| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Serna (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses badly on a shot from the right block | 30-31 |
| 19:32 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Sammie Littlefield | 32-31 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard is hacked by Anthony Wallace - foul #1 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray is fouled on the floor by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #1 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray is fouled on the floor by Anthony Wallace - foul #2 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse (PF) Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray hits a 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Serna drills a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott Mattes | 38-33 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Serna scores on a shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Curtis Cordray and he's fouled by Charles Johnson - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman (PG), Richard Devore (SG), Kevin Rountree (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Curtis Cordray, Scott Mattes, Jerry Dennard, Sammie Littlefield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (PG), Carmelo Perez (SG), Ray Johnson (SF), Michael Adams (PF), Daniel Alberthal (C) Anthony Wallace, Charles Johnson, Ronald Serna, Billy Lemmons, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:59 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Alberthal | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ronald Denman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Devore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Rountree (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Perez (fresh) SF - Ray Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Norman Hillhouse swats the short shot by Walter Heal | 41-35 |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 41-35 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Johnson | 41-35 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses the shot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG), Scott Mattes (SG), Jerry Dennard (SF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Ronald Denman, Kevin Rountree, Charles Johnston, Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Leroy Clemons (SF), Billy Lemmons (PF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Carmelo Perez, Ray Johnson, Michael Adams, Daniel Alberthal | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield scores on a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #2 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG) Walter Heal | |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore lays it up and in set up by Curtis Cordray | 45-35 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Clemons buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Wallace | 45-37 |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SG), Michael Sadowsky (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Norman Hillhouse (C) Scott Mattes, Jerry Dennard, Richard Devore, Sammie Littlefield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (PG), Ray Johnson (SG), Michael Adams (PF), Daniel Alberthal (C) Anthony Wallace, Charles Johnson, Billy Lemmons, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Rountree (fresh) SF - Michael Sadowsky (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Johnson (fresh) SF - Leroy Clemons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Johnston slams it home | 47-37 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Clemons and he's hacked by Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman (PG), Scott Mattes (SG), Jerry Dennard (SF), David Steed (C) Curtis Cordray, Kevin Rountree, Michael Sadowsky, Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Serna (SF) Leroy Clemons | |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 47-40 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Dennard | 47-40 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Alberthal | 47-40 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jerry Dennard | 49-42 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Denman steals the ball from Michael Adams | 49-42 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse is hacked by Daniel Alberthal - foul #1 on Daniel Alberthal, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG), Richard Devore (SF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Ronald Denman, Jerry Dennard, David Steed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Leroy Clemons (SF), Billy Lemmons (PF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Walter Heal, Ray Johnson, Ronald Serna, Michael Adams, Daniel Alberthal | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Devore is called for the reach on Leroy Clemons - foul #2 on Richard Devore, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Scott Mattes, Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace is called for traveling | 51-42 |
| 08:45 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the jumper from the left side set up by Sammie Littlefield | 53-42 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cordray picks off the pass by Anthony Wallace in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore can't finish the layup | 53-42 |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Johnston can't tip it in | 53-42 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnston - foul #3 on Charles Johnston, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard (SF) Kevin Rountree | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace is fouled on the floor by Richard Devore - foul #3 on Richard Devore, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Clemons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson tips it home | 53-44 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Devore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Clemons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 10 reb. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnston is called for the reach on Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #4 on Charles Johnston, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes (SG), Norman Hillhouse (PF) Richard Devore, Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Hillhouse - foul #1 on Norman Hillhouse, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Ronald Serna (SF) Charles Johnson, Leroy Clemons | |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace drills a floater near the basket | 53-48 |
| 06:27 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes misses the floater from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #3 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore (SF), David Steed (C) Jerry Dennard, Sammie Littlefield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Johnson (SG), Michael Adams (PF), Daniel Alberthal (C) Anthony Wallace, Billy Lemmons, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | David Steed is called for the reach on Daniel Alberthal - foul #2 on David Steed, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman (PG), Charles Johnston (PF) Curtis Cordray, David Steed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG), Leroy Clemons (SF) Ray Johnson, Ronald Serna | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Leroy Clemons is called for the reach on Norman Hillhouse - foul #4 on Leroy Clemons, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:37 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-48 |
| 05:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Clemons | 58-51 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman is fouled on the floor by Walter Heal - foul #2 on Walter Heal, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard (SF), David Steed (PF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Scott Mattes, Charles Johnston, Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Billy Lemmons (PF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Charles Johnson, Michael Adams, Daniel Alberthal | |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons blows the layup but he's hacked by David Steed - foul #3 on David Steed, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (PG), Kevin Rountree (SG) Ronald Denman, Richard Devore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Johnson (SG), Ronald Serna (SF) Walter Heal, Leroy Clemons | |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-55 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Rountree (fresh) SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronald Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Ray Johnson lays it up and in | 60-57 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Sammie Littlefield is blocked by Billy Lemmons | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes (SG), Charles Johnston (PF) Kevin Rountree, David Steed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG), Leroy Clemons (SF) Ray Johnson, Ronald Serna | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Curtis Cordray | 62-57 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Lemmons | 62-59 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 01:54 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ferman Dinwiddie | 62-61 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Mattes and he's hacked by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #4 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Sammie Littlefield swats the layup by Anthony Wallace | 65-61 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Sammie Littlefield is denied by Charles Johnson | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Clemons snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Sammie Littlefield - foul #1 on Sammie Littlefield, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Johnston | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Clemons misses the halfcourt shot | 67-65 |