| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Harper (fresh) SF - Eric Borchert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Shehan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Zerom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Eric Borchert takes the ball from Gary Lewter | 31-24 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Borchert | 31-26 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Shehan | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Irwin | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker is hacked by Gary Lewter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Lewter, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Shehan misses short on a shot in the lane | 31-29 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Shehan snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:42 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Shehan | 31-32 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Machuca | 33-32 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Fabian - foul #3 on Charles Fabian, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Joe Link (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Eric Machuca, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson (PG), Desmond Pressley (SG), Mark Frost (PF), Daniel Craig (C) Scott Walker, Charles Harper, Thomas Shehan, Andrew Zerom | |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Mark Frost steals it from Robert Wilson | 33-34 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Desmond Pressley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kal Goldberg - foul #1 on Kal Goldberg, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher (PF) Gary Lewter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel (C) Eric Borchert | |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Desmond Pressley makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Desmond Pressley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Joe Link misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodger Anderson | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kal Goldberg (fresh) SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert O'Kelley (fresh) PF - Edward Fleisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Link (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rodger Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Desmond Pressley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Frost (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Craig (fresh) C - Billy Zindel (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Kal Goldberg | 37-38 |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kal Goldberg steps in front of the Rodger Anderson pass in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert O'Kelley | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Desmond Pressley | 39-41 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 14:45 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:27 | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Joe Link gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Fleisher | 42-41 |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Link - foul #1 on Joe Link, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Eric Machuca (SG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), Charles Fabian (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Kal Goldberg, Robert Wilson, Robert O'Kelley, Edward Fleisher, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker (PG), Charles Harper (SG), Eric Borchert (SF), Thomas Shehan (PF) Rodger Anderson, Desmond Pressley, Mark Frost, Daniel Craig | |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian is hacked by Thomas Shehan - foul #1 on Thomas Shehan, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom (C) Billy Zindel | |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Shehan snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Machuca | 45-43 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Harper | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Shehan - foul #2 on Thomas Shehan, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:54 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Zerom | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Borchert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Shehan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Zerom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Shehan - foul #3 on Thomas Shehan, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Frost (PF) Thomas Shehan | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper tips it in | 48-50 |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Fitzwater | 50-50 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper is fouled on the floor by Eric Machuca - foul #1 on Eric Machuca, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Edward Fleisher (PF), Joe Link (C) Gary Lewter, Eric Machuca, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson (PG), Desmond Pressley (SF), Daniel Craig (PF), Billy Zindel (C) Scott Walker, Charles Harper, Eric Borchert, Andrew Zerom | |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 09:54 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Joe Link grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert O'Kelley takes the ball from Mark Frost | 52-50 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Desmond Pressley | 52-50 |
| 08:37 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Eric Machuca (SG), Charles Fabian (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Kal Goldberg, Robert Wilson, Edward Fleisher, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Shehan (PF) Billy Zindel | |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Fabian | 54-50 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Frost knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Charles Fabian - foul #4 on Charles Fabian, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin (SF) Robert O'Kelley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker (PG), Eric Borchert (SF), Andrew Zerom (C) Rodger Anderson, Desmond Pressley, Daniel Craig | |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Frost misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Fitzwater | 54-52 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin scores on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Frost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Borchert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Shehan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Zerom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Frost clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter can't finish the layup | 57-52 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater tips it home | 59-52 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Frost misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom tips it home | 59-54 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter is hacked by Andrew Zerom - foul #1 on Andrew Zerom, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG), Robert O'Kelley (C) Eric Machuca, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper (SG) Mark Frost | |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian misses the tip | 59-54 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Shehan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-54 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom tips it in | 59-56 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Zerom | 59-56 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert O'Kelley - foul #3 on Robert O'Kelley, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Machuca (SG), Joe Link (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Gary Lewter, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson (PG), Desmond Pressley (SF), Daniel Craig (PF), Billy Zindel (C) Scott Walker, Eric Borchert, Thomas Shehan, Andrew Zerom | |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Desmond Pressley | 59-58 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Desmond Pressley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 04:54 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig tips it but misses | 59-58 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:41 | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Harper | 59-60 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 04:22 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Zindel can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 59-60 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Rodger Anderson is called for the reach on Robert O'Kelley - foul #1 on Rodger Anderson, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), Charles Fabian (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Kal Goldberg, Robert O'Kelley, Joe Link, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker (PG), Mark Frost (SG), Andrew Zerom (C) Rodger Anderson, Charles Harper, Billy Zindel | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Irwin | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Frost (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Desmond Pressley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Craig (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Zerom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater misses the dunk | 59-60 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:05 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Craig loses the ball out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (SG) Eric Machuca | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert (SF), Thomas Shehan (PF) Desmond Pressley, Daniel Craig | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Shehan - foul #4 on Thomas Shehan, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper (SG) Mark Frost | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper is fouled on the floor by Charles Fabian - foul #5 on Charles Fabian, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley (PF) Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson (PG), Billy Zindel (C) Scott Walker, Andrew Zerom | |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fitzwater and he's fouled by Rodger Anderson - foul #2 on Rodger Anderson, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Machuca (SG) Kal Goldberg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker (PG), Andrew Zerom (C) Rodger Anderson, Billy Zindel | |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Shehan | 62-61 |
| 01:38 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Shehan snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Borchert tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Charles Harper steals the ball from Robert O'Kelley | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Harper drills a floater from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom is hacked by Gary Lewter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Lewter, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rodger Anderson (PG) Scott Walker | |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Zerom runs out the clock | 62-67 |