| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas McPhee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Testerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Franks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dave Hunter | 45-39 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee is called for 3 seconds | 45-39 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | Richard McCracker is called for the reach on Omar Evans - foul #2 on Richard McCracker, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Leonardo Costa steals it from Richard McCracker | 48-39 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Omar Evans swats the dunk try by Richard McCracker | 48-39 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw tips it in | 48-41 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Dave Hunter is denied by Omar Evans | 51-41 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Omar Evans | 54-41 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is fouled on the floor by Leonardo Costa - foul #2 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (PG), Paul Shafer (SG), Christopher Hurwitz (SF), Mark Hawkins (PF), Mike Robinson (C) Leonardo Costa, Thomas McPhee, Daniel Testerman, Martin Franks, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), William Edwards (SF), Michael Gooch (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, Gary Renshaw, David Kallenberg | |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Mike Robinson swats the short shot by Michael Gooch | 54-41 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Hurwitz tips it back up and in | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hurwitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Cha | 56-43 |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Hurwitz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 15:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer tips it home | 58-43 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the jump hook from close range | 58-43 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 15:01 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer is hacked by Brian Streitenberge - foul #1 on Brian Streitenberge, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee (SG) Mike Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker (SF), David Kallenberg (C) William Edwards, Aaron Folse | |
| 14:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker misses the easy layup | 58-45 |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:14 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Cha | 58-47 |
| 13:33 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer travels with the ball | 58-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Daniel Testerman (SF), Martin Franks (PF), Omar Evans (C) Paul Shafer, William Palmer, Mark Hawkins, Christopher Hurwitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, Michael Gooch | |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg hits the finger roll set up by Richard McCracker and the foul's on Omar Evans - foul #1 on Omar Evans, team foul #2 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Floyd Clark (SG) Thomas McPhee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 13:04 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Franks | 60-50 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 60-52 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-52 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Floyd Clark is hacked by David Kallenberg - foul #3 on David Kallenberg, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee (SG) Floyd Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch (C) David Kallenberg | |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dave Hunter - foul #2 on Dave Hunter, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Omar Evans - foul #2 on Omar Evans, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas McPhee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Testerman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Franks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-54 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 11:29 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 11:18 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leonardo Costa | 65-54 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas McPhee is called for the reach on Michael Gooch - foul #1 on Thomas McPhee, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (PG), Christopher Hurwitz (SF), Mark Hawkins (C) Leonardo Costa, Daniel Testerman, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), William Edwards (SF), Aaron Folse (C) Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, Gary Renshaw | |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 65-54 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Thomas McPhee is called for the reach on Aaron Folse - foul #2 on Thomas McPhee, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG) Martin Franks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG), David Kallenberg (C) Richard McCracker, Aaron Folse | |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg clanks a jumper from the baseline | 65-54 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Mark Hawkins steps in front of the William Edwards pass | 65-54 |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Palmer | 65-54 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-54 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Kallenberg | 65-54 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Kallenberg | 65-56 |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Shafer | 68-56 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Daniel Testerman (SF), Martin Franks (PF), Omar Evans (C) Paul Shafer, Thomas McPhee, Mark Hawkins, Christopher Hurwitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, William Edwards, Michael Gooch, David Kallenberg | |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 07:40 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Testerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Franks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Omar Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-56 |
| 07:20 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans tips it home | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Renshaw | 70-56 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Omar Evans - foul #3 on Omar Evans, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (SG) William Palmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg (C) Aaron Folse | |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Richard McCracker steals the ball from Leonardo Costa | 70-57 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker lays it up and in | 70-59 |
| 06:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Leonardo Costa | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 72-61 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Leonardo Costa - foul #3 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee (SG), William Palmer (SF), Mark Hawkins (PF), Christopher Hurwitz (C) Leonardo Costa, Daniel Testerman, Martin Franks, Omar Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Michael Gooch (PF) Dave Hunter, Gary Renshaw | |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:11 | Gardner-Webb | Richard McCracker is called for the reach on Paul Shafer - foul #3 on Richard McCracker, team foul #5 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG) Richard McCracker | |
| 04:54 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Hawkins | 74-63 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-63 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee misses the dunk | 74-63 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Kallenberg | 74-63 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the turnaround from the right block | 76-66 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas McPhee (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Hurwitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-68 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Kallenberg | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 03:15 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Daniel Testerman (SF), Martin Franks (PF), Omar Evans (C) Paul Shafer, William Palmer, Mark Hawkins, Christopher Hurwitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, Michael Gooch | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonardo Costa | 79-71 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman gets the rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas McPhee, team foul #8 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch (C) David Kallenberg | |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter is hacked by Thomas McPhee - foul #4 on Thomas McPhee, team foul #9 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg (C) Michael Gooch | |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dave Hunter | 79-73 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-73 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard McCracker | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman is hacked by Richard McCracker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard McCracker, team foul #6 | 82-76 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman is fouled on the floor by Dave Hunter - foul #3 on Dave Hunter, team foul #7 | 82-76 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 82-76 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks is hacked by Dave Hunter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dave Hunter, team foul #8 | 82-76 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman gets the offensive rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman is fouled on the floor by Louis Parker - foul #2 on Louis Parker, team foul #9 | 82-76 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:39 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Testerman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 84-76 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker gets the offensive rebound | 84-76 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-76 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the board | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Richard McCracker is called for the reach on Omar Evans in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard McCracker, team foul #10 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG) Richard McCracker | |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Kallenberg | 86-78 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee is hacked by Dave Hunter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dave Hunter, team foul #11 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG) Dave Hunter | |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas McPhee makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-78 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa runs out the clock | 88-78 |