| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Copley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph McIlroy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyron Kammerer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jason Gothard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cote (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Leighton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Hondo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shannon Bottomley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Steven Copley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Steven Copley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McIlroy | 34-33 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Steven Copley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steven Copley, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Sims (C) Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Tyron Kammerer - foul #2 on Tyron Kammerer, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (SG) Steven Copley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Richard Sims gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Alan Snead throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette (PF) Raymond Hondo | |
| 18:23 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley is hacked by Richard Sims - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps (SF), Nicholas Ryan (C) Joseph McIlroy, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joel Cadorette | 34-36 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Phelps is called for the reach on Jason Gothard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Phelps, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (SG), Arthur Hayes (C) Alan Snead, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bracken (PG), Sean Bergsma (SG), Gary Kaufman (SF), Joseph Hunsaker (C) Jason Gothard, Michael Cote, Michael Leighton, Shannon Bottomley | |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hunsaker connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Bergsma | 34-38 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps is hacked by Joseph Hunsaker - foul #1 on Joseph Hunsaker, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Joseph McIlroy (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF) Calvin Gibson, Joseph Phelps, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo (PF) Joel Cadorette | |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Sean Bergsma takes the ball from Steven Copley | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Bracken | 34-40 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Steven Copley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Andrew Bracken steals it from Arthur Hayes | 34-40 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman banks in the layup set up by Andrew Bracken | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Elroy Keely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Copley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph McIlroy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tyron Kammerer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Andrew Bracken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bergsma (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Hunsaker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Hondo - foul #3 on Raymond Hondo, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Calvin Gibson (SG), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Richard Sims (C) Elroy Keely, Steven Copley, Joseph McIlroy, Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard (PG), Michael Cote (SG), Michael Leighton (SF), Joel Cadorette (PF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Andrew Bracken, Sean Bergsma, Gary Kaufman, Raymond Hondo, Joseph Hunsaker | |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton is hacked by Calvin Gibson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan (C) Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-42 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alan Snead | 35-42 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Alan Snead drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Ryan | 38-42 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 38-44 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley misses the driving attempt in the paint | 38-44 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alan Snead | 40-44 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps (SG), Joseph McIlroy (SF), Tyron Kammerer (C) Calvin Gibson, Richard Sims, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hunsaker (PF) Joel Cadorette | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Alan Snead and he's fouled by Michael Leighton - foul #1 on Michael Leighton, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG) Joseph Phelps | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo (PF) Joseph Hunsaker | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Alan Snead steals it from Raymond Hondo | 43-44 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Alan Snead gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Shannon Bottomley is called for the reach on Steven Copley - foul #2 on Shannon Bottomley, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (PG), Joseph Phelps (SF), Arthur Hayes (C) Alan Snead, Joseph McIlroy, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bracken (PG), Sean Bergsma (SG), Gary Kaufman (SF), Joseph Hunsaker (PF), Paul Hoskins (C) Jason Gothard, Michael Cote, Michael Leighton, Raymond Hondo, Shannon Bottomley | |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely is hacked by Sean Bergsma - foul #1 on Sean Bergsma, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Richard Sims (PF) Steven Copley, Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette (PF) Paul Hoskins | |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Hayes | 47-44 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Phelps is called for the reach on Gary Kaufman - foul #2 on Joseph Phelps, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer (SF), Nicholas Ryan (C) Joseph Phelps, Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Joseph McIlroy (SF) Elroy Keely, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote (SG) Andrew Bracken | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph McIlroy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tyron Kammerer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Ryan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Sean Bergsma (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cote (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hunsaker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Alan Snead's pass is intercepted by Gary Kaufman | 47-44 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hunsaker comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Ryan - foul #1 on Nicholas Ryan, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Joseph Phelps (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Arthur Hayes (C) Calvin Gibson, Joseph McIlroy, Tyron Kammerer, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard (PG), Raymond Hondo (PF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Sean Bergsma, Gary Kaufman, Joel Cadorette | |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hunsaker makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hunsaker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes drills a runner from the left block | 49-46 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Terrance Billingsley - foul #4 on Terrance Billingsley, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (PG), Richard Sims (PF) Alan Snead, Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton (SF) Joseph Hunsaker | |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes buries a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Richard Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Steven Copley knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Sims | 54-47 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Copley - foul #2 on Steven Copley, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Joseph McIlroy (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF), Nicholas Ryan (C) Elroy Keely, Joseph Phelps, Richard Sims, Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Sean Bergsma (PG), Gary Kaufman (SG), Paul Hoskins (PF) Jason Gothard, Michael Cote, Raymond Hondo | |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy loses the dribble to Sean Bergsma | 54-49 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph McIlroy is called for the reach on Michael Leighton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph McIlroy, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (SG) Steven Copley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette (PF), Joseph Hunsaker (C) Paul Hoskins, Shannon Bottomley | |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Alan Snead clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Cadorette grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Snead - foul #3 on Alan Snead, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley (PF) Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard (PG) Michael Leighton | |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph McIlroy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Tyron Kammerer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jason Gothard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bergsma (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hunsaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Sean Bergsma steps in front of the Terrance Billingsley pass | 54-52 |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Sean Bergsma lays it in | 54-54 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Gibson | 57-54 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman slams it home on a nice dish by Joel Cadorette | 57-56 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Snead | 59-56 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Bergsma | 59-59 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Calvin Gibson | 62-59 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Arthur Hayes (C) Calvin Gibson, Joseph McIlroy, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote (SG), Michael Leighton (SF), Raymond Hondo (PF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Sean Bergsma, Gary Kaufman, Joel Cadorette, Joseph Hunsaker | |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Steven Copley pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Alan Snead can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Copley is called for the reach on Michael Cote in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Copley, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:41 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (SG), Tyron Kammerer (SF) Steven Copley, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bracken (PG) Jason Gothard | |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley double dribbles | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan (C) Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Sean Bergsma (PG) Andrew Bracken | |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sean Bergsma | 62-64 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Alan Snead scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo knocks in the floater from the left side | 65-66 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Alan Snead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Shannon Bottomley | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Elroy Keely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyron Kammerer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Ryan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Sean Bergsma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Cote (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Leighton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shannon Bottomley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Sean Bergsma | 65-68 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Joseph McIlroy (SF), Arthur Hayes (C) Elroy Keely, Terrance Billingsley, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jason Gothard (PG), Joel Cadorette (PF) Sean Bergsma, Raymond Hondo | |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes buries a fadeaway from the left side | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley misses badly on a shot in the paint | 67-68 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley grabs the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley is called for traveling | 67-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Sims (PF) Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Kaufman (SF), Joseph Hunsaker (C) Michael Leighton, Shannon Bottomley | |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Steven Copley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-68 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Richard Sims can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Michael Cote - foul #2 on Michael Cote, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley (PF) Joseph McIlroy | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Leighton (SF), Raymond Hondo (PF), Shannon Bottomley (C) Gary Kaufman, Joel Cadorette, Joseph Hunsaker | |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Richard Sims pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | Alan Snead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Shannon Bottomley | 69-68 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Hayes - foul #2 on Arthur Hayes, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy (SF) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Shannon Bottomley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Snead and the foul's on Michael Leighton - foul #2 on Michael Leighton, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Snead - foul #4 on Alan Snead, team foul #14 | 72-70 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Hondo | 72-71 |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cote connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Leighton | 72-73 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Alan Snead can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-73 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Hondo pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |