| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Hemby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter is whistled for traveling | 35-41 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 37-41 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Hemby denies the turnaround by Steven Warfield | 37-41 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson's pass is intercepted by Gerald Hemby | 37-41 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Warfield - foul #3 on Steven Warfield, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Savino (SF) Steven Warfield | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Savino | 39-42 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey (SF) Douglas Tushoski | |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 17:35 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool scores on a jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Russell Anderson - foul #1 on Russell Anderson, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), James Bien (SG), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Robert Holding (SF), James Thomas (C) Ron Delcid, Bobby Walz, Jonathan Carter | |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | John Savino comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-48 |
| 16:02 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Savino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Hemby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 15:46 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding tips it home | 44-50 |
| 15:34 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien hits a jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:17 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas connects on the jumper from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerry Harvey - foul #1 on Jerry Harvey, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), Steven Warfield (SF) Kenneth Wright, James Bien, John Savino | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), Bobby Walz (SG), Douglas Tushoski (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Richie Drzazgowski, Jerry Harvey, Robert Holding, Gerald Hemby, James Thomas | |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz misses the shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski tips it home | 48-54 |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Cool | 50-54 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on Ron Delcid - foul #3 on Larry Valentine, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Paul Foster, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski loses the dribble to Larry Valentine | 50-54 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool lays it up and in set up by Larry Valentine | 52-54 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) Jonathan Carter | |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Wright | 54-54 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Russell Anderson | 54-54 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Wright | 56-54 |
| 12:05 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Tushoski | 56-56 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Anderson | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 8 pts. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bobby Walz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Bobby Walz | 58-58 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) Kenneth Wright, Michael Cool, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Jerry Harvey (SG), Robert Holding (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Gerald Hemby (C) Ron Delcid, Bobby Walz, Douglas Tushoski, James Thomas, Loren Gibbs | |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 58-58 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | John Savino grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Hemby | 60-58 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby's pass is intercepted by James Bien | 60-58 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien banks in the layup | 62-58 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richie Drzazgowski | 62-60 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby lays it up and in set up by Richie Drzazgowski | 62-62 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Albert Malone, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), Michael Cool (SG), Steven Warfield (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Larry Valentine, James Bien, John Savino, Paul Foster, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), Bobby Walz (SG), Steve Chang (SF), Loren Gibbs (C) Richie Drzazgowski, Jerry Harvey, Robert Holding, Gerald Hemby | |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski (SF), James Thomas (PF) Steve Chang, Jonathan Carter | |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the lay-in | 62-62 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 62-62 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Kenneth Wright | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter (PF) James Thomas | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs is whistled for traveling | 62-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey (SF) Douglas Tushoski | |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Warfield | 64-62 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Loren Gibbs | 64-65 |
| 05:48 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson's floater is tipped away by Loren Gibbs | 64-65 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ron Delcid | 64-68 |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Cool and he's hacked by Bobby Walz - foul #2 on Bobby Walz, team foul #2 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF) Larry Valentine, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Douglas Tushoski (SF), Gerald Hemby (PF), James Thomas (C) Ron Delcid, Bobby Walz, Jonathan Carter, Loren Gibbs | |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Wright steps in front of the James Thomas pass | 67-68 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool's floater is tipped away by Gerald Hemby | 67-68 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to John Savino | 67-68 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is whistled for traveling | 67-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Albert Malone (C) Michael Cool, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), Bobby Walz (SG), Loren Gibbs (C) Richie Drzazgowski, Jerry Harvey, James Thomas | |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Tushoski | 67-71 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Steven Warfield (SF) Kenneth Wright, John Savino | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF) Douglas Tushoski, Gerald Hemby | |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding misses the driving attempt from the left block | 67-71 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is whistled for a carry | 67-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford (PF) Paul Foster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bien (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter misses the tip | 67-71 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), Russell Anderson (C) James Bien, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski (SF) Robert Holding | |
| 02:49 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Carter - foul #1 on Jonathan Carter, team foul #3 | 67-71 |
| 02:33 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-71 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson tips it back up and in | 69-71 |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | Michael Cool is called for the reach on Bobby Walz - foul #1 on Michael Cool, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Loren Gibbs is called for the reach on Michael Cool - foul #4 on Loren Gibbs, team foul #4 | 69-71 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford loses the ball out of bounds | 69-71 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski snags the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ron Delcid steps in front of the Larry Valentine pass in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski blows the layup | 69-71 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the jump hook from the left block | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on Jonathan Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Valentine, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Michael Cool is called for the reach on Jonathan Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cool, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-74 |