| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Cripps (fresh) C - John Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp tips it home | 24-31 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 24-33 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | David Reich blows the layup | 26-33 |
| 18:08 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | David Reich steals the ball from Travis Demery | 26-33 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:00 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses the shot near the basket | 26-34 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp travels with the ball | 26-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks (PF) Darrell Cripps | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG), James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Mo Ross, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 16:27 | Saint Louis | Albert Tittle is called for the reach on Jeff Parks - foul #3 on Albert Tittle, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Innes (SF) John Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the lane | 28-34 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Innes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Parks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Massey (fresh) SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Saint Louis | Keith Innes scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Frank Robinson and the foul's on James Rochelle - foul #1 on James Rochelle, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jacob Sharp (PF) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 15:41 | Saint Louis | Keith Innes makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is hacked by Keith Innes - foul #1 on Keith Innes, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser (SG), Darrell Cripps (PF), John Ward (C) Kenneth Barry, Keith Innes, Jeff Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (PF) Albert Tittle, Kurt Gardner | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mo Ross | 31-37 |
| 14:31 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Agbayani steals the ball from Jack Spenser | 31-37 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Henry Massey lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 31-39 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Massey - foul #1 on Henry Massey, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (SG) Jack Spenser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF) Henry Massey | |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses badly on a runner from the left block | 31-39 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | David Reich tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 13:47 | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:36 | Saint Louis | John Ward is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Frank Robinson out of a doubleteam | 33-39 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | David Reich misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-39 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Mo Ross can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Mo Ross gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | David Reich clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrell Cripps - foul #3 on Darrell Cripps, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks (PF) Darrell Cripps | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG), Kurt Gardner (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | John Ward tips it in | 35-41 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Henry Massey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 12:03 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Travis Demery - foul #1 on Travis Demery, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps (PF) John Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF) Mo Ross, David Reich | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:44 | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Cripps (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Parks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Massey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on James Rochelle - foul #2 on James Rochelle, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jacob Sharp (PF) James Rochelle, Albert Tittle | |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 41-46 |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser (PG), Michael Boone (SG), Keith Innes (SF) Travis Demery, Kenneth Barry, Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 41-48 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jacob Sharp - foul #4 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), Kenneth Barry (SG), Frank Robinson (SF), John Ward (C) Jack Spenser, Michael Boone, Keith Innes, Darrell Cripps | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (PF) Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 42-50 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:52 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Innes (SF) Jeff Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Henry Massey, Jacob Sharp | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | David Reich dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani and the foul's on John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps (PF) Keith Innes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | David Reich makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:08 | Saint Louis | John Ward's fadeaway is rejected by David Reich | 42-53 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Agbayani | 42-53 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | David Reich hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-53 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck tips it home | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Cripps (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-55 |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Mo Ross buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:21 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Travis Demery | 47-58 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Mo Ross drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Reich | 47-61 |
| 05:34 | Saint Louis | Darrel Groesbeck swats the short shot by Frank Robinson | 47-61 |
| 05:33 | Saint Louis | Darrell Cripps pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | The 3pt attempt by Kenneth Barry is denied by Darrel Groesbeck | 47-61 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | David Reich blows the layup but he's fouled by Darrell Cripps - foul #4 on Darrell Cripps, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser (PG), Michael Boone (SG), Keith Innes (SF), Jeff Parks (PF) Travis Demery, Kenneth Barry, Frank Robinson, Darrell Cripps | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG), James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Mo Ross, Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | David Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Keith Innes double dribbles | 47-62 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) David Reich | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 04:40 | Saint Louis | Jack Spenser pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 49-64 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jack Spenser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Boone (fresh) SF - Keith Innes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Boone scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Keith Innes | 51-64 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | James Rochelle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Henry Massey tips it in | 51-66 |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | Michael Boone misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Rochelle | 51-69 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | James Rochelle is called for the reach on Jeff Parks - foul #3 on James Rochelle, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), Kenneth Barry (SG), Frank Robinson (SF), Darrell Cripps (PF) Jack Spenser, Michael Boone, Keith Innes, John Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), David Reich (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, James Rochelle, Albert Tittle | |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp buries a shot from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | Jeff Parks buries a jumper near the basket | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | David Reich drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Darrel Groesbeck | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Ward (C) Jeff Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Henry Massey | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 55-73 |