| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) C - James Wirth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | James Roberts snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jordan Casey - foul #1 on Jordan Casey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Wirth | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil's floater is tipped away by Raymond Newton | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | James Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Marcum - foul #1 on Robert Marcum, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Raymond Newton | |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Leonard Vigil - foul #1 on Leonard Vigil, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Larry McMurdo steals it from Scott Reynolds | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo lays it in | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Theodore Havens | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Havens | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) SF - Jordan Casey (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wirth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McMurdo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil tips it in | 4-9 |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Theodore Havens | 4-11 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore Havens is called for the reach on James Wirth - foul #1 on Theodore Havens, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), John Packard (SG), Philip Innocent (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Scott Reynolds, Gregory Bahr, Jordan Casey, Leonard Vigil, James Wirth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Theodore Havens, Thomas McTaggart, Larry McMurdo, James Roberts | |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | John Packard hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Feinstein | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Philip Innocent - foul #1 on Philip Innocent, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Marcum blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Carroll Magruder | 7-13 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Innocent | 7-13 |
| 14:00 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 9-13 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Dale Cole loses the dribble to Philip Innocent | 9-13 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:31 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Carroll Magruder - foul #1 on Carroll Magruder, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Gregory Bahr (SG), Jordan Casey (SF), Leonard Vigil (PF), James Wirth (C) Herman Wilson, John Packard, Philip Innocent, Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Dale Cole | |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth banks in the layup set up by Scott Reynolds | 13-16 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Jordan Casey is called for the reach on Vernon Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Jordan Casey, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Packard (SF) Jordan Casey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Daniel Harter | |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-16 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Raymond Newton | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) SF - John Packard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Wirth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr's 3 pointer is rejected by Larry McMurdo | 13-16 |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Bahr - foul #1 on Gregory Bahr, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein (C) James Wirth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Harter (SF) Larry McMurdo | |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | James Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Packard - foul #1 on John Packard, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent (SF) John Packard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Scott Reynolds | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | James Roberts banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent is fouled on the floor by Thomas McTaggart - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (SG), John Packard (SF), James Wirth (C) Gregory Bahr, Philip Innocent, Larry Feinstein | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter, James Roberts | |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Reynolds | 17-20 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry McMurdo | 17-22 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson is fouled on the floor by Theodore Havens - foul #2 on Theodore Havens, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF) Scott Reynolds, Leonard Vigil | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Dale Cole (C) Theodore Havens, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 08:57 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Herman Wilson | 19-22 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum is hacked by Philip Innocent - foul #2 on Philip Innocent, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG) Philip Innocent | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), James Roberts (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Dale Cole | |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:09 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-24 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the floater from the left side | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Packard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) C - James Wirth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Feinstein - foul #1 on Larry Feinstein, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Farthing (SF), Leonard Vigil (PF) John Packard, James Wirth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton | |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein is hacked by James Roberts - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Dale Cole (C) Thomas McTaggart, James Roberts | |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Vernon Schiefelbein steals the ball from Gregory Bahr | 23-26 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 26-28 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Larry Feinstein | 26-28 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Vigil | 29-28 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Dodson is called for the reach on Larry Feinstein - foul #1 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (SG), John Packard (SF), James Wirth (C) Scott Reynolds, Gregory Bahr, Curtis Farthing | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Daniel Harter, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dale Cole | 29-28 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil is hacked by Robert Marcum - foul #2 on Robert Marcum, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder (SG) Larry Feinstein | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG) Robert Marcum | |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Newton | 30-30 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the shot from the right wing set up by Vernon Schiefelbein | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Vigil | 32-32 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-32 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Cole | 32-32 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carroll Magruder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Packard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Vigil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wirth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Cole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Schiefelbein | 32-34 |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | John Packard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carroll Magruder | 35-34 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Schiefelbein | 35-37 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | John Packard is called for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Gregory Bahr (SG), Jordan Casey (SF), Freddy Warf (C) Herman Wilson, John Packard, Leonard Vigil, James Wirth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Theodore Havens (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF), James Roberts (C) Thomas McTaggart, Vernon Schiefelbein, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton, Dale Cole | |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Reynolds | 37-37 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens loses the dribble to Gregory Bahr | 37-37 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Bahr | 39-37 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gregory Bahr | 42-37 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jordan Casey - foul #3 on Jordan Casey, team foul #10 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Packard (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), James Wirth (C) Jordan Casey, Carroll Magruder, Freddy Warf | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SF) Daniel Harter | |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Larry Feinstein is denied by Jimmy Dodson | 42-38 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Larry Feinstein is called for the reach on Theodore Havens - foul #2 on Larry Feinstein, team foul #11 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil (PF) Larry Feinstein | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Raymond Newton (PF) Robert Marcum, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Packard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | John Packard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 45-39 |