| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ronald Denman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Devore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ferman Dinwiddie swats the short shot by William Miller | 36-24 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox misses the tip | 36-24 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons gets the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson's floater is tipped away by William Miller | 36-24 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 18:36 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Denman is called for the reach on John Walker - foul #2 on Ronald Denman, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox tips it in | 38-24 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Michael Adams (PF) Charles Johnson, Billy Lemmons | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SF), Michael Sadowsky (PF) Richard Devore, Charles Johnston | |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by William Miller - foul #2 on William Miller, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG) John Walker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra (SG), David Steed (C) Scott Mattes, William Miller | |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 16:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Sadowsky's 3 pointer is rejected by Anthony Wallace | 40-24 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed tips it in | 40-26 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Rountree steps in front of the Walter Heal pass | 40-26 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Adams is called for the reach on Ronald Denman - foul #3 on Michael Adams, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG), Daniel Alberthal (PF), David Cox (C) Donald Cox, Michael Adams, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore (SF) Ronald Denman | |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Wallace blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by David Steed | 40-26 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Sadowsky - foul #1 on Michael Sadowsky, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams (SF), Billy Lemmons (PF) Walter Heal, David Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes (SG), Charles Johnston (PF), William Miller (C) Kevin Rountree, Michael Sadowsky, David Steed | |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Oliver Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mattes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Devore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes is hacked by Daniel Alberthal - foul #1 on Daniel Alberthal, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG) Anthony Wallace | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal is hacked by William Miller - foul #3 on William Miller, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Donald Cox (SF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Charles Johnson, Michael Adams, Daniel Alberthal | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman (PG), Kevin Rountree (SF) Oliver Ybarra, Richard Devore | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | John Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Wallace | 45-28 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Miller lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Denman | 45-30 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:09 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 45-30 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-30 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons misses the tip | 45-30 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Mattes - foul #2 on Scott Mattes, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG), Michael Adams (SF), Daniel Alberthal (PF) Anthony Wallace, Donald Cox, Billy Lemmons | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra (SG), Richard Devore (SF), Michael Sadowsky (PF), David Steed (C) Scott Mattes, Kevin Rountree, Charles Johnston, William Miller | |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-30 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | John Walker is whistled for traveling | 46-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (PG), David Cox (C) John Walker, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:38 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG) David Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SG) Ronald Denman | |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Walter Heal | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Sadowsky misses the fadeaway from the right block | 48-30 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra grabs the offensive board | 48-30 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Oliver Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rountree (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Devore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Sadowsky (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Steed (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Anthony Wallace | 50-33 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Steed, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Donald Cox (SF), Billy Lemmons (PF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Anthony Wallace, Walter Heal, Michael Adams, Daniel Alberthal | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman (PG), Scott Mattes (SG), William Miller (C) Oliver Ybarra, Kevin Rountree, David Steed | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | John Walker is hacked by Ronald Denman - foul #3 on Ronald Denman, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Johnston (PF) Michael Sadowsky | |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Johnston knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by William Miller - foul #4 on William Miller, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG) Walter Heal | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SF), David Steed (C) Richard Devore, William Miller | |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 10:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 53-36 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | John Walker snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Wallace | 55-36 |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-36 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie tips it home | 57-36 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Denman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 08:57 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Johnston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree's layup is rejected by Billy Lemmons | 57-36 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | David Steed denies the turnaround by Billy Lemmons | 57-36 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Lemmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ronald Denman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Mattes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rountree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Steed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Mattes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Wallace - foul #1 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Michael Adams (SF), Daniel Alberthal (PF), David Cox (C) John Walker, Anthony Wallace, Donald Cox, Billy Lemmons, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald McRorie (PG), Oliver Ybarra (SG), Richard Devore (SF), Michael Sadowsky (PF), William Miller (C) Ronald Denman, Scott Mattes, Kevin Rountree, Charles Johnston, David Steed | |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | David Cox buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Heal and he's fouled by William Miller - foul #5 on William Miller, team foul #9 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Beard (C) William Miller | |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | David Cox misses the free throw | 59-38 |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Sadowsky grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 06:39 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore misses the turnaround from the left block | 59-38 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Walter Heal | 59-38 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 62-38 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore hits a shot in the lane set up by Brandon Beard and he's hacked by Michael Adams - foul #4 on Michael Adams, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree (SG) Ronald McRorie | |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Devore makes the free throw | 62-41 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 05:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Beard gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Kevin Rountree is denied by Daniel Alberthal | 62-41 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Beard grabs the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Sadowsky misses badly on a floater near the basket | 62-41 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Daniel Alberthal | 64-41 |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Brandon Beard double dribbles | 64-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (SG) David Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald McRorie (PG), David Steed (C) Richard Devore, Brandon Beard | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 64-41 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Sadowsky snags the defensive board | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Perez (fresh) SF - Walter Heal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ronald McRorie (fresh) SG - Oliver Ybarra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rountree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Sadowsky (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Steed (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Steed | 64-43 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carmelo Perez | 66-43 |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses the easy layup | 66-43 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 66-43 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald McRorie hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sadowsky | 66-46 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 66-46 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carmelo Perez - foul #1 on Carmelo Perez, team foul #5 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Cox (C) Carmelo Perez | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Sadowsky gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald McRorie | 66-50 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Oliver Ybarra - foul #3 on Oliver Ybarra, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | David Steed is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #5 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (SF) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Alberthal steps in front of the David Steed pass | 68-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | David Cox's floater is knocked away by Kevin Rountree | 68-50 |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Oliver Ybarra grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Carmelo Perez is called for the reach on Kevin Rountree - foul #2 on Carmelo Perez, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Rountree makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace runs out the clock | 68-52 |