| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Eccleston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward McQuiston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andy Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shannon Bottomley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Allen Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Burns (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Getz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Spears (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmy Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Christopher Getz inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Brown | 37-33 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 19:28 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jimmy Goodwin | 37-33 |
| 19:22 | Canisius | Todd Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Andy Fleming gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Eccleston | 39-33 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | Peter Spears is fouled on the floor by Larry Eccleston - foul #2 on Larry Eccleston, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:42 | Canisius | Allen Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | Gardner-Webb | Peter Spears steals the ball from Lee Morin | 39-33 |
| 18:31 | Canisius | Allen Brown comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:29 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 39-33 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Andy Fleming tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 18:05 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 18:04 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Trevor Thompson (SG), Joshua Negri (SF) Todd Burns, Christopher Getz | |
| 17:25 | Canisius | Joshua Negri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Andy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Trevor Thompson - foul #1 on Trevor Thompson, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton (SF), John Moriarty (PF), Ricky Corker (C) Edward McQuiston, Andy Fleming, Shannon Bottomley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jeremiah McKendree (SG), Andrew Ball (PF), Rick Williams (C) Allen Brown, Peter Spears, Jimmy Goodwin | |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:51 | Canisius | Andrew Ball knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Negri blocks the short jumper by Lee Morin | 43-36 |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Andrew Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | Canisius | Joshua Negri misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Eccleston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Leighton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Moriarty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Corker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Trevor Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremiah McKendree (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Negri (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Tillman (SG), Edward McQuiston (SF), Andy Fleming (PF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Larry Eccleston, Lee Morin, Michael Leighton, John Moriarty | |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Brown (PG), Todd Burns (SG), Christopher Getz (SF), Peter Spears (PF), Jimmy Goodwin (C) Trevor Thompson, Jeremiah McKendree, Joshua Negri, Andrew Ball, Rick Williams | |
| 15:31 | Canisius | Peter Spears misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | Canisius | Allen Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Oliver Tillman - foul #1 on Oliver Tillman, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Shannon Bottomley | 43-37 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Corker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 14:45 | Canisius | Christopher Getz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:41 | Canisius | Christopher Getz buries a jump hook from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 14:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Corker's pass is intercepted by Christopher Getz | 43-39 |
| 14:11 | Canisius | Christopher Getz blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 14:10 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Christopher Getz is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston (PG), Michael Leighton (SF), John Moriarty (C) Ricky Corker, Edward McQuiston, Shannon Bottomley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Ball (PF), Rick Williams (C) Peter Spears, Jimmy Goodwin | |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Getz swats the layup by John Moriarty | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Tillman | 43-39 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | Canisius | Christopher Getz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:17 | Canisius | Allen Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 13:16 | Canisius | Christopher Getz grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:55 | Canisius | Christopher Getz misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 12:54 | Canisius | Rick Williams grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:44 | Canisius | Christopher Getz misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:42 | Canisius | Allen Brown snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:28 | Canisius | Michael Leighton is called for the reach on Christopher Getz - foul #2 on Michael Leighton, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin (SG), Edward McQuiston (SF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Oliver Tillman, Michael Leighton, Andy Fleming | |
| Subs | Canisius | Trevor Thompson (PG), Jeremiah McKendree (SG), Joshua Negri (SF), Peter Spears (PF) Allen Brown, Todd Burns, Christopher Getz, Rick Williams | |
| 12:09 | Canisius | Joshua Negri comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | Canisius | Peter Spears grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:54 | Canisius | Edward McQuiston takes the ball from Andrew Ball | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Eccleston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward McQuiston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Moriarty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Bottomley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Trevor Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremiah McKendree (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Negri (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Spears (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Ball - foul #3 on Andrew Ball, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin (C) Andrew Ball | |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:17 | Canisius | Jeremiah McKendree misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 11:15 | Canisius | Joshua Negri hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah McKendree - foul #1 on Jeremiah McKendree, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton (SF), Andy Fleming (PF) Edward McQuiston, John Moriarty | |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Brown (PG) Jeremiah McKendree | |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:50 | Canisius | Peter Spears gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:30 | Canisius | A charge is called on Trevor Thompson - foul #2 on Trevor Thompson, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Corker (PG) Larry Eccleston | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Ball (PF) Peter Spears | |
| 09:56 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Negri | 46-43 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-43 |
| 09:44 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston (PG), Edward McQuiston (SF), John Moriarty (C) Lee Morin, Michael Leighton, Shannon Bottomley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Todd Burns (SG), Christopher Getz (SF) Trevor Thompson, Joshua Negri | |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Corker | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Jimmy Goodwin misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Andy Fleming pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty lays it in set up by Larry Eccleston and the foul's on Todd Burns - foul #1 on Todd Burns, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Rick Williams (C) Jimmy Goodwin | |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:55 | Canisius | Rick Williams loses the dribble to Andy Fleming | 53-43 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Williams is called for the reach on Edward McQuiston - foul #1 on Rick Williams, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin (SG) Ricky Corker | |
| Subs | Canisius | Trevor Thompson (PG), Peter Spears (PF) Allen Brown, Andrew Ball | |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward McQuiston | 55-43 |
| 08:08 | Canisius | Todd Burns connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Spears | 55-46 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lee Morin | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Eccleston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Morin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward McQuiston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andy Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Moriarty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Trevor Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Getz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Spears (fresh) 6 reb. C - Rick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Canisius | Peter Spears misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 07:35 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Thompson | 57-46 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Christopher Getz is hacked by Edward McQuiston - foul #1 on Edward McQuiston, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Corker (PG), Michael Leighton (SF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Larry Eccleston, Edward McQuiston, John Moriarty | |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Brown (PG), Joshua Negri (SF), Jimmy Goodwin (C) Todd Burns, Christopher Getz, Rick Williams | |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Allen Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 06:49 | Gardner-Webb | Andy Fleming drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ricky Corker and he's fouled by Peter Spears - foul #3 on Peter Spears, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Tillman (SG) Lee Morin | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:49 | Gardner-Webb | Andy Fleming makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Oliver Tillman is called for the reach on Joshua Negri - foul #2 on Oliver Tillman, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| 06:23 | Canisius | Joshua Negri clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Shannon Bottomley | 60-49 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Tillman | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Canisius | Joshua Negri misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 62-49 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Tillman gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ricky Corker | 65-49 |
| 05:02 | Canisius | Trevor Thompson is whistled for a carry | 65-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston (PG), Lee Morin (SG), Edward McQuiston (SF), John Moriarty (PF) Ricky Corker, Oliver Tillman, Michael Leighton, Andy Fleming | |
| Subs | Canisius | Todd Burns (SG), Christopher Getz (SF), Andrew Ball (PF) Trevor Thompson, Joshua Negri, Peter Spears | |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Morin lays it up and in set up by Larry Eccleston | 67-49 |
| 04:31 | Canisius | Christopher Getz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley is denied on a layup by Andrew Ball | 67-49 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Andrew Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Canisius | John Moriarty denies the turnaround by Todd Burns | 67-49 |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty scores on a jump hook from the left block | 69-49 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Eccleston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Morin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward McQuiston (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Moriarty (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Bottomley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Allen Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Burns (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Getz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Goodwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Todd Burns drills a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Getz | 69-52 |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Edward McQuiston hits the finger roll set up by Shannon Bottomley | 71-52 |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Edward McQuiston picks off the pass by Jimmy Goodwin | 71-52 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston is hacked by Allen Brown - foul #2 on Allen Brown, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Tillman (SG), Michael Leighton (SF), Ricky Corker (C) Lee Morin, Edward McQuiston, Shannon Bottomley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Trevor Thompson (PG), Jeremiah McKendree (SG), Joshua Negri (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Rick Williams (C) Allen Brown, Todd Burns, Christopher Getz, Andrew Ball, Jimmy Goodwin | |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Eccleston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:16 | Canisius | Robert Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 73-52 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | John Moriarty snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton misses the 3 from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 01:53 | Canisius | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:48 | Canisius | Jeremiah McKendree travels with the ball | 73-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman (SF) Larry Eccleston | |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Ball (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Tillman is called for 3 seconds | 73-52 |
| 01:23 | Canisius | Joshua Negri can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gary Kaufman - foul #1 on Gary Kaufman, team foul #6 | 73-52 |
| 01:23 | Canisius | Joshua Negri misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:23 | Canisius | Joshua Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Thompson steals the ball from Gary Kaufman | 73-53 |
| 00:57 | Canisius | Jeremiah McKendree misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 00:56 | Canisius | Rick Williams tips it home | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Negri is called for the reach on Gary Kaufman - foul #2 on Joshua Negri, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:31 | Canisius | Andrew Ball pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Ricky Corker takes the ball from Jeremiah McKendree | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Corker runs out the clock | 73-55 |