| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Golla (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Pagan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble buries a floater from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Gaddis - foul #2 on Howard Gaddis, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Bearden blocks the short jumper by William Fuller | 30-31 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty is fouled on the floor by Warren Abrahams - foul #3 on Warren Abrahams, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco (SF) Warren Abrahams | |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Owen Gamble | 32-31 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Brian Golla makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Howard Gaddis | 32-33 |
| 17:40 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead is called for traveling | 32-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church (C) Paul Whitehead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson (SG), Mark Strauser (PF), William Davis (C) Brian Golla, Keith Bearden, Donald Pagan | |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | Willis Church denies the turnaround by Robert Magnuson | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson is whistled for traveling | 32-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Patterson (SF) William Fuller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Surface (PG) Howard Gaddis | |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet is fouled on the floor by Robert Magnuson - foul #2 on Robert Magnuson, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins (SG), Andrew Shepard (C) Owen Gamble, Jeffrey Goulet | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Surface picks off the pass by Lee Patterson | 32-33 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson throws it down on a nice dish by Frank Surface | 32-35 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Shepard hits a runner in the paint set up by Isaac Flaherty | 34-35 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Frank Surface clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Lee Patterson | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Patterson (fresh) PF - Willis Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Frank Surface (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Magnuson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Salvatore Greco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Strauser (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Church | 36-35 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Strauser and he's hacked by Lee Patterson - foul #3 on Lee Patterson, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble (SG), William Fuller (SF), Jeffrey Goulet (PF), Paul Whitehead (C) Isaac Flaherty, Lee Patterson, Willis Church, Andrew Shepard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Warren Abrahams (SF), Keith Bearden (PF), Donald Pagan (C) Frank Surface, Robert Magnuson, Mark Strauser, William Davis | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:18 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Golla (SG) Salvatore Greco | |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Brian Golla banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis's pass is intercepted by Alfred Jenkins in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead misses badly on a runner near the basket | 36-40 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG) Alfred Jenkins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson (PG) Howard Gaddis | |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Isaac Flaherty | 38-40 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Owen Gamble - foul #3 on Owen Gamble, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church (C) Paul Whitehead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Fuller | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Magnuson | 41-47 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Owen Gamble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Willis Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Magnuson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Golla (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Warren Abrahams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Bearden (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Golla | 41-50 |
| 11:38 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble double dribbles | 41-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins (SG), Lee Patterson (SF), Paul Whitehead (C) Owen Gamble, William Fuller, Jeffrey Goulet | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Frank Surface (SG), Salvatore Greco (SF), Mark Strauser (PF), William Davis (C) Robert Magnuson, Brian Golla, Warren Abrahams, Keith Bearden, Donald Pagan | |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | William Davis comes up short on the shot from the right block | 41-50 |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Willis Church | 41-50 |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Salvatore Greco - foul #2 on Salvatore Greco, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonel Lyles (SG) Isaac Flaherty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Surface | 42-52 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 10:38 | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church tips it but misses | 42-52 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser is fouled on the floor by Willis Church - foul #2 on Willis Church, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG), Andrew Shepard (PF) Leonel Lyles, Willis Church | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson (SG) Frank Surface | |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco misses the easy layup | 42-52 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Patterson pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 42-52 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Shepard - foul #1 on Andrew Shepard, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble (SG), William Fuller (SF), Jeffrey Goulet (PF) Alfred Jenkins, Lee Patterson, Paul Whitehead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Golla (SG), Warren Abrahams (SF), Keith Bearden (PF) Howard Gaddis, Salvatore Greco, William Davis | |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:05 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Shepard grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Shepard | 45-53 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Fuller | 47-53 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser misses long on a floater from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller grabs the board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Owen Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Magnuson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Golla (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Strauser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins (PG), Willis Church (C) Isaac Flaherty, Andrew Shepard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Salvatore Greco (SG), Timothy Bowman (PF), Donald Pagan (C) Robert Magnuson, Brian Golla, Keith Bearden, Mark Strauser | |
| 06:38 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Bowman is called for the reach on Owen Gamble - foul #1 on Timothy Bowman, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Patterson (SF), Paul Whitehead (C) William Fuller, Willis Church | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:22 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Alfred Jenkins | 49-53 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 49-53 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Goulet and he's hacked by Howard Gaddis - foul #3 on Howard Gaddis, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG), William Fuller (SF), Willis Church (PF) Owen Gamble, Lee Patterson, Jeffrey Goulet | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Golla (SG) Warren Abrahams | |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Timothy Bowman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Whitehead | 53-55 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | Timothy Bowman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 53-55 |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Salvatore Greco - foul #3 on Salvatore Greco, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble (SG), Jeffrey Goulet (PF) Alfred Jenkins, Paul Whitehead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Surface (PG), Robert Magnuson (SG), Warren Abrahams (SF), Keith Bearden (PF), Mark Strauser (C) Howard Gaddis, Brian Golla, Salvatore Greco, Timothy Bowman, Donald Pagan | |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Isaac Flaherty takes the ball from Keith Bearden | 53-55 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Magnuson - foul #3 on Robert Magnuson, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonel Lyles (PG), Lee Patterson (SF) Isaac Flaherty, William Fuller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonel Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Willis Church (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Frank Surface (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Magnuson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Strauser (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams loses the dribble to Owen Gamble | 55-55 |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Jenkins (PG), Andrew Shepard (C) Leonel Lyles, Willis Church | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Brian Golla (SG) Frank Surface, Robert Magnuson | |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty (PG), William Fuller (SF), Paul Whitehead (C) Alfred Jenkins, Lee Patterson, Andrew Shepard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Pagan (C) Mark Strauser | |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan's pass is intercepted by Isaac Flaherty | 55-55 |
| 02:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the easy layup | 55-55 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Warren Abrahams | 55-55 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 55-57 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Isaac Flaherty | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Brian Golla is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Golla - foul #1 on Brian Golla, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden is hacked by Jeffrey Goulet - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goulet, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Paul Whitehead swats the shot by Howard Gaddis | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Owen Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Whitehead (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Golla (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Whitehead | 60-57 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Willis Church (C) Paul Whitehead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Brian Golla misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan tips it in | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble is fouled on the floor by Howard Gaddis - foul #4 on Howard Gaddis, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Strauser (C) Donald Pagan | |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Brian Golla buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Warren Abrahams and he's fouled by Owen Gamble - foul #4 on Owen Gamble, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead (C) Willis Church | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Davis (C) Keith Bearden | |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Brian Golla makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Strauser blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Goulet | 61-62 |
| 02:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead tips it but misses | 61-62 |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Keith Bearden (PF), Donald Pagan (C) Mark Strauser, William Davis | |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | Brian Golla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead hits a turnaround in the paint | 63-62 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Owen Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Bearden swats the shot by Paul Whitehead | 63-62 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller tips it in | 65-62 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Whitehead grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | William Fuller misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-62 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Isaac Flaherty misses the 3 from straight away | 65-62 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Howard Gaddis | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Isaac Flaherty (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Owen Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Goulet (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Whitehead (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Golla (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Whitehead - foul #1 on Paul Whitehead, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Fuller | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Brian Golla clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Goulet runs out the clock | 67-64 |