| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stephen Naron (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Federico Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Kraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Welsh (fresh) C - Kevin Burgett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Daniel Bryan | 22-31 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Bryan is called for the reach on Federico Russo - foul #1 on Daniel Bryan, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Welsh misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Burgett grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Welsh buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Kraft | 25-31 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Dustin Kraft is called for the reach on Daniel Bryan - foul #1 on Dustin Kraft, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Burgett swats the layup by Michael Myrie | 25-31 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Dustin Kraft | 25-31 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-31 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Burgett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:29 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SF) James Ybarra | |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | James Latta pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Myrie | 27-34 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron makes the jump hook from the left block | 29-34 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Bryan | 29-36 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Federico Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stephen Naron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Federico Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Kraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Welsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Burgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Bryan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Myrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Myrie - foul #2 on Michael Myrie, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski (SG), William Sackett (SF), Gregory Wright (PF), John Vandergriff (C) Federico Russo, Dustin Kraft, Michael Welsh, Kevin Burgett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Ward | 31-38 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff misses the floater from the right side | 31-38 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Ward and he's hacked by William Sackett - foul #1 on William Sackett, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner (SG) Stephen Naron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Latta (C) Scott Moyer | |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Wright gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Sackett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Miroslav Pijanowski | 34-40 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook is fouled on the floor by Miroslav Pijanowski - foul #2 on Miroslav Pijanowski, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft (SF), Kevin Burgett (C) William Sackett, John Vandergriff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF) Gene Cook, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan loses the ball out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Federico Russo (SG) Clifford Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:23 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 13:22 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Burgett tips it in | 36-40 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Welsh (PF) Gregory Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (C) James Ybarra, James Latta | |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Welsh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Moyer | 36-43 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Burgett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:43 | Gardner-Webb | Federico Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron (PG), Clifford Gardner (SG) Miroslav Pijanowski, Federico Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SF), James Latta (C) Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Stephen Naron (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clifford Gardner (fresh) SF - Dustin Kraft (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Welsh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Burgett (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Daniel Bryan | 36-45 |
| 11:04 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Wright (C) Kevin Burgett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Scott Moyer, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie | |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Ybarra and he's hacked by Michael Welsh - foul #3 on Michael Welsh, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski (SG), William Sackett (SF), John Vandergriff (C) Clifford Gardner, Dustin Kraft, Michael Welsh | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SG) Ronald Russell | |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Lawrence Kim is called for the reach on Miroslav Pijanowski - foul #1 on Lawrence Kim, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Federico Russo (SG) William Sackett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | James Latta denies the turnaround by Miroslav Pijanowski | 36-48 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Federico Russo hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook blows the layup | 38-48 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 09:49 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft (SF), Michael Welsh (PF), Kevin Burgett (C) Stephen Naron, Gregory Wright, John Vandergriff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF) Gene Cook, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is hacked by Dustin Kraft - foul #2 on Dustin Kraft, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward (SF) James Ybarra | |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Bryan | 38-50 |
| 08:36 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Burgett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-50 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Scott Moyer | 38-52 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Welsh hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Kraft | 41-52 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Scott Moyer | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Miroslav Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Federico Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Kraft (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Burgett (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Ward (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | James Latta denies the turnaround by Federico Russo | 41-54 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward is hacked by Dustin Kraft - foul #3 on Dustin Kraft, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron (PG), Clifford Gardner (SG), William Sackett (SF), Gregory Wright (PF) Miroslav Pijanowski, Federico Russo, Dustin Kraft, Michael Welsh | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SG), James Ybarra (SF) Daniel Bryan, James Latta | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Myrie and he's fouled by Kevin Burgett - foul #3 on Kevin Burgett, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff (C) Kevin Burgett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SG) Michael Myrie | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Wright misses short on a jump hook from close range | 41-56 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:26 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-56 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gene Cook | 41-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Wright is called for the reach on Scott Moyer - foul #2 on Gregory Wright, team foul #8 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis (PF) Carl Ward | |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-58 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff grabs the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:39 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Naron can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 05:38 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner tips it home | 43-58 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | William Sackett gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Federico Russo (SG), Dustin Kraft (SF), Michael Welsh (PF), Kevin Burgett (C) Clifford Gardner, William Sackett, Gregory Wright, John Vandergriff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Lawrence Kim, Gene Davis, Gene Cook | |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Federico Russo | 45-58 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | James Latta buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Myrie | 45-61 |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Dustin Kraft misses badly on a floater in the lane | 45-61 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | James Latta gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Burgett - foul #4 on Kevin Burgett, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski (PG), Clifford Gardner (SG), William Sackett (SF), Gregory Wright (PF), John Vandergriff (C) Stephen Naron, Federico Russo, Dustin Kraft, Michael Welsh, Kevin Burgett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG), Lawrence Kim (SG), Gene Davis (PF), Carl Ward (C) Scott Moyer, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:01 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Wright snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-62 |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Miroslav Pijanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Sackett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Vandergriff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gene Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Davis (fresh) C - Carl Ward (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Miroslav Pijanowski, team foul #10 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG) James Ybarra | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis is fouled on the floor by Gregory Wright - foul #3 on Gregory Wright, team foul #11 | 45-62 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | William Sackett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff grabs the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Ward steals it from Clifford Gardner | 45-64 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook double dribbles | 45-64 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #4 | 45-64 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Gene Davis - foul #1 on Gene Davis, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| 01:07 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski is hacked by Carl Ward - foul #3 on Carl Ward, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | John Vandergriff clanks a jumper near the basket | 46-64 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim grabs the board | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | John Vandergriff steals it from Ronald Russell | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Miroslav Pijanowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Sackett | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook runs out the clock | 49-64 |