| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) SG - Jamie Borman (fresh) SF - Elmer Blunt (fresh) PF - Bruce Steadman (fresh) C - Jim James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Ours (fresh) SG - Robert Filler (fresh) SF - James Richmond (fresh) PF - Kevin Pascual (fresh) C - Bruce Williford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jim James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Richmond - foul #1 on James Richmond, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Filler and he's hacked by Elmer Blunt - foul #1 on Elmer Blunt, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jim James denies the turnaround by Bruce Williford | 1-3 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Filler misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Jim James is fouled on the floor by Bruce Williford - foul #1 on Bruce Williford, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jamie Borman | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Filler makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Pascual | 3-7 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | William Ours takes the ball from Jamie Borman | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jim James - foul #1 on Jim James, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis (PF), George Tanner (C) Bruce Steadman, Jim James | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper (SG) Robert Filler | |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Elmer Blunt is called for the reach on James Richmond - foul #2 on Elmer Blunt, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SF) Elmer Blunt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque (PF) Kevin Pascual | |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ernesto Gutierrez is called for the reach on Garfield Bourque - foul #1 on Ernesto Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Ferguson (SF) James Richmond | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) SG - Richard Davis (fresh) SF - Rafael Ressler (fresh) PF - George Tanner (fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Ours (fresh) SG - Ronald Harper (fresh) SF - John Ferguson (fresh) PF - Garfield Bourque (fresh) C - Bruce Williford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Wheless - foul #1 on Robert Wheless, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija (PG) William Ours | |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford misses the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Wheless | 3-10 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner loses the dribble to Garfield Bourque | 3-10 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | George Tanner steps in front of the Garfield Bourque pass | 3-10 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Leija - foul #1 on Eric Leija, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Bruce Steadman (PF), Jim James (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, Rafael Ressler, George Tanner, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG), Robert Filler (SG), James Richmond (SF), Kevin Pascual (PF) Eric Leija, Ronald Harper, John Ferguson, Bruce Williford | |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 4-12 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis is hacked by William Ours - foul #1 on William Ours, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #6 | 4-12 |
| 13:52 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford (C) Garfield Bourque | |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Jim James makes the floater from the baseline | 6-12 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford misses short on a runner in the paint | 6-12 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jim James - foul #2 on Jim James, team foul #7 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SF), George Tanner (C) Richard Davis, Jim James | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija (PG), Ronald Harper (SG), Garfield Bourque (PF) William Ours, Robert Filler, Kevin Pascual | |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Bruce Steadman | 9-14 |
| 12:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Borman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Ressler (fresh) PF - Bruce Steadman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Tanner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Leija (fresh) SG - Ronald Harper (fresh) SF - James Richmond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Garfield Bourque (fresh) C - Bruce Williford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 9-14 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jamie Borman | 11-14 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija is whistled for a carry | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman, Bruce Steadman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG), Robert Filler (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Kevin Pascual (PF), Marion Tillman (C) Eric Leija, Ronald Harper, James Richmond, Garfield Bourque, Bruce Williford | |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Ferguson - foul #1 on John Ferguson, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | John Ferguson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Filler | 12-17 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | John Ferguson is called for the reach on Rafael Ressler - foul #2 on John Ferguson, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG) Rafael Ressler | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James McGilberry (SF) John Ferguson | |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis tips it in | 14-17 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by George Tanner - foul #1 on George Tanner, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman (PF) George Tanner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford (C) Marion Tillman | |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford hits the finger roll set up by William Ours | 14-22 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Davis | 16-22 |
| 08:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Filler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Bruce Williford snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Filler hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James McGilberry | 16-25 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Filler steals it from Ernesto Gutierrez | 16-25 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual drills a 3 from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Pascual - foul #1 on Kevin Pascual, team foul #7 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Rafael Ressler (SF), George Tanner (C) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Richard Davis, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija (PG), Ronald Harper (SG), James Richmond (SF), Garfield Bourque (PF), Marion Tillman (C) William Ours, Robert Filler, James McGilberry, Kevin Pascual, Bruce Williford | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jamie Borman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Steadman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Tanner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Leija (fresh) SG - Ronald Harper (fresh) SF - James Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Garfield Bourque (fresh) C - Marion Tillman (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Rafael Ressler | 18-28 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | James Richmond is called for the reach on George Tanner - foul #2 on James Richmond, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual (PF) James Richmond | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 20-28 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Tillman | 20-28 |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper is fouled on the floor by Jamie Borman - foul #1 on Jamie Borman, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis (PF) Bruce Steadman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG), James McGilberry (SF), Bruce Williford (C) Eric Leija, Kevin Pascual, Marion Tillman | |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Tanner | 20-29 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Borman loses the dribble to Garfield Bourque | 20-29 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Angel Russo takes the ball from Garfield Bourque | 20-29 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo is hacked by James McGilberry - foul #1 on James McGilberry, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Filler (SG), Kevin Pascual (PF) Ronald Harper, James McGilberry | |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque jams it on a nice dish by William Ours and the foul's on Rafael Ressler - foul #1 on Rafael Ressler, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman, Rafael Ressler | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque misses the free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis is whistled for traveling | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman (PF) George Tanner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James McGilberry (SF) Garfield Bourque | |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | James McGilberry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bruce Steadman | 22-31 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Filler takes the ball from Ernesto Gutierrez | 22-31 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Pascual travels with the ball | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Rafael Ressler (SF), George Tanner (PF) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Richard Davis, Bruce Steadman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija (PG), Marion Tillman (C) William Ours, Bruce Williford | |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Borman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jamie Borman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Leija (fresh) SG - Robert Filler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James McGilberry (fresh) PF - Kevin Pascual (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Marion Tillman (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler double dribbles | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt (SF), Jim James (C) Rafael Ressler, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper (SG), James Richmond (SF), Garfield Bourque (PF), Bruce Williford (C) Robert Filler, James McGilberry, Kevin Pascual, Marion Tillman | |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Borman tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jim James is called for the reach on Eric Leija - foul #3 on Jim James, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis (PF) Jim James | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner is fouled on the floor by Bruce Williford - foul #2 on Bruce Williford, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG) Eric Leija | |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-32 |
| 01:34 | Gardner-Webb | James Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Williford | 28-34 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Harper pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:43 | Gardner-Webb | Garfield Bourque connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Bruce Steadman (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, Rafael Ressler, Richard Davis, George Tanner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Filler (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Kevin Pascual (PF), Marion Tillman (C) Ronald Harper, James Richmond, Garfield Bourque, Bruce Williford | |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wheless swats the short shot by John Ferguson | 28-36 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-36 |