| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Lampman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Eakins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Cleveland | 36-37 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jake Hurley | 36-37 |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile misses the jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:44 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 18:32 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jake Hurley is called for the reach on Henry Lampman - foul #2 on Jake Hurley, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer (C) William Hahn | |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Thomas Reid | 38-37 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jake Hurley takes the ball from Anthony Eakins | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Arledge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Kile (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Lampman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Eakins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Cleveland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Parmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Parmer steals the ball from Thomas Reid | 38-37 |
| 15:31 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Heiberg steps in front of the Vincent Parmer pass | 38-37 |
| 15:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Kile | 41-37 |
| 15:01 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jake Hurley and he's hacked by Vincent Parmer - foul #2 on Vincent Parmer, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Joseph Boren (PF), Joe Landis (C) Thomas Reid, Jason Arledge, Jake Hurley, Jeffery Kile | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell (PG), Scott Hicks (SG), Andrew Espino (SF), Christopher Small (PF), William Hahn (C) Anthony Baker, Henry Lampman, Anthony Eakins, Charles Cleveland, Vincent Parmer | |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-37 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Boren | 47-37 |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 47-37 |
| 13:28 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the shot from the baseline set up by Joseph Boren | 49-37 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Boren blocks the short jumper by Christopher Small | 49-37 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Boren | 49-37 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-37 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Landis - foul #1 on Joe Landis, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge (SG), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Howard Heiberg, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker (PG), Henry Lampman (SG), Charles Cleveland (PF), Vincent Parmer (C) Scott Hicks, Andrew Espino, Christopher Small, William Hahn | |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Parmer steps in front of the Steven Richardson pass | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Lampman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Parmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 11:26 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:20 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jake Hurley, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Clifford Brown (SF) Frederick Heller, Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins (SF) Bryan Maxwell | |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Baker | 49-40 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Eakins - foul #1 on Anthony Eakins, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren (PF), Joe Landis (C) Jake Hurley, Jeffery Kile | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell (PG), William Hahn (C) Anthony Baker, Charles Cleveland | |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Arledge steals it from William Hahn | 52-40 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 08:56 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Lampman | 52-42 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Jason Arledge, Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker (PG), Scott Hicks (SG), Charles Cleveland (PF) Henry Lampman, Anthony Eakins, Vincent Parmer | |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Reid steals the ball from Anthony Baker | 52-42 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SF) Thomas Reid | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small (C) William Hahn | |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Maxwell | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Small (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:13 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Steven Richardson - foul #4 on Steven Richardson, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman (SG), Anthony Eakins (SF), Vincent Parmer (C) Scott Hicks, Bryan Maxwell, Christopher Small | |
| 07:13 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland clanks a shot from the left block | 54-47 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer tips it in | 54-49 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Howard Heiberg | 56-49 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Howard Heiberg | 58-49 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer misses the easy layup | 58-49 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Baker | 58-52 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Eakins - foul #2 on Anthony Eakins, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Joseph Boren (PF), Joe Landis (C) Frederick Heller, Steven Richardson, Jake Hurley, Jeffery Kile | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks (PG), Bryan Maxwell (SF), William Hahn (C) Anthony Baker, Anthony Eakins, Charles Cleveland | |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:50 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn misses the shot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Boren | 59-52 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe Landis | 62-52 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Heiberg | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Reid (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Boren (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joe Landis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Lampman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Parmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Hahn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses the lay-in | 64-52 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Landis | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Thomas Reid, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker (PG), Anthony Eakins (SF), Charles Cleveland (PF) Scott Hicks, Bryan Maxwell, Vincent Parmer | |
| 02:49 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Clifford Brown (SF), Joseph Boren (PF), Joe Landis (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley, Jeffery Kile | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell (PG), Scott Hicks (SG), Andrew Espino (SF), Vincent Parmer (PF), Christopher Small (C) Anthony Baker, Henry Lampman, Anthony Eakins, Charles Cleveland, William Hahn | |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Brown picks off the pass by Vincent Parmer | 64-52 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren tips it but misses | 64-52 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Espino | 64-52 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell travels in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| 01:13 | Western Kentucky | Scott Hicks is called for the reach on Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Scott Hicks, team foul #4 | 64-52 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Small - foul #2 on Christopher Small, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Small steps in front of the Clifford Brown pass | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Hicks | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid runs out the clock | 64-54 |