| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel inbounds the ball | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel is called for traveling | 46-35 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Mark Bellomy steals it from James Thomson | 46-35 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 19:01 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy tips it in | 46-37 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Michael Chee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie makes the jumper from the left block set up by Marvin Tatman and the foul's on Andrew Jones - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SF), Christopher Kalinowski (PF) Joseph Hamel, Philip Henry | |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Bernard Giunta steals it from Raymond Signorelli | 48-40 |
| 17:56 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | William Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 17:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Giunta | 48-42 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Milton Cramer - foul #1 on Milton Cramer, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Stanley Davis, William Williams, Milton Cramer, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Joseph Hamel (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Christopher Kalinowski, Justin Leslie | |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | James Thomson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Chee | 50-42 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel is hacked by James Thomson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thomson, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| 16:45 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Giunta - foul #3 on Bernard Giunta, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (SG), Christopher Kalinowski (PF) Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry | |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel buries a floater in the paint set up by Christopher Kalinowski and he's hacked by Raymond Bishop - foul #1 on Raymond Bishop, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Schroeder | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Reaves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rauch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Chee | 56-47 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Rauch steals the ball from Joseph Hamel | 56-47 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | John Rauch makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Bishop | 58-47 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | John Rauch steps in front of the Walter Jackson pass | 58-47 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | John Rauch knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Raymond Bishop | 60-47 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Jackson | 60-50 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Chee | 62-50 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski is whistled for traveling | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), William Williams (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Justin Leslie (C) Roger Jones, Walter Jackson, Joseph Hamel, Christopher Kalinowski, Leonard Frantz | |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | William Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 13:03 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Wilfred Carlino - foul #4 on Wilfred Carlino, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF) Wilfred Carlino | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | William Williams misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 62-51 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Justin Leslie | 62-51 |
| 12:29 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Marvin Tatman | 62-53 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer drills a shot from the right side set up by James Thomson | 64-53 |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-53 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Signorelli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Leslie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Williams | 66-53 |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Philip Henry | 66-56 |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Philip Henry steals it from James Thomson | 66-56 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta snags the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta is called for traveling | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) William Williams, Milton Cramer, Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton (PG), Joseph Hamel (SF) Marvin Tatman, Bernard Giunta | |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | James Thomson is fouled on the floor by Justin Leslie - foul #3 on Justin Leslie, team foul #2 | 66-56 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Philip Henry blocks the short jumper by Michael Chee | 66-56 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones tips it home | 68-56 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Leslie | 68-58 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Philip Henry - foul #2 on Philip Henry, team foul #3 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (PG), Bernard Giunta (SF) Russell Norton, Joseph Hamel | |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie is called for a charge - foul #4 on Justin Leslie, team foul #4 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (SF) Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Christopher Kalinowski (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Mark Bellomy, Philip Henry, Justin Leslie | |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Michael Chee is fouled on the floor by Bernard Giunta - foul #4 on Bernard Giunta, team foul #5 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG) Michael Chee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel (SF) Bernard Giunta | |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 70-58 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Kalinowski | 70-60 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | William Williams makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Schroeder | 72-60 |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Bishop - foul #2 on Raymond Bishop, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Philip Henry (PF) Marvin Tatman, Walter Jackson, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry blows the dunk | 72-60 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Thomson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Reaves (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Philip Henry (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Leonard Frantz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Philip Henry blocks the short jumper by William Williams | 72-60 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Philip Henry | 72-63 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Troy Reaves | 74-63 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry slams it home on a great pass from Roger Jones | 74-65 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves's pass is intercepted by Roger Jones | 74-65 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Michael Chee (SF) William Williams, James Thomson, Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton (PG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Christopher Kalinowski (PF), Justin Leslie (C) Roger Jones, Joseph Hamel, Philip Henry, Leonard Frantz | |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder is hacked by Mark Bellomy - foul #1 on Mark Bellomy, team foul #6 | 74-65 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones is fouled on the floor by Justin Leslie - foul #5 on Justin Leslie, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli (PF) Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Philip Henry (PF) Russell Norton, Justin Leslie | |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is fouled on the floor by Robert Schroeder - foul #2 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #7 | 76-65 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli snags the defensive board | 76-65 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Philip Henry - foul #3 on Philip Henry, team foul #8 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), John Rauch (C) Robert Schroeder, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (SG), Roger Jones (SF) Mark Bellomy, Philip Henry | |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli misses the free throw | 78-65 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the board | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson is hacked by James Thomson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thomson, team foul #8 | 78-65 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the board | 78-66 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Michael Chee is hacked by Christopher Kalinowski - foul #1 on Christopher Kalinowski, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Troy Reaves (PF) Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton (PG) Marvin Tatman | |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Michael Chee makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Michael Chee makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 80-66 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | James Thomson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Troy Reaves, team foul #9 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), William Williams (SF) Wilfred Carlino, Michael Chee | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Roger Jones, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry knocks in the jumper from close range | 80-68 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (PF), Andrew Jones (C) James Thomson, Troy Reaves, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF) Russell Norton, Walter Jackson, Philip Henry | |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 80-68 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer gets the rebound | 80-68 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | William Williams buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Schroeder and the foul's on Leonard Frantz - foul #3 on Leonard Frantz, team foul #10 | 82-68 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | William Williams misses the free throw | 82-68 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta gets the rebound | 82-68 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman is hacked by Robert Schroeder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #10 | 82-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Milton Cramer | 85-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Chee (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Bernard Giunta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Frantz (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Schroeder - foul #4 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #11 | 85-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Raymond Signorelli (PF) Stanley Davis, Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (SF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Joseph Hamel, Leonard Frantz | |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy makes the 1st free throw | 85-70 |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 87-71 |
| 02:58 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 87-71 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli gets the rebound | 87-71 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Bernard Giunta - foul #5 on Bernard Giunta, team foul #11 | 87-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), William Williams (SF), Milton Cramer (PF), John Rauch (C) Wilfred Carlino, Michael Chee, Raymond Signorelli, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton (PG), Walter Jackson (SG), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Bernard Giunta | |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 88-71 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 89-71 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 89-71 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 89-71 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop's pass is intercepted by Roger Jones | 89-71 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Norton loses the dribble to Milton Cramer | 89-71 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Walter Jackson steals the ball from Raymond Bishop | 89-71 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Rauch - foul #2 on John Rauch, team foul #12 | 89-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Raymond Signorelli (PF) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-73 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 89-73 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | John Rauch tips it home | 91-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #13 | 91-73 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 91-74 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 91-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | William Williams lays it up and in set up by Milton Cramer | 93-75 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Signorelli - foul #2 on Raymond Signorelli, team foul #14 | 93-75 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 93-76 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses the 2nd free throw | 93-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Rauch | 93-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis runs out the clock | 93-76 |