| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Benson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses the floater from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Edward Riley is called for the reach on Zachary Ewell - foul #2 on Edward Riley, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:57 | Creighton | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Zachary Ewell - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Sam Gross knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kurt Crockett | 24-35 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Eric Sharp steals the ball from Donald Neal | 24-35 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Kroll | 26-35 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Sam Gross can't tip it in | 26-35 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Eric Sharp, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey (PF) Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Vallone (PF) Kurt Crockett | |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey can't connect on a floater in the paint | 26-37 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Gary Vallone grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Randolph Bailey steals it from Zachary Ewell | 26-37 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey hits the finger roll | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Kroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Benson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Neal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Donald Neal connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Sam Gross | 28-42 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Ewell steals the ball from Herschel Royal | 28-42 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk lays it in set up by Zachary Ewell | 28-44 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Neal | 28-44 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Neal | 28-46 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Kirk steals the ball from Charles Kroll | 28-46 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Sam Gross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Sharp - foul #2 on Eric Sharp, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Edward Riley (PF) Eric Sharp, Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sam Gross - foul #3 on Sam Gross, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks (C) Randolph Bailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF) Sam Gross | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett blows the dunk | 30-48 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-48 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Riley | 30-48 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Brown | 32-48 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Richard Smith is hacked by Mark Eubanks - foul #2 on Mark Eubanks, team foul #5 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey (C) Mark Eubanks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG) Richard Smith | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Peter Franklin is fouled on the floor by Joshua Tate - foul #1 on Joshua Tate, team foul #6 | 32-48 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett is called for traveling | 32-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG) Joshua Tate | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Neal (C) Thomas Clay | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Neal - foul #2 on Donald Neal, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Peter Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Donald Neal hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Zachary Ewell | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Scott Benson (C) Charles Bussey, Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Gary Vallone (PF) Peter Franklin, Brent Lam, Kurt Crockett | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Gross | 34-54 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-54 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | Donald Neal blows the layup | 34-54 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Neal is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #3 on Donald Neal, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Edward Riley (PF) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Randolph Bailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Thomas Clay snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Joshua Tate is called for the reach on Johnny Kirk - foul #2 on Joshua Tate, team foul #7 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks (C) Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-56 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-56 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Mark Eubanks blocks the short jumper by Kurt Crockett | 37-56 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Crockett | 37-56 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks tips it back up and in | 39-56 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Mark Eubanks takes the ball from Zachary Ewell | 39-56 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Sharp | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Crockett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Sam Gross is fouled on the floor by Mark Eubanks - foul #3 on Mark Eubanks, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Scott Benson (C) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Herschel Royal, Edward Riley, Mark Eubanks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG), Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Kurt Crockett, Thomas Clay | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Sam Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randolph Bailey | 44-57 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Sam Gross lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 44-59 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Neal | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Peter Franklin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Peter Franklin, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Brent Lam (SF) Richard Smith, Sam Gross | |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll is hacked by Brent Lam - foul #2 on Brent Lam, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey loses the dribble to Gary Vallone | 44-59 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Brent Lam comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Michael Brown takes the ball from Donald Neal | 46-59 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll lays it in set up by Michael Brown | 48-59 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF) Charles Bussey, Randolph Bailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF) Peter Franklin, Brent Lam, Gary Vallone | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Edward Riley is called for the reach on Johnny Kirk - foul #3 on Edward Riley, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Kirk and he's fouled by Edward Riley - foul #4 on Edward Riley, team foul #10 | 48-61 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-62 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Sam Gross pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 48-62 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 50-62 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett slams it home on a great pass from Sam Gross | 50-64 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson double dribbles | 50-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Mark Eubanks (C) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal, Edward Riley, Scott Benson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Thomas Clay misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Gary Vallone tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate tips it but misses | 50-66 |
| 01:26 | Creighton | Thomas Clay snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Peter Franklin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Clay | 50-69 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey can't tip it in | 50-69 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | Brent Lam pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Thomas Clay loses the dribble to Mark Eubanks | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Peter Franklin lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 50-71 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Vallone picks off the pass by Mark Eubanks | 50-71 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Richard Smith runs out the clock | 50-71 |