| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Finck steps in front of the Kyle Wilson pass | 24-24 |
| 19:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 18:33 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp is fouled on the floor by Joey Carr - foul #1 on Joey Carr, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is fouled on the floor by Joey Carr - foul #2 on Joey Carr, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Southworth steals the ball from Paul Baker | 27-26 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 27-26 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Kyle Wilson steals it from Robert Finck | 27-26 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington buries a shot from the left block | 29-26 |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Oceguera steals it from Ronald Watlington | 29-26 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera hits the finger roll | 29-28 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Finck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Paul Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp's layup is rejected by Kyle Wilson | 29-28 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp tips it in | 29-30 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 29-30 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Davis - foul #1 on Patrick Davis, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Paul Bruce (SF), Timothy Solomon (C) Joey Carr, Michael Southworth, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Ronnie Dodge (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF), Joshua Elam (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Robert Finck, Paul Baker, Glenn Poling | |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Bell - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols (SF) Carroll Hodapp | |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Joshua Elam | 30-32 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Solomon - foul #2 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Rusty Coleman - foul #1 on Rusty Coleman, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:52 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:34 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Mertens is called for the reach on Ronnie Dodge - foul #1 on Jack Mertens, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Mertens - foul #2 on Jack Mertens, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Paul Baker (PF) Ronnie Dodge, Joshua Elam | |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Edwin Nichols - foul #1 on Edwin Nichols, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SF) Edwin Nichols | |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronnie Dodge | 32-35 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce is hacked by Ronnie Dodge - foul #1 on Ronnie Dodge, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck (SF) Ronnie Dodge | |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce comes up short on the runner in the lane | 32-35 |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck blows the layup | 32-35 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (PG), Carroll Hodapp (SG), Joshua Elam (PF), Glenn Poling (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, William Bell, Paul Baker, Rusty Coleman | |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 10:50 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 32-35 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joey Carr | 34-35 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Dodge | 34-37 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Bruce - foul #1 on Paul Bruce, team foul #8 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Timothy Solomon (C) Joey Carr, Paul Bruce, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Paul Baker (PF) Robert Finck, Joshua Elam | |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 38-38 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #9 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG), Edwin Nichols (SF), Rusty Coleman (C) Carroll Hodapp, Ronnie Dodge, Glenn Poling | |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols tips it home | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rusty Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Baker steals it from Timothy Solomon | 38-42 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Mertens - foul #3 on Jack Mertens, team foul #10 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Paul Bruce (SF) Jack Mertens, Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck (SF) Edwin Nichols | |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Wilson | 41-43 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell tips it home | 41-45 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (PF) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp (SG), Glenn Poling (C) William Bell, Rusty Coleman | |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watlington - foul #2 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #11 | 41-45 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce banks in the layup set up by Ronald Watlington | 43-47 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Paul Baker is called for the reach on Joey Carr - foul #1 on Paul Baker, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Patrick Davis, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Baker - foul #2 on Paul Baker, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Paul Baker | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Southworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Hodapp (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Oceguera is called for the reach on Joey Carr - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck misses the dunk | 47-49 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Finck | 47-49 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Finck | 47-52 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 02:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carroll Hodapp snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Southworth - foul #1 on Michael Southworth, team foul #12 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the floater from close range | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 47-56 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Joey Carr is called for the reach on Jeffrey Oceguera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joey Carr, team foul #13 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam (PF) Paul Baker | |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 00:45 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Finck | 47-60 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Elam steals it from Michael Southworth | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera runs out the clock | 47-60 |