| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McClaflin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Wirth (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr clanks a shot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is hacked by Herman Wilson - foul #1 on Herman Wilson, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | James Winders comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | James Winders snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Herman Wilson steals the ball from Geoffrey Barros | 35-35 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Herman Wilson picks off the pass by James Winders | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson hits the finger roll | 35-37 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits a turnaround in the lane | 37-37 |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Winders | 37-37 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Bahr | 39-40 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Herman Wilson steals the ball from Geoffrey Barros in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 15:39 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Geoffrey Barros - foul #2 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Claude Sanders (SG), Drew Beatty (SF), Loren Look (PF), James Tull (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), John Packard (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Gregory Bahr, William McClaflin, Leonard Vigil, James Wirth | |
| 15:39 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:39 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Look (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Packard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carroll Magruder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look's layup is rejected by Carroll Magruder | 39-42 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:54 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Drew Beatty - foul #1 on Drew Beatty, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF) Claude Sanders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Farthing (SF) Herman Wilson | |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-42 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | James Tull gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty drills a floater from close range | 41-42 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Farthing | 41-45 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | James Winders scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Farthing snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Tull steals the ball from Carroll Magruder | 44-45 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Drew Beatty, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), William McClaflin (SF), Leonard Vigil (PF), James Wirth (C) John Packard, Curtis Farthing, Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| 13:03 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth dunks the ball on a great pass from William McClaflin | 44-47 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | James Winders pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | William McClaflin is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #3 on William McClaflin, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SF) James Winders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder (PG) Scott Reynolds | |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Drew Beatty | 46-47 |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Larry Feinstein (C) Carroll Magruder, James Wirth | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McClaflin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Drew Beatty | 48-47 |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Herman Wilson and the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), James Winders (SF), James Tull (C) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | James Winders clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Leonard Vigil - foul #3 on Leonard Vigil, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William McClaflin | 49-50 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin is fouled on the floor by James Winders - foul #2 on James Winders, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG) David Garvin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-50 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton hits a floater from the right block set up by Drew Beatty | 51-50 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG) Kenneth Yungbluth, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (SG), James Wirth (C) Gregory Bahr, Leonard Vigil | |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | James Tull's layup is rejected by Larry Feinstein | 51-52 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Reynolds | 51-54 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-54 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 51-56 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Herman Wilson steals it from James Winders | 51-56 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin hits the finger roll set up by Herman Wilson | 51-58 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Feinstein - foul #1 on Larry Feinstein, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Tull | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), John Packard (SF), Leonard Vigil (PF) Scott Reynolds, William McClaflin, Larry Feinstein | |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Bahr | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Winders (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Packard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wirth steps in front of the Donald Jones pass | 53-60 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | James Winders scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson's floater is tipped away by Donald Jones | 56-60 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it but misses | 56-60 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG) Kenneth Yungbluth, Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), William McClaflin (SF), Larry Feinstein (C) Herman Wilson, John Packard, James Wirth | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William McClaflin - foul #4 on William McClaflin, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Garvin - foul #2 on David Garvin, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Geoffrey Barros | 60-62 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth (C) Larry Feinstein | |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros loses the dribble to Scott Reynolds | 60-62 |
| 03:28 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Winders, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McClaflin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton comes up short on the runner from the right block | 60-62 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Gregory Bahr | 60-62 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin is fouled on the floor by James Tull - foul #1 on James Tull, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Claude Sanders (SG), Drew Beatty (SF), Loren Look (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), John Packard (SG), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Scott Reynolds, Gregory Bahr, Leonard Vigil, James Wirth | |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | William McClaflin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders, Drew Beatty, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Gregory Bahr (SG), Leonard Vigil (PF), James Wirth (C) Herman Wilson, John Packard, Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones drills a driving attempt from close range | 62-64 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr travels with the ball | 62-64 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wirth | 64-66 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr's layup is rejected by Donald Jones | 64-66 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones hits the follow up shot | 66-66 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-69 |