| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Embry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kerry Martindale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Pearce (fresh) SG - James Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Bauer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Laclair (fresh) 7 pts. C - Sam Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Sam Norton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-28 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | George Laclair tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Martindale | 36-28 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel lays it in and the foul's on Tom Bauer - foul #2 on Tom Bauer, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Matthew Frank is called for the reach on Douglas Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Frank, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | George Laclair misses badly on a jumper from close range | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | George Laclair tips it in | 39-30 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | George Laclair swats the short shot by Joseph Embry | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | George Laclair grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Donald Daniel picks off the pass by Tom Bauer | 39-30 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel banks in the layup | 41-30 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Joseph Embry steps in front of the George Laclair pass | 41-30 |
| 17:22 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-30 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | George Laclair grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | James Hess connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Pearce | 41-33 |
| 16:38 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | George Laclair grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | George Laclair buries a turnaround in the lane set up by James Hess and the foul's on Joseph Embry - foul #3 on Joseph Embry, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara (PG), Jeffery Tatum (SG), Emmett Collins (PF), Brett Armstead (C) Matthew Frank, Gary Ishee, Joseph Embry, Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Prange (PG), Albert Perry (SG), Nathan Schneck (SF), Ronald Powell (C) Douglas Pearce, James Hess, Tom Bauer, Sam Norton | |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | George Laclair misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | George Laclair snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Bryan Carrara (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Tatum (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Emmett Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Armstead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Donald Prange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Schneck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Laclair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | Bryan Carrara picks off the pass by Ronald Powell | 41-35 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-35 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | George Laclair clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Emmett Collins - foul #2 on Emmett Collins, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee (SG), Joseph Embry (PF) Donald Daniel, Brett Armstead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hess (PG), Wendell Brzuchalski (SG) Donald Prange, Albert Perry | |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | George Laclair misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | George Laclair makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Carrara and he's fouled by Ronald Powell - foul #1 on Ronald Powell, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Pearce (PG), Tom Bauer (SF), Sam Norton (C) James Hess, George Laclair, Ronald Powell | |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Pearce buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Brzuchalski and he's hacked by Jeffery Tatum - foul #2 on Jeffery Tatum, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Kerry Martindale (C) Jeffery Tatum, Emmett Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Pearce makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Ishee | 49-39 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel (SF) Bryan Carrara | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Matthew Frank | 51-39 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Nathan Schneck misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer misses the easy layup | 51-39 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer hits the follow up shot | 51-41 |
| 12:54 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-41 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Sam Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Wendell Brzuchalski loses the dribble to Gary Ishee | 51-41 |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Sam Norton swats the dunk try by Kerry Martindale | 51-41 |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | Sam Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ishee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Embry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kerry Martindale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Brzuchalski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tom Bauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Schneck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Norton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Joseph Embry is called for the reach on Sam Norton - foul #4 on Joseph Embry, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara (PG), Jeffery Tatum (SG), Emmett Collins (PF), Brett Armstead (C) Matthew Frank, Gary Ishee, Joseph Embry, Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hess (PG), Donald Prange (SG), Albert Perry (SF), George Laclair (PF), Ronald Powell (C) Douglas Pearce, Wendell Brzuchalski, Tom Bauer, Nathan Schneck, Sam Norton | |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Emmett Collins blocks the short jumper by Albert Perry | 51-41 |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins's pass is intercepted by George Laclair | 51-41 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | James Hess knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel is fouled on the floor by James Hess - foul #2 on James Hess, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Foy (SF) Donald Daniel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wendell Brzuchalski (SG) Donald Prange | |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-43 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | George Laclair grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | James Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Gary Ishee (SG), Kerry Martindale (C) Jeffery Tatum, Jacob Foy, Brett Armstead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Pearce (PG), Tom Bauer (SF), Sam Norton (C) James Hess, Albert Perry, Ronald Powell | |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Carrara | 53-43 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | George Laclair drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Pearce | 53-45 |
| 08:54 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank loses the dribble to Wendell Brzuchalski | 53-45 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Douglas Pearce is fouled on the floor by Emmett Collins - foul #3 on Emmett Collins, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel (SF), Brett Armstead (PF) Bryan Carrara, Emmett Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Sam Norton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Pearce | 53-47 |
| 07:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kerry Martindale | 55-47 |
| 07:33 | Missouri State | George Laclair makes the jumper near the basket | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Matthew Frank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Daniel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brett Armstead (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kerry Martindale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tom Bauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Laclair (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Norton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tom Bauer - foul #3 on Tom Bauer, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara (PG), Jeffery Tatum (SG), Joseph Embry (PF) Matthew Frank, Gary Ishee, Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hess (PG), Donald Prange (SG), Nathan Schneck (SF), Albert Perry (PF), Ronald Powell (C) Douglas Pearce, Wendell Brzuchalski, Tom Bauer, George Laclair, Sam Norton | |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Albert Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | James Hess misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Embry - foul #5 on Joseph Embry, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Woodrow Laufer (C) Joseph Embry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | James Hess makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | James Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara lays it in | 57-51 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | James Hess scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Nathan Schneck | 57-54 |
| 06:27 | Gardner-Webb | Brett Armstead misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Woodrow Laufer grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Albert Perry | 57-54 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | James Hess misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Nathan Schneck snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | James Hess is hacked by Jeffery Tatum - foul #3 on Jeffery Tatum, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Gary Ishee (SG), Emmett Collins (PF), Kerry Martindale (C) Bryan Carrara, Jeffery Tatum, Brett Armstead, Woodrow Laufer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wendell Brzuchalski (SG), Tom Bauer (SF), George Laclair (PF), Sam Norton (C) Donald Prange, Nathan Schneck, Albert Perry, Ronald Powell | |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | James Hess makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | James Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | George Laclair takes the ball from Kerry Martindale | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Pearce (PG) James Hess | |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Tom Bauer | 57-56 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Gary Ishee steals it from Sam Norton | 57-56 |
| 04:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee hits the finger roll | 59-56 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer loses the dribble to Kerry Martindale | 59-56 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee is hacked by Douglas Pearce - foul #2 on Douglas Pearce, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Tatum (PG), Bryan Carrara (SF), Brett Armstead (C) Matthew Frank, Donald Daniel, Kerry Martindale | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 03:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffery Tatum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Sam Norton pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffery Tatum (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ishee (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Carrara (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Emmett Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brett Armstead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Brzuchalski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tom Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Laclair (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Sam Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | George Laclair knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Carrara knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Ishee | 62-59 |
| 02:26 | Missouri State | Sam Norton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Pearce | 62-62 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Frank (PG), Donald Daniel (SF), Kerry Martindale (C) Jeffery Tatum, Bryan Carrara, Brett Armstead | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Daniel drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Matthew Frank | 64-62 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Wendell Brzuchalski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Pearce | 64-64 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Ishee and he's hacked by Sam Norton - foul #2 on Sam Norton, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kerry Martindale makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Martindale - foul #3 on Kerry Martindale, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee is hacked by Wendell Brzuchalski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wendell Brzuchalski, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Ishee misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Sam Norton pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Emmett Collins blocks the short jumper by George Laclair | 68-66 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Emmett Collins | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Pearce is called for the reach on Emmett Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Pearce, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Emmett Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | George Laclair gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Tom Bauer misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-66 |