| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Allen Smith (fresh) SG - David Shead (fresh) SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) PF - Gary Shabazz (fresh) C - David Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) SG - Michael Burwell (fresh) SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) PF - Philip Henry (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thatcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Shabazz - foul #1 on Gary Shabazz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northeastern | David Hoover pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Smith | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Hoover - foul #1 on David Hoover, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman is hacked by Allen Smith - foul #1 on Allen Smith, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher drills a floater from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Northeastern | David Shead is hacked by Michael Burwell - foul #1 on Michael Burwell, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Thatcher swats the shot by David Shead | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Northeastern | David Hoover comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Bernard Giunta - foul #1 on Bernard Giunta, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SF), Justin Leslie (PF) Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry | |
| 17:02 | Northeastern | David Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Northeastern | David Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Tatman and he's fouled by David Shead - foul #1 on David Shead, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Lanphear (PG), Robert Iler (SF), David Byrd (PF) Allen Smith, Timothy Smith, Gary Shabazz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (PG), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Marvin Tatman, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | David Byrd can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 4-8 |
| 16:18 | Northeastern | David Hoover snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | Northeastern | David Byrd connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Lanphear | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jimmy Lanphear (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Shead (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Iler (fresh) PF - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hoover (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rick Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Burwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Bellomy (fresh) PF - Justin Leslie (fresh) C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy loses the dribble to Jimmy Lanphear | 6-8 |
| 15:28 | Northeastern | David Byrd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Lanphear | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Rick Smith | 8-10 |
| 15:10 | Northeastern | Robert Iler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | Northeastern | David Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:52 | Northeastern | David Byrd misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell is hacked by Jimmy Lanphear - foul #1 on Jimmy Lanphear, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Gary Shabazz (PF) Jimmy Lanphear, David Shead, David Byrd | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Jeffrey Thatcher (C) Michael Burwell, Mark Bellomy, Justin Leslie, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | David Hoover swats the shot by Rick Smith | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher misses badly on a shot near the basket | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Northeastern | Robert Iler grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:07 | Northeastern | Allen Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Iler | 11-10 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Smith takes the ball from Jeffrey Thatcher | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Marvin Tatman and he's hacked by David Hoover - foul #2 on David Hoover, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Lanphear (SG) David Hoover | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell (SG) Rick Smith | |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:09 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Smith steals the ball from Michael Burwell | 11-13 |
| 12:49 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith jams it on a great pass from Allen Smith | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marvin Tatman | 13-16 |
| 12:39 | Northeastern | Robert Iler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Shead (SG), David Byrd (PF) Jimmy Lanphear, Gary Shabazz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SF), Justin Leslie (PF) Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry | |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Tatman | 13-18 |
| 12:17 | Northeastern | David Shead misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Thatcher - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thatcher, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Lanphear (PG) Allen Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (PG), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Marvin Tatman, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| 12:17 | Northeastern | David Shead makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:17 | Northeastern | David Shead makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell is hacked by Jimmy Lanphear - foul #2 on Jimmy Lanphear, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Gary Shabazz (PF) Jimmy Lanphear, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Michael Peterson (fresh) SG - David Shead (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Shabazz (fresh) C - Robert Iler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rick Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Burwell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Bellomy (fresh) PF - Justin Leslie (fresh) C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Coleman (PG) Michael Burwell | |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 15-20 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 11:08 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Coleman | 15-23 |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | David Byrd misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Leslie - foul #1 on Justin Leslie, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), Timothy Smith (SF) David Shead, Gary Shabazz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Michael Burwell (SG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Jeffrey Thatcher (C) George Coleman, Rick Smith, Mark Bellomy, Justin Leslie, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | David Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | David Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 10:24 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:09 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Henry | 19-26 |
| 09:27 | Northeastern | Robert Iler misses the lay-in | 19-26 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Peterson is called for the reach on Bernard Giunta - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Shead (SG), Gary Shabazz (PF) Michael Peterson, David Byrd | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (PG), Justin Leslie (PF) Marvin Tatman, Philip Henry | |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 09:11 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:53 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Thatcher steals it from David Shead | 19-27 |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-27 |
| 08:37 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:18 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Thatcher steals it from Gary Shabazz | 19-27 |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Shabazz denies the turnaround by Michael Burwell | 19-27 |
| 07:58 | Northeastern | David Shead pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Allen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Shead (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Shabazz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Iler (tiring) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Giunta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Leslie (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thatcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Northeastern | Robert Iler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-27 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bernard Giunta | 19-30 |
| 07:22 | Northeastern | Robert Iler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Smith | 22-30 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Rick Smith | 22-32 |
| 06:48 | Northeastern | David Shead hits a shot from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Rick Smith | 24-34 |
| 06:11 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Burwell - foul #2 on Michael Burwell, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), David Byrd (PF) Allen Smith, Gary Shabazz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Rick Smith, Michael Burwell, Bernard Giunta, Justin Leslie, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| 06:11 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 06:11 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 06:11 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 26-34 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman is hacked by Michael Peterson - foul #2 on Michael Peterson, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), Gary Shabazz (PF) Michael Peterson, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:43 | Northeastern | Philip Henry picks off the pass by David Shead | 26-36 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hamel | 26-36 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 04:54 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 04:50 | Northeastern | Allen Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Allen Smith, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Hoover (C) Allen Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by David Shead - foul #2 on David Shead, team foul #12 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Lanphear (PG), Timothy Smith (SF) David Shead, David Byrd | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (SG) Joseph Hamel | |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 04:30 | Northeastern | David Hoover pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | David Hoover banks in the layup set up by Robert Iler | 28-37 |
| 03:56 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman's pass is intercepted by David Hoover | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jimmy Lanphear (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Iler (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Gary Shabazz (tiring) 3 reb. C - David Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Bellomy (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Henry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:45 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 03:44 | Northeastern | David Hoover tips it home | 30-37 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Iler - foul #1 on Robert Iler, team foul #13 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (SG), David Byrd (PF) Robert Iler, Gary Shabazz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 03:00 | Northeastern | David Hoover is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Hoover, team foul #14 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Iler (C) David Hoover | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Coleman (PG), Justin Leslie (PF) Rick Smith, Philip Henry | |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Coleman and the foul's on David Byrd - foul #1 on David Byrd, team foul #15 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz (PF) Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher (C) Leonard Frantz | |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Justin Leslie - foul #2 on Justin Leslie, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Shead (SG), Timothy Smith (SF) Jimmy Lanphear, David Byrd | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Michael Burwell | 33-45 |
| 01:42 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | George Coleman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-45 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | David Shead connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-47 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #16 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Lanphear (PG), David Byrd (SF) Michael Peterson, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) George Coleman, Justin Leslie, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 00:42 | Northeastern | Gary Shabazz pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | David Shead scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta double dribbles | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (SG), Philip Henry (PF) Michael Burwell, Joseph Hamel | |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | David Byrd clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-48 |