| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | William Evans takes the ball from John Holbrook | 32-39 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Odell Barrett can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 35-39 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | William Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SF), Bill Blount (PF) Andrew Paull, Gary Barnes | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-39 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Odell Barrett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Odell Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (SG), Jerome Clifton (C) Gary Baptiste, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF), David Dixon (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose tips it in | 42-39 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | David Lavergne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by John Holbrook | 44-39 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 44-39 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | William Evans steals it from John Holbrook in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | David Dixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Evans | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) SF - Michael Rose (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bill Blount (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Clifton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Odell Barrett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) PF - David Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Robert Schulte snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 15:45 | Creighton | William Evans drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Odell Barrett | 44-44 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton is hacked by David Dixon - foul #1 on David Dixon, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) John Holbrook, Michael Rose, Bill Blount, Jerome Clifton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, David Lavergne, David Dixon, Robert Schulte | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey is hacked by Donald Tam - foul #4 on Donald Tam, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes (PF) Donald Tam | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | John Cox misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-44 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Paull | 49-46 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Barnes - foul #1 on Gary Barnes, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Michael Rose (SG) Kevin Wilcox, Gary Baptiste | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Odell Barrett (SG) Hiram Farr, John Cox | |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Evans | 49-47 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Evans | 49-50 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Odell Barrett takes the ball from Joseph Joyce | 49-50 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Odell Barrett | 49-52 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce loses the dribble to Jerry Godfrey | 49-52 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose loses the dribble to Odell Barrett | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Joyce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - Randy O'Neal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | William Evans scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Godfrey | 49-54 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Odell Barrett buries a 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 49-57 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 49-57 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull can't finish the layup | 49-57 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | William Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Randy O'Neal | 49-57 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | Odell Barrett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Rose | 52-57 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | William Evans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Nicholas Osborne - foul #1 on Nicholas Osborne, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Bill Blount (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Michael Rose, Gary Barnes, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), John Cox (SG), David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Jerome Clifton swats the shot by John Cox | 54-57 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | John Cox gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | John Cox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Clifton - foul #1 on Jerome Clifton, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Lazarus (SF) Andrew Paull | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:04 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount lays it up and in set up by Joseph Lazarus | 56-59 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael is hacked by Bill Blount - foul #1 on Bill Blount, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG) Hiram Farr | |
| 08:00 | Creighton | John Cox connects on the shot near the basket set up by William Evans | 56-61 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount loses the ball out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Michael Rose (SF), Donald Tam (PF) Kevin Wilcox, Joseph Lazarus, Bill Blount | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG) John Cox | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Jerome Clifton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Robert Schulte comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael tips it in | 56-63 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton tips it in | 58-63 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | William Evans buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Odell Barrett | 58-65 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook connects on the 3 from straight away | 61-65 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Odell Barrett hits a turnaround from the left block set up by William Evans and he's hacked by Gary Baptiste - foul #1 on Gary Baptiste, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount (SF), Joseph Joyce (C) Gary Baptiste, Jerome Clifton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (SF), David Dixon (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael, Robert Schulte | |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Odell Barrett makes the free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount misses the shot from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | William Evans misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-68 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose is hacked by William Evans - foul #3 on William Evans, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG) John Holbrook | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey (PF) David Dixon | |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Rose | 63-68 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | William Evans connects on the runner from close range set up by Jerry Godfrey and he's hacked by Bill Blount - foul #2 on Bill Blount, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee (SG), Gary Barnes (PF) Michael Rose, Donald Tam | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), David Lavergne (C) Odell Barrett, Hiram Farr, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 05:07 | Creighton | William Evans misses the free throw | 63-70 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey loses the dribble to Bill Blount | 66-70 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Blount | 68-70 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Bill Blount is called for the reach on Jerry Godfrey - foul #3 on Bill Blount, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG) Kevin Wilcox, Allan Bovee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Kevin Carmichael (C) William Evans, David Lavergne | |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Hiram Farr can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-70 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bill Blount (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is called for traveling | 71-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) Bill Blount, Gary Barnes, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Odell Barrett (SG), David Lavergne (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Hiram Farr, John Cox, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey | |
| 03:01 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 71-72 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Baptiste | 73-72 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce (C) Jerome Clifton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy O'Neal (SF) David Lavergne | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Randy O'Neal steps in front of the John Holbrook pass | 73-72 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael can't throw it down | 73-72 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the 3 from straight away | 73-72 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce tips it back up and in | 75-72 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal is called for traveling | 75-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey (PF) Kevin Carmichael | |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook hits a 3 from straight away | 78-72 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | William Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-72 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Odell Barrett steps in front of the Donald Tam pass | 78-72 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Odell Barrett lays it in | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 78-74 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Odell Barrett snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Odell Barrett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam is hacked by William Evans in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Evans, team foul #6 | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Randy O'Neal is called for the reach on Gary Baptiste - foul #4 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #7 | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Joyce | 80-74 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | William Evans is called for the reach on Joseph Joyce in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Evans, team foul #8 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (PF) Donald Tam | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG) William Evans | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Odell Barrett scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook runs out the clock | 82-77 |