| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Monday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Remick | 38-29 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Drennen - foul #1 on John Drennen, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Hearne | 38-30 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by David Hearne - foul #2 on David Hearne, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses the 3rd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is fouled in the backcourt by Leonardo Costa - foul #3 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG) Leonardo Costa | |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 17:38 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Omar Evans | 38-32 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson's pass is intercepted by David Hearne | 38-32 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Belton steps in front of the William Palmer pass | 38-32 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-32 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | William Palmer is called for the reach on John Drennen - foul #2 on William Palmer, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, Jesse Remick, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (SG), Paul Weigand (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Mark Hawkins (C) William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) SG - William Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Young steals it from Paul Weigand | 40-32 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Pittman | 43-32 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses short on a jumper near the basket | 43-32 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill misses the runner from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 14:16 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill misses the easy layup | 43-35 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pettengill | 43-35 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hawkins is called for the reach on Michael Pittman - foul #2 on Mark Hawkins, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), John Drennen (SF), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Thomas Young, William Shaw, Michael Pittman, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Paul Shafer, Eugene Romeo, Paul Weigand, Robert Caffee, Mark Hawkins | |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Pearce | 43-37 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Monday | 43-37 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jesse Remick steps in front of the Neil Pearce pass | 46-37 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a shot from close range | 46-37 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Monday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans's floater is tipped away by David Hearne | 48-37 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leonardo Costa | 48-39 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | William Palmer picks off the pass by David Hearne | 48-39 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frank Monday | 48-39 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce is hacked by John Drennen - foul #2 on John Drennen, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, Jesse Remick, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 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 | |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Pettengill | 48-39 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses long on a shot from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Shafer | 48-41 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hawkins takes the ball from Michael Dwyer | 48-41 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Robert Caffee is blocked by Michael Pittman | 48-41 |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Pettengill - foul #1 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), John Drennen (SF) Thomas Young, William Shaw, Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Robert Caffee | |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Drennen and he's fouled by Paul Weigand - foul #2 on Paul Weigand, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Hearne (C) Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF) Eugene Romeo, Paul Shafer | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Hearne (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 06:36 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leonardo Costa | 53-46 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday (PF) Robert Pettengill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF), Paul Shafer (C) Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday can't throw it down | 56-46 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce buries a 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Palmer | 56-49 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG), Robert Pettengill (C) Jesse Remick, David Hearne | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (SG), Robert Caffee (SF), Omar Evans (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Neil Pearce | |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Caffee takes the ball from Robert Pettengill | 56-49 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 03:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is hacked by Paul Shafer - foul #2 on Paul Shafer, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, John Drennen, Frank Monday | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (SF), Mark Hawkins (PF) Robert Caffee, Mike Robinson | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Eugene Romeo steals it from Thomas Young | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Dwyer | 56-51 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Pittman | 56-51 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), John Drennen (SF), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Thomas Young, William Shaw, Michael Pittman, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF) Paul Shafer, Eugene Romeo, Paul Weigand, Mark Hawkins | |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-51 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is fouled on the floor by Wayne Belton - foul #1 on Wayne Belton, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Hearne takes the ball from William Palmer | 56-51 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Monday - foul #1 on Frank Monday, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 56-52 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Omar Evans steps in front of the John Drennen pass | 56-55 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans connects on the jumper from the right side set up by William Palmer | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans runs out the clock | 56-57 |