| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) SG - Max Taylor (fresh) SF - John Utterback (fresh) PF - John Heap (fresh) C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fresh) SG - James Nadler (fresh) SF - Keith Vacca (fresh) PF - John Keith (fresh) C - Daryl Radley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | John Utterback can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca comes up short on the floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Heap | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Max Taylor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Nadler - foul #1 on James Nadler, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | John Utterback hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Caldwell | 7-0 |
| 18:20 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Vacca | 7-3 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Daryl Radley is called for the reach on Carmelo Cardenas - foul #1 on Daryl Radley, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | Max Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 7-3 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith gets the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler is hacked by Max Taylor - foul #1 on Max Taylor, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Aubrey Naylor (SG), Thomas Hahn (C) John Caldwell, Max Taylor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG), John Perry (SG), William Blaustein (SF), Abraham Bordelon (PF), David Kuhns (C) Charles Baudoin, James Nadler, Keith Vacca, John Keith, Daryl Radley | |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon misses the jumper from the right side | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Abraham Bordelon swats the layup by John Heap | 7-3 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry misses the floater from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | John Utterback grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | John Utterback travels with the ball | 7-3 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry (SF), Roy Flor (C) John Utterback, John Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) SG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) C - Roy Flor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Walker (fresh) SG - John Perry (fresh) SF - William Blaustein (fresh) PF - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) C - David Kuhns (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Roy Flor grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning knocks in the jumper from the left block | 9-3 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry can't finish the layup | 9-3 |
| 14:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry hits the follow up shot | 9-5 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | William Blaustein steals the ball from Tommy Ronning | 9-5 |
| 14:36 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Aubrey Naylor - foul #1 on Aubrey Naylor, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Aubrey Naylor, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn, Roy Flor | |
| 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 | |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley is hacked by Carmelo Cardenas - foul #1 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| 14:03 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Keith Vacca | 9-7 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | John Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | John Utterback gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | The short jumper by John Caldwell is denied by John Keith | 9-7 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | John Heap is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas lays it in on a nice dish by John Caldwell and he's fouled by Daryl Radley - foul #2 on Daryl Radley, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (C) Daryl Radley | |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas misses the free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:20 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Max Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Utterback | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Utterback (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Nadler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Vacca (fairly fresh) PF - John Keith (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Blaustein (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | John Heap is called for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Aubrey Naylor (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Max Taylor, John Utterback, John Heap, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG), John Perry (SG), Abraham Bordelon (PF), David Kuhns (C) Charles Baudoin, James Nadler, Keith Vacca, John Keith | |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker's floater is knocked away by Roy Flor | 14-10 |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 11:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Blaustein | 14-12 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | David Kuhns is called for the reach on Roy Flor - foul #1 on David Kuhns, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Thomas Hahn, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (SG), John Keith (PF) John Walker, David Kuhns | |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aubrey Naylor | 17-12 |
| 10:05 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Mayberry steals the ball from William Blaustein | 17-12 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on James Nadler - foul #2 on James Nadler, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF) Tommy Ronning, Aubrey Naylor, Richard Mayberry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), Keith Vacca (SF) James Nadler, William Blaustein | |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:49 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry lays it up and in | 18-14 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | John Caldwell blows the layup but he's fouled by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (C) Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (SG), David Kuhns (C) John Perry, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | John Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | John Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Heap is called for the reach on Charles Baudoin - foul #1 on John Heap, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns travels with the ball | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (SG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Max Taylor, John Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (SG), William Blaustein (PF) Charles Baudoin, John Keith | |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | David Kuhns is called for the reach on Thomas Hahn - foul #2 on David Kuhns, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (PF) David Kuhns | |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca is hacked by Carmelo Cardenas - foul #2 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon (C) John Keith | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Flor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Vacca (fairly fresh) PF - William Blaustein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Keith Vacca | 21-16 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | John Utterback hits the finger roll set up by Roy Flor | 23-16 |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry blows the layup but he's fouled by Tommy Ronning - foul #1 on Tommy Ronning, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), John Heap (PF) Aubrey Naylor, John Utterback, Thomas Hahn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), John Keith (PF) John Walker, Keith Vacca | |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roy Flor | 25-18 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Heap is called for the reach on John Keith - foul #2 on John Heap, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Sang Chia (C) Tommy Ronning, John Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca (SF) William Blaustein | |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Max Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (SG), William Blaustein (C) John Perry, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:39 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca's pass is intercepted by Sang Chia | 25-20 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Caldwell | 28-20 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | John Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 28-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Utterback (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF) Richard Mayberry, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Sang Chia picks off the pass by John Keith | 28-20 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hahn - foul #1 on Thomas Hahn, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Aubrey Naylor (SG), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Max Taylor, Sang Chia | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon (C) William Blaustein | |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the shot from the right block | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Flor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Vacca (fairly fresh) PF - John Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Keith | 30-24 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor is hacked by Keith Vacca - foul #1 on Keith Vacca, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Thomas Hahn, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (PG), James Nadler (SG), David Kuhns (SF), Daryl Radley (C) Charles Baudoin, John Walker, Keith Vacca, John Keith | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:35 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the fadeaway near the basket | 30-26 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | John Utterback comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:13 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon is whistled for traveling | 30-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF) Aubrey Naylor, John Utterback | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (PF) Abraham Bordelon | |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to David Kuhns | 30-26 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns is hacked by Richard Mayberry - foul #1 on Richard Mayberry, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 30-26 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | John Heap hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Blaustein - foul #1 on William Blaustein, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Carmelo Cardenas blocks the jumper by David Kuhns | 31-26 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | John Heap pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | John Heap misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on David Kuhns - foul #3 on David Kuhns, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), John Utterback (SF) John Caldwell, Richard Mayberry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG), Abraham Bordelon (PF) William Blaustein, David Kuhns | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the dunk attempt | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The clock runs out | 32-26 |