| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Roger Burch (fresh) SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) SF - Roland Jones (fresh) PF - Jonathon Sloan (fresh) C - Hubert Callahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) PF - Ralph Dierks (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Antonio Dewar is called for the reach on Bernard Alexander - foul #1 on Antonio Dewar, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses short on a runner near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Glenn Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Antonio Dewar | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Burch | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joshua Morris | 2-7 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Roger Burch | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Jamie Fomby (SG), Sidney Darling (PF), Ricardo Rodriguez (C) Patrick Lambert, Antonio Dewar, Ralph Dierks, Glenn Smith | |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hubert Callahan - foul #1 on Hubert Callahan, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Laurence Jin (SF), Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Roger Burch, Roland Jones, Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | Ricardo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg (SF) Bernard Alexander | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Antonio Dewar (SG), Ralph Dierks (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Michael Bankston, Joshua Morris, Sidney Darling, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Smith blocks the short jumper by Raymond Lingenfelter | 8-8 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter tips it in | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) SG - Laurence Jin (fresh) SF - James Gomberg (fresh) PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) C - Raymond Lingenfelter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Fomby (fresh) PF - Ralph Dierks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Dierks | 10-10 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Gomberg | 12-10 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Paul Quesenberry, Laurence Jin, James Gomberg, Charlie Stoner, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Milton Cummingham (SF) Jamie Fomby | |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Burch | 14-10 |
| 14:28 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert is hacked by Roger Burch - foul #1 on Roger Burch, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris (SF), Sidney Darling (C) Milton Cummingham, Glenn Smith | |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert misses badly on a runner from the right block | 14-10 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Lambert steps in front of the Jonathon Sloan pass | 14-10 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Roland Jones - foul #1 on Roland Jones, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Ricardo Rodriguez (C) Patrick Lambert, Ralph Dierks | |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Michael Bankston steals it from Roger Burch in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Hubert Callahan steals the ball from Joshua Morris | 14-11 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | Ricardo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Roland Jones swats the layup by Ricardo Rodriguez | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 12:25 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Sidney Darling | 14-11 |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar is hacked by Bernard Alexander - foul #1 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Laurence Jin (SG), James Gomberg (SF), Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Roger Burch, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Jamie Fomby (SG), Milton Cummingham (SF), Ralph Dierks (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Michael Bankston, Antonio Dewar, Joshua Morris, Sidney Darling, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Gomberg is called for the reach on Milton Cummingham - foul #1 on James Gomberg, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Milton Cummingham misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) SG - Laurence Jin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gomberg (fresh) PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) C - Raymond Lingenfelter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Fomby (fresh) SF - Milton Cummingham (fresh) PF - Ralph Dierks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Smith - foul #1 on Glenn Smith, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris (SF) Milton Cummingham | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-11 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris tips it in | 16-13 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry is hacked by Patrick Lambert - foul #1 on Patrick Lambert, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Paul Quesenberry, Laurence Jin, James Gomberg, Raymond Lingenfelter, Charlie Stoner | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Fomby is called for the reach on Roland Jones - foul #1 on Jamie Fomby, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling (PF) Ralph Dierks | |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones is hacked by Joshua Morris - foul #1 on Joshua Morris, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (SG), Ricardo Rodriguez (C) Jamie Fomby, Glenn Smith | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-13 |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Roger Burch | 16-13 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Burch | 18-13 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Burch is called for the reach on Patrick Lambert - foul #2 on Roger Burch, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG) Roger Burch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Jamie Fomby (SF), Ralph Dierks (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Patrick Lambert, Joshua Morris, Sidney Darling, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-16 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Bankston | 18-19 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Bankston - foul #1 on Michael Bankston, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin (SF), Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Roland Jones, Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris (SF), Sidney Darling (C) Antonio Dewar, Glenn Smith | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:33 | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling grabs the board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Laurence Jin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) C - Raymond Lingenfelter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Bankston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Fomby (fresh) SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Dierks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sidney Darling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Bankston | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry loses the dribble to Joshua Morris | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Charlie Stoner - foul #1 on Charlie Stoner, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg (SF) Bernard Alexander | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Milton Cummingham (SG) Michael Bankston, Jamie Fomby | |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Laurence Jin | 22-21 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Laurence Jin | 22-21 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | James Gomberg steps in front of the Joshua Morris pass | 24-21 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin's pass is intercepted by Joshua Morris | 24-21 |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charlie Stoner steals it from Sidney Darling | 24-21 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry is whistled for a carry | 24-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jessie Wharton (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Paul Quesenberry, Laurence Jin, James Gomberg, Charlie Stoner, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (SG), Jamie Fomby (SF), Ricardo Rodriguez (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Milton Cummingham, Joshua Morris, Ralph Dierks, Sidney Darling | |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Alexander - foul #2 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (SG) Bernard Alexander | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan lays it in on a great pass from Roland Jones | 26-23 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith is denied on a layup by Hubert Callahan | 26-23 |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jessie Wharton (fresh) SG - Paul Quesenberry (fairly fresh) SF - Roland Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathon Sloan (fresh) C - Hubert Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Fomby (fresh) PF - Ricardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Dewar | 26-26 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jessie Wharton loses the dribble to Antonio Dewar | 26-26 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jessie Wharton is called for the reach on Jamie Fomby - foul #1 on Jessie Wharton, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG) Jessie Wharton, Paul Quesenberry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Joshua Morris (SF), Sidney Darling (PF) Patrick Lambert, Antonio Dewar, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander tips it home | 28-27 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roland Jones - foul #2 on Roland Jones, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin (SF) Roland Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (SG), Ralph Dierks (PF) Jamie Fomby, Sidney Darling | |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Roger Burch | 30-29 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Bankston - foul #2 on Michael Bankston, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling (C) Glenn Smith | |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones (SF) Laurence Jin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Dierks is called for the reach on Charlie Stoner - foul #1 on Ralph Dierks, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG) Michael Bankston | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |