| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Berlanga (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Crader (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Renwick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Luka Suski inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Javier Flores misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Flores - foul #1 on Javier Flores, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Javier Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Luka Suski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Lang | 43-26 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Luka Suski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan (SF), Peter Maxfield (C) Raymond Hughes, Robert Crader | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SF), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Luka Suski, Carl Renwick, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall is fouled on the floor by Javier Flores - foul #2 on Javier Flores, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Call (SF) Timothy Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Raymundo Marino (SF) Brian Coursey, Javier Flores | |
| 18:03 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw (PG), Daniel Pope (SG) Thomas Lang, Keith Berlanga | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith drills a 3 from straight away | 43-29 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 43-29 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Peter Maxfield is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by James Shaw | 45-29 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Monteith and he's fouled by Daniel Pope - foul #1 on Daniel Pope, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang (PG), Timothy Hall (SG), Raymond Hughes (SF), Keith Berlanga (PF), Robert Crader (C) James Shaw, Daniel Pope, Raymond Call, Donald Bogdan, Peter Maxfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Luka Suski (SF), Carl Renwick (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Kevin Monteith, Raymundo Marino, Nathaniel Haney, Gordon Ricks | |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lang | 47-32 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Timothy Hall steals the ball from Brian Coursey | 47-32 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Coursey picks off the pass by Thomas Lang in the backcourt | 47-32 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Keith Berlanga | 47-32 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Luka Suski - foul #3 on Luka Suski, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG) Juan Alvarez | |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Carl Renwick gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Berlanga (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Crader (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Renwick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Lang - foul #1 on Thomas Lang, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan (SF) Raymond Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie (PF) Carl Renwick | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Crader | 48-33 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw (SG), Raymond Call (C) Timothy Hall, Robert Crader | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Javier Flores buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Pope (SG), Peter Maxfield (C) Thomas Lang, Keith Berlanga | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Nathaniel Haney (C) Brian Coursey, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Javier Flores is hacked by Daniel Pope - foul #2 on Daniel Pope, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks (C) Luka Suski | |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Javier Flores misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | Peter Maxfield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Call clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 14:09 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Call gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Call misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 13:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Haney | 48-36 |
| 13:35 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Maxfield | 48-36 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks can't tip it in | 48-36 |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan is fouled on the floor by Bojan Pilarski - foul #1 on Bojan Pilarski, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang (PG), Timothy Hall (SG), Raymond Hughes (SF), Keith Berlanga (PF), Robert Crader (C) James Shaw, Daniel Pope, Raymond Call, Donald Bogdan, Peter Maxfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Kevin Monteith (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Carl Renwick (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Javier Flores, Timothy Purdie, Nathaniel Haney, Gordon Ricks | |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Berlanga | 50-38 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Thomas Lang is called for the reach on Carl Renwick - foul #2 on Thomas Lang, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luka Suski (SF) Raymundo Marino | |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Timothy Hall steps in front of the Carl Renwick pass | 50-38 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall misses the easy layup | 50-38 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Carl Renwick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Luka Suski misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Lang - foul #3 on Thomas Lang, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino (SG) Kevin Monteith | |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Luka Suski makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Luka Suski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Berlanga (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Crader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymundo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Renwick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks is fouled on the floor by Keith Berlanga - foul #3 on Keith Berlanga, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Landgraf (SF) Raymond Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SG) Luka Suski | |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez's layup is rejected by Keith Berlanga | 50-40 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Landgraf | 53-40 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Carl Renwick misses the dunk attempt | 53-40 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicolas Seabrooks | 53-40 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Coursey | 53-43 |
| 10:07 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Landgraf is hacked by Juan Alvarez - foul #1 on Juan Alvarez, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw (PG), Donald Bogdan (SG), Raymond Hughes (SF), Raymond Call (PF), Peter Maxfield (C) Thomas Lang, Timothy Hall, Michael Landgraf, Keith Berlanga, Robert Crader | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Javier Flores (SG), Luka Suski (SF), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Brian Coursey, Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino, Carl Renwick, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Luka Suski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 09:40 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bogdan misses long on an open runner from close range | 53-43 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Luka Suski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Javier Flores scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Call is hacked by Nathaniel Haney - foul #2 on Nathaniel Haney, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang (PG), Michael Landgraf (SF), Robert Crader (C) Raymond Hughes, Raymond Call, Peter Maxfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Timothy Purdie (PF) Kevin Monteith, Gordon Ricks | |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Luka Suski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bojan Pilarski | 53-49 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Purdie steals it from Robert Crader | 53-49 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Javier Flores is fouled on the floor by Robert Crader - foul #3 on Robert Crader, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall (SG), Keith Berlanga (PF) James Shaw, Donald Bogdan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Nathaniel Haney | |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Lang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Landgraf (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Berlanga (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Flores (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luka Suski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Purdie (fresh) C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Coursey steals it from Thomas Lang | 53-51 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Luka Suski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Landgraf comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-51 |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw (PG), Donald Bogdan (SG), Raymond Hughes (SF), Peter Maxfield (C) Thomas Lang, Timothy Hall, Michael Landgraf, Robert Crader | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Juan Alvarez (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Carl Renwick (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Brian Coursey, Javier Flores, Luka Suski, Timothy Purdie, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Juan Alvarez | 53-54 |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Shaw and he's fouled by Raymundo Marino - foul #1 on Raymundo Marino, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG) Bojan Pilarski | |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Carl Renwick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Monteith | 56-56 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Carl Renwick - foul #3 on Carl Renwick, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Pope (SG), Raymond Call (SF), Robert Crader (C) Donald Bogdan, Raymond Hughes, Peter Maxfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Javier Flores (SG), Nathaniel Haney (C) Kevin Monteith, Raymundo Marino, Gordon Ricks | |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Juan Alvarez | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Pope's pass is intercepted by Carl Renwick | 59-58 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Crader - foul #4 on Robert Crader, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang (PG), Timothy Hall (SG) James Shaw, Daniel Pope | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luka Suski (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF) Juan Alvarez, Carl Renwick | |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Lang - foul #4 on Thomas Lang, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Landgraf (SF), Donald Bogdan (PF) Keith Berlanga, Robert Crader | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Nathaniel Haney | |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Javier Flores picks off the pass by Thomas Lang in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Luka Suski knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Coursey and he's fouled by Donald Bogdan - foul #1 on Donald Bogdan, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hughes (SF), Peter Maxfield (C) Michael Landgraf, Raymond Call | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Gordon Ricks (C) Brian Coursey, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Luka Suski makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Lang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Bogdan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Maxfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kevin Monteith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Javier Flores (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luka Suski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Purdie (fresh) C - Gordon Ricks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Monteith - foul #1 on Kevin Monteith, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Luka Suski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Peter Maxfield pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luka Suski is called for the reach on Thomas Lang - foul #4 on Luka Suski, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Shaw (SG) Timothy Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Carl Renwick (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Kevin Monteith, Luka Suski, Timothy Purdie, Gordon Ricks | |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Javier Flores misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Peter Maxfield pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall (SG), Keith Berlanga (PF) James Shaw, Donald Bogdan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Juan Alvarez (SG), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Javier Flores, Carl Renwick, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall is hacked by Juan Alvarez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Alvarez, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader (C) Peter Maxfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Renwick (PF) Gordon Ricks | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino's floater is tipped away by Keith Berlanga | 65-64 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-64 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Luka Suski (SF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino, Nathaniel Haney | |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Luka Suski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Hall is called for 10 seconds | 67-66 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-66 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Crader can't finish the layup | 67-66 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Thomas Lang takes the ball from Brian Coursey | 67-66 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Lang lays it up and in | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks is hacked by Timothy Hall - foul #1 on Timothy Hall, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Keith Berlanga | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Berlanga runs out the clock | 69-67 |