| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hearne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 19:36 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes double dribbles | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Gardner-Webb | David Hearne swats the short shot by Mike Robinson | 31-31 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jesse Remick | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:23 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the fadeaway from the right block | 31-31 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Mike Robinson, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF) Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses long on a runner near the basket | 31-31 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 16:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | William Palmer is called for the reach on Jesse Remick - foul #1 on William Palmer, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Robert Caffee (SF) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Michael Dwyer (C) Thomas Young, David Hearne | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Shafer picks off the pass by Jesse Remick | 31-33 |
| 16:12 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Caffee | 33-33 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jesse Remick | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Moen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Shaw (fresh) SG - Jesse Remick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Cobb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Leonardo Costa and he's fouled by Francis Cobb - foul #2 on Francis Cobb, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF) Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (SG), Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF) Jesse Remick, Francis Cobb, Michael Dwyer | |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Murphy | 36-37 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Shaw takes the ball from Mike Robinson | 36-37 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), George Avalos (C) Paul Shafer, Leonardo Costa, Paul Weigand, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), David Hearne (C) William Shaw, Michael Murphy, Robert Pettengill | |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Palmer | 38-37 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Neil Pearce is called for the reach on David Hearne - foul #1 on Neil Pearce, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes's floater is tipped away by George Avalos | 38-37 |
| 14:03 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Romeo | 40-37 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 13:17 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by George Avalos and the foul's on Thomas Simek - foul #2 on Thomas Simek, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (C) George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF) Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek | |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill knocks in the floater from the right block | 42-39 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Hearne - foul #1 on David Hearne, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (SF), George Avalos (C) Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Michael Murphy (SG), Michael Hayes (SF) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick, Francis Cobb | |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Hearne | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 6 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Shaw (fresh) SG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Hearne (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 43-39 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 11:29 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 11:08 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Palmer | 45-41 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Hayes - foul #3 on Michael Hayes, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Paul Weigand, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Francis Cobb (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) William Shaw, Michael Murphy, Michael Hayes, Robert Pettengill, David Hearne | |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Paul Shafer picks off the pass by Francis Cobb | 47-41 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce dunks the ball on a great pass from Paul Shafer and the foul's on Thomas Simek - foul #3 on Thomas Simek, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SG), Mike Robinson (PF) Paul Shafer, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill (C) Michael Dwyer | |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young's pass is intercepted by Neil Pearce | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 08:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Neil Pearce is called for the reach on Francis Cobb - foul #2 on Neil Pearce, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG) Leonardo Costa, Bryan Manthey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes (SF), David Hearne (C) Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill | |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Simek - foul #4 on Thomas Simek, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos (C) Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG) Thomas Young | |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Shaw (fresh) SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - David Hearne (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:56 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos loses the dribble to Jesse Remick | 54-41 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Shaw | 54-44 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo's pass is intercepted by Jesse Remick | 54-44 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Hayes - foul #4 on Michael Hayes, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Paul Shafer (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Eugene Romeo, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, David Hearne | |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer jams it on a great pass from Thomas Young | 56-46 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-46 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Shafer is called for the reach on Francis Cobb - foul #3 on Paul Shafer, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF) William Palmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) William Shaw | |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb's floater is tipped away by Paul Weigand | 56-46 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill gets the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Leonardo Costa steps in front of the Robert Pettengill pass | 56-46 |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa lays it in | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 58-48 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer is hacked by Michael Dwyer - foul #2 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Neil Pearce (SF) Leonardo Costa, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes (SF), David Hearne (C) Francis Cobb, Michael Dwyer | |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill loses the dribble to Paul Shafer | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Shafer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Moen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young misses badly on a shot in the lane | 60-48 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Pettengill | 60-48 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Hearne | 60-50 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 63-50 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is hacked by Ronald Moen - foul #2 on Ronald Moen, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (SG), Robert Caffee (SF) Eugene Romeo, Neil Pearce | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Michael Murphy (SG), Francis Cobb (SF), Michael Dwyer (C) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, David Hearne | |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-50 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb drills a floater from the right block | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer runs out the clock | 63-52 |