| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) SF - Sam Gross (fresh) PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) C - Donald Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) C - Allen Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Neal | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Kirk and he's fouled by Allen Miller - foul #1 on Allen Miller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the floater in the lane set up by Johnny Kirk | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Donald Neal hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Kirk | 7-0 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kurt Crockett - foul #1 on Kurt Crockett, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Crockett | 10-2 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Sam Gross - foul #1 on Sam Gross, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek (SF) Robert Eaton | |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Sam Gross is fouled on the floor by Jason Adamek - foul #1 on Jason Adamek, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Mike McCaskey (PF) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Jack Roberts | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Sam Gross scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Zachary Ewell | 12-3 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Crockett denies the turnaround by Jason Adamek | 12-3 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk lays it in on a nice dish by Zachary Ewell | 14-3 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Zachary Ewell takes the ball from Allen Miller | 14-3 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Sam Gross throws it down on a great pass from Zachary Ewell | 16-3 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kurt Crockett (fairly fresh) C - Donald Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) SG - Alex Padro (fresh) SF - Jason Adamek (fresh) PF - Mike McCaskey (fresh) C - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher is fouled on the floor by Donald Neal - foul #1 on Donald Neal, team foul #3 | 16-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Johnny Kirk, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Robert Eaton (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Meagher, Jason Adamek, Allen Miller | |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Gary Vallone steps in front of the Jack Roberts pass | 16-3 |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Peter Franklin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-3 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts is denied on a layup by Thomas Clay | 19-3 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Roberts | 19-3 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey misses the shot from the free throw line | 19-3 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Thomas Clay gets the rebound | 19-3 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Peter Franklin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-3 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts pulls down the rebound | 19-3 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is whistled for a carry | 19-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Sam Gross (SF), Donald Neal (C) Zachary Ewell, Brent Lam, Thomas Clay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Jason Adamek (SF), Allen Miller (C) Alex Padro, Robert Eaton, Mike McCaskey | |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Gary Vallone banks in the layup set up by Sam Gross | 21-3 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 21-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF) Richard Smith, Peter Franklin, Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG) Richard Wade | |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 21-3 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 21-4 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Sam Gross blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Adamek - foul #2 on Jason Adamek, team foul #3 | 21-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF) Jason Adamek, Jack Roberts | |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 1st free throw | 22-4 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 23-4 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey misses short on a jump hook from close range | 23-4 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett gets the rebound | 23-4 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Donald Neal buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Zachary Ewell | 25-4 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-4 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro tips it back up and in | 25-6 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Sam Gross | 27-6 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Robert Eaton (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Baxter, Alex Padro, Allen Miller | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) SG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike McCaskey (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Gary Vallone loses the dribble to Richard Wade | 27-6 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton lays it in on a great pass from Richard Wade | 27-8 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-8 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey is hacked by Thomas Clay - foul #1 on Thomas Clay, team foul #5 | 30-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SG), Andres Russo (C) Christopher Meagher, Mike McCaskey | |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF) Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Allen Miller (C) Alfred Bartley, Andres Russo | |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-8 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Thomas Clay tips it back up and in | 32-8 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-8 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the board | 32-8 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kurt Crockett | 35-8 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-8 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-8 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Wade - foul #1 on Richard Wade, team foul #4 | 35-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Richard Smith, Peter Franklin, Brent Lam, Kurt Crockett, Thomas Clay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Alfred Bartley (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Jack Roberts | |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Sam Gross double dribbles | 35-8 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Meagher | 35-10 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-10 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey pulls down the rebound | 35-10 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Christopher Meagher | 35-12 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk is fouled on the floor by Alex Padro - foul #1 on Alex Padro, team foul #5 | 35-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF) Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Andres Russo (C) Alfred Bartley, Allen Miller | |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Johnny Kirk, team foul #6 | 35-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG) Christopher Meagher | |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-12 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey hits the follow up shot | 35-14 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alex Padro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike McCaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Russo (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-14 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Gross | 35-14 |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett misses short on a floater from the right block | 35-14 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-14 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey's pass is intercepted by Sam Gross | 35-14 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Sam Gross jams it | 37-14 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Christopher Baxter | 37-16 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is hacked by Richard Wade - foul #2 on Richard Wade, team foul #6 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Johnny Kirk, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alfred Bartley (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Jack Roberts (PF), Allen Miller (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Alex Padro, Mike McCaskey, Andres Russo | |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Brent Lam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-16 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Clay | 37-16 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Thomas Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 37-16 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Thomas Clay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-16 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack Roberts | 37-16 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley loses the ball out of bounds | 37-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG) Zachary Ewell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-16 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Peter Franklin tips it home | 39-16 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton's floater is tipped away by Brent Lam | 39-16 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Miller | 39-16 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton is hacked by Brent Lam - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #7 | 39-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Donald Neal (C) Richard Smith, Peter Franklin, Brent Lam, Thomas Clay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 39-16 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Gary Vallone grabs the defensive rebound | 39-16 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell loses the dribble to Allen Miller | 39-16 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF) Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG) Alfred Bartley | |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Christopher Baxter steals the ball from Zachary Ewell | 39-16 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-16 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Sam Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 39-16 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett lays it up and in on a great pass from Sam Gross | 41-16 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-16 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett pulls down the rebound | 41-16 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Sam Gross is hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #1 on Robert Eaton, team foul #7 | 41-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Jason Adamek (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF), Andres Russo (C) Christopher Meagher, Robert Eaton, Jack Roberts, Allen Miller | |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 1st free throw | 42-16 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 43-16 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-16 |
| 03:01 | Creighton | Sam Gross snags the defensive board | 43-16 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-16 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett tips it but misses | 43-16 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Adamek | 43-16 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Wade | 43-19 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Peter Franklin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-19 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo pulls down the rebound | 43-19 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-22 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Andres Russo - foul #1 on Andres Russo, team foul #8 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF) Richard Smith, Peter Franklin, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Jack Roberts (PF), Allen Miller (C) Christopher Baxter, Mike McCaskey, Andres Russo | |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses the 1st free throw | 43-22 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Vallone | 43-22 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Gary Vallone knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Kirk and he's hacked by Richard Wade - foul #3 on Richard Wade, team foul #9 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Clay (C) Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (PG) Richard Wade | |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Gary Vallone makes the free throw | 46-22 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Lam | 46-22 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek gets the offensive rebound | 46-22 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-22 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Thomas Clay snags the defensive board | 46-22 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-22 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Thomas Clay tips it but misses | 46-22 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Gary Vallone tips it in | 48-22 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Vallone | 48-22 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts tips it but misses | 48-22 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Brent Lam gets the rebound | 48-22 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The jumper by Gary Vallone is denied by Jack Roberts | 48-22 |