| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Alfredo Reyes (fresh) SG - Tommy Davis (fresh) SF - Charles Ricker (fresh) PF - Rufus Bouffard (fresh) C - Bryan Calder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Darby (fresh) SG - Mark Kersh (fresh) SF - Christopher Keyes (fresh) PF - James Kilpatrick (fresh) C - Tibor Zeleny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard is denied on a layup by James Kilpatrick | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | James Kilpatrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Tommy Davis | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes is hacked by Mark Kersh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Kersh, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Ronald Owens (SG), William Bryant (SF), Rolando Rivera (PF), Richard Smith (C) Aaron Darby, Mark Kersh, Christopher Keyes, James Kilpatrick, Tibor Zeleny | |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard is fouled on the floor by Rolando Rivera - foul #1 on Rolando Rivera, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Davis | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Owens - foul #1 on Ronald Owens, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eliseo Giordano (PG), Ronald Lavergne (SF), Jean Quick (PF), Harrison Britton (C) Alfredo Reyes, Charles Ricker, Rufus Bouffard, Bryan Calder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera misses long on a shot in the paint | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jean Quick | 5-5 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Rolando Rivera | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | William Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eliseo Giordano (fresh) SG - Tommy Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Lavergne (fresh) PF - Jean Quick (fresh) C - Harrison Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mickey Young (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Owens (fairly fresh) SF - William Bryant (fairly fresh) PF - Rolando Rivera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Owens steals the ball from Jean Quick | 5-5 |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Richard Smith misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | Harrison Britton pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 5-5 |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Harrison Britton swats the short shot by Richard Smith | 5-5 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Richard Smith snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tommy Davis - foul #1 on Tommy Davis, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes (PG), Marion Mollett (SG), Charles Ricker (SF), Rufus Bouffard (PF), Bryan Calder (C) Eliseo Giordano, Tommy Davis, Ronald Lavergne, Jean Quick, Harrison Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), Christopher Keyes (SF), James Kilpatrick (PF), Tibor Zeleny (C) Mickey Young, William Bryant, Rolando Rivera, Richard Smith | |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Reyes | 7-6 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny is fouled on the floor by Charles Ricker - foul #1 on Charles Ricker, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Kersh (SG) Ronald Owens | |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Kilpatrick - foul #1 on James Kilpatrick, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:13 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh is fouled on the floor by Marion Mollett - foul #1 on Marion Mollett, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne (SG) Marion Mollett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Dahle (PF), Daniel Prendergast (C) James Kilpatrick, Tibor Zeleny | |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Rufus Bouffard steals the ball from Daniel Prendergast | 9-6 |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jean Quick (SF) Charles Ricker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh is called for traveling | 9-6 |
| 12:42 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Darby picks off the pass by Rufus Bouffard in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby hits the finger roll | 9-8 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jean Quick is hacked by Mark Kersh - foul #2 on Mark Kersh, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eliseo Giordano (PG), Tommy Davis (SG), Harrison Britton (C) Alfredo Reyes, Rufus Bouffard, Bryan Calder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Ronald Owens (SG), James Kilpatrick (PF) Aaron Darby, Mark Kersh, Christopher Keyes | |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jean Quick hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 11:45 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis hits the finger roll | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eliseo Giordano (fresh) SG - Tommy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Lavergne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jean Quick (fairly fresh) C - Harrison Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mickey Young (fresh) SG - Ronald Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Dahle (fairly fresh) PF - James Kilpatrick (fresh) C - Daniel Prendergast (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lavergne - foul #1 on Ronald Lavergne, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker (SF), Michael Milton (C) Ronald Lavergne, Jean Quick | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes (SF), Tibor Zeleny (C) Michael Dahle, Daniel Prendergast | |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | James Kilpatrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:06 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis tips it home | 13-11 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes (PG), Marion Mollett (SG), Rufus Bouffard (PF), Bryan Calder (C) Eliseo Giordano, Tommy Davis, Harrison Britton, Michael Milton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), Richard Smith (PF) Mickey Young, James Kilpatrick | |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Keyes - foul #1 on Christopher Keyes, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bryant (SG) Ronald Owens | |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast (C) Tibor Zeleny | |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Darby is called for the reach on Alfredo Reyes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Darby, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 15-14 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eliseo Giordano (PG), Tommy Davis (SG), Ronald Lavergne (SF), Jean Quick (PF), Harrison Britton (C) Alfredo Reyes, Marion Mollett, Charles Ricker, Rufus Bouffard, Bryan Calder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Ronald Owens (SG), Michael Dahle (SF), Rolando Rivera (PF), Tibor Zeleny (C) Aaron Darby, William Bryant, Christopher Keyes, Richard Smith, Daniel Prendergast | |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny hits the finger roll | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Owens picks off the pass by Tommy Davis in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens's pass is intercepted by Eliseo Giordano | 17-18 |
| 07:39 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eliseo Giordano | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eliseo Giordano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Lavergne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jean Quick (fresh) C - Harrison Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mickey Young (fresh) SG - Ronald Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dahle (fresh) PF - Rolando Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tibor Zeleny (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rolando Rivera | 19-20 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jean Quick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-20 |
| 07:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Harrison Britton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Lavergne | 21-20 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Mickey Young grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle is whistled for traveling | 21-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes (PG), Marion Mollett (SG), Charles Ricker (SF), Rufus Bouffard (PF), Bryan Calder (C) Eliseo Giordano, Tommy Davis, Ronald Lavergne, Jean Quick, Harrison Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), William Bryant (SG), Christopher Keyes (SF), James Kilpatrick (PF), Richard Smith (C) Mickey Young, Ronald Owens, Michael Dahle, Rolando Rivera, Tibor Zeleny | |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard is hacked by Aaron Darby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Darby, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG) Aaron Darby | |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Richard Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Kilpatrick and he's hacked by Alfredo Reyes - foul #1 on Alfredo Reyes, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Richard Smith misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 05:18 | Gardner-Webb | Marion Mollett makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfredo Reyes | 26-22 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Rufus Bouffard steps in front of the James Kilpatrick pass | 26-22 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis (SG) Marion Mollett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Owens (SG), Daniel Prendergast (C) William Bryant, Richard Smith | |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by James Kilpatrick is blocked by Rufus Bouffard | 26-22 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:22 | Gardner-Webb | Rufus Bouffard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tommy Davis | 28-22 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Mickey Young is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Lavergne (SF), Michael Milton (PF) Charles Ricker, Rufus Bouffard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), Mark Kersh (SG) Mickey Young, Ronald Owens | |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tommy Davis | 31-22 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh misses the jumper from the right side | 31-22 |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Tommy Davis | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Alfredo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Lavergne (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Milton (fresh) C - Bryan Calder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Darby (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Kersh (fresh) SF - Christopher Keyes (tiring) PF - James Kilpatrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Prendergast (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Keyes - foul #2 on Christopher Keyes, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marion Mollett (PG), Jean Quick (SF) Alfredo Reyes, Tommy Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Smith (PF), Tibor Zeleny (C) James Kilpatrick, Daniel Prendergast | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 03:04 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bryan Calder | 33-22 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | Marion Mollett clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 33-22 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis (SG), Rufus Bouffard (PF), Harrison Britton (C) Ronald Lavergne, Michael Milton, Bryan Calder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Dahle (SF) Christopher Keyes | |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-22 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby is fouled on the floor by Tommy Davis - foul #2 on Tommy Davis, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Alfredo Reyes (PG), Charles Ricker (SF) Marion Mollett, Jean Quick | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera (PF), Daniel Prendergast (C) Richard Smith, Tibor Zeleny | |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Alfredo Reyes steals it from Rolando Rivera | 33-22 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Dahle - foul #1 on Michael Dahle, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eliseo Giordano (SG) Tommy Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Ricker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Darby | 35-24 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | Eliseo Giordano makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rufus Bouffard | 37-24 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harrison Britton - foul #1 on Harrison Britton, team foul #7 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tommy Davis (SG), Ronald Lavergne (SF), Jean Quick (PF), Michael Milton (C) Alfredo Reyes, Charles Ricker, Rufus Bouffard, Harrison Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bryant (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Michael Dahle, Daniel Prendergast | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jean Quick | 37-25 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jean Quick jams it on a nice dish by Tommy Davis and he's fouled by William Bryant - foul #1 on William Bryant, team foul #12 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Calder (C) Michael Milton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), James Kilpatrick (PF) Aaron Darby, Rolando Rivera | |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jean Quick makes the free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Richard Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-25 |