| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Millay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marchetti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugo Pless (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Halley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Jim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Hugo Pless inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Millay makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Hugo Pless | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Orville Heinz hits a shot from the left block set up by Joshua Hart and he's hacked by Jonathan Jim - foul #3 on Jonathan Jim, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall (C) Jonathan Jim | |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 18:54 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by David Marchetti is blocked by Stephen Morgan | 33-23 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Marchetti - foul #1 on David Marchetti, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | Hugo Pless clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-23 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Coleman | 34-23 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hugo Pless - foul #3 on Hugo Pless, team foul #3 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Victor Moore (SF) Hugo Pless | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Orville Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Orville Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:27 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-23 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Hart | 36-23 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Orville Heinz travels with the ball | 36-23 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Joshua Hart steals the ball from Charlie Halley | 36-23 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the lay-in | 36-23 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-23 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | Charlie Halley snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Millay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marchetti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Halley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Paschall (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-23 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Orville Heinz pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Orville Heinz can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 36-23 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Charlie Halley gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore loses the dribble to Johnny Coleman | 36-23 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Victor Moore - foul #1 on Victor Moore, team foul #4 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), Arthur Walters (PF), John Parrish (C) Joshua Hart, Johnny Coleman, Nicholas Lueras, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hugo Pless (SF), Jonathan Jim (C) Victor Moore, Ray Paschall | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Orville Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:57 | Saint Louis | Charlie Halley is fouled on the floor by William Grimes - foul #1 on William Grimes, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Morgan (C) Orville Heinz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 37-23 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | William Grimes's pass is intercepted by Charlie Halley | 37-23 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Robert Millay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-23 |
| 12:33 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Hugo Pless clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Arthur Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | John Parrish misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-23 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | John Parrish tips it back up and in | 39-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Grimes (fresh) SF - John Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Walters (fresh) C - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Millay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marchetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugo Pless (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Halley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Jim (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Charlie Halley is denied by Arthur Walters | 39-23 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | John Parrish gets the rebound | 39-23 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Arthur Walters misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | Robert Millay snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 11:09 | Saint Louis | Hugo Pless misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-23 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Hugo Pless steps in front of the Arthur Walters pass | 39-23 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti's layup is rejected by Stephen Morgan | 39-23 |
| 10:35 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim grabs the offensive board | 39-23 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | Arthur Walters denies the turnaround by Charlie Halley | 39-23 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Arthur Walters grabs the board | 39-23 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Schoolcraft | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Millay | 41-25 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan misses the shot in the paint | 41-25 |
| 09:13 | Saint Louis | Charlie Halley grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 09:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Millay drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Marchetti | 41-27 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-27 |
| 08:42 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Jim | 41-29 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Arthur Walters double dribbles | 41-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Johnny Coleman (SG), Orville Heinz (SF), Nicholas Lueras (PF) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, John Parrish, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryan Booth (PG), Aaron Hosey (PF) Robert Millay, Charlie Halley | |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Marchetti | 41-31 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Orville Heinz lays it up and in | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryan Booth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Marchetti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hugo Pless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Hosey (fresh) C - Jonathan Jim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-31 |
| 07:27 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Jim | 43-31 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Coleman - foul #2 on Johnny Coleman, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Joshua Hart is hacked by Hugo Pless - foul #4 on Hugo Pless, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Hugo Pless - foul #5 on Hugo Pless, team foul #6 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Victor Moore (SF), Charlie Halley (PF) Hugo Pless, Aaron Hosey | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 06:37 | Saint Louis | Charlie Halley gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Joshua Hart takes the ball from David Marchetti | 44-32 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman banks in the layup set up by Joshua Hart | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:03 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Bryan Booth | 46-34 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan misses the dunk but he's fouled by Bryan Booth - foul #2 on Bryan Booth, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Millay (PG) David Marchetti | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Hart - foul #1 on Joshua Hart, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Walters (C) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Orville Heinz lays it in | 50-35 |
| 05:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Millay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-35 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Orville Heinz grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman's pass is intercepted by Bryan Booth | 50-35 |
| 04:18 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Jim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Joshua Hart grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras misses the runner near the basket | 50-35 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Orville Heinz tips it but misses | 50-35 |
| 03:53 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:38 | Saint Louis | Robert Millay is hacked by Arthur Walters - foul #2 on Arthur Walters, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), John Parrish (SF), Stephen Morgan (C) Joshua Hart, Johnny Coleman, Orville Heinz, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Marchetti (SG), Aaron Hosey (PF), Ray Paschall (C) Robert Millay, Charlie Halley, Jonathan Jim | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Grimes (fresh) SF - John Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryan Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marchetti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Hosey (fresh) C - Ray Paschall (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Nicholas Lueras takes the ball from Bryan Booth | 50-35 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras misses the wide open runner in the lane | 50-35 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan slams it home on a nice dish by John Parrish | 52-35 |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Stephen Morgan blocks the jumper by Ray Paschall | 52-35 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-35 |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Nicholas Lueras denies the turnaround by Ray Paschall | 55-35 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Aaron Hosey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Bryan Booth and he's fouled by Stephen Morgan - foul #2 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Orville Heinz (SF) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Samuel Blasingame (C) David Marchetti | |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Victor Moore takes the ball from Nicholas Lueras | 55-37 |
| 02:15 | Saint Louis | Victor Moore lays it in | 55-39 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Samuel Blasingame blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Lueras | 55-39 |
| 01:49 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Grimes - foul #2 on William Grimes, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Johnny Coleman (SG), Stephen Morgan (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, John Parrish | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan lays it up and in | 57-39 |
| 01:14 | Saint Louis | Ray Paschall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Marchetti (SG) Samuel Blasingame | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Orville Heinz is denied on a layup by Aaron Hosey | 57-39 |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Victor Moore | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Hosey and the foul's on Stephen Morgan - foul #3 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | David Marchetti makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Joshua Hart misses short on a floater in the paint | 57-42 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Victor Moore | 57-42 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Aaron Hosey comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Nicholas Lueras - foul #1 on Nicholas Lueras, team foul #8 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Samuel Blasingame (C) David Marchetti | |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Aaron Hosey misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Aaron Hosey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Hart runs out the clock | 57-43 |