| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 23-35 |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner tips it in | 23-37 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Brubaker and he's fouled by Michael Morris - foul #2 on Michael Morris, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the free throw | 25-37 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Gardner | 25-37 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | A charge is called on Merrill Hubbard - foul #1 on Merrill Hubbard, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeff Bigby | 27-37 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is hacked by John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Morris steps in front of the James Brubaker pass | 27-37 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Geoffrey Kammer swats the short shot by Marvin Zimmerman | 27-37 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-37 |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Gardner | 27-37 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Gardner | 27-39 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 27-39 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Zimmerman and he's hacked by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG), James Bien (SG), Mark Watkins (PF), Saul Martin (C) Michael Morris, Marvin Zimmerman, Casey Neville, Charles Gardner | |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Giardina - foul #2 on Jack Giardina, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Church (SF) Merrill Hubbard | |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Mark Watkins | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Church (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Saul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin lays it in | 30-43 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien is hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Casey Neville (PF) Jack Giardina, James Bien, Mark Watkins | |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Brubaker takes the ball from Michael Morris | 33-43 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael Morris steals the ball from Jeff Bigby in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses the lay-in | 33-43 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the floater from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer banks in the layup set up by Blake Roberts | 35-43 |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Blake Roberts, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard (SF), Charles Gardner (C) William Church, Saul Martin | |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG) Michael Morris | |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 11:45 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Giardina | 35-51 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Kammer | 35-51 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Neville | 35-51 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Casey Neville, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), William Church (SF), Mark Watkins (PF), Saul Martin (C) Jack Giardina, Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Casey Neville, Charles Gardner | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is hacked by Mark Watkins - foul #2 on Mark Watkins, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | William Church grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Brubaker - foul #4 on James Brubaker, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Morris picks off the pass by Larry Bateman in the backcourt | 35-52 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Church misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-52 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Watkins snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris is hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #4 on Blake Roberts, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Paul Aragon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard (SF) William Church | |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-52 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Morris | 35-52 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin gets the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #7 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Casey Neville (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Michael Morris, James Bien, Mark Watkins, Saul Martin | |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jack Giardina - foul #3 on Jack Giardina, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Casey Neville, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bell | 38-53 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker loses the dribble to Casey Neville | 38-53 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 38-53 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses short on a runner from close range | 38-53 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 38-53 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer's floater is tipped away by Casey Neville | 38-53 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Casey Neville | 38-53 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bell is called for the reach on Marvin Zimmerman - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #8 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), William Church (SF) Jack Giardina, Merrill Hubbard | |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Casey Neville takes the ball from Geoffrey Kammer | 38-55 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker drills a jumper from the left block set up by Jeff Bigby | 40-55 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #9 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG), Mark Watkins (PF), Saul Martin (C) Michael Morris, Casey Neville, Charles Gardner | |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Church grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Watkins hits the finger roll set up by Marvin Zimmerman | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Witherspoon | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Saul Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-57 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Blake Roberts | 43-57 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks scores on a floater in the paint | 45-57 |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #5 on Blake Roberts, team foul #10 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jack Giardina | 45-61 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | William Church is called for the reach on Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on William Church, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brooks | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina grabs the board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina runs out the clock | 47-61 |