| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Palmore (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois State | Michael Cool takes the ball from Fernando Soto | 26-32 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Styron is called for the reach on Michael Cool - foul #1 on Ronald Styron, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone can't finish the layup | 26-32 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Anderson | 26-32 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 26-34 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is fouled in the backcourt by Fernando Soto - foul #1 on Fernando Soto, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a floater from the right block set up by Albert Malone | 26-36 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore's pass is intercepted by Larry Valentine | 26-36 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 26-36 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore's pass is intercepted by Larry Valentine | 26-36 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine lays it up and in | 26-38 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:12 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Sam Moore (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Fernando Soto, Ronald Styron, Doug Hanford, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, John Morgan, Russell Anderson, Albert Malone | |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | Paul Foster steps in front of the Donald Barbagallo pass | 26-38 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Bentley - foul #1 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Merrill Hubbard - foul #1 on Merrill Hubbard, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Barbagallo picks off the pass by Merrill Hubbard in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Sam Moore lays it in on a great pass from Donald Barbagallo | 29-40 |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool lays it in uncontested set up by James Bien | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Sims (fresh) SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Bien (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Matthew McKosky - foul #1 on Matthew McKosky, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Barbagallo - foul #2 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF) Sam Moore, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone (C) Matthew McKosky | |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Bentley - foul #2 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Edward Palmore (C) Larry Sims, Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) James Bien | |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron buries a turnaround from close range set up by Louis Flippen | 32-44 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone blows the layup | 32-44 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Sam Moore (SF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Doug Hanford, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Michael Cool, Merrill Hubbard, Paul Foster, Albert Malone | |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 32-46 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Russell Anderson steals the ball from Simon Shin | 32-46 |
| 14:06 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF), Gregory Bentley (C) Louis Flippen, Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Michael Cool (SG) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman | |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne scores on a shot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Sam Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fernando Soto | 37-46 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Bien, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Doug Hanford (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Larry Sims, Sam Moore, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) John Morgan, Russell Anderson, Matthew McKosky | |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 37-46 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Albert Malone | 37-46 |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien's layup is rejected by Edward Palmore | 37-46 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Hanford | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Palmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Bien (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Foster, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF), Gregory Bentley (C) Louis Flippen, Ronald Styron, Andrew Stafford, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF) James Bien, Michael Cool, Paul Foster | |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Casey Neville steals the ball from Donald Barbagallo | 39-46 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 39-49 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bentley picks off the pass by Casey Neville | 39-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Larry Valentine steps in front of the Larry Sims pass in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 09:48 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Marvin Zimmerman | 39-51 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Doug Hanford is called for the reach on Merrill Hubbard - foul #3 on Doug Hanford, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Sam Moore (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Larry Sims, Donald Barbagallo, Doug Hanford, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Michael Cool (SG), John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Casey Neville, Albert Malone | |
| 08:57 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan lays it up and in set up by Russell Anderson | 39-53 |
| 08:43 | Illinois State | Sam Moore is fouled on the floor by Michael Cool - foul #2 on Michael Cool, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on James Bien - foul #2 on James Bien, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-55 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Sam Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Palmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Bien (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Styron is called for the reach on Michael Cool - foul #2 on Ronald Styron, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Doug Hanford (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Simon Shin (C) Fernando Soto, Sam Moore, Andrew Stafford, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Russell Anderson, Matthew McKosky | |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron's floater is knocked away by Albert Malone | 44-57 |
| 07:13 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron is hacked by Albert Malone - foul #3 on Albert Malone, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville (C) Albert Malone | |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 06:26 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Simon Shin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Doug Hanford | 46-59 |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Larry Sims (SG), Gregory Bentley (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Louis Flippen, Ronald Styron, Doug Hanford, Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard (SF), Russell Anderson (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) John Morgan, Paul Foster, Casey Neville | |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore is hacked by Michael Cool - foul #3 on Michael Cool, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (SF) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG) Michael Cool | |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is called for 10 seconds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | James Bien is called for the reach on Fernando Soto - foul #3 on James Bien, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (PF) Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Russell Anderson is denied by Andrew Stafford | 48-61 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Larry Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Stafford | 50-61 |
| 04:32 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Doug Hanford (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Larry Sims, Sam Moore, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), John Morgan (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Russell Anderson, Matthew McKosky | |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is hacked by Donald Barbagallo - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Palmore (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Foster | 50-64 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #1 on Larry Valentine, team foul #10 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Doug Hanford, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, John Morgan, Albert Malone | |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | Louis Flippen swats the dunk try by Paul Foster | 52-64 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Casey Neville swats the short shot by Andrew Stafford | 52-64 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a turnaround from close range | 52-64 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Merrill Hubbard - foul #2 on Merrill Hubbard, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Gregory Bentley (C) Louis Flippen, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (C) Casey Neville | |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien is called for 10 seconds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Simon Shin (C) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-64 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster misses the runner from the baseline | 53-64 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Larry Sims | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Marvin Zimmerman - foul #2 on Marvin Zimmerman, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Doug Hanford (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Larry Sims, Sam Moore, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Paul Foster, Matthew McKosky | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by Fernando Soto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fernando Soto, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SF), Casey Neville (PF) John Morgan, Russell Anderson | |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Styron | 58-66 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Styron - foul #3 on Ronald Styron, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford is fouled on the floor by Michael Cool - foul #4 on Michael Cool, team foul #13 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan (SF), Russell Anderson (PF) Marvin Zimmerman, Casey Neville | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Styron - foul #4 on Ronald Styron, team foul #12 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SF) John Morgan | |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne's floater is tipped away by Russell Anderson | 58-69 |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine runs out the clock | 58-69 |