| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Lampman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 19:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 36-36 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Darrel Guajardo | 38-36 |
| 18:55 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Bryan Maxwell is denied by Mark Magill | 38-36 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Vincent Parmer - foul #1 on Vincent Parmer, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Hahn snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Henry Lampman - foul #1 on Henry Lampman, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks (PG) William Hahn | |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:56 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Maxwell, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Joe Clarke (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Mark Magill, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small (C) Charles Cleveland | |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Vincent Parmer | 41-36 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Hoffman | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Scott Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Lampman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Parmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Small (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Hicks | 44-38 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Vincent Parmer | 44-38 |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 14:40 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe Clarke | 49-41 |
| 14:00 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer misses short on a shot in the lane | 49-41 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joe Clarke | 51-41 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small clanks a jumper in the paint | 51-41 |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Maxwell | 51-41 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-41 |
| 12:46 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer tips it home | 51-43 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Charlie Smith, Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker (PG), Andrew Espino (SG), Anthony Eakins (SF), Charles Cleveland (PF), William Hahn (C) Scott Hicks, Henry Lampman, Bryan Maxwell, Vincent Parmer, Christopher Small | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Espino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Eakins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Eakins steps in front of the Jeremy Ritchie pass | 51-43 |
| 11:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker tips it in | 51-45 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Ritchie blocks the short jumper by Andrew Espino | 53-45 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Linder | 55-45 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Alexander Linder is blocked by Charles Cleveland | 55-45 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino drills a driving attempt from close range | 57-45 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Ritchie is called for the reach on William Hahn - foul #1 on Jeremy Ritchie, team foul #1 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell (SG), Herman Sarvis (C) Andrew Espino, William Hahn | |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Cleveland | 57-47 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the easy layup | 57-47 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Eugene Patino - foul #4 on Eugene Patino, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks (PG), Henry Lampman (SG) Anthony Baker, Anthony Eakins | |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill hits a jumper from the baseline | 59-47 |
| 08:08 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-47 |
| 08:07 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Cleveland tips it home | 59-49 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill lays it in on a great pass from Joe Clarke and the foul's on Herman Sarvis - foul #1 on Herman Sarvis, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG) Scott Sterrett, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker (PG), Anthony Eakins (SF), Vincent Parmer (PF), William Hahn (C) Scott Hicks, Bryan Maxwell, Charles Cleveland, Herman Sarvis | |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Clarke (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Mark Magill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Henry Lampman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Eakins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Parmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins's pass is intercepted by Alexander Linder | 62-49 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 07:21 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 07:17 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Eakins | 62-52 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Hahn - foul #1 on William Hahn, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Mark Magill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 66-52 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:00 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Alexander Linder | 68-52 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Eakins gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Lampman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Hahn - foul #2 on William Hahn, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell (PG), Scott Hicks (SG), Charles Cleveland (PF), Christopher Small (C) Anthony Baker, Henry Lampman, Anthony Eakins, William Hahn | |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Maxwell misses long on a shot from the left side | 70-55 |
| 04:15 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks misses the tip | 70-55 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Christopher Small | 70-55 |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks's layup is rejected by Jeremy Ritchie | 70-55 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Bryan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Parmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Small (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Magill | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Sterrett is called for the reach on Charles Cleveland - foul #2 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #3 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Espino (SF), Herman Sarvis (C) Vincent Parmer, Charles Cleveland | |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-55 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses the floater from close range | 73-55 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill hits the follow up shot | 75-55 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Small misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-55 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill snags the defensive board | 75-55 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer (PF) Herman Sarvis | |
| 01:33 | Gardner-Webb | Joe Clarke steps in front of the Bryan Maxwell pass | 75-55 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman makes the shot from the free throw line | 77-55 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Moss is called for the reach on Andrew Espino - foul #1 on Walter Moss, team foul #4 | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Parmer drills a floater from the left block | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett scores on a turnaround near the basket | 79-57 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Hicks drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Parmer | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke runs out the clock | 79-59 |