| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Defeo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal inbounds the ball | 41-22 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-22 |
| 19:36 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo gets the rebound | 41-22 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-22 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood grabs the offensive board | 41-22 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-22 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-22 |
| 19:01 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Carlos Woo | 41-22 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wood | 41-25 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley loses the dribble to Allen Folse | 41-25 |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-25 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-25 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore (SF) James Wood | |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Artrip - foul #1 on Leonard Artrip, team foul #1 | 44-25 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 17:42 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 17:20 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Benson swats the short shot by Allen Folse | 44-25 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Brown and the foul's on Leonard Artrip - foul #2 on Leonard Artrip, team foul #2 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (C) Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SG), William Bassett (C) Allen Folse, Carlos Woo | |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the free throw | 47-25 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Mark Eubanks (C) Charles Kroll, Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (PG), Leonard Zaiss (PF) Charles Defeo, Leonard Artrip | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-25 |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bussey blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Moore | 50-25 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Eubanks | 50-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Eubanks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Carlos Wilkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) SF - Benjamin Moore (fresh) PF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-25 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey tips it back up and in | 52-25 |
| 15:24 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson hits the finger roll | 52-27 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Zaiss steals the ball from Michael Brown | 52-27 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF), Scott Benson (C) Michael Brown, Charles Bussey, Randolph Bailey, Mark Eubanks | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Allen Folse (SG), James Wood (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF), Carlos Woo (C) Carlos Wilkerson, Kenneth Crutcher, Benjamin Moore, Leonard Zaiss, William Bassett | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Artrip blocks the short jumper by Edward Riley | 52-27 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson tips it home | 54-27 |
| 14:06 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-27 |
| 14:04 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip tips it home | 54-29 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-29 |
| 13:38 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip grabs the board | 54-29 |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Artrip | 54-32 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses the jump hook from the left block | 54-32 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley tips it back up and in | 56-32 |
| 12:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Defeo | 56-34 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Randolph Bailey (PF) Eric Sharp, Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore (SF), William Bassett (C) James Wood, Carlos Woo | |
| 12:17 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 56-36 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Allen Folse - foul #1 on Allen Folse, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF), Mark Eubanks (C) Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SG) Allen Folse | |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonard Artrip | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Eubanks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Defeo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) SF - Benjamin Moore (fresh) PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - William Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Randolph Bailey | 60-36 |
| 11:02 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bussey takes the ball from William Bassett | 60-36 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Crutcher - foul #3 on Kenneth Crutcher, team foul #4 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF) Charles Bussey, Mark Eubanks | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (PG), Allen Folse (SG), James Wood (SF), Carlos Woo (C) Charles Defeo, Kenneth Crutcher, Leonard Artrip, William Bassett | |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 10:19 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 61-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Scott Benson (C) Charles Kroll, Randolph Bailey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-36 |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo gets the rebound | 61-36 |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Herschel Royal steals it from Benjamin Moore | 61-36 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin Moore steals the ball from Scott Benson | 61-36 |
| 08:56 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo is fouled on the floor by Scott Benson - foul #1 on Scott Benson, team foul #2 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF) Michael Brown, Herschel Royal | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Kenneth Crutcher (SG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF) Carlos Wilkerson, Allen Folse, James Wood, Benjamin Moore | |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Tate steals it from Leonard Artrip | 61-36 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate banks in the layup | 63-36 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-36 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Riley | 63-36 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-36 |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip snags the defensive board | 63-36 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo clanks a shot from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss misses the tip | 63-36 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey grabs the board | 63-36 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-36 |
| 08:00 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip grabs the defensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Defeo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Mark Eubanks (C) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Charles Bussey, Edward Riley, Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse (SG), Benjamin Moore (SF), William Bassett (C) Kenneth Crutcher, Leonard Zaiss, Carlos Woo | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-39 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey can't tip it in | 63-39 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse is hacked by Charles Kroll - foul #3 on Charles Kroll, team foul #3 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Bradley Piner (SG), Charles Bussey (SF) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (PG), Kenneth Crutcher (SG), Leonard Zaiss (PF) Charles Defeo, Allen Folse, Leonard Artrip | |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore hits a jumper in the paint | 63-41 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey misses the easy layup | 63-41 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson is hacked by Bradley Piner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Piner, team foul #4 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF) Joshua Tate, Bradley Piner, Charles Bussey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Allen Folse (SG), James Wood (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF) Carlos Wilkerson, Kenneth Crutcher, Leonard Zaiss, William Bassett | |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Defeo | 63-44 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-44 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey hits the follow up shot | 65-44 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Randolph Bailey - foul #1 on Randolph Bailey, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (PG), Kenneth Crutcher (SG), William Bassett (C) Charles Defeo, Allen Folse, Leonard Artrip | |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin Moore picks off the pass by Randolph Bailey | 65-45 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Wilkerson and he's hacked by Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Eric Sharp, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF), Scott Benson (C) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Charles Bussey, Randolph Bailey, Mark Eubanks | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Defeo (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Artrip (PF), Carlos Woo (C) Carlos Wilkerson, Kenneth Crutcher, Benjamin Moore, William Bassett | |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | James Wood makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Charles Defeo is called for the reach on Herschel Royal - foul #2 on Charles Defeo, team foul #5 | 65-48 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 68-48 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 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) | |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Defeo - foul #3 on Charles Defeo, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (C) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Wilkerson (PG), Kenneth Crutcher (SG), Benjamin Moore (SF), Leonard Zaiss (PF), William Bassett (C) Charles Defeo, Allen Folse, James Wood, Leonard Artrip, Carlos Woo | |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Carlos Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Randolph Bailey steps in front of the Leonard Zaiss pass | 69-48 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is whistled for a carry | 69-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks (C) Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Crutcher | 69-51 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin Moore steps in front of the Charles Bussey pass | 69-51 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey's layup is rejected by William Bassett | 69-51 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher is fouled on the floor by Charles Bussey - foul #1 on Charles Bussey, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses short on a jumper from the right block | 69-51 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Joshua Tate is denied by Leonard Zaiss | 69-51 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp tips it home | 71-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 71-51 |