| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darryl Dubinsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicolas Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Holub (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billie Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Thoma (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Polk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Darryl Dubinsky | 38-28 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ryan Wagner | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 19:12 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan tips it home | 40-31 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Billie Wilson is called for the reach on Ryan Wagner - foul #3 on Billie Wilson, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman (PF) Billie Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | George Holub steals it from Norman Polk | 40-31 |
| 18:21 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner lays it in and the foul's on Raymond Berryman - foul #1 on Raymond Berryman, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Dubinsky | 42-36 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Darryl Dubinsky - foul #1 on Darryl Dubinsky, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), Thomas East (SF), James Inman (C) Darryl Dubinsky, Nicolas Frank, George Holub, Tony Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp (SG), Roger Moon (SF), Brian Laprade (PF), Refugio Davila (C) Ryan Wagner, Norman Polk, George Wolfe, Gary Tolliver | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Shipp steps in front of the Anthony Threet pass | 42-38 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp slams it home | 42-40 |
| 15:59 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:57 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman tips it in | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Threet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Sikes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas East (fresh) PF - Raymond Berryman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Inman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Thoma (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Shipp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Moon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Laprade (fresh) C - Refugio Davila (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky (PG), Nicolas Frank (SG), George Holub (SF), Billie Wilson (PF) Anthony Threet, Ryan Sikes, Thomas East, Raymond Berryman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner (SG), George Wolfe (PF) Douglas Thoma, Refugio Davila | |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Moon - foul #3 on Roger Moon, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:38 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan (C) James Inman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF), Gary Tolliver (C) Roger Moon, Brian Laprade | |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-40 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Wagner | 45-44 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Billie Wilson is blocked by Norman Polk | 45-44 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Wagner | 45-46 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky misses the floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Billie Wilson | 45-46 |
| 11:58 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub loses the dribble to Ryan Wagner | 45-46 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darryl Dubinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Holub (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billie Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Timothy Shipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Wagner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Polk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp loses the dribble to Darryl Dubinsky | 45-46 |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub lays it in set up by Darryl Dubinsky | 47-46 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Polk | 47-48 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver lays it in on a nice dish by George Wolfe | 47-50 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Dubinsky | 49-50 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp misses the tip | 49-50 |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Nicolas Frank steps in front of the Ryan Wagner pass | 49-50 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Holub and he's hacked by Norman Polk - foul #1 on Norman Polk, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), Raymond Berryman (SF), James Inman (C) Darryl Dubinsky, Nicolas Frank, George Holub, Tony Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma (PG), Roger Moon (SG), Nick Deluna (SF), Brian Laprade (PF), Refugio Davila (C) Timothy Shipp, Ryan Wagner, Norman Polk, George Wolfe, Gary Tolliver | |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 08:45 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 52-50 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to James Inman | 52-50 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | James Inman loses the dribble to Douglas Thoma | 52-50 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon jams it on a nice dish by Douglas Thoma | 52-52 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Thoma - foul #2 on Douglas Thoma, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East (SF) Billie Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Laprade | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Threet (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Sikes (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Thomas East (fresh) PF - Raymond Berryman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Inman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Thoma (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nick Deluna (fresh) PF - Brian Laprade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Refugio Davila (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Berryman steps in front of the Refugio Davila pass | 53-52 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Nick Deluna is called for the reach on Anthony Threet - foul #1 on Nick Deluna, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Jackson (C) Raymond Berryman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Rush (SG) Brian Laprade | |
| 06:49 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet is denied on a layup by Nick Deluna | 53-52 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes can't connect on a runner in the lane | 53-52 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Nick Deluna is denied by James Inman | 53-52 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:59 | Gardner-Webb | James Jackson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeremiah Rush - foul #1 on Jeremiah Rush, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky (PG), Raymond Berryman (PF) Anthony Threet, James Inman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner (SG), Norman Polk (SF), George Wolfe (PF), Brian Laprade (C) Douglas Thoma, Roger Moon, Nick Deluna, Refugio Davila | |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Laprade | 54-52 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Wolfe | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Norman Polk is denied by James Jackson | 54-52 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ryan Sikes knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas East grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank (SG), George Holub (SF), Tony Morgan (C) Ryan Sikes, Thomas East, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma (PG), Gary Tolliver (C) Jeremiah Rush, Brian Laprade | |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank is hacked by George Wolfe - foul #2 on George Wolfe, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Thoma - foul #3 on Douglas Thoma, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson (PF) Raymond Berryman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:55 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk is fouled on the floor by George Holub - foul #2 on George Holub, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darryl Dubinsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicolas Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Holub (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billie Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Thoma (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Polk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Tony Morgan takes the ball from George Wolfe | 58-52 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Tolliver is called for the reach on Tony Morgan - foul #1 on Gary Tolliver, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky is hacked by George Wolfe - foul #3 on George Wolfe, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman (PF) Billie Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp (SF) Norman Polk | |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 62-52 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Darryl Dubinsky | 62-52 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | George Wolfe is called for the reach on Raymond Berryman - foul #4 on George Wolfe, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Threet (PG), Ryan Sikes (SG), Thomas East (SF), James Inman (C) Darryl Dubinsky, Nicolas Frank, George Holub, Tony Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Rush (PG), Roger Moon (SF), Brian Laprade (PF), Refugio Davila (C) Douglas Thoma, Ryan Wagner, George Wolfe, Gary Tolliver | |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Berryman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade hits the finger roll set up by Jeremiah Rush | 63-54 |
| 01:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky (PG), Nicolas Frank (SG), George Holub (SF), Billie Wilson (PF), Tony Morgan (C) Anthony Threet, Ryan Sikes, Thomas East, Raymond Berryman, James Inman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma (PG), Ryan Wagner (SG), Norman Polk (SF), George Wolfe (PF), Gary Tolliver (C) Jeremiah Rush, Timothy Shipp, Roger Moon, Brian Laprade, Refugio Davila | |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson can't finish the layup | 63-54 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Nicolas Frank tips it in | 65-54 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Billie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | George Holub drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billie Wilson | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver tips it back up and in | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Dubinsky runs out the clock | 67-56 |