| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Danilo Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luister Elijah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rowlands (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jose Cruz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howin Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Houser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Levell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bilderback (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dunford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Danilo Marino makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-21 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell knocks in the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Ronald Rowlands - foul #3 on Ronald Rowlands, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Thorson (SF) Ronald Rowlands | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell misses the free throw | 38-23 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jose Cruz | 38-23 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Jose Cruz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jose Cruz, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | David Houser comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-23 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback misses the tip | 38-23 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Danilo Marino snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | David Houser picks off the pass by Dustin Thorson | 38-23 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-23 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | The jump hook by Samuel O'Neal is blocked by Richard Dunford | 38-23 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-23 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Danilo Marino makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-23 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Danilo Marino - foul #3 on Danilo Marino, team foul #3 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Williams (PG), Rodney Seitz (C) Danilo Marino, Jose Cruz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | William Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal tips it back up and in | 43-25 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Luister Elijah | 43-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luister Elijah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Thorson (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel O'Neal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Rodney Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howin Xie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Houser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Levell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bilderback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dunford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Luister Elijah | 45-25 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Luister Elijah steps in front of the Howin Xie pass | 45-25 |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson lays it in on a great pass from Luister Elijah | 47-25 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie drills a 3 from straight away | 47-28 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Luister Elijah misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-28 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | David Houser misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-28 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback tips it but misses | 47-28 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | David Houser tips it in | 47-30 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | William Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-30 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell double dribbles | 47-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Danilo Marino (PG), Ronald Rowlands (SF), Michael Gayden (C) William Williams, Dustin Thorson, Rodney Seitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Luister Elijah misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-30 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Gayden - foul #4 on Michael Gayden, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Cruz (C) Michael Gayden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-32 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Danilo Marino is called for the reach on David Houser - foul #4 on Danilo Marino, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Williams (PG) Danilo Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Jose Cruz steals it from Howin Xie | 47-32 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Jose Cruz misses the floater from close range | 47-32 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Jose Cruz pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Houser | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luister Elijah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Rowlands (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel O'Neal (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Jose Cruz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howin Xie (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Levell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bilderback (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dunford (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Houser | 47-34 |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Luister Elijah is fouled on the floor by Howin Xie - foul #2 on Howin Xie, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Robert Bilderback blocks the short jumper by Jose Cruz | 47-34 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands lays it in | 49-34 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | William Williams hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel O'Neal | 52-36 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback is whistled for a carry | 52-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rodney Seitz (C) Jose Cruz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Richard Dunford swats the short shot by Samuel O'Neal | 52-36 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Luister Elijah tips it in | 54-36 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier (C) Richard Dunford | |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Levell - foul #3 on Jonathan Levell, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | William Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Robert Bilderback - foul #2 on Robert Bilderback, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Cruz (C) Rodney Seitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:54 | Creighton | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | William Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | David Houser double dribbles | 59-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton (PF) Robert Bilderback | |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands is fouled on the floor by Howin Xie - foul #3 on Howin Xie, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford (C) Robert Meier | |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands lays it in on a nice dish by Luister Elijah | 61-38 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Richard Dunford swats the layup by Ronald Rowlands | 61-41 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luister Elijah (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Rowlands (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel O'Neal (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Jose Cruz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howin Xie (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Levell (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Melvin Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Dunford (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton is fouled on the floor by Jose Cruz - foul #2 on Jose Cruz, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Danilo Marino (PG), Michael Gayden (C) William Williams, Jose Cruz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback (PF), Robert Meier (C) Jonathan Levell, Richard Dunford | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Danilo Marino | 63-43 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback makes the floater from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Danilo Marino is hacked by David Houser - foul #4 on David Houser, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell (SF) Melvin Clayton | |
| 06:26 | Creighton | Danilo Marino hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Rowlands | 65-45 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford (C) Robert Meier | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | David Houser comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Danilo Marino knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Luister Elijah | 67-45 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-45 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Michael Gayden gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Levell - foul #4 on Jonathan Levell, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Williams (PG), Kenton Strope (SG), Dustin Thorson (SF), Jose Cruz (PF), Rodney Seitz (C) Danilo Marino, Luister Elijah, Ronald Rowlands, Samuel O'Neal, Michael Gayden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton (PF), Robert Meier (C) Robert Bilderback, Richard Dunford | |
| 05:22 | Creighton | William Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Thorson | 70-45 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jose Cruz - foul #3 on Jose Cruz, team foul #8 | 70-45 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier misses the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Jonathan Levell is called for the reach on Jose Cruz - foul #5 on Jonathan Levell, team foul #7 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood (SF) Jonathan Levell | |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Jose Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Jose Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-46 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Jose Cruz pulls down the rebound | 72-46 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | William Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-46 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Hood | 72-46 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-46 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dustin Thorson | 72-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Strope (fresh) SF - Dustin Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howin Xie (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Houser (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hood (fresh) PF - Melvin Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Meier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | William Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 72-46 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood travels with the ball | 72-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Bowling (PF) Rodney Seitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:58 | Creighton | William Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-46 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 72-46 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | William Williams lays it up and in | 74-46 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | David Houser comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-46 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ronald Bowling | 74-46 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | Kenton Strope is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Williams | 76-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Bowling denies the turnaround by David Houser | 76-46 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood tips it in | 76-48 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Jose Cruz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-48 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton snags the defensive board | 76-48 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-50 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson is hacked by David Houser - foul #5 on David Houser, team foul #8 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rodney Seitz (C) Ronald Bowling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ngozi Sato (SG) David Houser | |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-50 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-50 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Jose Cruz gets the rebound | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Robert Hood is called for the reach on Dustin Thorson - foul #1 on Robert Hood, team foul #9 | 78-50 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 79-50 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-50 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier snags the defensive board | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-53 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz's pass is intercepted by Ngozi Sato | 79-53 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 79-53 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jose Cruz | 79-53 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | William Williams runs out the clock | 79-53 |