| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Avalos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Young | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Young - foul #2 on Thomas Young, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | William Palmer picks off the pass by Michael Hayes | 38-35 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer banks in the layup | 40-35 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is hacked by Eugene Romeo - foul #2 on Eugene Romeo, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 18:04 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | William Palmer steals it from Thomas Simek | 40-35 |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Eugene Romeo is denied by Thomas Simek | 40-35 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Caffee | 40-35 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos is hacked by Michael Hayes - foul #2 on Michael Hayes, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Edward Chase (SF), Ronald Moen (PF), James Derrickson (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Robert Caffee, Paul Weigand, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (PG), Mark Hidalgo (SG), Francis Cobb (SF), Joseph Carls (PF), Jonathan Lovett (C) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, John Buchanan | |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Manthey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Chase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Moen (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Derrickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Michael Murphy (fresh) SG - Mark Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Carls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lovett (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Murphy | 40-38 |
| 15:16 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Chase | 43-38 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Leonardo Costa takes the ball from Michael Murphy in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Manthey | 45-38 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Lovett is hacked by Ronald Moen - foul #3 on Ronald Moen, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG) Leonardo Costa, James Derrickson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Jesse Remick (SG) Michael Murphy, Francis Cobb | |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Lovett misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Shaw | 47-40 |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is hacked by Joseph Carls - foul #1 on Joseph Carls, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), George Avalos (C) Bryan Manthey, Edward Chase, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), John Buchanan (C) William Shaw, Mark Hidalgo, Joseph Carls, Jonathan Lovett | |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Hayes picks off the pass by Robert Caffee | 47-40 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-40 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | John Buchanan grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 50-40 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek buries a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Young and he's hacked by Paul Weigand - foul #3 on Paul Weigand, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen (C) George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Simek is called for the reach on William Palmer - foul #1 on Thomas Simek, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase (C) Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Lovett (C) John Buchanan | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Remick | 50-46 |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the runner from the baseline set up by William Palmer | 52-46 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to William Palmer | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Young is called for the reach on William Palmer - foul #3 on Thomas Young, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Jerome O'Brien (SF), Ronald Moen (PF), George Avalos (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Robert Caffee, Paul Weigand, Edward Chase | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (PG), William Shaw (SG), Mark Hidalgo (SF), Joseph Carls (PF), John Buchanan (C) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, Jonathan Lovett | |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Jerome O'Brien misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-46 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | John Buchanan is hacked by George Avalos - foul #1 on George Avalos, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Moen - foul #4 on Ronald Moen, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Derrickson (PF) Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Carls denies the turnaround by James Derrickson | 52-47 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | John Buchanan scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Carls and he's fouled by George Avalos - foul #2 on George Avalos, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Edward Chase (PF) Leonardo Costa, Jerome O'Brien, James Derrickson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Michael Hayes (SF) Michael Murphy, William Shaw, Mark Hidalgo | |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | John Buchanan misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Carls - foul #2 on Joseph Carls, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF) Bryan Manthey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Lovett (C) John Buchanan | |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Carls | 52-49 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Hayes | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Carls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Lovett (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Romeo | 54-51 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jonathan Lovett - foul #3 on Jonathan Lovett, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (PF) George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek (PF) Joseph Carls | |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen (C) Edward Chase | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), John Buchanan (C) Thomas Young, Jonathan Lovett | |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Remick | 58-54 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Simek - foul #2 on Thomas Simek, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Bryan Manthey (SF) Eugene Romeo, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo (SF) Michael Hayes | |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek is whistled for traveling | 62-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Edward Chase (SF), George Avalos (C) William Palmer, Bryan Manthey, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Joseph Carls (PF), Jonathan Lovett (C) William Shaw, Thomas Simek, John Buchanan | |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SF) Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Lovett is called for 5 seconds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF) Bryan Manthey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (SG), Michael Hayes (SF) Jesse Remick, Mark Hidalgo | |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 64-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Edward Chase steals the ball from Jonathan Lovett | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Chase (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Carls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Lovett (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 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 | Robert Caffee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Lovett gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Edward Chase - foul #1 on Edward Chase, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG), Paul Weigand (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Eugene Romeo, Robert Caffee, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), John Buchanan (C) William Shaw, Jonathan Lovett | |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen can't finish the layup | 64-55 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Chase | 64-55 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Robert Caffee (SF), George Avalos (C) Leonardo Costa, Edward Chase, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek (PF) Joseph Carls | |
| 02:16 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Caffee | 66-55 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | John Buchanan makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 66-57 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer can't throw it down | 66-57 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 01:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 66-57 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Young steals the ball from Paul Weigand | 66-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Simek | 66-60 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Young - foul #4 on Thomas Young, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen (PF) Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Eugene Romeo picks off the pass by Thomas Young in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Simek is called for the reach on William Palmer - foul #3 on Thomas Simek, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-60 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Edward Chase (SF), James Derrickson (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Robert Caffee, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (PG), William Shaw (SG), Mark Hidalgo (SF), Joseph Carls (PF), Jonathan Lovett (C) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, John Buchanan | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa runs out the clock | 70-60 |