| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) C - Omar Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SG - William Hinrichs (fresh) SF - Reuben Lambert (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) C - Bryon Casey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Bryon Casey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | American U. | Bryon Casey's floater is tipped away by Neil Pearce | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | American U. | Bryon Casey tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 3-2 |
| 19:22 | American U. | William Hinrichs misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | American U. | The rebound goes to Reuben Lambert | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | American U. | Reuben Lambert hits a jump hook from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Bennett - foul #1 on Samuel Bennett, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:39 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Palmer | 5-4 |
| 18:23 | American U. | Bryon Casey can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Bryon Casey hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| 17:56 | American U. | Reuben Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (SG), Richard Vallecillo (PF), Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) William Hinrichs, Jeffrey Davis, Bryon Casey | |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is hacked by Samuel Bennett - foul #2 on Samuel Bennett, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | American U. | James Sather (PG) Samuel Bennett | |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce scores on a floater from close range | 7-6 |
| 17:03 | American U. | James Sather can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | American U. | Ronald Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:21 | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Vallecillo | 7-8 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Sather - foul #1 on James Sather, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Eugene Romeo (SG), Mark Hawkins (PF), Paul Weigand (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | American U. | William Hinrichs (SG), William Frazier (SF), Jeffrey Davis (PF), Bryon Casey (C) Ronald Robinson, Reuben Lambert, Richard Vallecillo, Johnathon Pertsovsky | |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:46 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 15:45 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fresh) SG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) C - Paul Weigand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sather (fresh) SG - William Hinrichs (fresh) SF - William Frazier (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) C - Bryon Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo can't connect on a floater from the right side | 9-8 |
| 15:38 | American U. | William Frazier pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:22 | American U. | Bryon Casey is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (PF) Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (PG) James Sather | |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:03 | American U. | William Hinrichs grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Caffee - foul #1 on Robert Caffee, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:48 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo's pass is intercepted by William Hinrichs | 9-9 |
| 14:34 | American U. | William Hinrichs lays it in | 9-11 |
| 14:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is hacked by Ronald Robinson - foul #1 on Ronald Robinson, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG) Eugene Romeo | |
| Subs | American U. | James Sather (PG), Reuben Lambert (SF), Richard Vallecillo (PF), Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) Ronald Robinson, William Frazier, Jeffrey Davis, Bryon Casey | |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-11 |
| 13:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits the finger roll and the foul's on Reuben Lambert - foul #1 on Reuben Lambert, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Paul Shafer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | American U. | Clarence Han (SG) William Hinrichs | |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Clarence Han scores on a turnaround from the left block | 12-13 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-13 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonardo Costa | 15-13 |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by James Sather - foul #2 on James Sather, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Eugene Romeo (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mark Hawkins (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Robert Caffee, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (PG), William Hinrichs (SG), William Frazier (SF), Bryon Casey (C) James Sather, Clarence Han, Reuben Lambert, Johnathon Pertsovsky | |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:36 | American U. | William Hinrichs knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by William Frazier | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fresh) SG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Robinson (fresh) SG - William Hinrichs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Frazier (fresh) PF - Richard Vallecillo (fairly fresh) C - Bryon Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Bryon Casey - foul #1 on Bryon Casey, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (C) Mike Robinson | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Davis (PF) Richard Vallecillo | |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Ronald Robinson buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Davis | 19-17 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | William Hinrichs steals the ball from Paul Shafer in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 10:56 | American U. | William Frazier blows the layup | 19-17 |
| 10:55 | American U. | William Frazier snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:49 | American U. | Ronald Robinson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Paul Shafer - foul #1 on Paul Shafer, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG) Paul Shafer, Eugene Romeo | |
| Subs | American U. | Reuben Lambert (SF) William Frazier | |
| 10:49 | American U. | Ronald Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:49 | American U. | Ronald Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Palmer and the foul's on Jeffrey Davis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Davis, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans (C) Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Ronald Robinson is hacked by Leonardo Costa - foul #1 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| 10:09 | American U. | Reuben Lambert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leonardo Costa - foul #2 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG) Leonardo Costa | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:09 | American U. | Reuben Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:09 | American U. | Reuben Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:54 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer travels with the ball | 22-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF) Mark Hawkins | |
| Subs | American U. | William Frazier (SG), Richard Vallecillo (PF) William Hinrichs, Jeffrey Davis | |
| 09:38 | American U. | Ronald Robinson is whistled for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) Bryon Casey | |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | American U. | Clarence Han (SG) Ronald Robinson | |
| 09:17 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 09:15 | American U. | Reuben Lambert can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Palmer | 22-20 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is fouled on the floor by Clarence Han - foul #1 on Clarence Han, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (SF), Mark Hawkins (C) Neil Pearce, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | American U. | William Hinrichs (SG) Reuben Lambert | |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:51 | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:30 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Robert Caffee (PF) Paul Shafer, William Palmer, Mike Robinson | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (PG), Jeffrey Davis (PF), Bryon Casey (C) Clarence Han, Richard Vallecillo, Johnathon Pertsovsky | |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 24-20 |
| 08:01 | American U. | Bryan Manthey picks off the pass by Jeffrey Davis | 24-20 |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Manthey | 26-20 |
| 07:43 | American U. | Robert Caffee is called for the reach on William Frazier - foul #2 on Robert Caffee, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF) Bryan Manthey, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | American U. | Reuben Lambert (SF) William Frazier | |
| 07:32 | American U. | Bryon Casey hits a runner from close range and the foul's on Paul Weigand - foul #1 on Paul Weigand, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | American U. | Clarence Han (SG) William Hinrichs | |
| 07:32 | American U. | Bryon Casey makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Weigand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Han (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reuben Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryon Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer can't throw it down | 26-23 |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 07:03 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 07:01 | American U. | Bryon Casey grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce can't finish the layup | 26-23 |
| 06:35 | American U. | Reuben Lambert pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Clarence Han hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is hacked by Clarence Han - foul #2 on Clarence Han, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (PG), Paul Shafer (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, Neil Pearce, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | American U. | William Frazier (PG), William Hinrichs (SG), Richard Vallecillo (PF), Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) Ronald Robinson, Clarence Han, Jeffrey Davis, Bryon Casey | |
| 05:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:36 | American U. | William Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is whistled for traveling | 28-23 |
| 05:07 | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky connects on the turnaround in the lane | 28-25 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Palmer and he's fouled by Richard Vallecillo - foul #1 on Richard Vallecillo, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG) William Palmer | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (PG) William Frazier | |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:48 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 04:32 | American U. | Reuben Lambert makes the shot from the left block set up by Richard Vallecillo | 30-27 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Robinson takes the ball from Bryan Manthey | 30-27 |
| 03:49 | American U. | Bryan Manthey picks off the pass by Johnathon Pertsovsky | 30-27 |
| 03:34 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:33 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Manthey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Omar Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Hinrichs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Reuben Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnathon Pertsovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Ronald Robinson is hacked by Omar Evans - foul #1 on Omar Evans, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mark Hawkins (PF), Paul Weigand (C) Eugene Romeo, Bryan Manthey, Paul Shafer, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | American U. | Samuel Bennett (PG), William Frazier (SF), Jeffrey Davis (PF), Bryon Casey (C) William Hinrichs, Reuben Lambert, Richard Vallecillo, Johnathon Pertsovsky | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Ronald Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Ronald Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 03:03 | American U. | Ronald Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 02:40 | American U. | Bryon Casey pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:18 | American U. | William Frazier connects on the shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 32-33 |
| 01:44 | American U. | William Frazier makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Bennett | 32-35 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Robinson - foul #2 on Ronald Robinson, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans (C) Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | American U. | William Hinrichs (SG), Clarence Han (SF), Richard Vallecillo (PF), Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) Ronald Robinson, William Frazier, Jeffrey Davis, Bryon Casey | |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:07 | American U. | William Hinrichs hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 33-35 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce travels with the ball | 33-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Eugene Romeo (SG), Mike Robinson (PF) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Mark Hawkins | |
| Subs | American U. | James Sather (PG), Reuben Lambert (SF) Samuel Bennett, Clarence Han | |
| 00:34 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Robinson | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | The clock runs out | 33-35 |