| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) SF - Sam Gross (fresh) PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) C - Donald Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) C - Scott Benson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Sam Gross swats the layup by Edward Riley | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Sam Gross can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Benson | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sam Gross | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Kurt Crockett - foul #1 on Kurt Crockett, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Donald Neal buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Zachary Ewell | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-2 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses the easy layup | 9-2 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses short on a shot from the right block | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the tip | 9-2 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson gets the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Crockett denies the turnaround by Charles Kroll | 9-2 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Crockett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Kroll (fairly fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Benson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Riley - foul #1 on Edward Riley, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Johnny Kirk, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 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 | |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-5 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Peter Franklin is hacked by Randolph Bailey - foul #1 on Randolph Bailey, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 11-5 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Brent Lam snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Brent Lam loses the ball out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sam Gross (SF), Donald Neal (C) Brent Lam, Thomas Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp loses the dribble to Gary Vallone | 11-5 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Joshua Tate picks off the pass by Donald Neal | 11-5 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses the easy layup | 11-5 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Sam Gross grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Randolph Bailey blocks the short jumper by Donald Neal | 11-5 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey is fouled on the floor by Gary Vallone - foul #1 on Gary Vallone, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF) Zachary Ewell, Peter Franklin, Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Scott Benson (C) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Charles Bussey, Mark Eubanks | |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Sam Gross's pass is intercepted by Michael Brown | 11-7 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-7 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Donald Neal snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk's pass is intercepted by Randolph Bailey | 11-7 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey scores on a shot in the lane set up by Michael Brown | 11-9 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Richard Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Brent Lam (SF), Thomas Clay (C) Richard Smith, Sam Gross, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley (PF), Mark Eubanks (C) Randolph Bailey, Scott Benson | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herschel Royal | 11-12 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Thomas Clay connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Kirk | 14-12 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Eubanks | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Vallone (PF) Kurt Crockett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the jumper from the left side | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Zachary Ewell | 14-14 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brent Lam | 17-14 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Brent Lam picks off the pass by Michael Brown | 17-14 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Gary Vallone misses the tip | 17-14 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Eubanks | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Vallone - foul #2 on Gary Vallone, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF), Donald Neal (C) Johnny Kirk, Brent Lam, Gary Vallone, Thomas Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Herschel Royal (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Scott Benson (C) Michael Brown, Charles Bussey, Edward Riley, Mark Eubanks | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Donald Neal makes the shot from the right block set up by Peter Franklin and the foul's on Scott Benson - foul #1 on Scott Benson, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (SG) Charles Kroll | |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Donald Neal makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson is called for traveling | 20-16 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kurt Crockett, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF) Kurt Crockett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley (PF) Randolph Bailey | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Sam Gross steals the ball from Eric Sharp | 20-16 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Sam Gross hits the follow up shot | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Franklin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) SG - Joshua Tate (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Herschel Royal is blocked by Sam Gross | 22-16 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Sam Gross connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Franklin | 24-16 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Herschel Royal and the foul's on Donald Neal - foul #1 on Donald Neal, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF) Zachary Ewell, Peter Franklin, Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Herschel Royal, Edward Riley | |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Donald Neal scores on a jump hook from the right block | 26-19 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Kroll | 26-21 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Sam Gross misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kurt Crockett | 26-21 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Donald Neal comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 26-21 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Sam Gross tips it in | 28-21 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Richard Smith is hacked by Charles Bussey - foul #1 on Charles Bussey, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Brent Lam (SF), Thomas Clay (C) Richard Smith, Sam Gross, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF) Charles Bussey, Scott Benson | |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell lays it up and in | 30-24 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal loses the dribble to Zachary Ewell | 30-24 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley grabs the board | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Clay (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 30-26 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is hacked by Herschel Royal - foul #1 on Herschel Royal, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Johnny Kirk, Brent Lam, Kurt Crockett, Thomas Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Mark Eubanks (C) Charles Kroll, Randolph Bailey | |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Sam Gross misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Herschel Royal - foul #2 on Herschel Royal, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Sam Gross misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Eubanks, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Herschel Royal is called for the reach on Peter Franklin - foul #3 on Herschel Royal, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Scott Benson (C) Herschel Royal, Edward Riley, Mark Eubanks | |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Peter Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Peter Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is fouled on the floor by Donald Neal - foul #2 on Donald Neal, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG) Peter Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG) Eric Sharp | |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 33-28 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randolph Bailey | 33-31 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Charles Bussey is called for the reach on Sam Gross - foul #2 on Charles Bussey, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF) Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG) Joshua Tate | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Sam Gross misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Benson | 33-31 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is hacked by Sam Gross - foul #1 on Sam Gross, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF), Thomas Clay (C) Sam Gross, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley (PF) Randolph Bailey | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell banks in the layup set up by Johnny Kirk | 35-33 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Thomas Clay grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Thomas Clay clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-33 |