| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Creighton | Joseph Joyce is called for the reach on Odell Barrett - foul #2 on Joseph Joyce, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:30 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Godfrey steals it from Joseph Joyce | 31-33 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Joyce - foul #3 on Joseph Joyce, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes (C) Joseph Joyce | |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Holbrook and the foul's on Nicholas Osborne - foul #2 on Nicholas Osborne, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | William Evans drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Randy O'Neal | 36-35 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gary Baptiste | 36-37 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Gary Barnes denies the turnaround by Jerry Godfrey | 36-37 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal tips it in | 38-37 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF) Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton (C) Donald Tam | |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | William Evans blows the layup | 38-39 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Odell Barrett | 38-39 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Gary Barnes is called for the reach on Nicholas Osborne - foul #1 on Gary Barnes, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Robert Schulte (C) Odell Barrett, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull | |
| 16:40 | Creighton | John Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF) William Evans, David Lavergne, Robert Schulte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam (PF) Gary Barnes | |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount hits a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 16:00 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) SG - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bill Blount (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Clifton (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose makes the driving attempt from the right block | 38-44 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | John Cox hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Godfrey | 40-44 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount hits a 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal lays it in and he's fouled by Jerome Clifton - foul #1 on Jerome Clifton, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Odell Barrett (SG), Robert Schulte (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Hiram Farr, John Cox, Jerry Godfrey, Kevin Carmichael | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF), Gary Barnes (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Michael Rose, Bill Blount, Donald Tam, Jerome Clifton | |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Holbrook, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF) Randy O'Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Odell Barrett knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull lays it in set up by John Holbrook | 45-49 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | William Evans scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Odell Barrett | 47-49 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses the dunk | 47-49 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | David Lavergne dunks the ball set up by Odell Barrett | 49-49 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is hacked by Odell Barrett - foul #1 on Odell Barrett, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey (PF) Robert Schulte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses the dunk attempt | 49-49 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Odell Barrett steals it from Andrew Paull | 49-49 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 49-49 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce clanks a runner in the lane | 49-49 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | William Evans hits the finger roll and the foul's on Joseph Joyce - foul #4 on Joseph Joyce, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Odell Barrett, David Lavergne, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Gary Barnes, Joseph Joyce | |
| 11:45 | Creighton | William Evans makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) C - Robert Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bill Blount (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Clifton (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | John Cox makes the shot from the right block | 54-51 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount buries a floater from close range | 54-53 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose knocks in the floater from the left block | 54-55 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | William Evans can't finish the layup | 54-55 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | John Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | William Evans is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wilcox - foul #1 on Kevin Wilcox, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) John Cox, Kevin Carmichael, Robert Schulte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG) Kevin Wilcox, Bill Blount | |
| 10:08 | Creighton | William Evans makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | William Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Odell Barrett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy O'Neal | 57-55 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Gary Baptiste steals it from William Evans | 57-55 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose blows the dunk but the foul's on Randy O'Neal - foul #3 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), David Lavergne (SF) William Evans, Randy O'Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF), Gary Barnes (C) Donald Tam, Jerome Clifton | |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on John Holbrook, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Allan Bovee (SG), Bill Blount (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Michael Rose | |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (C) Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kevin Carmichael | 60-57 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-57 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Allan Bovee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Gary Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bill Blount (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Farr takes the ball from Andrew Paull | 60-57 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Allan Bovee - foul #2 on Allan Bovee, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Hiram Farr, Odell Barrett, David Lavergne, Jerry Godfrey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Michael Rose (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Allan Bovee, Andrew Paull, Gary Barnes, Bill Blount | |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | John Cox can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Baptiste - foul #3 on Gary Baptiste, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste loses the ball out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schulte (PF) Kevin Carmichael | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Randy O'Neal is called for the reach on Gary Baptiste - foul #4 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG) John Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF), Gary Barnes (PF) Michael Rose, Donald Tam | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | William Evans snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | William Evans is fouled on the floor by John Holbrook - foul #5 on John Holbrook, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF) Randy O'Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG) John Holbrook | |
| 05:19 | Creighton | William Evans makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | William Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Osborne swats the short shot by Gary Barnes | 70-57 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull hits the follow up shot | 70-59 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | William Evans drills a jumper from close range set up by David Lavergne | 72-59 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | David Lavergne is called for the reach on Andrew Paull - foul #1 on David Lavergne, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Kevin Carmichael (C) William Evans, Robert Schulte, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SG) Gary Baptiste | |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kevin Carmichael | 72-60 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Joyce | 72-60 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox grabs the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull grabs the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-60 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey grabs the board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Odell Barrett hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hiram Farr | 75-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. PF - Gary Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Joyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 75-62 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Hiram Farr, David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG), Donald Tam (PF) Michael Rose, Gary Barnes | |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SF) Andrew Paull | |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF) Michael Rose | |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #5 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF) Randy O'Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce connects on the shot in the lane set up by Gary Baptiste | 75-67 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Odell Barrett connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Osborne | 78-67 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the driving attempt from close range | 78-69 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | William Evans is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-69 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam double dribbles | 78-69 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | William Evans misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-69 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | David Lavergne is hacked by Kevin Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Wilcox, team foul #12 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), David Dixon (PF), Kevin Carmichael (C) Odell Barrett, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Joyce | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on David Lavergne - foul #2 on David Lavergne, team foul #9 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Robert Schulte (C) William Evans, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SG), Gary Barnes (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) Gary Baptiste, Donald Tam, Joseph Joyce | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Kevin Wilcox is called for the reach on John Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Wilcox, team foul #13 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), David Dixon (PF) Hiram Farr, Robert Schulte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG), Donald Tam (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Michael Rose, Gary Barnes, Jerome Clifton | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | John Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam grabs the board | 81-71 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox's pass is intercepted by John Cox | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Creighton | William Evans misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Wilcox - foul #4 on Kevin Wilcox, team foul #14 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schulte (C) David Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Gary Barnes (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Donald Tam, Joseph Joyce | |
| 00:06 | Creighton | William Evans misses the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | William Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |