| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Finck - foul #1 on Robert Finck, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:31 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck is fouled on the floor by Kyle Wilson - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-22 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker tips it home | 33-24 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Carroll Hodapp - foul #3 on Carroll Hodapp, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG) Carroll Hodapp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-25 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses badly on a floater from the left block | 36-25 |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Wilson - foul #3 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SG), Edwin Nichols (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF) Jeffrey Oceguera, Robert Finck, Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Paul Bruce (SF), Timothy Solomon (C) Joey Carr, Michael Southworth, Kyle Wilson | |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 16:15 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Poling - foul #1 on Glenn Poling, team foul #3 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp (SG), Joshua Elam (C) Edwin Nichols, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Elam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Joshua Elam is denied by Timothy Solomon | 37-26 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on William Bell - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Paul Baker (PF) William Bell, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-29 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Oceguera takes the ball from Timothy Solomon | 37-29 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Solomon - foul #1 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck (SF) Ronnie Dodge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (SG) Jack Mertens, Patrick Davis | |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joey Carr | 38-31 |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Carroll Hodapp | 40-33 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Baker - foul #2 on Paul Baker, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Ronnie Dodge (SG), Joshua Elam (PF), Glenn Poling (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Carroll Hodapp, Paul Baker, Rusty Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Michael Southworth, Kyle Wilson | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck is hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #3 on Patrick Davis, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols (SF) Robert Finck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Paul Bruce, Timothy Solomon | |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam is hacked by Michael Southworth - foul #2 on Michael Southworth, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| 11:50 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Ronnie Dodge | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Elam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Watlington | 42-37 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell loses the dribble to Michael Southworth | 42-37 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joey Carr and he's hacked by Edwin Nichols - foul #1 on Edwin Nichols, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Carroll Hodapp (SG), Robert Finck (SF), Paul Baker (PF) William Bell, Ronnie Dodge, Edwin Nichols, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Paul Bruce (SF) Joey Carr, Michael Southworth | |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Oceguera | 44-39 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce buries a floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Oceguera | 47-41 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 47-41 |
| 09:27 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carroll Hodapp and he's fouled by Jack Mertens - foul #1 on Jack Mertens, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman (C) Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (SG), Timothy Solomon (C) Jack Mertens, Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is denied on a layup by Rusty Coleman | 49-41 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Baker | 49-41 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce is fouled on the floor by Robert Finck - foul #2 on Robert Finck, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SF) Robert Finck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Oceguera | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Southworth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG) Carroll Hodapp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Paul Bruce | |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is hacked by Joey Carr - foul #1 on Joey Carr, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling (C) Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Rusty Coleman - foul #2 on Rusty Coleman, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols (SF) Jeffrey Oceguera | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Southworth is called for the reach on William Bell - foul #3 on Michael Southworth, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck (SF) Edwin Nichols | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington | |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam (PF) Rusty Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Patrick Davis | |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge double dribbles | 55-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Carroll Hodapp (SG), Paul Baker (PF) William Bell, Ronnie Dodge, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Michael Southworth | |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:59 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker can't finish the layup | 55-45 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Baker | 55-45 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp is hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #4 on Patrick Davis, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Joey Carr, Timothy Solomon | |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis loses the dribble to Robert Finck | 57-45 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp is hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #5 on Patrick Davis, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SF), Rusty Coleman (C) Robert Finck, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SG) Patrick Davis | |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Rusty Coleman swats the layup by Jack Mertens | 58-45 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Oceguera | 61-45 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Jack Mertens is blocked by Rusty Coleman | 61-45 |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Baker | 61-45 |
| 03:54 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses short on a floater from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Bruce | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #11 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Edwin Nichols (SF), Joshua Elam (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Carroll Hodapp, Rusty Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (SG), Timothy Solomon (C) Paul Bruce, Kyle Wilson | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 61-47 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam misses the easy layup | 61-47 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 61-47 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman (PF) Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Jack Mertens, Timothy Solomon | |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam drills a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Southworth - foul #4 on Michael Southworth, team foul #12 | 63-47 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Bruce | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Southworth - foul #5 on Michael Southworth, team foul #13 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (SF) Michael Southworth | |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr connects on the 3 from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge runs out the clock | 66-52 |