| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Defeo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Yamaguchi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lebna Abdelmuti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-30 |
| 19:52 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonard Artrip | 27-30 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo is hacked by Robert Satter - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SG) Robert Satter | |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse is open but misses the lay-in | 27-30 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lebna Abdelmuti | 27-30 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi misses the 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton (C) Lebna Abdelmuti | |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott buries a 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss (SF), William Bassett (C) Kenneth Crutcher, Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case (SG), Maximo Russo (C) Michael Scott, William Ott | |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton misses the lay-in | 27-33 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from George Fournier | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Allen Folse | 30-35 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on George Fournier | 30-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Frandsen (PG), Carlos Wilkerson (SG), Kenneth Crutcher (SF), Carlos Woo (C) Charles Defeo, Allen Folse, Leonard Zaiss, William Bassett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Ralph Herold (SF), Lebna Abdelmuti (PF), William Ott (C) George Fournier, Joshua Yamaguchi, Benjamin Denton, Maximo Russo | |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Frandsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott is hacked by Kenneth Crutcher - foul #3 on Kenneth Crutcher, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss (SF) Kenneth Crutcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SG) Bobby Case | |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Carlos Woo | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Raymond Frandsen (fresh) SG - Carlos Wilkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Fournier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ralph Herold (fresh) PF - Lebna Abdelmuti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carlos Wilkerson | 32-35 |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott lays it in | 32-37 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Allen Folse (SG), James Wood (SF), Benjamin Moore (PF), William Bassett (C) Raymond Frandsen, Carlos Wilkerson, Leonard Zaiss, Leonard Artrip, Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Joshua Yamaguchi (SF), Benjamin Denton (PF), Kyle Bueno (C) Michael Scott, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Lebna Abdelmuti, William Ott | |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Folse | 38-37 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno banks in the layup | 38-39 |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo can't finish the uncontested layup | 38-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case is hacked by Charles Defeo - foul #1 on Charles Defeo, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SG) Allen Folse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti (PF) Benjamin Denton | |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter is whistled for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (SG) James Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG) Robert Satter | |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Yamaguchi is called for the reach on Carlos Wilkerson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Yamaguchi, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Defeo | 40-39 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Wood (SF), Carlos Woo (C) Charles Defeo, William Bassett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), William Ott (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Bobby Case, Lebna Abdelmuti, Kyle Bueno | |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Scott takes the ball from Kenneth Crutcher in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott banks in the layup | 40-41 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo drills a shot from the right side set up by Joshua Yamaguchi | 40-43 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Wilkerson and he's hacked by Robert Satter - foul #4 on Robert Satter, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Artrip (PF) Carlos Wilkerson, James Wood, Benjamin Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case (SG), Ralph Herold (SF), Benjamin Denton (PF) Robert Satter, Joshua Yamaguchi, William Ott | |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Defeo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Crutcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Artrip (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Case (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ralph Herold (fresh) PF - Benjamin Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Maximo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Woo | 45-43 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Woo steals the ball from Maximo Russo | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Benjamin Denton | 45-43 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (PG), James Wood (SF), Leonard Zaiss (PF), William Bassett (C) Charles Defeo, Kenneth Crutcher, Leonard Artrip, Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SG), Joshua Yamaguchi (SF), Lebna Abdelmuti (PF), Kyle Bueno (C) Bobby Case, Ralph Herold, Benjamin Denton, Maximo Russo | |
| 10:09 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss knocks in the shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lebna Abdelmuti - foul #2 on Lebna Abdelmuti, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore (SF) James Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 48-45 |
| 09:04 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti buries a shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by George Fournier - foul #2 on George Fournier, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), James Wood (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF) Carlos Wilkerson, Leonard Zaiss, William Bassett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case (SG), Ralph Herold (PF), William Ott (C) George Fournier, Lebna Abdelmuti, Kyle Bueno | |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Defeo | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Defeo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Artrip (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Case (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joshua Yamaguchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) C - William Ott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Wood | 51-47 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold comes up short on the floater near the basket | 51-47 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi misses the tip | 51-47 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SG), Carlos Woo (C) Allen Folse, Benjamin Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Kyle Bueno (C) Bobby Case, Ralph Herold | |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Crutcher | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-50 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (SG), Benjamin Moore (SF), Leonard Zaiss (PF), William Bassett (C) Kenneth Crutcher, James Wood, Leonard Artrip, Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (PG), Benjamin Denton (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Michael Scott, William Ott, Kyle Bueno | |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter scores on a shot in the paint set up by George Fournier | 56-52 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Fournier - foul #3 on George Fournier, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Frandsen (PG) Charles Defeo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Case (SF), Lebna Abdelmuti (PF) Joshua Yamaguchi, Maximo Russo | |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Zaiss - foul #1 on Leonard Zaiss, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold (SF) George Fournier | |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Bassett | 57-53 |
| 04:51 | Gardner-Webb | William Bassett's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Herold | 57-53 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SG), James Wood (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF), Carlos Woo (C) Carlos Wilkerson, Benjamin Moore, Leonard Zaiss, William Bassett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Ott (PF), Kyle Bueno (C) Lebna Abdelmuti, Benjamin Denton | |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Kyle Bueno denies the turnaround by Leonard Artrip | 57-53 |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Raymond Frandsen (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Artrip (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bobby Case (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Robert Satter (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) PF - William Ott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Bueno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bobby Case - foul #1 on Bobby Case, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Benjamin Moore (SF) Raymond Frandsen, Kenneth Crutcher, James Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), George Fournier (SG), Joshua Yamaguchi (SF), Lebna Abdelmuti (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Bobby Case, Robert Satter, Ralph Herold, William Ott, Kyle Bueno | |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Lebna Abdelmuti double dribbles | 60-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bassett (C) Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Maximo Russo steals the ball from William Bassett | 60-53 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Maximo Russo and the foul's on Benjamin Moore - foul #4 on Benjamin Moore, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton (C) Maximo Russo | |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Yamaguchi makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Yamaguchi steals it from William Bassett | 60-56 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Fournier | 60-59 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Yamaguchi | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Wood (SF), Carlos Woo (C) Benjamin Moore, William Bassett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Kyle Bueno (C) George Fournier, Benjamin Denton | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip double dribbles | 60-59 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Satter - foul #5 on Robert Satter, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SG) Robert Satter | |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier double dribbles | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo runs out the clock | 61-59 |