| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Domenic Bruno (fresh) SG - Chris Mullins (fresh) SF - Richard Kinsman (fresh) PF - Joseph Hines (fresh) C - Lyle Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) PF - Paul Cline (fresh) C - Stephen Romo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Bradley | Chris Mullins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Bradley | Richard Kinsman tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Romo | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Lyle Rose is called for the reach on Stephen Romo - foul #1 on Lyle Rose, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Lyle Rose knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Chris Mullins | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lyle Rose - foul #2 on Lyle Rose, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Bradley | Walter Vanegas (C) Lyle Rose | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hines | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Bradley | Joseph Hines drills a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Joseph Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Bradley | Richard Kinsman tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo knocks in the shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:18 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Rowley (C) Joseph Hines | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Gerald Perry (PF), Leonard Vigil (C) Herman Wilson, Lester Spencer, Alfred Morrison, Paul Cline, Stephen Romo | |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Tinklenberg | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Domenic Bruno (fresh) SG - Chris Mullins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Kinsman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Vanegas (fresh) C - Fred Rowley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) SG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) PF - Gerald Perry (fresh) C - Leonard Vigil (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Bradley | Richard Kinsman drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Walter Vanegas and he's fouled by Scott Reynolds - foul #1 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Muse (PG), George Anthony (SG) Domenic Bruno, Chris Mullins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:21 | Bradley | Richard Kinsman misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:11 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Vanegas steps in front of the Leonard Vigil pass | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | Bradley | John Muse is hacked by Scott Reynolds - foul #2 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | Dwayne Minix (SF), Joseph Hines (PF) Richard Kinsman, Walter Vanegas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer (SG), Stephen Romo (C) Scott Reynolds, Leonard Vigil | |
| 14:32 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg makes the jumper from the left side | 8-13 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | John Muse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG) Dwayne Minix | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison (SF), Paul Cline (PF) Frank Tinklenberg, Gerald Perry | |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 8-13 |
| 14:01 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Rowley - foul #1 on Fred Rowley, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chris Mullins (SG) George Anthony | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:31 | Bradley | Chris Mullins buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Muse | 10-14 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo's layup is rejected by Fred Rowley | 10-14 |
| 13:13 | Bradley | Joseph Hines pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:50 | Bradley | Chris Mullins misses the fadeaway from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Rowley - foul #2 on Fred Rowley, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Kinsman (SF), Walter Vanegas (PF) Joseph Hines, Fred Rowley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Gerald Perry (PF), Leonard Vigil (C) Thomas Sturgis, Paul Cline, Stephen Romo | |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:08 | Bradley | Chris Mullins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson is fouled on the floor by Domenic Bruno - foul #1 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | George Anthony (SG), Dwayne Minix (PF) Chris Mullins, John Muse | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg (SF) Alfred Morrison | |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Domenic Bruno (fairly fresh) SG - George Anthony (fresh) SF - Richard Kinsman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Minix (fresh) C - Walter Vanegas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Perry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Vigil (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Minix - foul #1 on Dwayne Minix, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jay Krause (SG) Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo (C) Leonard Vigil | |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lester Spencer | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Bradley | Jay Krause is whistled for traveling | 13-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Hines (PF) Dwayne Minix | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SG), Paul Cline (PF) Lester Spencer, Gerald Perry | |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hines steals it from Stephen Romo | 13-17 |
| 10:09 | Bradley | Paul Cline picks off the pass by Richard Kinsman | 13-17 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herman Wilson | 13-19 |
| 09:29 | Bradley | Thomas Sturgis steals it from Richard Kinsman | 13-19 |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | George Anthony is called for the reach on Herman Wilson - foul #1 on George Anthony, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG), Chris Mullins (SG), John Muse (SF), Dwayne Minix (PF) George Anthony, Jay Krause, Richard Kinsman, Joseph Hines | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison (SF), Gerald Perry (C) Thomas Sturgis, Stephen Romo | |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:14 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:01 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno makes the floater from the left wing set up by Chris Mullins | 15-19 |
| 08:37 | Gardner-Webb | Chris Mullins steals it from Frank Tinklenberg | 15-19 |
| 08:17 | Bradley | Chris Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:54 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:35 | Bradley | John Muse clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-19 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Mullins - foul #1 on Chris Mullins, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Kinsman (SF), Joseph Hines (PF) Dwayne Minix, Walter Vanegas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer (SG), Stephen Romo (C) Herman Wilson, Paul Cline | |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:30 | Bradley | Chris Mullins gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kinsman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Muse (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Frank Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) PF - Gerald Perry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Romo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Bradley | John Muse clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 06:40 | Bradley | Joseph Hines snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:26 | Bradley | Richard Kinsman misses short on a floater from the baseline | 15-20 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hines steals it from Gerald Perry | 15-20 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gerald Perry - foul #1 on Gerald Perry, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | George Anthony (SG), Walter Vanegas (C) Chris Mullins, John Muse | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (PG), William McClaflin (SF) Frank Tinklenberg, Alfred Morrison | |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer loses the dribble to Joseph Hines | 16-20 |
| 05:19 | Bradley | William McClaflin is called for the reach on Domenic Bruno - foul #1 on William McClaflin, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jay Krause (SG), Dwayne Minix (SF) Domenic Bruno, Richard Kinsman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline (PF) Gerald Perry | |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Jay Krause hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William McClaflin - foul #2 on William McClaflin, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison (SF) William McClaflin | |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Jay Krause makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Jay Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hines - foul #1 on Joseph Hines, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Muse (SF) Joseph Hines | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil (C) Stephen Romo | |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:49 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:29 | Bradley | Jay Krause scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by George Anthony | 20-20 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer jams it set up by Paul Cline | 20-22 |
| 03:39 | Bradley | Jay Krause hits a 3 from the right wing set up by George Anthony | 23-22 |
| 03:22 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Vanegas blocks the jumper by Leonard Vigil | 23-22 |
| 03:20 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - George Anthony (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Krause (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Muse (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Minix (fresh) C - Walter Vanegas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester Spencer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Morrison (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Cline (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Vigil (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leonard Vigil - foul #1 on Leonard Vigil, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG), Chris Mullins (SG), Joseph Hines (PF), Lyle Rose (C) George Anthony, Jay Krause, John Muse, Walter Vanegas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Scott Reynolds (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Gerald Perry (PF), Stephen Romo (C) Thomas Sturgis, Lester Spencer, Alfred Morrison, Paul Cline, Leonard Vigil | |
| 03:04 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:04 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Kinsman (SF) Dwayne Minix | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:44 | Bradley | Lyle Rose hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 24-22 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson loses the dribble to Chris Mullins | 24-22 |
| 02:20 | Bradley | Gerald Perry takes the ball from Joseph Hines | 24-22 |
| 02:08 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Wilson | 24-25 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Joseph Hines is fouled on the floor by Stephen Romo - foul #1 on Stephen Romo, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SG) Scott Reynolds | |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Joseph Hines makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Joseph Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Joseph Hines gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:22 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Herman Wilson - foul #1 on Herman Wilson, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline (PF) Gerald Perry | |
| 01:22 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:22 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Richard Kinsman grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:40 | Bradley | Chris Mullins misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Cline - foul #1 on Paul Cline, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Rowley (PF), John Muse (C) Joseph Hines, Lyle Rose | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Alfred Morrison (SF) Herman Wilson, Thomas Sturgis, Frank Tinklenberg | |
| 00:40 | Bradley | Chris Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:40 | Bradley | Chris Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 00:09 | Bradley | Alfred Morrison picks off the pass by Chris Mullins | 28-28 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison lays it up and in | 28-30 |
| 00:01 | Bradley | Stephen Romo denies the turnaround by Domenic Bruno | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison grabs the board | 28-30 |