| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco inbounds the ball | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | David Barnett can't tip it in | 43-23 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington gets the rebound | 43-23 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Charles Stratton - foul #2 on Charles Stratton, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth is fouled on the floor by David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #2 | 43-23 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 43-25 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Mathew Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | The jump hook by Mathew Heath is blocked by Ronald Watlington | 43-25 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-25 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth is hacked by Bernardo Greco - foul #3 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Timothy Solomon | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | David Barnett steals it from Ronald Watlington | 43-25 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Mathew Heath clanks a runner in the paint | 43-25 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses the tip | 43-25 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Timothy Solomon (C) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth is called for traveling | 43-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF) Cletus Christmas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Timothy Solomon | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edward Terry (fresh) SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Brian Dees clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Wilson - foul #4 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (C) David Barnett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Bruce | 44-27 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Grajeda | 46-27 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | The refs have stopped play. Mathew Heath is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 46-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), David Barnett (PF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG) Jack Mertens, Paul Bruce | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the lay-in | 46-27 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Brian Dees gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Brian Dees can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Watlington - foul #3 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses short on a runner from close range | 47-27 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis hits the follow up shot | 47-29 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Joey Carr takes the ball from Charles Stratton | 47-29 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr slams it home | 47-31 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Patrick Davis picks off the pass by Floyd Wetherington | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Bernardo Greco - foul #4 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Timothy Solomon | |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | David Barnett gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda loses the dribble to Patrick Davis | 47-32 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on David Barnett - foul #3 on David Barnett, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (C) Michael Southworth | |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Barnett - foul #4 on David Barnett, team foul #6 | 47-33 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Bruce - foul #2 on Paul Bruce, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (SG), Mathew Heath (C) Edward Terry, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Brian Dees grabs the board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Heath (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Brian Dees buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Grajeda | 51-35 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Grajeda - foul #1 on Douglas Grajeda, team foul #7 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG) Douglas Grajeda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (SG), Michael Southworth (C) Patrick Davis, Timothy Solomon | |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Ronald Watlington steals it from Mathew Heath | 51-36 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-36 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Mathew Heath gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Mathew Heath comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Mathew Heath can't tip it in | 51-36 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas grabs the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Watlington - foul #4 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Timothy Solomon (PF) Jack Mertens, Ronald Watlington | |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth's floater is tipped away by Mathew Heath | 52-36 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth is whistled for a carry | 52-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda (SG) Floyd Wetherington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Charles Stratton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cletus Christmas and the foul's on Patrick Davis - foul #3 on Patrick Davis, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Charles Stratton makes the free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Brian Dees denies the turnaround by Michael Southworth | 55-36 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon tips it back up and in | 55-38 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas misses short on a floater near the basket | 55-38 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Bruce | 55-40 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Mathew Heath can't tip it in | 55-40 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Brian Dees comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 55-40 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Cletus Christmas is called for the reach on Joey Carr - foul #2 on Cletus Christmas, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (PF) Charles Stratton, Cletus Christmas, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Paul Bruce, Timothy Solomon | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the board | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. PF - David Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Southworth (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Grajeda | 58-40 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is fouled on the floor by David Barnett - foul #5 on David Barnett, team foul #9 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (PF) David Barnett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Mathew Heath throws it down | 60-42 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 60-44 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Wilson - foul #5 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG) Douglas Grajeda | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 62-46 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is called for 3 seconds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Paul Bruce (SF) Jack Mertens, Michael Southworth | |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brian Dees | 62-46 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #4 on Patrick Davis, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Patrick Davis | |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens clanks a shot from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco knocks in the shot in the paint | 65-46 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Mathew Heath - foul #2 on Mathew Heath, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Malin (SF) Joey Carr | |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Mathew Heath scores on a shot from the baseline | 67-48 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Grajeda picks off the pass by Jack Mertens in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Brian Dees hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-48 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco snags the offensive board | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mathew Heath | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edward Terry (fresh) SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. PF - Brian Dees (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mathew Heath (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Bruce (fresh) SF - William Malin (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Timothy Solomon (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens grabs the offensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Grajeda steals it from Ronald Watlington | 69-48 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda drills a floater from the right side | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-48 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Mathew Heath is fouled on the floor by Timothy Solomon - foul #3 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #8 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ali Dover (PF) Ronald Watlington | |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens connects on the shot from the left side | 73-50 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Timothy Solomon - foul #4 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #9 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF) Cletus Christmas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is hacked by Brian Dees - foul #1 on Brian Dees, team foul #11 | 75-50 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Mathew Heath is hacked by Ali Dover - foul #1 on Ali Dover, team foul #10 | 75-52 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 76-52 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Ali Dover grabs the board | 76-52 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Bruce | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Mathew Heath can't finish the layup | 76-54 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses short on a floater from the right block | 76-54 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Ali Dover hits the follow up shot | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Charles Stratton runs out the clock | 76-56 |