| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Coon (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Armand Costa clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Baker - foul #1 on Thomas Baker, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 18:53 | Evansville | Todd Sterling gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Coon | 32-37 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Bodily and he's hacked by Caleb Ramsey - foul #1 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Brian Wishart is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Wishart, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Armand Costa | 32-40 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Caleb Ramsey is called for the reach on Ricky Pearson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SF), Ricky Carpenter (C) George Coon, Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SF), John Schoenthal (PF) Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Schoenthal - foul #2 on John Schoenthal, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), David Hedges (SF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily, Thomas Baker | |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:42 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Carpenter | 34-40 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Ricky Spence gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Barry Seymour misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:30 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter tips it in | 36-40 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal makes the 3 from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Cheney - foul #3 on Harry Cheney, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), George Coon (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Armand Costa (C) Barry Seymour, Ricky Spence, Ricky Carpenter, William Perales | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, David Hedges, Charles Burns | |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Coon (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Schoenthal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily is called for 5 seconds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SG), Calvin Williams (C) Stephen Johnson, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (C) John Schoenthal | |
| 15:21 | Evansville | George Coon scores on a runner in the paint | 39-43 |
| 15:12 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Warren Bodily takes the ball from Todd Sterling | 39-43 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily banks in the layup | 39-45 |
| 14:41 | Evansville | Calvin Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Baker - foul #2 on Thomas Baker, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:34 | Evansville | Matthew Sullivan is called for the reach on George Coon - foul #1 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (SG), Ricky Carpenter (PF) Caleb Ramsey, George Coon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (SG), Harry Cheney (SF), John Schoenthal (PF) Warren Bodily, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Barry Seymour drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Williams | 41-45 |
| 14:16 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Seymour takes the ball from Ricky Pearson in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | John Schoenthal is called for the reach on Ricky Carpenter - foul #3 on John Schoenthal, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG) Barry Seymour | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns (PF) Ricky Pearson | |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Ricky Spence clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | Armand Costa steps in front of the Charles Burns pass | 43-48 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits the finger roll | 45-48 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), George Coon (SF), Todd Sterling (PF) Ricky Spence, Stephen Johnson, Ricky Carpenter, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, Charles Burns, Thomas Baker | |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Wishart - foul #2 on Brian Wishart, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Caleb Ramsey - foul #3 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Perales (C) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns (C) John Schoenthal | |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Coon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Perales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Burns (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Todd Sterling lays it in | 49-49 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Todd Sterling pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Barry Seymour is hacked by Brian Wishart - foul #3 on Brian Wishart, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Armand Costa (C) Caleb Ramsey, William Perales | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Barry Seymour misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns's pass is intercepted by Barry Seymour | 50-49 |
| 10:27 | Evansville | Barry Seymour lays it up and in | 52-49 |
| 10:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is hacked by Todd Sterling - foul #1 on Todd Sterling, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Calvin Williams (C) Barry Seymour, Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (C) Charles Burns | |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Armand Costa loses the dribble to Warren Bodily | 52-49 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson lays it in | 52-51 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Matthew Sullivan picks off the pass by Armand Costa | 52-51 |
| 09:03 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Calvin Williams is hacked by Matthew Sullivan - foul #2 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SF), Todd Sterling (PF) George Coon, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Harry Cheney (SG), John Schoenthal (SF), Charles Burns (PF) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by John Schoenthal is denied by Ricky Spence | 54-51 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney's layup is rejected by Calvin Williams | 54-51 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney grabs the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Fulcher | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Todd Sterling swats the layup by Thomas Baker | 54-54 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 06:39 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 54-54 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Todd Sterling pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | Harry Cheney is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Harry Cheney, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Coon (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Caleb Ramsey, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, Charles Burns, Thomas Baker | |
| 06:17 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Pearson and he's hacked by Ricky Spence - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Jason Bland (SG) Ricky Spence, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges (C) John Schoenthal | |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 56-57 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | George Coon snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 59-57 |
| 05:01 | Evansville | Jason Bland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Barry Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson hits a shot from the left side set up by Warren Bodily | 59-59 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | Jason Bland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges is denied on a layup by Ricky Carpenter | 62-59 |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Bland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Coon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Wishart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - David Hedges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Barry Seymour, Jason Bland, Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (C) David Hedges | |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Todd Sterling hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Caleb Ramsey | 64-62 |
| 02:53 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker connects on the floater from the baseline | 64-64 |
| 02:26 | Evansville | George Coon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-64 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | George Coon snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey is called for a charge - foul #4 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Todd Sterling can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-64 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Johnson takes the ball from Brian Wishart | 64-64 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Coon | 66-64 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-64 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | George Coon snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | George Coon is hacked by Ricky Pearson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | George Coon makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | George Coon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Johnson steals the ball from Thomas Baker | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson runs out the clock | 67-64 |