| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Alter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | John Alter inbounds the ball | 35-49 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Paul Murphy swats the short shot by Joe Newman | 35-49 |
| 19:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Joe Newman - foul #1 on Joe Newman, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the free throw | 35-51 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-51 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses the 3 from straight away | 35-51 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll tips it back up and in | 35-53 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Newman | 37-53 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Llanas | 37-56 |
| 17:54 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Joe Newman is denied by Bernard Llanas | 37-56 |
| 17:53 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-56 |
| 17:30 | Western Kentucky | John Alter snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Theodore O'Dell - foul #1 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #1 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF), Charles Peters (C) John Alter, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 16:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 39-56 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Knox steals the ball from Houston Burrows | 39-56 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | James Knox is hacked by Daniel Harris - foul #3 on Daniel Harris, team foul #2 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Daniel Harris, Roger Binette | |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) PF - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Muth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) James Knox, Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Brian Curiel, Houston Burrows, Robert Muth | |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is called for traveling | 39-56 |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | John Alter's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Murphy | 39-56 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 14:24 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 39-56 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG) Sean Donnellan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Robert Muth (PF) Theodore O'Dell, Paul Murphy | |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Brian Curiel picks off the pass by Timothy Tusing | 39-56 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel lays it up and in | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Patrick James is called for the reach on Joe Newman - foul #3 on Patrick James, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (C) Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kenny Lund, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF), Arnold Curry (C) John Alter, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Bernard Llanas | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Carroll | 39-61 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Knox | 42-61 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Robert Muth is blocked by Charles Peters | 42-61 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll travels with the ball | 42-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Jake Fischer, James Knox, Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Donald Carroll, Robert Muth, Roger Binette | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Curiel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by John Alter is blocked by Bernard Llanas | 42-61 |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Patrick James | 42-61 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Tusing is called for the reach on Brian Curiel - foul #2 on Timothy Tusing, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG) Joe Newman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SF) Brian Curiel | |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Daniel Harris is denied by Kenny Lund | 42-61 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris tips it but misses | 42-61 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | John Alter connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Daniel Harris - foul #4 on Daniel Harris, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SF) Daniel Harris | |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | John Alter misses the free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 44-61 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | John Alter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | James Knox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the tip | 44-61 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Knox | 44-61 |
| 09:40 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-61 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-61 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | John Alter gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 09:16 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Llanas | 44-64 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund's pass is intercepted by Patrick James | 44-64 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James blows the layup | 44-64 |
| 08:56 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 08:36 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick James | 44-67 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | James Knox hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 46-67 |
| 07:52 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell | 46-70 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | John Alter scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-70 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Knox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Tusing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Sean Donnellan, James Knox, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Houston Burrows, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 07:06 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harris - foul #5 on Daniel Harris, team foul #6 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Daniel Harris | |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Donald Carroll picks off the pass by Arnold Curry | 48-70 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth is fouled on the floor by Darrell Dawkins - foul #1 on Darrell Dawkins, team foul #4 | 48-70 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Donald Carroll and he's fouled by Joe Newman - foul #2 on Joe Newman, team foul #5 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund (PF) Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG) Theodore O'Dell | |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the free throw | 48-72 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenny Lund | 50-72 |
| 05:25 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Patrick James | 50-74 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-74 |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Brian Curiel | 50-74 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #6 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SG), James Smith (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, Kenny Lund, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG), Marc Fields (C) Patrick James, Robert Muth | |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Sean Donnellan and he's fouled by Marc Fields - foul #1 on Marc Fields, team foul #7 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (PF) Roger Binette | |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry makes the free throw | 53-76 |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Arnold Curry - foul #1 on Arnold Curry, team foul #7 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth (C) Donald Carroll | |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Knox | 56-78 |
| 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) | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Arnold Curry swats the short shot by Brian Curiel | 56-78 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marc Fields (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Curiel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) C - Robert Muth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses the shot from the left wing | 56-78 |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the dunk but he's fouled by Darrell Dawkins - foul #2 on Darrell Dawkins, team foul #8 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (SF) Darrell Dawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Roger Binette (PF) Nicholas Brown, Robert Muth | |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 03:09 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry pulls down the rebound | 56-79 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry is hacked by Roger Binette - foul #2 on Roger Binette, team foul #8 | 56-79 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-79 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows can't tip it in | 58-79 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell tips it but misses | 58-79 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | James Smith grabs the board | 58-79 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-79 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 58-79 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Binette | 58-82 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #2 on Brian Curiel, team foul #9 | 58-82 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (PF) Theodore O'Dell, Marc Fields | |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth pulls down the rebound | 58-82 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Curiel | 58-85 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | James Knox scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Sean Donnellan | 60-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth hits a jumper from the left side set up by Roger Binette and the foul's on Darrell Dawkins - foul #3 on Darrell Dawkins, team foul #9 | 60-87 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields (C) Donald Carroll | |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the free throw | 60-88 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-88 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth pulls down the rebound | 60-88 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel runs out the clock | 60-88 |