| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Carrara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 19:36 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn gets the rebound | 40-21 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Larry Petrovich - foul #2 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | William Hahn steps in front of the Spencer Miller pass | 40-23 |
| 18:33 | Gardner-Webb | Spencer Miller steals it from Royce Augenstein | 40-23 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | James Redus banks in the layup on a great pass from Spencer Miller | 42-23 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Redus | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-23 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton grabs the offensive board | 44-23 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Royce Augenstein | 44-26 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Sanford Millwood | 46-26 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-26 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Carrara (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Payton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hahn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Spencer Miller - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee (PG), Arthur Berkovitz (SG), Christopher Small (PF), Herman Sarvis (C) Royce Augenstein, Bryan Carrara, Charles Payton, William Hahn | |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 15:43 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-27 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard tips it home | 48-27 |
| 15:24 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Kemp steps in front of the Gary Ishee pass in the backcourt | 48-27 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Kemp | 50-27 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-27 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp gets the rebound | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is fouled on the floor by Christopher Small - foul #1 on Christopher Small, team foul #1 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile (SF) Donald Daniel | |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-27 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile pulls down the rebound | 50-27 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Sarvis | 50-29 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #3 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein (PG), Bryan Carrara (SG), Charles Payton (PF) Gary Ishee, Arthur Berkovitz, Herman Sarvis | |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bryan Carrara | 50-31 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 50-31 |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bryan Carrara | 50-31 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton snags the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein is hacked by Paul Kemp - foul #2 on Paul Kemp, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Dennis Brown (SG) Paul Kemp, Donald Colucci | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel (SF), William Hahn (C) Jeffrey Gile, Christopher Small | |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Royce Augenstein | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Charles Payton steals the ball from Spencer Miller | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Carrara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Payton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is hacked by Royce Augenstein - foul #1 on Royce Augenstein, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee (SG), Christopher Small (PF) Bryan Carrara, Charles Payton | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 11:15 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Sanford Millwood is called for the reach on Royce Augenstein - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz (SG), Herman Sarvis (C) Royce Augenstein, William Hahn | |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 10:38 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz comes up short on the shot in the paint | 50-37 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | James Redus travels with the ball | 50-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Dennis Brown, Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein (PG), Charles Payton (PF) Arthur Berkovitz, Herman Sarvis | |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Daniel | 50-40 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Nicky Trahan | 52-40 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Royce Augenstein | 52-43 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits the finger roll | 54-43 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) James Redus, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara (SG), Jeffrey Gile (SF), Herman Sarvis (PF), William Hahn (C) Gary Ishee, Donald Daniel, Charles Payton, Christopher Small | |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Sanford Millwood | 56-43 |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Petrovich - foul #3 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz (PG) Royce Augenstein | |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Arthur Berkovitz (fresh) SG - Bryan Carrara (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara knocks in the 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sanford Millwood | 59-48 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Herman Sarvis - foul #2 on Herman Sarvis, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Donald Colucci (SG) Paul Kemp, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein (PG), Donald Daniel (SF), Charles Payton (PF) Arthur Berkovitz, Jeffrey Gile, Herman Sarvis | |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Payton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | James Redus connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Petrovich | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | Royce Augenstein tips it in | 64-53 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-53 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich tips it home | 66-53 |
| 04:51 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-53 |
| 04:50 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara grabs the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-53 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sanford Millwood | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Royce Augenstein - foul #2 on Royce Augenstein, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Donald Colucci, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee (SG), Christopher Small (C) Bryan Carrara, William Hahn | |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Small, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown is hacked by Charles Payton - foul #1 on Charles Payton, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Royce Augenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Payton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Small (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | James Redus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Jewell Howard steals it from Gary Ishee | 68-53 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Ishee - foul #3 on Gary Ishee, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG) James Redus, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Berkovitz (SG), Jeffrey Gile (SF), Herman Sarvis (C) Royce Augenstein, Donald Daniel, Charles Payton | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Cecil Pagan picks off the pass by Arthur Berkovitz | 70-53 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-53 |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis makes the jumper from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Herman Sarvis gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Herman Sarvis | 70-55 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Gile throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-55 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Gile | 70-55 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp tips it back up and in | 72-55 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Christopher Small is blocked by Cecil Pagan | 72-55 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Cecil Pagan | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Gary Ishee steals the ball from Cecil Pagan | 72-55 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp runs out the clock | 72-58 |