| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Koehler (fresh) SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lester Murphy | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 18:21 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bone is called for the reach on Gerald Underwood - foul #1 on Charles Bone, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross (SF) Craig McMahen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (PF) Gerald Underwood | |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Ross steals the ball from Corey Cutshall | 35-30 |
| 17:38 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 37-30 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lester Murphy and he's hacked by Donald Ross - foul #2 on Donald Ross, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Craig McMahen (SF), John Simons (PF), Timothy Batson (C) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Donald Ross, Charles Bone, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Gerald Underwood (PF), Monte Holt (C) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:18 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (PG) Alexander Garner | |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Monte Holt, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 15:47 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Batson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Rojo (fresh) SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Holt (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 15:34 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to John Simons | 41-33 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Rojo - foul #2 on William Rojo, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross (SF) Craig McMahen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (C) William Rojo, Keith Jackson, Gerald Underwood | |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons connects on the jumper in the paint | 45-33 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell is hacked by Christopher Walker - foul #2 on Christopher Walker, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Matt Koehler (SG), Charles Bone (PF), Terry Cover (C) Christopher Ruble, Christopher Walker, John Simons, Timothy Batson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Douglas Holyfield (C) Lee Campbell, Monte Holt | |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bone picks off the pass by Ryan Allison | 45-33 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 45-33 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Terry Cover, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen (SF) Donald Ross | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (PF) Ross Tyler | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matt Koehler | 47-33 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is hacked by Steven Furr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Furr, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Keith Jackson (SF) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison | |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Simons (PF) Charles Bone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt (C) Douglas Holyfield | |
| 12:12 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matt Koehler | 49-33 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons grabs the board | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Koehler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Simons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) PF - Gerald Underwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Holt (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler snags the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Alexander Garner is called for the reach on John Simons - foul #1 on Alexander Garner, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Donald Ross (SF), Charles Bone (PF) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Craig McMahen, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Lester Murphy (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Gerald Underwood, Monte Holt | |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Allison - foul #4 on Ryan Allison, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF) Ryan Allison | |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lester Murphy | 50-35 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-35 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson (PF), Terry Cover (C) Charles Bone, John Simons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Lester Murphy, William Rojo, Keith Jackson, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson is whistled for a carry | 50-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Matt Koehler (SG), Craig McMahen (SF) Christopher Ruble, Christopher Walker, Donald Ross | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig McMahen - foul #1 on Craig McMahen, team foul #6 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (PF) Ross Tyler | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 08:57 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover tips it in | 52-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Batson - foul #1 on Timothy Batson, team foul #7 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone (PF) Timothy Batson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Monte Holt | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Bone | 54-38 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Donald Ross (SF) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Craig McMahen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (PG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF) Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Gerald Underwood | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Simons (C) Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Ryan Allison (SF) William Rojo, Monte Holt | |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Simons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses the dunk | 54-38 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-38 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Ruble - foul #1 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #8 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Matt Koehler (SG), Craig McMahen (SF), Terry Cover (C) Christopher Ruble, Christopher Walker, Donald Ross, Charles Bone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (PF), Monte Holt (C) Keith Jackson, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 05:48 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Craig McMahen | 57-40 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is denied on a dunk by Craig McMahen | 57-40 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt tips it home | 57-42 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig McMahen | 59-42 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| 04:32 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig McMahen | 61-44 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Craig McMahen is called for the reach on Ryan Allison - foul #2 on Craig McMahen, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Donald Ross (SF), Timothy Batson (PF), Robert Mattson (C) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Craig McMahen, John Simons, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Keith Jackson (PF) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Gerald Underwood | |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Ruble | 63-45 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Donald Ross - foul #3 on Donald Ross, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler (C) Monte Holt | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Batson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Allison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ross Tyler (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner's floater is tipped away by Timothy Batson | 63-47 |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson misses the dunk | 63-47 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Batson denies the turnaround by Lee Campbell | 63-47 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Christopher Ruble | 63-47 |
| 02:17 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Mattson | 66-47 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Ryan Allison is blocked by Robert Mattson | 66-47 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-47 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble tips it but misses | 66-47 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross misses the tip | 66-47 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble is hacked by Keith Jackson - foul #2 on Keith Jackson, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Simons (PF) Robert Mattson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF), Monte Holt (C) Ryan Allison, Ross Tyler | |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Jackson blocks the short jumper by John Simons | 66-50 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross tips it home | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Christopher Walker - foul #3 on Christopher Walker, team foul #11 | 68-52 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker can't finish the layup | 68-52 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons grabs the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble runs out the clock | 68-52 |