| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) C - Omar Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) SF - John Drennen (fresh) PF - Frank Monday (fresh) C - David Hearne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Omar Evans | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | William Palmer steps in front of the John Drennen pass | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Leonardo Costa steals it from David Hearne | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer lays it in on a nice dish by Leonardo Costa | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson is hacked by John Drennen - foul #1 on John Drennen, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Belton | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson is hacked by Frank Monday - foul #1 on Frank Monday, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill (PF) Frank Monday | |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans is denied on a layup by John Drennen | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is fouled on the floor by Mike Robinson - foul #1 on Mike Robinson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (C) David Hearne | |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins (C) Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Dwyer | 4-2 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:00 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Mark Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Remick (fairly fresh) SF - John Drennen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Paul Shafer (SF), Paul Weigand (C) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Young and he's hacked by Paul Shafer - foul #1 on Paul Shafer, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (SG), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Wayne Belton, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Weigand | 7-4 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Romeo | 9-4 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Young | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is fouled on the floor by Thomas Young - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Michael Pittman (SF) Thomas Young, William Shaw, John Drennen | |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | David Hearne steps in front of the Paul Shafer pass | 9-6 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday loses the dribble to Mike Robinson | 9-6 |
| 13:38 | Gardner-Webb | Jesse Remick takes the ball from Mike Robinson | 9-6 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:01 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson is whistled for a carry | 9-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Paul Shafer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Michael Pittman, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill banks in the layup | 9-8 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Pettengill is called for the reach on Mike Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins (PF), Paul Weigand (C) Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Belton - foul #1 on Wayne Belton, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Weigand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) SF - John Drennen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is fouled on the floor by Leonardo Costa - foul #1 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Paul Shafer (SF) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Eugene Romeo steps in front of the Jesse Remick pass | 9-8 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Dwyer steals the ball from Paul Weigand | 9-8 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer double dribbles | 9-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Wayne Belton, Jesse Remick, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Young | 9-11 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leonardo Costa | 12-11 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses the dunk but he's hacked by Paul Shafer - foul #2 on Paul Shafer, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG), Mike Robinson (PF) Paul Shafer, Mark Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Michael Pittman (SF) Thomas Young, John Drennen | |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) William Shaw | |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 08:36 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Paul Weigand (SF), Mark Hawkins (C) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF) Michael Pittman, Frank Monday | |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hawkins swats the layup by John Drennen | 12-14 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne hits the follow up shot | 12-16 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Pettengill swats the short shot by Mike Robinson | 12-16 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson tips it home | 14-16 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Belton | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Weigand (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jesse Remick is called for the reach on William Palmer - foul #1 on Jesse Remick, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG) Eugene Romeo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (C) David Hearne | |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Drennen | 14-18 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the easy layup | 14-18 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:38 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 06:36 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa misses the tip | 14-18 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill is hacked by Mike Robinson - foul #2 on Mike Robinson, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Omar Evans (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Paul Weigand, Mike Robinson, Mark Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Wayne Belton, Jesse Remick, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Caffee steps in front of the John Drennen pass | 14-18 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Monday - foul #2 on Frank Monday, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (PF) Frank Monday | |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer is hacked by Robert Caffee - foul #1 on Robert Caffee, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Mark Hawkins (PF) Bryan Manthey, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF) Thomas Young, William Shaw, John Drennen, Michael Dwyer | |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Remick | 15-21 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans is hacked by Michael Pittman - foul #1 on Michael Pittman, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Eugene Romeo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman tips it in | 17-23 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Palmer | 19-23 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill misses the easy layup | 19-23 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF) Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF), Frank Monday (PF) Michael Pittman, David Hearne | |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is hacked by Jesse Remick - foul #2 on Jesse Remick, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (C) Mark Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday tips it home | 21-25 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce loses the ball out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Paul Shafer (SF) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), David Hearne (C) Wayne Belton, Robert Pettengill | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick's pass is intercepted by Eugene Romeo | 21-25 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 21-25 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Eugene Romeo steals it from Frank Monday | 21-25 |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer can't finish the layup | 21-25 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Weigand - foul #1 on Paul Weigand, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG) Thomas Young | |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans blows the dunk | 21-27 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by David Hearne is blocked by Mike Robinson | 21-27 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:22 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday clanks a driving attempt from close range | 21-27 |