| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Ewald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Mooring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Brasher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Youngs (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bobby Wardinsky (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Youngs | 22-40 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Daniels - foul #3 on Patrick Daniels, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (PF) Patrick Daniels | |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-40 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 23-40 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Mitchell is called for the reach on David Youngs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-40 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wardinsky - foul #1 on Bobby Wardinsky, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald is denied on a layup by Henry Trahan | 23-40 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring snags the offensive board | 23-40 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-40 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-40 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan tips it in | 23-42 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Brent Smith takes the ball from Michael Hille | 23-42 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Melvin Smith (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ian Ewald, Michael Brasher, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Ralph Schatz (SG), Donald Castle (SF), Louie Miller (PF), Frank Konen (C) David Youngs, Bobby Wardinsky, Larry Salter, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Melvin Smith | 25-42 |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Mitchell steals it from Donald Castle | 25-42 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 27-42 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is denied on a layup by Melvin Smith | 27-42 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Mitchell | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Mooring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Smith (fresh) C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) SF - Donald Castle (fresh) PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Konen (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Schatz - foul #1 on Ralph Schatz, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary (SG), James Ball (SF) Steven Mitchell, Jason Mooring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky (SG), Larry Salter (SF), Patrick Daniels (PF) Ralph Schatz, Donald Castle, Frank Konen | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | James Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary is hacked by Larry Salter - foul #1 on Larry Salter, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald (SG), Michael Brasher (PF), Michael Hille (C) Dwayne Merchant, James Ball, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs (PG), Henry Trahan (C) David Marburger, Louie Miller | |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Brasher picks off the pass by David Youngs | 29-42 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Daniels steals it from Melvin Smith | 29-42 |
| 13:35 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 13:34 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the tip | 29-42 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter gets the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 29-42 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Larry Salter | 29-42 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky is hacked by Ian Ewald - foul #1 on Ian Ewald, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell (PG), Jason Mooring (SF), Clifton Scheidt (PF), Joseph Cairns (C) Francis O'Mary, Melvin Smith, Michael Brasher, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Ralph Schatz (SG), Donald Castle (SF), Brent Smith (PF) David Youngs, Bobby Wardinsky, Larry Salter, Patrick Daniels | |
| 12:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Trahan | 29-45 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Henry Trahan denies the turnaround by Joseph Cairns | 29-45 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Ewald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Mooring (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Castle (fresh) PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ralph Schatz | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by David Marburger - foul #3 on David Marburger, team foul #5 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary (SG), Michael Brasher (PF) Ian Ewald, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs (PG), Bobby Wardinsky (SG), Patrick Daniels (PF), Louie Miller (C) David Marburger, Ralph Schatz, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels grabs the board | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Mitchell is called for the reach on David Youngs - foul #3 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille (C) Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter (SF) Donald Castle | |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Brasher steals the ball from Louie Miller | 29-48 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Salter is called for the reach on Michael Brasher - foul #2 on Larry Salter, team foul #6 | 29-48 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring is whistled for traveling | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG) David Youngs | |
| 09:30 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-48 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald (SG), Melvin Smith (PF) Francis O'Mary, Michael Brasher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Patrick Daniels, Louie Miller | |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan travels with the ball | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Clifton Scheidt (PF) Steven Mitchell, Jason Mooring | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (SG) Bobby Wardinsky | |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille's pass is intercepted by Larry Salter | 29-48 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the lay-in | 29-48 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ian Ewald - foul #2 on Ian Ewald, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell (PG), Jason Mooring (SF) Dwayne Merchant, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs (PG), Bobby Wardinsky (SG), Donald Castle (SF) David Marburger, Ralph Schatz, Larry Salter | |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Steven Mitchell connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ian Ewald | 32-49 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-49 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Melvin Smith | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ian Ewald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Mooring (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Youngs (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bobby Wardinsky (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Donald Castle (fresh) PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Trahan - foul #1 on Henry Trahan, team foul #7 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary (SG), Michael Brasher (PF) Ian Ewald, Melvin Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels (PF), Louie Miller (C) Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 07:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bobby Wardinsky, team foul #8 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (C) Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Cairns is blocked by Patrick Daniels | 33-49 |
| 06:56 | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle is whistled for traveling | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith (SF), Michael Hille (C) Jason Mooring, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (SG), Larry Salter (SF) Bobby Wardinsky, Donald Castle | |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Daniels - foul #4 on Patrick Daniels, team foul #9 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG) Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Henry Trahan (C) David Youngs, Louie Miller | |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger loses the ball out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald (SG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Salter steals the ball from Francis O'Mary | 35-52 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter is fouled on the floor by Ian Ewald - foul #3 on Ian Ewald, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), James Ball (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ian Ewald, Michael Brasher, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle (SF), Brent Smith (PF), Louie Miller (C) Larry Salter, Patrick Daniels, Henry Trahan | |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Marburger | 35-55 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by James Ball is blocked by Louie Miller | 35-55 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary tips it in | 37-55 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Castle | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Francis O'Mary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Ball (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Merchant | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-57 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clifton Scheidt | 39-57 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary is hacked by Ralph Schatz - foul #2 on Ralph Schatz, team foul #10 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (C) Melvin Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Francis O'Mary makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-57 |
| 02:33 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger grabs the offensive board | 41-57 |
| 01:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle knocks in the shot from the baseline and the foul's on James Ball - foul #3 on James Ball, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith (PF) Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:54 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the free throw | 41-60 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Brent Smith - foul #1 on Brent Smith, team foul #11 | 43-60 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant loses the ball out of bounds | 43-60 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle is hacked by Melvin Smith - foul #2 on Melvin Smith, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by James Ball | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ball | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger runs out the clock | 47-62 |