| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David McCaa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brien (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Weist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 19:20 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 35-32 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Baran Pantic | 35-32 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Chappelle - foul #2 on William Chappelle, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer (PF), Ted Havard (C) James Brien, Arthur Weist | |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer clanks a turnaround in the paint | 36-32 |
| 18:14 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:46 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the dunk | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Michael Ureno (SG), Eric Weekes (SF) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Jason Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Ted Hood (SF) Frank Broaddus, William Chappelle | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:39 | Saint Louis | Charles Manzer steps in front of the Michael Ureno pass in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Henault (PG) David McCaa | |
| 17:18 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Ureno | 38-32 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell buries a 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Manzer | 38-35 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer misses the turnaround from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:32 | Saint Louis | Jesse Tyrell picks off the pass by Michael Skates in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from David Henault | 38-37 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Weekes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Baran Pantic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Henault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ted Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Manzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ted Havard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Manzer | 38-40 |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Skates | 40-40 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Shane Bobo (PF) Michael Skates, Michael Ureno, Eric Weekes, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa (PG), Frank Broaddus (SG), William Chappelle (SF), James Brien (PF), Arthur Weist (C) David Henault, Jesse Tyrell, Ted Hood, Charles Manzer, Ted Havard | |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a jumper from close range | 40-40 |
| 14:31 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann tips it but misses | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:14 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic (PF) Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann is hacked by David McCaa in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McCaa, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 13:48 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Broaddus - foul #3 on Frank Broaddus, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 13:48 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Broaddus connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David McCaa | 42-43 |
| 13:16 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Baran Pantic | 44-43 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa misses badly on a runner from close range | 44-43 |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Frank Broaddus steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 44-43 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-43 |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Shane Bobo | 44-43 |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Brien - foul #1 on James Brien, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Michael Ureno (SG), Eric Weekes (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Jason Barnes, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Berger (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SF), Roger Smith (PF) David McCaa, William Chappelle, James Brien | |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Weekes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Baran Pantic (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Theodore Berger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Broaddus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Weist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Berger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Ureno | 48-43 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Broaddus drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Berger | 48-45 |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:03 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Smith | 50-48 |
| 09:17 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Ureno, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Shane Bobo (PF) Michael Skates, Michael Ureno, Eric Weekes, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa (PG), Ted Hood (SG), William Chappelle (SF), Charles Manzer (PF), Ted Havard (C) Theodore Berger, Frank Broaddus, Jesse Tyrell, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hamann | 50-48 |
| 08:28 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Jason Barnes | 52-48 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa lays it in on a great pass from Ted Hood | 52-50 |
| 07:58 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Hart (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David McCaa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Hood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Manzer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Havard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ted Havard | 52-52 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes buries a floater from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 07:00 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 06:57 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes is hacked by David McCaa in the backcourt - foul #3 on David McCaa, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Eric Weekes (SF) Kenneth Hamann, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Henault (PG), Theodore Berger (SG), James Brien (PF) David McCaa, Ted Hood, Ted Havard | |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Weekes steals it from Theodore Berger | 54-52 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | William Chappelle is called for the reach on Eric Weekes - foul #3 on William Chappelle, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SF), Arthur Weist (C) William Chappelle, Charles Manzer | |
| 05:54 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Berger grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 54-52 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eric Weekes | 56-52 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Skates and he's hacked by Jesse Tyrell - foul #1 on Jesse Tyrell, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Baran Pantic (PF) Michael Skates, Michael Ureno, Jason Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David McCaa (PG), Frank Broaddus (SG), William Chappelle (SF), Ted Havard (PF), Roger Smith (C) David Henault, Theodore Berger, Jesse Tyrell, James Brien, Arthur Weist | |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Broaddus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF) Eric Weekes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali is hacked by William Chappelle - foul #4 on William Chappelle, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (C) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David McCaa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Broaddus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ted Havard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | William Chappelle is called for the reach on Jason Barnes in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Chappelle, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG) Kenneth Hamann | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SF) William Chappelle | |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Smith | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-52 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 02:56 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Michael Skates | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-52 |
| 02:33 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ted Havard - foul #1 on Ted Havard, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Michael Ureno (SG), Eric Weekes (SF), Shane Bobo (C) Michael Skates, Dikembe Ali, Jason Barnes, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Berger (SG), Ted Hood (SF), James Brien (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Frank Broaddus, Jesse Tyrell, Ted Havard, Roger Smith | |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Baran Pantic is called for the reach on James Brien - foul #2 on Baran Pantic, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Michael Ureno, Eric Weekes, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Broaddus (SG), Jesse Tyrell (SF), Arthur Weist (C) Theodore Berger, Ted Hood, Charles Manzer | |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien misses short on a shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 01:29 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:06 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David McCaa | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by David McCaa - foul #4 on David McCaa, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Eric Weekes (SG) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jason Barnes | 63-55 |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes is hacked by Frank Broaddus in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Broaddus, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Weist | 64-55 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Broaddus misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:42 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates is fouled in the backcourt by David McCaa - foul #5 on David McCaa, team foul #13 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Berger (PG) David McCaa | |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien banks in the layup set up by Frank Broaddus | 66-57 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Broaddus - foul #5 on Frank Broaddus, team foul #14 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SF) Frank Broaddus | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Baran Pantic - foul #3 on Baran Pantic, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG), Shane Bobo (PF) Jason Barnes, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer (C) Arthur Weist | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Berger - foul #4 on Theodore Berger, team foul #15 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF), Baran Pantic (PF) Michael Ureno, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist (C) Charles Manzer | |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 69-59 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Hart denies the turnaround by Ted Hood | 69-59 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Berger pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood's pass is intercepted by Jason Barnes | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates runs out the clock | 69-59 |