| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) SG - Jeffery Jefferson (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Robb (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) C - Paul Whitehead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leo Hayes | 3-3 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jason Snell | 6-3 |
| 18:34 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 18:32 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Leo Hayes | 6-3 |
| 18:07 | Wichita State | Nathaniel Robb is called for the reach on Stephen Childress - foul #1 on Nathaniel Robb, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:54 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson connects on the floater near the basket | 8-3 |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:12 | Wichita State | Nathaniel Robb steals the ball from Mark Dickerson | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Paul Whitehead | 8-5 |
| 16:26 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Snell - foul #1 on Jason Snell, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller (SG), Owen Gamble (SF), Nelson Buchan (PF), Willis Church (C) Jeffery Jefferson, Nathaniel Robb, Jeffrey Goulet, Paul Whitehead | |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:48 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington tips it home | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Fuller (fresh) SF - Owen Gamble (fresh) PF - Nelson Buchan (fresh) C - Willis Church (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 15:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | Wichita State | Willis Church is called for the reach on Christopher Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Willis Church, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson (SG) Isaac Flaherty | |
| 14:24 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington knocks in the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Owen Gamble - foul #1 on Owen Gamble, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb (SF), Jeffrey Goulet (PF) William Fuller, Willis Church | |
| 14:24 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Owen Gamble | 13-9 |
| 13:44 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb is fouled on the floor by David Niebuhr - foul #1 on David Niebuhr, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church (C) Nelson Buchan | |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Tuttle takes the ball from Nathaniel Robb | 13-9 |
| 12:51 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder can't finish the layup | 13-9 |
| 12:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet tips it in | 13-11 |
| 12:11 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Tuttle - foul #1 on Ryan Tuttle, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG), William Fuller (SG), Robert Blakes (PF), Paul Whitehead (C) Owen Gamble, Jeffery Jefferson, Jeffrey Goulet, Willis Church | |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:41 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Fuller (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Robb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Blakes (fresh) C - Paul Whitehead (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead is wide open but clanks a jumper near the basket | 15-12 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:50 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes scores on a shot from the right side set up by Jason Snell | 17-14 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Childress - foul #1 on Stephen Childress, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson (SG), Jeffrey Goulet (PF) Nathaniel Robb, Robert Blakes | |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:01 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington misses the jump hook from the baseline | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Charles Lee tips it in | 19-18 |
| 09:03 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty is called for a backcourt violation | 19-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble (SF), Nelson Buchan (C) William Fuller, Paul Whitehead | |
| 08:50 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Dickerson | 22-18 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | Nelson Buchan double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Patterson (SF) Isaac Flaherty | |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leo Hayes, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb (SF) Lee Patterson | |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb makes the wide open shot from the baseline set up by Owen Gamble | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | Jason Snell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Goulet - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goulet, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF) David Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), David Niebuhr (SF) Jason Snell, Ryan Tuttle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG) Owen Gamble | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jeffery Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Robb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Buchan (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:36 | Gardner-Webb | 3 seconds is called on Isaac Flaherty | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller (SG), Paul Whitehead (C) Jeffery Jefferson, Jeffrey Goulet | |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald is hacked by Nelson Buchan - foul #1 on Nelson Buchan, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble (SF), Robert Blakes (PF) Nathaniel Robb, Nelson Buchan | |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress travels with the ball | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), David Niebuhr (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF) Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Niebuhr steals the ball from Paul Whitehead | 23-20 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Paul Whitehead - foul #1 on Paul Whitehead, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson (SG), Nathaniel Robb (SF), Jeffrey Goulet (PF), Willis Church (C) William Fuller, Owen Gamble, Robert Blakes, Paul Whitehead | |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Snell steals the ball from Jeffrey Goulet | 24-20 |
| 04:44 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Snell | 26-20 |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-20 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb tips it back up and in | 26-22 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr loses the ball out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble (PG), Paul Whitehead (C) Isaac Flaherty, Willis Church | |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Jefferson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 26-22 |
| 03:36 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 03:09 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Goulet - foul #2 on Jeffrey Goulet, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Charles Lee (C) Alvin Calder, Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller (SF), Nelson Buchan (PF) Nathaniel Robb, Jeffrey Goulet | |
| 03:09 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:09 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Owen Gamble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Fuller (fresh) PF - Nelson Buchan (fresh) C - Paul Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the runner from the baseline | 28-22 |
| 03:00 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ryan Tuttle | 28-22 |
| 02:34 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle banks in the layup set up by Leo Hayes and the foul's on Owen Gamble - foul #2 on Owen Gamble, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:34 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffery Jefferson | 30-24 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 30-24 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jeffery Jefferson | 30-24 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Mark Dickerson - foul #1 on Mark Dickerson, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), David Niebuhr (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG), Nathaniel Robb (SF), Jeffrey Goulet (PF) Owen Gamble, Jeffery Jefferson, Nelson Buchan | |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Robb | 30-27 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Nathaniel Robb knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Fuller | 30-29 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-29 |