| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) SG - Bernard Alston (fresh) SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the jumper in the lane | 29-42 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is fouled on the floor by Frederick Carson - foul #1 on Frederick Carson, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Carl Davis | 29-42 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses badly on a jumper from close range | 29-42 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Pilon | 29-45 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Myers and the foul's on Hugh Crumpton - foul #2 on Hugh Crumpton, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton lays it in on a great pass from Carl Davis | 32-47 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Frederick Carson - foul #2 on Frederick Carson, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Carl Davis is hacked by Carl Myers - foul #3 on Carl Myers, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Robert Nicodemus (C) Carl Myers, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Frederick Carson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Davis | 34-49 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Alston | 36-49 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Davis | 36-51 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley blows the layup | 36-51 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frederick Carson | 36-51 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Magers | 36-51 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley comes up short on the runner in the paint | 36-51 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Carl Davis tips it home | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Magers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Leedy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pilon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Carson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Jackson | 38-53 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Lawrence Jackson steals it from Carl Davis | 38-53 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Staley | 38-53 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), James Corn (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Peter James (PF), James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson, Bernard Alston, Leonard Magers, Sean Staley, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Andrew Shead (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF), Paul Mingo (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Timothy Pilon, Hugh Crumpton, Frederick Carson | |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Carl Myers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Myers, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG) Carl Myers | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Andrew Shead hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 38-56 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Dale Kusinski steals it from Randall Russell | 38-56 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Andrew Shead scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 38-59 |
| 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) | |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-59 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Shead | 40-61 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Peter James is hacked by Andrew Shead - foul #1 on Andrew Shead, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Leonard Magers (SF), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Randall Russell, Sam Dejesus, Peter James | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG) Andrew Shead | |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Paul Mingo pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-61 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | James Corn grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Lawrence Jackson is denied by Paul Mingo | 40-61 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly tips it back up and in | 42-61 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Carl Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leonard Finney | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Corn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Mingo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SG), Sean Staley (PF) James Corn, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Leonard Finney, Emmanuel Alleyne, Dale Kusinski, Paul Mingo | |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-64 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Staley | 44-64 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Carl Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Frederick Carson | 44-67 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Hugh Crumpton takes the ball from Robert Nicodemus | 44-67 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Carl Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #6 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG), Peter James (C) Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) Carl Davis | |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers buries a floater from the right block set up by Bernard Alston | 47-70 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | Lawrence Jackson picks off the pass by Leonard Finney in the backcourt | 47-70 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson lays it up and in | 49-70 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #3 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Corn (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson, Leonard Magers, Peter James | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 09:15 | Creighton | William Leedy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 49-73 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Dale Kusinski steps in front of the Bernard Alston pass | 49-73 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | William Leedy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Emmanuel Alleyne | 49-76 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly is whistled for traveling | 49-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Leonard Magers (SF), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Bernard Alston, Sam Dejesus, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) William Leedy, Hugh Crumpton, Dale Kusinski | |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Carl Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-76 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Leonard Finney tips it in | 49-78 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Corn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Jackson and the foul's on Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #3 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #7 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the free throw | 52-78 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Nicodemus | 52-78 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon grabs the offensive board | 52-78 |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne is whistled for a carry | 52-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG) James Corn | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Leonard Finney, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-78 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Carl Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-78 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Carl Davis hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Leedy | 52-80 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses badly on a runner from the left block | 52-80 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon pulls down the rebound | 52-80 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon misses the lay-in | 52-80 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the board | 52-80 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is whistled for traveling | 52-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 06:08 | Creighton | James Kelly is called for the reach on Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #4 | 52-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF) Leonard Magers | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Carl Davis drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dale Kusinski | 52-83 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly blows the layup | 52-83 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Carl Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-83 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | William Leedy buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Kusinski and the foul's on Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #5 | 52-85 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), Robert Talton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF), Peter James (C) Carl Myers, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Mingo (C) Carl Davis, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 05:33 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the free throw | 52-85 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus snags the defensive board | 52-85 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Peter James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-85 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (SG) William Leedy | |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Andrew Shead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-85 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Robert Talton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (SF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-85 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 52-85 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus buries a floater from the baseline set up by Peter James and the foul's on Paul Mingo - foul #3 on Paul Mingo, team foul #8 | 54-85 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the free throw | 55-85 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Peter James - foul #1 on Peter James, team foul #6 | 55-85 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG) Randall Russell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Robert Nicodemus blocks the jumper by Andrew Shead | 55-85 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Alan Chupp hits the follow up shot | 55-87 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Peter James connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Nicodemus and he's fouled by Leonard Finney - foul #1 on Leonard Finney, team foul #9 | 57-87 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG) Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (SF) Alan Chupp | |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Peter James makes the free throw | 58-87 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Andrew Shead clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-87 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randall Russell | 58-87 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Randall Russell (fresh) SG - Bernard Alston (fresh) SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Mingo (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-87 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski pulls down the rebound | 58-87 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne is fouled on the floor by Randall Russell - foul #1 on Randall Russell, team foul #7 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (SF) Paul Mingo | |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the 1st free throw | 58-87 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 58-87 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Peter James can't connect on a floater in the lane | 58-87 |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus hits the follow up shot | 60-87 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-87 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 60-87 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Randall Russell | 63-87 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Alan Chupp connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-89 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Shead picks off the pass by Bernard Alston | 63-89 |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-89 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell gets the rebound | 63-89 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Peter James buries a floater from the left wing | 65-89 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a shot from the left side | 65-89 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the offensive rebound | 65-89 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Leonard Finney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-89 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski tips it but misses | 65-89 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus gets the rebound | 65-89 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Kusinski | 65-89 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Russell | 65-89 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-89 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne pulls down the rebound | 65-89 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-89 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne tips it back up and in | 65-91 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-91 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski gets the rebound | 65-91 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Peter James - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #8 | 65-91 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (PF) Randall Russell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Mingo (C) Alan Chupp | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Andrew Shead makes the 1st free throw | 65-92 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Andrew Shead makes the 2nd free throw | 65-93 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus buries a shot in the lane | 67-93 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-93 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus gets the rebound | 67-93 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston lays it in set up by Peter James | 69-93 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Andrew Shead runs out the clock | 69-93 |