| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:54 | Southern Illinois | Dikembe Ali picks off the pass by Dean Lustig in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes blows the layup | 25-28 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | William Flake pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is called for traveling | 25-28 |
| 19:13 | Saint Louis | William Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Hamann in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 25-28 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Jason Barnes steps in front of the John Bicknell pass | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes banks in the layup | 29-28 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG) William Smith | |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | John May tips it in | 31-30 |
| 16:57 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 16:55 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann loses the dribble to John May | 31-30 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 31-32 |
| 15:59 | Saint Louis | William Flake is called for the reach on Baran Pantic - foul #1 on William Flake, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (PG), Michael Ureno (SG), Shane Bobo (PF) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Eric Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | William Smith steals the ball from Jason Barnes | 31-32 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | William Smith hits the finger roll | 31-34 |
| 15:06 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Baran Pantic (PF) Jason Barnes, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Smith | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eric Weekes | 33-37 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Michael Skates, Michael Ureno | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Curtis Foltz, Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| 13:48 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is fouled on the floor by Shane Bobo - foul #2 on Shane Bobo, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (C) Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (C) Bobby Foster | |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | William Flake lays it in set up by William Smith and he's hacked by Shane Bobo - foul #3 on Shane Bobo, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (C) Eric Weekes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:58 | Saint Louis | John Bicknell is called for the reach on Kenneth Hamann - foul #3 on John Bicknell, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | William Smith steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 36-40 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | William Flake lays it up and in set up by John Bicknell | 36-42 |
| 11:57 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali's fadeaway is rejected by John Bicknell | 36-42 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John May | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Flake (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John May (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | John May drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Smith | 36-44 |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Dean Lustig steps in front of the Kenneth Hamann pass in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Hamann - foul #2 on Kenneth Hamann, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (PG), Baran Pantic (PF) Kenneth Hamann, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG) Dean Lustig | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | John May is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John May, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SG), Bobby Foster (PF), Gary Eberhard (C) William Smith, William Flake, John May | |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Weekes and he's fouled by Jeffery Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Shane Bobo (C) Jason Barnes, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Claude Tafelski (C) Jeffery Thomas, John Bicknell | |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Ureno takes the ball from Gary Eberhard | 39-46 |
| 09:25 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bobby Foster | 39-46 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Claude Tafelski | 39-48 |
| 08:43 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno's floater is knocked away by Claude Tafelski | 39-48 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Eric Weekes swats the dunk try by Dean Lustig | 39-48 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski gets the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Michael Skates, Michael Ureno, Eric Weekes, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Curtis Foltz, Gary Eberhard, Bobby Foster, Claude Tafelski | |
| 07:52 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Flake (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John May (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | William Smith double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG) Dean Lustig | |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Hamann | 43-48 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | John May snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | William Flake grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | William Flake pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | John May misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:53 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali lays it in and the foul's on William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic (PF) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Curtis Foltz (SG) Raymond Morrison, William Smith | |
| 05:53 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John May | 45-48 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 05:34 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 05:14 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic banks in the layup | 47-48 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Jason Barnes steps in front of the Dean Lustig pass | 47-48 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Barnes | 49-48 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hamann | 49-48 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | William Flake grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John May | 49-48 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | William Flake knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Flake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - John May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Ali and the foul's on Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG), Eric Weekes (SF), Shane Bobo (C) Dikembe Ali, Jason Barnes, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Curtis Foltz, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Eberhard | 52-52 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jason Barnes (SF) Kenneth Hamann, Michael Ureno | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes is hacked by Dean Lustig - foul #2 on Dean Lustig, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (C) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Eric Weekes - foul #1 on Eric Weekes, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG) Eric Weekes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG), John May (C) William Smith, Bobby Foster | |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 01:13 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic is fouled on the floor by Dean Lustig - foul #3 on Dean Lustig, team foul #12 | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Flake | 57-57 |
| 00:26 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali hits the finger roll | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremy Hart - foul #1 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Flake (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - John May (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart wins the tip | 59-59 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 04:07 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann is fouled on the floor by John Bicknell - foul #4 on John Bicknell, team foul #13 | 59-59 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by William Flake is denied by Jeremy Hart | 60-59 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig tips it home | 60-61 |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:46 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Barnes | 62-61 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | John May connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 62-63 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali's fadeaway is rejected by John May | 62-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | William Flake grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is hacked by Jeremy Hart - foul #2 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic clanks a shot near the basket | 62-63 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hart | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Baran Pantic (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Foltz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Flake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John May (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-63 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Baran Pantic | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Lustig - foul #4 on Dean Lustig, team foul #14 | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John May | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | John May drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Flake (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John May (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart wins the tip | 66-66 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Hamann | 68-66 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-66 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 03:54 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 68-66 |
| 03:52 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes hits the follow up shot | 70-66 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | John May misses short on a turnaround from close range | 70-66 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:09 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 72-66 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-68 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes can't finish the layup | 72-68 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:13 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 75-68 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jason Barnes - foul #1 on Jason Barnes, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (PG), Michael Ureno (SG), Shane Bobo (PF) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Bobby Foster (PF), Gary Eberhard (C) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, William Flake, John May | |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:03 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG) Michael Ureno | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Flake (PF) Raymond Morrison, Gary Eberhard | |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes clanks a shot from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | William Flake snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Baran Pantic (PF) Eric Weekes, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), John May (C) Jeffery Thomas, Bobby Foster | |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 75-69 |
| 01:23 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali's layup is rejected by John Bicknell | 75-69 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | William Flake hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - William Flake (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - John May (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | John May snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart is hacked by John Bicknell - foul #5 on John Bicknell, team foul #15 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF) John Bicknell | |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the halfcourt shot | 76-75 |