| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Schoenthal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Harvey Maddux picks off the pass by Ricky Pearson | 36-42 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 38-42 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart is fouled on the floor by Kenneth White - foul #2 on Kenneth White, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Flannery | 38-42 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:29 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Sullivan | 38-46 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux | 40-46 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Warren Bodily | 40-48 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is hacked by Mathew Reidy - foul #3 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SF), Charles Burns (PF), David Hedges (C) Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan, John Schoenthal | |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Michael Butler (SG) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily | |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:20 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | David Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Harry Cheney | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) SF - Harry Cheney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Hedges (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Burns - foul #2 on Charles Burns, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG) Anthony Scott, Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Brian Wishart (SF), John Schoenthal (PF), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, Michael Butler, David Hedges, Charles Burns | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Pearson - foul #1 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Wayne Allen, David Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (SG), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Harry Cheney, John Schoenthal | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery hits the finger roll set up by Harvey Maddux | 45-49 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Wishart | 45-52 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 47-52 |
| 14:07 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry tips it home | 49-52 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Mathew Reidy picks off the pass by Brian Wishart | 49-52 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux banks in the layup on a great pass from Mathew Reidy | 51-52 |
| 13:04 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits a shot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 12:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Reidy - foul #4 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Harry Cheney (SG), John Schoenthal (SF), Charles Burns (PF) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan | |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | David Scott buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth White and he's hacked by Brian Fulcher - foul #1 on Brian Fulcher, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges (SF) Thomas Baker | |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:08 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 11:47 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Brian Fulcher - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Hedges (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney is hacked by Anthony Scott - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG) Brian Fulcher, David Hedges | |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | David Scott is called for the reach on John Schoenthal - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan (PF) Charles Burns | |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Warren Bodily - foul #2 on Warren Bodily, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (C) John Schoenthal | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Fisher takes the ball from Harry Cheney | 57-54 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Adam Poindexter | 59-54 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Johnson Henry (C) Adam Poindexter, Anthony Scott, David Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF) Harry Cheney | |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | Johnson Henry picks off the pass by Brian Wishart | 59-56 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery loses the dribble to Warren Bodily | 59-56 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses the easy layup | 59-56 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth White | 59-56 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Baker - foul #4 on Thomas Baker, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG) Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Harry Cheney (SG), John Schoenthal (PF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Baker | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal clanks a shot from the left block | 60-56 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is hacked by John Schoenthal - foul #1 on John Schoenthal, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF) Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth White | 63-56 |
| 07:43 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses short on a floater from the right block | 63-56 |
| 07:19 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Burns | 63-56 |
| 07:03 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns misses the easy layup | 63-56 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux hits a shot from the left wing set up by David Scott and he's fouled by John Schoenthal - foul #2 on John Schoenthal, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, Brian Wishart, Charles Burns | |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Pearson | 66-61 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy loses the dribble to Matthew Sullivan | 66-61 |
| 05:39 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Pearson | 66-63 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the follow up shot | 68-63 |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Baker takes the ball from Harvey Maddux | 68-63 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Scott | 68-63 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher drills a shot from the right wing set up by Mathew Reidy | 70-63 |
| 04:07 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal grabs the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker banks in the layup | 70-65 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harvey Maddux (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Flannery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Schoenthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Flannery | 70-65 |
| 03:19 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Warren Bodily is denied by Michael Flannery | 70-65 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Wayne Allen (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, David Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart (SF) John Schoenthal | |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is whistled for traveling | 70-65 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-65 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy buries a floater from just outside the lane | 72-65 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart blows the layup but the foul's on Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Johnson Henry, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG) Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is whistled for a carry | 72-67 |
| 01:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-69 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker can't tip it in | 72-69 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mathew Reidy | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Sullivan denies the turnaround by Harvey Maddux | 72-69 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is hacked by Warren Bodily in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Bodily, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-69 |