| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) SF - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) PF - Larry Burdett (fresh) C - Mario Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) SG - Joe McDoe (fresh) SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) PF - Harry Marts (fresh) C - William Murray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | William Murray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Burdett - foul #1 on Larry Burdett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UCLA | Larry Burdett gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Saint Louis | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | William Murray tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | William Murray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | UCLA | Larry Burdett snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is hacked by Joe McDoe - foul #1 on Joe McDoe, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | UCLA | Gregory Titus misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joe McDoe | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | UCLA | Gregory Titus comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Saint Louis | William Murray snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | Saint Louis | Larry Burdett swats the layup by Harry Marts | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | UCLA | Larry Burdett grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Joe McDoe - foul #2 on Joe McDoe, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (PG), David Fawcett (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Joseph Singer (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Ryan Harvey, Joe McDoe, Thomas Hill, Harry Marts, William Murray | |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Gregory Titus steps in front of the Trevor Smith pass | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Titus | 6-5 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer's pass is intercepted by Gregory Whitehead | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | UCLA | Larry Burdett throws it down on a great pass from Gregory Whitehead | 8-5 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Burdett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fresh) SG - David Fawcett (fresh) SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) PF - Joseph Singer (fresh) C - Trevor Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Scott Brooks | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart blows the dunk | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | UCLA | Gregory Titus connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Burdett | 11-7 |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp is hacked by Mario Williamson - foul #1 on Mario Williamson, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Trey Masterson (SG), Michael Lenk (SF), Shane Thibault (C) Gregory Titus, Gregory Whitehead, Lawrence Stewart, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Harry Marts (PF) David Fawcett, Scott Brooks, Trevor Smith | |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp's layup is rejected by Shane Thibault | 11-7 |
| 14:25 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Shane Thibault | 11-7 |
| 14:02 | UCLA | Michael Lenk makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Byrnes | 13-7 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Lenk - foul #1 on Michael Lenk, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), Mario Williamson (C) Larry Byrnes, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Scott Brooks (SF), William Murray (C) Keith Shimp, Thomas Hill, Harry Marts | |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:45 | UCLA | Larry Burdett pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:29 | UCLA | Mario Williamson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Brooks - foul #1 on Scott Brooks, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead (SG) Trey Masterson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill (SF) Scott Brooks | |
| 13:29 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:29 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:08 | Saint Louis | William Murray drills a jump hook from the left block | 13-9 |
| 12:54 | UCLA | Michael Lenk scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mario Williamson | 15-9 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Mario Williamson denies the turnaround by Joseph Singer | 15-9 |
| 12:36 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to William Murray | 15-9 |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Lenk - foul #2 on Michael Lenk, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Sheehan (SF) Michael Lenk | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (PG), Scott Brooks (SF), Harry Marts (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Ryan Harvey, Thomas Hill, William Murray, Joseph Singer | |
| 11:49 | Saint Louis | Gary Sheehan swats the layup by Harry Marts | 15-9 |
| 11:48 | UCLA | Gregory Titus pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) PF - Larry Burdett (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fresh) SG - Kevin Delarosa (fresh) SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) PF - Harry Marts (fresh) C - Trevor Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is called for 10 seconds | 15-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (SF), Shane Thibault (PF), Gary Howard (C) Gary Sheehan, Larry Burdett, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Thomas Hill (SF), Joseph Singer (PF), William Murray (C) Keith Shimp, Scott Brooks, Harry Marts, Trevor Smith | |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Gary Howard snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 11:14 | UCLA | Shane Thibault buries a shot from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 10:54 | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Harvey | 17-12 |
| 10:44 | UCLA | Shane Thibault can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Singer - foul #1 on Joseph Singer, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (SG), Mario Williamson (C) Gregory Whitehead, Gary Howard | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Harry Marts (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Kevin Delarosa, Thomas Hill, Joseph Singer, William Murray | |
| 10:44 | UCLA | Shane Thibault misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:44 | UCLA | Shane Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Shimp | 18-14 |
| 09:55 | UCLA | Gregory Titus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | UCLA | Mario Williamson gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Gregory Titus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mario Williamson | 21-14 |
| 09:27 | Saint Louis | Shane Thibault swats the shot by Ryan Harvey | 21-14 |
| 09:25 | UCLA | Mario Williamson snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Brooks - foul #2 on Scott Brooks, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Gregory Whitehead (SG), Larry Burdett (PF) Gregory Titus, Trey Masterson, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (PG), Kevin Delarosa (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), William Murray (PF), Joseph Singer (C) Ryan Harvey, Keith Shimp, Scott Brooks, Harry Marts, Trevor Smith | |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:08 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:42 | Saint Louis | Mario Williamson steals it from William Murray | 22-14 |
| 08:31 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-14 |
| 08:30 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:14 | UCLA | Larry Burdett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Byrnes | 24-14 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | William Murray misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Larry Byrnes - foul #1 on Larry Byrnes, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), Gary Sheehan (SF), Shane Thibault (C) Larry Byrnes, Lawrence Stewart, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), Harry Marts (PF) David Fawcett, Kevin Delarosa, Joseph Singer | |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Sheehan (fresh) PF - Larry Burdett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Thibault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Marts (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 07:40 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | William Murray comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 24-16 |
| 07:09 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 06:55 | UCLA | Gregory Titus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead can't tip it in | 24-16 |
| 06:53 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 06:48 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Shimp | 24-18 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Shane Thibault blows the dunk | 24-18 |
| 06:39 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan grabs the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:28 | UCLA | Gregory Titus scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 06:05 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Harvey | 27-21 |
| 05:53 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (SG), Michael Lenk (SF), Mario Williamson (C) Gregory Whitehead, Gary Sheehan, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa (SG), Joseph Singer (C) Keith Shimp, William Murray | |
| 05:32 | UCLA | Mario Williamson clanks a jumper from the left side | 27-21 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 05:11 | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | Michael Lenk steps in front of the Thomas Hill pass | 27-21 |
| 04:31 | UCLA | Gregory Titus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-21 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 03:59 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Lenk | 27-21 |
| 03:53 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses short on a runner in the lane | 27-21 |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #3 on Michael Lenk, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (PG), Gregory Whitehead (SG), Lawrence Stewart (SF), Shane Thibault (PF) Gregory Titus, Trey Masterson, Michael Lenk, Larry Burdett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), William Murray (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Ryan Harvey, Kevin Delarosa, Harry Marts, Joseph Singer | |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:31 | UCLA | Mario Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Larry Byrnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Thibault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe McDoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes is fouled on the floor by Joe McDoe - foul #3 on Joe McDoe, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Joseph Singer (C) Joe McDoe, Thomas Hill, Trevor Smith | |
| 03:12 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:12 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Lawrence Stewart | 29-22 |
| 02:43 | UCLA | Shane Thibault drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Larry Byrnes | 31-22 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | William Murray comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Shane Thibault - foul #1 on Shane Thibault, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG) Larry Byrnes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa (SG), Trevor Smith (C) David Fawcett, Joseph Singer | |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Gregory Titus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 01:51 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the tip | 31-24 |
| 01:49 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Trevor Smith | 31-24 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | William Murray comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 01:18 | UCLA | Shane Thibault grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:07 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Burdett (PF) Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), David Fawcett (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Harry Marts (PF), Joseph Singer (C) Keith Shimp, Kevin Delarosa, Scott Brooks, William Murray, Trevor Smith | |
| 00:46 | Saint Louis | Gregory Titus is called for the reach on Ryan Harvey - foul #1 on Gregory Titus, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Sheehan (SF) Lawrence Stewart | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa (SG) David Fawcett | |
| 00:46 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:46 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Shane Thibault comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Hill - foul #1 on Thomas Hill, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (SG) Kevin Delarosa | |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Shane Thibault makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Shane Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp's floater is knocked away by Shane Thibault | 33-26 |
| 00:11 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Singer | 33-26 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |