| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Karle (fresh) SG - Joseph Heap (fresh) SF - Richard Whitman (fresh) PF - Tony Ahl (fresh) C - Shane Hopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Joseph Crawford (fresh) SG - John Fuller (fresh) SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) PF - Danny Radford (fresh) C - Chester Mirsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | San Jose State | Tony Ahl pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes is fouled on the floor by Danny Radford - foul #1 on Danny Radford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | San Jose State | Joseph Heap clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | San Jose State | Tony Ahl grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | San Jose State | Richard Whitman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | San Jose State | Joseph Heap is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Heap, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Radford | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes double dribbles | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Fuller | 0-7 |
| 16:59 | San Jose State | Richard Whitman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-7 |
| 16:57 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford is hacked by Joseph Heap - foul #2 on Joseph Heap, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Maurice Evans (SG) Joseph Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford's pass is intercepted by Richard Whitman | 0-7 |
| 16:18 | San Jose State | Tony Ahl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 16:17 | San Jose State | Tony Ahl tips it but misses | 0-7 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Karle (fresh) SG - Maurice Evans (fresh) SF - Richard Whitman (fresh) PF - Tony Ahl (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shane Hopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Joseph Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Mirsky (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller misses short on a runner from close range | 0-7 |
| 15:34 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 15:12 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tony Ahl - foul #1 on Tony Ahl, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG), Gary Avina (PF), Mark Thomas (C) William Karle, Tony Ahl, Shane Hopes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis (PG), Billy Mulligan (SG), Jeremy Pape (SF), Kevin Scuderi (C) Joseph Crawford, John Fuller, Charles Wilson, Chester Mirsky | |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 14:22 | San Jose State | Gary Avina misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Cecil Harding (PF) Richard Whitman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Carrow (C) Danny Radford | |
| 14:22 | San Jose State | Gary Avina misses the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 14:22 | San Jose State | Gary Avina makes the 2nd free throw | 1-9 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Avina is called for the reach on Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Gary Avina, team foul #4 | 1-9 |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-9 |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | Maurice Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 1-9 |
| 13:43 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Avina | 4-9 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Karle (PG), Richard Whitman (SF), Tony Ahl (PF), Shane Hopes (C) Patrick Daniels, Gary Avina, Cecil Harding, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford (PG), John Fuller (SG), Chester Mirsky (C) Todd Davis, Jeremy Pape, Brian Carrow | |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-12 |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | William Karle tips it in | 6-12 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Ahl is called for the reach on Kevin Scuderi - foul #2 on Tony Ahl, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gary Avina (PF) Tony Ahl | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF) Billy Mulligan | |
| 12:25 | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller buries a runner from the right block set up by Charles Wilson | 6-14 |
| 12:17 | San Jose State | William Karle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Cecil Harding (PF) Maurice Evans | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Chester Mirsky misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-14 |
| 11:57 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Cecil Harding | 6-14 |
| 11:38 | San Jose State | Gary Avina misses the jumper from the right side | 6-14 |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Chester Mirsky | 6-14 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Karle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Avina (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Whitman (fresh) PF - Cecil Harding (fresh) C - Shane Hopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Joseph Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Scuderi (fresh) C - Chester Mirsky (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson travels with the ball | 6-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG) William Karle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan (SG), Danny Radford (PF) John Fuller, Kevin Scuderi | |
| 11:02 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Radford | 6-14 |
| 11:00 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 10:44 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 10:32 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Daniels | 8-14 |
| 10:12 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford is called for traveling | 8-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Maurice Evans (SG), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Whitman, Shane Hopes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis (PG), John Fuller (SG), Kevin Scuderi (C) Joseph Crawford, Charles Wilson, Chester Mirsky | |
| 09:47 | San Jose State | Gary Avina lays it in | 10-14 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Avina - foul #2 on Gary Avina, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Karle (PG), Richard Whitman (SF) Patrick Daniels, Gary Avina | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:04 | San Jose State | William Karle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Danny Radford | 10-19 |
| 08:30 | San Jose State | William Karle is whistled for a carry | 10-19 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Shane Hopes (C) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford (PG), Charles Wilson (SF), Brian Carrow (PF), Chester Mirsky (C) Todd Davis, Billy Mulligan, Danny Radford, Kevin Scuderi | |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crawford | 10-22 |
| 07:59 | San Jose State | William Karle hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| 07:59 | San Jose State | William Karle makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 07:35 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding grabs the board | 13-22 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Karle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Maurice Evans (fresh) SF - Richard Whitman (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Hopes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Joseph Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Carrow (fresh) C - Chester Mirsky (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | San Jose State | Maurice Evans hits the finger roll set up by William Karle and the foul's on Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan (SG), Jeremy Pape (SF), Danny Radford (PF) John Fuller, Charles Wilson, Brian Carrow | |
| 07:18 | San Jose State | Maurice Evans makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| 06:39 | San Jose State | William Karle is hacked by Jeremy Pape - foul #2 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG) William Karle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis (SG) Jeremy Pape | |
| 06:27 | San Jose State | Maurice Evans is hacked by Todd Davis - foul #1 on Todd Davis, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Danny Radford - foul #2 on Danny Radford, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Mark Thomas (C) Shane Hopes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi (PF), Brian Carrow (C) Danny Radford, Chester Mirsky | |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 05:46 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | San Jose State | Maurice Evans is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crawford - foul #1 on Joseph Crawford, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Karle (PG) Patrick Daniels | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller (SG) Todd Davis | |
| 05:29 | San Jose State | Maurice Evans misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Brian Carrow | 18-22 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 05:05 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Richard Whitman | 18-22 |
| 04:52 | San Jose State | Mark Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 04:51 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Evans | 18-22 |
| 04:43 | San Jose State | Mark Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Whitman | 21-22 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | William Karle steals it from John Fuller | 21-22 |
| 04:26 | San Jose State | William Karle jams it | 23-22 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Crawford | 23-25 |
| 03:53 | San Jose State | William Karle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 03:51 | San Jose State | Mark Thomas can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi is fouled on the floor by Cecil Harding - foul #1 on Cecil Harding, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG), Joseph Heap (SG), Gary Avina (SF), Tony Ahl (PF), Shane Hopes (C) William Karle, Maurice Evans, Richard Whitman, Cecil Harding, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Chester Mirsky (C) Joseph Crawford, Billy Mulligan, Brian Carrow | |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:30 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis (PG) Kevin Scuderi | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Heap (fresh) SF - Gary Avina (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Ahl (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shane Hopes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Todd Davis (fresh) SG - John Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Mirsky (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson tips it home | 23-29 |
| 02:57 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 02:55 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gary Avina - foul #3 on Gary Avina, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Whitman (SF) Gary Avina | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:44 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:28 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Karle (PG) Patrick Daniels | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan (SG) John Fuller | |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | San Jose State | Shane Hopes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:56 | San Jose State | Richard Whitman drills a shot in the paint set up by William Karle | 27-30 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Karle - foul #1 on William Karle, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Fuller (SG) Billy Mulligan | |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Todd Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:22 | San Jose State | William Karle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 01:20 | San Jose State | Tony Ahl snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:12 | San Jose State | Tony Ahl can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Todd Davis | 27-31 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | Shane Hopes swats the layup by Charles Wilson | 27-31 |
| 00:45 | San Jose State | William Karle snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | William Karle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Chester Mirsky - foul #1 on Chester Mirsky, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Maurice Evans (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Whitman, Shane Hopes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Crawford (PG), Billy Mulligan (SF), Kevin Scuderi (PF), Brian Carrow (C) Todd Davis, Charles Wilson, Danny Radford, Chester Mirsky | |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | William Karle makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | William Karle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | William Karle misses the 3rd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Scuderi grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Carrow is fouled on the floor by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG) William Karle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Carrow makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Carrow misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Joseph Heap misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Billy Mulligan | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-32 |