| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Reginald Eckel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Cabello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Frerichs (fresh) PF - William Isbell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kelvin Cowley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) PF - John Holm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd banks in the layup and the foul's on Kelvin Cowley - foul #3 on Kelvin Cowley, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley makes the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Bernard Jones - foul #3 on Bernard Jones, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF) Bernard Jones | |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes is hacked by Timothy Cabello in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Cabello, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG) Timothy Cabello | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | William Frerichs clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Bradley Judd is called for the reach on William Frerichs - foul #1 on Bradley Judd, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Holm | 40-45 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | William Isbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Holm - foul #3 on John Holm, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), John Cron (SF), Bob Tart (C) Reginald Eckel, William Frerichs, Kelvin Cowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 18:04 | Creighton | William Isbell makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | William Isbell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes misses the driving attempt in the paint | 42-45 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Bob Tart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Kevin Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Darwin Cortes - foul #2 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson (PF) William Isbell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington (PG) Randal Cedeno | |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Kevin Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Kevin Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington tips it home | 43-47 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | John Cron's floater is tipped away by Dan Maughan | 43-47 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington is called for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG) James Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG) Eugene Northington, Darwin Cortes | |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Swanson is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Swanson, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG), Kelvin Cowley (C) John Cron, Bob Tart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF) Robert Harriss | |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Dan Maughan is called for the reach on James Matthews - foul #1 on Dan Maughan, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Frerichs (SF), William Isbell (PF) Kevin Carter, Lawrence Swanson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Millard (C) Dan Maughan | |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | James Matthews steps in front of the Randal Cedeno pass in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | William Isbell drills a runner in the paint set up by James Matthews | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Reginald Eckel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frerichs (fresh) PF - William Isbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Kelvin Cowley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Suleski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Millard (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | William Isbell is called for the reach on Randal Cedeno - foul #3 on William Isbell, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cron (SG), Bob Tart (C) James Matthews, Kelvin Cowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, Adam Suleski, Robert Millard | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | William Isbell pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:11 | Creighton | William Isbell's layup is rejected by John Holm | 48-47 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | William Isbell snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | William Frerichs hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Bernard Jones - foul #4 on Bernard Jones, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Kelvin Cowley (C) Reginald Eckel, William Isbell, Bob Tart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG) Bernard Jones | |
| 14:42 | Creighton | William Frerichs makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Carter steals the ball from Harold Woodring in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | John Cron misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes's floater is tipped away by John Cron | 51-47 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Cron | 53-49 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | John Holm is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG) John Cron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley misses the fadeaway near the basket | 53-49 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | William Frerichs blocks the short jumper by Dan Maughan | 53-49 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | James Matthews loses the dribble to Adam Suleski | 53-49 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is fouled in the backcourt by William Frerichs - foul #1 on William Frerichs, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Cabello (SG), William Isbell (PF), Bob Tart (C) James Matthews, Lawrence Swanson, Kelvin Cowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG) Harold Woodring | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by William Isbell - foul #4 on William Isbell, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG) Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | William Isbell snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Frerichs | 56-51 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Bob Tart gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Bob Tart grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | William Frerichs can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), John Cron (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Kelvin Cowley (C) Reginald Eckel, William Frerichs, William Isbell, Bob Tart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Shannon Brookes, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-51 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is fouled in the backcourt by John Cron - foul #1 on John Cron, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington (PG) Darwin Cortes | |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kevin Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cabello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Cron (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Cowley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Northington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Robert Harriss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley's floater is tipped away by Bradley Judd | 58-53 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Cowley | 58-53 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Woodring - foul #1 on Harold Woodring, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Cabello steps in front of the John Holm pass | 60-53 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Kevin Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Cabello | 62-53 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Harriss - foul #1 on Robert Harriss, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), William Frerichs (SF), Bob Tart (C) Kevin Carter, John Cron, Kelvin Cowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Darwin Cortes (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Robert Millard (C) Eugene Northington, Harold Woodring, Robert Harriss, Bradley Judd | |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Bob Tart tips it but misses | 63-55 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Bob Tart snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Frerichs - foul #2 on William Frerichs, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG), William Isbell (PF) Timothy Cabello, Lawrence Swanson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SG), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, John Holm, Robert Millard | |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Robert Harriss steps in front of the Reginald Eckel pass | 66-57 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bob Tart - foul #1 on Bob Tart, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cron (SF), Kelvin Cowley (C) William Frerichs, Bob Tart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG) Randal Cedeno | |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kelvin Cowley | 69-58 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | William Isbell gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss's fadeaway is rejected by William Isbell | 69-58 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Reginald Eckel (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cron (tiring) PF - William Isbell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Kelvin Cowley (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Robert Harriss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Suleski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Maughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Maughan | 69-58 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Reginald Eckel steals the ball from Dan Maughan in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Dan Maughan steals the ball from Reginald Eckel | 69-58 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring travels in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), Timothy Cabello (SG), William Frerichs (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Bob Tart (C) Reginald Eckel, James Matthews, John Cron, William Isbell, Kelvin Cowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Eugene Northington (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Harold Woodring, Robert Harriss, Adam Suleski, Dan Maughan | |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 69-58 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | William Frerichs gets the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-58 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | John Holm knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Bernard Jones | 69-60 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | William Frerichs connects on the shot from close range | 71-60 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Isbell (PF) Lawrence Swanson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Millard (PF) John Holm | |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 71-60 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones tips it home | 71-62 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Carter | 74-62 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 74-62 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Bob Tart pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Bradley Judd blocks the short jumper by William Frerichs | 74-62 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Carter is called for the reach on Eugene Northington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Carter, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), James Matthews (SG), John Cron (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Kelvin Cowley (C) Kevin Carter, Timothy Cabello, William Frerichs, William Isbell, Bob Tart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), John Holm (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Bernard Jones, Robert Millard, Bradley Judd | |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Eugene Northington is called for the reach on Reginald Eckel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Northington, team foul #10 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Dan Maughan (C) Eugene Northington, Adam Suleski | |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Woodring | 76-67 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Reginald Eckel | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is hacked by James Matthews in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Matthews, team foul #11 | 78-67 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley grabs the board | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Matthews | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno clanks a floater from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Swanson | 80-67 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Reginald Eckel (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cron (tiring) PF - Lawrence Swanson (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Cowley (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Holm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Maughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-67 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley snags the offensive board | 80-67 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 80-67 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | James Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Matthews | 83-67 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), Timothy Cabello (SG), William Frerichs (SF), William Isbell (PF), Bob Tart (C) Reginald Eckel, James Matthews, John Cron, Lawrence Swanson, Kelvin Cowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Bernard Jones (SF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan | |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-67 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 83-67 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring lays it up and in and the foul's on Timothy Cabello - foul #5 on Timothy Cabello, team foul #12 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG) Timothy Cabello | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Adam Suleski (PF), Robert Millard (C) Shannon Brookes, Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the free throw | 83-70 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | William Isbell can't finish the layup | 83-70 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | William Frerichs gets the offensive rebound | 83-70 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | William Isbell misses the easy layup | 83-70 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski gets the rebound | 83-70 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | William Frerichs steals it from Robert Millard | 83-70 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | William Isbell's floater is knocked away by Adam Suleski | 83-70 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski gets the rebound | 83-70 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Darwin Cortes | 83-72 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | William Frerichs misses the floater from the right wing | 83-72 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski pulls down the rebound | 83-72 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring banks in the layup | 83-74 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), Kelvin Cowley (C) Kevin Carter, Bob Tart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Adam Suleski, Robert Millard | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | John Holm is called for the reach on James Matthews - foul #4 on John Holm, team foul #11 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (SF) William Frerichs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | James Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | James Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | John Holm can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Isbell - foul #5 on William Isbell, team foul #13 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Frerichs (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF) Kevin Carter, William Isbell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, Bradley Judd | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel is hacked by Darwin Cortes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #12 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (SF) William Frerichs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski (C) John Holm | |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | James Matthews clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Harriss - foul #2 on Robert Harriss, team foul #13 | 87-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Frerichs (SF) Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | James Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | James Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 89-75 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 89-75 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Swanson | 89-75 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel runs out the clock | 89-75 |