| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Furr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Koehler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Bone - foul #2 on Charles Bone, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Monte Holt | 33-34 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Jackson | 33-36 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Craig McMahen - foul #2 on Craig McMahen, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker (SF) Craig McMahen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Bone | 36-38 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy drills a jump hook from close range set up by Keith Jackson | 36-40 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Lester Murphy - foul #1 on Lester Murphy, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), Timothy Batson (PF), Robert Mattson (C) Steven Furr, Charles Bone, John Simons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF) Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson | |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell lays it up and in set up by Corey Cutshall | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matt Koehler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Batson (fresh) C - Robert Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson makes the driving attempt in the paint | 41-42 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Cutshall | 41-44 |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Campbell steals the ball from Christopher Ruble | 41-44 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Christopher Ruble - foul #1 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Craig McMahen (SF), Charles Bone (PF), John Simons (C) Matt Koehler, Christopher Walker, Timothy Batson, Robert Mattson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Lee Campbell, Ross Tyler, Gerald Underwood | |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (PG) Alexander Garner | |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson lays it up and in | 41-48 |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone misses the easy layup | 41-48 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy's floater is knocked away by Craig McMahen | 41-48 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond (SG) Christopher Ruble | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Ryan Allison | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Monte Holt and he's fouled by James Hammond - foul #1 on James Hammond, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker (SG), Timothy Batson (C) Steven Furr, John Simons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-51 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Cutshall | 41-54 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fresh) SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig McMahen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Batson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Corey Cutshall | 41-56 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-56 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield tips it home | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Hammond and he's fouled by Monte Holt - foul #1 on Monte Holt, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Matt Koehler (SG), John Simons (C) James Hammond, Christopher Walker, Charles Bone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Allison | 43-58 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is hacked by Craig McMahen - foul #3 on Craig McMahen, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (SF), Donald Ross (PF) Craig McMahen, Timothy Batson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler is called for 5 seconds | 43-58 |
| 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) | |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Ruble - foul #2 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Alexander Garner | |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler is fouled on the floor by Donald Ross - foul #1 on Donald Ross, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker (SF), Timothy Batson (PF) Christopher Ruble, Donald Ross | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (SF) Gerald Underwood | |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Walker - foul #2 on Christopher Walker, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), James Hammond (SG), Charles Bone (PF) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, John Simons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Lee Campbell, Ryan Allison, Ross Tyler | |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Batson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lester Murphy - foul #2 on Lester Murphy, team foul #3 | 43-63 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Bone - foul #3 on Charles Bone, team foul #9 | 45-63 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Walker | 47-65 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Cutshall | 47-68 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-68 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson snags the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the board | 47-68 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-70 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Furr (PG), Matt Koehler (SG), Craig McMahen (SF), John Simons (C) Christopher Ruble, James Hammond, Christopher Walker, Timothy Batson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:18 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Furr | 50-70 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is hacked by Matt Koehler - foul #1 on Matt Koehler, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF) Keith Jackson | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Matt Koehler knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Simons | 52-71 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-71 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy hits the follow up shot | 52-73 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Holyfield steals the ball from John Simons | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy travels with the ball | 52-73 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (PG), James Hammond (SG), Christopher Walker (SF), Timothy Batson (PF), Robert Mattson (C) Steven Furr, Matt Koehler, Craig McMahen, Charles Bone, John Simons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Batson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-73 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-73 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison tips it in | 52-75 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-75 |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker tips it but misses | 52-75 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell snags the defensive board | 52-75 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler misses the easy layup | 52-75 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond's pass is intercepted by Lee Campbell | 52-75 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison drills a floater from the right side and the foul's on James Hammond - foul #2 on James Hammond, team foul #11 | 52-77 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson snags the defensive board | 52-77 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Underwood - foul #1 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #4 | 52-77 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-77 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Allison | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Batson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-79 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler pulls down the rebound | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell runs out the clock | 54-79 |