| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Espino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Gile (fresh) C - William Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Jeffrey Gile is denied by Jake Hurley | 36-33 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 19:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 18:59 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg is fouled on the floor by Donald Daniel - foul #2 on Donald Daniel, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Gile - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gile, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small (PF) Jeffrey Gile | |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino is fouled on the floor by Christopher Denton - foul #2 on Christopher Denton, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:30 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Heiberg | 44-33 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg lays it up and in | 46-33 |
| 16:45 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn is called for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (SF), George Allen (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey (PG), Charles Payton (SF), Herman Sarvis (C) Royce Augenstein, Donald Daniel, William Hahn | |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders loses the ball out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz (SG) Andrew Espino | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis misses the easy layup | 46-33 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Berkovitz | 46-33 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 16:10 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | George Allen snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joe Landis | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Enders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boren (fresh) SF - Joe Landis (fresh) PF - George Allen (fresh) C - Robert Krupa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Berkovitz (fresh) SF - Charles Payton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Small (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-35 |
| 15:45 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey loses the ball out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF) George Allen, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein (PG), Andrew Espino (SG), Donald Daniel (SF), Jeffrey Gile (PF) Steven Murphey, Arthur Berkovitz, Charles Payton, Christopher Small | |
| 15:10 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Boren | 51-35 |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino is denied on a layup by Jake Hurley | 51-35 |
| 14:52 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis gets the offensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Jake Hurley - foul #2 on Jake Hurley, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn (C) Herman Sarvis | |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton is fouled on the floor by William Hahn - foul #1 on William Hahn, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jake Hurley swats the shot by Andrew Espino | 53-38 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg loses the dribble to William Hahn | 53-38 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jake Hurley | 53-38 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Denton | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:17 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger grabs the board | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Abels | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Espino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Gile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Hahn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton's pass is intercepted by Royce Augenstein | 58-38 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Heiberg - foul #1 on Howard Heiberg, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (SF), George Allen (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey (PG), Arthur Berkovitz (SG), Charles Payton (SF), Christopher Small (C) Royce Augenstein, Andrew Espino, Donald Daniel, William Hahn | |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 10:37 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton blows the layup | 58-39 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 10:08 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Berkovitz is blocked by Robert Krupa | 58-39 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | George Allen is whistled for a carry | 58-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis (C) Jeffrey Gile | |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-39 |
| 09:41 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis snags the offensive board | 58-39 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Enders | 61-39 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Krupa - foul #1 on Robert Krupa, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, George Allen, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino (SG) Arthur Berkovitz | |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Christopher Denton | 63-42 |
| 08:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Murphey | 63-45 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Landis | 65-45 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton misses the easy layup | 65-45 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis tips it in | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Boren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Landis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Espino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Payton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Sarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Small (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis misses the lay-in | 65-47 |
| 07:23 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger tips it in | 67-47 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton is fouled on the floor by Edwin Dollinger - foul #2 on Edwin Dollinger, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Paul Kyle (SG), Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein (PG), Donald Daniel (SF), Jeffrey Gile (PF), William Hahn (C) Steven Murphey, Charles Payton, Herman Sarvis, Christopher Small | |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile knocks in the floater from close range set up by Andrew Espino | 67-49 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Hahn | 67-49 |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-49 |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-51 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel tips it home | 67-53 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley loses the dribble to Royce Augenstein | 67-53 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Krupa swats the short shot by Donald Daniel | 67-53 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, Paul Kyle, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small (PF) Jeffrey Gile | |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-53 |
| 04:20 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jake Hurley is called for the reach on William Hahn - foul #3 on Jake Hurley, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey (SG) Andrew Espino | |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn can't tip it in | 67-53 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 67-53 |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Small (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Steven Murphey is denied by Edwin Dollinger | 67-53 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel is whistled for a carry | 67-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (SF), George Allen (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz (SG), Charles Payton (SF), Herman Sarvis (C) Royce Augenstein, Donald Daniel, William Hahn | |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Enders | 69-53 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | George Allen steals the ball from Christopher Small | 69-53 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Krupa and he's fouled by Charles Payton - foul #2 on Charles Payton, team foul #4 | 71-53 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis misses the free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Landis and he's fouled by Steven Murphey - foul #1 on Steven Murphey, team foul #5 | 73-53 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders makes the free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Payton | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Enders | 76-56 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Murphey loses the dribble to Joseph Boren | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders runs out the clock | 76-56 |