| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) SG - Brian Simone (fresh) SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - Michael Hille (fresh) C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Konen (fresh) C - Louie Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy's pass is intercepted by Barry Reedy | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Allen | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Hille - foul #1 on Michael Hille, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | John Allen tips it in | 2-1 |
| 17:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Oceguera | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from William Jones | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy lays it in on a great pass from Michael Hille and he's fouled by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Eric Won (SF), William Dean (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, William Jones, Frank Konen, Louie Miller | |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille knocks in the jumper from close range and the foul's on Barry Reedy - foul #1 on Barry Reedy, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Simone (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) PF - Michael Hille (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifton Scheidt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - Eric Won (fresh) PF - William Dean (fresh) C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won lays it in | 9-8 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Scheidt takes the ball from Boris Kacynski | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Dean - foul #1 on William Dean, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), William Jones (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) William Bell, Barry Reedy, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG) Brian Simone | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones blows the layup | 11-8 |
| 14:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Scheidt blocks the short jumper by Louie Miller | 14-8 |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clifton Scheidt | 14-8 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Lundy | 16-8 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller comes up short on the runner near the basket | 16-8 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Clifton Scheidt - foul #1 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Jeffrey Galloway (C) Larry Lundy, Michael Hille, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (PF) Jeffrey Oceguera, Frank Konen | |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Eric Won steals the ball from Joseph Cairns | 16-9 |
| 12:12 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Cairns picks off the pass by Barry Reedy | 16-9 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ruben Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Dean (fresh) C - Louie Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-9 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway grabs the board | 18-9 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-9 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long clanks a 3 from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 10:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Louie Miller | 18-9 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cairns - foul #1 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Michael Southworth (SF), Michael Hille (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Brian Simone, John Allen, Joseph Cairns, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Frank Konen (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Eric Won, William Jones, Louie Miller | |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Lundy takes the ball from Frank Konen | 18-9 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt is fouled on the floor by Barry Reedy - foul #2 on Barry Reedy, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG), Clement Ragland (SF) Barry Reedy, William Dean | |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Oceguera steps in front of the Clifton Scheidt pass | 18-9 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera lays it in | 18-11 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the jumper in the lane | 18-11 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera travels with the ball | 18-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF) Michael Southworth, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Clement Ragland | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns is fouled on the floor by William Bell - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG) Ruben Long | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses long on a floater from the left block | 18-11 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-11 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean grabs the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Oceguera and the foul's on Jeffrey Galloway - foul #1 on Jeffrey Galloway, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (SF), Michael Hille (PF) Jeffrey Galloway, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SG), William Jones (SF), Louie Miller (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Frank Konen, Boris Kacynski | |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses the free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Cairns | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hille (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) SG - Clement Ragland (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Simone | 21-13 |
| 07:03 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller is hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Buckley (PG), Eric Won (SG) William Bell, William Dean | |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones double dribbles | 21-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Brian Simone | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski (PF) Terry Buckley | |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Boris Kacynski is called for the reach on Larry Lundy - foul #1 on Boris Kacynski, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SG), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Frank Konen (PF) Clement Ragland, Boris Kacynski | |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns lays it up and in | 23-13 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen is hacked by Joseph Cairns - foul #2 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille (PF) Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG), Boris Kacynski (C) William Jones, Louie Miller | |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Konen | 23-13 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell is fouled on the floor by Clifton Scheidt - foul #2 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Michael Southworth (SF) Paul Bruce, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF) Eric Won | |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | William Bell picks off the pass by Michael Hille | 23-15 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is hacked by Ruben Long - foul #1 on Ruben Long, team foul #9 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG) Ruben Long | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SG), William Jones (SF), Louie Miller (C) William Bell, Frank Konen, Boris Kacynski | |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hille | 23-15 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones knocks in the floater from the right side | 23-17 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Dean - foul #2 on William Dean, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SG), John Allen (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Brian Simone, Michael Southworth, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) Jeffrey Oceguera | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bruce (fresh) SF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hille (tiring) 6 pts. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller double dribbles | 23-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (PF) Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Reedy | 23-19 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Cairns | 25-19 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG) Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Clement Ragland (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Eric Won, William Jones, William Dean, Louie Miller | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-19 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the shot in the paint set up by Brian Simone | 27-19 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen connects on the shot from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oceguera - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Michael Hille (PF) John Allen, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), William Jones (SF), Louie Miller (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Clement Ragland, Boris Kacynski | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Reedy | 28-23 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-23 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Scheidt | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 28-23 |