| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Romo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 19:21 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herman Wilson | 32-27 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Stephen Romo is called for the reach on Paul Adams - foul #1 on Stephen Romo, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:40 | Missouri State | Alfred Morrison picks off the pass by Paul Adams | 32-27 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Spencer | 34-27 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is fouled on the floor by Paul Cline - foul #2 on Paul Cline, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Herman Wilson - foul #1 on Herman Wilson, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 34-32 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bert Warren - foul #3 on Bert Warren, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Gerald Perry (PF) Lester Spencer, Alfred Morrison, Paul Cline | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sturgis - foul #3 on Thomas Sturgis, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Leonard Vigil (C) Thomas Sturgis, Stephen Romo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SG) Scott Reynolds | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) James Roberts | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Sturgis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Tinklenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Vigil (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Laurence Starling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:22 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Herman Wilson | 38-35 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis drills a jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Perry - foul #2 on Gerald Perry, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Alfred Morrison (SF), Paul Cline (PF), Stephen Romo (C) Herman Wilson, Thomas Sturgis, Frank Tinklenberg, Gerald Perry, Leonard Vigil | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling | |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | John Wood steals the ball from Stephen Romo | 40-38 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Wood | 40-41 |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Bert Warren hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo lays it in on a great pass from Alfred Morrison | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Romo (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | John Wood knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Heaney | 42-46 |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (C) Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey double dribbles | 42-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Thomas Sturgis (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Gerald Perry (PF), Leonard Vigil (C) Scott Reynolds, Lester Spencer, Alfred Morrison, Paul Cline, Stephen Romo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), James Roberts (C) Bert Warren, John Wood | |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) James Roberts | |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Dodson blocks the short jumper by Frank Tinklenberg | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson clanks a turnaround from close range | 44-46 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #1 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG), Lester Spencer (SG), Paul Cline (PF), Stephen Romo (C) Herman Wilson, Thomas Sturgis, Gerald Perry, Leonard Vigil | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Shawn Dorsey | |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling hits a shot from close range | 46-48 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Reynolds | 49-48 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-48 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Alfred Morrison (SF) Scott Reynolds, Frank Tinklenberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF), Shawn Dorsey (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Laurence Starling, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 07:45 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Cline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Romo (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 51-48 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey connects on the jumper from the right block | 51-50 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lester Spencer and he's fouled by Bert Warren - foul #4 on Bert Warren, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sturgis (SG), Gerald Perry (PF), Leonard Vigil (C) Lester Spencer, Paul Cline, Stephen Romo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Stephen Lee (PF), James Roberts (C) Bert Warren, John Wood, Shawn Dorsey | |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee is fouled on the floor by Gerald Perry - foul #3 on Gerald Perry, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Reynolds (PG) Herman Wilson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) James Roberts | |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Vigil | 54-50 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is fouled on the floor by Scott Reynolds - foul #1 on Scott Reynolds, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Laurence Starling (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Stephen Lee | |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Gerald Perry | 54-50 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #3 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Vigil makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sturgis - foul #4 on Thomas Sturgis, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer (SG), Frank Tinklenberg (SF), Stephen Romo (C) Thomas Sturgis, Alfred Morrison, Leonard Vigil | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Wood (PF) Laurence Starling | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | John Wood connects on the floater from close range | 55-52 |
| 04:51 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo tips it in | 57-52 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Paul Adams lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry McMurdo | 57-54 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-54 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson (PG), Alfred Morrison (SF), Paul Cline (PF) Scott Reynolds, Frank Tinklenberg, Gerald Perry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo | |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Paul Cline swats the short shot by Paul Adams | 60-54 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-54 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Herman Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lester Spencer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Romo (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses badly on a shot in the lane | 60-54 |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Paul Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 60-56 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | John Wood swats the shot by Herman Wilson | 60-56 |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #2 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Paul Adams double dribbles | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #3 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Paul Adams scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Heaney | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 61-59 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Cline - foul #3 on Paul Cline, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Romo makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Herman Wilson | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Bert Warren comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 63-61 |