| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | William Brown clanks a jump hook from close range | 28-25 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses long on a shot from the right block | 28-25 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 28-25 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Wishart - foul #1 on Brian Wishart, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Baker | 30-28 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Scott Shannon | 32-28 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Bodily | 32-32 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Baker - foul #2 on Thomas Baker, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Pearson | 33-34 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon slams it home on a nice dish by William Brown | 35-34 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Larry Ogata - foul #1 on Larry Ogata, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (SG), Harry Cheney (SF), John Schoenthal (C) Warren Bodily, Brian Wishart, Thomas Baker | |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Douglas Galeano | 35-35 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Galeano - foul #2 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges (SF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal comes up short on the runner near the basket | 38-36 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jumah Arai | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hedges (fresh) PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) C - Charles Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, William Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Brian Wishart (SF), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, David Hedges, Charles Burns | |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | John Manzo is hacked by Ricky Pearson - foul #3 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Greg Norton banks in the layup | 42-36 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 42-38 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | John Manzo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Ogata | 45-38 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Galeano takes the ball from Ricky Pearson | 45-38 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), William Brown (PF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Douglas Galeano, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Brian Wishart, John Schoenthal | |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Warren Bodily | 45-41 |
| 13:00 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Pearson - foul #4 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG) Ricky Pearson | |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | William Brown connects on the shot in the lane | 47-43 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Greg Norton (C) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF), John Schoenthal (C) Warren Bodily, Thomas Baker | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Schoenthal (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Brown and he's fouled by Brian Fulcher - foul #1 on Brian Fulcher, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Jumah Arai | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Greg Norton swats the shot by Harry Cheney | 50-43 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Wallace Long pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-45 |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the driving attempt from close range | 50-45 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to John Schoenthal | 50-45 |
| 10:19 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Greg Norton gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | William Brown blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harry Cheney | 50-47 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Micheal Cotton, Wallace Long, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Duarte (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Charles Burns (PF), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | John Schoenthal is called for the reach on Scott Shannon - foul #1 on John Schoenthal, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges (SF) John Schoenthal | |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:36 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 50-50 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hedges | 50-53 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Warren Bodily is called for the reach on Jumah Arai - foul #3 on Warren Bodily, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:47 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges misses the floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Duarte (fresh) SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hedges (fresh) PF - Charles Burns (fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Hedges | 52-55 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Thomas Baker | 52-55 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Jose Duarte, David Hedges, Charles Burns | |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon connects on the jumper in the paint | 54-56 |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Greg Norton - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SG) Warren Bodily | |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:39 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart is called for traveling | 54-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal (C) Thomas Baker | |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 56-58 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (SG) Harry Cheney | |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Ricky Pearson picks off the pass by John Manzo in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Sullivan and the foul's on John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF) John Manzo, Wallace Long, William Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns (C) Matthew Sullivan | |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ricky Pearson - foul #5 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Harry Cheney (SF) Ricky Pearson, Brian Wishart | |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-61 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses the dunk but he's hacked by Brian Fulcher - foul #2 on Brian Fulcher, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (C) Charles Burns | |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Cheney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 59-61 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Warren Bodily, John Schoenthal | |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (SG) Harry Cheney | |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 3 from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Manzo and the foul's on Brian Wishart - foul #2 on Brian Wishart, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Larry Ogata | 65-64 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Matthew Sullivan | 65-64 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily is fouled on the floor by Larry Ogata - foul #3 on Larry Ogata, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the board | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Shannon is called for the reach on Warren Bodily - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-66 |