| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack James (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jack James inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is hacked by Larry Lundy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Lundy, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | John Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clifton Scheidt | 33-38 |
| 18:50 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clifton Scheidt | 33-38 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Trahan - foul #2 on Henry Trahan, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is fouled on the floor by Larry Lundy - foul #3 on Larry Lundy, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG) Larry Lundy | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG) Brian Simone | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Long | 34-38 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Smith | 34-41 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | John Allen blows the layup but he's fouled by Louie Miller - foul #2 on Louie Miller, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Michael Hille (C) Jack James, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | John Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won is hacked by John Allen - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF) Ruben Long, John Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) Boris Kacynski | |
| 15:57 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clement Ragland (fresh) SF - William Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone's pass is intercepted by Eric Won | 36-41 |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, Louie Miller | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Marburger - foul #3 on David Marburger, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Barry Reedy | 38-44 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone is hacked by Frank Konen - foul #2 on Frank Konen, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack James (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (SF) William Dean | |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Lundy | 40-44 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Cairns steals it from Brent Smith | 40-44 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Cairns | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jack James - foul #3 on Jack James, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Clifton Scheidt (C) Brian Simone, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SG), Louie Miller (PF) Barry Reedy, Frank Konen | |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Jack James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by David Marburger | 42-48 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Jack James's pass is intercepted by Eric Won | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger loses the ball out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), John Allen (PF) Jack James, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) David Marburger, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Merchant | 44-48 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses long on a runner from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louie Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Reedy | 44-53 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Barry Reedy steals the ball from Jeffrey Galloway | 44-53 |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses the 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Dwayne Merchant is called for the reach on Eric Won - foul #2 on Dwayne Merchant, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Jeffrey Galloway, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Barry Reedy, William Dean, Louie Miller, Boris Kacynski | |
| 10:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-53 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hille | 44-53 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clement Ragland - foul #1 on Clement Ragland, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins (PG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan clanks a shot from the left side | 46-53 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille tips it in | 48-53 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Watkins picks off the pass by Clement Ragland | 48-53 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Jack James banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Watkins | 50-53 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger blows the layup but he's hacked by Jack James - foul #4 on Jack James, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), John Allen (PF) Daniel Watkins, Jack James, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) Clement Ragland | |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Barry Reedy steals it from John Allen | 50-55 |
| 08:57 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy lays it up and in | 50-57 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille is whistled for a carry | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Clifton Scheidt (C) Brian Simone, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Barry Reedy | 50-59 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louie Miller - foul #3 on Louie Miller, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Brent Smith | |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Allen - foul #4 on John Allen, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack James (SF) Ruben Long | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG) David Marburger | |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Henry Trahan swats the short shot by Dwayne Merchant | 52-60 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack James misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF) Dwayne Merchant, John Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Louie Miller, Henry Trahan | |
| 06:49 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Konen | 52-63 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | William Dean is called for the reach on Clifton Scheidt - foul #1 on William Dean, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Brent Smith (SF) Barry Reedy, Boris Kacynski | |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-63 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Jack James snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Brian Simone | 54-63 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-63 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Konen | 54-63 |
| 05:34 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith's layup is rejected by Joseph Cairns | 54-63 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Jack James gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 05:25 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won scores on a floater from the left side set up by Brent Smith | 54-65 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns loses the dribble to Eric Won | 54-65 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF), Michael Hille (C) Joseph Cairns, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, William Dean | |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith is denied on a layup by Michael Hille | 54-65 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Simone, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG) Brian Simone | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Reedy | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Jack James drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dwayne Merchant | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy double dribbles | 56-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, Jack James, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Brent Smith | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Galloway - foul #2 on Jeffrey Galloway, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (PF), Larry Schwebke (C) John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), Boris Kacynski (C) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Henry Trahan | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Louie Miller is called for the reach on Joseph Cairns - foul #4 on Louie Miller, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses the floater from the left side | 57-73 |
| 01:54 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-73 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Cairns | 57-73 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Eric Won is called for the reach on Dwayne Merchant - foul #1 on Eric Won, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille (C) Larry Schwebke | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won travels with the ball | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Louie Miller - foul #5 on Louie Miller, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Jones (SG) Louie Miller | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Dwayne Merchant takes the ball from Boris Kacynski | 61-73 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns comes up short on the runner in the paint | 61-73 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway's fadeaway is rejected by Boris Kacynski | 61-73 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the board | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won runs out the clock | 61-73 |