| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kevin Brzostowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bodiford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Erickson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Fludd (fresh) C - Alfred Barefield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson inbounds the ball | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-45 |
| 19:39 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield can't tip it in | 35-45 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal | 38-45 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:34 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Bodiford | 38-47 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | Lawrence Rachal is called for the reach on Paul Bodiford - foul #1 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Alfred Barefield is blocked by Robert Walling | 38-47 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rachal | 38-47 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Pence blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Paul Bodiford | 38-47 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror is hacked by Wayne Fludd - foul #3 on Wayne Fludd, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (PF) Paul Borror | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard (SG), Timothy Lovett (PF), Harry Kurt (C) Paul Bodiford, Wayne Fludd, Alfred Barefield | |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling tips it in | 40-47 |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Walling - foul #2 on Robert Walling, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (PG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Lawrence Rachal, Douglas Pence, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Donald Allen is blocked by Timothy Lovett | 40-48 |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Allen - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Johnson (PF) William Adams | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Owens (PG), Robert Shaw (SF), Alfred Barefield (C) Kevin Brzostowski, Steven Erickson, Harry Kurt | |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Shaw pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Hicks (fresh) SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Carl Cabral (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Owens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Leopard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shaw (fresh) PF - Timothy Lovett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Barefield (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Owens grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett is hacked by Willard Huddleston - foul #2 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Tony Hicks, Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston, William Johnson, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Brzostowski (PG), Paul Bodiford (SG), Steven Erickson (SF), Wayne Fludd (PF) John Owens, Nathan Leopard, Robert Shaw, Timothy Lovett | |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Hearn is called for the reach on Kevin Brzostowski - foul #4 on Donald Hearn, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG) Donald Hearn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Brzostowski | 40-51 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Douglas Pence is denied by Alfred Barefield | 40-51 |
| 14:30 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Bodiford pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 14:19 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd tips it back up and in | 40-53 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 13:37 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Bodiford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | William Adams's pass is intercepted by Steven Erickson | 40-55 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Bodiford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Erickson | 40-57 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 12:46 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield travels with the ball | 40-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (SF), William Johnson (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Douglas Pence, William Adams, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Owens (PG), Harry Kurt (C) Kevin Brzostowski, Alfred Barefield | |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen loses the dribble to John Owens | 40-57 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Owens | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal loses the dribble to Steven Erickson | 40-59 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson lays it in | 40-61 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-61 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral tips it home | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Owens and he's fouled by Carl Cabral - foul #1 on Carl Cabral, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard (SG), Robert Shaw (SF) Paul Bodiford, Steven Erickson | |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd makes the free throw | 42-64 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral is called for traveling | 42-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Brzostowski (PG), Timothy Lovett (PF) John Owens, Wayne Fludd | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kevin Brzostowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Leopard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shaw (fresh) PF - Timothy Lovett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Kurt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Shaw | 42-67 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-67 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston gets the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Adams | 44-67 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Cabral picks off the pass by Nathan Leopard | 44-67 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-67 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Timothy Lovett | 44-67 |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Owens (PG), Paul Bodiford (SG), Steven Erickson (SF), Wayne Fludd (PF), Alfred Barefield (C) Kevin Brzostowski, Nathan Leopard, Robert Shaw, Timothy Lovett, Harry Kurt | |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | William Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 09:30 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Bodiford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-70 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Wayne Fludd gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Owens | 44-72 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Erickson pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-72 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield hits the follow up shot | 44-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Hicks (fresh) SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Owens (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Paul Bodiford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Erickson (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wayne Fludd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Barefield (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks's pass is intercepted by John Owens | 44-74 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Owens | 44-76 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-76 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the offensive board | 44-76 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-76 |
| 06:39 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield grabs the defensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Borror takes the ball from Wayne Fludd | 44-76 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 44-76 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling gets the offensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Fludd steps in front of the Tony Hicks pass | 44-76 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Alfred Barefield steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (SF), William Johnson (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Tony Hicks, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Milford Wong (PG), Nathan Leopard (SG), Robert Shaw (SF), Timothy Lovett (PF), Harry Kurt (C) John Owens, Paul Bodiford, Steven Erickson, Wayne Fludd, Alfred Barefield | |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-76 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard drills a jumper near the basket | 44-78 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Harry Kurt - foul #2 on Harry Kurt, team foul #2 | 44-78 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses the 1st free throw | 44-78 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| 04:22 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard grabs the defensive rebound | 44-78 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Leopard misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-78 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Cabral | 44-78 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 44-78 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal can't tip it in | 44-78 |
| 03:47 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt snags the defensive board | 44-78 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Milford Wong (fresh) SG - Nathan Leopard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shaw (fresh) PF - Timothy Lovett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Kurt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Milford Wong | 44-80 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen's floater is tipped away by Harry Kurt | 44-80 |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Shaw | 44-80 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-80 |
| 02:49 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt tips it in | 44-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal is hacked by Milford Wong - foul #1 on Milford Wong, team foul #3 | 44-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (SG), Donald Randall (C) William Johnson, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Owens (PG) Milford Wong | |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Donald Randall travels with the ball | 44-82 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Shaw misses the lay-in | 44-82 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Randall | 44-82 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | John Owens picks off the pass by Donald Allen | 44-82 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Hicks is called for the reach on Harry Kurt - foul #1 on Tony Hicks, team foul #7 | 44-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Johnson (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Tony Hicks, Donald Randall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Kurt misses the 1st free throw | 44-82 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston snags the defensive board | 44-82 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits a jumper from the left block | 46-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Kurt | 46-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 46-84 |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Lovett pulls down the rebound | 46-84 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Owens runs out the clock | 46-84 |