| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Peachey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-23 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | James Hammond steps in front of the Alexander Garner pass | 35-23 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Hammond | 35-25 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ruble - foul #1 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins can't finish the layup | 35-25 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Coffman picks off the pass by Craig McMahen | 35-25 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman banks in the layup | 37-25 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 37-27 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Alexander Garner and he's hacked by Charles Bone - foul #3 on Charles Bone, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Monte Holt (SF) Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson (PF) Charles Bone | |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond is hacked by Wayne Coffman - foul #3 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), Ross Tyler (PF) Wayne Coffman, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Alexander (C) Scott Peachey | |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by John Ballweg is denied by Edward Alexander | 40-27 |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-27 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Boisvert | 43-27 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by John Ballweg | 43-27 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the board | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ballweg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ruble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lester Murphy | 45-27 |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ross Tyler | 45-27 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg travels with the ball | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Joel Hawkins (PF) Lester Murphy, Robert Boisvert, Monte Holt, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Charles Bone (PF), Scott Peachey (C) James Hammond, Christopher Ruble, Craig McMahen, Edward Alexander | |
| 14:09 | Gardner-Webb | Alexander Garner takes the ball from Robert Mattson | 45-27 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Alexander Garner is blocked by Robert Mattson | 45-27 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 13:34 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker snags the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Walker, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt (C) Ross Tyler | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross (SF) Robert Mattson | |
| 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) | |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell is fouled on the floor by Ian Kolb - foul #2 on Ian Kolb, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (SG), Craig McMahen (SF) Christopher Walker, Donald Ross | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-27 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Monte Holt steps in front of the Charles Bone pass | 48-27 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Ross Tyler (PF), John Ballweg (C) Wayne Coffman, Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond (PG), Robert Mattson (C) Ian Kolb, Scott Peachey | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Hammond and the foul's on Robert Boisvert - foul #1 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert connects on the floater from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Boisvert - foul #2 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF) Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ross Tyler | 52-31 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Ruble and he's hacked by Robert Boisvert - foul #3 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Alexander Garner (SF) Robert Boisvert, George Bailey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey (C) Charles Bone | |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-34 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler grabs the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ruble - foul #2 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Joel Hawkins (PF), Monte Holt (C) Lester Murphy, Ross Tyler, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb (SG), Christopher Walker (SF), Charles Bone (PF) Christopher Ruble, Craig McMahen, Robert Mattson | |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SF) Alexander Garner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Ian Kolb | 52-36 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy clanks a jump hook in the lane | 52-36 |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 08:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ian Kolb, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG) Wayne Coffman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (SG), Robert Mattson (C) James Hammond, Scott Peachey | |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert loses the dribble to Christopher Ruble | 52-36 |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Monte Holt - foul #2 on Monte Holt, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SF), John Ballweg (C) Robert Boisvert, Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen (SF) Christopher Walker | |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Kolb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mattson swats the layup by John Ballweg | 52-37 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is hacked by Craig McMahen - foul #1 on Craig McMahen, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Monte Holt (PF) Lester Murphy, Lee Campbell, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond (PG), Scott Peachey (C) Ian Kolb, Charles Bone | |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-37 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Ballweg | 53-37 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Peachey - foul #2 on Scott Peachey, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Lester Murphy (SF) Robert Boisvert, Alexander Garner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker (SG), Charles Bone (PF) Christopher Ruble, Robert Mattson | |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:12 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone can't finish the layup | 55-39 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Craig McMahen | 55-39 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Lester Murphy - foul #2 on Lester Murphy, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (PF) Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Campbell steals it from Craig McMahen | 55-42 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins is hacked by Scott Peachey - foul #3 on Scott Peachey, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Monte Holt (C) Wayne Coffman, Lee Campbell, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble (SG), Robert Mattson (C) Craig McMahen, Scott Peachey | |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 57-42 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins misses short on a shot in the paint | 57-42 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble connects on the floater from the left side set up by Robert Mattson and he's fouled by Robert Boisvert - foul #4 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF), Ross Tyler (C) Alexander Garner, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb (PG), Edward Alexander (C) James Hammond, Charles Bone | |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Bailey (fresh) PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Kolb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey misses long on a runner from the left block | 57-45 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Boisvert steps in front of the Christopher Walker pass | 59-45 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mattson swats the short shot by Lester Murphy | 59-45 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler tips it in | 61-45 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson misses the lay-in | 61-45 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt hits the finger roll | 63-45 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Lester Murphy steps in front of the Ian Kolb pass in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Alexander - foul #1 on Edward Alexander, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Ross (PF) Christopher Ruble | |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Monte Holt - foul #3 on Monte Holt, team foul #8 | 65-45 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George Bailey | 68-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Alexander drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 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 | Christopher Walker is called for the reach on Monte Holt - foul #2 on Christopher Walker, team foul #11 | 68-50 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Boisvert steps in front of the Ian Kolb pass | 70-50 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert can't finish the layup | 70-50 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy grabs the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy runs out the clock | 70-50 |