| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) SG - Michael Cool (fresh) SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) PF - Danny Radford (fresh) C - Russell Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Predrag Zubrowski (fresh) SG - Lyle Beasley (fresh) SF - Robert Westley (fresh) PF - Patrick Waldron (fresh) C - Kirby May (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Westley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Larry Valentine | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Westley makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lyle Beasley | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Loyola (MD) | Larry Valentine takes the ball from Lyle Beasley | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | Lyle Beasley takes the ball from Larry Valentine | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Westley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is hacked by Robert Westley - foul #1 on Robert Westley, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Cool | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Waldron blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Michael Cool | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Westley makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Waldron | 5-8 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine snags the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 8-8 |
| 16:10 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley clanks a floater from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Cool | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Radford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Predrag Zubrowski (fairly fresh) SG - Lyle Beasley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Westley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Waldron (fairly fresh) C - Kirby May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Danny Radford - foul #1 on Danny Radford, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Billy Mulligan (SF), Jeremy Pape (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Charles Wilson, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer (PG), Marcos Zavala (SG), Victor Ryan (SF), Ray Bains (PF) Predrag Zubrowski, Lyle Beasley, Robert Westley, Patrick Waldron | |
| 15:31 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:31 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Bains is called for the reach on Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Ray Bains, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Cory (SF) Kirby May | |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Bains - foul #2 on Ray Bains, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Polosky (C) Ray Bains | |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:47 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Cool is called for the reach on Victor Ryan - foul #1 on Michael Cool, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF) Michael Cool | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 14:39 | Loyola (MD) | James Polosky is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Polosky, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape is fouled on the floor by James Cory - foul #1 on James Cory, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | James Polosky is called for the reach on Allen Shirley - foul #2 on James Polosky, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May (C) James Polosky | |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Billy Mulligan | 13-10 |
| 13:25 | Loyola (MD) | Marcos Zavala buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Kirby May | 13-13 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Charles Wilson, Allen Shirley | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski (PG), Lyle Beasley (SG), Patrick Waldron (PF) John Mayer, Marcos Zavala, James Cory | |
| 12:46 | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Jeremy Pape | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Westley (SF) Victor Ryan | |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by Patrick Waldron - foul #1 on Patrick Waldron, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:17 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron misses the jumpshot from the right side | 15-13 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford is whistled for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape (SF) Billy Mulligan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 11:42 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:41 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Westley | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Predrag Zubrowski (fresh) SG - Lyle Beasley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Westley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Waldron (fresh) C - Kirby May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:07 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine loses the dribble to Kirby May | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron buries a shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape hits a driving attempt from the right block | 17-15 |
| 10:16 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Westley hits the finger roll | 17-17 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson tips it in | 19-17 |
| 09:41 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:40 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 09:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Cool | 21-17 |
| 09:10 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Predrag Zubrowski | 21-19 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:48 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:33 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Westley | 21-22 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Kirby May - foul #1 on Kirby May, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Billy Mulligan (SG), Charles Wilson (SF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Jeremy Pape, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer (PG), Marcos Zavala (SG), James Cory (SF), Victor Ryan (PF) Predrag Zubrowski, Lyle Beasley, Robert Westley, Patrick Waldron | |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 08:02 | Loyola (MD) | Kirby May grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:40 | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer is hacked by Steven Warfield - foul #1 on Steven Warfield, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) Danny Radford | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) PF - Billy Mulligan (fresh) C - Allen Shirley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Mayer (fresh) SG - Marcos Zavala (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cory (fresh) PF - Victor Ryan (fresh) C - Kirby May (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Loyola (MD) | Marcos Zavala scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mayer | 22-25 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool loses the dribble to Kirby May | 22-25 |
| 06:53 | Loyola (MD) | Marcos Zavala can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kirby May is called for the reach on Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Kirby May, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape (PF) Michael Cool | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron (PF) Kirby May | |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:29 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Warfield | 25-25 |
| 06:09 | Loyola (MD) | Victor Ryan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Steven Warfield - foul #2 on Steven Warfield, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Steven Warfield | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski (PG), Lyle Beasley (SG) John Mayer, Marcos Zavala | |
| 06:09 | Loyola (MD) | Victor Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:09 | Loyola (MD) | Victor Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 05:35 | Loyola (MD) | James Cory comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 05:33 | Loyola (MD) | Victor Ryan grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 05:14 | Loyola (MD) | James Cory banks in the layup on a nice dish by Predrag Zubrowski and he's fouled by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson (C) Allen Shirley | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 05:14 | Loyola (MD) | James Cory makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Waldron swats the layup by Jeremy Pape | 27-30 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Waldron - foul #2 on Patrick Waldron, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), Danny Radford (PF) Larry Valentine, Billy Mulligan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer (PG), Robert Westley (SF) Predrag Zubrowski, Patrick Waldron | |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:20 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Russell Anderson - foul #1 on Russell Anderson, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Jeremy Pape | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 04:20 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:20 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:20 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 31-31 |
| 04:01 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Cool takes the ball from James Cory | 31-31 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Cool | 33-31 |
| 03:40 | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer scores on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Beasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Westley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by John Mayer in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mayer, team foul #11 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan (SF) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski (PG), Ray Bains (PF), James Polosky (C) Lyle Beasley, James Cory, Victor Ryan | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:36 | Loyola (MD) | James Polosky gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on Predrag Zubrowski - foul #1 on Larry Valentine, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape (SF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron (PF) James Polosky | |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan double dribbles | 33-35 |
| 02:37 | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Westley - foul #2 on Robert Westley, team foul #12 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Russell Anderson (C) Michael Cool, Danny Radford | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley (SG) John Mayer | |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:47 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF) Billy Mulligan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Marcos Zavala (PG) Predrag Zubrowski | |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Bains swats the dunk try by Steven Warfield | 35-35 |
| 01:24 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 01:18 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Waldron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-35 |
| 00:58 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), Danny Radford (PF) Jeremy Pape, Allen Shirley, Russell Anderson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski (PG), James Cory (SF), Victor Ryan (PF), James Polosky (C) Marcos Zavala, Robert Westley, Patrick Waldron, Ray Bains | |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | Lyle Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson dunks the ball on a great pass from Danny Radford and he's fouled by James Cory - foul #2 on James Cory, team foul #13 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Mayer (SG) Lyle Beasley | |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:09 | Loyola (MD) | James Polosky buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Predrag Zubrowski | 38-39 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Cool | 40-39 |
| 00:01 | Loyola (MD) | Predrag Zubrowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses the fullcourt shot | 40-42 |