| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) PF - William Craig (fresh) C - Ralph Wilde (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 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | William Craig blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Day - foul #1 on Terry Day, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | William Craig misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar is fouled on the floor by Charles Gustafson - foul #1 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Haliburton | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | William Craig snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lynn Morgan | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde misses long on a floater from the left side | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith tips it home | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Smith takes the ball from Ralph Wilde | 3-5 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 3-7 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | William Craig can't finish the layup | 3-7 |
| 15:47 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Craig (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ralph Wilde (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Zwiefelhofer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Gustafson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Day (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Wilde | 3-7 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Terry Day steps in front of the Anthony Childers pass | 3-7 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day jams it on a great pass from Charles Gustafson | 3-9 |
| 14:42 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-9 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Cuellar is called for the reach on Lynn Morgan - foul #1 on John Cuellar, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Jason Zbranek (SG), Johnny Ludwick (SF), John Flanders (PF), Joel Coleman (C) John Cuellar, Milton Haliburton, Anthony Childers, William Craig, Ralph Wilde | |
| 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 | |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Adams | 3-12 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joel Coleman | 5-12 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 5-12 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Flanders | 5-12 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 5-12 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders grabs the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:04 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 12:44 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams is hacked by Joel Coleman - foul #1 on Joel Coleman, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG), Milton Haliburton (SG), Anthony Childers (SF) Todd Beauregard, Jason Zbranek, Johnny Ludwick | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Lynn Morgan (SG), Charles Gustafson (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) John Adams, Robert Clemente, Brian Ashley, Arthur Schoonover | |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 5-12 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Flanders | 7-14 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Cuellar - foul #2 on John Cuellar, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Ralph Wilde (C) John Cuellar, Joel Coleman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day (C) Nathan Thompson | |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Gustafson - foul #2 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Craig (PF) John Flanders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson (SF) Charles Gustafson | |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Todd Beauregard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Craig (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Zwiefelhofer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Day (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 9-19 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 9-19 |
| 11:06 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson blows the layup | 9-19 |
| 10:45 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde gets the rebound | 9-19 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Smith blocks the short jumper by William Craig | 9-19 |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Childers - foul #1 on Anthony Childers, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Brian Ashley (PF) John Zwiefelhofer, Kenneth Smith | |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Day - foul #2 on Terry Day, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick (SF), John Flanders (PF) Anthony Childers, William Craig | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover (C) Terry Day | |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-23 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-23 |
| 09:31 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Ludwick is called for the reach on Nathan Thompson - foul #1 on Johnny Ludwick, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman (C) Ralph Wilde | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Robert Clemente (SF) Lynn Morgan, Nathan Thompson | |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers (SF) Johnny Ludwick | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith (PF) John Adams | |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Zwiefelhofer - foul #1 on John Zwiefelhofer, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick (SG), William Craig (PF) Milton Haliburton, John Flanders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Craig - foul #1 on William Craig, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (SG), John Flanders (C) Todd Beauregard, Joel Coleman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:11 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan (SG) Brian Ashley | |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan's floater is tipped away by John Flanders | 12-25 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer snags the offensive board | 12-25 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Zwiefelhofer | 12-27 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Johnny Ludwick (fresh) SG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Craig (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Flanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Zwiefelhofer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clemente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-27 |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Craig | 12-27 |
| 07:06 | Western Kentucky | William Craig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-27 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-27 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers lays it up and in set up by John Flanders | 14-27 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 14-27 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | William Craig gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders misses badly on a shot from the left block | 14-27 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Ludwick steals it from John Zwiefelhofer | 14-27 |
| 05:50 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-27 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Johnny Ludwick steals it from Arthur Schoonover | 16-27 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Schoonover is called for the reach on Jason Zbranek - foul #1 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Milton Haliburton (SG), Joel Coleman (SF), William Bissette (PF), Ralph Wilde (C) Johnny Ludwick, Jason Zbranek, Anthony Childers, William Craig, John Flanders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Brian Ashley (SF), Luis Gober (PF), Nathan Thompson (C) John Zwiefelhofer, Robert Clemente, Kenneth Smith, Arthur Schoonover | |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 04:36 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley clanks a jumper from the left side | 16-27 |
| 04:34 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (PF) William Bissette | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SG) Lynn Morgan | |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente makes the 3 from the right corner | 16-30 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG) Todd Beauregard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson (SF), Terry Day (C) Brian Ashley, Luis Gober | |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-30 |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Flanders | 16-30 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Charles Gustafson is called for the reach on Joel Coleman - foul #3 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers (SF) John Flanders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith (PF) Charles Gustafson | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clemente (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Day (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Day | 17-33 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joel Coleman | 20-33 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Smith | 20-36 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Smith swats the layup by Milton Haliburton | 20-36 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-36 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Joel Coleman - foul #2 on Joel Coleman, team foul #7 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Craig (PF) Joel Coleman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG) John Adams | |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Clemente is called for the reach on John Cuellar - foul #1 on Robert Clemente, team foul #8 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (C) Ralph Wilde | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan (SG), Brian Ashley (SF) Robert Clemente, Nathan Thompson | |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar misses the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-38 |
| 01:54 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 01:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer hits a 3 from straight away set up by Brian Ashley | 21-41 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Cuellar and the foul's on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton makes the free throw | 24-41 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Zwiefelhofer - foul #2 on John Zwiefelhofer, team foul #10 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (SG), Johnny Ludwick (SF), Ralph Wilde (C) Milton Haliburton, Anthony Childers, John Flanders | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson (SF), Arthur Schoonover (C) Robert Clemente, Terry Day | |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnny Ludwick | 26-41 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Brian Ashley is called for the reach on Todd Beauregard - foul #1 on Brian Ashley, team foul #11 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman (SF), John Flanders (PF) John Cuellar, William Craig | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith (PF) Brian Ashley | |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 26-41 |