| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Wilson | 34-46 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable misses the tip | 34-46 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Wilson steals the ball from Philip Henry | 34-46 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Wilson | 34-48 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz grabs the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-48 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener is hacked by Philip Henry - foul #2 on Philip Henry, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (PF) Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Frantz | 34-48 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee tips it back up and in | 34-50 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Walter Jackson (SG), Philip Henry (PF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Joseph Hamel, Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Giunta picks off the pass by John Wilson | 34-50 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Davis takes the ball from Walter Jackson | 34-50 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-50 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 36-50 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-50 |
| 15:20 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF), Justin Leslie (C) Roger Jones, Walter Jackson, Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses the 3rd free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hamel is called for the reach on Shad Gerdes - foul #1 on Joseph Hamel, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski dunks the ball set up by Marvin Tatman and the foul's on Edward Gardener - foul #1 on Edward Gardener, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 13:37 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 13:35 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Gardener - foul #2 on Edward Gardener, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (PF) Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson | |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hamel swats the short shot by John Wilson | 41-52 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Gable | 41-52 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Marvin Tatman - foul #2 on Marvin Tatman, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry (PF) Joseph Hamel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (C) Edward Gardener | |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable slams it home set up by John Wilson | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Henry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Leslie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 41-59 |
| 11:38 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie grabs the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable tips it back up and in | 41-61 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Mark Bellomy and he's hacked by Lewis Rohe - foul #3 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Christopher Kalinowski (SF), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF), Paul Davis (C) Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable | |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce hits the finger roll set up by John Wilson | 44-63 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Lee picks off the pass by Roger Jones in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wilson | 44-65 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski misses the lay-in | 44-65 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price clanks a floater from the left block | 44-65 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonard Frantz | 44-65 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF) Roger Jones, Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Edward Gardener (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price | |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-67 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shad Gerdes - foul #2 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #5 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie (C) Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable (PF) Paul Davis | |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the board | 45-67 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dane Nickerson and he's fouled by Joseph Hamel - foul #2 on Joseph Hamel, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the free throw | 45-70 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Gardener is called for the reach on Justin Leslie - foul #3 on Edward Gardener, team foul #6 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG) Dane Nickerson | |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-70 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Justin Leslie | 48-70 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Bellomy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hamel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Kalinowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Leslie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-70 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-70 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Hamel | 51-70 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is called for traveling | 51-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Bernard Giunta (SG), Philip Henry (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Christopher Kalinowski, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG), Erik Joyce (SF) Shad Gerdes, Lewis Rohe | |
| 06:44 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel drills a floater from the right side | 53-70 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Philip Henry - foul #3 on Philip Henry, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson (SG) Joseph Hamel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) Erik Joyce, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 06:03 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Jackson | 55-72 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Frantz steals it from Robert Lee | 55-72 |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-72 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry can't tip it in | 55-72 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Philip Henry steals it from Lewis Rohe | 55-72 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SG), Joseph Hamel (SF), Justin Leslie (C) Roger Jones, Walter Jackson, Bernard Giunta, Leonard Frantz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| 04:53 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darryl Gable and the foul's on Philip Henry - foul #4 on Philip Henry, team foul #6 | 55-74 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson makes the free throw | 55-75 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel snags the offensive board | 55-75 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Hamel is whistled for traveling | 55-75 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Jones (PG), Walter Jackson (SG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Christopher Kalinowski (PF), Leonard Frantz (C) Marvin Tatman, Mark Bellomy, Joseph Hamel, Philip Henry, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-75 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the board | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Frantz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-75 |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 55-75 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta is hacked by Erik Joyce - foul #1 on Erik Joyce, team foul #7 | 55-75 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-75 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis hits the follow up shot | 57-77 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-77 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-77 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Bernard Giunta is blocked by Nicholas Price | 57-77 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski tips it in | 59-77 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price lays it up and in on a great pass from Shad Gerdes and he's fouled by Walter Jackson - foul #1 on Walter Jackson, team foul #7 | 59-79 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price makes the free throw | 59-80 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-80 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses short on a floater in the lane | 59-80 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz gets the rebound | 59-80 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Walter Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-80 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-80 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price is hacked by Christopher Kalinowski - foul #1 on Christopher Kalinowski, team foul #8 | 59-80 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Frantz grabs the board | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Jackson | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes runs out the clock | 62-81 |