| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Patrick (fresh) SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Luis Smith inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens scores on a floater in the paint set up by Raymond Pooley | 24-24 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Pooley picks off the pass by Albert Malone | 24-24 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | John Morgan is called for the reach on Raymond Pooley - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:51 | Evansville | James Willis lays it up and in | 26-24 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 26-27 |
| 17:04 | Evansville | James Willis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Morris - foul #3 on Michael Morris, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Michael Morris | |
| 17:04 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:04 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:04 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville hits the finger roll set up by Larry Valentine and he's hacked by Thomas Shelton - foul #2 on Thomas Shelton, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Michael Patrick (SG), Luis Smith (SF) Raymond Pooley, Israel Rotz, Thomas Shelton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is called for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF) Lewis Swedberg, Michael Patrick, Luis Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF) Casey Neville | |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Pooley - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF) Israel Rotz, Thomas Shelton, James Willis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-32 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky grabs the board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Patrick (fresh) SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien connects on the runner from the right block set up by Albert Malone | 27-34 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 30-34 |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-36 |
| 14:41 | Evansville | James Bien is called for the reach on Raymond Pooley - foul #1 on James Bien, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), James Willis (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Raymond Pooley, Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF) Larry Valentine, James Bien, John Morgan, Albert Malone | |
| 14:19 | Evansville | James Willis scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Swedberg | 32-36 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 13:48 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is fouled on the floor by Marvin Zimmerman - foul #2 on Marvin Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Michael Patrick (SG), Jimmy Stemple (C) Lewis Swedberg, Israel Rotz, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:19 | Evansville | James Willis banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 34-36 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris buries a floater from the left side set up by Matthew McKosky | 34-38 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is hacked by Michael Morris - foul #4 on Michael Morris, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Raymond Pooley, Michael Patrick, Thomas Shelton, James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF), Albert Malone (C) Michael Morris, Merrill Hubbard, Matthew McKosky | |
| 11:49 | Evansville | John Laws buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Swedberg and the foul's on Casey Neville - foul #2 on Casey Neville, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| 11:49 | Evansville | John Laws makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Larry Valentine | 37-41 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Larry Valentine - foul #1 on Larry Valentine, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG) Lewis Swedberg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Saul Martin (PF) Marvin Zimmerman, Casey Neville | |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | John Laws pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Pooley | 41-41 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Michael Patrick (SG), Jimmy Stemple (C) Raymond Pooley, Israel Rotz, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF) Saul Martin | |
| 09:52 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Smith | 43-41 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky blows the layup but he's fouled by John Laws - foul #1 on John Laws, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), James Willis (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Lewis Swedberg, Luis Smith, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG) James Bien | |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Shelton | 45-43 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 45-43 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Matthew McKosky denies the turnaround by Herbert Dickens | 45-45 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky tips it home | 45-47 |
| 07:47 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Patrick | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - James Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 48-49 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | John Morgan steals it from Raymond Pooley | 48-49 |
| 07:03 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan banks in the layup | 48-51 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | James Willis hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 50-51 |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:22 | Evansville | James Willis gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | James Willis misses the jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Raymond Pooley, Michael Patrick, Thomas Shelton, James Willis, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Casey Neville (PF) Larry Valentine, Matthew McKosky | |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | John Laws gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Morris - foul #5 on Michael Morris, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Michael Morris | |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | John Laws is called for the reach on James Bien - foul #2 on John Laws, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) James Bien | |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Stemple | 50-51 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-51 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Zimmerman | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Evansville | John Laws hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Jimmy Stemple | 52-53 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmy Stemple takes the ball from Marvin Zimmerman | 52-53 |
| 02:55 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | John Laws snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 52-56 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg dunks the ball | 54-56 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jimmy Stemple - foul #2 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Michael Patrick (SG), Herbert Dickens (C) Lewis Swedberg, Israel Rotz, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens can't connect on a floater from close range | 54-57 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville tips it home | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens buries a turnaround near the basket | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Albert Malone picks off the pass by Raymond Pooley | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Pooley is called for the reach on Albert Malone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF) Casey Neville | |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is fouled on the floor by Raymond Pooley - foul #4 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 56-61 |