| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Cull and he's fouled by Howard Tittle - foul #1 on Howard Tittle, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | Gerald Reynolds is called for the reach on Christopher Carter - foul #3 on Gerald Reynolds, team foul #2 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Flavin (PF) Gerald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 21-25 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter can't tip it in | 21-25 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Flavin connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Jones | 23-25 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Carter is called for the reach on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 17:40 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Flavin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Marvin Sawyer | 23-28 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones hits a 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 26-28 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle hits a jumper in the paint set up by James Adams and the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (PG), Donald Sturtz (SG), Dennis Timmons (SF), Joseph Numbers (PF) Billy Loessberg, Richard Jones, James Adams, Michael Flavin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is intercepted by Joseph Numbers | 29-28 |
| 16:00 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi is whistled for a carry | 29-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds (PF) Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) SG - Donald Sturtz (fresh) SF - Dennis Timmons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Numbers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Walter Hall and he's hacked by Gerald Reynolds - foul #4 on Gerald Reynolds, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF) Gerald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Numbers | 31-31 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Donald Sturtz steals the ball from Walter Hall | 31-31 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi is denied on a layup by Bennie Melton | 31-31 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton lays it up and in on a great pass from Rick Clapp | 31-33 |
| 13:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the tip | 31-33 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi lays it up and in | 33-33 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Michael Flavin (PF), Howard Tittle (C) Andre Lombardi, Donald Sturtz, Dennis Timmons, Joseph Numbers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Caceres and he's hacked by Howard Tittle - foul #2 on Howard Tittle, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Caceres steps in front of the Billy Loessberg pass | 33-36 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams scores on a jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flavin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle jams it on a nice dish by James Adams | 37-38 |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Caceres | 37-41 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons (PF) Michael Flavin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SF), Rick Clapp (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is fouled on the floor by Billy Loessberg - foul #3 on Billy Loessberg, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (PG), Michael Flavin (PF) Billy Loessberg, James Adams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (C) Walter Hall | |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Howard Tittle - foul #3 on Howard Tittle, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Tolman | 38-43 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman travels with the ball | 38-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz (SG), Joseph Numbers (C) Richard Jones, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Ronald Cull | |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Sturtz | 41-43 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rick Clapp and the foul's on Donald Sturtz - foul #2 on Donald Sturtz, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG) Donald Sturtz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Flavin | 41-45 |
| 09:05 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi is hacked by Robert Moore - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle (C) Michael Flavin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:00 | Gardner-Webb | Dwayne Jaramillo steals the ball from Dennis Timmons | 41-45 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is hacked by Dennis Timmons - foul #1 on Dennis Timmons, team foul #8 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG), James Adams (SF), Michael Flavin (PF) Andre Lombardi, Dennis Timmons, Joseph Numbers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Mike Tolman (PF) Robert Moore, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Flavin is denied on a layup by Mike Tolman | 43-50 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flavin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Tittle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Cull picks off the pass by Michael Flavin | 43-50 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull banks in the layup | 43-52 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Carter | 43-52 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter slams it home set up by Paul Caceres | 43-54 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams travels with the ball | 43-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (PG), Dennis Timmons (SF), Gerald Reynolds (PF), Joseph Numbers (C) Billy Loessberg, James Adams, Michael Flavin, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Rick Clapp (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Gerald Reynolds blocks the short jumper by Dwayne Jaramillo | 43-54 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Numbers pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Numbers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-54 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Gerald Reynolds | 43-54 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #4 on Robert Moore, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz (SG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Mike Tolman | |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Lombardi - foul #2 on Andre Lombardi, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Numbers - foul #1 on Joseph Numbers, team foul #10 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Howard Tittle (C) Donald Sturtz, Joseph Numbers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 44-58 |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi tips it but misses | 44-58 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Andre Lombardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dennis Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Howard Tittle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Walter Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the tip | 44-58 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds is hacked by Robert Moore - foul #5 on Robert Moore, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Rohrbach (PG), Donald Sturtz (SG), Michael Flavin (PF), Joseph Numbers (C) Andre Lombardi, James Adams, Gerald Reynolds, Howard Tittle | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Rohrbach | 46-58 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton double dribbles | 46-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (PF) Bennie Melton | |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | William Rohrbach buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Timmons | 48-58 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 48-60 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Numbers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 48-60 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Chad Stier and he's hacked by Donald Sturtz - foul #3 on Donald Sturtz, team foul #11 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (PG) William Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (C) Ronnie Park | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton snags the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Chad Stier runs out the clock | 48-62 |