| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Shoemake (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ensor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carroll Ivie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Elliot (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tory Olson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chung Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Litwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Tory Olson inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Elliot - foul #3 on Charles Elliot, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders (C) Charles Elliot | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (PF) Tory Olson, Chung Hong | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:32 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard is hacked by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard buries a driving attempt from close range | 24-37 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin's pass is intercepted by Travis Shoemake | 24-37 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Travis Shoemake hits the finger roll | 26-37 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Parks takes the ball from Carroll Ivie | 26-40 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Parks | 26-42 |
| 17:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Charles Hodges - foul #1 on Charles Hodges, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Graham (C) Carroll Ivie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (PG), Tory Olson (SF), Chung Hong (PF) William Brown, Thomas Parks, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette (SF) John Ensor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Travis Shoemake is called for the reach on Charles Hodges - foul #1 on Travis Shoemake, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hill (PG), Brent Mason (SG), Kyle Burkley (C) John Bullard, Travis Shoemake, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Arthur Williams (C) Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Hill - foul #2 on Kenneth Hill, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Buckley (C) Arthur Williams | |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | David Buckley snags the offensive board | 26-42 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Tory Olson hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Saunders | 26-44 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Graham | 26-44 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Tory Olson pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Hill (fresh) SG - Brent Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Viverette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Graham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Burkley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tory Olson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chung Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Hill - foul #3 on Kenneth Hill, team foul #4 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard (PG), Travis Shoemake (SG), John Ensor (SF), Carroll Ivie (PF), Charles Elliot (C) Kenneth Hill, Brent Mason, Frank Viverette, Thomas Graham, Kyle Burkley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), Kenneth Litwin (C) Thomas Parks, David Buckley | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 15:45 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Elliot | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard drills a floater from the left side set up by John Ensor | 28-45 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Chung Hong knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 28-47 |
| 14:54 | Gardner-Webb | Travis Shoemake buries a jump hook from the right block set up by John Bullard | 30-47 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Tory Olson blows the layup | 30-47 |
| 14:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard clanks a floater from the right block | 30-47 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard tips it home | 32-47 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Carroll Ivie swats the layup by Kenneth Litwin | 32-47 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Ivie buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Shoemake | 34-47 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Tory Olson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Saunders | 34-49 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elliot misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tory Olson - foul #1 on Tory Olson, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hill (PG), Brent Mason (SG), Frank Viverette (SF), John Sanders (PF) John Bullard, Travis Shoemake, John Ensor, Carroll Ivie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (PG), Thomas Parks (SG), David Buckley (PF), Arthur Williams (C) William Brown, John Saunders, Chung Hong, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elliot makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elliot makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Tory Olson throws it down set up by Thomas Parks | 36-51 |
| 12:38 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Parks steals the ball from John Sanders | 36-51 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Tory Olson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Viverette - foul #2 on Frank Viverette, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Graham (C) Charles Elliot | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Mason | 39-53 |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams hits the finger roll | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Hill (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brent Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Viverette (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronald Weatherwax (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tory Olson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-55 |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Graham gets the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:08 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hill clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-55 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 39-55 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 10:28 | Missouri State | Tory Olson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams knocks away the 3 by John Sanders | 39-55 |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-55 |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hill snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Buckley - foul #3 on David Buckley, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard (PG), Travis Shoemake (SG), John Ensor (SF), Charles Elliot (C) Kenneth Hill, Brent Mason, Frank Viverette, Thomas Graham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), John Saunders (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), Chung Hong (PF), Kenneth Litwin (C) Ronald Weatherwax, Thomas Parks, Tory Olson, David Buckley, Arthur Williams | |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin lays it in set up by William Brown | 40-57 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Ivie (PF) John Sanders | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Tory Olson (SF) John Saunders, Charles Hodges | |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Litwin - foul #1 on Kenneth Litwin, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elliot pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elliot comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 41-57 |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Ivie gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard clanks a jumper in the lane | 41-57 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Chung Hong gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin is hacked by Travis Shoemake - foul #2 on Travis Shoemake, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (PG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (PF) William Brown, Tory Olson, Chung Hong | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 07:29 | Gardner-Webb | Travis Shoemake snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Bullard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Shoemake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Ensor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Ivie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Elliot (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Litwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Bullard | 44-57 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | John Saunders scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Parks | 44-59 |
| 06:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Ensor comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 44-59 |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | David Buckley gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason (SG), Frank Viverette (SF), John Sanders (PF), Thomas Graham (C) Travis Shoemake, John Ensor, Carroll Ivie, Charles Elliot | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), Tory Olson (SF), Chung Hong (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Thomas Parks, Charles Hodges, David Buckley, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hill (PG) John Bullard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Buckley (C) Arthur Williams | |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Thomas Graham steals it from William Brown | 44-59 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chung Hong - foul #2 on Chung Hong, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Kenneth Litwin (C) John Saunders, David Buckley | |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Graham - foul #2 on Thomas Graham, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard (PG), Travis Shoemake (SG), John Ensor (SF), Carroll Ivie (PF), Charles Elliot (C) Kenneth Hill, Brent Mason, Frank Viverette, John Sanders, Thomas Graham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Buckley (C) Kenneth Litwin | |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Ivie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | John Bullard travels with the ball | 45-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (SG), Kenneth Litwin (C) Thomas Parks, Chung Hong | |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Carroll Ivie is called for the reach on John Saunders - foul #1 on Carroll Ivie, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Chung Hong (PF), Arthur Williams (C) William Brown, David Buckley, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | John Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Ivie is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carroll Ivie, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hill (PG), Brent Mason (SG), Frank Viverette (SF), John Sanders (PF), Thomas Graham (C) John Bullard, Travis Shoemake, John Ensor, Carroll Ivie, Charles Elliot | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (PF) Thomas Parks, Tory Olson, Chung Hong | |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax is called for 5 seconds | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | David Buckley takes the ball from John Sanders | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Saunders | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Hill (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brent Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Viverette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Graham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Weatherwax (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams steals it from Frank Viverette | 45-63 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Kenneth Hill is called for the reach on John Saunders - foul #4 on Kenneth Hill, team foul #10 | 45-63 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | John Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Sanders | 48-64 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | John Saunders can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hill | 48-64 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | David Buckley is whistled for a carry | 48-64 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | John Sanders knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Hill | 50-64 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-64 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges tips it home | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason is hacked by David Buckley - foul #4 on David Buckley, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Frank Viverette | 52-67 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Viverette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | David Buckley gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | John Saunders runs out the clock | 52-67 |