| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip can't finish the layup | 26-22 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons is fouled on the floor by Leonard Artrip - foul #2 on Leonard Artrip, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricky Pearson - foul #1 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #2 | 26-22 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is hacked by Joshua Tate - foul #2 on Joshua Tate, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Carlos Woo | 26-24 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip buries a floater from close range set up by Carlos Woo | 28-24 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss banks in the layup set up by Carlos Woo | 30-27 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Allen Folse is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Allen Folse, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gary Willett (SG) Allen Folse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), David Scott (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Daniel Simmons | |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Kenneth Crutcher (SF) Ricky Pearson, Leonard Zaiss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:57 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily loses the dribble to Johnson Henry | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Willett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gary Willett - foul #1 on Gary Willett, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Thomas Baker (C) Warren Bodily, Kenneth Crutcher, Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson's pass is intercepted by Mathew Reidy | 30-28 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 14:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Baker | 30-28 |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Mathew Reidy - foul #2 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse (SG), Carlos Woo (C) Gary Willett, Leonard Artrip | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Harvey Maddux, David Scott, Johnson Henry | |
| 13:50 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Baker | 33-28 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Flannery | 33-30 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery scores on a jump hook from close range | 33-32 |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Simmons | 33-32 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Flannery | 33-35 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Folse | 36-35 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Kenneth White | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Allen Folse | 38-37 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher is hacked by Allen Folse - foul #3 on Allen Folse, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Gary Willett (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF) Ricky Pearson, Leonard Zaiss, Thomas Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Harvey Maddux (SF), David Scott (PF) Mathew Reidy, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery | |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 38-37 |
| 11:02 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SF) Allen Folse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) Daniel Simmons | |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | David Scott is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore (C) Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Willett hits a floater from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Benjamin Moore - foul #1 on Benjamin Moore, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (C) Benjamin Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) Thomas Fisher | |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Crutcher - foul #1 on Kenneth Crutcher, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Carlos Woo (C) Warren Bodily, Gary Willett, Kenneth Crutcher, Thomas Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Daniel Simmons (C) Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Allen Folse | 42-39 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Artrip is called for the reach on Daniel Simmons - foul #3 on Leonard Artrip, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) David Scott | |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:16 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip loses the dribble to Joshua Tate | 45-41 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate banks in the layup | 45-43 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss misses long on a floater from the right block | 45-43 |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss tips it home | 47-43 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons tips it home | 47-48 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth White and he's hacked by Ricky Pearson - foul #2 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Gary Willett (SG), Kenneth Crutcher (SF), Thomas Baker (PF), Benjamin Moore (C) Ricky Pearson, Allen Folse, Leonard Zaiss, Leonard Artrip, Carlos Woo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), David Scott (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Mathew Reidy, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Daniel Simmons | |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Johnson Henry is called for the reach on Kenneth Crutcher - foul #2 on Johnson Henry, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry hits a runner in the paint set up by Harvey Maddux | 50-53 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Willett grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Crutcher | 53-53 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF), Carlos Woo (C) Warren Bodily, Gary Willett, Kenneth Crutcher, Thomas Baker, Benjamin Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Harvey Maddux, David Scott, Johnson Henry | |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Allen Folse - foul #2 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse is fouled on the floor by Daniel Simmons - foul #2 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonard Artrip | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Allen Folse | 56-53 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG) Joshua Tate | |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the dunk attempt | 56-55 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonard Artrip | 56-55 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Flannery steps in front of the Allen Folse pass | 56-55 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Kenneth White | 56-57 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Fisher - foul #3 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Tate and he's fouled by Leonard Artrip - foul #4 on Leonard Artrip, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo is hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #3 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth White | 58-60 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Zaiss - foul #2 on Leonard Zaiss, team foul #12 | 58-60 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Pearson | 60-60 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 60-62 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse misses the halfcourt shot | 60-62 |