| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Pete White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Ours (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marion Tillman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu hits a driving attempt from close range | 37-35 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas buries a floater in the lane set up by William Ours and he's hacked by Pete White - foul #1 on Pete White, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel is fouled on the floor by Adam Shaw - foul #3 on Adam Shaw, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SG), Larry Furlow (PF), William Bonham (C) Adam Shaw, James Haynes, Pete White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Marion Tillman, Bernard Llanas | |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Evans (SF) Xiaoping Chu | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Daniel Harris (SF) Brian Curiel, Donald Carroll | |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Sean Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Calvin Cannon (SG) William Ours | |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | Francis Tarr steals it from Robert Muth | 37-38 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Robert Muth is called for the reach on William Bonham - foul #1 on Robert Muth, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (SF), James Haynes (PF), Pete White (C) Sean Smith, Larry Furlow, William Bonham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas (C) Paul Murphy | |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Robert Young can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | James Haynes tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Pete White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 37-38 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Calvin Cannon hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell | 37-40 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | Robert Young is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harris - foul #2 on Daniel Harris, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), Larry Furlow (PF), Gary Ansell (C) Francis Tarr, Ralph Evans, James Haynes, Pete White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG), Brian Curiel (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Marion Tillman (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Theodore O'Dell, Calvin Cannon, Daniel Harris, Robert Muth, Bernard Llanas | |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bonham (C) Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Marion Tillman is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Furlow - foul #1 on Larry Furlow, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Furlow - foul #2 on Larry Furlow, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SG) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Marion Tillman - foul #1 on Marion Tillman, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG) Francis Tarr | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Olson (SF), Roger Binette (C) Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Furlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bonham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Ours (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Olson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Tillman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Binette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ours | 39-43 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | Brian Curiel is called for the reach on Adam Shaw - foul #1 on Brian Curiel, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (PF), Pete White (C) Larry Furlow, William Bonham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Patrick Olson, Marion Tillman | |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris makes the wide open runner from the right block | 42-45 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sean Smith | 44-45 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel banks in the layup on a great pass from William Ours | 44-47 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Binette - foul #2 on Roger Binette, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Evans (PG), Robert Young (SG), Gary Ansell (C) Sean Smith, Adam Shaw, Pete White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (PG), Calvin Cannon (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Paul Murphy (C) William Ours, Brian Curiel, Daniel Harris, Roger Binette, Bernard Llanas | |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell is fouled on the floor by Ralph Evans - foul #3 on Ralph Evans, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG) Xiaoping Chu | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marion Tillman (PF) Paul Murphy | |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Tillman | 46-47 |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Calvin Cannon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Haynes - foul #3 on James Haynes, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bonham (PF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy (C) Robert Muth | |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Calvin Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Calvin Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Carroll - foul #2 on Donald Carroll, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (PF) Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Francis Tarr is called for the reach on Donald Carroll - foul #2 on Francis Tarr, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF) Francis Tarr, Ralph Evans, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Bernard Llanas (C) Theodore O'Dell, Calvin Cannon, Marion Tillman | |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Sean Smith | 50-51 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | William Bonham is hacked by Bernard Llanas - foul #3 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pete White (C) Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Robert Muth (PF) Donald Carroll, Bernard Llanas | |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | William Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | William Bonham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bonham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Ours (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Ansell (PF) William Bonham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette (C) Paul Murphy | |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Robert Muth takes the ball from Pete White | 52-51 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours is hacked by Pete White - foul #2 on Pete White, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Ralph Evans (SG), Robert Young (SF) Sean Smith, Adam Shaw, Xiaoping Chu | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Patrick Olson (SF), Marion Tillman (PF) Brian Curiel, Daniel Harris, Robert Muth | |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Ansell | 54-53 |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell | 54-55 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Pete White is hacked by William Ours - foul #3 on William Ours, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), James Haynes (PF) Francis Tarr, Ralph Evans, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Calvin Cannon (SG), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) William Ours, Marion Tillman, Roger Binette | |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Pete White makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Pete White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (C) Pete White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu (SF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (PF) Theodore O'Dell, Patrick Olson, Paul Murphy | |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Xiaoping Chu steals it from Calvin Cannon in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Robert Muth takes the ball from Sean Smith | 56-55 |
| 08:54 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Shaw - foul #4 on Adam Shaw, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SG) Adam Shaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy (C) Bernard Llanas | |
| 08:54 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | James Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Paul Murphy is called for the reach on Xiaoping Chu - foul #2 on Paul Murphy, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Evans (SG), William Bonham (C) Sean Smith, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (PG) Calvin Cannon | |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Muth | 57-55 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris blows the layup but the foul's on Francis Tarr - foul #3 on Francis Tarr, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG) Xiaoping Chu | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Muth | 59-57 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | William Bonham snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans loses the dribble to Robert Muth | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Tarr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bonham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Curiel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Muth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Ralph Evans pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | William Bonham buries a turnaround from the right block | 61-57 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't finish the layup | 61-57 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:48 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll scores on a floater from close range | 61-59 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF), Larry Furlow (PF), Pete White (C) Sean Smith, Francis Tarr, Ralph Evans, James Haynes, William Bonham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Ours (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Patrick Olson (SF), Marion Tillman (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Brian Curiel, Donald Carroll, Robert Muth, Paul Murphy | |
| 05:35 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow buries a jumper from the right block set up by Adam Shaw | 63-59 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Pete White - foul #3 on Pete White, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:24 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu jams it on a nice dish by Adam Shaw | 65-60 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Xiaoping Chu | 68-60 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell | 68-63 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Xiaoping Chu | 70-63 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Marion Tillman hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Patrick Olson | 70-65 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu clanks a shot in the paint | 70-65 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Adam Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Xiaoping Chu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Furlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Ours (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Tillman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Smith (PG), Francis Tarr (SG), Ralph Evans (SF), James Haynes (PF), William Bonham (C) Robert Young, Adam Shaw, Xiaoping Chu, Larry Furlow, Pete White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Theodore O'Dell, Patrick Olson, Marion Tillman, Bernard Llanas | |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth tips it home | 70-67 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Xiaoping Chu (SF) Francis Tarr, Ralph Evans | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses long on a floater from the left block | 70-67 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pete White (C) William Bonham | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marion Tillman (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Robert Muth, Paul Murphy | |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Haynes is called for the reach on Brian Curiel in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Haynes, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | James Haynes grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Sean Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Shaw is called for the reach on Donald Carroll in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Shaw, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (SG) Adam Shaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Pete White misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-69 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Curiel and he's hacked by James Haynes - foul #5 on James Haynes, team foul #14 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (PF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas makes the free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Pete White - foul #4 on Pete White, team foul #15 | 70-72 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Sean Smith scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Sean Smith is called for the reach on Brian Curiel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Smith, team foul #16 | 72-73 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Chu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Daniel Harris (SF) Brian Curiel, Donald Carroll | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Sean Smith is called for the reach on William Ours in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Smith, team foul #17 | 72-75 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Ours misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Donald Carroll (SF) Theodore O'Dell, Daniel Harris | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Sean Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-76 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow gets the offensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Sean Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-76 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Pete White gets the offensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow snags the offensive board | 72-76 |