| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Clark Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Shahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 19:18 | Fordham | Carl Beatty banks in the layup set up by Clark Weston and he's hacked by John Morgan - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Fordham | Carl Beatty makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Valentine and the foul's on Paul Shahan - foul #2 on Paul Shahan, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | Fordham | Richard King hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Breidenstein | 39-34 |
| 18:04 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 39-37 |
| 17:55 | Fordham | Albert Malone blocks the short jumper by Paul Shahan | 39-37 |
| 17:53 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Beatty | 39-37 |
| 17:31 | Fordham | Richard King misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:05 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:59 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | Carl Bartelt (PG), Nathaniel Patrick (SF), Christopher Lipinski (PF), Michael Simonsen (C) Clark Weston, Paul Shahan, Michael Breidenstein, Carl Beatty | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Casey Neville | |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the easy layup | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Fordham | Christopher Lipinski snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:02 | Fordham | Richard King is fouled on the floor by James Bien - foul #2 on James Bien, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Salmon (SG), Paul Shahan (SF) Richard King, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF), Charles Gardner (C) Michael Morris, Merrill Hubbard, Albert Malone | |
| 15:49 | Fordham | John Morgan takes the ball from Matthew Salmon | 39-37 |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan lays it up and in | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Carl Bartelt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Matthew Salmon (fresh) SF - Paul Shahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Simonsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) SF - John Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Fordham | Paul Shahan hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Bartelt | 41-39 |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Bien | 41-42 |
| 14:36 | Fordham | Michael Simonsen is hacked by Charles Gardner - foul #1 on Charles Gardner, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Weston (PG), Richard King (SG), Michael Breidenstein (PF), Carl Beatty (C) Carl Bartelt, Matthew Salmon, Nathaniel Patrick, Michael Simonsen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Casey Neville (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Matthew McKosky, Charles Gardner | |
| 14:27 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Clark Weston | 44-42 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 14:01 | Fordham | Carl Beatty pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:57 | Fordham | Paul Shahan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Morgan - foul #3 on John Morgan, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Merrill Hubbard (SF) Larry Valentine, John Morgan | |
| 13:57 | Fordham | Paul Shahan makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:57 | Fordham | Paul Shahan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Marvin Zimmerman and he's fouled by Paul Shahan - foul #3 on Paul Shahan, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Nathaniel Patrick (SF) Paul Shahan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:36 | Fordham | Carl Beatty pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | Fordham | Richard King misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:43 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Beatty steps in front of the Merrill Hubbard pass | 46-44 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Clark Weston clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Morris - foul #1 on Michael Morris, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF) Michael Morris, Merrill Hubbard | |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Clark Weston makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Clark Weston misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Carl Beatty grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 12:24 | Fordham | Richard King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Casey Neville - foul #3 on Casey Neville, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF) Casey Neville | |
| 12:24 | Fordham | Richard King makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | Fordham | Richard King makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Beatty - foul #2 on Carl Beatty, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Carl Bartelt (PG), Paul Shahan (SF) Clark Weston, Michael Breidenstein | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:04 | Fordham | Nathaniel Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:48 | Fordham | Paul Shahan makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Carl Bartelt | 51-44 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Carl Bartelt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard King (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Shahan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Beatty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Fordham | Richard King's floater is tipped away by John Morgan | 51-46 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 51-48 |
| 10:18 | Fordham | Carl Beatty hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 51-48 |
| 10:17 | Fordham | Richard King pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:59 | Fordham | Paul Shahan misses badly on a shot from close range | 51-48 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 09:39 | Fordham | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:22 | Fordham | Carl Bartelt is hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #1 on Larry Valentine, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Weston (PG), Christopher Lipinski (SF), Michael Breidenstein (PF), Michael Simonsen (C) Richard King, Paul Shahan, Nathaniel Patrick, Carl Beatty | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Matthew McKosky, Albert Malone | |
| 09:22 | Fordham | Carl Bartelt misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 08:47 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein clanks a jumper from close range | 51-48 |
| 08:45 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris is fouled on the floor by Michael Breidenstein - foul #2 on Michael Breidenstein, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Matthew Salmon (SG) Carl Bartelt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville blows the dunk | 51-48 |
| 08:04 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:39 | Fordham | Christopher Lipinski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner can't throw it down | 51-48 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville tips it in | 51-50 |
| 07:05 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 07:03 | Fordham | Michael Simonsen gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Clark Weston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Salmon (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipinski (fresh) PF - Michael Breidenstein (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Simonsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Morris | 51-50 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Breidenstein - foul #3 on Michael Breidenstein, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Carl Bartelt (PG), Richard King (SG), Paul Shahan (SF), Nathaniel Patrick (PF), Carl Beatty (C) Clark Weston, Matthew Salmon, Christopher Lipinski, Michael Breidenstein, Michael Simonsen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Albert Malone (C) Michael Morris, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Charles Gardner | |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:31 | Fordham | Nathaniel Patrick snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:13 | Fordham | Carl Bartelt is hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF) Casey Neville | |
| 06:13 | Fordham | Carl Bartelt makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | Fordham | Carl Bartelt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by Carl Bartelt - foul #3 on Carl Bartelt, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 05:30 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 05:28 | Fordham | Richard King gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:15 | Fordham | Larry Valentine takes the ball from Paul Shahan | 53-51 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 04:52 | Fordham | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:48 | Fordham | Richard King double dribbles | 53-51 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Weston (PG), Michael Breidenstein (PF) Carl Bartelt, Nathaniel Patrick | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew McKosky | 53-53 |
| 04:08 | Fordham | Richard King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:53 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Fordham | Nathaniel Patrick (C) Carl Beatty | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville (PF) Matthew McKosky | |
| 03:36 | Fordham | Richard King misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 03:34 | Fordham | Nathaniel Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:20 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clark Weston | 59-53 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 02:49 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Clark Weston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard King (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Shahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Breidenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bien (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:27 | Fordham | Nathaniel Patrick is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Fordham | Carl Bartelt (PG), Matthew Salmon (SG), Christopher Lipinski (PF), Carl Beatty (C) Clark Weston, Richard King, Paul Shahan, Michael Breidenstein | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, James Bien, John Morgan, Albert Malone | |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Fordham | Richard King (SG) Matthew Salmon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone (C) Matthew McKosky | |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Merrill Hubbard | 59-58 |
| 02:06 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Weston (PG), Paul Shahan (SF), Michael Breidenstein (PF) Carl Bartelt, Nathaniel Patrick, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF) Michael Morris, Merrill Hubbard | |
| 01:55 | Fordham | Paul Shahan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to John Morgan | 59-58 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine tips it home | 59-60 |
| 01:03 | Fordham | Michael Breidenstein lays it in | 61-60 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 61-63 |
| 00:20 | Fordham | John Morgan steals it from Richard King | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the lay-in | 61-63 |
| 00:16 | Fordham | Paul Shahan snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:12 | Fordham | Paul Shahan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Richard King is called for the reach on Albert Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | Fordham | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | Fordham | Fordham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | Richard King misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |