| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano travels with the ball | 47-33 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi double dribbles | 47-33 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Musenda Abdi | 50-35 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-38 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 53-40 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Ivan Derezinski takes the ball from Robert Liebowitz | 53-40 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 56-40 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette hits a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Liebowitz and the foul's on Fred Combs - foul #1 on Fred Combs, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Jeff Logston | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (PF) Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (SG), Jeff Logston (PF) Dennis Mingo, Andrew Barnette | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Crouch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Sanderson steals the ball from Percy Fry | 56-43 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Todd Carter is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Todd Carter, team foul #1 | 56-43 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Alexander Hoehn picks off the pass by Thomas Jones | 56-43 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-45 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | George Crouch drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Jones | 59-45 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is fouled on the floor by Louis Bardin - foul #1 on Louis Bardin, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Elton Webster (C) George Crouch, Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Jones denies the turnaround by Andrew Barnette | 59-45 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 14:09 | Creighton | Thomas Jones gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Stanley Burch swats the short shot by Thomas Jones | 59-47 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 59-47 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Liebowitz | 59-47 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (C) Jeff Logston | |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Musenda Abdi | 62-47 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz blows the layup | 62-47 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Jones | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi can't throw it down but he's hacked by Larry Morgan - foul #1 on Larry Morgan, team foul #2 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Andrew Barnette | |
| 12:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is fouled on the floor by Musenda Abdi - foul #2 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SF) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF) Stanley Burch | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Crouch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #3 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Hugo Siciliano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:22 | Creighton | George Crouch is called for traveling | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG) Robert Liebowitz | |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan is fouled on the floor by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #6 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Jeffrey Beachum | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette (PF) Larry Morgan | |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Thomas Jones (C) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Percy Fry | |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Alexander Hoehn is called for the reach on Hugo Siciliano - foul #2 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #4 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (SG) Dennis Mingo | |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano is hacked by Todd Carter - foul #3 on Todd Carter, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF) George Crouch, Louis Bardin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG) Michael Smith | |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Thomas Jones scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Ivan Derezinski and he's fouled by Alexander Hoehn - foul #3 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Jeff Logston (C) Todd Carter, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the free throw | 70-47 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elton Webster (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Mingo | 70-51 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 73-51 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 73-51 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano grabs the defensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano scores on a runner near the basket | 75-51 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-54 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Beachum | 77-54 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Mingo | 77-56 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is hacked by Stanley Burch - foul #1 on Stanley Burch, team foul #7 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Robert Sanderson (SG), Thomas Jones (PF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Fred Combs, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by Musenda Abdi | 78-56 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | George Crouch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-56 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Elton Webster tips it back up and in | 80-56 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn hits a driving attempt from the left block | 80-58 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | George Crouch hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-58 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Larry Morgan (PF) Todd Carter, Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Elton Webster is hacked by Robert Liebowitz - foul #3 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #8 | 82-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Robert Sanderson, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Elton Webster makes the 1st free throw | 83-58 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Elton Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Beachum steps in front of the Percy Fry pass | 84-58 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Fred Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Thomas Jones (C) Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Percy Fry, Larry Morgan | |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch connects on the shot from the right block | 84-60 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum buries a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Jones | 86-60 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stanley Burch | 86-63 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | George Crouch buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 89-63 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Hugo Siciliano - foul #2 on Hugo Siciliano, team foul #8 | 89-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 89-64 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 89-65 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Alexander Hoehn takes the ball from George Crouch | 89-65 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Smith and the foul's on Louis Bardin - foul #2 on Louis Bardin, team foul #9 | 89-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) George Crouch, Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Michael Smith, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the free throw | 89-69 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Percy Fry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 12 pts. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 89-69 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the board | 89-69 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 89-69 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston can't tip it in | 89-69 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry tips it but misses | 89-69 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Musenda Abdi | 89-69 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 92-69 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Jones steps in front of the Percy Fry pass | 92-69 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 92-69 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry grabs the board | 92-69 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 92-69 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 92-69 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Thomas Jones can't finish the layup | 92-69 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Thomas Jones gets the offensive rebound | 92-69 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 92-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Louis Bardin (SF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Musenda Abdi, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (SG), Larry Morgan (PF), Robert Hittle (C) Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Jeff Logston | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Louis Bardin - foul #3 on Louis Bardin, team foul #10 | 92-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF) Robert Hittle | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the 1st free throw | 92-69 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 92-70 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | George Crouch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 92-70 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Louis Bardin tips it in | 94-70 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | George Crouch is called for the reach on Todd Carter - foul #3 on George Crouch, team foul #11 | 94-70 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 1st free throw | 94-70 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 94-70 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 94-70 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 94-70 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston tips it home | 94-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Todd Carter is called for the reach on George Crouch - foul #4 on Todd Carter, team foul #9 | 94-72 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | George Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 95-72 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | George Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 95-72 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Morgan | 95-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 95-72 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Louis Bardin pulls down the rebound | 95-72 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | George Crouch runs out the clock | 95-72 |