| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Thomas Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Thomas Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Combs | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hugo Siciliano | 3-6 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano tips it in | 3-8 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-8 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 3-11 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Beachum | 3-11 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum blows the layup | 3-11 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Fred Combs snags the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Robert Liebowitz picks off the pass by Thomas Jones | 3-11 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz banks in the layup | 5-11 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is fouled on the floor by Stanley Burch - foul #1 on Stanley Burch, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Mingo - foul #1 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Fred Combs | |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Derezinski | 5-13 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the tip | 5-13 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Robert Liebowitz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Beachum - foul #1 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Louis Bardin (SF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Musenda Abdi, Thomas Jones | |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston double dribbles | 5-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Larry Morgan (C) Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Jeffrey Beachum | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Todd Carter (fresh) SF - Percy Fry (fresh) PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) C - Larry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Crouch (fresh) SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) C - Elton Webster (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | Elton Webster tips it but misses | 5-13 |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston snags the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo connects on the 3 from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Elton Webster hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Todd Carter - foul #1 on Todd Carter, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Fred Combs (PF) George Crouch, Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski | |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Elton Webster makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Elton Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch travels with the ball | 8-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (C) Elton Webster | |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Andrew Barnette steps in front of the Thomas Jones pass | 8-15 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette hits a runner in the paint set up by Stanley Burch | 10-15 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Todd Carter steals it from Hugo Siciliano in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz slams it home on a great pass from Todd Carter | 12-15 |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 12-18 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Fred Combs is called for the reach on Robert Liebowitz - foul #1 on Fred Combs, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG) Todd Carter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Thomas Jones is hacked by Alexander Hoehn - foul #1 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF) Stanley Burch | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SF) Musenda Abdi | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette can't tip it in | 12-18 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 12-18 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | George Crouch connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 12-21 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Percy Fry takes the ball from George Crouch | 14-21 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry dunks the ball | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-21 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano can't tip it in | 16-21 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry comes up short on the shot from the right side | 16-21 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 11:24 | Creighton | George Crouch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-21 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette tips it home | 18-21 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | George Crouch drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 18-24 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Robert Liebowitz, Percy Fry, Andrew Barnette, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Crouch | 18-26 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Musenda Abdi steals it from Jeff Logston | 18-26 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | George Crouch lays it in set up by Musenda Abdi | 18-28 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Musenda Abdi | 18-28 |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-28 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Logston | 18-28 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Elton Webster swats the short shot by Jeff Logston | 18-28 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston misses the tip | 18-28 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ivan Derezinski | 18-28 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stanley Burch | 18-28 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by George Crouch | 18-30 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Logston | 20-30 |
| 08:32 | Creighton | George Crouch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 08:30 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Elton Webster swats the shot by Todd Carter | 20-32 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston grabs the offensive board | 20-32 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is hacked by George Crouch - foul #1 on George Crouch, team foul #3 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Robert Hittle (C) Dennis Mingo, Todd Carter, Stanley Burch, Jeff Logston, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) George Crouch, Robert Sanderson, Musenda Abdi, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Benjamin Espey (C) Thomas Jones | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum grabs the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Hittle | 22-32 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Barnette | 25-32 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Louis Bardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Stanley Burch (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Louis Bardin, Fred Combs, Benjamin Espey | |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Elton Webster pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski tips it home | 25-34 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette scores on a floater from the left side | 27-34 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Hugo Siciliano | 27-36 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Hugo Siciliano | 27-39 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Mingo - foul #2 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Jeff Logston (PF) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Jeffrey Beachum, Elton Webster | |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Thomas Jones (C) Hugo Siciliano, Musenda Abdi, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Crouch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Creighton | George Crouch can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-40 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Morgan | 30-40 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston tips it home | 32-40 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Thomas Jones lays it up and in set up by George Crouch | 32-42 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Bardin - foul #1 on Louis Bardin, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Michael Smith, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF) Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Musenda Abdi | 34-44 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-44 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | George Crouch scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Beachum | 34-47 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-47 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses long on a floater from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Crouch | 34-50 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Combs | 34-53 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is hacked by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #6 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Larry Morgan (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) George Crouch, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan's pass is intercepted by Elton Webster | 34-53 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Louis Bardin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Derezinski | 34-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-56 |