| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Jablonsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dunham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Shelton Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Brenowitz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammie Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ryan Killion (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Davis - foul #1 on Roy Davis, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz buries a shot from the left side set up by Sammie Ward | 33-30 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson blows the layup but he's hacked by Roy Davis - foul #2 on Roy Davis, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Zhu Chia (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:49 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Dunham | 34-30 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Dunham pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky is hacked by Sammie Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sammie Ward, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF) Jack Dunham | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Justin Cone (SF) Richard Brenowitz, Roy Davis | |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Justin Cone grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Shelton Watson steals it from Zhu Chia | 34-30 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Jablonsky, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski (SG), Al Johnson (SF), Jerold Cleghorn (C) Donald Penniman, Raymond Jablonsky, Shelton Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SF), John White (PF) Sammie Ward, Ryan Killion | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Justin Cone scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Basham | 34-33 |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 34-33 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Zhu Chia pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | John White connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gerald Basham | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Oluhyode Abdelwahed is blocked by John White | 34-35 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Al Johnson | 34-35 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Oluhyode Abdelwahed and he's fouled by Damek Zeinert - foul #1 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman (SG), Raymond Jablonsky (SF), Jack Dunham (PF), Shelton Watson (C) Roger Feagin, Al Johnson, Oluhyode Abdelwahed, Jerold Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), Sammie Ward (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Ryan Killion (PF), Roy Davis (C) Gerald Basham, Justin Cone, Damek Zeinert, John White, Zhu Chia | |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ryan Killion | 36-35 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Brenowitz | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Hedeon Oberski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Jablonsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dunham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Shelton Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Brenowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammie Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ryan Killion (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald Penniman, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins (PG) Hedeon Oberski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | Lechoslaw Zubrowski takes the ball from Shelton Watson in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Jack Dunham is called for the reach on Ryan Killion - foul #1 on Jack Dunham, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson (PG) Donald Penniman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Roy Davis knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Sammie Ward | 36-40 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Brenowitz steps in front of the Edwin Wiggins pass in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 14:42 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin (PG), Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF) Jack Dunham, Shelton Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SF), John White (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Ryan Killion | |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward is fouled on the floor by Edwin Wiggins - foul #2 on Edwin Wiggins, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn (C) Raymond Jablonsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Justin Cone (SF) Richard Brenowitz, Damek Zeinert | |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | John White misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman (SG), Hedeon Oberski (SF) Edwin Wiggins, Al Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SF), Ryan Killion (PF) Sammie Ward, Roy Davis | |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-40 |
| 13:16 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski can't throw it down | 37-40 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | John White gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Justin Cone scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Damek Zeinert | 37-43 |
| 11:50 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Roger Feagin | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Penniman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hedeon Oberski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oluhyode Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerold Cleghorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Cone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damek Zeinert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Killion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-43 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Penniman | 42-43 |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Justin Cone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | The jumper by Gerald Basham is denied by Oluhyode Abdelwahed | 42-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 10:37 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin loses the dribble to Gerald Basham in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Damek Zeinert is called for the reach on Hedeon Oberski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson (PG), Edwin Wiggins (SG), Raymond Jablonsky (SF), Jack Dunham (PF), Shelton Watson (C) Roger Feagin, Donald Penniman, Hedeon Oberski, Oluhyode Abdelwahed, Jerold Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), Sammie Ward (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Zhu Chia (PF), Roy Davis (C) Gerald Basham, Justin Cone, Damek Zeinert, Ryan Killion, John White | |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Al Johnson | 44-45 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Roy Davis snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 09:54 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Shelton Watson | 44-45 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Edwin Wiggins | 46-45 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Dunham | 46-45 |
| 08:35 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky throws it down and he's fouled by Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #3 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin (PG), Donald Penniman (SG) Al Johnson, Edwin Wiggins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez (PG), Ryan Killion (PF) Richard Brenowitz, Zhu Chia | |
| 08:35 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Roy Davis connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ryan Killion | 49-47 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Rodriguez - foul #2 on Carmelo Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski connects on the shot from the left side | 50-49 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Carmelo Rodriguez steals the ball from Raymond Jablonsky in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Donald Penniman denies the turnaround by Ryan Killion | 50-49 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Raymond Jablonsky | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Penniman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Jablonsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Dunham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Shelton Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sammie Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Killion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Jablonsky | 52-49 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Davis is called for the reach on Roger Feagin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Davis, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski (SG), Al Johnson (SF), Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF), Jerold Cleghorn (C) Donald Penniman, Raymond Jablonsky, Jack Dunham, Shelton Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), Gerald Basham (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF) Carmelo Rodriguez, Sammie Ward, Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Oluhyode Abdelwahed steals it from Richard Brenowitz | 52-49 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | Damek Zeinert denies the turnaround by Hedeon Oberski | 52-49 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Roy Davis | 52-49 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins (PG), Raymond Jablonsky (SF) Roger Feagin, Al Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (SG), John White (PF), Zhu Chia (C) Gerald Basham, Ryan Killion, Roy Davis | |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins loses the dribble to Zhu Chia | 52-49 |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | John White can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Oluhyode Abdelwahed - foul #2 on Oluhyode Abdelwahed, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson (C) Jerold Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez (SG) Damek Zeinert | |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | John White makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson's pass is intercepted by Richard Brenowitz | 52-51 |
| 04:39 | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky is open but can't throw it down | 52-51 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Zhu Chia - foul #2 on Zhu Chia, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin (PG), Donald Penniman (SG), Jack Dunham (PF), Al Johnson (C) Hedeon Oberski, Raymond Jablonsky, Oluhyode Abdelwahed, Shelton Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Sammie Ward (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ryan Killion (PF), Roy Davis (C) Richard Brenowitz, Carmelo Rodriguez, Justin Cone, John White, Zhu Chia | |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert drills a 3 from straight away set up by Sammie Ward | 54-54 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Wiggins | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Feagin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Penniman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dunham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Al Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammie Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damek Zeinert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Killion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Ryan Killion snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Sammie Ward and the foul's on Donald Penniman - foul #4 on Donald Penniman, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky (SF), Jerold Cleghorn (PF), Shelton Watson (C) Edwin Wiggins, Jack Dunham, Al Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (SF), Zhu Chia (C) Damek Zeinert, Roy Davis | |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jerold Cleghorn's layup is rejected by Zhu Chia | 54-57 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky tips it but misses | 54-57 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Oluhyode Abdelwahed (PF) Jerold Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Justin Cone scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Basham | 54-59 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Penniman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Al Johnson (SF) Raymond Jablonsky | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Brenowitz (PG), John White (PF) Gerald Basham, Ryan Killion | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Justin Cone is hacked by Roger Feagin - foul #1 on Roger Feagin, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Justin Cone misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | Shelton Watson grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Brenowitz steals it from Donald Penniman | 54-59 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky (SF), Jack Dunham (PF) Al Johnson, Oluhyode Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Ryan Killion (PF), Roy Davis (C) Justin Cone, John White, Zhu Chia | |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Penniman - foul #5 on Donald Penniman, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski (SG) Donald Penniman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin is hacked by Ryan Killion - foul #1 on Ryan Killion, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-60 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Shelton Watson steps in front of the Lechoslaw Zubrowski pass | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin misses long on a shot from the left side | 58-60 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Hedeon Oberski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Davis - foul #4 on Roy Davis, team foul #12 | 58-60 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Feagin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward is fouled on the floor by Hedeon Oberski - foul #1 on Hedeon Oberski, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Jablonsky comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 60-62 |