| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) C - Omar Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Donald Bowie (fresh) SG - Paul Ashbaugh (fresh) SF - Brandon Downey (fresh) PF - Donald Irwin (fresh) C - Charles Rolfes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Morgan State | Paul Ashbaugh lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Rolfes and he's hacked by William Palmer - foul #1 on William Palmer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | Morgan State | Paul Ashbaugh makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Morgan State | Omar Evans steals it from Brandon Downey | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bowie picks off the pass by Leonardo Costa | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Morgan State | Donald Irwin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Morgan State | Brandon Downey hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Downey is called for the reach on Neil Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Downey, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Morgan State | Donald Bowie hits the finger roll set up by Charles Rolfes | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is hacked by Brandon Downey - foul #2 on Brandon Downey, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Eugene Romeo (SG), Paul Weigand (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Mark Hawkins (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Mark Mays (PG), Alfred Jones (SG), Jason Briggs (SF), William Becker (PF), Laurence Goodman (C) Donald Bowie, Paul Ashbaugh, Brandon Downey, Donald Irwin, Charles Rolfes | |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Morgan State | William Becker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Caffee - foul #1 on Robert Caffee, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 16:32 | Morgan State | William Becker misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Morgan State | William Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | William Becker steps in front of the Eugene Romeo pass | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Morgan State | William Becker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alfred Jones | 4-10 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:06 | Morgan State | Laurence Goodman snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:43 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-10 |
| 15:42 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Shafer (fresh) PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) C - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Mark Mays (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Becker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Briggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Laurence Goodman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Morgan State | William Becker buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Mays | 4-12 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Romeo, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, Paul Shafer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Donald Bowie (PG), Paul Ashbaugh (SG), Donald Irwin (PF), Charles Rolfes (C) Mark Mays, Alfred Jones, William Becker, Laurence Goodman | |
| 15:06 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs hits the finger roll | 4-14 |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Bowie steals it from Omar Evans | 4-14 |
| 14:50 | Morgan State | Donald Bowie hits the finger roll | 4-16 |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the easy layup | 4-16 |
| 14:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans tips it back up and in | 6-16 |
| 14:12 | Morgan State | Charles Rolfes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-16 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Palmer | 6-16 |
| 14:08 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Briggs - foul #1 on Jason Briggs, team foul #3 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (SG), Robert Caffee (PF), Mark Hawkins (C) William Palmer, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 13:58 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 13:56 | Morgan State | Donald Bowie grabs the board | 6-16 |
| 13:37 | Morgan State | Donald Bowie clanks a shot from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 6-16 |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is hacked by Paul Ashbaugh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Ashbaugh, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Paul Weigand (SF) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Alfred Jones (PG), Lawrence Haigh (SG), William Becker (SF), Laurence Goodman (C) Donald Bowie, Paul Ashbaugh, Jason Briggs, Charles Rolfes | |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-16 |
| 13:24 | Morgan State | Laurence Goodman snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 13:20 | Morgan State | Alfred Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-16 |
| 13:18 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee grabs the defensive rebound | 6-16 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-16 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo snags the offensive board | 6-16 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Laurence Goodman - foul #1 on Laurence Goodman, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, Paul Weigand, Robert Caffee, Mark Hawkins | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Mark Mays (PG), Paul Ashbaugh (SG), Jason Briggs (SF) Alfred Jones, Lawrence Haigh, William Becker | |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-16 |
| 12:25 | Morgan State | Donald Irwin snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 12:10 | Morgan State | Laurence Goodman is hacked by Omar Evans - foul #1 on Omar Evans, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (PG) Paul Shafer | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Donald Bowie (PG), Charles Rolfes (C) Mark Mays, Laurence Goodman | |
| 11:50 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the board | 6-16 |
| 11:26 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce clanks a shot from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Robinson | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Bryan Manthey (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Pearce (fairly fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Omar Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Donald Bowie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Ashbaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Briggs (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Irwin (tiring) C - Charles Rolfes (tiring) | |
| 11:07 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 6-16 |
| 11:05 | Morgan State | Charles Rolfes snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 10:54 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Neil Pearce - foul #1 on Neil Pearce, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Eugene Romeo (SG), Paul Weigand (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Mark Hawkins (C) Bryan Manthey, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Mark Mays (PG), Alfred Jones (SG), William Becker (PF), Laurence Goodman (C) Donald Bowie, Paul Ashbaugh, Donald Irwin, Charles Rolfes | |
| 10:54 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 10:54 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 10:44 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonardo Costa and the foul's on Laurence Goodman - foul #2 on Laurence Goodman, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (SF) Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Charles Rolfes (C) Laurence Goodman | |
| 10:44 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:15 | Morgan State | Charles Rolfes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonardo Costa | 9-17 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins connects on the runner in the paint set up by Leonardo Costa and he's fouled by Jason Briggs - foul #2 on Jason Briggs, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Eugene Romeo | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Donald Irwin (PF) Jason Briggs | |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:43 | Morgan State | Alfred Jones is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Omar Evans (C) Paul Shafer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Donald Bowie (PG), Paul Ashbaugh (SG) Mark Mays, Alfred Jones | |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer drills a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on William Becker - foul #1 on William Becker, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:11 | Morgan State | Donald Bowie is hacked by Neil Pearce - foul #2 on Neil Pearce, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Mike Robinson (PF) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 08:52 | Morgan State | Donald Irwin clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Caffee - foul #2 on Robert Caffee, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SG), Paul Shafer (SF) William Palmer, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Alfred Jones (PG) Donald Bowie | |
| 08:52 | Morgan State | Donald Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:52 | Morgan State | Donald Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer is hacked by Charles Rolfes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Rolfes, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:21 | Morgan State | Donald Irwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:19 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer is fouled on the floor by Charles Rolfes - foul #2 on Charles Rolfes, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG), Mark Hawkins (PF), Paul Weigand (C) Eugene Romeo, Bryan Manthey, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Mark Mays (PG), Laurence Goodman (C) Paul Ashbaugh, Charles Rolfes | |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:45 | Morgan State | Mark Mays hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:32 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins is open and buries a shot in the lane set up by Paul Weigand | 21-19 |
| 07:11 | Morgan State | Mark Mays hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 07:10 | Morgan State | Mark Mays grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Weigand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Mark Mays (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Becker (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Donald Irwin (tired) 2 pts. C - Laurence Goodman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Morgan State | Alfred Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:34 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins comes up short on the floater from the left block | 21-19 |
| 06:32 | Morgan State | Laurence Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:18 | Morgan State | Mark Mays clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 21-19 |
| 05:56 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Laurence Goodman - foul #3 on Laurence Goodman, team foul #11 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Donald Bowie (PG), Paul Ashbaugh (SG), Brandon Downey (SF) Mark Mays, Alfred Jones, Laurence Goodman | |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:21 | Morgan State | Eugene Romeo steals it from William Becker | 23-19 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson can't finish the layup | 23-19 |
| 04:58 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Paul Ashbaugh | 23-19 |
| 04:29 | Morgan State | Paul Ashbaugh connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Bowie | 23-22 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Eugene Romeo | 26-22 |
| 03:52 | Morgan State | Brandon Downey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Robinson | 29-22 |
| 03:08 | Morgan State | William Becker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Manthey (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Shafer (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Omar Evans (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Donald Bowie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Downey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Irwin (very tired) 2 pts. C - William Becker (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Irwin - foul #1 on Donald Irwin, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mark Hawkins (C) Eugene Romeo, Bryan Manthey, Paul Shafer, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Mark Mays (PG), Lawrence Haigh (SG), Jason Briggs (PF), Charles Rolfes (C) Donald Bowie, Paul Ashbaugh, Donald Irwin, William Becker | |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:24 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Haigh - foul #1 on Lawrence Haigh, team foul #13 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (C) Mike Robinson | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:21 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 01:58 | Morgan State | Brandon Downey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Palmer and he's hacked by Brandon Downey - foul #3 on Brandon Downey, team foul #14 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Alfred Jones (PG), Donald Irwin (PF) Mark Mays, Brandon Downey | |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:51 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:41 | Morgan State | Jason Briggs misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 01:14 | Morgan State | Lawrence Haigh grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:00 | Morgan State | Lawrence Haigh scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Jones | 32-30 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Palmer | 34-30 |
| 00:25 | Morgan State | Alfred Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 00:24 | Morgan State | Charles Rolfes hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Haigh - foul #2 on Lawrence Haigh, team foul #15 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (SG), Robert Caffee (PF), Omar Evans (C) William Palmer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Morgan State | Donald Bowie (PG), Paul Ashbaugh (SG), William Becker (PF) Alfred Jones, Lawrence Haigh, Donald Irwin | |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | Morgan State | William Becker double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG), Mike Robinson (PF) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-32 |