| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Vacca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Keith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Daryl Radley - foul #1 on Daryl Radley, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 40-28 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan blows the layup but he's fouled by Keith Vacca - foul #2 on Keith Vacca, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Perry | 42-31 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 45-31 |
| 18:32 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the shot from the left side | 45-31 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 47-31 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gillett takes the ball from Charles Baudoin | 47-31 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 49-31 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the offensive board | 49-31 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, Robert Sand, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG), William Blaustein (SF), Abraham Bordelon (PF) Charles Baudoin, Keith Vacca, John Keith | |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Hall and he's hacked by Abraham Bordelon - foul #1 on Abraham Bordelon, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns (C) Daryl Radley | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses the free throw | 51-33 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to William Blaustein | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Blaustein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kuhns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry is called for traveling | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Barry Morgan (C) Albert Hall, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (SG) John Perry | |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | John Villela misses the 3 from straight away | 51-33 |
| 15:20 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Morgan picks off the pass by David Kuhns | 51-33 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | John Villela hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William Blaustein - foul #2 on William Blaustein, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Brian Gray (SF) John Villela, Robert Engelberg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (PF) David Kuhns | |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 53-33 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 56-36 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on John Wynn - foul #1 on John Wynn, team foul #2 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Robert Sand (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Brian Gray, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), Keith Vacca (SF), Daryl Radley (C) John Walker, William Blaustein, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan snags the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Sand swats the dunk try by Daryl Radley | 58-38 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | John Villela pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Brian Gray (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (SG), David Kuhns (PF) James Nadler, John Keith | |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Vacca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Kuhns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Sand is called for the reach on David Kuhns - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (PF) David Kuhns | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Daryl Radley picks off the pass by Robert Sand | 58-41 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin is hacked by Arnold Logan - foul #1 on Arnold Logan, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG), Abraham Bordelon (PF), David Kuhns (C) Charles Baudoin, Keith Vacca, Daryl Radley | |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 10:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 58-41 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Sand | 60-41 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-41 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Sand | 60-41 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 08:53 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry is whistled for traveling | 60-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), John Wynn (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Brian Gray, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), James Nadler (SG), Keith Vacca (SF), John Keith (PF), Daryl Radley (C) John Walker, John Perry, William Blaustein, Abraham Bordelon, David Kuhns | |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Barry Morgan | 62-41 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | John Villela snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Arnold Logan is blocked by Daryl Radley | 62-41 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nadler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Keith Vacca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Radley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Baudoin | 62-43 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan's fadeaway is rejected by John Keith | 62-43 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | John Villela pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Nadler - foul #4 on James Nadler, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Brian Gray (SF), Robert Sand (PF) John Villela, Albert Hall, Arnold Logan, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (SF) Keith Vacca | |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein drills a turnaround in the lane set up by James Nadler | 64-45 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand is hacked by John Keith - foul #3 on John Keith, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG), John Perry (SG), Abraham Bordelon (PF), David Kuhns (C) Charles Baudoin, James Nadler, John Keith, Daryl Radley | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stanley Shimer - foul #1 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SF) Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray clanks a runner in the lane | 64-46 |
| 05:12 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon misses the jumper from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 64-46 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Luis Gillett and the foul's on John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #7 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Robert Sand, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Walker, team foul #8 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Kuhns - foul #1 on David Kuhns, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Engelberg steals the ball from David Kuhns | 67-46 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Engelberg | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns double dribbles | 69-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (SF) Robert Engelberg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Kuhns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blaustein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Abraham Bordelon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray can't tip it in | 69-46 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall tips it in | 71-46 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry loses the dribble to Albert Hall | 71-46 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Hall | 73-46 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Wynn - foul #2 on John Wynn, team foul #7 | 73-46 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Albert Hall | 76-48 |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-48 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray scores on a shot near the basket | 78-48 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker is hacked by John Villela - foul #2 on John Villela, team foul #8 | 78-48 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 78-50 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Albert Hall | 80-50 |
| 01:09 | Gardner-Webb | John Wynn steps in front of the William Blaustein pass | 80-50 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Abraham Bordelon denies the turnaround by John Wynn | 80-50 |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon grabs the board | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Blaustein | 80-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | John Villela drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Albert Hall | 82-53 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry buries a jumpshot from the right side | 82-55 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Villela runs out the clock | 82-55 |