| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Reinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Steven Hannan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Yoder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) C - Richard Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ryan Williams | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Reinhardt swats the short shot by Matthew Hollon | 34-34 |
| 19:32 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-34 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lima picks off the pass by Clifford Richards | 34-34 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier lays it in set up by Robert Lima | 36-34 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Reinhardt - foul #3 on Andrew Reinhardt, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher (PF) Andrew Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Williams | 38-36 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Lima - foul #1 on Robert Lima, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Dillon swats the short shot by Joel Collier | 38-38 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Arthur Chambers (PF) Matthew Hollon | |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Chambers - foul #1 on Arthur Chambers, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook (PF) Robert Lima | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (SG) Joel Collier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe (PG), Ricky Crews (SF), Earl Haynes (C) Steven Hannan, Clifford Richards, Richard Dillon | |
| 16:35 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Dave Fisher picks off the pass by Arthur Chambers | 39-38 |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Chambers picks off the pass by Scott Cook | 39-38 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews is hacked by Aaron Rush - foul #1 on Aaron Rush, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Frank Williamson (C) Ryan Williams, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman (SG), Matthew Hollon (PF) Thomas Yoder, Earl Haynes | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Vincent Chernesky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rush (fresh) SF - Dave Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Vandenberghe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Ryman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Crews (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) C - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Chernesky | 42-38 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Ricky Crews | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook tips it home | 44-40 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Vandenberghe | 44-43 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams (PG), Joel Collier (SG), Robert Lima (SF), Andrew Reinhardt (PF), Harvey Bail (C) Vincent Chernesky, Aaron Rush, Dave Fisher, Scott Cook, Frank Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan (PG), Thomas Yoder (SG), Clifford Richards (SF), Daniel Plante (PF), Richard Dillon (C) Howard Vandenberghe, Eric Ryman, Ricky Crews, Matthew Hollon, Arthur Chambers | |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ryan Williams | 44-43 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | A charge is called on Harvey Bail - foul #2 on Harvey Bail, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt makes the runner from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Yoder | 46-48 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Dillon - foul #4 on Richard Dillon, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon (C) Richard Dillon | |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Reinhardt | 47-48 |
| 12:46 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Hollon steps in front of the Ryan Williams pass | 47-48 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Reinhardt - foul #4 on Andrew Reinhardt, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher (PF), Scott Cook (C) Andrew Reinhardt, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Hollon is called for the reach on Ryan Williams - foul #1 on Matthew Hollon, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush (SG), Frank Williamson (C) Joel Collier, Robert Lima | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews (PG), Arthur Chambers (SF) Steven Hannan, Clifford Richards | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Rush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dave Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ricky Crews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Yoder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Plante (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Hollon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Williams | 49-49 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Aaron Rush connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ryan Williams | 52-52 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:07 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Yoder | 52-52 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the driving attempt from close range | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Williamson hits a floater from the left block set up by Ryan Williams | 54-54 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante misses the floater from the right block | 54-54 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Rush steals the ball from Ricky Crews | 54-54 |
| 08:56 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher slams it home set up by Aaron Rush | 56-54 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante scores on a runner near the basket | 56-56 |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Williamson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-56 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Chambers | 56-56 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Williams - foul #1 on Ryan Williams, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Joel Collier (SG), Robert Lima (SF), Harvey Bail (C) Ryan Williams, Aaron Rush, Scott Cook, Frank Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan (PG), Eric Ryman (SG), Clifford Richards (SF), Earl Haynes (C) Ricky Crews, Thomas Yoder, Arthur Chambers, Daniel Plante | |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Vincent Chernesky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dave Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Bail (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Steven Hannan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ryman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clifford Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hollon (tiring) 4 pts. C - Earl Haynes (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eric Ryman and he's hacked by Vincent Chernesky - foul #1 on Vincent Chernesky, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt (PF) Dave Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon (C) Matthew Hollon | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 58-61 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Earl Haynes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Ryman | 58-63 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Vincent Chernesky | 61-63 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon comes up short on the floater from the right block | 61-63 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Dillon picks off the pass by Harvey Bail | 61-63 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Earl Haynes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-63 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams (PG), Aaron Rush (SG), Dave Fisher (SF) Vincent Chernesky, Joel Collier, Robert Lima | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews (PG), Thomas Yoder (SG), Arthur Chambers (SF), Daniel Plante (PF) Steven Hannan, Eric Ryman, Clifford Richards, Earl Haynes | |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews connects on the floater from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher loses the dribble to Richard Dillon | 61-65 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt double dribbles | 61-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook (PF), Frank Williamson (C) Andrew Reinhardt, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante is fouled on the floor by Scott Cook - foul #1 on Scott Cook, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier (SG) Aaron Rush | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan (PG), Clifford Richards (SF) Ricky Crews, Richard Dillon | |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Plante misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Yoder - foul #1 on Thomas Yoder, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Steven Hannan | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ryan Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Collier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dave Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Steven Hannan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Yoder (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Plante (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Cook hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Ryan Williams | 65-68 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder's pass is intercepted by Dave Fisher | 65-68 |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Dave Fisher hits the finger roll | 67-68 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Yoder | 67-70 |
| 02:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima (SF), Andrew Reinhardt (PF), Harvey Bail (C) Dave Fisher, Scott Cook, Frank Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon (C) Arthur Chambers | |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-70 |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail hits the follow up shot | 69-70 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Harvey Bail - foul #3 on Harvey Bail, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-72 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Plante and the foul's on Robert Lima - foul #2 on Robert Lima, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards makes the free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Dillon blocks the short jumper by Andrew Reinhardt | 71-75 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt grabs the offensive board | 71-75 |
| 01:12 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Bail misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon hits the follow up shot | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder grabs the board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder is hacked by Ryan Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Williams, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews (PG) Steven Hannan | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Reinhardt drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Williams | 73-78 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Williams - foul #3 on Ryan Williams, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Collier - foul #2 on Joel Collier, team foul #13 | 73-80 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #5 on Richard Dillon, team foul #6 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Hannan (PG), Matthew Hollon (C) Ricky Crews, Richard Dillon | |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Williams | 76-82 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Joel Collier is called for the reach on Thomas Yoder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Collier, team foul #14 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Crews (SF), Earl Haynes (C) Clifford Richards, Matthew Hollon | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Williams is whistled for traveling | 76-84 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Clifford Richards (SF) Steven Hannan | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Earl Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Collier - foul #4 on Joel Collier, team foul #15 | 76-84 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Earl Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Earl Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-86 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lima grabs the offensive rebound | 76-86 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier is fouled on the floor by Earl Haynes - foul #1 on Earl Haynes, team foul #7 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Chernesky (PG), Dave Fisher (SF), Scott Cook (PF), Frank Williamson (C) Ryan Williams, Robert Lima, Andrew Reinhardt, Harvey Bail | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe (PG), Eric Ryman (SG), Matthew Hollon (PF), Arthur Chambers (C) Thomas Yoder, Clifford Richards, Daniel Plante, Earl Haynes | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joel Collier misses the 1st free throw | 76-86 |