| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Gift (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wirth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield is fouled on the floor by Freddy Warf - foul #2 on Freddy Warf, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Theriault | 39-37 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Woods - foul #3 on Michael Woods, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG) Michael Woods | |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 18:45 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 18:44 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Wirth - foul #2 on James Wirth, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-37 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield's layup is rejected by Freddy Warf | 43-37 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey clanks a shot from the right side | 45-37 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | James Wirth denies the turnaround by David Theriault | 45-39 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Gift (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Cole (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Bahr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Wirth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Theriault and he's fouled by Jordan Casey - foul #2 on Jordan Casey, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (PF), Willie Phelan (C) David Theriault, Victor Gift, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Timothy Delamora (SG), Philip Innocent (SF), Larry Feinstein (PF), Carroll Magruder (C) Kenneth Cole, Gregory Bahr, Jordan Casey, Freddy Warf, James Wirth | |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Feinstein | 49-41 |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Carroll Magruder swats the layup by Herbert Deblois | 49-41 |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent is fouled on the floor by Michael Branam - foul #2 on Michael Branam, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Woods | 49-43 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Larry Feinstein blocks the short jumper by Randall Keister | 49-43 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Delamora | 49-45 |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddy Morant | 52-45 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 52-47 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan is hacked by Carroll Magruder - foul #2 on Carroll Magruder, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Freddy Morant, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), Jordan Casey (SF), Freddy Warf (PF) Timothy Delamora, Philip Innocent, Carroll Magruder | |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Michael Woods takes the ball from Herbert Deblois | 52-47 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Tarango blocks the short jumper by Larry Feinstein | 52-47 |
| 12:20 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Bahr | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Deblois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Branam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Feinstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) Herbert Deblois, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), James Wirth (C) Michael Woods, Larry Feinstein | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Wilkinson - foul #2 on Jonathan Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent (SF) Jordan Casey | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault lays it up and in | 54-51 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | John Byfield steps in front of the Kenneth Cole pass | 54-51 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Theriault | 56-51 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr is fouled on the floor by Victor Gift - foul #3 on Victor Gift, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (PF), Willie Phelan (C) John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Jordan Casey (SF) Kenneth Cole, Philip Innocent | |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Freddy Warf - foul #3 on Freddy Warf, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Randall Keister (PF) David Theriault, Victor Gift, Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (SG), Larry Feinstein (PF) Gregory Bahr, Freddy Warf | |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Feinstein - foul #2 on Larry Feinstein, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder (C) James Wirth | |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Freddy Morant - foul #1 on Freddy Morant, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF) Randall Keister | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Willie Phelan is blocked by Larry Feinstein | 57-52 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam dunks the ball | 59-52 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Victor Gift (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Tarango (C) Freddy Morant, Herbert Deblois, Michael Branam, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), Freddy Warf (PF), James Wirth (C) Kenneth Cole, Carroll Magruder, Larry Feinstein | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Gift (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Tarango (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Wirth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Western Kentucky | James Wirth swats the short shot by David Theriault | 59-52 |
| 07:29 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 59-52 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:45 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses the dunk attempt | 59-52 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:27 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Woods | 59-55 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is hacked by Michael Woods - foul #4 on Michael Woods, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (PF) Victor Gift, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Philip Innocent (SF) Michael Woods, Jordan Casey | |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr hits a fadeaway from the right side | 61-57 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Herbert Deblois | 63-57 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Wilkinson - foul #3 on Jonathan Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Larry Feinstein (C) Kenneth Cole, James Wirth | |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Innocent makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Philip Innocent - foul #1 on Philip Innocent, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF) Randall Keister | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (SG), Carroll Magruder (C) Gregory Bahr, Freddy Warf | |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Magruder snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein misses the easy layup | 63-58 |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 63-58 |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG), Willie Phelan (C) Michael Branam, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey (SF) Philip Innocent | |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Byfield - foul #1 on John Byfield, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) David Theriault, Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr (SG), Freddy Warf (PF) Michael Woods, Carroll Magruder | |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Wilkinson | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Gift (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Bahr (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jordan Casey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Feinstein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Freddy Warf connects on the shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Freddy Warf - foul #4 on Freddy Warf, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG) Freddy Morant | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), James Wirth (C) Kenneth Cole, Larry Feinstein | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Woods | 66-63 |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | David Theriault picks off the pass by Jordan Casey | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Michael Woods takes the ball from Victor Gift | 66-63 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey misses the lay-in | 66-63 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield is fouled on the floor by Freddy Warf - foul #5 on Freddy Warf, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Tarango (C) Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Feinstein (PF) Freddy Warf | |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Feinstein | 68-65 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield double dribbles | 68-65 |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Woods | 68-67 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Byfield | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault misses short on a runner from close range | 68-67 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | James Wirth connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Bahr | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the floater from close range | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jordan Casey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Bahr tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-71 |