| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ralph Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Zaidel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Booker Sikes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Pieper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hirsch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper's pass is intercepted by Robert Finck | 31-32 |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling drills a 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:27 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 19:07 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:50 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Hirsch picks off the pass by Robert Finck | 34-32 |
| 17:57 | Saint Louis | Glenn Poling swats the layup by Robert Wiley | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Zaidel | 34-34 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Thomas Pieper - foul #1 on Thomas Pieper, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Stotler (PG) Ralph Hays | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne (PG), Jim Buchanan (SF), Richard Chapman (C) William Zaidel, Thomas Pieper, Dennis Hirsch | |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:58 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Paul Baker | 36-34 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Frederick Stotler is blocked by Richard Chapman | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:59 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Chapman steps in front of the Frederick Stotler pass | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Frederick Stotler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Finck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jonathan Champagne (fresh) SG - Booker Sikes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Glenn Poling - foul #2 on Glenn Poling, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays (PG), Edwin Nichols (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF), Joshua Elam (C) Ronnie Dodge, Robert Finck, Paul Baker, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Zaidel (PG), Thomas Pieper (SF), Dennis Hirsch (C) Booker Sikes, Robert Wiley, Richard Chapman | |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:45 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:30 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 15:16 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne is fouled on the floor by Joshua Elam - foul #1 on Joshua Elam, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan jams it on a nice dish by William Zaidel and he's hacked by Joshua Elam - foul #2 on Joshua Elam, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam is denied on a layup by Jim Buchanan | 38-38 |
| 14:47 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:42 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel is fouled on the floor by Frederick Stotler - foul #3 on Frederick Stotler, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel McKay (SG), Paul Baker (PF) Frederick Stotler, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:29 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Pieper | 38-41 |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays is hacked by Thomas Pieper - foul #2 on Thomas Pieper, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes (SG), Richard Chapman (PF) Jonathan Champagne, Jim Buchanan | |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel is hacked by Ralph Hays in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Hays, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck (SF) Edwin Nichols | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes (SF), Robert Wiley (PF) Thomas Pieper, Richard Chapman | |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley tips it in | 38-43 |
| 13:01 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wiley blocks the short jumper by Robert Finck | 38-43 |
| 12:59 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:54 | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 12:48 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Rusty Coleman - foul #1 on Rusty Coleman, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Stotler (PG), Ronnie Dodge (SG), Glenn Poling (C) Ralph Hays, Daniel McKay, Rusty Coleman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan (SF), Richard Chapman (C) Caleb Barnes, Dennis Hirsch | |
| 12:48 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:48 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-48 |
| 11:51 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Booker Sikes | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Frederick Stotler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Zaidel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Booker Sikes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Chapman | 38-50 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge is fouled on the floor by Booker Sikes - foul #1 on Booker Sikes, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF) Robert Finck, Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne (PG), Chad Moody (SG), Thomas Pieper (SF) William Zaidel, Booker Sikes, Robert Wiley | |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Buchanan steals the ball from Edwin Nichols | 38-50 |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper is fouled on the floor by Edwin Nichols - foul #2 on Edwin Nichols, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays (PG) Frederick Stotler | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch (C) Richard Chapman | |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-50 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | Chad Moody misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 38-50 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:05 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Rusty Coleman | 40-50 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Dodge steps in front of the Dennis Hirsch pass | 40-50 |
| 09:24 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Champagne - foul #1 on Jonathan Champagne, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Stotler (SG), Robert Finck (SF), Paul Baker (PF) Ronnie Dodge, Rusty Coleman, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes (SG), Robert Wiley (PF) Chad Moody, Jim Buchanan | |
| 09:24 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:24 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Stotler grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 08:54 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Hirsch takes the ball from Paul Baker | 41-50 |
| 08:41 | Saint Louis | Edwin Nichols is called for the reach on Dennis Hirsch - foul #3 on Edwin Nichols, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel McKay (SG) Ralph Hays | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes (SF) Thomas Pieper | |
| 08:41 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Edwin Nichols | 41-50 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Wiley - foul #2 on Robert Wiley, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman (C) Edwin Nichols | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Zaidel (PG), Richard Chapman (C) Caleb Barnes, Dennis Hirsch | |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:01 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 08:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley is hacked by Paul Baker - foul #3 on Paul Baker, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SG), Glenn Poling (C) Daniel McKay, Rusty Coleman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan (SF) Jonathan Champagne | |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Frederick Stotler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Zaidel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Booker Sikes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronnie Dodge and he's fouled by Richard Chapman - foul #1 on Richard Chapman, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman blows the layup | 46-52 |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 06:59 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to William Zaidel | 46-52 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jim Buchanan picks off the pass by Paul Baker | 46-52 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays (PG), Daniel McKay (SG), Edwin Nichols (SF), Rusty Coleman (C) Frederick Stotler, Ronnie Dodge, Robert Finck, Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne (PG), Chad Moody (SG), Thomas Pieper (SF), Caleb Barnes (PF), Dennis Hirsch (C) William Zaidel, Booker Sikes, Jim Buchanan, Robert Wiley, Richard Chapman | |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Nichols misses the lay-in | 46-52 |
| 05:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Caleb Barnes | 46-52 |
| 05:20 | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Thomas Pieper hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Hays hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Caleb Barnes | 46-54 |
| 04:44 | Saint Louis | Edwin Nichols picks off the pass by Chad Moody | 46-54 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel McKay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne hits a 3 from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker buries a jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 03:47 | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge (SG), Robert Finck (SF), Glenn Poling (C) Daniel McKay, Edwin Nichols, Rusty Coleman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Zaidel (PG), Booker Sikes (SG), Robert Wiley (PF) Jonathan Champagne, Chad Moody, Caleb Barnes | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ralph Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Finck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Zaidel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Booker Sikes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Pieper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Hirsch (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Ronnie Dodge can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley tips it in | 48-62 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-62 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 02:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Baker can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Ralph Hays steals the ball from Booker Sikes | 48-62 |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronnie Dodge | 51-62 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Pieper | 51-65 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Finck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 01:35 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Booker Sikes | 51-67 |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling is hacked by Dennis Hirsch - foul #2 on Dennis Hirsch, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Stotler (PG), Daniel McKay (SG), Edwin Nichols (SF), Rusty Coleman (PF) Ralph Hays, Ronnie Dodge, Robert Finck, Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne (PG), Chad Moody (SG), Jim Buchanan (SF), Caleb Barnes (PF), Richard Chapman (C) William Zaidel, Booker Sikes, Thomas Pieper, Robert Wiley, Dennis Hirsch | |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Poling misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:22 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman's pass is intercepted by Frederick Stotler | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Caleb Barnes - foul #1 on Caleb Barnes, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam (C) Glenn Poling | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Rusty Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Caleb Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-67 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Chapman is called for the reach on Joshua Elam - foul #2 on Richard Chapman, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Elam makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne runs out the clock | 55-67 |