| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manchu Chiu (fresh) SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Scott (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Fountain | 19-29 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 19-29 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 18:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-29 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Long snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Fountain | 21-32 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ian Lane - foul #2 on Ian Lane, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-35 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sergio Cruz | 24-35 |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 17:09 | Gardner-Webb | James Long grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 16:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Suniga | 24-35 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase tips it home | 26-35 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-35 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manchu Chiu (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Crofts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Scott (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Ian Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga can't throw it down | 26-35 |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane buries a floater in the paint | 26-37 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase is hacked by Tony Fountain - foul #2 on Tony Fountain, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Larry Crofts, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG), Richard Siddiqui (SG), Jacob Culver (SF), Elmer Meyers (PF), Christopher Nichols (C) Tony Fountain, Ernest Scott, Ian Lane, James Long, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 14:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver travels with the ball | 26-37 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz lays it up and in set up by Gary Cummings | 28-37 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols's pass is intercepted by Jose Hernandez | 28-37 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings is fouled on the floor by Christopher Nichols - foul #2 on Christopher Nichols, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Larry Crofts (SF), Richard Suniga (PF) Gary Cummings, Jose Hernandez, Robert Porras | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG), Ernest Scott (SG), Ian Lane (SF) Jim Reed, Richard Siddiqui, Jacob Culver | |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 12:16 | Gardner-Webb | Phillip Montz is called for the reach on Christopher Nichols - foul #2 on Phillip Montz, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase (C) Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Long (PF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Elmer Meyers, Christopher Nichols | |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | James Long is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Scott (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-37 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | James Long loses the dribble to Richard Suniga | 30-37 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 10:38 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 30-37 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-37 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ian Lane - foul #3 on Ian Lane, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG), Jacob Culver (SF), Christopher Nichols (C) Tony Fountain, Ian Lane, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | James Long blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Crofts | 32-37 |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's fadeaway is rejected by James Long | 32-37 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 07:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver is fouled on the floor by Larry Crofts - foul #1 on Larry Crofts, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Richard Suniga (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Gary Cummings, Larry Crofts, Robert Porras, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG), Richard Siddiqui (SG), Ian Lane (SF), Elmer Meyers (PF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Jim Reed, Ernest Scott, Jacob Culver, James Long, Christopher Nichols | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jose Hernandez - foul #4 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 36-39 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Ian Lane, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG) Boris Wichrowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott (SG) Richard Siddiqui | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga drills a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Scott | 38-41 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz is fouled on the floor by Ian Lane - foul #5 on Ian Lane, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG), Larry Crofts (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Manchu Chiu, Jose Hernandez, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver (SF), James Long (PF), Christopher Nichols (C) Ian Lane, Elmer Meyers, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ernest Scott, team foul #8 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG) Sergio Cruz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG) Tony Fountain | |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | James Long loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Robert Porras, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite (C) Christopher Nichols | |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts knocks in the jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jim Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Scott (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Culver (fresh) PF - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG) Gary Cummings | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG) Jim Reed | |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Scott | 42-47 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | James Long swats the short shot by Thomas Chase | 42-47 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Long | 42-47 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sergio Cruz | 42-47 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase is hacked by Ashley Crosswhite during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Ashley Crosswhite, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ashley Crosswhite | 43-47 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite misses the tip | 43-47 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase grabs the board | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase banks in the layup | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the board | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Wichrowski is called for the reach on Ashley Crosswhite in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Long is fouled on the floor by Richard Suniga - foul #1 on Richard Suniga, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | James Long runs out the clock | 45-47 |