| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) C - Mark Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Mark Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 26-28 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer dunks the ball | 28-28 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Geoffrey Kammer is called for the reach on Ryan Wolbert - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Mark Green connects on the jumper near the basket | 28-30 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker can't connect on a runner in the paint | 28-30 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane tips it in | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Mark Green denies the turnaround by Blake Roberts | 30-30 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Nicholas Brooks swats the short shot by Mark Green | 30-30 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Betz | 30-33 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Ryan Wolbert - foul #2 on Ryan Wolbert, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Jason Suiter (C) James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Martin Burriss (PF), Jonathan Schauer (C) Ryan Wolbert, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Suiter | 32-33 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Thomas Hoelscher steals it from Jeremy Betz | 32-33 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter tips it home | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Creighton | Martin Burriss knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks can't throw it down but the foul's on Martin Burriss - foul #2 on Martin Burriss, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Thomas Hoelscher, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Forest Roth (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Martin Burriss, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Larry Bateman is called for the reach on Mark Green - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (SG) Charles Broadnax | |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Forest Roth | 37-40 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) Larry Bateman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Forest Roth's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Lane | 40-40 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Brubaker | 43-40 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Mark Barton, Forest Roth | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Wolbert steps in front of the Jeff Bigby pass in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert hits the finger roll | 43-42 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wilbert Lane | 46-42 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Blake Roberts is called for the reach on Ryan Wolbert - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Martin Burriss (PF), Jonathan Schauer (C) Ryan Wolbert, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wilbert Lane | 46-42 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter (C) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Broadnax | 46-44 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Martin Burriss blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Brooks | 46-44 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Martin Burriss snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Betz steals it from Thomas Hoelscher | 46-44 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 46-47 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is called for 3 seconds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Forest Roth (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Charles Broadnax, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Martin Burriss, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the shot from close range set up by Mark Barton | 46-49 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Mark Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Lemke | 51-49 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Mark Green can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-49 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Forest Roth | 51-49 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Mark Green loses the dribble to Larry Bateman | 51-49 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Forest Roth is called for the reach on James Brubaker - foul #1 on Forest Roth, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) John Lemke, Larry Bateman, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Mark Barton, Forest Roth | |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jessie Culpepper - foul #2 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (PF) Richard Hadlock | |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-49 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Wolbert | 54-52 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Mark Green clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #4 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Thomas Hoelscher, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF) Ryan Wolbert, Martin Burriss | |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brooks - foul #3 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer (C) Mark Green | |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits a jump hook from the right block | 56-53 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Mark Barton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Barton, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Forest Roth (SF) Jeremy Betz | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is hacked by Charles Broadnax - foul #2 on Charles Broadnax, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Martin Burriss (SF) Mark Barton, Forest Roth | |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hoelscher | 58-53 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker tips it but misses | 58-53 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher tips it home | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Hadlock (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Schauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax is called for a backcourt violation | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Forest Roth (PF), Mark Green (C) Charles Broadnax, Martin Burriss, Richard Hadlock, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Wolbert is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Ryan Wolbert, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (PF) Forest Roth | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Burriss | 60-53 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (PF) Martin Burriss | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker scores on a fadeaway from close range | 62-56 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 62-59 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Betz swats the layup by Wilbert Lane | 62-59 |
| 01:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Betz | 62-59 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock tips it in | 62-61 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Ryan Wolbert - foul #4 on Ryan Wolbert, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 66-63 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane is hacked by Jessie Culpepper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Wolbert - foul #5 on Ryan Wolbert, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG) Ryan Wolbert | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-66 |