Charlie Henry said. "Nothing we could do about the first half in that scenario. We just had to rally and find a way. I told our guys that it was going to be a basketball character test, and they responded."
A Nate Brafford three-ball got the Eagles started early, but the Runnin' Bulldogs went on a small run to gain a six-point advantage at the first media timeout. Eren Banks' three at 11:13 flipped the game back on its head with the Eagles leading 20-13.
The Eagles struggled to shoot for the remainder of the half and Gardner-Webb took advantage - pushing its lead to as much as 12 with under a minute left.