| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Godin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Goodin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Yates (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Parkerson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Robert Goodin inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Gary Yates's pass is intercepted by Adam Poindexter | 36-39 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Goodin steps in front of the Robert Lee pass in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | George Parkerson scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Gary Yates | 36-41 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 39-41 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Robert Goodin snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Goodin | 39-44 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Russell Clay steps in front of the Johnson Henry pass | 39-44 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Johnson Henry, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth White (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF), Nicholas Price (C) Anthony Scott, Robert Lee, Adam Poindexter, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Will Henderson (SF) Russell Clay, Robert Goodin | |
| 17:50 | Creighton | George Parkerson makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | George Parkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Robby Gant steals the ball from Robert Jennings | 39-46 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Alan Godin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Huffaker (C) George Parkerson | |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huffaker takes the ball from Robert Jennings | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Robby Gant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Robby Gant | 39-46 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Robby Gant drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Godin | 39-49 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by John Wilson | 41-49 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Robby Gant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) John Wilson, Kenneth White, Jeffrey Johnson, Robert Jennings, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Robert Goodin (SF) Robby Gant, Will Henderson | |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is hacked by Russell Clay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Clay, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Godin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Goodin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Yates (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Huffaker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Alan Godin - foul #3 on Alan Godin, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Benjamin (C) Robert Huffaker | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Adam Poindexter | 45-49 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | John Benjamin blows the layup but he's hacked by Johnson Henry - foul #3 on Johnson Henry, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SF) Robert Goodin | |
| 15:12 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry dunks the ball set up by Anthony Scott | 47-50 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott blows the layup | 47-50 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | John Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Gary Yates can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Poindexter | 49-50 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Russell Clay - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth White (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF), Nicholas Price (C) Anthony Scott, Robert Lee, Adam Poindexter, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Robert Goodin (SF), Robert Huffaker (PF), George Parkerson (C) Russell Clay, Earl Baker, Gary Yates, John Benjamin | |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Jeffrey Johnson picks off the pass by Alan Godin | 49-50 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Price - foul #1 on Nicholas Price, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | George Parkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Robby Gant steps in front of the Nicholas Price pass in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Robert Goodin can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | George Parkerson tips it home | 49-53 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth White | 52-53 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Alan Godin loses the dribble to Kenneth White | 52-53 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White lays it in | 54-53 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Nicholas Price picks off the pass by Robert Goodin | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Godin (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Goodin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Huffaker (fresh) 5 reb. C - George Parkerson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is hacked by Robby Gant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robby Gant, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Will Henderson (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF) Robert Goodin, Robert Huffaker | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Robby Gant snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Will Henderson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robby Gant | 54-55 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Shipley swats the shot by Jeffrey Johnson | 54-55 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson tips it home | 56-55 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Robert Jennings denies the turnaround by George Parkerson | 56-55 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Will Henderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | George Parkerson scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Will Henderson | 59-57 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Robby Gant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Robby Gant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | George Parkerson gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-57 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is hacked by Alan Godin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Godin, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) John Wilson, Shad Gerdes, Jeffrey Johnson, Robert Jennings, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Robert Goodin (SF), Gary Yates (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Will Henderson, Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson | |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Huffaker - foul #2 on Robert Huffaker, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (SG) Alan Godin | |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Anthony Scott steps in front of the Russell Clay pass in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Russell Clay grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Russell Clay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Russell Clay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-57 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry banks in the layup | 63-57 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge is hacked by Adam Poindexter - foul #2 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Godin (SG) Nathaniel Deforge | |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is hacked by Alan Godin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alan Godin, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF), George Parkerson (C) Alan Godin, Robert Goodin, Gary Yates, Robert Huffaker | |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee steps out of bounds on the baseline | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (PG) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Erik Joyce (fresh) SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathaniel Deforge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Parkerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Earl Baker | 63-59 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Erik Joyce - foul #1 on Erik Joyce, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Shad Gerdes | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (C) George Parkerson | |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-60 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | John Benjamin connects on the floater from the left block set up by Russell Clay | 66-62 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 06:19 | Creighton | John Benjamin travels with the ball | 68-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), John Wilson (SG) Erik Joyce, Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Goodin (SF), Gary Yates (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Earl Baker, John Benjamin, Gerald Shipley | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Goodin - foul #3 on Robert Goodin, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG) Russell Clay | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Robert Lee is called for the reach on Gary Yates - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF) Adam Poindexter, Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Gary Yates makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Gary Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is hacked by Robert Goodin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Goodin, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | Robby Gant connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Deforge | 72-67 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (SG), Nicholas Price (C) Robert Lee, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG) Nathaniel Deforge | |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Robby Gant grabs the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Robby Gant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 72-67 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Price | 72-67 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Price, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Anthony Scott, Jeffrey Johnson, Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Creighton | Will Henderson (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF), George Parkerson (C) Robert Goodin, Gary Yates, Robert Huffaker | |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Shad Gerdes steps in front of the George Parkerson pass | 72-67 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes banks in the layup | 74-67 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | George Parkerson's layup is rejected by Nicholas Price | 74-67 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | George Parkerson hits the follow up shot | 74-69 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Robby Gant snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Russell Clay connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Will Henderson | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (tiring) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (tiring) 26 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robby Gant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Will Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Parkerson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is hacked by Russell Clay - foul #3 on Russell Clay, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Robert Jennings (PF), Kenneth White (C) John Wilson, Shad Gerdes, Michael Flannery, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SG), Robert Goodin (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Will Henderson, Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Russell Clay clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Robert Goodin grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | John Benjamin lays it in | 74-73 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is hacked by John Benjamin - foul #1 on John Benjamin, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Yates (PF) John Benjamin | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Johnson Henry picks off the pass by Russell Clay | 75-73 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Nathaniel Deforge (SG), George Parkerson (C) Russell Clay, Earl Baker, Robert Huffaker | |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is hacked by Robby Gant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robby Gant, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Robert Goodin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-73 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White can't connect on a floater near the basket | 76-73 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Robby Gant gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Kenneth White, Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG) Robby Gant | |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Michael Flannery swats the layup by George Parkerson | 76-73 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry knocks in the floater from the right block | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | George Parkerson is hacked by Johnson Henry - foul #4 on Johnson Henry, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry's pass is intercepted by Gary Yates in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | George Parkerson blows the layup | 78-73 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Clay - foul #4 on Russell Clay, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (SF) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:41 | Creighton | George Parkerson gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge's pass is intercepted by Anthony Scott | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott lays it in | 81-73 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 3 from the left wing | 81-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Clay - foul #5 on Russell Clay, team foul #13 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG) Russell Clay | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Robby Gant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-73 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott runs out the clock | 83-73 |