| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) C - Daryl Radley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu throws it down | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Veazey picks off the pass by Thomas Whitley | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Alan Henry picks off the pass by Daryl Radley | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is hacked by Arthur Espiritu - foul #1 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley's pass is intercepted by Darryl Cash | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Plunkett is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez - foul #1 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez blows the dunk | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is hacked by Arthur Espiritu - foul #2 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SF), John Keith (C) Arthur Espiritu, Daryl Radley | |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Veazey | 3-7 |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey hits a floater from the left side | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 16:12 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand scores on a floater from the right block set up by Jose Gonzalez | 5-11 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SF), Daryl Radley (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Kenneth Veazey | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clayton Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fresh) C - Edward Holm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) SG - Ronald Hand (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Murchison (fresh) PF - John Keith (fresh) C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand scores on a 3 from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the dunk | 5-14 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Holm | 5-14 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Plunkett | 8-14 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith hits a jump hook from close range set up by Ronald Hand | 8-16 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Plunkett | 10-16 |
| 13:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler's floater is tipped away by Edward Holm | 10-16 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Clayton Williams | 12-16 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Clayton Williams, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Kenneth Veazey (PF), William Blaustein (C) James Nadler, Ronald Hand, John Keith, Daryl Radley | |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Russell Iglesias | 14-16 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez travels in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown is fouled on the floor by William Blaustein - foul #1 on William Blaustein, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG) Russell Iglesias | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SF) Douglas Murchison | |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Russell Brown | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) SF - Ronald Hand (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Blaustein (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ismail - foul #1 on Christopher Ismail, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley (C) William Blaustein | |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams is called for traveling | 17-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF) Clayton Williams, Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Gillman is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #2 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Douglas Murchison (SF), John Keith (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Ronald Hand, Kenneth Veazey, Daryl Radley | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the shot from the left wing set up by Clayton Williams | 22-16 |
| 08:37 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Nadler and he's hacked by Robert Plunkett - foul #2 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF) Robert Plunkett, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey (PF) Darryl Cash | |
| 08:37 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | William Blaustein is called for the reach on Clayton Williams - foul #2 on William Blaustein, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG) William Blaustein | |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Brown | 24-19 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey is hacked by Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Daryl Radley (C) James Nadler, John Keith | |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hand (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Veazey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton Williams | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-21 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley tips it in | 26-23 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias can't connect on a shot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Williams | 29-23 |
| 06:29 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses short on a floater in the paint | 29-23 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ismail is called for the reach on Daryl Radley - foul #2 on Christopher Ismail, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), John Gillman (PF) Clayton Williams, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), John Keith (PF) Ronald Hand, Kenneth Veazey | |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm (C) Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey (PF) Daryl Radley | |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Veazey - foul #1 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SF) Douglas Murchison | |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Iglesias is called for the reach on Darryl Cash - foul #1 on Russell Iglesias, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy (SF) Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:59 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-24 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Veazey snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Christy - foul #1 on Norman Christy, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Daryl Radley (C) Jose Gonzalez, Kenneth Veazey | |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 03:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 29-25 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Christy (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Nadler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) SF - Ronald Hand (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler loses the ball out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF) Clayton Williams, Norman Christy, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Arthur Espiritu (SF) James Nadler, Ronald Hand | |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Espiritu steals it from Nolan Gasper | 31-25 |
| 02:16 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Arthur Espiritu is denied by Thomas Whitley | 31-25 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 31-25 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-25 |
| 01:21 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by John Keith is blocked by Alan Henry | 31-25 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash tips it in | 31-27 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley blows the dunk | 31-27 |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Darryl Cash is blocked by Christopher Ismail | 31-27 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 00:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Nolan Gasper and he's fouled by Arthur Espiritu - foul #3 on Arthur Espiritu, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), William Blaustein (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, John Keith, Daryl Radley | |
| 00:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |