| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Justin Mazzella (fresh) SG - Joseph Harward (fresh) SF - Brian Ashley (fresh) PF - Richard Armstrong (fresh) C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Armstrong | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Harward is called for the reach on Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Joseph Harward, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Schoonover - foul #1 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Angulo - foul #1 on Robert Angulo, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Ashley - foul #1 on Brian Ashley, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley hits the finger roll | 7-3 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Harward | 7-3 |
| 16:37 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Ashley - foul #2 on Brian Ashley, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Webb (PG), Luis Gober (SG), Joseph Newsom (SF), Dennis Banfield (C) Justin Mazzella, Joseph Harward, Brian Ashley, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Webb (fresh) SG - Luis Gober (fresh) SF - Joseph Newsom (fresh) PF - Richard Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Banfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Webb drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-5 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | John Webb is called for the reach on Michael Schneider - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella (PG), Jermaine Hall (SG) John Webb, Richard Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Robert Angulo, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-5 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 14:24 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober tips it back up and in | 12-7 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jay Edwards - foul #1 on Jay Edwards, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Webb (PG), Joseph Harward (SG), Richard Armstrong (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) Justin Mazzella, Jermaine Hall, Luis Gober, Dennis Banfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Thomas Cales | |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Hudak | 14-12 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton's layup is rejected by Joseph Newsom | 17-12 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 17-12 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward is fouled on the floor by Arthur Shelton - foul #1 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella (PG), Luis Gober (SF) John Webb, Joseph Newsom | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Richard Cottrill (SF) Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton | |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella is fouled on the floor by Robert Angulo - foul #2 on Robert Angulo, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (PG) Robert Angulo | |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF) Richard Cottrill | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Justin Mazzella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Harward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Gober (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - George Inabinet (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover is fouled on the floor by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall (SG), Dennis Banfield (PF), Marvin Walker (C) Joseph Harward, Richard Armstrong, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) George Inabinet, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (C) Richard Cottrill | |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Cales - foul #1 on Thomas Cales, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Webb (PG) Justin Mazzella | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jermaine Hall - foul #1 on Jermaine Hall, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward (SG), Joseph Newsom (SF), Arthur Schoonover (C) Jermaine Hall, Luis Gober, Marvin Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Arthur Shelton | |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom is denied on a layup by Don Schimmel | 20-18 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Hudak | 20-20 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 20-20 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newsom - foul #1 on Joseph Newsom, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella (PG), Luis Gober (SF), Richard Armstrong (PF) John Webb, Joseph Newsom, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF) Ray Hudak, Jay Edwards | |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella clanks a floater from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall (SG), Joseph Newsom (C) Joseph Harward, Dennis Banfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG), Michael Schneider (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Kevin Orbison, Thomas Cales, Don Schimmel | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Justin Mazzella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jermaine Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Luis Gober (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Newsom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - George Inabinet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Armstrong picks off the pass by Brandon Carroll | 24-22 |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover (C) Jermaine Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) Brandon Carroll | |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 06:36 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Cottrill steps in front of the Joseph Newsom pass | 24-22 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Joseph Newsom | 24-22 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom slams it home on a great pass from Justin Mazzella | 26-22 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison lays it in set up by George Inabinet and the foul's on Arthur Schoonover - foul #2 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Webb (PG), Joseph Harward (SG), Jermaine Hall (SF), Dennis Banfield (PF), Marvin Walker (C) Justin Mazzella, Luis Gober, Joseph Newsom, Richard Armstrong, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Hudak steals the ball from Dennis Banfield | 26-25 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider is called for 3 seconds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG), Thomas Cales (PF) Kevin Orbison, Michael Schneider | |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Don Schimmel steals the ball from Joseph Harward | 26-25 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley (SF), Richard Armstrong (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) Jermaine Hall, Dennis Banfield, Marvin Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) Brandon Carroll | |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | John Webb's layup is rejected by Thomas Cales | 26-25 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Harward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) SG - Ray Hudak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is called for 10 seconds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Justin Mazzella (PG) John Webb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) Ray Hudak | |
| 03:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Brian Ashley is called for the reach on Robert Angulo - foul #3 on Brian Ashley, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober (SF) Brian Ashley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Thomas Cales | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Armstrong gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:49 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Harward clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover tips it in | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober is hacked by Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom (SF), Dennis Banfield (C) Joseph Harward, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (C) Jay Edwards, Don Schimmel | |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is whistled for a carry | 36-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Webb (PG), Jermaine Hall (SG), Marvin Walker (C) Justin Mazzella, Luis Gober, Richard Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (C) Michael Schneider | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield is hacked by Thomas Cales - foul #2 on Thomas Cales, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Angulo, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Banfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jermaine Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Walker drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jermaine Hall | 40-25 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it but misses | 40-25 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Marvin Walker | 40-25 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-25 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Newsom lays it up and in | 42-25 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses long on a fullcourt shot | 42-25 |