| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Gray swats the layup by Arthur Espiritu | 39-36 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Adams | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Darryl Cash and he's fouled by Lee Adams - foul #1 on Lee Adams, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Morgan | 42-39 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Espiritu - foul #2 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jesse Sartori picks off the pass by Darryl Cash | 43-39 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Sartori | 45-39 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Cash | 45-39 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kurt Barhorst - foul #1 on Kurt Barhorst, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Stephen Cueva (SF), Marcos Ruiz (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, Arnold Logan, Brian Gray, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Kenneth Veazey (SF), Terry Perine (PF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Al Johnson, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Morgan | 46-39 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ramon Delacruz | 48-39 |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the runner in the lane | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lee Adams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) SF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Perine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Blaustein (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (PF) Lee Adams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson (PF) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 15:18 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson lays it up and in set up by Terry Perine | 48-43 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ramon Delacruz | 51-43 |
| 14:14 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey connects on the runner in the paint set up by Terry Perine | 51-45 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 14:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Cueva steps in front of the Terry Perine pass | 51-45 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-45 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz tips it home | 53-45 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Lee Adams (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF) Stephen Cueva, Ramon Delacruz, Marcos Ruiz, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Terry Perine, Douglas Murchison, Kenneth Veazey, William Blaustein | |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Jose Gonzalez steals the ball from Brian Gray | 53-45 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 53-45 |
| 12:46 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Arnold Logan blocks the short jumper by Darryl Cash | 53-45 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Gray | 56-45 |
| 11:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Duncan | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is fouled on the floor by Darryl Cash - foul #2 on Darryl Cash, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (C) Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine (PF) Al Johnson | |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jesse Sartori | 58-45 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Adams steals it from Jose Gonzalez | 58-45 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lee Adams and he's hacked by Jose Gonzalez - foul #3 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Marcos Ruiz (PF) Jesse Sartori, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Kenneth Veazey (SF), William Blaustein (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu | |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:38 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Stone (SF) Lee Adams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Perine | 61-47 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses short on a floater from the right block | 61-47 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein grabs the board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 09:16 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey is hacked by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Lee Adams (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Stephen Cueva, Ramon Delacruz, James Stone, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Al Johnson (PF) Terry Perine, Douglas Murchison, William Blaustein, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst (C) Kenneth Veazey | |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is hacked by Al Johnson - foul #2 on Al Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Al Johnson swats the layup by Arnold Logan | 61-47 |
| 08:31 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson misses the lay-in | 61-47 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is denied on a layup by Barry Morgan | 61-47 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan double dribbles | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine (C) Kurt Barhorst | |
| 07:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arnold Logan | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Perine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-47 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Terry Perine picks off the pass by Arnold Logan | 61-47 |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-47 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams grabs the board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #3 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Arthur Duncan (PF), Robert Sand (C) Jesse Sartori, Lee Adams, Arnold Logan, Brian Gray, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Kenneth Veazey (SF), William Blaustein (PF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Al Johnson, Terry Perine | |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Gonzalez | 63-49 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Murchison | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Cueva | 65-52 |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein snags the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 65-52 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Blaustein - foul #2 on William Blaustein, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Lee Adams (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Barry Morgan (C) Stephen Cueva, Ramon Delacruz, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Terry Perine (PF) Jose Gonzalez, William Blaustein, Kurt Barhorst | |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan makes the free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (PF) Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lee Adams | 70-52 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Adams takes the ball from Douglas Murchison in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams can't throw it down | 70-52 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-52 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Sartori | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Douglas Murchison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Perine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Veazey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Veazey and the foul's on Arnold Logan - foul #2 on Arnold Logan, team foul #4 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Arthur Duncan (PF), Robert Sand (C) Jesse Sartori, Lee Adams, Arnold Logan, Brian Gray, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG), William Blaustein (SF) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu | |
| 03:18 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 72-55 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Veazey | 72-58 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva misses the floater from the left side | 72-58 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine gets the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Sand - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #5 | 72-58 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand clanks a shot from the right block | 72-58 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine travels with the ball | 72-58 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Sand - foul #2 on Robert Sand, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 72-59 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sand | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva runs out the clock | 72-59 |