| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the driving attempt near the basket | 40-30 |
| 19:24 | Saint Louis | James Harkey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Jones | 42-30 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances's layup is rejected by Craig Jones | 42-30 |
| 19:05 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:46 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | John Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:19 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 17:54 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper's pass is intercepted by Dewey Lee | 42-30 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances lays it up and in on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 42-32 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the runner from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:04 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | John Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:19 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dewey Lee - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez (PG), Harold Arendt (SF), Justin McLennon (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) James Harkey, Michael Hooper, Craig Jones, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (SF), Joseph Barta (PF), Christopher Volpe (C) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar, John Cox | |
| 16:19 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:19 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-32 |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Harold Arendt | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Manual Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Jennings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Arendt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin McLennon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Saint Louis | Sam Johnson is called for the reach on Roy Jennings - foul #3 on Sam Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez (SF) Roy Jennings | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen (SF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Dewey Lee | |
| 15:19 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Cesar Rossi swats the layup by Christopher Volpe | 44-32 |
| 14:59 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Harold Arendt | 44-32 |
| 14:39 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt connects on the jumper in the paint | 46-32 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-32 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta grabs the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Justin McLennon swats the short shot by Christopher Volpe | 46-32 |
| 14:04 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 13:47 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt is fouled on the floor by Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Michael Hooper (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Manual Gomez, Giuseppe Menendez, Justin McLennon, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), John Cox (C) Bennie Ahmad, Joseph Barta, Arthur Bowen, Christopher Volpe, Chester Connery | |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Michael Hooper swats the layup by John Cox | 48-32 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt's floater is knocked away by John Cox | 48-32 |
| 12:42 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim hits the follow up shot | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| 12:21 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Harkey | 52-34 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar buries a shot from the right block | 52-36 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt snags the offensive board | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Arendt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cox (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Harkey | 55-36 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings (SG) Harold Arendt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | James Harkey can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Sam Johnson - foul #4 on Sam Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Sam Johnson | |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | James Harkey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar double dribbles | 56-36 |
| 10:39 | Saint Louis | James Harkey drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-36 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Jennings - foul #3 on Roy Jennings, team foul #1 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez (SF), Justin McLennon (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Michael Hooper, Craig Jones, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (PF), Christopher Volpe (C) Raymond Collar, John Cox | |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Roy Jennings, team foul #2 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez (PG), Richard Bohr (SG) James Harkey, Roy Jennings | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery (C) Morris Frances | |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe grabs the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe is hacked by Cesar Rossi - foul #3 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is whistled for a carry | 58-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar (PF) Chester Connery | |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 58-38 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim misses the tip | 58-38 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdulkarim | 58-38 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez misses the shot from just outside the lane | 58-38 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Justin McLennon - foul #1 on Justin McLennon, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Harold Arendt (SG), Michael Hooper (SF), Craig Jones (PF) Manual Gomez, Richard Bohr, Giuseppe Menendez, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF), John Cox (C) Dewey Lee, Christopher Volpe | |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Collar - foul #2 on Raymond Collar, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-40 |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 59-40 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bennie Ahmad | 59-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Arendt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barta (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Collar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cox (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 07:18 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt is whistled for traveling | 59-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings (SG), Justin McLennon (C) Harold Arendt, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Dewey Lee (SG) Bennie Ahmad, Raymond Collar | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph Barta and he's fouled by Justin McLennon - foul #2 on Justin McLennon, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-43 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses the tip | 59-43 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones tips it home | 61-43 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Craig Jones swats the layup by John Cox | 61-43 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | James Harkey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin McLennon | 64-43 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | John Cox hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dewey Lee and he's fouled by Justin McLennon - foul #3 on Justin McLennon, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Morris Frances, Joseph Barta | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | John Cox misses the free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:57 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 05:28 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim can't finish the layup | 64-45 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | John Cox snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Hooper takes the ball from Dewey Lee | 64-45 |
| 05:09 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings lays it in on a great pass from Michael Hooper | 66-45 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | John Cox misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Michael Hooper | 66-45 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Johnson | 66-48 |
| 04:05 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Collar - foul #3 on Raymond Collar, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez (PG), Harold Arendt (SG), Cesar Rossi (C) James Harkey, Roy Jennings, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (SG), Arthur Bowen (SF), Christopher Volpe (PF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Dewey Lee, Raymond Collar, John Cox | |
| 04:05 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 04:05 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Chester Connery | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Bowen | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Manual Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Arendt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Hooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin McLennon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Bowen (fresh) PF - Christopher Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Connery (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-50 |
| 03:11 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:42 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-50 |
| 02:23 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-50 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-52 |
| 01:37 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt tips it in | 70-52 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen hits the follow up shot | 70-54 |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+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 | Chester Connery's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hooper | 70-54 |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon travels with the ball | 70-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez (SF) Michael Hooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe tips it in | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez runs out the clock | 70-56 |