| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) SG - Phillip May (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Burks and he's hacked by Michael Hooper - foul #3 on Michael Hooper, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (SG) Michael Hooper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:32 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 19:30 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:22 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Morris Washington | 38-34 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Harold Burks pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Morris Washington is called for the reach on Eric Gray - foul #3 on Morris Washington, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (PF) Morris Washington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Kenneth Hamann picks off the pass by Phillip May | 38-34 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremy Hart | 41-34 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Phillip May misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Burks | 41-34 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 17:29 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:15 | Saint Louis | Bryan Darrell steals it from Dikembe Ali | 41-34 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Eric Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 16:55 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:41 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 43-34 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Baran Pantic - foul #2 on Baran Pantic, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Kenneth Hamann, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Jeffrey Morrissey steals the ball from Shane Bobo | 43-36 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | James Harkey takes the ball from Robert Loftin | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Darrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Morrissey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Saint Louis | Bryan Darrell takes the ball from Shane Bobo | 43-36 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:24 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Shane Bobo | 43-36 |
| 15:08 | Saint Louis | Bryan Darrell is called for the reach on Jeremy Hart - foul #3 on Bryan Darrell, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Kenneth Hamann (SG), Michael Hooper (SF), Baran Pantic (PF), Justin McLennon (C) James Harkey, Dikembe Ali, Dikembe Ali, Shane Bobo, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Phillip May (SG), Eli Smith (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler, Bryan Darrell | |
| 14:52 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Robert Loftin gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Morris Washington picks off the pass by Phillip May | 43-36 |
| 14:19 | Saint Louis | Phillip May is called for the reach on Kenneth Hamann - foul #1 on Phillip May, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Robert Loftin, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| 14:07 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Morris Washington | 46-36 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Phillip May | 46-38 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Harold Burks steals it from Baran Pantic | 46-38 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes lays it in | 46-40 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Harold Burks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG), Shane Bobo (PF), Jeremy Hart (C) Kenneth Hamann, Baran Pantic, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG) Phillip May | |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 11:55 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Morris Washington | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 11:33 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Loftin - foul #2 on Robert Loftin, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Morris Washington, Michael Hooper | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Phillip May (SG), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Eric Gray, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 51-40 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Jeremy Hart blocks the short jumper by Bryan Darrell | 51-40 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Robert Loftin tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 10:24 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali tips it home | 53-42 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:03 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-42 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Hamann | 57-42 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Michael Hooper (SF), Baran Pantic (PF) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Phillip May, Robert Loftin, Bryan Darrell | |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:47 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Eric Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:50 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington's floater is knocked away by Harold Burks | 60-45 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Eric Gray snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) SG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Fiedler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-45 |
| 07:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Eli Smith steps in front of the Morris Washington pass | 60-45 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Harold Burks can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 07:07 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Baran Pantic | 60-45 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 62-45 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler is whistled for a carry | 62-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Shane Bobo (C) Dikembe Ali, Michael Hooper, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (C) Ruben Carpenter, Paul Fiedler, Harold Burks | |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 64-45 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Eric Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (C) Eli Smith | |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Hamann | 66-45 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-45 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Eric Gray gets the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Robert Loftin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 05:33 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Eric Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Morris Washington | 68-48 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Phillip May misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Robert Loftin hits the follow up shot | 68-50 |
| 04:50 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Kenneth Hamann, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Bryan Darrell, Robert Loftin | |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Morris Washington | 70-50 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Eric Gray buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eli Smith | 70-52 |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart misses long on a shot from the right block | 70-52 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Eli Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 70-52 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Phillip May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-52 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the tip | 70-52 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Baran Pantic (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #4 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Shane Bobo (PF), Justin McLennon (C) Morris Washington, Michael Hooper, Baran Pantic, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey misses short on a jumper from the right side | 72-52 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 75-52 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Fiedler | 75-55 |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-55 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the rebound | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Morrissey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Morrissey, team foul #5 | 75-56 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Robert Loftin clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Shane Bobo - foul #2 on Shane Bobo, team foul #6 | 76-56 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the lay-in | 76-57 |
| 01:35 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 78-57 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-57 |
| 00:55 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Justin McLennon | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Ruben Carpenter steals the ball from James Harkey | 78-57 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter hits the finger roll | 78-59 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses long on a shot from the right side | 78-59 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-59 |