| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) PF - Justin McLennon (fresh) C - Craig Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) C - Glen Tirado (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Hooper takes the ball from Glen Tirado | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper slams it home | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Daniel Borchardt | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt comes up short on the shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Craig Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Phillip Schutz - foul #1 on Phillip Schutz, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Justin McLennon steps in front of the Glen Tirado pass | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hooper | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt can't tip it in | 7-2 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali is whistled for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Michael Hooper, Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Daniel Blount (SF), Russell Wilson (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Mark Hamner, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith, Glen Tirado | |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin McLennon - foul #1 on Justin McLennon, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (SG), Cesar Rossi (PF) Dikembe Ali, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:10 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Harkey | 10-3 |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Lyle Davey | 10-5 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington is hacked by Lyle Davey - foul #1 on Lyle Davey, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG), Michael Hooper (SF), Justin McLennon (PF) Morris Washington, Harold Arendt, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF) Lyle Davey, Daniel Blount, Darryl Shields | |
| 16:03 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Craig Jones (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed is whistled for traveling | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin McLennon (fresh) C - Craig Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | James Harkey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 13-5 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson's pass is intercepted by Justin McLennon | 13-5 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Russell Wilson - foul #1 on Russell Wilson, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Robert Reed, Russell Wilson | |
| 14:57 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | James Harkey grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 14:12 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 13-5 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 15-5 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-5 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner gets the offensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt's layup is rejected by Justin McLennon | 15-5 |
| 13:25 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | James Harkey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-5 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Justin McLennon swats the short shot by Glen Tirado | 18-5 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt can't tip it in | 18-5 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado can't tip it in | 18-5 |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 18-5 |
| 12:29 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the turnaround in the paint | 18-5 |
| 12:27 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon tips it in | 20-5 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-5 |
| 12:10 | Saint Louis | James Harkey grabs the board | 20-5 |
| 11:46 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-5 |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith snags the defensive board | 20-5 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin McLennon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Craig Jones (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fairly fresh) SG - Phillip Schutz (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Borchardt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glen Tirado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Borchardt | 20-7 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | James Harkey's dunk attempt is rejected by Nicholas Smith | 20-7 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado pulls down the rebound | 20-7 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Justin McLennon - foul #2 on Justin McLennon, team foul #2 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Manual Gomez (SG), Harold Arendt (SF), Cesar Rossi (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James Harkey, Dikembe Ali, Michael Hooper, Justin McLennon, Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Daniel Blount (SF), Russell Wilson (PF) Mark Hamner, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith | |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount gets the offensive rebound | 20-8 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-8 |
| 10:48 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt gets the rebound | 20-8 |
| 10:28 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-8 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado snags the defensive board | 20-8 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Darryl Shields (C) Glen Tirado | |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Dikembe Abdulkarim is blocked by Russell Wilson | 20-8 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 20-8 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson loses the dribble to Morris Washington | 20-8 |
| 09:40 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt lays it up and in on a great pass from Morris Washington | 22-8 |
| 09:24 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-8 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 22-8 |
| 09:00 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-8 |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the offensive rebound | 22-8 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Manual Gomez | 24-8 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses the floater from the left block | 24-8 |
| 08:21 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Harold Arendt | 24-8 |
| 07:52 | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-8 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey snags the defensive board | 24-8 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson loses the dribble to Cesar Rossi | 24-8 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manual Gomez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Arendt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Rossi (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lyle Davey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Blount (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Darryl Shields (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-8 |
| 07:31 | Saint Louis | Cesar Rossi can't tip it in | 24-8 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey grabs the board | 24-8 |
| 07:25 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-8 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 24-8 |
| 07:18 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Manual Gomez | 27-8 |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Blount | 27-10 |
| 06:51 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-10 |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount gets the rebound | 27-10 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey makes the jumper from the left side | 27-12 |
| 06:13 | Saint Louis | Darryl Shields blocks the jumper by Morris Washington | 27-12 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey pulls down the rebound | 27-12 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 27-12 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson hits the follow up shot | 27-14 |
| 05:54 | Saint Louis | Russell Wilson is called for the reach on Cesar Rossi - foul #2 on Russell Wilson, team foul #4 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Michael Hooper (SF), Craig Jones (PF) Morris Washington, Manual Gomez, Harold Arendt, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Lyle Davey, Robert Reed, Daniel Blount, Russell Wilson, Darryl Shields | |
| 05:31 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali loses the ball out of bounds | 27-14 |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Tirado | 27-17 |
| 04:56 | Saint Louis | James Harkey drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Mark Hamner - foul #1 on Mark Hamner, team foul #5 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Arendt (PF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:56 | Saint Louis | James Harkey makes the free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Hamner | 30-19 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 04:15 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones grabs the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 04:07 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 32-19 |
| 03:57 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz is whistled for a carry | 32-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Justin McLennon (PF) James Harkey, Harold Arendt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (C) Glen Tirado | |
| 03:40 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-19 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Justin McLennon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Blount (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin McLennon - foul #3 on Justin McLennon, team foul #3 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (SG) Phillip Schutz | |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Dikembe Ali is blocked by Daniel Blount | 32-21 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Morris Washington steals the ball from Daniel Borchardt | 32-21 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Morris Washington and he's fouled by Daniel Borchardt - foul #1 on Daniel Borchardt, team foul #6 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Donald Yardley (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Mark Hamner, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith | |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper makes the free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Craig Jones - foul #1 on Craig Jones, team foul #4 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cesar Rossi (PF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado (C) Darryl Shields | |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington is hacked by Donald Yardley - foul #1 on Donald Yardley, team foul #7 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (SG) Donald Yardley | |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-21 |
| 02:03 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Glen Tirado - foul #1 on Glen Tirado, team foul #8 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez (PG) Morris Washington | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson (PF) Daniel Blount | |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lyle Davey | 38-23 |
| 01:04 | Saint Louis | James Harkey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Phillip Schutz | 38-25 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #9 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Harold Arendt (PF) Manual Gomez, James Harkey, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Daniel Blount (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF) Lyle Davey, Phillip Schutz, Robert Reed, Glen Tirado | |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 39-25 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner snags the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hamner | 39-25 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | The clock runs out | 39-25 |