| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Luis Guajardo (fresh) SG - Ronald Pollard (fresh) SF - Mark Malone (fresh) PF - David Kershner (fresh) C - Jimmie Lage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ronald Miller (fresh) SG - Matthew Woods (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) PF - Timothy Brunson (fresh) C - Doyle Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Miller - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmie Lage's layup is rejected by Doyle Porter | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Pollard is denied on a layup by Doyle Porter | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner hits the follow up shot | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmie Lage hits the finger roll | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson's layup is rejected by David Kershner | 5-0 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Woods is called for the reach on Luis Guajardo - foul #1 on Matthew Woods, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Vernon Swarthout (PG), John Blaine (SG), Donald Andrews (SF), Vincent Emig (PF), Edwin Dansereau (C) Ronald Miller, Matthew Woods, Robert Jackson, Timothy Brunson, Doyle Porter | |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Malone | 8-2 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Mark Malone steals the ball from Donald Andrews | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone throws it down | 10-2 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Donald Andrews is fouled on the floor by Luis Guajardo - foul #1 on Luis Guajardo, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey (PG), Bialas Zehrbach (SF), Himeronim Zephier (PF), Andrew Stepp (C) Luis Guajardo, Mark Malone, David Kershner, Jimmie Lage | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Vincent Emig is denied by Bialas Zehrbach | 10-2 |
| 16:12 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Stepp gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Emig is called for the reach on Bialas Zehrbach - foul #1 on Vincent Emig, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller (PG), Matthew Woods (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Timothy Brunson (PF), Doyle Porter (C) Vernon Swarthout, John Blaine, Donald Andrews, Vincent Emig, Edwin Dansereau | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - Ronald Pollard (fresh) SF - Bialas Zehrbach (fresh) PF - Himeronim Zephier (fresh) C - Andrew Stepp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ronald Miller (fresh) SG - Matthew Woods (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) PF - Timothy Brunson (fresh) C - Doyle Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Himeronim Zephier knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 12-2 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Woods | 12-5 |
| 15:08 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-5 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Stepp - foul #1 on Andrew Stepp, team foul #2 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo (PG), Mark Malone (SF), David Kershner (PF), Jimmie Lage (C) Ronald Pollard, Bialas Zehrbach, Himeronim Zephier, Andrew Stepp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods misses the 1st free throw | 15-5 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-6 |
| 14:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmie Lage gets the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-6 |
| 13:56 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Miller takes the ball from Luis Guajardo in the backcourt | 15-6 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Pollard (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Vernon Swarthout (SG), Donald Andrews (PF), Edwin Dansereau (C) Matthew Woods, Timothy Brunson, Doyle Porter | |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Blaine (SG) Ronald Miller | |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 17-8 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Vernon Swarthout snags the offensive board | 17-8 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Mark Malone steals it from Edwin Dansereau | 17-8 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo misses the dunk | 17-8 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Vernon Swarthout can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 12:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmie Lage grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo lays it in set up by Mark Malone and he's hacked by Vernon Swarthout - foul #1 on Vernon Swarthout, team foul #5 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bialas Zehrbach (SF), Himeronim Zephier (PF), Andrew Stepp (C) Mark Malone, David Kershner, Jimmie Lage | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods (SG), Timothy Brunson (PF), Doyle Porter (C) John Blaine, Robert Jackson, Edwin Dansereau | |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo misses the free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Andrews loses the ball out of bounds | 19-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey (PG) Luis Guajardo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Pollard (fresh) SF - Bialas Zehrbach (fresh) PF - Himeronim Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Stepp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Vernon Swarthout (fresh) SG - Matthew Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Andrews (fresh) PF - Timothy Brunson (fresh) C - Doyle Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Swarthout - foul #2 on Vernon Swarthout, team foul #6 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Blaine (PG) Vernon Swarthout | |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Stepp takes the ball from Donald Andrews | 20-8 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | John Blaine steals it from Andrew Stepp | 20-8 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | John Blaine buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Woods | 20-10 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Stepp lays it up and in | 22-10 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-10 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Himeronim Zephier | 22-10 |
| 09:48 | Gardner-Webb | Himeronim Zephier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 22-10 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Bialas Zehrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Pollard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-10 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter misses short on a jumper near the basket | 22-10 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Stepp snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 08:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-10 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Himeronim Zephier tips it back up and in | 24-10 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Andrews connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Blaine | 24-12 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Pollard's pass is intercepted by Timothy Brunson | 24-12 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Himeronim Zephier steals it from Doyle Porter | 24-12 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Pollard (fairly fresh) SF - Bialas Zehrbach (fairly fresh) PF - Himeronim Zephier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Stepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Blaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Woods (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Brunson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Doyle Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-12 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Timothy Brunson | 24-12 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Doyle Porter - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #4 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo (PG), Mark Malone (SF), David Kershner (PF), Jimmie Lage (C) Michael Harvey, Bialas Zehrbach, Himeronim Zephier, Andrew Stepp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Phu (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Vincent Emig (PF), Edwin Dansereau (C) John Blaine, Donald Andrews, Timothy Brunson, Doyle Porter | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson loses the dribble to Luis Guajardo | 24-12 |
| 06:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jimmie Lage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-12 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 24-14 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-14 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Phu grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Mark Malone is called for the reach on Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Mark Malone, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jimmie Lage | 24-14 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Pollard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Malone | 27-14 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Luis Guajardo steals the ball from Vincent Emig | 27-14 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Pollard lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Guajardo | 29-14 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Kershner - foul #1 on David Kershner, team foul #6 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Himeronim Zephier (SG) Ronald Pollard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Blaine (SG) Matthew Woods | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Emig grabs the board | 29-16 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Malone - foul #2 on Mark Malone, team foul #7 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bialas Zehrbach (SG), Willie Landry (PF) Mark Malone, David Kershner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Woods (SG), Timothy Brunson (PF), Doyle Porter (C) Richard Phu, Vincent Emig, Edwin Dansereau | |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo is fouled on the floor by John Blaine - foul #1 on John Blaine, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Duane Johnson (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Guajardo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-18 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Duane Johnson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-18 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Bialas Zehrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Himeronim Zephier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-18 |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Lage | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Luis Guajardo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bialas Zehrbach (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Himeronim Zephier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Landry (fresh) C - Jimmie Lage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Blaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Woods (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Johnson (fresh) PF - Timothy Brunson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Doyle Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Gardner-Webb | Doyle Porter steals the ball from Bialas Zehrbach | 30-18 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Jimmie Lage is called for the reach on Doyle Porter - foul #1 on Jimmie Lage, team foul #8 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey (PG), Ronald Pollard (SG), Mark Malone (SF), David Kershner (PF), Andrew Stepp (C) Luis Guajardo, Bialas Zehrbach, Himeronim Zephier, Willie Landry, Jimmie Lage | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Miller (PG), Vernon Swarthout (SG), Robert Jackson (SF) John Blaine, Matthew Woods, Duane Johnson | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Doyle Porter misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner grabs the board | 30-18 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Timothy Brunson - foul #1 on Timothy Brunson, team foul #8 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Andrews (PF), Edwin Dansereau (C) Timothy Brunson, Doyle Porter | |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner misses the free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Dansereau pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Vernon Swarthout knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Miller | 32-21 |
| 02:24 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Andrews steals it from Michael Harvey | 32-21 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Stepp gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner is hacked by Ronald Miller - foul #3 on Ronald Miller, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bialas Zehrbach (SG), Himeronim Zephier (C) Ronald Pollard, Andrew Stepp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson (PF) Ronald Miller | |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Vernon Swarthout hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to David Kershner | 34-21 |
| 01:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Himeronim Zephier hits the follow up shot | 36-21 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Malone clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Harvey misses the tip | 36-24 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 36-24 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Brunson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | David Kershner pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |