| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash is whistled for traveling | 27-39 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Whitley | 27-41 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Nolan Gasper - foul #1 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Ismail - foul #3 on Christopher Ismail, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (PF) Christopher Ismail | |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Veazey is called for the reach on John Gillman - foul #2 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Espiritu - foul #1 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Espiritu | 31-41 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Daryl Radley - foul #1 on Daryl Radley, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (C) Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:56 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash is called for traveling | 31-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Alan Henry | |
| 16:31 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clayton Williams | 31-44 |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the easy layup | 31-44 |
| 16:19 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Murchison | 31-44 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | John Gillman takes the ball from John Keith | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Murchison (fresh) PF - John Keith (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Blaustein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Plunkett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Keith - foul #3 on John Keith, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, John Keith, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, Edward Holm | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Whitley picks off the pass by James Nadler | 31-45 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail (PF) John Gillman | |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 14:52 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Alan Henry - foul #2 on Alan Henry, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG) James Nadler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF) Russell Brown | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jose Gonzalez - foul #1 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (PF) Kenneth Veazey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), John Gillman (C) Thomas Whitley, Alan Henry | |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jose Gonzalez | 35-47 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams can't throw it down | 35-47 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by John Gillman - foul #2 on John Gillman, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG) Nolan Gasper | |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | Jose Gonzalez steps in front of the Clayton Williams pass | 35-47 |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez blows the layup | 35-47 |
| 11:45 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Murchison (fresh) PF - John Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Blaustein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Plunkett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Ismail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-47 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail hits a floater in the lane | 35-49 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias is fouled on the floor by Douglas Murchison - foul #2 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #6 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, John Keith, William Blaustein | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Edward Holm (PF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, John Gillman | |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-49 |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper blows the dunk | 38-49 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler scores on a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Veazey - foul #3 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG) James Nadler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (PF) Edward Holm | |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 07:57 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-51 |
| 07:46 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown grabs the board | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-51 |
| 07:30 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is whistled for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (PF), John Keith (C) Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Russell Brown, Alan Henry | |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is whistled for a carry | 41-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF), William Blaustein (C) Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG) Nolan Gasper | |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias's pass is intercepted by John Keith | 41-51 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Holm - foul #2 on Edward Holm, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail (PF) Edward Holm | |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Ismail | 42-54 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Ismail | 42-54 |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Russell Iglesias | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clayton Williams - foul #1 on Clayton Williams, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, William Blaustein, John Keith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, John Gillman | |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Whitley | 44-58 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu can't finish the layup | 44-58 |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett grabs the board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry tips it in | 44-60 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Edward Holm (PF), Willie Marriott (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Iglesias | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Blaustein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Marriott (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Willie Marriott gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown misses long on a jumper from the left block | 44-62 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Nadler | 46-62 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Willie Marriott buries a fadeaway in the paint | 46-64 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-64 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Willie Marriott pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Clayton Williams | 46-66 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Willie Marriott - foul #1 on Willie Marriott, team foul #8 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (PF) Willie Marriott | |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias connects on the shot from the left side set up by Clayton Williams | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clayton Williams - foul #2 on Clayton Williams, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams runs out the clock | 48-68 |