| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Vincent Chernesky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicolas Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Holub (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Inman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky loses the ball out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Chernesky is called for the reach on Charles Bridgewater - foul #2 on Vincent Chernesky, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray is hacked by George Holub - foul #1 on George Holub, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray's fadeaway is rejected by James Inman | 34-39 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater clanks a floater from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky is fouled on the floor by Charles Bridgewater - foul #1 on Charles Bridgewater, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG), Robert Klarberg (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Ruben Herring (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater, Joseph Brown, Neal Smith, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), Thomas East (SF), Raymond Berryman (PF), Tony Morgan (C) Vincent Chernesky, Nicolas Frank, George Holub, Billie Wilson, James Inman | |
| 16:00 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Rory Kish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ruben Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Lutz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Threet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Sikes (fresh) SF - Thomas East (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Berryman (fresh) C - Tony Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:31 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 15:29 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Berryman | 34-39 |
| 15:12 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East is fouled on the floor by Richard Hacker - foul #2 on Richard Hacker, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG) Rory Kish | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet makes the 3pt shot from the right corner and he's fouled by Ruben Herring - foul #2 on Ruben Herring, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Eddie Lutz, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG) Ryan Sikes | |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Vincent Chernesky | 34-44 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater is fouled on the floor by Tony Morgan - foul #3 on Tony Morgan, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Neal Smith (PF), Edward Jones (C) Robert Klarberg, Richard Hacker, Ruben Herring, Eddie Lutz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank (SG), George Holub (SF), Billie Wilson (PF), James Inman (C) Anthony Threet, Thomas East, Raymond Berryman, Tony Morgan | |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Neal Smith and he's hacked by James Inman - foul #2 on James Inman, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Jones | 37-44 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith lays it up and in and he's hacked by Billie Wilson - foul #3 on Billie Wilson, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky is hacked by Julian Gray - foul #1 on Julian Gray, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| 12:49 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank drills a jump hook near the basket set up by George Holub | 40-46 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray loses the dribble to George Holub | 40-46 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson scores on a runner from close range | 40-48 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater's floater is tipped away by Billie Wilson | 40-48 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 11:50 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub can't tip it in | 40-48 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to James Inman | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neal Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Vincent Chernesky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Frank (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Holub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billie Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Inman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Jones swats the dunk try by James Inman | 40-48 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown is hacked by Billie Wilson - foul #4 on Billie Wilson, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG), Robert Klarberg (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Ruben Herring (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater, Joseph Brown, Neal Smith, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), Thomas East (SF), Raymond Berryman (PF), Tony Morgan (C) Vincent Chernesky, Nicolas Frank, George Holub, Billie Wilson, James Inman | |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish is fouled on the floor by Anthony Threet - foul #1 on Anthony Threet, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman clanks a runner from the left block | 42-48 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rory Kish | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Hacker is called for the reach on Thomas East - foul #3 on Richard Hacker, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker is fouled on the floor by Tony Morgan - foul #4 on Tony Morgan, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG) Rory Kish | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank (SG), James Jackson (C) Ryan Sikes, Tony Morgan | |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-48 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker misses the floater near the basket | 45-48 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 45-48 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Herring | 45-48 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Klarberg | 47-48 |
| 07:39 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank loses the dribble to Charles Bridgewater | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Klarberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Herring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Eddie Lutz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Threet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Frank (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas East (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Berryman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Threet - foul #2 on Anthony Threet, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Neal Smith (PF) Robert Klarberg, Richard Hacker, Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), George Holub (SF), Billie Wilson (PF), James Inman (C) Anthony Threet, Nicolas Frank, Thomas East, Raymond Berryman, James Jackson | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:13 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Billie Wilson | 47-50 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray's pass is intercepted by Ryan Sikes in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky lays it up and in set up by Ryan Sikes | 47-52 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (SG), Edward Jones (C) Charles Bridgewater, Eddie Lutz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Julian Gray - foul #2 on Julian Gray, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker (SG) Rory Kish | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Hacker and he's hacked by James Inman - foul #3 on James Inman, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank (SG) Ryan Sikes | |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Nicolas Frank and the foul's on Neal Smith - foul #2 on Neal Smith, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG) Richard Hacker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Billie Wilson - foul #5 on Billie Wilson, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan (PF) Billie Wilson | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown hits the finger roll set up by Julian Gray | 57-57 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Richard Hacker (SF), Ruben Herring (PF) Julian Gray, Joseph Brown, Neal Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East (SF), James Jackson (C) George Holub, James Inman | |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Vincent Chernesky - foul #3 on Vincent Chernesky, team foul #12 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz (C) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), Raymond Berryman (PF) Vincent Chernesky, Nicolas Frank, James Jackson | |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Thomas East is denied by Ruben Herring | 58-57 |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East misses the tip | 58-57 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker grabs the board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Eddie Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Threet (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Sikes (fresh) SF - Thomas East (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Berryman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tony Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring double dribbles | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Neal Smith (PF) Robert Klarberg, Richard Hacker, Eddie Lutz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Holub (SF), James Inman (C) Thomas East, Tony Morgan | |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Threet | 58-59 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses the lay-in | 58-59 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones (C) Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Nicolas Frank (SG) Anthony Threet, Ryan Sikes | |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown loses the dribble to Nicolas Frank | 58-59 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater lays it in set up by Julian Gray and the foul's on Nicolas Frank - foul #2 on Nicolas Frank, team foul #13 | 60-59 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |