| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Black | 28-23 |
| 19:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Travis Cressey pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Black | 31-23 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Fuqua - foul #1 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua is hacked by Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Travis Cressey tips it in | 32-25 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-25 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Fred Hodge tips it in | 32-27 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 32-27 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Travis Cressey scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Fred Hodge and the foul's on Johnny Swasey - foul #2 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (PG), Jason McClearen (SG), Brent Sawyer (SF), Ben Cabana (PF) Joseph Fuqua, Fred Hodge, Sanford Hedley, Vincent Richmond | |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Chad Farrish | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Inman (fresh) SG - Jason McClearen (fresh) SF - Brent Sawyer (fresh) PF - Ben Cabana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Inman | 34-31 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) Glenn Horovitz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF) Travis Cressey | |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is fouled on the floor by Ben Cabana - foul #2 on Ben Cabana, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin (C) Brent Sawyer | |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | David Springer is hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #3 on Ben Cabana, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Gatlin - foul #1 on Thomas Gatlin, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Inman picks off the pass by Justin Olsen | 37-32 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | Jason McClearen slams it home on a great pass from Robert Inman | 37-34 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Gatlin | 37-34 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | The short jumper by Ben Cabana is denied by David Springer | 37-34 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Ben Cabana tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Edwards - foul #4 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Sanford Hedley (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF) Robert Inman, Jason McClearen, Jerry Edwards, Ben Cabana | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Richmond | 37-34 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 37-34 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Loyd Ayer | 37-34 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Gatlin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Gatlin, team foul #6 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) David Springer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Travis Cressey (C) Thomas Gatlin | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a shot in the paint | 37-34 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits a shot from the left block | 37-36 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Richmond | 40-39 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Vincent Richmond - foul #1 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Justin Olsen (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (PG), Jason McClearen (SG), Brent Sawyer (SF), Ben Cabana (PF) Joseph Fuqua, Fred Hodge, Sanford Hedley, Vincent Richmond | |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Allen - foul #1 on Edward Allen, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin (C) Travis Cressey | |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Ben Cabana is called for the reach on Chad Farrish - foul #4 on Ben Cabana, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG) Ben Cabana | |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Jason McClearen gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin is fouled on the floor by Richard Barksdale - foul #3 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Justin Olsen steps in front of the Brent Sawyer pass | 43-41 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 08:05 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen drills a jumper from the left side set up by Chad Farrish | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Barksdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason McClearen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Inman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Gatlin (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Richard Barksdale takes the ball from Joseph Fuqua in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fuqua - foul #2 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), David Springer (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Joseph Fuqua, Jason McClearen, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Thomas Gatlin | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is fouled on the floor by Sanford Hedley - foul #2 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Fred Hodge clanks a turnaround in the lane | 48-42 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-42 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Fred Hodge pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the lay-in | 48-42 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Cressey | 48-42 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Richmond | 48-45 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Edwards steals it from Richard Dillon | 48-45 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards hits the finger roll | 48-47 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sanford Hedley - foul #3 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #11 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Justin Olsen (PF), Edward Allen (C) Richard Dillon, David Springer, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Robert Inman (SG), Brent Sawyer (SF), Ben Cabana (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Sanford Hedley, Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond, Travis Cressey | |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Ben Cabana clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-47 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Justin Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Inman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ben Cabana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Gatlin (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG) Donald Black | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Chad Farrish is blocked by Ben Cabana | 50-47 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Ben Cabana snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Ben Cabana gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Richard Barksdale, Justin Olsen, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Ben Cabana, Thomas Gatlin | |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 50-49 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is hacked by Joseph Fuqua - foul #3 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #12 | 50-49 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Fred Hodge's pass is intercepted by Loyd Ayer | 51-49 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:03 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | William Davis tips it home | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 53-49 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Fuqua - foul #4 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #13 | 53-49 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Black - foul #2 on Donald Black, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Fuqua is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #14 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG) Joseph Fuqua | |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Fred Hodge can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Hedley is called for the reach on Loyd Ayer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #15 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) Donald Black | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Davis | 58-51 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Hedley is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #16 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Justin Olsen (C) Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (PG) Sanford Hedley | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Fred Hodge hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Edwards | 59-54 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) Donald Black | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Hodge - foul #3 on Fred Hodge, team foul #17 | 59-54 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Richmond is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #2 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #18 | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Richmond is called for the reach on Johnny Swasey - foul #3 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #19 | 60-54 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen is hacked by Robert Inman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Inman, team foul #20 | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-57 |