| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Carrara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Embry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kerry Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Whitehurst inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses the jumper from the left side | 23-28 |
| 19:47 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Henry | 23-31 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Ishee | 25-31 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-31 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kerry Martindale | 25-31 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Gerard Thorton - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Embry | 26-31 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Embry snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Parkes is called for the reach on Joseph Embry - foul #2 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Tatum (PG), Emmett Collins (C) Matthew Frank, Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SF), Wesley Graybeal (C) James Whitehurst, Thomas Cummings | |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Carrara and the foul's on Gerard Thorton - foul #2 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG), Charles Rister (SF), Marlin Rhoades (C) Gerard Thorton, Charles Henry, Kevin Parkes | |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Charles Rister connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Laury - foul #1 on Christopher Laury, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Jacob Foy (SF), Brett Armstead (C) Gary Ishee, Bryan Carrara, Joseph Embry | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Matthew Frank steals the ball from Marlin Rhoades | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Foy (fresh) PF - Emmett Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Armstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rister (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlin Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead banks in the layup set up by Emmett Collins | 33-34 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Christopher Laury connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Rister and he's fouled by Jeffery Tatum - foul #2 on Jeffery Tatum, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel (SF), Joseph Embry (PF), Kerry Martindale (C) Jacob Foy, Emmett Collins, Brett Armstead | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Thomas Cummings (C) William Jones, Charles Rister, Wesley Graybeal, Marlin Rhoades | |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Tatum makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Frank | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | James Whitehurst buries a shot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Parkes steps in front of the Matthew Frank pass | 36-39 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | Jeffery Tatum steps in front of the Thomas Cummings pass | 36-39 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Tatum lays it in | 38-39 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | James Whitehurst knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Parkes | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Charles Henry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Henry, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara (PG), Gary Ishee (SG), Emmett Collins (PF), Brett Armstead (C) Matthew Frank, Jeffery Tatum, Joseph Embry, Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), William Jones (SG), Charles Rister (SF), Wesley Graybeal (PF), Marlin Rhoades (C) Christopher Laury, Charles Henry, James Whitehurst, Kevin Parkes, Thomas Cummings | |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Carrara and he's fouled by Charles Rister - foul #1 on Charles Rister, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades loses the dribble to Emmett Collins | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead is hacked by Wesley Graybeal - foul #2 on Wesley Graybeal, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | William Jones gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Gary Ishee steps in front of the Wesley Graybeal pass | 46-45 |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel tips it in | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Bryan Carrara (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett Armstead (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmett Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) SG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rister (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlin Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Columbia | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:04 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Ishee | 51-45 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | William Jones can't tip it in | 51-45 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal can't tip it in | 51-45 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel buries a jumpshot from the right side | 53-45 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | William Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Thorton | 53-48 |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones steals the ball from Bryan Carrara | 53-48 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | William Jones banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marlin Rhoades - foul #1 on Marlin Rhoades, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Jeffery Tatum (SG), Joseph Embry (PF), Kerry Martindale (C) Bryan Carrara, Gary Ishee, Brett Armstead, Emmett Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (PG), Charles Henry (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Thomas Cummings (C) Gerard Thorton, William Jones, Charles Rister, Wesley Graybeal, Marlin Rhoades | |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:01 | Columbia | Charles Henry connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Jeffery Tatum - foul #3 on Jeffery Tatum, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Foy (SF) Donald Daniel | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:01 | Columbia | Charles Henry misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jeffery Tatum | 55-52 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Henry picks off the pass by Matthew Frank in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 08:48 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings drills a jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Laury | 55-54 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-54 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Charles Henry gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:07 | Columbia | James Whitehurst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Tatum pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale's floater is tipped away by Thomas Cummings | 55-54 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Embry grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale hits a shot in the lane | 57-54 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 07:19 | Columbia | James Whitehurst gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Tatum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Foy (fresh) PF - Joseph Embry (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Martindale (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Laury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Henry | 57-56 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Embry misses the floater from the left side | 57-56 |
| 06:50 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas Cummings | 57-56 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Charles Henry makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Laury | 57-59 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale's floater is tipped away by Kevin Parkes | 57-59 |
| 06:08 | Columbia | Charles Henry pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Charles Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings tips it home | 57-61 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee (SG), Donald Daniel (SF) Jeffery Tatum, Jacob Foy | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG) Christopher Laury | |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara (PG) Matthew Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal (SF), Marlin Rhoades (C) James Whitehurst, Thomas Cummings | |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Daniel - foul #4 on Donald Daniel, team foul #3 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins (C) Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Embry misses short on a jumper from the right block | 57-63 |
| 04:36 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Gary Ishee | 59-63 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-66 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marlin Rhoades - foul #2 on Marlin Rhoades, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Kerry Martindale (C) Bryan Carrara, Emmett Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Thomas Cummings (C) Charles Henry, Kevin Parkes, Marlin Rhoades | |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:23 | Columbia | James Whitehurst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins (PF) Joseph Embry | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Emmett Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kerry Martindale (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Frank | 64-66 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Donald Daniel steals it from Christopher Laury | 64-66 |
| 02:40 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins buries a runner in the lane | 66-66 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Embry (PF) Emmett Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (SG), Kevin Parkes (PF) Christopher Laury, Wesley Graybeal | |
| 02:22 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kerry Martindale | 66-66 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by Thomas Cummings - foul #3 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Embry - foul #1 on Joseph Embry, team foul #4 | 69-66 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Embry is called for traveling | 69-68 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Henry and the foul's on Matthew Frank - foul #2 on Matthew Frank, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:03 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Frank | 71-70 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings travels with the ball | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Henry is called for the reach on Matthew Frank in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Henry, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | James Whitehurst drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Henry | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Charles Henry hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 75-73 |