| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Winter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Canter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Bohan (fresh) C - Eddie Steward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Alton Winter inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Russell Smith buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Alexander | 42-28 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alton Winter - foul #3 on Alton Winter, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Ross (SG), Eugene Hackney (SF) William Alexander, Alton Winter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | David Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Russell Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | David Ross tips it in | 44-28 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | James Moore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Russell Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | David Ross is hacked by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Theodore Feist (PF) David Ross, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Russell Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-28 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 44-28 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Blake Gain | 44-30 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Craig Richardson is called for the reach on Robert Canter - foul #1 on Craig Richardson, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Ross (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Eugene Hackney, Theodore Feist | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (PF), Scott King (C) Bill Bohan, Eddie Steward | |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Russell Smith misses the dunk | 44-30 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott King grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-30 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Russell Smith buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Ross and he's fouled by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo (SG), James Jackson (SF) James Moore, Craig Richardson | |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Russell Smith misses the free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Troy Reedy | 46-30 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Blake Gain | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Canter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Armijo (fresh) SF - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Reedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Russell Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Alexander | 49-32 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy is fouled on the floor by Tyler Weingartner - foul #2 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alton Winter (SF), Theodore Feist (PF) Russell Smith, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson (SF), Al Merlino (PF), Eddie Steward (C) Blake Gain, Troy Reedy, Scott King | |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson hits a jump hook from close range | 49-34 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Theodore Feist makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Alton Winter | 51-34 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the shot from the baseline | 51-36 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Robert Canter buries a jumper from the left side | 53-36 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Robert Canter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robert Canter knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Alexander and he's hacked by Craig Richardson - foul #2 on Craig Richardson, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (PG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) William Alexander, David Ross, Theodore Feist | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain (PG), James Moore (SG) James Jackson, Craig Richardson | |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robert Canter makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Eddie Steward hits the finger roll set up by Al Merlino | 56-38 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Russell Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Alton Winter grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Robert Canter buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Alton Winter | 58-38 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo grabs the offensive board | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alton Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Hackney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Canter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Armijo (fairly fresh) PF - Al Merlino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Eddie Steward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Blake Gain | 58-41 |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Alton Winter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Smith | 61-41 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | James Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Alton Winter snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Alton Winter is hacked by Matthew Armijo - foul #1 on Matthew Armijo, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), David Ross (SF), Theodore Feist (PF) Eugene Hackney, Tyler Weingartner, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson (SF), Bill Bohan (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Matthew Armijo, Al Merlino, Eddie Steward | |
| 10:44 | Creighton | David Ross blows the layup | 61-41 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Theodore Feist snags the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | David Ross misses long on a runner from close range | 61-41 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | James Moore hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Blake Gain | 61-43 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Russell Smith misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-43 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Theodore Feist tips it but misses | 61-43 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Theodore Feist gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Craig Richardson swats the layup by Russell Smith | 61-43 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy snags the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 61-43 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Theodore Feist | 61-43 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Russell Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Ross | 64-43 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan is fouled on the floor by William Alexander - foul #2 on William Alexander, team foul #3 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner (PF), Robert Canter (C) David Ross, Theodore Feist | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo (PG), James Jackson (SG), Al Merlino (PF), Eddie Steward (C) Blake Gain, James Moore, Bill Bohan, Troy Reedy | |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by James Jackson | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alton Winter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Canter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Matthew Armijo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Merlino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Eddie Steward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Alton Winter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Canter steals it from Matthew Armijo | 64-46 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Russell Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-46 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Robert Canter tips it home | 66-46 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-46 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson tips it in | 66-48 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | Russell Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Alexander | 69-48 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Eddie Steward misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-48 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Russell Smith pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Russell Smith connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Alexander | 71-48 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Russell Smith - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #4 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Ross (SG), Eugene Hackney (SF) Russell Smith, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain (PG), James Moore (SG) James Jackson, Craig Richardson | |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain is whistled for traveling | 71-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Wooden (PG), Bernard Maheu (SG), Bill Bohan (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Blake Gain, James Moore, Al Merlino, Eddie Steward | |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-48 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | William Alexander grabs the offensive board | 71-48 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | William Alexander scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Alton Winter | 73-48 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Wooden and the foul's on William Alexander - foul #3 on William Alexander, team foul #5 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Canter (C) Eugene Hackney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SF) Matthew Armijo | |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu makes the free throw | 73-51 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Alton Winter can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #6 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (PG) William Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Alton Winter makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Alton Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner gets the offensive rebound | 74-51 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Russell Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-51 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | David Ross tips it in | 76-51 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 76-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Theodore Feist (PF) Russell Smith, Tyler Weingartner, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Alton Winter makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Feist | 78-51 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eugene Hackney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alton Winter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Steve Wooden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Maheu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Bohan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Reedy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-51 |
| 03:07 | Creighton | Alton Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 78-51 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Alton Winter misses the easy layup | 78-51 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson grabs the board | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | David Ross takes the ball from Troy Reedy | 78-51 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | David Ross comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bernard Maheu - foul #1 on Bernard Maheu, team foul #7 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Robert Canter (C) Eugene Hackney, Theodore Feist, Alton Winter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo (SG) Steve Wooden | |
| 01:56 | Creighton | David Ross makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | David Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan is fouled on the floor by Tyler Weingartner - foul #3 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #6 | 80-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alton Winter (SF) David Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-51 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan grabs the offensive rebound | 80-51 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Armijo | 80-53 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Bernard Maheu is called for the reach on William Alexander - foul #2 on Bernard Maheu, team foul #8 | 80-53 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | William Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | William Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 81-53 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-53 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy grabs the offensive board | 81-53 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy hits the finger roll | 81-55 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Alton Winter misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 81-55 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu grabs the defensive rebound | 81-55 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-55 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Robert Canter pulls down the rebound | 81-55 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | William Alexander runs out the clock | 81-55 |