| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | John Morgan steals it from James Brubaker | 30-33 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan is fouled on the floor by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby and the foul's on Albert Malone - foul #2 on Albert Malone, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Casey Neville - foul #1 on Casey Neville, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Marvin Zimmerman | 33-36 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Casey Neville steps in front of the Jeff Bigby pass | 33-36 |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Matthew McKosky (PF) Michael Morris, Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SG) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard (SF), Charles Gardner (C) John Morgan, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-38 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Casey Neville (PF), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Matthew McKosky, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Morris is called for the reach on Blake Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Morris, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts knocks in the floater from the right side | 38-40 |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Casey Neville - foul #2 on Casey Neville, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Geoffrey Kammer steals it from Albert Malone | 38-43 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer drills a runner from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Casey Neville, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Wilbert Lane steals it from James Bien | 38-45 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by James Bien - foul #1 on James Bien, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Michael Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Jason Suiter (C) James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on John Lemke - foul #1 on Larry Valentine, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Matthew McKosky swats the layup by John Lemke | 38-45 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:02 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brooks swats the short shot by Charles Gardner | 40-47 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Casey Neville (PF), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Matthew McKosky, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:53 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Bateman is called for the reach on John Morgan - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 09:31 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman knocks in the shot from the left side set up by John Morgan | 42-49 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer tips it but misses | 42-49 |
| 08:45 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by James Brubaker is denied by Albert Malone | 42-49 |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeff Bigby | 42-49 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker drills a 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Bateman steps in front of the Casey Neville pass | 45-52 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Wilbert Lane | 45-54 |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane drills a shot from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the jump hook in the lane | 47-56 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Brubaker | 47-58 |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF) Michael Morris, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses the lay-in | 49-58 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 49-58 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke tips it in | 49-60 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine connects on the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Jason Suiter - foul #1 on Jason Suiter, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner (C) Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Bien - foul #2 on James Bien, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan (SF) Merrill Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses the tip | 52-62 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Casey Neville (PF) Larry Valentine, James Bien, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan travels with the ball | 52-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Charles Gardner (C) Michael Morris, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Suiter | 52-65 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter misses the tip | 52-65 |
| 01:21 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 01:03 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-65 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard jams it set up by James Bien | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke runs out the clock | 54-65 |