| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Vidrine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bash (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lindsey Stead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Stoffel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Vaughn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 19:44 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tyron Gabbard - foul #2 on Tyron Gabbard, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Lindsey Stead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | James Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-40 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Stoffel is fouled on the floor by James Walker - foul #2 on James Walker, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks (PF) Lindsey Stead | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Bash steals it from Clarence Vaughn | 32-40 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash dunks the ball | 34-40 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Walker | 34-42 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Clarence Vaughn steals the ball from Kevin Bash | 34-42 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Stoffel pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Kevin Bash is denied by Clarence Vaughn | 34-42 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons lays it up and in | 34-44 |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck (PG), Mohammad Allen (SG), Lindsey Stead (PF), Christopher Hurwitz (C) Robert Vidrine, Kevin Bash, Edward Sims, Jeremy Stoffel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (PG), Larry Loving (SG), Jack Schweers (SF), Kenneth Samuels (PF), Duane Foster (C) Donald Simmons, James Walker, Tyron Gabbard, Daniel Johnson, Clarence Vaughn | |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Jack Schweers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Hurwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Erik Roebuck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Allen (fresh) SF - Martin Franks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lindsey Stead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hurwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Baptiste (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Loving (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Schweers (fresh) PF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Duane Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:46 | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Mohammad Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Franks | 37-44 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Baptiste and the foul's on Christopher Hurwitz - foul #2 on Christopher Hurwitz, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash (SG), Edward Sims (SF) Mohammad Allen, Martin Franks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:11 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Hurwitz snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:52 | Gardner-Webb | Lindsey Stead is hacked by Jack Schweers - foul #1 on Jack Schweers, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine (PG) Lindsey Stead | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Bash | 40-46 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Baptiste and the foul's on Erik Roebuck - foul #1 on Erik Roebuck, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Stoffel (C) Erik Roebuck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Walker (SG), Clarence Vaughn (C) Larry Loving, Duane Foster | |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels can't throw it down | 43-49 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Hurwitz pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-49 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste misses short on a floater from the left block | 48-49 |
| 12:33 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Christopher Hurwitz | 48-49 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Baptiste - foul #2 on Robert Baptiste, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck (SG), Martin Franks (SF), Lindsey Stead (PF) Kevin Bash, Edward Sims, Christopher Hurwitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons (PG), Larry Loving (SG), Tyron Gabbard (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Robert Baptiste, James Walker, Jack Schweers, Kenneth Samuels | |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Donald Simmons | 50-51 |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Vidrine (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Erik Roebuck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Franks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lindsey Stead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Stoffel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Loving (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Vaughn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Stoffel | 53-51 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 53-51 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons tips it in | 53-53 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Lindsey Stead buries a floater from the right block | 55-53 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard misses the easy layup | 55-53 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn tips it in | 55-55 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Vidrine | 57-55 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Daniel Johnson and the foul's on Erik Roebuck - foul #2 on Erik Roebuck, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash (SG), Edward Sims (SF), Daniel Testerman (PF) Robert Vidrine, Martin Franks, Lindsey Stead | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Walker (SG), Bobby Deatherage (SF), Duane Foster (PF), Jack Schweers (C) Donald Simmons, Tyron Gabbard, Daniel Johnson, Clarence Vaughn | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Loving steals the ball from Jeremy Stoffel | 57-58 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving's pass is intercepted by Erik Roebuck | 57-58 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck lays it up and in | 59-58 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Deatherage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bobby Deatherage, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mohammad Allen (PG), Christopher Hurwitz (C) Erik Roebuck, Jeremy Stoffel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons (PG), Tyron Gabbard (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Larry Loving, Bobby Deatherage, Jack Schweers | |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | Mohammad Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks (PF) Daniel Testerman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard is fouled on the floor by Edward Sims - foul #2 on Edward Sims, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Bash steps in front of the Daniel Johnson pass | 59-58 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Bash | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Mohammad Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Bash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Sims (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Franks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Hurwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Walker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | James Walker's pass is intercepted by Kevin Bash | 61-58 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Bash, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine (PG), Erik Roebuck (SG), Lindsey Stead (PF) Mohammad Allen, Kevin Bash, Christopher Hurwitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (PG), Larry Loving (SG), Jack Schweers (SF), Kenneth Samuels (PF), Clarence Vaughn (C) Donald Simmons, James Walker, Tyron Gabbard, Daniel Johnson, Duane Foster | |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee (SF), Jeremy Stoffel (C) Edward Sims, Martin Franks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Larry Loving misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Lindsey Stead hits a jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Loving and the foul's on Erik Roebuck - foul #3 on Erik Roebuck, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash (SG), Edward Sims (SF), Martin Franks (C) Erik Roebuck, Thomas McPhee, Jeremy Stoffel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Walker (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF) Larry Loving, Kenneth Samuels | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash's floater is tipped away by Clarence Vaughn | 63-61 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | James Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | James Walker jams it on a nice dish by Jack Schweers | 63-63 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims scores on a turnaround in the paint | 65-63 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn loses the dribble to Lindsey Stead | 65-63 |
| 04:20 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Vidrine | 68-63 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Stoffel (C) Lindsey Stead | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons (PG), Tyron Gabbard (SF) Robert Baptiste, Jack Schweers | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Sims - foul #3 on Edward Sims, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeremy Stoffel and the foul's on James Walker - foul #3 on James Walker, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash makes the free throw | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Vidrine (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Edward Sims (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Franks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Stoffel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyron Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Vaughn (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jeremy Stoffel - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoffel, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Hurwitz (PF) Martin Franks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Vaughn misses the free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash is fouled on the floor by Clarence Vaughn - foul #3 on Clarence Vaughn, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Erik Roebuck (PG) Robert Vidrine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Duane Foster (C) Clarence Vaughn | |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Bash misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Tyron Gabbard | 71-66 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Walker and the foul's on Christopher Hurwitz - foul #3 on Christopher Hurwitz, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baptiste (SG) James Walker | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine (PG), Lindsey Stead (PF) Erik Roebuck, Christopher Hurwitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Walker (SG), Clarence Vaughn (C) Robert Baptiste, Duane Foster | |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | Lindsey Stead grabs the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | James Walker takes the ball from Robert Vidrine | 71-69 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | James Walker blows the layup | 71-69 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Vidrine buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Bash | 74-69 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons clanks a jumper from the left side | 74-69 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson snags the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Jeremy Stoffel - foul #2 on Jeremy Stoffel, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Edward Sims, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Lindsey Stead - foul #3 on Lindsey Stead, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Tyron Gabbard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims is hacked by Donald Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Simmons, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | James Walker is hacked by Jeremy Stoffel - foul #3 on Jeremy Stoffel, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | James Walker misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | James Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims is hacked by Donald Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Simmons, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Simmons hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-74 |