| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wirth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert White inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Howard | John Arnold misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:10 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jordan Casey | 33-42 |
| 18:50 | Howard | Robert White banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Green | 35-42 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-42 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Robert White snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:26 | Howard | John Arnold knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert White | 37-42 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods's pass is intercepted by John Arnold | 37-42 |
| 17:55 | Howard | John Arnold scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner and he's hacked by Freddy Warf - foul #2 on Freddy Warf, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 17:55 | Howard | John Arnold makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods is fouled on the floor by Leroy Green - foul #2 on Leroy Green, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG) Lou Crowther | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:17 | Howard | John Arnold clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Leroy Green - foul #3 on Leroy Green, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SG), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Charles Robinson, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Farthing (SF) Jordan Casey | |
| 17:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:51 | Howard | Bill Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf blows the layup but the foul's on Rodney Stafford - foul #2 on Rodney Stafford, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (SG), Larry Feinstein (C) Gregory Bahr, James Wirth | |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 16:17 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG) Rodney Stafford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Delamora (SG), Carroll Magruder (C) Michael Woods, Freddy Warf | |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, John Palombo, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey (SF) Curtis Farthing | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Henry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Delamora (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carroll Magruder (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Howard | Bill Henry loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), Robert White (SF) Hugo Ellerman, Bill Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG) Timothy Delamora | |
| 15:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey is hacked by John Arnold - foul #2 on John Arnold, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG) Kenneth Cole | |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Bahr | 41-49 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Robert White blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Woods - foul #3 on Michael Woods, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf (PF), James Wirth (C) Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| 14:29 | Howard | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Bahr, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SG), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Charles Robinson, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:53 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman's pass is intercepted by Jordan Casey | 42-49 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey lays it in | 42-51 |
| 13:21 | Howard | Sam Gregorio connects on the jumper in the paint | 44-51 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 13:01 | Howard | Sam Gregorio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-51 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Robert White snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 12:43 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Freddy Warf | 44-51 |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 44-51 |
| 12:17 | Howard | Robert White snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman's pass is intercepted by James Wirth | 44-51 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Freddy Warf | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Bahr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jordan Casey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wirth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman hits a jumper in the lane set up by Sam Gregorio | 46-53 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 11:10 | Howard | The rebound goes to Hugo Ellerman | 46-53 |
| 10:53 | Howard | Sam Gregorio is hacked by Freddy Warf - foul #3 on Freddy Warf, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), John Palombo (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Sam Gregorio, Hugo Ellerman, Robert White, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Timothy Delamora (SG), Philip Innocent (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Michael Woods, Gregory Bahr, Jordan Casey, Freddy Warf, James Wirth | |
| 10:48 | Howard | John Arnold hits a 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder misses long on a floater from the left block | 49-53 |
| 10:28 | Howard | John Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 10:20 | Howard | Charles Robinson tips it in | 51-53 |
| 10:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Arnold swats the short shot by Carroll Magruder | 51-53 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 10:02 | Howard | Lou Crowther grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:45 | Howard | John Arnold's pass is intercepted by Carroll Magruder | 51-53 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 09:27 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Palombo | 51-53 |
| 09:18 | Howard | John Arnold can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 51-55 |
| 08:54 | Howard | John Palombo connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 53-55 |
| 08:35 | Gardner-Webb | Leroy Green steals the ball from Kenneth Cole | 53-55 |
| 08:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Arnold | 55-55 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | John Palombo is called for the reach on Kenneth Cole - foul #2 on John Palombo, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Hugo Ellerman (SG), Robert White (SF), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Lou Crowther, Charles Robinson, John Palombo, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Gregory Bahr (SG), Freddy Warf (PF), James Wirth (C) Kenneth Cole, Timothy Delamora, Larry Feinstein, Carroll Magruder | |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | Howard | Kevin McGill gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Innocent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Howard | Robert White lays it up and in set up by Sam Gregorio | 57-55 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 07:01 | Howard | Kevin McGill comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-57 |
| 06:59 | Howard | Bill Henry hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Hugo Ellerman, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey (SF) Philip Innocent | |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:21 | Howard | John Arnold throws it down on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 61-59 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Sam Gregorio knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Arnold | 64-59 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey's layup is rejected by Leroy Green | 64-59 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| 05:28 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Freddy Warf | 64-61 |
| 05:11 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 05:10 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Sam Gregorio can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Woods - foul #4 on Michael Woods, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (SG), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Gregory Bahr, Freddy Warf, James Wirth | |
| 04:56 | Howard | Sam Gregorio makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Sam Gregorio misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:40 | Howard | John Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Leroy Green hits the follow up shot | 67-61 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Feinstein | 67-63 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Sam Gregorio is whistled for traveling | 67-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), John Palombo (SF), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Robert White, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), Philip Innocent (SF), Freddy Warf (PF) Michael Woods, Jordan Casey, Carroll Magruder | |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Palombo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Innocent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman is hacked by Freddy Warf - foul #4 on Freddy Warf, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG) John Palombo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth (C) Larry Feinstein | |
| 03:09 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cole | 67-66 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Charles Robinson, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Jordan Casey (SF) Kenneth Cole, Philip Innocent | |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Charles Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-67 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey is whistled for traveling | 70-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, Hugo Ellerman, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:48 | Howard | Robert White hits the finger roll set up by Sam Gregorio and the foul's on Jordan Casey - foul #2 on Jordan Casey, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| 01:48 | Howard | Robert White misses the free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr is hacked by Sam Gregorio - foul #4 on Sam Gregorio, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:11 | Howard | The short jumper by Robert White is denied by Freddy Warf | 72-69 |
| 01:09 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey gets the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth dunks the ball set up by Michael Woods and the foul's on Leroy Green - foul #4 on Leroy Green, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Robert White grabs the offensive board | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Sam Gregorio knocks in the floater from the right wing | 74-72 |