| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) C - Marc Fields (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brown steals the ball from Donald Hauck | 29-28 |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Kyle | 32-28 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown tips it home | 34-28 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-28 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-28 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Hauck | 34-28 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Marc Fields - foul #1 on Marc Fields, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman (SF), Judson Lomas (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Houston Burrows, Nicholas Brown, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregory Morman | 37-29 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | James Grant hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Heriberto Mancini | 37-32 |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas misses the dunk but he's fouled by Heriberto Mancini - foul #1 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (PG), Houston Burrows (SF) Patrick James, Ray Kyle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Earnest Fraser (PF), Charles Davis (C) Clement Fields, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Brockway steps in front of the Clinton Thayer pass | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows blows the layup | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Brockway - foul #1 on Anthony Brockway, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Marc Fields (C) Houston Burrows, Judson Lomas, Ralph McKethan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Brockway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Morman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Julian Brooks | 39-34 |
| 15:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Brown | 41-34 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 14:01 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Marc Fields - foul #2 on Marc Fields, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Judson Lomas (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Anthony Brockway, Gregory Morman, Nicholas Brown, Jack Newsome, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), James Grant (SG), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Earnest Fraser | |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:22 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle scores on a floater from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Judson Lomas is called for the reach on James Grant - foul #2 on Judson Lomas, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF) Charles Davis | |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clement Fields | 45-38 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Diego Reyes - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Grant | 47-40 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas's pass is intercepted by Heriberto Mancini | 47-40 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields drills a shot from the left wing set up by Heriberto Mancini | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Judson Lomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes's layup is rejected by Ralph McKethan | 49-42 |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas drills a runner from close range | 51-42 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan is fouled on the floor by Donald Hauck - foul #2 on Donald Hauck, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman (PG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Marc Fields (C) Patrick James, Houston Burrows, Judson Lomas, Ralph McKethan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (PF) James Grant, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 10:47 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ray Kyle | 53-42 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the turnaround from the right block | 53-42 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:12 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brown steps in front of the Clement Fields pass | 53-42 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Hauck is called for the reach on Jack Newsome - foul #3 on Donald Hauck, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Houston Burrows (SF) Gregory Morman, Ray Kyle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), James Grant (SG), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Clement Fields, Clinton Thayer, Diego Reyes, Donald Hauck | |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is denied on a dunk by Earnest Fraser | 53-42 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Julian Brooks | 53-42 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis clanks a shot from the left side | 53-42 |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Grant - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Earnest Fraser | 54-42 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses short on a floater in the lane | 54-42 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 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) | |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Patrick James steps in front of the Earnest Fraser pass | 57-42 |
| 07:52 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses the easy layup | 57-42 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses the tip | 57-42 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Houston Burrows (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Newsome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-42 |
| 07:40 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 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) | |
| 07:21 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Nicholas Brown is blocked by Julian Brooks | 59-42 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields gets the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 06:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome travels with the ball | 59-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Gregory Morman (SF), Judson Lomas (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Jack Newsome, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, James Grant, Julian Brooks, Heriberto Mancini, Earnest Fraser | |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Ralph McKethan is called for the reach on Donald Hauck - foul #2 on Ralph McKethan, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes tips it in | 59-44 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph McKethan | 61-44 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Diego Reyes - foul #3 on Diego Reyes, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG) Anthony Brockway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini (PF) Charles Davis | |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Clement Fields | 62-46 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Hauck - foul #4 on Donald Hauck, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SF) Gregory Morman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG) Clinton Thayer | |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Judson Lomas - foul #3 on Judson Lomas, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman (PF), Marc Fields (C) Judson Lomas, Ralph McKethan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields lays it in on a great pass from Patrick James and the foul's on Donald Hauck - foul #5 on Donald Hauck, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (PF) Charles Sherman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (C) Donald Hauck | |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields snags the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini hits the follow up shot | 66-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Patrick James | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ray Kyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Julian Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks clanks a shot near the basket | 68-50 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-50 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes can't finish the layup | 68-50 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | James Grant steps in front of the Ray Kyle pass | 68-50 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | James Grant is called for 3 seconds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (PG), Gregory Morman (SG), Judson Lomas (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Houston Burrows, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Earnest Fraser (PF), Charles Davis (C) Clement Fields, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Judson Lomas | 70-50 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Davis | 70-52 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-52 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Thayer | 70-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan travels with the ball | 70-55 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway runs out the clock | 70-56 |