C) Carl Plascencia | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley (SG), Fred Aldridge (PF) Thomas Maher, Edward Williams | |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Mosley - foul #3 on Michael Mosley, team foul #6 | 80-54 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 81-54 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Williams denies the turnaround by Thomas Lamothe | 82-54 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena pulls down the rebound | 82-54 |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena dunks the ball on a nice dish by Andrew Lawson | 84-54 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Justin Buch is denied by Arthur Williams | 84-54 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams snags the defensive board | 84-54 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ferdinand Pena | 87-54 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Buch makes the shot in the paint | 87-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #7 | 87-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams (C) Justin Buch | |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 88-56 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-56 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Aldridge tips it back up and in | 89-58 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson runs out the clock | 89-58 |