| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Patton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garrett Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Donlon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Donlon steps in front of the Richard Bulloch pass | 39-36 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington tips it home | 41-36 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Garrett Harrington - foul #2 on Garrett Harrington, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 18:21 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Patton | 44-37 |
| 17:51 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King is denied on a layup by Garrett Harrington | 44-37 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Nelson | 47-37 |
| 16:36 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Bulloch | 47-40 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:06 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Lawson | 50-40 |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | Edward Patton is called for the reach on Stanley Weber - foul #2 on Edward Patton, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black (PG), Victor Yoder (SG), Richard Ternasky (SF), Orji Amezquita (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Brian Nelson, Edward Patton, Andrew Lawson, Garrett Harrington, Robert Donlon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Horace Arocha (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Samuel King, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darren Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Yoder (fresh) SF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs blows the layup | 50-40 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Victor Yoder | 52-40 |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dees | 52-42 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the lay-in | 52-42 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-42 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Blow | 52-42 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees is hacked by Victor Yoder - foul #1 on Victor Yoder, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Edward Patton (SG), Andrew Lawson (SF), Robert Donlon (C) Darren Black, Victor Yoder, Richard Ternasky, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Samuel King (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, Jeffrey Dees, Horace Arocha, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Orji Amezquita swats the layup by Ronald Logston | 52-42 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Orji Amezquita - foul #2 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon tips it in | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Patton (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Garrett Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Donlon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Patton | 57-46 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams (C) Robert Donlon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Garrett Harrington | 59-46 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Bulloch - foul #2 on Richard Bulloch, team foul #1 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky (SF) Andrew Lawson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber | |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Vincent Townsend, team foul #2 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black (PG) Brian Nelson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha (SF) Samuel King | |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams's floater is tipped away by Vincent Townsend | 60-46 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:19 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black loses the ball out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Victor Yoder (SG), Andrew Lawson (SF), Orji Amezquita (PF), Robert Donlon (C) Darren Black, Edward Patton, Richard Ternasky, Garrett Harrington, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Samuel King (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, Jeffrey Dees, Horace Arocha, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch tips it in | 60-48 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses the 3 from straight away | 63-48 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Yoder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Donlon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita can't throw it down | 63-48 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Victor Yoder - foul #2 on Victor Yoder, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (SG) Victor Yoder | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 63-50 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston grabs the board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Donlon is called for the reach on Samuel King - foul #3 on Robert Donlon, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Samuel King, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Edward Patton steals it from Vincent Townsend | 63-50 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Patton | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-50 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard Bulloch - foul #3 on Richard Bulloch, team foul #3 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black (PG), Richard Ternasky (SF) Brian Nelson, Andrew Lawson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Samuel King (SF), Willie Morris (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Vincent Townsend | |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Dees | 69-52 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder (SG), Orji Amezquita (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Edward Patton, Garrett Harrington, Robert Donlon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha (SF), Vincent Townsend (C) Samuel King, Willie Morris | |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees is fouled on the floor by Victor Yoder - foul #3 on Victor Yoder, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darren Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Yoder (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Vincent Townsend - foul #2 on Vincent Townsend, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees is fouled on the floor by Victor Yoder - foul #4 on Victor Yoder, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Dees | 72-56 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is hacked by Vincent Townsend - foul #3 on Vincent Townsend, team foul #5 | 72-56 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky misses the fadeaway from close range | 72-56 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita tips it home | 74-56 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Darren Black - foul #1 on Darren Black, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is fouled on the floor by George Burroughs - foul #3 on George Burroughs, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Arthur Williams is denied by Vincent Townsend | 74-58 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the turnaround from the baseline | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black runs out the clock | 76-58 |