| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ruben Long (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roy Archibald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Coan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reddish (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones can't finish the layup | 24-28 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Jeffrey Oceguera | 26-28 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Archibald and he's fouled by Glenn Poling - foul #2 on Glenn Poling, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:26 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Reddish | 26-31 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald jams it and he's hacked by Jeffrey Oceguera - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Baker | 29-34 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish clanks a shot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the contested jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:39 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Jones | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp is fouled on the floor by Roy Archibald - foul #2 on Roy Archibald, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Ronnie Dodge (SG), Clement Ragland (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF), Joshua Elam (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Carroll Hodapp, William Jones, Paul Baker, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clement Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Elam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ruben Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roy Archibald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Coan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reddish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway is hacked by Rusty Coleman - foul #2 on Rusty Coleman, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Long | 34-37 |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland double dribbles | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Clement Ragland steals it from Roy Archibald | 34-37 |
| 14:30 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), William Jones (SF) Ronnie Dodge, Clement Ragland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Long | 34-39 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam is hacked by Roy Archibald - foul #3 on Roy Archibald, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp (SG), Paul Baker (PF) Rusty Coleman, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carl Pipkin (SG), Paul Bruce (SF), Michael Southworth (PF), Timothy Solomon (C) Roy Archibald, Jeffrey Galloway, Joshua Coan, Michael Reddish | |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling (C) William Bell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Carl Pipkin | 34-41 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 12:38 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 34-41 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Southworth | 34-41 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ruben Long steals the ball from Jeffrey Oceguera | 34-41 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Carl Pipkin is called for 5 seconds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Ronnie Dodge (SG), Clement Ragland (SF), Rusty Coleman (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Carroll Hodapp, William Jones, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (PG), Roy Archibald (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joshua Coan (PF), Michael Reddish (C) Ruben Long, Carl Pipkin, Paul Bruce, Michael Southworth, Timothy Solomon | |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Davis - foul #1 on Patrick Davis, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clement Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Archibald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Coan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reddish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by William Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Baker - foul #2 on Paul Baker, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam (C) Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rusty Coleman | 37-43 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald clanks a floater in the paint | 37-43 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman can't throw it down | 37-43 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish buries a jumper from the right block | 37-45 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish connects on the floater in the lane set up by Patrick Davis | 39-47 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Coan connects on the floater from close range | 39-49 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Reddish blocks the jumper by Ronnie Dodge | 39-49 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Galloway | 39-49 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ronnie Dodge - foul #1 on Ronnie Dodge, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Carroll Hodapp (SG), William Jones (SF), Paul Baker (PF), Glenn Poling (C) William Bell, Ronnie Dodge, Clement Ragland, Rusty Coleman, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (PG), Paul Bruce (SF), Michael Southworth (PF), Timothy Solomon (C) Patrick Davis, Jeffrey Galloway, Joshua Coan, Michael Reddish | |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-51 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Southworth | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ruben Long (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Archibald (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Oceguera - foul #3 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carl Pipkin (SG) Roy Archibald | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones buries a 3 from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Carl Pipkin misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Glenn Poling | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Bruce - foul #1 on Paul Bruce, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish (C) Paul Bruce | |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Southworth | 44-56 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Paul Baker is called for the reach on Carl Pipkin - foul #3 on Paul Baker, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG), Joshua Elam (C) Carroll Hodapp, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Joshua Coan (PF) Michael Southworth, Timothy Solomon | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Carl Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Carl Pipkin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Jones and he's fouled by Ruben Long - foul #3 on Ruben Long, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Paul Bruce | |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Elam is called for the reach on Ruben Long - foul #2 on Joshua Elam, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF) Jeffrey Oceguera, Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:05 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:50 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Ronnie Dodge is blocked by Jeffrey Galloway | 49-58 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Galloway | 49-58 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Galloway - foul #2 on Jeffrey Galloway, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp (SG), William Jones (SF) Ronnie Dodge, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald (SG), Paul Bruce (SF), Michael Southworth (C) Carl Pipkin, Joshua Coan, Michael Reddish | |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Southworth | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Bruce | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clement Ragland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rusty Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ruben Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Archibald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Galloway (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Southworth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Carroll Hodapp - foul #1 on Carroll Hodapp, team foul #10 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (PG), Terry Buckley (SG), Gregory Boyer (SF), Joshua Elam (PF) William Bell, Carroll Hodapp, William Jones, Clement Ragland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (PG), Joshua Coan (PF), Michael Reddish (C) Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Michael Southworth | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Roy Archibald makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Buckley misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam gets the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Bruce, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Clement Ragland (SF) Terry Buckley, Gregory Boyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (PG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Patrick Davis, Paul Bruce | |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ruben Long steps in front of the Joshua Elam pass | 52-67 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Reddish jams it | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long grabs the board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long loses the ball out of bounds | 52-69 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Galloway | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway runs out the clock | 52-69 |