| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Vernon inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Gerald Reynolds is blocked by William Davis | 36-25 |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Vernon | 36-25 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Dillon | 38-27 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish tips it but misses | 38-27 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Vernon gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray (SG), David Husband (SF), Stanley Naccarato (PF), Christopher Maslakowski (C) Andre Lombardi, Brandon Vernon, Gerald Reynolds, Brian Wilkins | |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | William Davis knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Black | 40-27 |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (PG), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Chad Farrish, William Davis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara (PG) Billy Loessberg | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | David Husband steps in front of the Sylvester Bakos pass | 40-27 |
| 16:12 | Gardner-Webb | Stanley Naccarato can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos is fouled on the floor by Stanley Naccarato - foul #1 on Stanley Naccarato, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Jason Collins (C) Richard Barksdale, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (SG), Brandon Vernon (SF), Gerald Reynolds (PF), Brian Wilkins (C) Michael Gray, David Husband, Stanley Naccarato, Christopher Maslakowski | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins can't tip it in | 40-27 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos tips it back up and in | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Springer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ignacio Guevara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:08 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-27 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 14:52 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wilkins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-29 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | David Springer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Dillon | 44-29 |
| 13:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds is hacked by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Chad Farrish (SF), William Davis (PF), Edward Allen (C) Glenn Horovitz, Richard Dillon, David Springer, Sylvester Bakos, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Michael Gray (SG), Charles Jones (PF) Ignacio Guevara, Andre Lombardi, Brian Wilkins | |
| 13:34 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray is hacked by Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Husband (SF), Christopher Maslakowski (C) Brandon Vernon, Gerald Reynolds | |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Jones is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband is called for traveling | 44-29 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Farrish | 44-29 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen drills a jump hook from the left block | 46-29 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Maslakowski connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Loessberg | 46-31 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Jones is hacked by Donald Black - foul #2 on Donald Black, team foul #4 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Jason Collins (C) Richard Barksdale, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (SG), Brandon Vernon (SF), Brian Wilkins (C) Michael Gray, David Husband, Christopher Maslakowski | |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Brandon Vernon | 46-33 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is called for traveling | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brandon Vernon | 46-35 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (PG), David Springer (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF) Donald Black, Chad Farrish, William Davis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara (PG), Gerald Reynolds (PF) Billy Loessberg, Charles Jones | |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wilkins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wilkins grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-35 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Springer | 49-35 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Horovitz is called for the reach on Ignacio Guevara - foul #1 on Glenn Horovitz, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Chad Farrish (SF), William Davis (PF) Glenn Horovitz, David Springer, Sylvester Bakos | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Michael Gray (SG), Charles Jones (PF), David Husband (C) Ignacio Guevara, Andre Lombardi, Brandon Vernon, Brian Wilkins | |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Davis picks off the pass by David Husband | 49-35 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is whistled for a carry | 49-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Glenn Horovitz (C) Richard Dillon, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Horovitz picks off the pass by Billy Loessberg | 49-35 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 49-35 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Gray | 49-35 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Gray steals it from Donald Black | 49-35 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray is hacked by Richard Barksdale - foul #2 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Jason Collins (C) Richard Barksdale, Glenn Horovitz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (SG), Brandon Vernon (SF) Michael Gray, Gerald Reynolds | |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Husband | 49-38 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF), Glenn Horovitz (PF) Chad Farrish, William Davis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara (PG), Brian Wilkins (C) Billy Loessberg, David Husband | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ignacio Guevara - foul #2 on Ignacio Guevara, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ignacio Guevara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Jones makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ignacio Guevara | 51-40 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-40 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-40 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Glenn Horovitz | 51-40 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is hacked by Brian Wilkins - foul #2 on Brian Wilkins, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SF), William Davis (PF) Donald Black, David Springer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Gerald Reynolds (PF) Ignacio Guevara, Charles Jones | |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-40 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dillon and the foul's on Brandon Vernon - foul #2 on Brandon Vernon, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray (SG), David Husband (C) Andre Lombardi, Brian Wilkins | |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Vernon is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Brandon Vernon, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PG) Glenn Horovitz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-40 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the tip | 54-40 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | David Springer tips it in | 56-40 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Davis denies the turnaround by Michael Gray | 56-40 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is fouled on the floor by David Husband - foul #1 on David Husband, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Glenn Horovitz (PF), Jason Collins (C) Sylvester Bakos, Chad Farrish, William Davis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara (PG), Andre Lombardi (SG), Charles Jones (PF) Billy Loessberg, Michael Gray, Brandon Vernon | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband lays it up and in | 58-44 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Springer | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SG), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray (SG), Stanley Naccarato (PF), Christopher Maslakowski (C) Andre Lombardi, Charles Jones, David Husband | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Dennis Desantis (fresh) SF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ignacio Guevara (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gerald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Naccarato (fresh) C - Christopher Maslakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Desantis - foul #2 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses long on a shot from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the finger roll set up by Glenn Horovitz | 62-45 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara is hacked by Glenn Horovitz - foul #2 on Glenn Horovitz, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG) Dennis Desantis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Husband (PF) Stanley Naccarato | |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Maslakowski - foul #1 on Christopher Maslakowski, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by David Springer - foul #2 on David Springer, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | David Springer can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Maslakowski - foul #2 on Christopher Maslakowski, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Allen - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #10 | 65-47 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ignacio Guevara makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sylvester Bakos | 67-49 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray misses the shot from close range | 67-49 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | David Husband snags the offensive board | 67-49 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gray buries a jumper from the right side | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz runs out the clock | 67-51 |