| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Evan Walker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Yepez (fresh) C - Micah Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Daniels | 41-31 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 19:35 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Cribbs | 41-31 |
| 19:21 | McNeese State | Micah Lindsey is called for the reach on Joseph Daniels - foul #3 on Micah Lindsey, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes (C) Micah Lindsey | |
| 19:07 | McNeese State | John Mason can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:05 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:57 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Mason | 43-31 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward is denied on a layup by Charles Cribbs | 43-31 |
| 18:47 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 18:41 | McNeese State | Eugene Yepez steals it from Jack Turgeon | 43-31 |
| 18:29 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gomes | 43-34 |
| 18:16 | McNeese State | John Mason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Daniels is called for the reach on Evan Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (SG), Edward Thompson (C) Joseph Daniels, Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-34 |
| 17:48 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:39 | McNeese State | John Mason clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Snow - foul #1 on Patrick Snow, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Aaron Gregory (SG), Simon Green (C) John Mason, Freddie Scates | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Joseph Davis (SF), Michael Schiffman (PF) Michael Woods, William Woodward, Eugene Yepez | |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:11 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow is hacked by Kenneth Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Delamora (SG) Evan Walker | |
| 16:54 | McNeese State | Simon Green drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Delamora scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Cole and he's fouled by Patrick Snow - foul #2 on Patrick Snow, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs (C) Jack Turgeon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG) Joseph Gomes | |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Delamora makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:19 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 16:18 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Schiffman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Schiffman's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Cribbs | 45-39 |
| 16:05 | McNeese State | Simon Green grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 15:59 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs hits a shot from the left block | 47-39 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Simon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Delamora (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Schiffman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis drills a runner in the lane | 47-41 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Aaron Gregory buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Cole | 50-43 |
| 14:43 | McNeese State | Simon Green is hacked by Michael Schiffman - foul #1 on Michael Schiffman, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Mason (PG), Joseph Daniels (SG), Freddie Scates (SF), Jack Turgeon (PF), John Stetler (C) Patrick Snow, Aaron Gregory, Edward Thompson, Simon Green, Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker (SG), William Woodward (SF), Eugene Yepez (PF), Micah Lindsey (C) Michael Woods, Joseph Davis, Michael Schiffman, Kenneth Cole | |
| 14:28 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 14:26 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:10 | McNeese State | John Mason drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Daniels | 52-43 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez misses badly on a shot near the basket | 52-43 |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 13:36 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 13:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Evan Walker | 52-43 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs (C) John Stetler | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG) Timothy Delamora | |
| 12:56 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 12:40 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 12:34 | McNeese State | Eugene Yepez denies the turnaround by Jack Turgeon | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Cribbs - foul #1 on Charles Cribbs, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (SG), Edward Thompson (SF) Joseph Daniels, Freddie Scates | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (SG), Joseph Davis (SF), Joseph Gomes (PF) Evan Walker, William Woodward, Eugene Yepez | |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:58 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs clanks a floater from the right side | 52-45 |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Gomes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Micah Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 11:41 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:21 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 11:20 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to John Mason | 52-45 |
| 11:00 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis tips it in | 52-47 |
| 10:31 | McNeese State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 10:29 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:16 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Mason | 54-47 |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Woods | 54-49 |
| 09:58 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Mason and he's fouled by Joseph Davis - foul #2 on Joseph Davis, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels (SG), Freddie Scates (SF), Simon Green (PF), John Stetler (C) John Mason, Edward Thompson, Jack Turgeon, Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker (SG), William Woodward (SF), Eugene Yepez (PF) Michael Woods, Joseph Davis, Micah Lindsey | |
| 09:58 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:40 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Freddie Scates | 56-49 |
| 09:31 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Stetler | 58-49 |
| 09:16 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Aaron Gregory (PG) Patrick Snow | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Delamora (PG), Joseph Davis (C) Kenneth Cole, Joseph Gomes | |
| 09:00 | McNeese State | Aaron Gregory comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 08:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 08:36 | McNeese State | Simon Green gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:15 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels is fouled on the floor by Evan Walker - foul #3 on Evan Walker, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon (PF), Edward Thompson (C) Simon Green, John Stetler | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG) Timothy Delamora | |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson is called for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (PG) Aaron Gregory | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes (C) Joseph Davis | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Gomes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods makes the floater from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 07:23 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon loses the dribble to Evan Walker | 58-51 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods tips it in | 58-53 |
| 07:10 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Gomes - foul #1 on Joseph Gomes, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Mason (PG), Simon Green (C) Joseph Daniels, Freddie Scates | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (SG), Joseph Davis (SF), Michael Schiffman (PF) Evan Walker, William Woodward, Eugene Yepez | |
| 07:10 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:10 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 06:20 | McNeese State | John Mason comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-56 |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods is fouled on the floor by Edward Thompson - foul #2 on Edward Thompson, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Aaron Gregory (SG), Bradley Janzen (SF), Charles Cribbs (C) Patrick Snow, Edward Thompson, Jack Turgeon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey (C) Joseph Gomes | |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bradley Janzen - foul #1 on Bradley Janzen, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Freddie Scates (SF) Bradley Janzen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker (SG), Eugene Yepez (PF) Kenneth Cole, Michael Schiffman | |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:37 | McNeese State | Aaron Gregory misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Davis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Davis | 60-61 |
| 04:48 | McNeese State | Simon Green buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Aaron Gregory | 62-61 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Yepez | 62-64 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels (SG), Jack Turgeon (PF) Aaron Gregory, Simon Green | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward (SF) Joseph Davis | |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joseph Daniels and he's hacked by Evan Walker - foul #4 on Evan Walker, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Micah Lindsey | 65-66 |
| 03:49 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Walker (fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Micah Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Michael Woods is denied by Charles Cribbs | 65-66 |
| 03:29 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 03:14 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Mason | 68-66 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods steps out of bounds on the baseline | 68-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Thompson (C) Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Cole (PG), Joseph Gomes (C) Michael Woods, Micah Lindsey | |
| 02:33 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels lays it in on a great pass from John Mason | 70-66 |
| 02:33 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs (C) Edward Thompson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods (PG), Micah Lindsey (C) Kenneth Cole, Joseph Gomes | |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Yepez | 70-68 |
| 01:35 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-68 |
| 01:33 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Turgeon blocks the short jumper by William Woodward | 70-68 |
| 01:18 | McNeese State | John Mason snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses long on a runner near the basket | 70-68 |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs grabs the offensive board | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels is hacked by Micah Lindsey - foul #4 on Micah Lindsey, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Micah Lindsey | 70-68 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez connects on the runner from the right block | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Joseph Daniels | 70-70 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Walker (fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Micah Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Micah Lindsey wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 04:44 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels is fouled on the floor by Micah Lindsey - foul #5 on Micah Lindsey, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes (C) Micah Lindsey | |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Cribbs - foul #2 on Charles Cribbs, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:43 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon can't finish the layup | 72-72 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Joseph Gomes | 72-72 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods comes up short on the shot from the left side | 72-72 |
| 03:32 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 03:28 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Mason | 75-72 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez's layup is rejected by Charles Cribbs | 75-72 |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Gomes grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 03:03 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker is hacked by Joseph Daniels - foul #4 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (SG), Edward Thompson (C) Joseph Daniels, Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:38 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels (SG) Patrick Snow | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:19 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 02:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Woods grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Woodward makes the floater from the right block | 75-76 |
| 01:44 | McNeese State | Edward Thompson buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joseph Daniels | 77-76 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Evan Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-79 |
| 01:11 | McNeese State | Eugene Yepez is called for the reach on Jack Turgeon - foul #2 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #10 | 77-79 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs (C) Edward Thompson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:11 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:11 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Freddie Scates - foul #3 on Freddie Scates, team foul #10 | 79-79 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - Joseph Daniels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Walker (fresh) 23 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs travels with the ball | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Turgeon picks off the pass by Michael Woods | 79-80 |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Woodward - foul #2 on William Woodward, team foul #11 | 79-80 |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Turgeon swats the shot by Michael Woods | 81-80 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Yepez gets the offensive rebound | 81-80 |