| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Kenworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Mabie (fresh) C - Onwoachi Abdi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Winston Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dewayne Emmert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Ingram (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Whitney inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 19:25 | Western Carolina | Onwoachi Abdi steps in front of the Andre Lanier pass | 37-23 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Paul Mabie is denied by Dewayne Emmert | 37-23 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie tips it in | 39-23 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Andre Lanier | 39-25 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Garrett Sherwood and he's fouled by Michael Ingram - foul #3 on Michael Ingram, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Pritts (C) Michael Ingram | |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi makes the free throw | 42-25 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by William Pritts is denied by Onwoachi Abdi | 42-25 |
| 17:53 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Whitney snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Kenworthy is whistled for a carry | 42-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings (SG), Lee Hill (SF), Dikembe Abdulaziz (PF) Garrett Sherwood, Richard Whitney, Paul Mabie | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:08 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert lays it up and in and the foul's on Lowell Cummings - foul #1 on Lowell Cummings, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 17:08 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert misses the free throw | 42-27 |
| 17:08 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Dewayne Emmert steals the ball from Onwoachi Abdi | 42-27 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert clanks a turnaround from the right block | 42-27 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi's layup is rejected by Dewayne Emmert | 42-27 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill tips it home | 44-27 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | William Pritts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-27 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Kenworthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lowell Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Onwoachi Abdi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dewayne Emmert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - William Pritts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz's pass is intercepted by Andre Lanier | 44-27 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Lowell Cummings steps in front of the Winston Phillips pass | 44-27 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 44-27 |
| 14:55 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Kenworthy can't tip it in | 44-27 |
| 14:54 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill hits the follow up shot | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:43 | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips is fouled on the floor by Lowell Cummings - foul #2 on Lowell Cummings, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Thomas (PG), Garrett Sherwood (SG), Richard Whitney (SF), Paul Mabie (PF) Richard Kenworthy, Lowell Cummings, Lee Hill, Dikembe Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram (C) William Pritts | |
| 14:32 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert misses the easy layup | 46-27 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-27 |
| 13:59 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 13:37 | Gardner-Webb | Onwoachi Abdi clanks a turnaround from the right block | 48-29 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 13:16 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams banks in the layup set up by Michael Ingram | 48-31 |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Sherwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz (C) Onwoachi Abdi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Picou (PF) Dewayne Emmert | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Gary Picou drills a floater from the baseline set up by Winston Phillips | 48-33 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Sherwood comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 48-33 |
| 12:19 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 11:55 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Andre Lanier is denied by Dikembe Abdulaziz | 48-33 |
| 11:53 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rusty Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garrett Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Mabie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Picou (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ingram (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Sherwood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | Gary Picou pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:32 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Winston Phillips | 48-37 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 48-37 |
| 11:03 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:33 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:08 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Sherwood gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie dunks the ball on a great pass from Garrett Sherwood and the foul's on Travis Williams - foul #2 on Travis Williams, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Kenworthy (PG), Lowell Cummings (SG), Lee Hill (SF), Onwoachi Abdi (C) Rusty Thomas, Garrett Sherwood, Richard Whitney, Dikembe Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eric Goss (PG), Alphonse Russo (SG), Dewayne Emmert (PF), William Pritts (C) Andre Lanier, Winston Phillips, Gary Picou, Michael Ingram | |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-37 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Kenworthy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Kenworthy, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| 08:43 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams blows the layup | 51-37 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Lee Hill | 51-37 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-37 |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to William Pritts | 51-37 |
| 08:04 | Western Carolina | William Pritts misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Onwoachi Abdi - foul #2 on Onwoachi Abdi, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Gary Picou (SF) Eric Goss, Travis Williams | |
| 08:04 | Western Carolina | William Pritts makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:04 | Western Carolina | William Pritts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie's pass is intercepted by Alphonse Russo | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Kenworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lowell Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Mabie (tiring) 5 pts. C - Onwoachi Abdi (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alphonse Russo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Picou (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewayne Emmert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - William Pritts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert is fouled on the floor by Paul Mabie - foul #2 on Paul Mabie, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz (PF) Paul Mabie | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips (SG) Alphonse Russo | |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Gary Picou misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lowell Cummings - foul #3 on Lowell Cummings, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram (C) William Pritts | |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Gary Picou makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Gary Picou makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 06:29 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdulaziz | 54-41 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Lee Hill steps in front of the Gary Picou pass | 54-41 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz blows the dunk | 54-41 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Winston Phillips - foul #3 on Winston Phillips, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Thomas (PG), Richard Whitney (SF), Garrett Sherwood (PF) Richard Kenworthy, Lee Hill, Dikembe Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Pritts (C) Michael Ingram | |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie (PF) Lowell Cummings | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alphonse Russo (SG), Travis Williams (SF) Winston Phillips, Gary Picou | |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie misses short on a shot near the basket | 56-41 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Dewayne Emmert knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Travis Williams | 56-43 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Whitney | 59-43 |
| 04:21 | Western Carolina | William Pritts is whistled for a carry | 59-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings (SG), Lee Hill (SF), Dikembe Abdulaziz (C) Richard Whitney, Paul Mabie, Onwoachi Abdi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eric Goss (PG), Roy Mackay (SF), Gary Picou (PF) Andre Lanier, Travis Williams, Dewayne Emmert | |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Garrett Sherwood | 62-43 |
| 03:44 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Abdulaziz blocks the jumper by Gary Picou | 62-43 |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rusty Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lowell Cummings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garrett Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. C - Dikembe Abdulaziz (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Eric Goss (fresh) SG - Alphonse Russo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Mackay (fresh) PF - Gary Picou (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pritts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill misses the tip | 62-43 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Abdulaziz snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 03:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Picou | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Eric Goss loses the ball out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Mabie (PF) Garrett Sherwood | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-43 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Alphonse Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-43 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill comes up short on the shot in the lane | 62-43 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | William Pritts grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Rusty Thomas takes the ball from Alphonse Russo | 62-43 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings loses the dribble to Eric Goss | 62-43 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Eric Goss throws it down | 62-45 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Lowell Cummings hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rusty Thomas | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Roy Mackay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-45 |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | Gary Picou gets the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Alphonse Russo makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Mackay steals the ball from Rusty Thomas | 65-47 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Eric Goss lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Mackay | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Thomas runs out the clock | 65-49 |