| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) SG - Roger Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Leslie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Petrin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Schroeder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Lehn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Monette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin is hacked by Walter Jackson - foul #2 on Walter Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:32 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 19:32 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:32 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:32 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer is fouled on the floor by Philip Henry - foul #3 on Philip Henry, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter (PF) Philip Henry | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 18:59 | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-34 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie is called for a backcourt violation | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Monette and the foul's on Walter Jackson - foul #3 on Walter Jackson, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell (PG) Walter Jackson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 18:20 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:04 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter lays it in on a nice dish by Justin Leslie | 38-37 |
| 17:46 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 38-37 |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Justin Leslie | 38-37 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 17:19 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:01 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Louie Schroeder | 38-39 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones is hacked by Louie Schroeder - foul #2 on Louie Schroeder, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SG), Christopher Kalinowski (SF), Leonard Frantz (C) Roger Jones, Joseph Hamel, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jamie Kelley (SG), John Bowman (SF), Nathan Callahan (PF), Herbert Woodward (C) Louie Schroeder, Benny Lehn, John Spencer, Robert Monette | |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christopher Kalinowski | 41-39 |
| 16:15 | SE Missouri State | Jamie Kelley makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Petrin | 41-41 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell loses the dribble to Nathan Callahan | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 41-41 |
| 15:43 | SE Missouri State | Herbert Woodward can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 15:41 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Powell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bernard Giunta (fresh) SF - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Petrin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Woodward (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | SE Missouri State | Jamie Kelley knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Petrin | 41-43 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bowman - foul #1 on John Bowman, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (PG), Roger Jones (SG), Philip Henry (PF), Justin Leslie (C) Michael Powell, Bernard Giunta, Harold Hunter, Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder (SG), John Spencer (PF), Robert Monette (C) John Petrin, Jamie Kelley, Herbert Woodward | |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:46 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Philip Henry - foul #4 on Philip Henry, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel (SF), Leonard Frantz (PF) Christopher Kalinowski, Philip Henry | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn (SF) John Spencer | |
| 14:46 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:46 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:32 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel lays it in on a great pass from Walter Jackson | 45-45 |
| 14:17 | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn buries a shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel is fouled on the floor by Robert Monette - foul #1 on Robert Monette, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Spencer (PF) Nathan Callahan | |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 13:30 | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:13 | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hamel - foul #2 on Joseph Hamel, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SG), Harold Hunter (PF) Roger Jones, Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Petrin (PG) Benny Lehn | |
| 12:56 | SE Missouri State | John Bowman travels with the ball | 45-47 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta connects on the 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:15 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette banks in the layup on a great pass from Louie Schroeder | 48-49 |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Schroeder blocks the short jumper by Justin Leslie | 48-49 |
| 11:51 | SE Missouri State | John Bowman grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 11:49 | SE Missouri State | Bernard Giunta picks off the pass by John Petrin in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Walter Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hamel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Leslie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Petrin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louie Schroeder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Monette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter loses the dribble to John Petrin | 48-49 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin lays it in | 48-51 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Jackson | 50-51 |
| 10:39 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Petrin | 50-53 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Walter Jackson | 52-53 |
| 09:58 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Justin Leslie - foul #2 on Justin Leslie, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell (PG), Roger Jones (SG), Leonard Frantz (PF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Walter Jackson, Joseph Hamel, Harold Hunter, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jamie Kelley (PG), Travis Burton (SG), Benny Lehn (SF), Nathan Callahan (PF) John Petrin, Louie Schroeder, John Bowman, John Spencer | |
| 09:58 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:58 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz lays it in set up by Michael Powell and he's hacked by Jamie Kelley - foul #1 on Jamie Kelley, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Herbert Woodward (C) Robert Monette | |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:26 | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn hits the finger roll set up by Travis Burton | 55-56 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 09:15 | SE Missouri State | Leonard Frantz steals it from Travis Burton | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Kelley steps in front of the Michael Powell pass | 57-56 |
| 08:48 | SE Missouri State | Travis Burton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 08:31 | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 08:08 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:50 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 07:21 | SE Missouri State | Jamie Kelley's pass is intercepted by Leonard Frantz | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Giunta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jamie Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Burton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benny Lehn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Woodward (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 06:36 | SE Missouri State | Jamie Kelley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Herbert Woodward | 59-59 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell's layup is rejected by Benny Lehn | 59-59 |
| 06:26 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz tips it home | 61-59 |
| 06:11 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Callahan knocks in the shot in the lane | 61-61 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Kelley - foul #2 on Jamie Kelley, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Grace (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Justin Leslie (C) Roger Jones, Bernard Giunta, Leonard Frantz, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Petrin (PG), Louie Schroeder (SG), John Bowman (SF), John Spencer (PF), Robert Monette (C) Jamie Kelley, Travis Burton, Benny Lehn, Nathan Callahan, Herbert Woodward | |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:48 | SE Missouri State | John Petrin lays it up and in set up by John Spencer | 63-63 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Grace misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 05:30 | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:14 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (PG) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Jackson | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | SE Missouri State | Justin Leslie steps in front of the John Spencer pass | 65-63 |
| 04:22 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Grace makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:04 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Petrin and the foul's on Joseph Hamel - foul #3 on Joseph Hamel, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 04:04 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer misses the free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:46 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry banks in the layup | 70-65 |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | John Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (SG) Darryl Grace | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Petrin steals the ball from Roger Jones | 70-65 |
| 03:13 | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Petrin | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Leslie (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Petrin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louie Schroeder (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Monette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 03:05 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 02:48 | SE Missouri State | Philip Henry is called for the reach on John Spencer - foul #5 on Philip Henry, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SF), Harold Hunter (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Joseph Hamel, Philip Henry, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Benny Lehn (SF), Nathan Callahan (C) Louie Schroeder, Robert Monette | |
| 02:48 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | SE Missouri State | John Bowman snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel (SF), Justin Leslie (C) Bernard Giunta, Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder (SG), Robert Monette (C) John Bowman, Nathan Callahan | |
| 02:17 | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Petrin | 70-71 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Petrin - foul #3 on John Petrin, team foul #6 | 70-71 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Monette - foul #2 on Robert Monette, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:32 | SE Missouri State | Louie Schroeder drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Petrin | 71-74 |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones travels with the ball | 71-74 |
| 01:01 | SE Missouri State | John Spencer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-74 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Walter Jackson | 74-74 |
| 00:42 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by John Petrin is blocked by Joseph Hamel | 74-74 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hunter's pass is intercepted by Louie Schroeder | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Robert Monette connects on the turnaround in the paint | 74-76 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel clanks a halfcourt shot | 74-76 |