| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith lays it in | 33-36 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Jack James makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 19:31 | Gardner-Webb | John Allen steps in front of the David Marburger pass | 33-39 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Henry Trahan - foul #2 on Henry Trahan, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 18:39 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Smith | 33-41 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith double dribbles | 33-41 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-41 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Brent Smith | 33-41 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith connects on the runner from the right block set up by David Marburger and he's fouled by Jack James - foul #2 on Jack James, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (PF) Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Brian Simone, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Jack James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-41 |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Brent Smith | 35-41 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Lundy - foul #2 on Larry Lundy, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SG), Boris Kacynski (PF) Barry Reedy, Brent Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Larry Lundy, Jack James | |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille tips it home | 37-43 |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Dean and he's fouled by Michael Hille - foul #1 on Michael Hille, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SG) David Marburger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ruben Long | 40-46 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Kacynski | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clement Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Dean (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, Boris Kacynski, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | John Allen hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (SF) William Dean | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| 14:24 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brent Smith | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | David Marburger steals it from Larry Lundy | 43-48 |
| 13:52 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Lundy is called for the reach on Frank Konen - foul #3 on Larry Lundy, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan (C) Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Brian Simone, Jack James | |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the lay-in | 43-48 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Lundy | 43-48 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | John Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Galloway | 43-51 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Marburger | 45-51 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Galloway, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), William Dean (PF) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 12:33 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland buries a floater from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-54 |
| 12:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean tips it in | 49-54 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Cairns | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clement Ragland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-56 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ruben Long | 49-58 |
| 11:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Galloway steals the ball from Henry Trahan | 49-58 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brent Smith - foul #1 on Brent Smith, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Michael Hille | |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:22 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns is hacked by Barry Reedy - foul #1 on Barry Reedy, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith (SF) William Dean | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF) Joseph Cairns | |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Jack James loses the dribble to Louie Miller | 51-60 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SF), Henry Trahan (C) Brent Smith, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | John Allen drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clifton Scheidt | 51-63 |
| 09:03 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Eric Won | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Marburger - foul #3 on David Marburger, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG) Brian Simone | |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Louie Miller swats the shot by Larry Lundy | 51-64 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Scheidt picks off the pass by Barry Reedy | 51-64 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant tips it but misses | 51-64 |
| 07:23 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Reedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by David Marburger is denied by Clifton Scheidt | 51-64 |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Allen | 51-64 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | John Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, William Dean, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Merchant - foul #1 on Dwayne Merchant, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski (C) Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-64 |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith makes the jumper from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is hacked by Eric Won in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Won, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Louie Miller (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, Frank Konen, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jack James (SF) Dwayne Merchant, Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Jack James makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Lundy | 55-66 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Louie Miller | 57-66 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brent Smith | 60-66 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF), Frank Konen (PF) Brent Smith, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ruben Long, Jack James, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Marburger | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | John Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Galloway | 62-66 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone blows the layup but the foul's on David Marburger - foul #4 on David Marburger, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), Louie Miller (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Jack James (SF) Larry Lundy, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, William Dean, Louie Miller, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Brent Smith is denied by Clifton Scheidt | 62-68 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Jack James snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | John Allen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Clifton Scheidt | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen buries a jumper in the paint set up by Barry Reedy | 64-70 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Brian Simone is denied by Henry Trahan | 64-70 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Marburger | 66-70 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Clifton Scheidt | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | John Allen steals it from David Marburger | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Jack James is hacked by Barry Reedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Reedy, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG) Brian Simone | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Jack James misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Trahan | 71-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is fouled in the backcourt by David Marburger - foul #5 on David Marburger, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG) David Marburger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the fullcourt shot | 71-72 |