| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Bellomy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Leslie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Donald Martone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sheng-li Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Frary (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. C - Zlatko Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Richard Frary inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Hawaii | Donald Martone misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Marvin Tatman | 27-26 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Justin Leslie | 29-26 |
| 19:08 | Hawaii | Justin Leslie swats the short shot by Donald Martone | 29-26 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:33 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Martone | 32-28 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel tips it in | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Donald Martone can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Marvin Tatman - foul #3 on Marvin Tatman, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG) Marvin Tatman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Donald Martone makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Donald Martone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Marino - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Zlatko Zaiser - foul #1 on Zlatko Zaiser, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (PF) Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michel Nguyen (PF) Heriberto Marino | |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Martone | 36-33 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Zlatko Zaiser steals it from Joseph Hamel | 36-33 |
| 16:29 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 39-33 |
| 15:40 | Hawaii | Richard Frary scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Donald Martone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sheng-li Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Frary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michel Nguyen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Zlatko Zaiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy misses the fadeaway from the right block | 39-36 |
| 15:24 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 15:22 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:05 | Hawaii | Bernard Giunta steals it from Richard Frary | 39-36 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 14:45 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | Richard Frary scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Bernard Giunta is denied by Michel Nguyen | 41-39 |
| 13:43 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Donald Martone | 41-39 |
| 13:40 | Hawaii | Donald Martone loses the dribble to Mark Bellomy in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 13:08 | Hawaii | Mark Bellomy is called for the reach on Sheng-li Qian - foul #3 on Mark Bellomy, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Walter Jackson (SG), Christopher Kalinowski (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Roger Jones, Mark Bellomy, Joseph Hamel, Bernard Giunta, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Edward Foster (SF), Heriberto Marino (PF) Richard Frary, Michel Nguyen | |
| 12:46 | Hawaii | Donald Martone drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Zlatko Zaiser and the foul's on Marvin Tatman - foul #4 on Marvin Tatman, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton (PG) Marvin Tatman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 12:46 | Hawaii | Donald Martone makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Philip Henry, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| 12:05 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Jackson - foul #2 on Walter Jackson, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SG) Russell Norton | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 12:05 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:05 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Martone is called for the reach on Leonard Frantz - foul #1 on Donald Martone, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Frary (SF) Sheng-li Qian | |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Bellomy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Donald Martone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. C - Zlatko Zaiser (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:05 | Hawaii | Richard Frary misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Philip Henry | 46-43 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SG) Mark Bellomy | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michel Nguyen (C) Zlatko Zaiser | |
| 10:39 | Hawaii | Donald Martone is fouled on the floor by Walter Jackson - foul #3 on Walter Jackson, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG) Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 10:27 | Hawaii | Donald Martone scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Foster | 46-45 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry (PF), Justin Leslie (C) Walter Jackson, Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian (SG) Edward Foster | |
| 09:54 | Hawaii | Richard Frary clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Frary - foul #3 on Richard Frary, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel (SF) Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser (C) Michel Nguyen | |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:25 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser misses the driving attempt from the left block | 47-45 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 49-45 |
| 08:46 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sheng-li Qian and he's fouled by Justin Leslie - foul #1 on Justin Leslie, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Leonard Frantz (C) Roger Jones, Bernard Giunta, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Edward Foster (SF) Richard Frary | |
| 08:46 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 08:22 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Edward Foster | 49-47 |
| 07:53 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 07:52 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry lays it in on a great pass from Walter Jackson | 51-47 |
| 07:21 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Bellomy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hamel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Donald Martone (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sheng-li Qian (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Zlatko Zaiser (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is hacked by Sheng-li Qian - foul #1 on Sheng-li Qian, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Roger Jones (SG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Christopher Kalinowski (PF) Walter Jackson, Mark Bellomy, Joseph Hamel, Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Frary (SF), Michel Nguyen (C) Donald Martone, Zlatko Zaiser | |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz banks in the layup | 53-47 |
| 06:40 | Hawaii | Edward Foster knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Sheng-li Qian | 53-49 |
| 06:27 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie (C) Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Donald Martone (PG) Sheng-li Qian | |
| 06:03 | Hawaii | Roger Jones picks off the pass by Edward Foster | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones hits the finger roll | 55-49 |
| 05:41 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Martone | 55-51 |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michel Nguyen - foul #1 on Michel Nguyen, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF) Roger Jones, Bernard Giunta | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian (SG), Zlatko Zaiser (C) Edward Foster, Heriberto Marino | |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:51 | Hawaii | Donald Martone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:26 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Marvin Tatman | 59-51 |
| 04:10 | Hawaii | Zlatko Zaiser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michel Nguyen - foul #2 on Michel Nguyen, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Bernard Giunta (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Christopher Kalinowski, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Edward Foster (PG), Heriberto Marino (PF) Donald Martone, Michel Nguyen | |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:57 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zaiser | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Hamel and he's hacked by Sheng-li Qian - foul #2 on Sheng-li Qian, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry (PF) Joseph Hamel | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Donald Martone (PG) Richard Frary | |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Bellomy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Donald Martone (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sheng-li Qian (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 6 pts. C - Zlatko Zaiser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:46 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian is fouled on the floor by Roger Jones - foul #3 on Roger Jones, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (SG), Christopher Kalinowski (PF) Mark Bellomy, Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:46 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson is hacked by Donald Martone - foul #2 on Donald Martone, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Frary (SF), Michel Nguyen (PF) Sheng-li Qian, Heriberto Marino | |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Michel Nguyen - foul #3 on Michel Nguyen, team foul #11 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian (SG), Heriberto Marino (PF) Edward Foster, Michel Nguyen | |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson misses the free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:57 | Hawaii | Sheng-li Qian pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:39 | Hawaii | Donald Martone misses the shot from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 01:38 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Martone takes the ball from Leonard Frantz | 66-51 |
| 01:10 | Hawaii | Donald Martone lays it in | 66-53 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Christopher Kalinowski is denied by Zlatko Zaiser | 66-53 |
| 00:50 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Sheng-li Qian | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Frary | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz is hacked by Donald Martone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Martone, team foul #12 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton (PG) Walter Jackson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:43 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:43 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:38 | Hawaii | Richard Frary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz grabs the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton runs out the clock | 67-56 |