| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dick Bristow | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Donald Carroll steps in front of the Dick Bristow pass | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Yates | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee loses the dribble to Donald Carroll | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Yates | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Yates and he's fouled by Theodore O'Dell - foul #1 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Theodore O'Dell | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 3-5 |
| 16:08 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dick Bristow | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Llanas | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dick Bristow | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Forrester | 9-11 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell | 11-11 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Murphy steals it from Richard Lee | 11-11 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing, Jerry Forrester | |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is hacked by Roger Binette - foul #1 on Roger Binette, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 11-16 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Houston Burrows | 13-16 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Harris takes the ball from Derrick Kline | 13-16 |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) PF - Robert Muth (fresh) C - Roger Binette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) SF - Derrick Kline (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons double dribbles | 13-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Houston Burrows, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Mark Brown | |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Simmons | 13-16 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Simmons | 13-19 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 10:29 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the shot from the left side | 13-19 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 09:57 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-21 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Bernard Llanas (C) Brian Curiel, Daniel Harris, Robert Muth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Kevin Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Michael Simmons, Derrick Kline, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 13-21 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 13-21 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick James | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Roger Binette (PF) Theodore O'Dell, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG), Joshua Casson (PF) Richard Lee, Jerry Forrester | |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-21 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown clanks a floater from the left side | 16-21 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:40 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is whistled for traveling | 16-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Brian Curiel, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG), Steven Yates (C) Mark Brown, Joe Ewing | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Patrick James steps in front of the Dick Bristow pass in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James lays it up and in | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Murphy is called for the reach on Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Michael Simmons | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 07:03 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:40 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll throws it down on a nice dish by Patrick James | 20-21 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore O'Dell - foul #2 on Theodore O'Dell, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Robert Muth (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF) Dick Bristow, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson | |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Harris | 23-23 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (C) Steven Yates | |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris is fouled on the floor by Joe Ewing - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #2 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette (C) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) Derrick Kline | |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simmons picks off the pass by Roger Binette | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee banks in the layup set up by Michael Simmons | 23-25 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Kevin Clark steals it from Roger Binette | 23-25 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee tips it home | 23-27 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Houston Burrows, Robert Muth, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Joshua Casson (PF) Michael Simmons, Joe Ewing | |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Paul Murphy blocks the short jumper by Kevin Clark | 23-27 |
| 04:10 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bernard Llanas | 23-27 |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Carroll | 25-27 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dick Bristow | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas blows the layup | 25-29 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Llanas is called for the reach on Richard Lee - foul #1 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG) Brian Curiel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Steven Yates (C) Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Llanas steals the ball from Michael Simmons | 25-29 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is called for a charge - foul #1 on Patrick James, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth (PF) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Theodore O'Dell steps in front of the Michael Simmons pass | 25-29 |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simmons steals the ball from Patrick James in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline can't finish the layup | 25-29 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Steven Yates is denied by Robert Muth | 25-31 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:09 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Dick Bristow is denied by Robert Muth | 25-31 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Muth | 25-31 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell double dribbles | 25-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Patrick James, Donald Carroll, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Kevin Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Michael Simmons, Derrick Kline, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Muth | 25-31 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Forrester is called for the reach on Brian Curiel - foul #1 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SF) Theodore O'Dell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-31 |