| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) SG - Damek Zeinert (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Port (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 19:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey grabs the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Bartlett takes the ball from Kurt Barhorst | 21-29 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett lays it up and in on a great pass from Damek Zeinert and he's fouled by Darryl Cash - foul #2 on Darryl Cash, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert's pass is intercepted by Kurt Barhorst | 23-32 |
| 18:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst hits a shot from the right wing set up by Jose Gonzalez | 25-32 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 17:42 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour loses the ball out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Ronald Hand (SF), Terry Perine (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Kurt Barhorst | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG), Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Damek Zeinert, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG) Douglas Murchison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson hits the follow up shot | 25-34 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand loses the dribble to Ronald Welsh in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh tips it in | 25-36 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Darryl Cash steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 25-36 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand hits the finger roll set up by Darryl Cash | 27-36 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darryl Cash (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Perine (fresh) C - William Blaustein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) SG - Johnie Maher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kirk Fowler (fairly fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-38 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh buries a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Hand - foul #2 on Ronald Hand, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Kurt Barhorst (C) James Nadler, Darryl Cash, Ronald Hand, Terry Perine, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), George Wareham (PF) Thomas Seymour, Johnie Maher, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | George Wareham travels with the ball | 32-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh | |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Murchison | 35-41 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Jay Webb loses the dribble to Kenneth Veazey | 35-41 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Jay Webb is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Webb, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Ronald Hand (SF), Terry Perine (PF), John Keith (C) Jose Gonzalez, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Kurt Barhorst | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (PG), Harold Port (PF) Jay Webb, George Wareham | |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Waldo Heller is called for the reach on John Keith - foul #4 on Waldo Heller, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG) Waldo Heller | |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine is fouled on the floor by Harold Port - foul #1 on Harold Port, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison scores on a floater from the right side | 40-43 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Harold Port can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Terry Perine | 40-43 |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Harold Port | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Murchison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Hand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Perine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) SG - Damek Zeinert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Port (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Terry Perine takes the ball from Thomas Seymour | 40-43 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Kurt Barhorst (C) James Nadler, Douglas Murchison, Ronald Hand, Terry Perine, John Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, Johnie Maher, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski tips it in | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Welsh - foul #1 on Ronald Welsh, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Darryl Cash - foul #3 on Darryl Cash, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) Kirk Fowler | |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Damek Zeinert | 42-49 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Veazey - foul #2 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (SF) Arthur Espiritu | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash buries a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Damek Zeinert - foul #1 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SF) Kurt Barhorst | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | George Wareham blows the layup | 45-50 |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey's pass is intercepted by Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 45-50 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski slams it home | 45-52 |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | George Wareham is hacked by Kenneth Veazey - foul #3 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Terry Perine (PF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Ronald Hand, Kenneth Veazey, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG), Harold Port (PF), Kirk Fowler (C) Damek Zeinert, George Wareham, Ronald Welsh | |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the jump hook from the right block | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Lechoslaw Zubrowski steals it from Arthur Espiritu in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Harold Port is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PG), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, Harold Port | |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Fowler - foul #1 on Kirk Fowler, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher's pass is intercepted by Douglas Murchison | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Perine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SG - Johnie Maher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kirk Fowler (fairly fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Lechoslaw Zubrowski is called for the reach on Arthur Espiritu - foul #2 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (C) Kurt Barhorst | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Harold Port (PF) Ronald Welsh, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler | |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Jay Webb comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 07:29 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Espiritu | 49-52 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Murchison | 51-52 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 51-52 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Arthur Espiritu | 51-52 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Waldo Heller takes the ball from James Nadler in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Jay Webb clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Murchison - foul #4 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Ronald Hand (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Kurt Barhorst (C) James Nadler, Douglas Murchison, Arthur Espiritu, Terry Perine, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Johnie Maher, Harold Port, Robert Wilson | |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Jay Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Bartlett - foul #2 on Arthur Bartlett, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Darryl Cash picks off the pass by Waldo Heller | 52-53 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash slams it home | 54-53 |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (C) Kurt Barhorst | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, George Wareham | |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett scores on a floater from close range | 54-55 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SG), Terry Perine (PF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Kenneth Veazey, John Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF) Arthur Bartlett | |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh lays it in | 54-57 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jay Webb is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jay Webb, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kurt Barhorst (C) Ronald Hand, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Johnie Maher (SG), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Kirk Fowler | |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is hacked by Douglas Murchison - foul #5 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Kenneth Veazey (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Douglas Murchison, Terry Perine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kurt Barhorst (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) SG - Johnie Maher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Port (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Port and the foul's on Arthur Espiritu - foul #3 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG) Harold Port | |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Arthur Espiritu steps in front of the Damek Zeinert pass | 54-59 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey slams it home on a great pass from Arthur Espiritu | 56-59 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Hand (SG) James Nadler, Darryl Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Johnie Maher | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kurt Barhorst - foul #2 on Kurt Barhorst, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) Ronald Welsh | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Espiritu | 58-64 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher buries a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Kenneth Veazey - foul #4 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (SG), Terry Perine (PF) Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Robert Wilson | |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:09 | Gardner-Webb | Kurt Barhorst gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF) James Nadler, Ronald Hand, Terry Perine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF) Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, Kirk Fowler | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 58-66 |
| 01:28 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash connects on the open shot from the right side set up by Arthur Espiritu | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller's pass is intercepted by Kurt Barhorst | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Veazey | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash grabs the board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Veazey | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Jose Gonzalez is called for the reach on Thomas Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PF) Harold Port | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Kenneth Veazey is called for the reach on Ronald Welsh - foul #5 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Perine (PF) Kenneth Veazey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF) Arthur Bartlett | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Harold Port grabs the board | 65-70 |