| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | John Lamb inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Creighton | Miles Blakely hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Miles Blakely - foul #2 on Miles Blakely, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | John Lamb hits a runner from close range | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Ham - foul #3 on Adam Ham, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Forest (C) Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Mwamba Alghamdi is called for the reach on Miles Blakely - foul #2 on Mwamba Alghamdi, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Mwamba Alghamdi steals it from John Lamb | 39-40 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Miles Blakely steals it from Mwamba Alghamdi | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Miles Blakely buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Miles Blakely steals it from Richard Kennedy | 42-40 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Daniel Forest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), Leroy Flatt (SG), Eugene Pederson (PF), Robert Capetillo (C) Bob Burton, Robert Pruskowski, John Lamb, Miles Blakely | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Brandon Ludwig (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), Makary Zegar (C) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Ernst | 42-42 |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Makary Zegar denies the turnaround by Daniel Forest | 42-42 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Flatt | 42-42 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Eugene Pederson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), John Lamb (SF), Adam Ham (C) Leroy Flatt, Daniel Forest, Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Pederson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy buries a floater from close range | 42-44 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Bob Burton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (SG), Miles Blakely (PF) Frank Mahoney, Eugene Pederson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro | |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Bob Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | John Lamb misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Kennedy | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | The short jumper by John Lamb is denied by Richard Kennedy | 42-46 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Pruskowski - foul #1 on Robert Pruskowski, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), Daniel Forest (SF) Bob Burton, John Lamb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Miles Blakely tips it but misses | 42-48 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Daniel Forest tips it in | 44-48 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi lays it up and in | 44-50 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Daniel Forest misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-53 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses short on a shot from the right block | 44-53 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy buries a floater in the lane | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Frank Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Forest (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Miles Blakely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Adam Ham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | Miles Blakely tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul hits a turnaround from close range | 46-57 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Ray McPhaul steals the ball from Robert Pruskowski | 46-57 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ray McPhaul | 46-59 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Walter Cole steals it from Frank Mahoney in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-59 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the tip | 46-59 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Miles Blakely grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-59 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Adam Ham pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Adam Ham pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Adam Ham comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Walter Cole and he's hacked by Adam Ham - foul #4 on Adam Ham, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Leroy Flatt (SG), John Lamb (SF), Eugene Pederson (PF), Robert Capetillo (C) Frank Mahoney, Robert Pruskowski, Daniel Forest, Miles Blakely, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (C) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Ray McPhaul, Richard Kennedy | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Leroy Flatt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bob Burton | 51-65 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Bob Burton snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Flatt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Pederson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Capetillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Bob Burton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #3 on Mwamba Alghamdi, team foul #2 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar is hacked by Robert Capetillo - foul #1 on Robert Capetillo, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (SG) Leroy Flatt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bob Burton | 53-65 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo loses the dribble to Walter Shapiro | 53-65 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Pederson steps in front of the Brandon Ludwig pass | 53-65 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Bob Burton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lamb | 56-65 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro tips it home | 56-67 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | John Lamb comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Ernst - foul #1 on James Ernst, team foul #3 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leroy Flatt (SG), Daniel Forest (PF), Randy Ottley (C) Bob Burton, Eugene Pederson, Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), William Dipalma (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) Stephen Hanneman, Brandon Ludwig, Walter Shapiro, Makary Zegar | |
| 06:02 | Creighton | John Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | John Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Ernst and the foul's on Randy Ottley - foul #1 on Randy Ottley, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG) Frank Mahoney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Creighton | John Lamb misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-70 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma grabs the board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Deltoro | 57-72 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Louis Fiske is fouled on the floor by James Ernst - foul #2 on James Ernst, team foul #4 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), Robert Pruskowski (SG), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) Louis Fiske, Leroy Flatt, John Lamb, Randy Ottley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG) James Ernst | |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Daniel Forest's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Cole | 57-72 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Miles Blakely swats the dunk try by William Dipalma | 57-72 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Daniel Forest | 57-72 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-72 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Robert Capetillo (SF) Frank Mahoney, Daniel Forest | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Brandon Ludwig (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), Makary Zegar (C) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Ray McPhaul, William Dipalma, Richard Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Capetillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Makary Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Miles Blakely is fouled on the floor by Walter Shapiro - foul #3 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #5 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Pederson (SF) Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Bob Burton is hacked by James Ernst - foul #3 on James Ernst, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) James Ernst | |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Bob Burton hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Pederson | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 59-72 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro tips it but misses | 59-72 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Adam Ham | 59-72 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Bob Burton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Makary Zegar - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (SG), Robert Capetillo (PF), Randy Ottley (C) Robert Pruskowski, Miles Blakely, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Lamb (SF), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) Eugene Pederson, Robert Capetillo, Randy Ottley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman, Walter Shapiro, Makary Zegar | |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy is hacked by Adam Ham - foul #5 on Adam Ham, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leroy Flatt (SG), Daniel Forest (SF), Eugene Pederson (PF), Robert Capetillo (C) Bob Burton, John Lamb, Miles Blakely, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Daniel Forest hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-74 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Ludwig | 61-74 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman is hacked by Eugene Pederson - foul #2 on Eugene Pederson, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG) Richard Kennedy | |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Daniel Forest grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo is fouled on the floor by Makary Zegar - foul #2 on Makary Zegar, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Mahoney - foul #3 on Frank Mahoney, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Eugene Pederson grabs the board | 61-74 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Leroy Flatt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo hits the follow up shot | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig is fouled on the floor by Daniel Forest - foul #1 on Daniel Forest, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo snags the defensive board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-75 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst runs out the clock | 63-75 |