| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (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 - James Bidwell (fresh) C - Daryl Radley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas 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) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Max Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nadler - foul #1 on James Nadler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Utterback - foul #1 on John Utterback, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Heap | 2-1 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | John Utterback knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Aubrey Naylor | 5-1 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-1 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Max Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Utterback | 8-1 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Baudoin | 8-4 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | John Utterback hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aubrey Naylor | 10-4 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the runner in the paint set up by Aubrey Naylor | 12-4 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Max Taylor - foul #1 on Max Taylor, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | John Heap gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | John Heap lays it up and in set up by Erin Podwoski | 14-5 |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca is fouled on the floor by Richard Mayberry - foul #1 on Richard Mayberry, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (PF), Sang Chia (C) John Utterback, John Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (PG), Pete Ornelas (SG), Patrick Carter (PF), Ronald Francis (C) Charles Baudoin, James Nadler, James Bidwell, Daryl Radley | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Tommy Ronning - foul #1 on Tommy Ronning, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 14-7 |
| 15:55 | Gardner-Webb | Pete Ornelas gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) SG - Erin Podwoski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) PF - Thomas Hahn (fresh) C - Sang Chia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Pete Ornelas (fresh) SF - Keith Vacca (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Francis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter scores on a driving attempt from close range | 14-9 |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn tips it in | 16-9 |
| 14:54 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-9 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Mayberry | 16-9 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Ronning | 19-9 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Erin Podwoski is called for the reach on John Perry - foul #1 on Erin Podwoski, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn, Sang Chia | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), James Nadler (SG), James Bidwell (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Pete Ornelas, Keith Vacca, Patrick Carter, Ronald Francis | |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Bidwell | 19-12 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Max Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Nadler - foul #2 on James Nadler, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns (SF) James Nadler | |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Max Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Pete Ornelas (SG) John Perry | |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | John Utterback misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Bidwell | 19-12 |
| 13:05 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 19-12 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Max Taylor hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Carmelo Cardenas | 21-12 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-12 |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns misses the tip | 21-12 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell tips it back up and in | 21-14 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | John Heap lays it up and in | 23-14 |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | Pete Ornelas is hacked by Carmelo Cardenas - foul #1 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (SG), Keith Vacca (SF), Patrick Carter (PF), Ronald Francis (C) Pete Ornelas, David Kuhns, James Bidwell, Daryl Radley | |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Walker (PG) Charles Baudoin | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erin Podwoski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Heap (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Walker (fresh) SG - John Perry (fresh) SF - Keith Vacca (fresh) PF - Patrick Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Francis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | John Heap misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (C) John Utterback | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter is denied on a layup by Thomas Hahn | 25-14 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Ronning | 28-14 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Ronning picks off the pass by John Walker | 28-14 |
| 10:28 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn's floater is tipped away by Patrick Carter | 28-14 |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry pulls down the rebound | 28-14 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker is called for traveling | 28-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Richard Mayberry, John Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), James Bidwell (PF), Daryl Radley (C) John Walker, Patrick Carter, Ronald Francis | |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-14 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn tips it back up and in | 30-14 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bidwell | 30-16 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-16 |
| 09:40 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley snags the defensive board | 30-16 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-16 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | John Utterback grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | John Utterback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Pete Ornelas (SG) John Perry | |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley hits a runner in the paint set up by James Bidwell | 30-18 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | Max Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (SG), John Heap (PF) Max Taylor, Thomas Hahn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns (SF), Patrick Carter (PF) Keith Vacca, James Bidwell | |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, John Utterback, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (PG), Ronald Francis (C) Charles Baudoin, Daryl Radley | |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning is hacked by Patrick Carter - foul #1 on Patrick Carter, team foul #4 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG) Erin Podwoski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Keith Vacca (SF), James Bidwell (PF) David Kuhns, Ronald Francis | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Heap (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sang Chia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Pete Ornelas (fresh) SF - Keith Vacca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | John Heap travels with the ball | 30-23 |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Perry | 30-25 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | John Heap comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Bidwell - foul #1 on James Bidwell, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), John Utterback (SF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Richard Mayberry, Sang Chia | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), John Walker (SG), Daryl Radley (C) John Perry, Pete Ornelas, Patrick Carter | |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Baudoin and he's hacked by John Utterback - foul #2 on John Utterback, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry (SF) John Utterback | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas is fouled on the floor by Daryl Radley - foul #1 on Daryl Radley, team foul #6 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF) Max Taylor, John Heap | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Kuhns (PF) James Bidwell | |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Hahn | 35-28 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | John Walker is whistled for a carry | 35-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (SG), John Heap (PF) Erin Podwoski, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (SG), James Bidwell (PF) John Walker, Keith Vacca | |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, Richard Mayberry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Pete Ornelas (SG), Patrick Carter (C) Charles Baudoin, Daryl Radley | |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Pete Ornelas is called for the reach on Max Taylor - foul #1 on Pete Ornelas, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Max Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | John Perry misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 37-28 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hahn | 37-28 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | James Bidwell swats the layup by Thomas Hahn | 37-28 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Pete Ornelas grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Max Taylor steals the ball from Patrick Carter | 37-28 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Hahn | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Tommy Ronning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Hahn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sang Chia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete Ornelas (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Kuhns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bidwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell is hacked by John Heap - foul #1 on John Heap, team foul #8 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), John Utterback (SF), Richard Mayberry (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Max Taylor, Thomas Hahn, John Heap, Sang Chia | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), James Nadler (SG), Keith Vacca (SF), Daryl Radley (C) John Perry, Pete Ornelas, David Kuhns, Patrick Carter | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | John Utterback misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Vacca - foul #1 on Keith Vacca, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Francis (PF) James Bidwell | |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Francis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Utterback - foul #3 on John Utterback, team foul #9 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (PF) John Utterback | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Francis makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Carmelo Cardenas blocks the short jumper by Daryl Radley | 45-32 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Charles Baudoin steals it from Aubrey Naylor | 45-32 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler tips it in | 45-34 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry double dribbles | 45-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Heap (PF) Aubrey Naylor, Erin Podwoski, Roy Flor | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter (PF) Daryl Radley | |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Ronning steals it from Ronald Francis | 45-34 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Francis - foul #1 on Ronald Francis, team foul #9 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn (C) Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Perry (PG), Pete Ornelas (SG), James Bidwell (PF) Charles Baudoin, James Nadler, Ronald Francis | |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Bidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter hits the finger roll set up by Keith Vacca | 46-36 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the lay-in | 46-36 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to James Bidwell | 46-36 |
| 00:18 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Carter hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Heap connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Max Taylor and he's fouled by James Bidwell - foul #2 on James Bidwell, team foul #10 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Richard Mayberry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (SG), David Kuhns (SF), Daryl Radley (C) Pete Ornelas, Keith Vacca, Patrick Carter | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 48-38 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley misses long on a halfcourt shot | 48-38 |