| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Pasko (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Arthur Wright and the foul's on Jerry Godfrey - foul #2 on Jerry Godfrey, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Wright | 33-38 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Randy O'Neal - foul #1 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Duane McKissack | 34-38 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Odell Barrett takes the ball from William Pasko | 34-38 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Godfrey | 34-41 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Odell Barrett grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard is hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker (PF), Lawrence Amado (C) Duane McKissack, Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | Robert Schulte gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-41 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael tips it home | 37-43 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Carmichael steps in front of the Roger Baker pass | 37-43 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael connects on the shot in the paint | 37-45 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Arthur Wright | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Pasko (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roger Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Amado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Creighton | William Evans is hacked by Lawrence Amado - foul #1 on Lawrence Amado, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (PG), Roy Bowyer (SG), James Lane (SF), Duane McKissack (PF), Frederick Joseph (C) Arthur Wright, William Pasko, Warren Pollard, Roger Baker, Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael, Robert Schulte | |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey buries a jump hook in the paint | 39-47 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-47 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Hiram Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey banks in the layup on a great pass from Hiram Farr and the foul's on James Lane - foul #2 on James Lane, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), William Pasko (SG) Joe Leisure, James Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG) Hiram Farr | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roy Bowyer | 41-50 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | William Evans grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | William Evans is called for the reach on Arthur Wright - foul #3 on William Evans, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard (SF), Roger Baker (C) Roy Bowyer, Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) John Cox, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Evans - foul #4 on William Evans, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG) William Evans | |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Warren Pollard - foul #2 on Warren Pollard, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado (C) Duane McKissack | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Odell Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Odell Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Lavergne - foul #2 on David Lavergne, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (PG) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Robert Schulte misses the dunk attempt | 45-52 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | David Lavergne grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Hiram Farr knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lavergne | 45-55 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | David Lavergne steals it from William Pasko | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joe Leisure (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Pasko (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roger Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Amado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Joe Leisure steals it from David Lavergne | 45-55 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Schulte - foul #1 on Robert Schulte, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), Duane McKissack (PF), Frederick Joseph (C) William Pasko, Roger Baker, Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael, Robert Schulte | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Arthur Wright steals the ball from Hiram Farr | 46-55 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Wright | 48-55 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 48-55 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright drills a floater from the left side set up by Frederick Joseph | 50-55 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | The jumper by Odell Barrett is denied by Duane McKissack | 50-55 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 52-55 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Odell Barrett drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Godfrey | 52-57 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Odell Barrett snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Frederick Joseph is called for the reach on Hiram Farr - foul #2 on Frederick Joseph, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Pasko (SG), Roy Bowyer (SF), Roger Baker (C) Joe Leisure, Warren Pollard, Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Smiley (PG), John Cox (SG), David Lavergne (SF) Hiram Farr, Odell Barrett, Randy O'Neal | |
| 08:44 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Bowyer - foul #2 on Roy Bowyer, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Cox - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado (C) Duane McKissack | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael can't throw it down | 54-59 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Lawrence Amado is blocked by Kevin Carmichael | 54-59 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker can't tip it in | 54-59 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | John Cox can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Pasko | 54-59 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Schulte - foul #2 on Robert Schulte, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard (SF), Duane McKissack (PF), Frederick Joseph (C) Roy Bowyer, Roger Baker, Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Chris Smiley, David Lavergne, Robert Schulte | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Pasko (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Creighton | William Evans comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-59 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Duane McKissack is called for the reach on Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Duane McKissack, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (PG) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), Jerry Godfrey (PF) John Cox, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Odell Barrett connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-61 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | William Evans steals the ball from William Pasko | 56-61 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Joe Leisure steals it from Odell Barrett | 56-61 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | William Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), Roy Bowyer (SF), Roger Baker (PF), Lawrence Amado (C) William Pasko, Warren Pollard, Duane McKissack, Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (C) Randy O'Neal, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Wright | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael misses the driving attempt from close range | 58-61 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker hits the follow up shot | 60-61 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | William Evans makes the shot from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Pasko (SG), Warren Pollard (SF), Duane McKissack (PF), Frederick Joseph (C) Joe Leisure, Roy Bowyer, Roger Baker, Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy O'Neal (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Godfrey steps in front of the Warren Pollard pass | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Pasko (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Creighton | William Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Pasko | 63-63 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Pollard | 63-63 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph lays it in | 65-63 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Odell Barrett connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Randy O'Neal | 65-65 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko clanks a runner near the basket | 65-65 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Odell Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Odell Barrett scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Godfrey | 65-68 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Frederick Joseph - foul #3 on Frederick Joseph, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright connects on the shot from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Odell Barrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko connects on the 3 from the right corner | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Pasko (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal is called for traveling | 70-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (PF) Jerry Godfrey | |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko is hacked by Odell Barrett - foul #1 on Odell Barrett, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Evans | 72-72 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Arthur Wright | 75-72 |
| 03:41 | Creighton | William Evans connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 75-74 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard tips it home | 77-74 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | William Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Duane McKissack | 79-74 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | William Evans buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Odell Barrett snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Duane McKissack picks off the pass by Kevin Carmichael | 79-77 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-77 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | William Evans grabs the board | 79-77 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-77 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne snags the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Warren Pollard - foul #3 on Warren Pollard, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey (PF) Kevin Carmichael | |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Duane McKissack | 79-78 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard scores on a jump hook near the basket | 81-78 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Duane McKissack - foul #3 on Duane McKissack, team foul #9 | 81-78 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Pasko (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Pollard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Duane McKissack (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Frederick Joseph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Odell Barrett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 83-80 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-80 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Duane McKissack | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack is fouled in the backcourt by William Evans - foul #5 on William Evans, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG) William Evans | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-80 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack grabs the board | 85-80 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Hiram Farr is called for the reach on Duane McKissack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hiram Farr, team foul #12 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (PG), Roy Bowyer (SF) Arthur Wright, Warren Pollard | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Odell Barrett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-80 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph pulls down the rebound | 87-80 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph runs out the clock | 87-80 |