| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Zwiefelhofer (fresh) SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) SF - Charles Gustafson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Terry Day (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Terry Day | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Furness | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Warden | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend is fouled on the floor by Charles Gustafson - foul #1 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Furness | 6-3 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend double dribbles | 6-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Robert Clemente (SG), Nathan Thompson (SF), Brian Ashley (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) John Zwiefelhofer, Lynn Morgan, Charles Gustafson, Kenneth Smith, Terry Day | |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Furness steals it from Brian Ashley | 6-3 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend snags the offensive board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) SG - Robert Clemente (fresh) SF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) PF - Brian Ashley (fresh) C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 6-3 |
| 15:31 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:11 | Gardner-Webb | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Robert Clemente - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard is hacked by Robert Clemente - foul #1 on Robert Clemente, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Lynn Morgan (SG), Charles Gustafson (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) John Adams, Robert Clemente, Brian Ashley, Arthur Schoonover | |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't connect on a runner in the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:32 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:03 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF) Robert Byard, Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day (C) Nathan Thompson | |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson can't finish the layup | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dustin Furness | 6-9 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | William Warden buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Townsend | 8-9 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson tips it in | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Warden - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Nathan Thompson (PF) John Zwiefelhofer, Kenneth Smith | |
| 12:44 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathan Thompson - foul #1 on Nathan Thompson, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Stephen Flower, William Warden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SG), Brian Ashley (PF) Lynn Morgan, Charles Gustafson | |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Clemente | 10-14 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Terry Day steps in front of the Robert Byard pass | 10-14 |
| 11:40 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Clemente | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Clemente (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong tips it home | 12-16 |
| 11:04 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Thompson | 12-16 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski banks in the layup set up by Samuel Townsend | 14-16 |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson can't tip it in | 14-16 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness loses the dribble to Terry Day | 14-16 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Townsend | 16-16 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses long on a shot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 08:54 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Terry Day is called for the reach on John Armstrong - foul #1 on Terry Day, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (PG), William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Byard, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Lynn Morgan (SG), Charles Gustafson (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) John Adams, Robert Clemente, Nathan Thompson, Brian Ashley, Terry Day | |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | William Warden scores on a shot from close range set up by Don Schimmel | 18-18 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Zwiefelhofer | 18-21 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Schoonover - foul #1 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Flower is called for the reach on John Zwiefelhofer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Flower, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Spivey - foul #1 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | William Warden pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Flower (fresh) SG - William Hamrick (fresh) SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Zwiefelhofer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) SF - Charles Gustafson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey clanks a shot near the basket | 19-23 |
| 07:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lynn Morgan | 19-25 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | William Warden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel tips it home | 21-25 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF) William Warden | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Hamrick | 24-26 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lynn Morgan | 24-29 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey banks in the layup set up by William Hamrick | 26-29 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Hamrick takes the ball from Arthur Schoonover | 26-29 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel loses the dribble to Lynn Morgan | 26-29 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan throws it down | 26-31 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Stephen Flower, William Hamrick, Dennis Spivey, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Robert Clemente (SG), Nathan Thompson (SF), Brian Ashley (PF), Terry Day (C) John Zwiefelhofer, Lynn Morgan, Charles Gustafson, Kenneth Smith, Arthur Schoonover | |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente is hacked by Samuel Townsend - foul #1 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (SF) Samuel Townsend | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Byard | 29-31 |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson's pass is intercepted by Robert Byard | 29-31 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Furness and he's hacked by Brian Ashley - foul #1 on Brian Ashley, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Robert Byard, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Clemente (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Warden - foul #2 on William Warden, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan (SG) Terry Day | |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness buries a jumper from the right side set up by John Armstrong | 33-33 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Adams | 33-36 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG), Robert Byard (SF), Dennis Spivey (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Charles Gustafson (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Terry Day (C) John Adams, Robert Clemente, Brian Ashley, Nathan Thompson | |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Don Schimmel denies the turnaround by Charles Gustafson | 35-36 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Zwiefelhofer - foul #1 on John Zwiefelhofer, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | A charge is called on Charles Gustafson - foul #2 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SG) Lynn Morgan | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #2 on Don Schimmel, team foul #10 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF) Stephen Flower | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #11 | 37-38 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 38-38 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente lays it in on a great pass from John Zwiefelhofer | 38-40 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente clanks a halfcourt shot | 41-40 |