| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) SG - Richard Epps (fresh) SF - Gregory Swords (fresh) PF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Liebowitz steals the ball from Richard Siddiqui | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is hacked by Richard Siddiqui - foul #1 on Richard Siddiqui, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Epps is called for the reach on Alexander Hoehn - foul #1 on Richard Epps, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite is hacked by Stanley Burch - foul #1 on Stanley Burch, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Epps - foul #2 on Richard Epps, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SG) Richard Epps | |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ashley Crosswhite | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Siddiqui and the foul's on Alexander Hoehn - foul #1 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston buries a floater from the right side set up by Robert Liebowitz | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia tips it home | 5-9 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Carl Plascencia steps in front of the Andrew Barnette pass | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ferdinand Pena (fresh) SF - Gregory Swords (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette's layup is rejected by Carl Plascencia | 5-9 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Liebowitz is called for the reach on Ferdinand Pena - foul #1 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Carl Plascencia, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ferdinand Pena | 7-11 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses badly on a runner in the paint | 7-11 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Percy Fry - foul #1 on Percy Fry, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Larry Morgan (PF) Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Morgan is called for the reach on Richard Siddiqui - foul #1 on Larry Morgan, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Richard Siddiqui is denied by Alexander Hoehn | 7-12 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Siddiqui steals the ball from Alexander Hoehn | 7-12 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Siddiqui | 7-14 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Pena steals it from Robert Liebowitz | 7-14 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Mingo - foul #1 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF), Jeff Logston (C) Percy Fry, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite (C) Arthur Williams | |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch's pass is intercepted by Carl Plascencia | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ferdinand Pena (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Swords (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Logston - foul #1 on Jeff Logston, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Siddiqui steals the ball from Dennis Mingo in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui banks in the layup | 7-19 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Stanley Burch is blocked by Ashley Crosswhite | 7-19 |
| 11:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena pulls down the rebound | 7-19 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jeff Logston - foul #2 on Jeff Logston, team foul #8 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Larry Morgan (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Andrew Barnette, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita (PF) Carl Plascencia | |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 7-19 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita gets the offensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 10:12 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita double dribbles | 7-19 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Orji Amezquita picks off the pass by Dennis Mingo | 7-19 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-19 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn banks in the layup set up by Stanley Burch | 9-19 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Orji Amezquita | 9-22 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-22 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ferdinand Pena | 9-22 |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena's pass is intercepted by Dennis Mingo | 9-22 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo can't finish the layup | 9-22 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena pulls down the rebound | 9-22 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Stanley Burch is called for the reach on Gregory Swords - foul #2 on Stanley Burch, team foul #9 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Dennis Mingo, Stanley Burch, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Orji Amezquita, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 2nd free throw | 9-24 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is fouled on the floor by Ferdinand Pena - foul #1 on Ferdinand Pena, team foul #4 | 9-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Larry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ferdinand Pena (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Gregory Swords (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-24 |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 11-24 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette pulls down the rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Liebowitz | 13-24 |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Plascencia | 13-26 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Todd Carter | 15-26 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the jumpshot from the right side | 15-26 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams gets the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Swords | 15-29 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-29 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Gregory Swords | 15-29 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 15-29 |
| 04:57 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams gets the rebound | 15-29 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Barnette - foul #1 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #10 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Lawrence Hogan (SF), Robert Hittle (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Todd Carter, Robert Liebowitz, Percy Fry, Andrew Barnette, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita (PF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Ferdinand Pena, Carl Plascencia | |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is hacked by Arthur Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Williams, team foul #5 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SG) Arthur Williams | |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-30 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Richard Siddiqui | 15-30 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Alexander Hoehn - foul #2 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #11 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Michael Smith, Lawrence Hogan, Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps (SG) Ferdinand Pena | |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite misses the free throw | 15-32 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the board | 15-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Epps (fresh) SF - Gregory Swords (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Orji Amezquita - foul #1 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #6 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (SF) Gregory Swords | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the free throw | 17-32 |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite pulls down the rebound | 17-32 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Burch - foul #3 on Stanley Burch, team foul #12 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF) Stanley Burch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Barnette | 20-34 |
| 02:33 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-34 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Siddiqui steals the ball from Robert Liebowitz | 20-34 |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui is hacked by Andrew Barnette - foul #2 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #13 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF), Robert Hittle (C) Andrew Barnette, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Logston | 20-35 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry comes up short on the runner in the lane | 20-35 |
| 01:38 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Orji Amezquita | 20-38 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses short on a jumper in the lane | 20-38 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston grabs the offensive board | 20-38 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-38 |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Orji Amezquita | 20-41 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-41 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Orji Amezquita and he's hacked by Robert Hittle - foul #1 on Robert Hittle, team foul #14 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Lawrence Hogan (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston, Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SF), Arthur Williams (C) Orji Amezquita, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the free throw | 20-44 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses long on a halfcourt shot | 20-44 |