| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Perry Kifer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Robb (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nole McNaney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Riggs (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tommie Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randal Callis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 19:31 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds tips it in | 36-37 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Jeffery Jefferson steals it from Randal Callis | 36-37 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Reynolds picks off the pass by Paul Clayton | 36-37 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Randal Callis - foul #3 on Randal Callis, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech (PF) Randal Callis | |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson is hacked by Glen Riggs - foul #2 on Glen Riggs, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 17:34 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathaniel Robb - foul #3 on Nathaniel Robb, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey (PG), William Fuller (SG), Jerry Williams (SF), David Anderson (PF), Alfred Duncanson (C) Perry Kifer, Jeffery Jefferson, Nathaniel Robb, Kenneth Reynolds, Jimmy Drozd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Michael Barry (C) Nole McNaney, Glen Riggs, Paul Clayton | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | David Anderson grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Barry steals the ball from Jerry Williams | 36-37 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech buries a driving attempt near the basket | 36-39 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-39 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Williams tips it in | 38-39 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommie Slawson | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Hovey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Duncanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Canaday (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommie Slawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Williams | 38-41 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Canaday is called for the reach on William Fuller - foul #1 on Richard Canaday, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer (PG), Jeffery Jefferson (SG), Nathaniel Robb (SF), Kenneth Reynolds (PF), Jimmy Drozd (C) David Hovey, William Fuller, Jerry Williams, David Anderson, Alfred Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Randal Callis (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Richard Canaday, Peter Weaver, Tommie Slawson, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Drozd tips it but misses | 38-41 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Riggs | 40-44 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds loses the dribble to Glen Riggs | 40-44 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis blows the dunk | 40-44 |
| 14:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry (C) Paul Clayton | |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb is fouled on the floor by Randal Callis - foul #4 on Randal Callis, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech (PF) Randal Callis | |
| 13:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Barry | 40-44 |
| 12:38 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Jefferson - foul #1 on Jeffery Jefferson, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Williams (SF) Nathaniel Robb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver (SG), Richard Canaday (SF), Paul Clayton (C) Glen Riggs, Brandon Yonakor, Michael Barry | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey (PG), William Fuller (SG), David Anderson (PF), Alfred Duncanson (C) Perry Kifer, Jeffery Jefferson, Kenneth Reynolds, Jimmy Drozd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson (SF) Nole McNaney | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | David Anderson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Hovey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfred Duncanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Canaday (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommie Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller hits a 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Duncanson | 46-45 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tommie Slawson | 46-47 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Nelson Creech - foul #2 on Nelson Creech, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor (PF) Nelson Creech | |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Duncanson gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Canaday steals the ball from Alfred Duncanson | 48-47 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Weaver | 48-49 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brandon Yonakor | 48-49 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer (PG), Jeffery Jefferson (SG), Nathaniel Robb (SF), Kenneth Reynolds (PF), Jimmy Drozd (C) David Hovey, William Fuller, Jerry Williams, David Anderson, Alfred Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Michael Barry (C) Peter Weaver, Tommie Slawson, Paul Clayton | |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb hits a jumpshot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer is fouled on the floor by Glen Riggs - foul #3 on Glen Riggs, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson (SF), Nelson Creech (PF) Richard Canaday, Brandon Yonakor | |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs misses the 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Drozd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer loses the dribble to Glen Riggs | 50-52 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson banks in the layup on a great pass from Nole McNaney | 50-54 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Reynolds | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Perry Kifer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Robb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nole McNaney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tommie Slawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nole McNaney | 53-56 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Kifer | 56-56 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nole McNaney | 56-59 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tommie Slawson | 58-62 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Perry Kifer, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey (PG), William Fuller (SG), Jerry Williams (SF), David Anderson (PF), Alfred Duncanson (C) Perry Kifer, Jeffery Jefferson, Nathaniel Robb, Kenneth Reynolds, Jimmy Drozd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Randal Callis (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Nole McNaney, Glen Riggs, Tommie Slawson, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | David Anderson is called for the reach on Peter Weaver - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | David Hovey steals it from Richard Canaday | 58-62 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Canaday | 58-62 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Randal Callis | 58-64 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Canaday - foul #2 on Richard Canaday, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Williams | 60-64 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller banks in the layup | 62-64 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 62-64 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey is fouled on the floor by Randal Callis - foul #5 on Randal Callis, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson (SG), Kenneth Reynolds (PF), Jimmy Drozd (C) William Fuller, David Anderson, Alfred Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney (PG), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Richard Canaday, Randal Callis, Paul Clayton | |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | David Hovey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Hovey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Reynolds (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nole McNaney (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Yonakor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Jefferson - foul #2 on Jeffery Jefferson, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer (PG) David Hovey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson (SF) Brandon Yonakor | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-66 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb (SF) Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs (SG), Paul Clayton (C) Peter Weaver, Michael Barry | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Perry Kifer steps in front of the Nole McNaney pass in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Drozd connects on the jumper in the paint | 68-66 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Clayton steals the ball from Nathaniel Robb | 68-69 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Reynolds - foul #3 on Kenneth Reynolds, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb travels with the ball | 68-70 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Clayton, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Clayton swats the short shot by Jimmy Drozd | 68-70 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson banks in the layup | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 68-72 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Reynolds | 68-72 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-72 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb snags the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Perry Kifer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs is hacked by Jeffery Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Jefferson, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Reynolds comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Drozd | 71-74 |