| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Eckert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Noonkester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Herdon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Goyette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Sykora (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Curt Huey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Shirey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 19:41 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Nichols - foul #1 on Mark Nichols, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:32 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:12 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:06 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Shirey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:47 | San Jose State | John Wright snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:23 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert is fouled on the floor by Mark Nichols - foul #2 on Mark Nichols, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:14 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols hits a shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:33 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Noonkester is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #2 on John Noonkester, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Wright (PF) Scott Herdon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay (SG), Steve Rotter (PF), David Burns (C) Mark Nichols, Curt Huey, Christopher Shirey | |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter misses short on a jump hook from close range | 38-34 |
| 17:04 | San Jose State | John Noonkester snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:45 | San Jose State | Steven Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-34 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 38-34 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Begay | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Randall Chupp (PG), Robert Ross (SG), David Ellis (SF), Scott Herdon (PF) John Wright, Brian Eckert, John Noonkester, John Goyette | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols (SG), Christopher Shirey (C) Robert Walker, Johnny Sykora | |
| 15:47 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 15:45 | San Jose State | David Ellis hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Randall Chupp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) SF - David Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Herdon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Wright (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mark Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Rotter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Shirey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Herdon - foul #3 on Scott Herdon, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Stanton (SF) David Ellis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:09 | San Jose State | Steve Rotter takes the ball from Robert Ross | 40-36 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter is hacked by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Wright (PG), Brian Eckert (SG) Randall Chupp, Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker (PG), Curt Huey (PF) Robert Begay, Steve Rotter | |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Eckert picks off the pass by Mark Nichols | 40-36 |
| 13:56 | San Jose State | Steven Wright hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Wright | 42-36 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:34 | San Jose State | Steven Wright grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 13:29 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert loses the dribble to Curt Huey | 42-36 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Shirey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:12 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Stanton | 42-36 |
| 13:08 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 42-36 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Curt Huey pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:58 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 12:57 | San Jose State | John Wright grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:37 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert banks in the layup set up by John Wright and the foul's on Robert Walker - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Noonkester (PF), John Goyette (C) Scott Herdon, Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay (PG), Richard Goodrich (SG), Johnny Sykora (SF), Steve Rotter (C) Robert Walker, Mark Nichols, David Burns, Christopher Shirey | |
| 12:37 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Goodrich is hacked by John Noonkester - foul #3 on John Noonkester, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Randall Chupp (PG), Robert Ross (SG) John Wright, Brian Eckert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger (C) Curt Huey | |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 12:08 | San Jose State | John Goyette grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:51 | San Jose State | Charles Krieger is called for the reach on Randall Chupp - foul #1 on Charles Krieger, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Ellis (PF) James Stanton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:36 | San Jose State | Johnny Sykora is called for the reach on Robert Ross - foul #3 on Johnny Sykora, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Wright (PG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randall Chupp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Noonkester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Goyette (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Sykora (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Rotter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krieger (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | San Jose State | John Noonkester blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Krieger - foul #2 on Charles Krieger, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Brian Eckert (SG) Randall Chupp | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker (PG) Richard Goodrich | |
| 11:22 | San Jose State | John Noonkester makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:22 | San Jose State | John Noonkester misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 11:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 10:58 | San Jose State | John Noonkester gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | Johnny Sykora is called for the reach on John Goyette - foul #4 on Johnny Sykora, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Stanton (SF), Steven Wright (PF) John Noonkester, David Ellis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Burns (SF), Curt Huey (PF) Johnny Sykora, Charles Krieger | |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | John Goyette makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | John Goyette makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker loses the dribble to John Wright in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 10:34 | San Jose State | John Wright lays it up and in | 49-36 |
| 10:22 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-36 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 10:11 | San Jose State | David Burns swats the short shot by James Stanton | 49-38 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Curt Huey snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns double dribbles | 49-38 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Randall Chupp (PG), Scott Herdon (PF) John Wright, Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols (SG), Christopher Shirey (C) Robert Begay, Steve Rotter | |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert misses the 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:04 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Shirey double dribbles | 49-38 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Ross (SG), Steven Wright (C) Brian Eckert, John Goyette | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay (PG) Robert Walker | |
| 08:52 | San Jose State | Randall Chupp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Wright (PG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Curt Huey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:16 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Shirey loses the dribble to John Wright | 49-38 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | John Wright blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Begay | 49-38 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Curt Huey hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Steven Wright - foul #1 on Steven Wright, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Brian Eckert (SG), John Noonkester (SF), John Goyette (C) Randall Chupp, James Stanton, Scott Herdon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker (PG), Johnny Sykora (SF) Mark Nichols, David Burns | |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Curt Huey makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:25 | San Jose State | John Goyette scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-41 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Eckert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Noonkester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Goyette (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Johnny Sykora (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curt Huey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Shirey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 07:05 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Shirey snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 06:49 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 06:34 | San Jose State | Steven Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Randall Chupp (PG), James Stanton (SF) John Wright, Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Burns (SG), Steve Rotter (PF), Charles Krieger (C) Robert Begay, Curt Huey, Christopher Shirey | |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Scott Herdon (PF) John Noonkester | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols (SG) Charles Krieger | |
| 06:01 | San Jose State | David Burns steals it from Brian Eckert | 51-43 |
| 05:48 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Nichols misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 05:47 | San Jose State | James Stanton gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:25 | San Jose State | James Stanton's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Rotter | 51-43 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter is denied on a layup by John Goyette | 51-43 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 04:45 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:34 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon misses short on a runner from the right block | 51-43 |
| 04:33 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert tips it in | 53-43 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Sykora makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Burns | 53-45 |
| 04:05 | San Jose State | James Stanton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Scott Herdon hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 03:40 | San Jose State | James Stanton pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | San Jose State | Robert Walker steps in front of the Randall Chupp pass in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker dunks the ball | 55-47 |
| 03:09 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Randall Chupp | 57-47 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Randall Chupp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Eckert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stanton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Herdon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Goyette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Nichols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Sykora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steve Rotter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns is denied on a layup by John Goyette | 57-47 |
| 02:52 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to John Goyette | 57-47 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Brian Eckert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randall Chupp | 60-47 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Walker misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns dunks the ball | 60-49 |
| 02:02 | San Jose State | Randall Chupp is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Chupp, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Ross (PG), Marcus Lowry (SG), John Noonkester (SF), Steven Wright (PF), David Ellis (C) Randall Chupp, Brian Eckert, James Stanton, Scott Herdon, John Goyette | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Craig Comes (PG), Robert Begay (SG), Richard Goodrich (PF), Charles Krieger (C) Robert Walker, Mark Nichols, Johnny Sykora, Steve Rotter | |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Ellis - foul #1 on David Ellis, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Randall Chupp (PG) Marcus Lowry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter (PF) Craig Comes | |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Krieger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns is fouled on the floor by John Noonkester - foul #4 on John Noonkester, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Burns misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:37 | San Jose State | Steven Wright pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:13 | San Jose State | John Noonkester connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Chupp | 63-49 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Steve Rotter jams it on a great pass from Richard Goodrich | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | John Noonkester hits a floater from the left block | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Begay buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Goodrich | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Randall Chupp runs out the clock | 65-54 |