| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | John Howard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hector Calderon | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo is fouled on the floor by Arthur Espiritu - foul #2 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon makes the turnaround from close range set up by Rene Russo | 29-33 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | John Howard steals it from Arthur Espiritu | 29-33 |
| 18:40 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Arthur Espiritu | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jose Gonzalez | 31-33 |
| 18:22 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza loses the dribble to Jose Gonzalez in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rene Russo - foul #1 on Rene Russo, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | John Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 17:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Espiritu | 35-33 |
| 17:30 | Western Carolina | John Howard misses the jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Veazey | 35-33 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley is fouled on the floor by Robert Loyd - foul #1 on Robert Loyd, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme (C) Robert Loyd | |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darryl Cash | 38-33 |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Darryl Cash picks off the pass by Fred McNeme | 38-33 |
| 16:53 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 16:52 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | John Howard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Hector Calderon - foul #3 on Hector Calderon, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Arthur Espiritu (SF) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson (PG), Andrew Stewart (SG), Mitchell Burns (SF), Cornell Johnson (C) Rodrigo Garza, John Howard, Rene Russo, Hector Calderon | |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:20 | Western Carolina | Cornell Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-33 |
| 16:18 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme is fouled on the floor by John Keith - foul #2 on John Keith, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey (PF) William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd (C) Cornell Johnson | |
| 15:54 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Douglas Murchison | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Jackson (fresh) SG - Andrew Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred McNeme (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is denied on a layup by Robert Loyd | 40-33 |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Albert Jackson - foul #2 on Albert Jackson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), Daryl Radley (C) James Nadler, Douglas Murchison, John Keith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), John Howard (SG), Rene Russo (SF) Albert Jackson, Andrew Stewart, Mitchell Burns | |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:03 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 42-33 |
| 15:01 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG) Arthur Espiritu | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon (PF) Fred McNeme | |
| 14:24 | Gardner-Webb | Hector Calderon is called for the reach on Ronald Hand - foul #4 on Hector Calderon, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (PF) Kenneth Veazey | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns (PF), Cornell Johnson (C) Hector Calderon, Robert Loyd | |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | John Howard is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand loses the dribble to Cornell Johnson | 42-33 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Howard | 42-35 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jose Gonzalez | 44-35 |
| 13:11 | Western Carolina | John Howard misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Keith - foul #3 on John Keith, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme (PF), Robert Loyd (C) Rene Russo, Cornell Johnson | |
| 13:11 | Western Carolina | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:11 | Western Carolina | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler buries a shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Rodrigo Garza | 46-39 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Nadler | 48-39 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza is hacked by Kenneth Veazey - foul #1 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), William Blaustein (C) James Nadler, Darryl Cash, John Keith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson (PG), Andrew Stewart (SG) Rodrigo Garza, John Howard | |
| 11:48 | Western Carolina | William Blaustein blocks the short jumper by Andrew Stewart | 48-39 |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Blaustein | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hand (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Blaustein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Jackson (fresh) SG - Andrew Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred McNeme (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:39 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred McNeme | 48-39 |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Veazey | 48-39 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Hand | 50-39 |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd connects on the jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Stewart - foul #2 on Andrew Stewart, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Daryl Radley (C) Arthur Espiritu, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), John Howard (SG), Rene Russo (SF), Cornell Johnson (PF) Albert Jackson, Andrew Stewart, Mitchell Burns, Fred McNeme | |
| 10:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:52 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Howard | 51-44 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Rodrigo Garza steals it from Jose Gonzalez in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | John Howard knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodrigo Garza | 51-47 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 08:47 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza is hacked by Jose Gonzalez - foul #2 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Kenneth Veazey | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns (PF) Robert Loyd | |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Nadler - foul #1 on James Nadler, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:01 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:55 | Gardner-Webb | Mitchell Burns blocks the short jumper by Darryl Cash | 53-52 |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns throws it down and he's fouled by Douglas Murchison - foul #1 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu (SF), Ronald Hand (PF) Darryl Cash, Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon (PF), Fred McNeme (C) Rene Russo, Cornell Johnson | |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hand (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred McNeme (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 07:19 | Western Carolina | Mitchell Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Fred McNeme - foul #1 on Fred McNeme, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG) James Nadler | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Jackson (PG), Andrew Stewart (SG), Rene Russo (SF) Rodrigo Garza, John Howard, Mitchell Burns | |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Rene Russo is denied by John Keith | 54-58 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith connects on the jumper in the lane | 56-58 |
| 06:04 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 06:02 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo loses the dribble to Jose Gonzalez | 56-58 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez lays it up and in | 58-58 |
| 05:19 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme drills a jumper from the right side | 58-60 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Douglas Murchison, Ronald Hand, John Keith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), John Howard (SG), Robert Loyd (C) Albert Jackson, Andrew Stewart, Fred McNeme | |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darryl Cash, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley is whistled for traveling | 58-60 |
| 04:20 | Western Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Rene Russo | 58-60 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Espiritu | 58-60 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jose Gonzalez | 61-60 |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-60 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Rodrigo Garza takes the ball from Darryl Cash | 61-60 |
| 02:57 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza lays it in | 61-62 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-62 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rene Russo | 61-62 |
| 02:31 | Western Carolina | John Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jose Gonzalez | 63-62 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-62 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 63-62 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Loyd - foul #2 on Robert Loyd, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 65-62 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Veazey denies the turnaround by John Howard | 65-62 |
| 00:53 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza tips it home | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez double dribbles | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daryl Radley - foul #2 on Daryl Radley, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is hacked by Rene Russo - foul #3 on Rene Russo, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | John Howard comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 67-65 |