| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:54 | Gardner-Webb | Alphonso Bruno steps in front of the Ashley Crosswhite pass in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno is hacked by Ashley Crosswhite - foul #2 on Ashley Crosswhite, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Long | 30-28 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Scott | 33-28 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Ian Lane steals the ball from Fausto Esposito | 33-28 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ian Lane | 36-28 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gilberto Canales | 36-31 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Fausto Esposito | 36-31 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Fountain - foul #1 on Tony Fountain, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joshua Harris (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Alphonso Bruno, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver is fouled on the floor by Joshua Harris - foul #2 on Joshua Harris, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Arthur Samford | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by Elmer Meyers | 38-32 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Siddiqui | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jim Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Culver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elmer Meyers (fresh) C - Christopher Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Predrag Lukaszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SF - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pablo Delgado (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Nutter (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Christopher Nichols is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Nichols, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG), Ernest Scott (SG), Ian Lane (SF) Jim Reed, Richard Siddiqui, Jacob Culver | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Gilberto Canales (SF) Joseph Brown, Joshua Harris | |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Canales | 40-35 |
| 14:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elmer Meyers | 42-35 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Long (PF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Elmer Meyers, Christopher Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Fred McCormack (PF), Juan Blanco (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter | |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Canales - foul #1 on Gilberto Canales, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito (C) Juan Blanco | |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Samford | 42-35 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | James Long denies the turnaround by Arthur Samford | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain loses the dribble to Alphonso Bruno in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno can't finish the layup | 42-35 |
| 14:06 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | James Long lays it up and in set up by Ernest Scott and he's hacked by Fred McCormack - foul #2 on Fred McCormack, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG), Jacob Culver (SF) Tony Fountain, Ian Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Joshua Harris (C) Alphonso Bruno, Fausto Esposito | |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | James Long makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:22 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Samford is called for the reach on Ernest Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Samford, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Elmer Meyers (PF), Christopher Nichols (C) James Long, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF) Stanley Broadnax, Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack | |
| 13:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver loses the ball out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado (PF) Gilberto Canales | |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jacob Culver - foul #2 on Jacob Culver, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui (SG) Ernest Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols blows the layup but the foul's on Predrag Lukaszewski - foul #2 on Predrag Lukaszewski, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG), Ian Lane (SF) Jim Reed, Jacob Culver | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Arthur Samford (SG), Fausto Esposito (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joseph Brown, Joshua Harris | |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Nichols | 46-38 |
| 12:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols misses the lay-in | 46-38 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Fausto Esposito | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Elmer Meyers (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Delgado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Nutter (fairly fresh) C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Pablo Delgado | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Elmer Meyers - foul #1 on Elmer Meyers, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG), Ernest Scott (SG), Jacob Culver (SF), James Long (PF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Tony Fountain, Richard Siddiqui, Ian Lane, Elmer Meyers, Christopher Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Arthur Samford, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter, Fausto Esposito | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Long grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 10:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Long misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott can't tip it in | 46-42 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Culver is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Scott | 49-42 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Gilberto Canales is blocked by Ashley Crosswhite | 49-42 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG), Ian Lane (SF) Jim Reed, Jacob Culver | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Joshua Harris | |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Scott | 52-42 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui (SG), Elmer Meyers (PF), Christopher Nichols (C) Ernest Scott, James Long, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Joshua Harris (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Tony Fountain | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Elmer Meyers (fresh) C - Christopher Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pablo Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Nutter (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range | 56-45 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford is hacked by Richard Siddiqui - foul #1 on Richard Siddiqui, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG), Ernest Scott (SG), Jacob Culver (SF) Tony Fountain, Richard Siddiqui, Ian Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fausto Esposito (C) Stanley Broadnax, Arthur Samford, Joshua Harris | |
| 06:25 | Illinois State | Christopher Nichols steals the ball from Leroy Nutter | 56-45 |
| 05:59 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gilberto Canales | 56-45 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alphonso Bruno | 56-48 |
| 05:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Long (PF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Elmer Meyers, Christopher Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Fred McCormack (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Alphonso Bruno, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter, Fausto Esposito | |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jim Reed - foul #1 on Jim Reed, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane (SF) Jacob Culver | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Canales - foul #2 on Gilberto Canales, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain (PG) Jim Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Blanco (C) Gilberto Canales | |
| 04:27 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Fred McCormack | 56-51 |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Fountain buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ian Lane | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Samford | 59-51 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joshua Harris, Fred McCormack, Juan Blanco | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Tony Fountain (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ian Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pablo Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Long pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ernest Scott scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | James Long blocks the short jumper by Pablo Delgado | 61-51 |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Alphonso Bruno is called for the reach on Ian Lane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Elmer Meyers (PF), Christopher Nichols (C) James Long, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford loses the dribble to Tony Fountain | 61-51 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lane lays it in on a great pass from Tony Fountain | 63-51 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed (PG), Richard Siddiqui (SG), Jacob Culver (SF) Tony Fountain, Ernest Scott, Ian Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Leroy Nutter (C) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Gilberto Canales, Fausto Esposito | |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed is fouled on the floor by Predrag Lukaszewski - foul #3 on Predrag Lukaszewski, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Jim Reed steals the ball from Joshua Harris | 65-51 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols is fouled on the floor by Joshua Harris - foul #3 on Joshua Harris, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris scores on a turnaround in the paint | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Predrag Lukaszewski is called for the reach on Jim Reed - foul #4 on Predrag Lukaszewski, team foul #10 | 67-53 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leroy Nutter | 68-53 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses long on a floater from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado can't tip it in | 68-53 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Elmer Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Reed runs out the clock | 68-53 |