| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) SG - Larry Martines (fresh) SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Marc Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota lays it in and the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota loses the dribble to Ray Kyle | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James banks in the layup set up by Ray Kyle | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll connects on the jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Larry Martines clanks a floater from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kyle Koepp | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | David Theisen is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick James - foul #1 on Patrick James, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent McGoon (PF) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 3-7 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-7 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy tips it home | 3-9 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota is fouled on the floor by Paul Murphy - foul #2 on Paul Murphy, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (PG), Jerry Rondeau (SG), Brad Waters (SF), Sherman Feagin (C) David Theisen, Larry Martines, Dwight Cota, Kyle Koepp | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Jack Newsome (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Paul Murphy | |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon comes up short on the runner in the paint | 3-9 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Brad Waters misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 3-9 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Sherman Feagin is called for the reach on Patrick James - foul #1 on Sherman Feagin, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson (PF) Brent McGoon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Marc Fields (C) Houston Burrows, Jack Newsome | |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jerry Rondeau | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Dam (fresh) SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) SF - Brad Waters (fresh) PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) C - Sherman Feagin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) C - Marc Fields (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Dam picks off the pass by Ray Kyle | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Brad Waters blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brad Waters | 9-9 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ray Kyle | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Brad Waters scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brad Waters is called for the reach on Donald Carroll - foul #1 on Brad Waters, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Brent McGoon (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Douglas Dam, Jerry Rondeau, Brad Waters, Kenneth Anderson, Sherman Feagin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Roger Binette, Marc Fields | |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brent McGoon - foul #1 on Brent McGoon, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon is fouled on the floor by Kyle Koepp - foul #1 on Kyle Koepp, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Larry Martines - foul #1 on Larry Martines, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 12-14 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:49 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome banks in the layup | 12-16 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota misses the fadeaway from the left side | 12-16 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses long on a shot in the paint | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | David Theisen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Rondon - foul #1 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson (PF) Brent McGoon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Roger Binette (PF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Jack Newsome, Ralph McKethan | |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | David Theisen makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | David Theisen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Fields (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll dunks the ball on a great pass from Marc Fields and the foul's on Dwight Cota - foul #1 on Dwight Cota, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Sherman Feagin (C) David Theisen, Kyle Koepp | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Patrick James steals the ball from Larry Martines | 16-21 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James blows the layup | 16-21 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ray Kyle | 16-23 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Dwight Cota steals it from Donald Carroll | 19-23 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota misses the easy layup | 19-23 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Larry Martines tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 09:24 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Sherman Feagin denies the turnaround by Roger Binette | 19-23 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 19-23 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses long on a shot from the left block | 19-23 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Kyle - foul #1 on Ray Kyle, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Brad Waters (SG), Douglas Dam (SF), Brent McGoon (PF) Jerry Rondeau, Larry Martines, Dwight Cota, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Roger Binette, Marc Fields | |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Sherman Feagin | 20-23 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | David Theisen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Dam | 22-23 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Brent McGoon - foul #2 on Brent McGoon, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Brent McGoon, Sherman Feagin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brad Waters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Dam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Brad Waters is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Jeff Rondon steals it from Kyle Koepp | 22-25 |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows can't tip it in | 22-25 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | David Theisen misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows throws it down on a great pass from Nicholas Brown | 22-27 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Brad Waters is whistled for a carry | 22-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (SG) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Roger Binette (PF), Marc Fields (C) Nicholas Brown, Jack Newsome, Ralph McKethan | |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Brad Waters - foul #2 on Brad Waters, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson (PF) Brad Waters | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Houston Burrows - foul #1 on Houston Burrows, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF) Jerry Rondeau, Douglas Dam | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF) Jeff Rondon, Houston Burrows | |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Roger Binette | 24-30 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Sherman Feagin (C) David Theisen, Kyle Koepp | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick James | 24-32 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin misses badly on a runner in the lane | 24-32 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle is hacked by Larry Martines - foul #2 on Larry Martines, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (PG), Frank Hinerman (SF) Larry Martines, Dwight Cota | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Houston Burrows (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Donald Carroll, Roger Binette, Marc Fields | |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin can't tip it in | 24-33 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 24-33 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Frank Hinerman | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Dam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) SF - Frank Hinerman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sherman Feagin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Kyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson is hacked by Ralph McKethan - foul #1 on Ralph McKethan, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Brad Waters (SF), Kyle Koepp (C) Douglas Dam, Frank Hinerman, Sherman Feagin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Ray Kyle, Ralph McKethan | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome makes the floater from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Brad Waters hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kyle Koepp | 28-35 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows loses the dribble to David Theisen | 28-35 |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | David Theisen lays it up and in | 30-35 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | David Theisen steals the ball from Nicholas Brown | 30-35 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Brad Waters lays it up and in set up by David Theisen | 32-35 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Rondeau swats the short shot by Paul Murphy | 32-35 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Brad Waters knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kyle Koepp | 34-35 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Brent McGoon (PF) Jerry Rondeau, Brad Waters, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Jack Newsome | |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (PG) David Theisen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Brent McGoon steals the ball from Paul Murphy | 36-35 |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Larry Martines lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-35 |