| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Garrett Reamer (fresh) SG - Douglas Dam (fresh) SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Arnold Kolinsky (fresh) SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) PF - Jack Newsome (fresh) C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Garrett Reamer | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arnold Kolinsky - foul #1 on Arnold Kolinsky, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Arnold Kolinsky - foul #2 on Arnold Kolinsky, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman (PG) Arnold Kolinsky | |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Joshua Morris swats the short shot by Kenneth Anderson | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wilson steps in front of the Ralph McKethan pass | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Dam | 7-2 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson tips it but misses | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Gardner-Webb | Dwight Cota steals it from Ray Kyle | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Joshua Morris is called for the reach on Douglas Dam - foul #1 on Joshua Morris, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Brad Waters (SG), Frank Hinerman (SF), Brent McGoon (PF), Sherman Feagin (C) Garrett Reamer, Douglas Dam, Dwight Cota, Kenneth Anderson, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas (PF) Jack Newsome | |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin lays it in on a great pass from Ronnie Lowder and he's hacked by Joshua Morris - foul #2 on Joshua Morris, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (SF) Joshua Morris | |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-2 |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph McKethan | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Waters (fresh) SF - Sherman Feagin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent McGoon (fresh) C - Frank Hinerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gregory Morman (fairly fresh) SG - Ray Kyle (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Brockway (fresh) PF - Judson Lomas (fresh) C - Ralph McKethan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 10-2 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Judson Lomas blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Lowder | 10-2 |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Sherman Feagin | 10-2 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Brad Waters knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sherman Feagin | 13-2 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman drills a jump hook from the baseline | 13-4 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Frank Hinerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon misses the tip | 13-4 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ralph McKethan | 13-4 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas double dribbles | 13-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer (PG), Douglas Dam (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Ronnie Lowder, Brad Waters, Sherman Feagin, Brent McGoon, Frank Hinerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (PG), Jack Newsome (PF) Gregory Morman, Ralph McKethan | |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith (C) Judson Lomas | |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wilson steals it from Ray Kyle | 13-4 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses long on a turnaround from close range | 13-4 |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Dam | 15-4 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-7 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway blows the layup but the foul's on Dwight Cota - foul #1 on Dwight Cota, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Brent McGoon (PF) Garrett Reamer, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman (SF), Judson Lomas (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Ray Kyle, Jack Newsome, Glenn Smith | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Dam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent McGoon (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Brockway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) SF - Gregory Morman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Judson Lomas (fresh) C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson scores on a shot in the paint set up by Dwight Cota | 17-8 |
| 11:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Judson Lomas | 17-11 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brad Waters (SG), Frank Hinerman (SF), Sherman Feagin (C) Douglas Dam, Dwight Cota, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Charles Sherman (PF) Anthony Brockway, Antonio Dewar | |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman is denied on a layup by Frank Hinerman | 17-11 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Hinerman - foul #1 on Frank Hinerman, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (PF) Charles Sherman | |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Gregory Morman steps in front of the Frank Hinerman pass | 17-11 |
| 09:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brent McGoon blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gregory Morman | 17-11 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Ray Kyle picks off the pass by Frank Hinerman | 17-11 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer (PG), Douglas Dam (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Ronnie Lowder, Brad Waters, Frank Hinerman, Brent McGoon, Sherman Feagin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (PG) Judson Lomas | |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Newsome - foul #1 on Jack Newsome, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (SF) Gregory Morman | |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Newsome | 18-13 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 20-13 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent McGoon (PF) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas (SF), Charles Sherman (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Ray Kyle, Jack Newsome, Ralph McKethan | |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith scores on a shot near the basket | 20-15 |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Brad Waters (SG), Frank Hinerman (C) Garrett Reamer, Douglas Dam, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman (PG) Charles Sherman | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Waters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent McGoon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Hinerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gregory Morman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) SF - Anthony Brockway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Judson Lomas (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman's pass is intercepted by Frank Hinerman | 20-15 |
| 06:41 | Missouri State | Brad Waters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 20-15 |
| 06:39 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:34 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Anthony Brockway is blocked by Frank Hinerman | 20-15 |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Frank Hinerman loses the ball out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (SG), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Dwight Cota, Brent McGoon, Frank Hinerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG), Jack Newsome (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Antonio Dewar, Judson Lomas, Glenn Smith | |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman scores on a floater from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jack Newsome - foul #2 on Jack Newsome, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer (PG) Ronnie Lowder | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman (PF) Jack Newsome | |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 22-17 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Dam | 24-17 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Brockway and the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwight Cota (SF), Brent McGoon (PF) Brad Waters, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas (SF) Anthony Brockway | |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon is called for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (SG), Frank Hinerman (C) Douglas Dam, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (PG) Gregory Morman | |
| 04:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder is fouled on the floor by Antonio Dewar - foul #1 on Antonio Dewar, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brad Waters (SG) Garrett Reamer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Judson Lomas can't connect on a shot in the paint | 25-20 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Judson Lomas | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Waters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent McGoon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Hinerman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) SG - Ray Kyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Judson Lomas (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Sherman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Frank Hinerman travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Garrett Reamer (PG), Douglas Dam (SG), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Ronnie Lowder, Brad Waters, Brent McGoon, Frank Hinerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arnold Kolinsky (PG), Gregory Morman (SG), Joshua Morris (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Antonio Dewar, Ray Kyle, Judson Lomas, Charles Sherman, Ralph McKethan | |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Arnold Kolinsky connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Jack Newsome steals it from Kenneth Anderson | 27-25 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Anderson is called for the reach on Glenn Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brad Waters (SF), Brent McGoon (PF) Dwight Cota, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan (C) Glenn Smith | |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Arnold Kolinsky is denied by Brent McGoon | 27-25 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Brent McGoon is called for the reach on Jack Newsome - foul #1 on Brent McGoon, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG) Garrett Reamer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronnie Lowder | 30-25 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-25 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome tips it in | 30-27 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ralph McKethan | 30-27 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan is denied on a layup by Brent McGoon | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan snags the offensive board | 30-27 |