| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Michael Hall is called for traveling | 38-25 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson blows the dunk but the foul's on Michael Hall - foul #2 on Michael Hall, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Wilson - foul #2 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson dunks the ball set up by Jack Erskine | 40-29 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu misses the fadeaway in the paint | 40-29 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Steven Tate hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Ellis - foul #2 on Thomas Ellis, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Jack Erskine picks off the pass by Thomas Ellis | 42-30 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu is hacked by Christopher Wilson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfonso Avila (SF), Stephen Abrahams (C) Stephen Espiritu, Michael Hall | |
| 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 | |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur tips it home | 44-32 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Burroughs - foul #1 on Wayne Burroughs, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie (SF) Steven Tate | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Ladouceur takes the ball from Daniel Hampton | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Stephen Abrahams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reinaldo Yazzie (fresh) PF - Thomas Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Reinaldo Yazzie | 49-34 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Ellis swats the short shot by Daniel Hampton | 49-34 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Abrahams | 52-34 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-34 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alfonso Avila | 52-34 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams's pass is intercepted by Jacob Taylor | 52-34 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila is hacked by Wayne Burroughs - foul #2 on Wayne Burroughs, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Stephen Espiritu (SF), Michael Hall (C) Stephen Abrahams, Thomas Ellis, Alfonso Avila | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Wayne Burroughs, Jacob Taylor, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Michael Hall clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jack Erskine - foul #1 on Jack Erskine, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 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) | |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Christopher Wilson steps in front of the Steven Tate pass | 54-38 |
| 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) | |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Conrad Gordon | 54-40 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Reinaldo Yazzie, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams (SG), Alfonso Avila (PF) Gary Ladouceur, Reinaldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 54-40 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila grabs the board | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Abrahams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Wilson - foul #4 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-40 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila is fouled on the floor by Irwin Thompson - foul #1 on Irwin Thompson, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 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) | |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Ernest Gonsales | 58-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael West (SF), Thomas Ellis (PF) Stephen Espiritu, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila hits the finger roll set up by Steven Tate | 60-40 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Steven Tate pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hampton - foul #1 on Daniel Hampton, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Reinaldo Yazzie (SF) Steven Tate, Michael West | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor (SF) Irwin Thompson | |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton tips it in | 60-42 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jacob Taylor - foul #2 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #9 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur (SG), Michael Hall (C) Stephen Abrahams, Alfonso Avila | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Jacob Taylor, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-42 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu (SF) Reinaldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Ladouceur | 64-42 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Erskine | 64-44 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Leo Forbes | 66-44 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales loses the dribble to Thomas Ellis | 66-44 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Forbes | 68-44 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon is fouled on the floor by Leo Forbes - foul #1 on Leo Forbes, team foul #4 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Alfonso Avila (PF), Stephen Abrahams (C) Leo Forbes, Thomas Ellis, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Ernest Gonsales, Wayne Burroughs, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 13 pts. C - Stephen Abrahams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Escobedo (fresh) SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Alfonso Avila picks off the pass by Irwin Thompson | 68-44 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Tate | 70-44 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Espiritu - foul #1 on Stephen Espiritu, team foul #5 | 70-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie (C) Gary Ladouceur | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo misses the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Abrahams and the foul's on Christopher Wilson - foul #5 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #10 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu misses the free throw | 72-45 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare pulls down the rebound | 72-45 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kifimbo Dare | 72-48 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Hampton - foul #2 on Daniel Hampton, team foul #11 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Hall (C) Stephen Espiritu | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Ernest Gonsales (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Christopher Escobedo, Jacob Taylor, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Reinaldo Yazzie steps in front of the Ernest Gonsales pass | 74-48 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Tate | 76-48 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales loses the ball out of bounds | 76-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Michael West (SF) Steven Tate, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leo Forbes and he's fouled by Jacob Taylor - foul #3 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #12 | 78-48 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams makes the free throw | 79-48 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-48 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Michael West gets the rebound | 79-48 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Abrahams | 82-48 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Gonsales | 82-51 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Leo Forbes buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Reinaldo Yazzie | 85-51 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor comes up short on the floater from the left side | 85-51 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 85-51 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams misses long on a floater from the left block | 85-51 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 85-51 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales drills a turnaround from the right block | 85-53 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Michael West hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfonso Avila | 87-53 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leo Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Abrahams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfonso Avila (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Reinaldo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-53 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Leo Forbes snags the defensive board | 87-53 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Michael West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 87-53 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare gets the rebound | 87-53 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs is hacked by Reinaldo Yazzie - foul #3 on Reinaldo Yazzie, team foul #6 | 87-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG), Rhett Luttrell (PF) Jacob Taylor, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Gonsales | 87-55 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leo Forbes | 90-55 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Burroughs | 90-57 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Michael West can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 90-57 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Michael West grabs the offensive rebound | 90-57 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Leo Forbes | 93-57 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Abrahams - foul #1 on Stephen Abrahams, team foul #7 | 93-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor (SF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Christopher Escobedo, Rhett Luttrell | |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 93-58 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 93-58 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila gets the rebound | 93-58 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Ernest Gonsales picks off the pass by Stephen Abrahams | 93-58 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton lays it up and in set up by Ernest Gonsales and he's fouled by Leo Forbes - foul #2 on Leo Forbes, team foul #8 | 93-60 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton makes the free throw | 93-61 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Leo Forbes's fadeaway is rejected by Kifimbo Dare | 93-61 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton grabs the board | 93-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Abrahams - foul #2 on Stephen Abrahams, team foul #9 | 93-61 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 93-62 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 93-62 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila pulls down the rebound | 93-62 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Leo Forbes runs out the clock | 93-62 |