| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Daniell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Drew King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Wright - foul #1 on George Wright, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | John Melvin grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | John Melvin is denied on a layup by William Daniell | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Tucker | 36-36 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the jumper from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Drew King | 38-36 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | John Melvin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Tucker | 38-36 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Harold Mobley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Melvin | 41-39 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Drew King gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Harold Mobley buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Wright | 41-42 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-42 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Harold Mobley | 41-42 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | John Melvin scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Drew King | 41-44 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker tips it in | 43-44 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | Drew King loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF), William Engle (C) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis, David Tucker, William Daniell | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Alan Ford (SF), Manuel Plata (C) Harold Mobley, Vladislav Zuckerman, John Melvin | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | William Engle tips it in | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Trussell (fresh) C - William Engle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Plata (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | George Wright comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | Manuel Plata can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Manuel Plata double dribbles | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) Drew King | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on William Engle - foul #1 on William Engle, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG) George Wright | |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski buries a floater from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Manuel Plata | 47-48 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | John Zaiss steals it from William Engle | 47-48 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Manuel Plata buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Zaiss and he's hacked by Joshua Trussell - foul #1 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Jeffery Davis (SF), David Tucker (PF), William Daniell (C) Alton Butler, Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers, Joshua Trussell, William Engle | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG), John Melvin (C) John Zaiss, Alan Ford | |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Manuel Plata misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Mobley - foul #2 on Harold Mobley, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (PF) Manuel Plata | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vladislav Zuckerman | 49-52 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | George Wright steals the ball from Jeffery Davis | 49-52 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Harold Mobley banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Wright | 49-54 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | John Melvin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Daniell - foul #1 on William Daniell, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) William Daniell | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Drew King (PF) Harold Mobley, Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| 12:16 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | John Zaiss steals it from Branden Jones | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Drew King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Creighton | John Melvin connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Drew King | 49-58 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | George Wright grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Drew King drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by George Wright and he's fouled by Howard Grimes - foul #3 on Howard Grimes, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Drew King makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | John Melvin denies the turnaround by William Engle | 49-61 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis can't tip it in | 49-61 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | John Melvin pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Drew King misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 49-61 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | John Melvin grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Davis - foul #3 on Jeffery Davis, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis, David Tucker, William Engle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Manuel Plata (C) John Zaiss, John Melvin | |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-63 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG), Vladislav Zuckerman (PF) George Wright, Drew King | |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Manuel Plata buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Mobley | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Harold Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), David Tucker (PF) Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF), John Melvin (C) John Zaiss, Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Manuel Plata | 49-65 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Harold Mobley is hacked by Michael Rodgers - foul #2 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Jeffery Davis (SF) Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG) Alan Ford | |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Manuel Plata lays it up and in on a great pass from Vladislav Zuckerman and he's fouled by Howard Grimes - foul #4 on Howard Grimes, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG) Howard Grimes | |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF) John Melvin | |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Manuel Plata makes the free throw | 49-68 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown's pass is intercepted by George Wright | 49-68 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman blows the layup | 49-68 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman misses the tip | 49-68 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Daniell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Plata (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Plata swats the layup by Jeffery Davis | 49-68 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis can't tip it in | 49-68 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Harold Mobley | 49-68 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | George Wright scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Mobley and he's fouled by Branden Jones - foul #3 on Branden Jones, team foul #8 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, William Daniell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), John Melvin (C) Vladislav Zuckerman, Manuel Plata | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | George Wright makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Drew King swats the layup by Branden Jones | 49-71 |
| 07:20 | Creighton | George Wright snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | John Melvin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Wright | 49-74 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Grimes | 51-74 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski lays it in set up by George Wright and the foul's on Howard Grimes - foul #5 on Howard Grimes, team foul #9 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Vladislav Zuckerman (PF) Harold Mobley, Drew King | |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses the free throw | 51-76 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the board | 51-76 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wenceslaus Orloski - foul #4 on Wenceslaus Orloski, team foul #3 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (PF) David Tucker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Manuel Plata (PF) George Wright | |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #10 | 53-76 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-77 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell tips it but misses | 53-77 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits a jumper in the paint set up by Vladislav Zuckerman | 53-79 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Vladislav Zuckerman takes the ball from Joshua Trussell | 53-79 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Zaiss | 53-81 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Plata takes the ball from Michael Rodgers | 53-81 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | John Melvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-81 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 53-81 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | William Engle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Goode (SF) William Engle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF), Elmer Cogdell (C) Wenceslaus Orloski, John Melvin | |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (PG), William Engle (C) Alton Butler, Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-81 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goode (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joshua Trussell (fairly fresh) C - William Engle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vladislav Zuckerman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Plata (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) | |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Joshua Trussell steals it from John Zaiss | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-81 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | John Goode snags the offensive board | 53-81 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Elmer Cogdell - foul #1 on Elmer Cogdell, team foul #4 | 53-81 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 54-81 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | John Zaiss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-81 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the rebound | 55-81 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vladislav Zuckerman - foul #2 on Vladislav Zuckerman, team foul #5 | 55-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Michael Rodgers (C) Ronnie Burley, William Engle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Zaiss | 56-84 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Goode | 58-84 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | The jumper by Alan Ford is denied by John Goode | 58-84 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Butler | 58-84 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Vladislav Zuckerman picks off the pass by John Goode | 58-84 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Rodgers - foul #3 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #11 | 58-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) John Goode | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 1st free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Trussell | 58-85 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-85 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-85 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Manuel Plata hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Zaiss | 58-87 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Plata swats the shot by Scott Brown | 58-87 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-87 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alton Butler | 61-87 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Alan Ford is denied on a layup by William Engle | 61-87 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Engle | 61-87 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | John Zaiss takes the ball from Alton Butler | 61-87 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Zaiss runs out the clock | 61-87 |