| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hittle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry hits a shot from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Dale Labarge misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Fred Combs hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Carter | 39-46 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-46 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the jump hook from the left block | 39-46 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle tips it in | 41-46 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Dale Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Joseph Brown hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Fred Combs gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Todd Carter is called for the reach on George Marcucci - foul #2 on Todd Carter, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Dale Labarge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Brown | 41-51 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF) Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Francis Wooten (PF) Dale Labarge, Joseph Brown | |
| 17:05 | Creighton | George Marcucci is fouled on the floor by Todd Carter - foul #3 on Todd Carter, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Robert Cryer (SF) Todd Carter, Ron Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SF) Benjamin Espey | |
| 16:43 | Creighton | John Byers makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Osvaldo Guerra | 41-53 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Francis Wooten pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | Alexander Hoehn picks off the pass by Osvaldo Guerra | 41-53 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry double dribbles | 41-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Kelly (SF), Robert Hittle (PF) Percy Fry, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Benjamin Espey (C) Osvaldo Guerra, John Byers, Fred Combs | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cryer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hittle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | William Kelly is called for the reach on George Marcucci - foul #1 on William Kelly, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Ron Davis (SF) Robert Cryer, William Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Francis Wooten hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dale Labarge and he's hacked by Robert Hittle - foul #3 on Robert Hittle, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin Espey denies the turnaround by Robert Hittle | 41-56 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Carter | 43-56 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Dale Labarge tips it but misses | 43-56 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | George Marcucci misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Joseph Brown hits the follow up shot | 43-58 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by John Remmers is blocked by Benjamin Espey | 43-58 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | George Marcucci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle misses the runner from the right block | 43-58 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Joseph Brown loses the dribble to Jeff Logston | 43-58 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter is whistled for traveling | 43-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (PG), Percy Fry (SG), Robert Cryer (SF), William Kelly (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Todd Carter, John Remmers, Ron Davis, Robert Hittle, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Fred Combs (SF), Fred Marie (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) George Marcucci, Dale Labarge, Joseph Brown, Francis Wooten, Benjamin Espey | |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Dwayne Bosley is called for the reach on Domingo Bermudez - foul #2 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Fred Combs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez hits the follow up shot | 43-60 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Cryer and he's fouled by Fred Marie - foul #2 on Fred Marie, team foul #1 | 45-60 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | John Byers hits a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Dwayne Bosley - foul #3 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG) Dwayne Bosley | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG) Fred Marie | |
| 12:05 | Creighton | John Byers makes the free throw | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Fred Combs steals the ball from William Kelly | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Byers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Combs | 46-66 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter is hacked by Domingo Bermudez - foul #1 on Domingo Bermudez, team foul #2 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF), Robert Hittle (PF) Robert Cryer, William Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Brown (SF) John Byers | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter is hacked by George Marcucci - foul #1 on George Marcucci, team foul #3 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG), Benjamin Espey (C) Osvaldo Guerra, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn loses the ball out of bounds | 46-66 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Robert Hittle is called for the reach on Fred Combs - foul #4 on Robert Hittle, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF) Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is whistled for traveling | 46-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG) Todd Carter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:16 | Creighton | George Marcucci is hacked by Alexander Hoehn - foul #1 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #8 | 46-67 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | George Marcucci misses the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Joseph Brown jams it on a great pass from George Marcucci | 48-69 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Robert Cryer (SF) Percy Fry, Ron Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Francis Wooten (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) George Marcucci, Dale Labarge, Fred Combs, Benjamin Espey | |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | The short jumper by Joseph Brown is denied by Jeff Logston | 51-69 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-69 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Francis Wooten | 51-69 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Byers | 51-72 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cryer | 53-72 |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Francis Wooten misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-72 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Carter | 53-72 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn's layup is rejected by Francis Wooten | 53-72 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Francis Wooten | 53-72 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Robert Cryer is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Robert Cryer, team foul #9 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SG), Ron Davis (SF), William Kelly (PF), Lee Wright (C) John Remmers, Robert Cryer, Jeff Logston, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF), Benjamin Espey (C) Francis Wooten, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Fred Combs snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Benjamin Espey | 53-76 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Robert Hittle (PF) Todd Carter, Lee Wright | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG), Dale Labarge (SG), Francis Wooten (PF) John Byers, Osvaldo Guerra, Joseph Brown | |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-76 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Espey | 53-76 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Francis Wooten misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hittle - foul #5 on Robert Hittle, team foul #10 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (C) Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-78 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers hits the follow up shot | 55-78 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Fred Combs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Benjamin Espey | 55-81 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Percy Fry | 57-81 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Francis Wooten misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-81 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 57-81 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ron Davis, team foul #11 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Robert Cryer (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) John Remmers, Ron Davis, William Kelly, Lee Wright | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), John Byers (SF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Dale Labarge, Fred Combs, Benjamin Espey | |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Francis Wooten buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Marcucci | 57-83 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the shot near the basket | 59-83 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | John Byers scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-86 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Robert Cryer is blocked by Francis Wooten | 59-86 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston tips it back up and in | 61-86 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Francis Wooten drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Marcucci | 61-88 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | George Marcucci is called for the reach on Todd Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Marcucci, team foul #5 | 61-88 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), William Kelly (C) Todd Carter, Percy Fry, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Brown (SF), Fred Marie (PF) George Marcucci, Francis Wooten | |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Remmers | 63-88 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Dwayne Bosley picks off the pass by Osvaldo Guerra | 63-88 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston is fouled on the floor by Fred Marie - foul #3 on Fred Marie, team foul #6 | 63-88 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (C) Domingo Bermudez | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer loses the dribble to Fred Marie | 63-88 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Dwayne Bosley steals it from Francis Wooten | 63-88 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley drills a shot from the right wing | 65-88 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 65-88 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly grabs the board | 65-88 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jeff Logston, team foul #12 | 65-88 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (C) Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is hacked by Robert Cryer - foul #2 on Robert Cryer, team foul #13 | 65-88 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (C) Francis Wooten | |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-89 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-90 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-90 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Fred Marie snags the defensive board | 65-90 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Joseph Brown loses the dribble to Lee Wright | 65-90 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 65-90 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 65-90 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-90 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly gets the rebound | 65-90 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-90 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez snags the defensive board | 65-90 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 65-90 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Fred Marie hits the follow up shot | 65-92 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Fred Marie steps in front of the Robert Cryer pass | 65-92 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses long on a floater from the right side | 65-92 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-92 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Byers runs out the clock | 65-92 |