| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Cameron Bracey - foul #2 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | John Whalen swats the short shot by John Sweet | 38-38 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | John Sweet gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Coney | 41-38 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller loses the dribble to John Sweet | 41-38 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Coney | 43-38 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-38 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (SG), Tony Crisler (SF) Trent Andresen, Adam Cox | |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler's floater is knocked away by John Sweet | 46-38 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tony Crisler - foul #3 on Tony Crisler, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (PF) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) Tony Crisler | |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Wesley Heller steals it from Jessie Culpepper | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is fouled on the floor by Gary Dulaney - foul #1 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), John Whalen (PF) Wiley Grossman, Jack Keene, Lance Shatzer, Nicholas Belle | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Coney is called for the reach on Trent Andresen - foul #3 on Samuel Coney, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Adam Cox | 48-43 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea buries a shot from the right wing set up by Trent Andresen and he's fouled by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (C) Wesley Heller | |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Mark Green is whistled for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer's floater is tipped away by John Sweet | 50-46 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea tips it home | 50-48 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | John Sweet is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Tony Crisler (SF), Nicholas Belle (C) Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen | |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Claude Hall grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Crisler | 50-48 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Culpepper steals the ball from Tony Crisler | 50-48 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Tony Crisler is called for the reach on Claude Hall - foul #4 on Tony Crisler, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (PF) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler, Nicholas Belle | |
| 12:36 | Creighton | John Sweet hits a fadeaway from the left block | 52-48 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the dunk attempt | 52-48 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Mark Green tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Mark Green swats the short shot by Lance Shatzer | 52-48 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is called for a charge - foul #4 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (PF) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), John Whalen (PF) Jack Keene, Lance Shatzer | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gary Dulaney - foul #2 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle (C) Wesley Heller | |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Mark Green misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Whalen - foul #2 on John Whalen, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SF) Adam Cox | |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mark Green | 53-49 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Trent Andresen - foul #2 on Trent Andresen, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG) Wiley Grossman | |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Roby blocks the short jumper by Bruce Menke | 55-49 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | John Sweet drills a jumper from the left block set up by Gary Dulaney and he's fouled by Nicholas Belle - foul #2 on Nicholas Belle, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Bruce Menke, John Whalen | |
| 09:53 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Samuel Coney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Oscar Finklea is called for the reach on Gary Dulaney - foul #4 on Oscar Finklea, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Oscar Finklea, Trent Andresen, Nicholas Belle | |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Gary Dulaney steps in front of the Wiley Grossman pass in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper tips it in | 59-49 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer banks in the layup on a great pass from Adam Cox | 59-51 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-51 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene's layup is rejected by Claude Hall | 59-51 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox tips it in | 59-53 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gary Dulaney | 61-53 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jack Keene | 61-55 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | John Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (PF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Kenneth Roby, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), John Whalen (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Wiley Grossman, Jack Keene, Lance Shatzer, Wesley Heller | |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the wide open floater from the baseline set up by Trent Andresen | 61-57 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF) Adam Cox | |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Mark Green connects on the runner from close range set up by Samuel Coney | 63-57 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle lays it up and in on a great pass from Oscar Finklea and he's hacked by Samuel Coney - foul #4 on Samuel Coney, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) John Sweet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG) Oscar Finklea | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby blows the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Belle - foul #3 on Nicholas Belle, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SF), Lance Shatzer (C) Tony Crisler, Nicholas Belle | |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Lance Shatzer is denied by Kenneth Roby | 64-60 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wiley Grossman - foul #3 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) John Whalen | |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lance Shatzer | 65-60 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Trent Andresen | 65-63 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the lay-in | 65-63 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cameron Bracey - foul #5 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), John Sweet (C) Cameron Bracey, Samuel Coney, Richard Eisenhauer, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG) Trent Andresen | |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lance Shatzer - foul #2 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | John Sweet scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Dulaney | 69-65 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the left block | 69-65 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Claude Hall grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), John Whalen (PF) Oscar Finklea, Lance Shatzer | |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Trent Andresen steals the ball from Gary Dulaney | 69-65 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox banks in the layup set up by Trent Andresen | 69-67 |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by John Whalen is blocked by John Sweet | 69-67 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | John Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-67 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen is fouled on the floor by Samuel Coney - foul #5 on Samuel Coney, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Samuel Coney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz's pass is intercepted by Wesley Heller | 69-69 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Betz steps in front of the Adam Cox pass | 69-69 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | John Sweet's fadeaway is rejected by John Whalen | 69-69 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Wesley Heller | 69-72 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | John Sweet lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Dulaney and he's hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #3 on Trent Andresen, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Roby - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-74 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Jeremy Betz | 73-74 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Gary Dulaney steals the ball from Wiley Grossman | 73-74 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the lay-in | 73-74 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Wesley Heller swats the shot by Jessie Culpepper | 73-74 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen hits a runner from the baseline | 73-76 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-76 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby is whistled for traveling | 73-76 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-76 |
| 01:58 | Creighton | John Sweet clanks a shot in the lane | 73-76 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the board | 73-76 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Trent Andresen | 73-78 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | John Sweet comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-78 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the follow up shot | 75-78 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Betz denies the turnaround by Wiley Grossman | 75-78 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney grabs the board | 75-78 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-78 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - John Sweet (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Wiley Grossman picks off the pass by Gary Dulaney in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox dunks the ball on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Wiley Grossman steals the ball from John Sweet | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen is hacked by Gary Dulaney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #13 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (C) Wesley Heller | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Sweet | 78-82 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Gary Dulaney is called for the reach on Adam Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #14 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) Lance Shatzer | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Dulaney | 81-83 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Gary Dulaney is called for the reach on Wiley Grossman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #15 | 81-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG) Gary Dulaney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-85 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-85 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-85 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller runs out the clock | 81-85 |