| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) SF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Rainey (fresh) SG - John Weber (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Campbell inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Rainey is fouled on the floor by Marvin Zimmerman - foul #2 on Marvin Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:19 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on John Morgan - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 19:19 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 27-33 |
| 18:48 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Rainey is fouled on the floor by Michael Morris - foul #1 on Michael Morris, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 18:28 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Campbell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Smith | 27-36 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:55 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville is called for 3 seconds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Nicholas Johnson (PG) Joseph Rainey | |
| 17:09 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Weber and he's fouled by Casey Neville - foul #1 on Casey Neville, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Matthew McKosky (PF) Michael Morris, Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Frank McKoon (SF), David Guest (C) Frank Campbell, Joseph Hopper | |
| 17:09 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Luis Hammett (C) Benjamin Smith | |
| 16:30 | Prairie View A&M | James Bien picks off the pass by Nicholas Johnson | 30-41 |
| 16:06 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 16:04 | Prairie View A&M | David Guest grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 15:58 | Prairie View A&M | Larry Valentine steals the ball from Luis Hammett | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) SG - John Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank McKoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Guest (fresh) C - Luis Hammett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 15:37 | Prairie View A&M | David Guest grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:23 | Prairie View A&M | Luis Hammett comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 30-41 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Hammett steals it from Albert Malone | 30-41 |
| 14:43 | Prairie View A&M | Luis Hammett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank McKoon | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Bien | 32-44 |
| 14:05 | Prairie View A&M | Frank McKoon misses the 3 from straight away | 32-44 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 34-44 |
| 13:17 | Prairie View A&M | John Weber can't throw it down | 34-44 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 12:42 | Prairie View A&M | The pull-up jumper by John Weber is blocked by Albert Malone | 36-44 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien is hacked by John Weber - foul #2 on John Weber, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Larry Valentine, James Bien, John Morgan, Matthew McKosky, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor (PG), Andrew Couch (SG), Frank Campbell (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF), Joseph Hopper (C) Nicholas Johnson, John Weber, Frank McKoon, David Guest, Luis Hammett | |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Morris | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Casey Neville (fresh) C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jerry Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Couch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block | 38-44 |
| 11:39 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Taylor | 38-44 |
| 11:26 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Couch clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville tips it home | 40-44 |
| 10:52 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 10:24 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Joseph Hopper | 40-44 |
| 10:03 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Gardner denies the turnaround by Benjamin Smith | 40-44 |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Campbell - foul #1 on Frank Campbell, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone (C) Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Frank McKoon (C) Joseph Hopper | |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:35 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF) Merrill Hubbard, Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Bien | 44-44 |
| 09:09 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Couch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 09:07 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Campbell tips it home | 44-46 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Morris and the foul's on Frank Campbell - foul #2 on Frank Campbell, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF) Michael Morris, Marvin Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Rainey (PG), John Weber (SG), David Guest (PF), Luis Hammett (C) Jerry Taylor, Andrew Couch, Frank Campbell, Benjamin Smith | |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:40 | Prairie View A&M | David Guest grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 08:28 | Prairie View A&M | Frank McKoon misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 08:26 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Frank McKoon | 46-46 |
| 08:08 | Prairie View A&M | Frank McKoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville (PF) Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Hopper (C) Luis Hammett | |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Rainey (fresh) SG - John Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank McKoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Guest (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Rainey drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Weber | 46-49 |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Matthew McKosky (C) James Bien, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor (PG), Benjamin Smith (PF) Joseph Rainey, Frank McKoon | |
| 07:11 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith misses the dunk | 46-49 |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Larry Valentine | 46-49 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is fouled on the floor by John Weber - foul #3 on John Weber, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Frank Campbell (SF) David Guest | |
| 06:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Taylor steps in front of the Marvin Zimmerman pass | 46-49 |
| 06:20 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:51 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris is fouled on the floor by Jerry Taylor - foul #4 on Jerry Taylor, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone (C) Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Couch (SG), Frank McKoon (C) John Weber, Joseph Hopper | |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Malone | 48-49 |
| 05:01 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor is fouled on the floor by Michael Morris - foul #2 on Michael Morris, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF) Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Rainey (PG), David Guest (PF), Luis Hammett (C) Jerry Taylor, Frank Campbell, Benjamin Smith | |
| 04:41 | Prairie View A&M | David Guest clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 04:27 | Prairie View A&M | David Guest pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:11 | Prairie View A&M | Frank McKoon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Bien | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Couch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank McKoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Guest (fresh) 4 reb. C - Luis Hammett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Rainey knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 02:59 | Prairie View A&M | Luis Hammett gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:59 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Casey Neville (PF) Michael Morris, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor (PG), John Weber (SG), Frank Campbell (SF), Benjamin Smith (PF), Joseph Hopper (C) Joseph Rainey, Andrew Couch, Frank McKoon, David Guest, Luis Hammett | |
| 02:46 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Hopper makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Benjamin Smith | 50-53 |
| 02:33 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Casey Neville is denied by Benjamin Smith | 50-53 |
| 02:31 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Hopper grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:21 | Prairie View A&M | John Morgan picks off the pass by Frank Campbell | 50-53 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marvin Zimmerman | 53-53 |
| 01:47 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Campbell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Taylor | 53-55 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 01:21 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 01:19 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Campbell grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 01:00 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Casey Neville - foul #2 on Casey Neville, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 01:00 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:00 | Prairie View A&M | Benjamin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Zimmerman | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Taylor's pass is intercepted by Casey Neville | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris hits a fadeaway from close range | 58-56 |