| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) PF - Howard Goss (fresh) C - Jack Erskine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) C - Michael Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur drills a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Michael Hall - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Michael Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Wilson - foul #1 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Steven Tate | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine clanks a turnaround from the right block | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Howard Goss is called for the reach on Gary Ladouceur - foul #1 on Howard Goss, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Steven Tate gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Steven Tate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 2-9 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Erskine | 5-9 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Steven Tate connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Espiritu | 5-12 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Steven Tate steals it from Christopher Wilson | 5-12 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur lays it in set up by Steven Tate | 5-14 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson tips it but misses | 5-14 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine can't tip it in | 5-14 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Stephen Espiritu | 5-16 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Ellis | 5-16 |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fairly fresh) SG - Irwin Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Goss (fairly fresh) C - Jack Erskine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Espiritu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Ellis | 5-19 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Espiritu - foul #1 on Stephen Espiritu, team foul #2 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Stephen Abrahams (SG), Reinaldo Yazzie (SF), Alfonso Avila (C) Steven Tate, Gary Ladouceur, Stephen Espiritu, Michael Hall | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-19 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila is hacked by Kifimbo Dare - foul #1 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | Leo Forbes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-19 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-19 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams gets the rebound | 7-19 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 7-19 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare gets the rebound | 7-19 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton loses the ball out of bounds | 7-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF) Jacob Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Gary Ladouceur (SG), Stephen Espiritu (SF) Leo Forbes, Reinaldo Yazzie, Thomas Ellis | |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Steven Tate | 7-21 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs's pass is intercepted by Stephen Espiritu | 7-21 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Steven Tate is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hampton - foul #1 on Daniel Hampton, team foul #4 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Wayne Burroughs, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Hall (C) Stephen Abrahams | |
| 13:05 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-21 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur grabs the offensive rebound | 7-21 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Espiritu | 7-24 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-24 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gary Ladouceur | 7-24 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-24 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson snags the defensive board | 7-24 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Conrad Gordon | 9-24 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Erskine - foul #1 on Jack Erskine, team foul #5 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SF), Kifimbo Dare (PF), Rhett Luttrell (C) Conrad Gordon, Christopher Wilson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Ellis (PF) Stephen Espiritu | |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila makes the 1st free throw | 9-25 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 9-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rhett Luttrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alfonso Avila (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Rhett Luttrell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 9-26 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alfonso Avila | 9-26 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur hits the finger roll set up by Steven Tate | 9-28 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-28 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Burroughs | 9-28 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-28 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Rhett Luttrell gets the offensive rebound | 9-28 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales loses the ball out of bounds | 9-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Kifimbo Dare, Rhett Luttrell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Stephen Abrahams (SG), Reinaldo Yazzie (SF) Steven Tate, Gary Ladouceur, Alfonso Avila | |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Leo Forbes loses the dribble to Irwin Thompson | 9-28 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Erskine and he's fouled by Thomas Ellis - foul #1 on Thomas Ellis, team foul #3 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Christopher Wilson (SF) Irwin Thompson, Wayne Burroughs | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss makes the free throw | 12-28 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Leo Forbes comes up short on the shot from the right side | 12-28 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 12-28 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-28 |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie snags the offensive board | 12-28 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams is hacked by Howard Goss - foul #2 on Howard Goss, team foul #6 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton (PF) Howard Goss | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur (SG), Stephen Espiritu (SF) Leo Forbes, Michael Hall | |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams clanks a shot in the paint | 12-28 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis tips it back up and in | 12-30 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon misses short on a floater from the left side | 12-30 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis pulls down the rebound | 12-30 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Gonsales - foul #1 on Ernest Gonsales, team foul #7 | 12-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Ernest Gonsales, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG) Thomas Ellis | |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 1st free throw | 12-31 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses the 2nd free throw | 12-31 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson grabs the board | 12-31 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs travels with the ball | 12-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stephen Espiritu | 12-33 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Irwin Thompson | 14-33 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu loses the ball out of bounds | 14-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfonso Avila (PF) Reinaldo Yazzie | |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-33 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 14-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Abrahams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Espiritu is called for the reach on Jacob Taylor - foul #2 on Stephen Espiritu, team foul #4 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Rhett Luttrell (C) Wayne Burroughs, Jacob Taylor, Daniel Hampton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael West (SF), Thomas Ellis (PF) Stephen Espiritu, Stephen Abrahams | |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ellis | 14-33 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Steven Tate is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilson - foul #2 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #8 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie (SF) Michael West | |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Steven Tate misses the 1st free throw | 14-33 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Rhett Luttrell gets the rebound | 14-33 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Conrad Gordon | 17-33 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Reinaldo Yazzie | 17-35 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alfonso Avila - foul #1 on Alfonso Avila, team foul #5 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine (C) Kifimbo Dare | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Hall (C) Thomas Ellis | |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Steven Tate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-35 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Ladouceur takes the ball from Jack Erskine | 19-35 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur banks in the layup | 19-37 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon misses long on a shot from the right side | 19-37 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine tips it home | 21-37 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Irwin Thompson | 21-37 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Rhett Luttrell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Stephen Abrahams (SG), Michael West (SF), Thomas Ellis (PF) Steven Tate, Gary Ladouceur, Reinaldo Yazzie, Alfonso Avila | |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Jack Erskine picks off the pass by Michael West | 21-37 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Gonsales | 24-37 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-37 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-37 |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Michael Hall misses the tip | 24-37 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leo Forbes (fresh) SG - Stephen Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael West (fresh) PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ellis - foul #2 on Thomas Ellis, team foul #6 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF), Howard Goss (PF) Jacob Taylor, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Stephen Espiritu (SF), Reinaldo Yazzie (C) Leo Forbes, Michael West, Michael Hall | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Howard Goss picks off the pass by Stephen Abrahams | 26-37 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Espiritu steals the ball from Ernest Gonsales | 26-37 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Abrahams | 26-40 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Reinaldo Yazzie | 26-42 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Hampton | 28-42 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Steven Tate misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales's pass is intercepted by Stephen Espiritu | 28-42 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Howard Goss - foul #3 on Howard Goss, team foul #9 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Kifimbo Dare (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Wayne Burroughs, Howard Goss, Daniel Hampton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Gary Ladouceur (SG), Alfonso Avila (SF), Michael Hall (C) Steven Tate, Stephen Abrahams, Stephen Espiritu, Reinaldo Yazzie | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kifimbo Dare | 28-42 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Leo Forbes - foul #1 on Leo Forbes, team foul #7 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael West (SF) Thomas Ellis | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila blows the layup but he's fouled by Kifimbo Dare - foul #2 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #10 | 31-42 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Gary Ladouceur is called for the reach on Irwin Thompson - foul #1 on Gary Ladouceur, team foul #8 | 31-42 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Conrad Gordon is called for the reach on Gary Ladouceur - foul #1 on Conrad Gordon, team foul #11 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG) Leo Forbes | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-44 |