| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kyle Butts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keenan Vanhoose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kyle Mireles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Collin Keaton (fresh) SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon is called for traveling | 38-28 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles buries a floater from the left wing set up by Collin Keaton | 38-30 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-30 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kyle Mireles | 40-32 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose is fouled on the floor by Collin Keaton - foul #2 on Collin Keaton, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Frederick Carson's floater is tipped away by James Kelly | 40-32 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Collin Keaton is called for the reach on Keenan Vanhoose - foul #3 on Collin Keaton, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG) Collin Keaton | |
| 17:49 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon lays it in set up by Hugh Crumpton | 42-32 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pilon - foul #3 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (SF) Timothy Pilon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter James (C) James Kelly | |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles is fouled on the floor by Kyle Butts - foul #3 on Kyle Butts, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Raymond Weyant (PG) Kyle Butts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 17:04 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the shot near the basket | 42-32 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Alston | 42-32 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Peter James misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston gets the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Peter James grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Peter James blows the dunk but the foul's on Hugh Crumpton - foul #3 on Hugh Crumpton, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Butts (PG), Alan Chupp (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Raymond Weyant, Keenan Vanhoose, Hugh Crumpton, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Holloway (PG), Collin Keaton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF), James Kelly (C) Kyle Mireles, Bernard Alston, Leonard Magers, Randall Russell | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Peter James makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Peter James misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kyle Butts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Chupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - William Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Collin Keaton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly clanks a floater from the right block | 44-33 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Alan Chupp drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Dale Kusinski | 46-33 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Emmanuel Alleyne steals the ball from Collin Keaton | 46-33 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | James Kelly steals the ball from Emmanuel Alleyne | 46-33 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Pilon steals the ball from Robert Nicodemus | 46-33 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne loses the dribble to James Kelly | 46-33 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus dunks the ball on a nice dish by Peter James | 46-35 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon can't connect on a shot in the lane | 46-35 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | William Holloway grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Peter James buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Holloway | 46-37 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Alan Chupp, Dale Kusinski, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG), Leonard Magers (SF), Bernard Alston (PF), Randall Russell (C) William Holloway, Collin Keaton, Peter James, Robert Nicodemus, James Kelly | |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Mireles | 46-39 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is hacked by Kyle Butts - foul #4 on Kyle Butts, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Raymond Weyant (PG), Dale Kusinski (SF) Kyle Butts, Timothy Pilon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Raymond Weyant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keenan Vanhoose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kyle Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Dejesus (fresh) SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Russell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers's layup is rejected by Hugh Crumpton | 49-39 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell is fouled on the floor by Raymond Weyant - foul #2 on Raymond Weyant, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Sam Dejesus, Bernard Alston | |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dale Kusinski | 51-42 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus buries a shot from close range | 51-44 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Pilon (SF) Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Randall Russell | |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus blows the layup | 51-44 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frederick Carson | 51-44 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon's pass is intercepted by Robert Nicodemus | 51-44 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles is fouled on the floor by Frederick Carson - foul #1 on Frederick Carson, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Holloway (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Peter James (PF) Kyle Mireles, Collin Keaton, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses short on a shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Raymond Weyant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Frederick Carson grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter James | 51-44 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Peter James clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Weyant - foul #3 on Raymond Weyant, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Henley (PG), Alan Chupp (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF), Paul Mingo (C) Raymond Weyant, Keenan Vanhoose, Timothy Pilon, Hugh Crumpton, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles (PG), Collin Keaton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF) William Holloway, Bernard Alston, Leonard Magers | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Peter James misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Peter James makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Alan Chupp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Paul Mingo snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Dustin Henley misses the 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton is whistled for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Butts (PG) Dustin Henley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF) James Kelly | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kyle Butts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Chupp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Mingo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kyle Mireles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Collin Keaton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Kyle Butts | 53-45 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Alan Chupp gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Alan Chupp misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Alston | 53-45 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Peter James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Alan Chupp, Emmanuel Alleyne, Dale Kusinski, Paul Mingo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Holloway (PG), Leonard Magers (SF), Randall Russell (PF), James Kelly (C) Kyle Mireles, Collin Keaton, Robert Nicodemus, Peter James | |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Leonard Magers swats the shot by Kyle Butts | 53-45 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Holloway and he's fouled by Timothy Pilon - foul #4 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG) William Holloway, Bernard Alston | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon banks in the layup | 55-48 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Russell | 55-51 |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randall Russell | 55-51 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sam Dejesus | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon blows the layup | 55-53 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Sam Dejesus, Randall Russell | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kyle Butts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keenan Vanhoose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kyle Mireles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Collin Keaton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton is fouled on the floor by Frederick Carson - foul #2 on Frederick Carson, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Leonard Magers - foul #1 on Leonard Magers, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter James (C) James Kelly | |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Peter James grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Peter James hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Kyle Butts is hacked by Collin Keaton - foul #4 on Collin Keaton, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Collin Keaton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Carson | 60-61 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-61 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Peter James tips it back up and in | 60-63 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 60-63 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Frederick Carson hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Frederick Carson grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Frederick Carson drills a floater from the baseline set up by Kyle Butts and he's fouled by Peter James - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Peter James | |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Hugh Crumpton takes the ball from Robert Nicodemus | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Frederick Carson is hacked by Kyle Mireles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Mireles, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Mireles misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-63 |