| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Beard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isiah Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Fansler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Teague (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Recinos (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Creighton | Isiah Russell clanks a floater from the left side | 38-29 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Isiah Russell lays it in set up by William Wade | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | James Beard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses the runner from the right block | 38-31 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | James Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Allen McCann (SG), Kevin Saulters (SF), Edward Dean (PF), Nathan Ponte (C) William Wade, Isiah Russell, Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague, Richard Recinos | |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Nathan Ponte hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 38-31 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Nathan Ponte tips it in | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey buries a floater in the lane set up by Dustin Furness | 40-33 |
| 17:34 | Creighton | Allen McCann blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is fouled on the floor by Kevin Saulters - foul #2 on Kevin Saulters, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski (PG), Robert Byard (SF), John Armstrong (PF), Stephen Flower (C) James Beard, Lawrence Tarkowski, William Warden, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Isiah Russell (SG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Robert Teague (PF), Richard Recinos (C) Derrick Vickery, Allen McCann, Kevin Saulters, Edward Dean, Nathan Ponte | |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 43-33 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Byard - foul #1 on Robert Byard, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG) Charles Helmer | |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Teague is called for the reach on Stephen Flower - foul #2 on Robert Teague, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG) William Wade | |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Teague takes the ball from Dustin Furness | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Darko Sakowski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dustin Furness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Byard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Armstrong (fresh) C - Stephen Flower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Isiah Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Fansler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Teague (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Recinos (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin (PG), James Beard (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), Dennis Spivey (PF), Samuel Coleman (C) Darko Sakowski, Dustin Furness, Robert Byard, John Armstrong, Stephen Flower | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Allen McCann (SG) Derrick Vickery, Isiah Russell | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-34 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ronald Fansler | 43-34 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Richard Recinos hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Richard Recinos tips it home | 43-36 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Spivey | 45-36 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Allen McCann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman's layup is rejected by Robert Teague | 45-36 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Robert Teague pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Allen McCann double dribbles | 45-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski (SG), Robert Byard (SF), William Warden (PF) James Beard, Lawrence Tarkowski, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Isiah Russell (SG), Nathan Ponte (PF) William Wade, Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague | |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Richard Recinos misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 45-36 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin loses the dribble to Richard Recinos | 45-36 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Isiah Russell knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Darko Sakowski - foul #1 on Darko Sakowski, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), Dennis Spivey (C) Darko Sakowski, Robert Byard, Samuel Coleman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Robert Teague (PF) Derrick Vickery, Allen McCann, Richard Recinos | |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Isiah Russell makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Robert Teague blows the layup | 45-39 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Helmer - foul #3 on Charles Helmer, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Beard (PG), John Armstrong (C) Marshall Chapin, William Warden | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Richard Recinos (C) Charles Helmer, Nathan Ponte | |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Richard Recinos pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Dustin Furness takes the ball from Robert Teague | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Beard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isiah Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Fansler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Teague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Recinos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Richard Recinos - foul #2 on Richard Recinos, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin (PG), Robert Byard (SF), Samuel Coleman (C) Dustin Furness, Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Allen McCann (SG) William Wade, Isiah Russell | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Richard Recinos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Spivey - foul #2 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (PF) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Isiah Russell (SG), Nathan Ponte (PF) Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague | |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Byard | 50-41 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Nathan Ponte is hacked by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Robert Teague (PF) Derrick Vickery, Isiah Russell, Nathan Ponte | |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Robert Teague hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 50-41 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Recinos - foul #3 on Richard Recinos, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF) James Beard, Robert Byard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Isiah Russell (SG) William Wade, Allen McCann | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Samuel Coleman blocks the jumper by Robert Teague | 52-41 |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Robert Teague pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Isiah Russell misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-41 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Recinos | 52-41 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman is hacked by Derrick Vickery - foul #2 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Beard (PG), Darko Sakowski (SG), William Warden (PF), Dennis Spivey (C) Marshall Chapin, Dustin Furness, John Armstrong, Samuel Coleman | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Allen McCann (SG), Nathan Ponte (PF) Derrick Vickery, Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague | |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-43 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski's floater is tipped away by Richard Recinos | 52-43 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Allen McCann grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Beard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darko Sakowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen McCann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Isiah Russell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Recinos (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Richard Recinos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Beard - foul #2 on James Beard, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (SF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Fansler (SF), Robert Teague (PF) Isiah Russell, Nathan Ponte | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | James Beard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Richard Recinos grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Wade | 52-48 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Robert Teague - foul #3 on Robert Teague, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Coleman (C) Darko Sakowski, Robert Byard, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Isiah Russell (SG), Nathan Ponte (PF) William Wade, Ronald Fansler, Richard Recinos | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Robert Teague drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | William Warden banks in the layup | 56-50 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Isiah Russell misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Furness - foul #1 on Dustin Furness, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), Dennis Spivey (PF) James Beard, William Warden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Richard Recinos (C) Charles Helmer, Allen McCann, Robert Teague | |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Isiah Russell makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Isiah Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marshall Chapin | 58-52 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Recinos | 58-52 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Richard Recinos can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Isiah Russell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Derrick Vickery | 58-54 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Vickery is called for the reach on Marshall Chapin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Beard (SG), John Armstrong (C) Dustin Furness, Samuel Coleman | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Allen McCann (SG), Robert Teague (PF) Derrick Vickery, Isiah Russell, Nathan Ponte | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Richard Recinos snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #3 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (SF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Fansler - foul #3 on Ronald Fansler, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Allen McCann loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Isiah Russell (SF) Ronald Fansler | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | William Warden comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Teague - foul #4 on Robert Teague, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Fansler (SF) Isiah Russell | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marshall Chapin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Beard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Byard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Warden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen McCann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Fansler (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Teague (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Richard Recinos (tiring) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Richard Recinos lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Fansler | 60-57 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Armstrong | 63-57 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Robert Teague can't finish the layup | 63-57 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Allen McCann grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Richard Recinos - foul #3 on John Armstrong, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), Dennis Spivey (PF), Samuel Coleman (C) Marshall Chapin, James Beard, Robert Byard, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Isiah Russell (SG), Nathan Ponte (PF) William Wade, Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague | |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin (PG) Darko Sakowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman misses the jumper from the baseline | 63-59 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Richard Recinos grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Richard Recinos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 63-59 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman knocks in the jumper from the right block | 65-59 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Richard Recinos is whistled for a carry | 65-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Robert Teague (PF) Derrick Vickery, Allen McCann, Nathan Ponte | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin is hacked by William Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Wade, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski (SG), James Beard (SF), Stephen Flower (C) Dustin Furness, Lawrence Tarkowski, Samuel Coleman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Marshall Chapin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Isiah Russell is called for the reach on James Beard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Isiah Russell, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | James Beard makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | James Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Richard Recinos clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-62 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | James Beard grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | James Beard is hacked by Isiah Russell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Isiah Russell, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | James Beard misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | James Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | William Wade hits a 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (PF) William Warden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | James Beard is fouled in the backcourt by Isiah Russell - foul #3 on Isiah Russell, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | James Beard makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | James Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Richard Recinos is hacked by Stephen Flower - foul #1 on Stephen Flower, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), William Warden (PF), Samuel Coleman (C) Darko Sakowski, James Beard, Samuel Townsend, Stephen Flower | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | William Wade is called for the reach on Samuel Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wade, team foul #15 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski (SG), James Beard (SF), Samuel Townsend (PF) Dustin Furness, Lawrence Tarkowski, William Warden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Recinos | 73-67 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Marshall Chapin takes the ball from Isiah Russell | 73-67 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (C) Samuel Coleman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski is hacked by Isiah Russell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Isiah Russell, team foul #16 | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | William Wade misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Darko Sakowski runs out the clock | 75-67 |