| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Vincent Chernesky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Lima (fresh) PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jan Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Neth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima inbounds the ball | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-44 |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lima | 39-44 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | John Warner snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Jan Paul connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Cunningham | 39-47 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Warner steps in front of the Vincent Chernesky pass in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Jan Paul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lima | 41-47 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | John Warner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 17:53 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt tips it home | 43-47 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Reinhardt - foul #3 on Andrew Reinhardt, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (PG), Dave Fisher (SF), Scott Cook (PF), Frank Williamson (C) Vincent Chernesky, Robert Lima, Andrew Reinhardt, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos (PG), John Fay (SF), Jon Carone (PF), Roosevelt Schaaf (C) Jan Paul, John Warner, Brian Smith, John Neth | |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Williamson grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-48 |
| 17:12 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | John Fay hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Billy Cunningham | 45-51 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Bartos picks off the pass by Joel Collier in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham can't finish the layup | 45-51 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | John Fay hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Reeves (SF) Billy Cunningham | |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Frank Williamson steps in front of the Raymond Bartos pass | 45-53 |
| 16:18 | Gardner-Webb | Roosevelt Schaaf steals it from Joel Collier | 45-53 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Roosevelt Schaaf is called for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams (PG), Garth Logsdon (SG), Harvey Bail (C) Aaron Rush, Joel Collier, Frank Williamson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jan Paul (PG), Ellis Henderson (SG), Brian Smith (PF), Michael Truong (C) John Fay, Raymond Bartos, Jon Carone, Roosevelt Schaaf | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garth Logsdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dave Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Cook (fresh) 8 pts. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jan Paul (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ellis Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Truong (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 45-53 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Ellis Henderson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Garth Logsdon | 45-53 |
| 14:55 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Jan Paul pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Jan Paul can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Jan Paul grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Harvey Bail steals it from Michael Truong | 45-53 |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook hits a wide open shot from the baseline set up by Ryan Williams | 47-53 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Brian Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Garth Logsdon grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams is fouled on the floor by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #1 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Aaron Rush (SG), Robert Lima (SF), Andrew Reinhardt (PF), Frank Williamson (C) Ryan Williams, Garth Logsdon, Dave Fisher, Scott Cook, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos (PG), Billy Cunningham (SG), John Warner (SF), Jon Carone (PF), John Neth (C) Jan Paul, Ellis Henderson, James Reeves, Brian Smith, Michael Truong | |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt banks in the layup | 49-53 |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rush - foul #2 on Aaron Rush, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier (SG) Aaron Rush | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Billy Cunningham, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| 12:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-53 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Fay (SF) John Warner | |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | John Neth steps in front of the Vincent Chernesky pass in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | John Fay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | John Neth grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Vincent Chernesky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Lima (fresh) PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bartos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Fay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Carone (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Neth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | John Fay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams (PG), Aaron Rush (SG) Vincent Chernesky, Joel Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roosevelt Schaaf (PF) Jon Carone | |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-53 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Raymond Bartos | 49-53 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | John Neth hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Fay | 49-55 |
| 10:49 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Reinhardt | 52-55 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | John Neth misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Roosevelt Schaaf | 52-55 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | John Neth connects on the shot from the right block set up by Raymond Bartos | 52-57 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt loses the dribble to Raymond Bartos | 52-57 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Williamson gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Neth - foul #1 on John Neth, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier (SG), Garth Logsdon (SF), Scott Cook (PF), Harvey Bail (C) Aaron Rush, Robert Lima, Andrew Reinhardt, Frank Williamson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jan Paul (PG), John Warner (SF), Brian Smith (PF), Jon Carone (C) Raymond Bartos, John Fay, Roosevelt Schaaf, John Neth | |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | John Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Dave Fisher (SF) Ryan Williams, Garth Logsdon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Henderson (SG) Billy Cunningham | |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail loses the ball out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Reeves (PG) Jan Paul | |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | John Warner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dave Fisher - foul #1 on Dave Fisher, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | John Warner makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | John Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham (SG) Ellis Henderson | |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | John Warner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Chernesky | 56-62 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Brian Smith misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Cook - foul #3 on Scott Cook, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams (PG), Garth Logsdon (SF), Andrew Reinhardt (PF) Vincent Chernesky, Dave Fisher, Scott Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jan Paul (PG), Michael Truong (C) James Reeves, Jon Carone | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Garth Logsdon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jan Paul (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (tiring) 10 pts. C - Michael Truong (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | John Warner picks off the pass by Joel Collier in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Jan Paul is hacked by Ryan Williams - foul #4 on Ryan Williams, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (SG) Joel Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Henderson (SG) Billy Cunningham | |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Jan Paul misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Reinhardt | 59-64 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Jan Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham (SG), John Fay (SF), Jon Carone (PF), John Neth (C) Ellis Henderson, John Warner, Brian Smith, Michael Truong | |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams is hacked by John Fay - foul #1 on John Fay, team foul #4 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (SG), Frank Williamson (PF) Aaron Rush, Andrew Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Garth Logsdon is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Williams | 61-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | John Neth connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Billy Cunningham | 61-66 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Vincent Chernesky | 63-66 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | John Fay is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Fay, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (PG), Joel Collier (SG), Robert Lima (SF), Dave Fisher (PF), Scott Cook (C) Ryan Williams, Vincent Chernesky, Garth Logsdon, Frank Williamson, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos (PG), Ellis Henderson (SG), James Reeves (SF), Roosevelt Schaaf (PF) Jan Paul, Billy Cunningham, John Fay, Jon Carone | |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima's pass is intercepted by Raymond Bartos in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos hits the finger roll | 63-68 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier is fouled on the floor by Ellis Henderson - foul #4 on Ellis Henderson, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joel Collier | 66-68 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 04:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 04:18 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Rush | 69-68 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | James Reeves misses the fadeaway from the right side | 69-68 |
| 03:56 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses the shot from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Roosevelt Schaaf snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | John Neth's floater is tipped away by Robert Lima | 69-68 |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook grabs the board | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Aaron Rush (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Collier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bartos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ellis Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roosevelt Schaaf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Neth (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher can't tip it in | 69-68 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | James Reeves pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams (PG), Andrew Reinhardt (PF), Harvey Bail (C) Aaron Rush, Dave Fisher, Scott Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Fay (PG), Billy Cunningham (SG), John Warner (SF), Brian Smith (PF), Jon Carone (C) Raymond Bartos, Ellis Henderson, James Reeves, Roosevelt Schaaf, John Neth | |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Andrew Reinhardt steals the ball from John Warner | 69-68 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Smith denies the turnaround by Andrew Reinhardt | 69-68 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | John Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | John Fay clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Reinhardt | 69-68 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier's floater is knocked away by Billy Cunningham | 69-68 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail loses the dribble to Billy Cunningham | 69-68 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham jams it | 69-70 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Lima | 71-70 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Joel Collier - foul #2 on Joel Collier, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jan Paul (PG), John Neth (C) John Fay, Jon Carone | |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | John Warner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Warner, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams clanks a jumper near the basket | 71-70 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima hits the follow up shot | 73-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Brian Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:18 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail is fouled in the backcourt by Jan Paul - foul #3 on Jan Paul, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher (PF) Andrew Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Brian Smith gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Jan Paul buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jan Paul is called for the reach on Joel Collier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jan Paul, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt (PF) Dave Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham buries a 3 from the left corner | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier misses the halfcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jan Paul (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Neth (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 04:51 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lima | 76-76 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Neth - foul #2 on John Neth, team foul #10 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher (SF) Robert Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Fay (SF), Jon Carone (PF), Roosevelt Schaaf (C) John Warner, Brian Smith, John Neth | |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Roosevelt Schaaf snags the offensive board | 78-76 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Jan Paul clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-76 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | John Fay tips it back up and in | 78-78 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jan Paul - foul #5 on Jan Paul, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos (PG) Jan Paul | |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roosevelt Schaaf | 80-81 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Billy Cunningham - foul #3 on Billy Cunningham, team foul #12 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (SG) Joel Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 82-81 |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Dave Fisher | 82-81 |
| 03:04 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher is hacked by Billy Cunningham - foul #4 on Billy Cunningham, team foul #13 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima (SF), Scott Cook (C) Andrew Reinhardt, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Henderson (SG), John Warner (SF), Brian Smith (PF), Michael Truong (C) Billy Cunningham, John Fay, Jon Carone, Roosevelt Schaaf | |
| 03:04 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:04 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier (SG), Andrew Reinhardt (PF), Harvey Bail (C) Aaron Rush, Dave Fisher, Scott Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham (SG), Jon Carone (C) Ellis Henderson, Michael Truong | |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Brian Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-81 |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail grabs the defensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-81 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | John Warner grabs the board | 83-81 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 83-81 |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail snags the defensive board | 83-81 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Collier | 85-81 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-81 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Neth (C) Jon Carone | |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 85-84 |
| 01:38 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the jumper from the right side set up by Joel Collier | 87-84 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Billy Cunningham buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Neth | 87-87 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Williams | 90-87 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 3 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bartos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Cunningham (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - John Neth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | John Warner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Neth | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail loses the dribble to John Warner in the backcourt | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Warner's floater is knocked away by Andrew Reinhardt | 90-90 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 3 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bartos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Cunningham (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Warner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Neth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail wins the tip | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 90-90 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt hits the follow up shot | 92-90 |
| 04:21 | Illinois State | Brian Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 92-90 |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima grabs the defensive rebound | 92-90 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 92-90 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | John Neth snags the defensive board | 92-90 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | John Neth banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Cunningham and he's hacked by Andrew Reinhardt - foul #4 on Andrew Reinhardt, team foul #7 | 92-92 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher (SF), Scott Cook (PF) Robert Lima, Andrew Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Fay (PG), James Reeves (SF), Jon Carone (PF) Raymond Bartos, John Warner, Brian Smith | |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | John Neth makes the free throw | 92-93 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher is fouled on the floor by James Reeves - foul #3 on James Reeves, team foul #14 | 92-93 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (SG) Joel Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roosevelt Schaaf (C) John Neth | |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 92-93 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 93-93 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Jon Carone knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Fay | 93-95 |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Roosevelt Schaaf is called for the reach on Harvey Bail - foul #2 on Roosevelt Schaaf, team foul #15 | 93-95 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Henderson (SG) Billy Cunningham | |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail makes the 1st free throw | 94-95 |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses the 2nd free throw | 94-95 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Roosevelt Schaaf snags the defensive board | 94-95 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Dave Fisher steps in front of the Roosevelt Schaaf pass | 94-95 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook slams it home on a nice dish by Dave Fisher | 96-95 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 96-95 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier (SG), Robert Lima (SF), Andrew Reinhardt (PF) Aaron Rush, Dave Fisher, Scott Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos (PG), Billy Cunningham (SG), Brian Smith (PF) Ellis Henderson, James Reeves, Roosevelt Schaaf | |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | John Fay drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Carone | 96-98 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Williams | 98-98 |
| 02:20 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 98-98 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Warner (SF), John Neth (C) John Fay, Jon Carone | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | John Warner clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 98-98 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt grabs the board | 98-98 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Billy Cunningham - foul #5 on Billy Cunningham, team foul #16 | 98-98 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Henderson (SG) Billy Cunningham | |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 99-98 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 100-98 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 100-98 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | John Warner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 100-98 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Harvey Bail | 100-98 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lima | 103-98 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Brian Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Warner | 103-101 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bartos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ellis Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Warner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 13 pts. C - John Neth (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ellis Henderson is called for the reach on Ryan Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ellis Henderson, team foul #17 | 103-101 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Fay (PG) Ellis Henderson | |
| 00:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 104-101 |
| 00:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 105-101 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 105-101 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Brian Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 105-101 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams snags the defensive board | 105-101 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams is fouled in the backcourt by John Fay - foul #3 on John Fay, team foul #18 | 105-101 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 106-101 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 106-101 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | John Neth grabs the board | 106-101 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | John Neth lays it up and in | 106-103 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier is hacked by Raymond Bartos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Bartos, team foul #19 | 106-103 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher (PF) Andrew Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier misses the 1st free throw | 106-103 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 107-103 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 107-103 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Brian Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 107-103 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Raymond Bartos clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 107-103 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | John Neth pulls down the offensive rebound | 107-103 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | John Neth drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bartos | 107-106 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Bartos - foul #3 on Raymond Bartos, team foul #20 | 107-106 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt (PF) Dave Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier makes the 1st free throw | 108-106 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 109-106 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | John Warner loses the dribble to Joel Collier | 109-106 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt is hacked by Raymond Bartos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Bartos, team foul #21 | 109-106 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 110-106 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 111-106 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Warner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 111-106 |