| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart inbounds the ball | 22-47 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 25-47 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Ogata | 25-50 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Shannon steals the ball from Ricky Pearson | 25-50 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon blows the dunk | 25-50 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the offensive board | 25-50 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the 3 from straight away | 25-50 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily snags the defensive board | 25-50 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-50 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon grabs the board | 25-50 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-50 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan gets the rebound | 25-50 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #3 on Greg Norton, team foul #1 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Greg Norton | |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker makes the 1st free throw | 26-50 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 26-50 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Warren Bodily is called for the reach on John Manzo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Bodily, team foul #1 | 26-50 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Manzo and he's hacked by Warren Bodily - foul #2 on Warren Bodily, team foul #2 | 26-52 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the free throw | 26-53 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Scott Shannon - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #2 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG) John Manzo | |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 27-53 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SF), John Schoenthal (PF) Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-53 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 28-53 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-53 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #3 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), David Hedges (SF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily, Thomas Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 16:47 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 29-53 |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is hacked by Brian Fulcher - foul #2 on Brian Fulcher, team foul #3 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) David Hedges, Charles Burns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) William Brown | |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Wallace Long clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-53 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher grabs the defensive rebound | 29-53 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Schoenthal (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-53 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Douglas Galeano | 29-53 |
| 15:18 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is hacked by Matthew Sullivan - foul #2 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #4 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, John Schoenthal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton drills a floater from close range | 29-55 |
| 14:35 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart is fouled on the floor by Micheal Cotton - foul #3 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #4 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SF), John Schoenthal (PF) Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Shannon steals it from Thomas Baker | 29-55 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon lays it up and in | 29-57 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker can't finish the layup | 29-57 |
| 14:01 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily tips it in | 31-57 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is fouled on the floor by Harry Cheney - foul #3 on Harry Cheney, team foul #5 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Wallace Long | |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | Ricky Pearson steals the ball from Greg Norton | 31-57 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson hits the finger roll | 33-57 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-57 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily grabs the defensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Harry Cheney, team foul #6 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Harry Cheney, John Schoenthal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Greg Norton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Baker - foul #2 on Thomas Baker, team foul #7 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns (C) Thomas Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Warren Bodily, team foul #8 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (SG) Warren Bodily | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Greg Norton | |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton loses the dribble to Ricky Pearson | 33-59 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #5 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (SG), Thomas Baker (C) Ricky Pearson, Charles Burns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, William Brown | |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-62 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Warren Bodily | 36-62 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't throw it down | 36-62 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon tips it but misses | 36-62 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan grabs the board | 36-62 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Galeano | 36-62 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 36-62 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is called for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Ogata, team foul #6 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), David Hedges (SF), John Schoenthal (PF), Charles Burns (C) Brian Fulcher, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (PG), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-64 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Greg Norton - foul #4 on Greg Norton, team foul #7 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (SG), Thomas Baker (C) Warren Bodily, David Hedges | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Douglas Galeano (C) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:54 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Manzo | 40-67 |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Fulcher | 42-67 |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it home | 42-69 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-69 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) John Schoenthal, Charles Burns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (SG), Carl Krebs (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long | |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-69 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Thomas Baker | 42-69 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Fulcher | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - William Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses the shot from the right block | 45-69 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is hacked by Thomas Baker - foul #3 on Thomas Baker, team foul #9 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Duarte (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), John Schoenthal (C) Ricky Pearson, Brian Fulcher, Thomas Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Greg Norton swats the shot by Brian Wishart | 45-71 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 45-71 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Shannon | 45-73 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-73 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton is hacked by John Schoenthal - foul #2 on John Schoenthal, team foul #10 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Harry Cheney (SG), David Hedges (SF), Charles Burns (C) Jose Duarte, Warren Bodily, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Carl Krebs (PF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown | |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-75 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Charles Burns picks off the pass by Carl Krebs | 48-75 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Harry Cheney | 50-75 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Brian Fulcher picks off the pass by Micheal Cotton in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney misses the runner in the paint | 50-75 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges grabs the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Krebs takes the ball from Charles Burns | 50-75 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-75 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Burns | 50-75 |
| 03:53 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Hedges | 53-75 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-75 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Greg Norton tips it back up and in | 53-77 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Hedges (fairly fresh) PF - John Schoenthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jumah Arai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carl Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Norton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Burns | 55-77 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Wallace Long grabs the offensive board | 55-77 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:08 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Fulcher | 57-77 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-77 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges grabs the board | 57-77 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal misses short on a shot from close range | 57-77 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns misses the dunk | 57-79 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-79 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges misses the lay-in | 57-79 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges snags the offensive board | 57-79 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 57-79 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton runs out the clock | 57-79 |