| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) PF - Monte Holt (fresh) C - John Ballweg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) SG - Daniel Long (fresh) SF - Dwight Pence (fresh) PF - David Davidson (fresh) C - David Poston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | David Davidson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Daniel Long misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Keith Jackson | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson clanks a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Creighton | David Davidson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Daniel Long is fouled on the floor by Lee Campbell - foul #1 on Lee Campbell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | David Davidson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Dwight Pence grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Dwight Pence misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell is hacked by Dwight Pence - foul #1 on Dwight Pence, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | David Davidson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Daniel Long comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Ballweg, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Daniel Long | |
| 17:16 | Creighton | David Poston comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | David Davidson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Dwight Pence hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 0-2 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), William Robinson (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Roger Thomas, Dwight Pence, David Davidson, David Poston | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Bryan Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Ballweg - foul #2 on John Ballweg, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG), Ross Tyler (C) Lee Campbell, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Bryan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | The jumper by Abe Hilliard is denied by Monte Holt | 3-3 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) SF - Keith Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fairly fresh) C - Ross Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Abe Hilliard (fresh) SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) SF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt tips it in | 5-3 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard is hacked by Lester Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Murphy, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Joel Hawkins (C) Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), Dwight Pence (SF) Abe Hilliard, Jimmy Dyer | |
| 15:23 | Creighton | The jump hook by William Robinson is blocked by Ross Tyler | 5-3 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Allison | 5-3 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner tips it home | 7-3 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Alexander Garner steals it from Daniel Long | 7-3 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwight Pence - foul #2 on Dwight Pence, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF) Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), David Davidson (PF), David Poston (C) Tracey Ivie, Dwight Pence, William Robinson, Bryan Smith | |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | David Poston snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Daniel Long buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | David Poston snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Dyer | 8-5 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | David Poston buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Long | 8-8 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Joel Hawkins (C) Alexander Garner, Ross Tyler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (SG) Daniel Long | |
| 12:36 | Creighton | David Davidson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Gerald Underwood (C) Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Dillon West | |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Roger Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Roger Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Poston | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) SF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Poston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | David Davidson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is fouled on the floor by David Davidson - foul #1 on David Davidson, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Lee Campbell, Joel Hawkins, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Dillon West (SG), William Robinson (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Roger Thomas, Jimmy Dyer, David Davidson, David Poston | |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Tracey Ivie takes the ball from Lester Murphy | 8-13 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bryan Smith | 8-16 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-16 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bryan Smith | 8-16 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Lester Murphy is called for the reach on Abe Hilliard - foul #2 on Lester Murphy, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Alexander Garner (SG) Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), Jimmy Dyer (SF) Dillon West, Tracey Ivie | |
| 10:17 | Creighton | William Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Ross Tyler - foul #1 on Ross Tyler, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner loses the dribble to Daniel Long | 8-18 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Long is blocked by Monte Holt | 8-18 |
| 09:26 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Long | 8-18 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Smith and he's hacked by Ross Tyler - foul #2 on Ross Tyler, team foul #7 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Joel Hawkins (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Alexander Garner, Monte Holt, Ross Tyler | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Davidson (PF), David Poston (C) Jimmy Dyer, William Robinson | |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard misses the free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lee Campbell | 11-20 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard is fouled on the floor by Robert Boisvert - foul #1 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SF) Keith Jackson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Daniel Long | |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses the turnaround from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell tips it but misses | 11-20 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses the driving attempt in the lane | 11-20 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Underwood | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Boisvert (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Abe Hilliard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Davidson (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Poston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | David Davidson double dribbles | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SG), William Rojo (SF), Monte Holt (PF) Robert Boisvert, Lee Campbell, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Jimmy Dyer (SF) Abe Hilliard, Bryan Smith | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joel Hawkins | 16-20 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | David Davidson is called for traveling | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Keith Jackson (SF) Alexander Garner, William Rojo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), William Robinson (PF) Tracey Ivie, David Davidson | |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Monte Holt and the foul's on Jimmy Dyer - foul #1 on Jimmy Dyer, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (C) Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Alexander Garner (SG) Ryan Allison, Lee Campbell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bryan Smith (C) David Poston | |
| 05:43 | Creighton | Roger Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), David Davidson (PF) Daniel Long, Bryan Smith | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood is fouled on the floor by Roger Thomas - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG) Roger Thomas | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tracey Ivie - foul #1 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (C) Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | David Davidson pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Monte Holt is called for the reach on Abe Hilliard - foul #1 on Monte Holt, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF) Keith Jackson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison loses the dribble to Abe Hilliard | 19-22 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | William Robinson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 19-22 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Allison | 19-22 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), John Ballweg (C) Robert Boisvert, Alexander Garner, Ryan Allison, Monte Holt, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), Bryan Smith (PF), David Poston (C) Abe Hilliard, Tracey Ivie, Jimmy Dyer, David Davidson, William Robinson | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) C - John Ballweg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Pence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Poston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roger Thomas | 19-25 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Long - foul #1 on Daniel Long, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | David Poston pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Daniel Long hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Poston | 20-27 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell is fouled on the floor by Dwight Pence - foul #3 on Dwight Pence, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SF) Dwight Pence | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Daniel Long snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Daniel Long is fouled on the floor by John Ballweg - foul #3 on John Ballweg, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (C) John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer (SF), David Davidson (PF) Tracey Ivie, Bryan Smith | |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is hacked by Jimmy Dyer - foul #2 on Jimmy Dyer, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SF), Monte Holt (PF) Keith Jackson, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | David Poston can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ross Tyler - foul #3 on Ross Tyler, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Gerald Underwood (C) Lee Campbell, Ross Tyler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Daniel Long | |
| 01:52 | Creighton | David Poston makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | David Poston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on David Poston - foul #1 on David Poston, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Robinson (C) David Poston | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | William Robinson grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (C) Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Bryan Smith (C) Roger Thomas, David Davidson | |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Tracey Ivie is called for the reach on Lester Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #12 | 24-31 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | William Robinson pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is whistled for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Gerald Underwood (C) Lester Murphy, Alexander Garner, Ryan Allison, Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), David Poston (C) Abe Hilliard, Jimmy Dyer | |
| 00:03 | Creighton | David Poston makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tracey Ivie | 25-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-35 |