| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ray Rice (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Ewing (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rush (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Concepcion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sells (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin misses the easy layup | 38-29 |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | William Hall gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice loses the dribble to Joseph Irwin | 38-29 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin lays it in | 38-31 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush's pass is intercepted by Matthew Pinner | 38-31 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner can't throw it down | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Duane Concepcion grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Irwin - foul #3 on Joseph Irwin, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG) Joseph Irwin | |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | James Sells gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Rush | 42-31 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Hall is fouled on the floor by James Sells - foul #2 on James Sells, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 17:49 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing is called for 3 seconds | 42-31 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Sells | 42-34 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Hall travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend (PF), Anthony Lundberg (C) Duane Concepcion, William Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Mountain and the foul's on Henry Rush - foul #2 on Henry Rush, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes (SG), Gerald Roberts (SF) Steven Ewing, Henry Rush | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jerome Chapman - foul #1 on Jerome Chapman, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Lundberg buries a floater in the paint | 44-37 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte (PG) Ray Rice | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:03 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rogelio Duarte (fresh) SG - James Hayes (fresh) SF - Gerald Roberts (fresh) PF - Jeremy Schwend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Lundberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Roberts steps in front of the Jerome Chapman pass | 44-37 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte is fouled on the floor by Danny McVean - foul #1 on Danny McVean, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice (PG), Steven Ewing (SG), Henry Rush (SF), Duane Concepcion (PF), William Hall (C) Rogelio Duarte, James Hayes, Gerald Roberts, Jeremy Schwend, Anthony Lundberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), George McWayne (SG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Jerome Chapman, Samuel Mountain, James Kornbluth, Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | James Sells is called for the reach on Ray Rice - foul #3 on James Sells, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Duane Concepcion clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush tips it in | 46-37 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Irwin | 46-39 |
| 14:09 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Duane Concepcion | 48-39 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Henry Rush - foul #3 on Henry Rush, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend (C) William Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on George McWayne - foul #1 on George McWayne, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:29 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Danny McVean | 50-44 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Henry Rush | 52-44 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:33 | Gardner-Webb | Duane Concepcion gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend banks in the layup | 54-44 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend is denied on a layup by Christopher Rawls | 54-44 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ray Rice (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Ewing (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Duane Concepcion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Schwend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George McWayne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls tips it home | 54-46 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush's layup is rejected by Christopher Rawls | 54-46 |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte (PG), James Hayes (SG), Gerald Roberts (SF), Anthony Lundberg (PF), William Hall (C) Ray Rice, Steven Ewing, Henry Rush, Duane Concepcion, Jeremy Schwend | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Samuel Mountain (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Joseph Irwin, George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | William Hall hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Rogelio Duarte | 56-46 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 10:30 | Gardner-Webb | James Hayes knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Hall | 58-49 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | James Sells snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Lundberg pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte is hacked by Jerome Chapman - foul #2 on Jerome Chapman, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush (SF), Jeremy Schwend (PF) James Hayes, Anthony Lundberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-49 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Hall | 60-49 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Sells | 60-49 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | James Sells grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman double dribbles | 60-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice (PG), Steven Ewing (SG), Duane Concepcion (PF) Rogelio Duarte, Gerald Roberts, William Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), George McWayne (SG), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Jerome Chapman, Samuel Mountain, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | George McWayne steps in front of the Steven Ewing pass | 60-49 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean's floater is tipped away by Henry Rush | 60-49 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls tips it in | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ray Rice (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Ewing (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Duane Concepcion (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Schwend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny McVean (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Duane Concepcion scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Ewing and he's fouled by Christopher Rawls - foul #2 on Christopher Rawls, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts (SF) Henry Rush | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner (SF) James Kornbluth | |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Duane Concepcion makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Ewing - foul #2 on Steven Ewing, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Lundberg (C) Jeremy Schwend | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Pinner steals the ball from Gerald Roberts | 63-52 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Lundberg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Irwin takes the ball from Steven Ewing | 63-52 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses the easy layup | 63-52 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Duane Concepcion steals the ball from Christopher Rawls | 63-52 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Henry Rush (SF), William Hall (C) Gerald Roberts, Anthony Lundberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Rice | 66-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 05:11 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Hall | 66-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Concepcion | 69-52 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Henry Rush is called for the reach on Matthew Pinner - foul #4 on Henry Rush, team foul #4 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend (PF) Duane Concepcion | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG) George McWayne | |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Henry Rush swats the shot by Samuel Mountain | 69-52 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jeremy Schwend | 69-52 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing clanks a floater near the basket | 69-52 |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Hall tips it back up and in | 71-52 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ray Rice (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Ewing (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Schwend (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sells (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-52 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Rice misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 03:05 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Ewing tips it but misses | 71-52 |
| 03:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend tips it back up and in | 73-52 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Ewing - foul #3 on Steven Ewing, team foul #5 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte (PG), James Hayes (SG), Gerald Roberts (SF), Anthony Lundberg (C) Ray Rice, Steven Ewing, Henry Rush, William Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), James Kornbluth (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Joseph Irwin, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:40 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Roberts | 75-54 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Danny McVean | 75-57 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Schwend | 77-57 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls misses the tip | 77-57 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend grabs the board | 77-57 |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Roberts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Hayes | 80-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Schwend - foul #2 on Jeremy Schwend, team foul #6 | 80-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-58 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-58 |
| 00:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jeremy Schwend | 83-58 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerome Chapman - foul #3 on Jerome Chapman, team foul #9 | 83-58 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Schwend makes the 2nd free throw | 85-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth lays it in on a nice dish by Danny McVean | 85-60 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Rogelio Duarte runs out the clock | 85-60 |