| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 19:39 | Howard | Joshua Brumit gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Winford Nakamura is hacked by Eric Won - foul #1 on Eric Won, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Jess Pettit is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jess Pettit, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| 18:31 | Howard | Eric Won steals it from Winford Nakamura | 22-25 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith scores on a jumper from close range | 24-25 |
| 17:59 | Howard | William Wheeler loses the ball out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 24-25 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith hits a shot from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 17:33 | Howard | William Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Henry Trahan | 26-25 |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan lays it in | 28-25 |
| 16:47 | Howard | William Wheeler can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 16:45 | Howard | William Wheeler misses the tip | 28-25 |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 30-25 |
| 16:03 | Howard | William Wheeler's layup is rejected by Frank Konen | 30-25 |
| 16:02 | Howard | Winford Nakamura snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 15:48 | Howard | Joshua Brumit knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jess Pettit | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fairly fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won travels in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), William Dean (SF), Louie Miller (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Eric Won, Barry Reedy, Brent Smith, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (SF), Dean Grieve (PF), Kris Laborde (C) Joshua Brumit, William Wheeler, Charles Koenig | |
| 15:33 | Howard | Winford Nakamura misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 30-28 |
| 15:31 | Howard | Dean Grieve tips it home | 30-30 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean drills a runner from the right block set up by David Marburger | 32-30 |
| 15:00 | Howard | Kris Laborde buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is hacked by Winford Nakamura - foul #1 on Winford Nakamura, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan (C) Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SG) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit | |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-32 |
| 14:31 | Howard | Victor Rowe gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:09 | Howard | Craig Lawson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 14:07 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 13:18 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Marburger and he's fouled by Dean Grieve - foul #4 on Dean Grieve, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), Brent Smith (SF) Clement Ragland, William Dean | |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Joshua Brumit (SF), William Wheeler (PF), Charles Koenig (C) Craig Lawson, Victor Rowe, Stanley Hodgdon, Dean Grieve, Kris Laborde | |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Charles Koenig lays it in | 35-34 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller is whistled for a carry | 35-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:17 | Howard | William Wheeler is hacked by Barry Reedy - foul #2 on Barry Reedy, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 12:01 | Howard | Charles Koenig drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Brumit | 35-36 |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), William Dean (C) David Marburger, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:02 | Howard | Jess Pettit makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Winford Nakamura | 35-39 |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Joshua Brumit - foul #1 on Joshua Brumit, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (C) William Dean | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (SF), Kris Laborde (PF) Joshua Brumit, William Wheeler | |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:45 | Howard | Kris Laborde grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:31 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Frank Konen is blocked by Stanley Hodgdon | 37-39 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Jess Pettit snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 10:04 | Howard | Charles Koenig is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Koenig, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (SF) Charles Koenig | |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Stanley Hodgdon - foul #1 on Stanley Hodgdon, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Brent Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:41 | Howard | Kris Laborde snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 09:25 | Howard | Jess Pettit hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Kris Laborde picks off the pass by David Marburger | 38-42 |
| 09:10 | Howard | Winford Nakamura loses the dribble to David Marburger in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger can't throw it down | 38-42 |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Winford Nakamura gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Jess Pettit clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Barry Reedy - foul #3 on Barry Reedy, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SG) Barry Reedy | |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF), William Wheeler (PF), Charles Koenig (C) Craig Lawson, Stanley Hodgdon, Kris Laborde | |
| 09:02 | Howard | Jess Pettit misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Jess Pettit misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan is hacked by Charles Koenig - foul #3 on Charles Koenig, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 08:44 | Howard | Charles Koenig grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 08:21 | Howard | Winford Nakamura is fouled on the floor by Henry Trahan - foul #1 on Henry Trahan, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF) William Dean, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SG) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit | |
| 08:11 | Howard | Joshua Brumit lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Lawson | 39-44 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Marburger and the foul's on Joshua Brumit - foul #2 on Joshua Brumit, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) David Marburger | |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Grieve (PF) William Wheeler | |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:39 | Howard | Craig Lawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 07:37 | Howard | Dean Grieve hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Rowe (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith is denied on a layup by Charles Koenig | 42-46 |
| 07:19 | Howard | Victor Rowe gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Dean Grieve is fouled on the floor by Brent Smith - foul #2 on Brent Smith, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG) Eric Won | |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Stanley Hodgdon (SF), William Wheeler (C) Craig Lawson, Victor Rowe, Joshua Brumit, Charles Koenig | |
| 06:37 | Howard | Dean Grieve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF), William Dean (C) Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 05:56 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon is hacked by Brent Smith - foul #3 on Brent Smith, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SG), Boris Kacynski (C) Barry Reedy, Brent Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:43 | Howard | William Dean steps in front of the Stanley Hodgdon pass | 45-46 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean lays it in | 47-46 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Winford Nakamura knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Hodgdon | 47-49 |
| 04:54 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won scores on a turnaround from close range | 49-49 |
| 04:36 | Howard | Winford Nakamura comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won banks in the layup on a great pass from Louie Miller | 51-49 |
| 04:09 | Howard | Eric Won steals it from Dean Grieve | 51-49 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, William Dean, Louie Miller, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF), Charles Koenig (C) Stanley Hodgdon, William Wheeler | |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Marburger | 54-49 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Charles Koenig comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Trahan - foul #2 on Henry Trahan, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Wheeler (PF) Dean Grieve | |
| 03:41 | Howard | Charles Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger lays it up and in | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Koenig takes the ball from Brent Smith | 56-50 |
| 02:41 | Howard | Winford Nakamura can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 02:40 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Marburger | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Howard | Winford Nakamura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Grieve (PF) William Wheeler | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 01:54 | Howard | Dean Grieve gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Joshua Brumit clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Frank Konen - foul #2 on Frank Konen, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Joshua Brumit makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the tip | 58-51 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 01:05 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy buries a 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 00:59 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses the easy layup | 61-51 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith grabs the board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Winford Nakamura - foul #2 on Winford Nakamura, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), Louie Miller (PF), William Dean (C) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SG), Stanley Hodgdon (SF), William Wheeler (PF), Kris Laborde (C) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit, Joshua Brumit, Dean Grieve, Charles Koenig | |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Howard | A charge is called on Kris Laborde - foul #1 on Kris Laborde, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski (C) Brent Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean is called for traveling | 63-51 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Victor Rowe buries a runner from the baseline set up by Stanley Hodgdon | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won runs out the clock | 63-53 |