| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl Fant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 19:22 | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Saint Louis | Robert Cryer picks off the pass by Devin Youngblood | 34-32 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski travels with the ball | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Earl Fant denies the turnaround by John Remmers | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:05 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jesse Blount | 37-34 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jesse Blount - foul #1 on Jesse Blount, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers (C) Earl Fant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (PF), William Finley (C) William Kelly, William Bradley | |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:32 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons loses the dribble to John Remmers | 37-35 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski banks in the layup on a great pass from Devin Youngblood | 39-37 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Cryer | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski misses short on a floater from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers tips it in | 41-39 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Davis | 41-41 |
| 14:53 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Cryer, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Woods (PG), Aaron Mims (SG), Ronnie Sellars (SF), Earl Fant (C) Tom Simons, Jesse Blount, Devin Youngblood, Reginald Plenskofski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Lee Wright (SF), William Kelly (PF), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, William Finley | |
| 14:28 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Sellars | 43-41 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Rodgers - foul #1 on Richard Rodgers, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Villani | 45-45 |
| 13:25 | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Rodgers | 47-45 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Earl Fant is called for the reach on Lee Wright - foul #1 on Earl Fant, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Simons (PG), Jesse Blount (SG), Devin Youngblood (SF) Ronald Woods, Aaron Mims, Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF), William Finley (C) Ron Davis, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | William Finley lays it in on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 12:28 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Villani | 49-50 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 11:48 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Sellars (fresh) C - Earl Fant (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:08 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | William Finley grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley is fouled on the floor by Jesse Blount - foul #2 on Jesse Blount, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (SG), Reginald Plenskofski (PF), Richard Rodgers (C) Jesse Blount, Ronnie Sellars, Earl Fant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Ron Davis (SG), Lee Wright (SF), William Bradley (C) Christopher Villani, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, William Kelly | |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Plenskofski | 52-50 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis scores on a driving attempt from close range | 52-52 |
| 09:39 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | William Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount (SG), Matthew Smith (C) Tom Simons, Devin Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF) Lee Wright, William Finley | |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | William Bradley steals the ball from Matthew Smith | 52-52 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers's floater is knocked away by Reginald Plenskofski | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | John Remmers steps in front of the Richard Rodgers pass | 52-52 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on William Bradley - foul #1 on William Bradley, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Simons (PG), Devin Youngblood (SF) Aaron Mims, Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Kelly (PF), William Finley (C) Ron Davis, William Bradley | |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | William Finley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tom Simons - foul #2 on Tom Simons, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Earl Fant (C) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | William Finley misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | William Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Fant (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant is hacked by William Finley - foul #1 on William Finley, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (SG), Ronnie Sellars (PF) Jesse Blount, Reginald Plenskofski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SG) Dwayne Bosley | |
| 07:04 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers loses the dribble to Earl Fant | 55-53 |
| 06:28 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 55-53 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Aaron Mims | 60-55 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Mims picks off the pass by William Kelly | 60-55 |
| 05:25 | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims banks in the layup | 62-55 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Remmers, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jesse Blount (SG), Reginald Plenskofski (PF) Aaron Mims, Ronnie Sellars | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Robert Cryer, William Finley | |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood travels with the ball | 62-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (SF) Ron Davis | |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 04:28 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant double dribbles | 62-58 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers (C) Earl Fant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Finley (PF) William Kelly | |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Reginald Plenskofski blocks the short jumper by William Bradley | 62-58 |
| 04:14 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars (SF) Devin Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF) Lee Wright | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Villani | 62-61 |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Simons | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Sellars (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 03:15 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-61 |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood (SF), Earl Fant (C) Ronnie Sellars, Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Robert Cryer (SF), William Kelly (PF) Christopher Villani, Ron Davis, William Finley | |
| 02:41 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Reginald Plenskofski | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 02:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Reginald Plenskofski | 67-61 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood is whistled for a carry | 67-61 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Remmers | 67-63 |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | Dwayne Bosley is called for the reach on Tom Simons - foul #1 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Blount and he's fouled by William Bradley - foul #2 on William Bradley, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-63 |
| 01:08 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on William Kelly - foul #2 on William Kelly, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons is hacked by John Remmers in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Remmers, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (SG) Jesse Blount | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:45 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Earl Fant | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | John Remmers is called for the reach on Earl Fant in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Remmers, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Dwayne Bosley - foul #2 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood is fouled in the backcourt by John Remmers - foul #5 on John Remmers, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG) John Remmers | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-66 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Earl Fant | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons runs out the clock | 77-66 |