| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Koehler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Furr | 32-30 |
| 19:21 | Yale | Buddy Mooney clanks a shot in the lane | 32-30 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Barnes - foul #1 on Randy Barnes, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is fouled on the floor by Steven Furr - foul #2 on Steven Furr, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:33 | Yale | Charles Bone takes the ball from Randy Barnes | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Buddy Mooney steps in front of the Matt Koehler pass | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | Yale | Buddy Mooney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen clanks a jump hook near the basket | 32-32 |
| 17:19 | Yale | Fred Webb grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:06 | Yale | Randy Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:38 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 16:37 | Yale | The rebound goes to Johnny Nero | 32-32 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is hacked by Craig McMahen - foul #3 on Craig McMahen, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Donald Ross (SF), John Simons (PF), Timothy Batson (C) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Craig McMahen, Charles Bone, Terry Cover | |
| 15:55 | Yale | Larry Cavallo hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Richardson | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) SF - Donald Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Batson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson loses the dribble to Larry Cavallo | 34-32 |
| 15:21 | Yale | Larry Cavallo clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-32 |
| 15:19 | Yale | Larry Cavallo tips it home | 36-32 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 36-32 |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Duane Thomas, Stephen Leflore | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler (SG), Terry Cover (C) Christopher Walker, Timothy Batson | |
| 14:20 | Yale | Buddy Mooney drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Burns | 38-32 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF) Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Charles Bone (PF) Christopher Ruble, John Simons | |
| 13:47 | Yale | Johnny Nero connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 13:31 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr is hacked by Fred Webb - foul #1 on Fred Webb, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen (SF) Donald Ross | |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 41-32 |
| 13:10 | Yale | Fred Webb gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:47 | Yale | Fred Webb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 12:46 | Yale | Steven Burns hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Nero - foul #2 on Johnny Nero, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Lawrence Gaither (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (SG), John Simons (C) Matt Koehler, Terry Cover | |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:00 | Yale | Charles Bone swats the layup by Duane Thomas | 43-34 |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Christopher Ruble | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) SF - Craig McMahen (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Charles Bone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Gardner-Webb | Lawrence Gaither denies the turnaround by Craig McMahen | 43-34 |
| 11:38 | Yale | Duane Thomas gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:17 | Yale | Johnny Nero misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 11:16 | Yale | Larry Cavallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:07 | Yale | Larry Cavallo buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Gaither | 45-34 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen throws it down on a nice dish by John Simons and he's fouled by Fred Webb - foul #2 on Fred Webb, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Duane Thomas, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler (SG), Terry Cover (C) Steven Furr, Charles Bone | |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:30 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 10:29 | Yale | Steven Burns tips it but misses | 45-37 |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Richardson - foul #2 on Stephen Richardson, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross (SF) Craig McMahen | |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:13 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Christopher Ruble is called for the reach on Buddy Mooney - foul #1 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| 09:41 | Yale | Randy Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | Yale | Steven Burns snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Randy Barnes makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Buddy Mooney | 47-37 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randy Barnes - foul #2 on Randy Barnes, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF) Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Christopher Walker (SG) Christopher Ruble, Matt Koehler | |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Fred Webb clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Donald Ross - foul #2 on Donald Ross, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Stephen Richardson (C) Buddy Mooney, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone (PF) John Simons | |
| 08:50 | Yale | Fred Webb makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Fred Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover is fouled on the floor by Stephen Richardson - foul #3 on Stephen Richardson, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:40 | Yale | Stephen Richardson snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 08:23 | Yale | Randy Barnes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-39 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Randy Barnes is called for the reach on Christopher Walker - foul #3 on Randy Barnes, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Duane Thomas (SG), Lawrence Gaither (C) Randy Barnes, Stephen Richardson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler (SG), Timothy Batson (C) Donald Ross, Terry Cover | |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:36 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Bone - foul #1 on Charles Bone, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Steven Burns (C) Duane Thomas, Johnny Nero | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross (SF) Christopher Walker | |
| 07:36 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:36 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Koehler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Batson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross banks in the layup | 51-43 |
| 07:08 | Yale | Buddy Mooney buries a floater from close range set up by Lawrence Gaither | 53-43 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-43 |
| 06:43 | Yale | Fred Webb snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 06:26 | Yale | Steven Burns dunks the ball on a great pass from Buddy Mooney | 55-43 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Furr | 55-45 |
| 05:58 | Yale | Steven Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Barnes (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Johnny Nero (PF) Larry Cavallo, Fred Webb, Lawrence Gaither | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Craig McMahen (SF), John Simons (PF), Terry Cover (C) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Donald Ross, Charles Bone, Timothy Batson | |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | Buddy Mooney steps in front of the Christopher Ruble pass in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Buddy Mooney misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Nero | 55-45 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Buddy Mooney misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-47 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to John Simons | 55-47 |
| 04:54 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Walker | 55-49 |
| 04:35 | Yale | Stephen Richardson banks in the layup set up by Randy Barnes | 57-49 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble clanks a shot in the lane | 57-49 |
| 04:13 | Yale | Buddy Mooney grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:05 | Yale | Stephen Richardson is whistled for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Lawrence Gaither (C) Buddy Mooney, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Matt Koehler (SG) Christopher Ruble, Christopher Walker | |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Cavallo steps in front of the Steven Furr pass in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither's layup is rejected by John Simons | 57-49 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-52 |
| 03:22 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Terry Cover | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Koehler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Craig McMahen | 57-54 |
| 02:54 | Yale | John Simons denies the turnaround by Larry Cavallo | 57-54 |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Fred Webb (SF), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone (PF) John Simons | |
| 02:13 | Yale | Johnny Nero misses the jumper near the basket | 57-56 |
| 02:11 | Yale | Johnny Nero hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Matt Koehler | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | Yale | Steven Burns is fouled on the floor by Terry Cover - foul #2 on Terry Cover, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 01:33 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is hacked by Charles Bone - foul #2 on Charles Bone, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 01:33 | Yale | Buddy Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:33 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Bone | 59-58 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 01:16 | Yale | Johnny Nero pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:00 | Yale | Johnny Nero misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Yale | Buddy Mooney misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover scores on a jump hook near the basket | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Yale | Johnny Nero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-60 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Steven Burns hits the follow up shot | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Webb - foul #3 on Fred Webb, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:03 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Randy Barnes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-62 |