| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 5 reb. C - Shane Bobo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the jump hook from the left block | 25-21 |
| 19:37 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Baran Pantic and the foul's on Michael Schneider - foul #1 on Michael Schneider, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Baran Pantic - foul #2 on Baran Pantic, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:40 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Ali steals it from Robert Anderson | 28-27 |
| 17:53 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington slams it home | 28-29 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Orbison and the foul's on Baran Pantic - foul #3 on Baran Pantic, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (SF) Baran Pantic | |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:08 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 31-29 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales's floater is knocked away by Jeremy Hart | 31-29 |
| 16:42 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali drills a floater in the paint | 31-31 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Weekes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Bobo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:24 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo tips it in | 31-33 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is denied on a layup by Shane Bobo | 31-33 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 14:57 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider travels with the ball | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Arthur Shelton (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Baran Pantic (SF) Morris Washington, Dikembe Ali | |
| 14:07 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic is hacked by Arthur Shelton - foul #1 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 13:43 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Harry Berg and he's hacked by Eric Weekes - foul #1 on Eric Weekes, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG) Eric Weekes | |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Jay Edwards (SF) William Hamrick, Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton loses the dribble to Jeremy Hart | 34-34 |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 12:12 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Jeremy Hart | 34-36 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 11:46 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Bobo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Eric Weekes (SF) Dikembe Ali, Shane Bobo | |
| 11:08 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic connects on the runner from the left block set up by Morris Washington and he's hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #4 on Don Schimmel, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (C) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (C) Kenneth Hamann | |
| 11:08 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison lays it in set up by Jay Edwards | 36-38 |
| 10:38 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 36-38 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 09:42 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart tips it in | 36-40 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Shane Bobo swats the shot by Michael Schneider | 36-40 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Arthur Shelton (C) Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG) Baran Pantic | |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 08:23 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Shane Bobo | 36-42 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 07:56 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 07:30 | Saint Louis | Arthur Shelton steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Weekes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Bobo (tiring) 4 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Eric Weekes steps in front of the William Hamrick pass | 36-42 |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Hudak - foul #1 on Ray Hudak, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Ray Hudak, Thomas Cales, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Baran Pantic (C) Morris Washington, Shane Bobo | |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann is fouled on the floor by Don Schimmel - foul #5 on Don Schimmel, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (PG) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (C) Eric Weekes | |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider tips it home | 41-43 |
| 05:37 | Saint Louis | Harry Berg steals the ball from Baran Pantic | 41-43 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't finish the layup | 41-43 |
| 05:32 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 05:12 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Arthur Shelton (C) Harry Berg, William Hamrick | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't connect on a runner from the left block | 41-43 |
| 04:44 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 04:27 | Saint Louis | Michael Schneider steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 41-43 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 04:03 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Orbison | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Baran Pantic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Bobo (tiring) 4 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic is fouled on the floor by Jay Edwards - foul #3 on Jay Edwards, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Thomas Cales (PF) Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Eric Weekes (SF) Kenneth Hamann, Jeremy Hart | |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 44-43 |
| 02:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 44-43 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Baran Pantic | 44-45 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (PF) Shane Bobo | |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Baran Pantic - foul #4 on Baran Pantic, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (C) Eric Weekes | |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:21 | Saint Louis | Michael Schneider swats the short shot by Baran Pantic | 45-45 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the floater in the paint | 45-45 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison | 47-45 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider is hacked by Morris Washington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morris Washington, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Baran Pantic is called for the reach on Robert Anderson - foul #5 on Baran Pantic, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (SF) Baran Pantic | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is hacked by Morris Washington - foul #2 on Morris Washington, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hart | 48-46 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo is hacked by Michael Schneider - foul #2 on Michael Schneider, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales runs out the clock | 48-47 |