| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - John Zaiss (fresh) SF - Alan Ford (fresh) PF - Drew King (fresh) C - John Melvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) C - William Daniell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | John Melvin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 | John Melvin makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | John Zaiss is called for the reach on William Daniell - foul #1 on John Zaiss, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | John Zaiss grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | John Melvin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Rodgers | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Jose Martin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Zaiss | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell buries a runner in the paint | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Alan Ford scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Zaiss | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | John Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Jose Martin is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Elmer Cogdell (PF) Jose Martin, Drew King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) SG - John Zaiss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) C - William Daniell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Creighton | Alan Ford double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), William Tyson (SF), Drew King (PF) John Zaiss, Alan Ford, John Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (PG), John Goode (SG), Alton Butler (SF), William Engle (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant, William Daniell | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Jose Martin travels with the ball | 7-10 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Alton Butler | 7-12 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF), John Schweitzer (C) Mark Johnson, Elmer Cogdell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Ronnie Burley, John Goode, Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers loses the dribble to John Schweitzer | 7-12 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Scott Brown and he's hacked by Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG), Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Melvin (C) Jose Martin, Drew King, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Daniell (C) William Engle | |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | John Melvin pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-14 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | John Melvin tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-14 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | William Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Michael Rodgers is called for the reach on John Zaiss - foul #1 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | John Melvin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-14 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Scott Brown picks off the pass by John Melvin | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 9-14 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell misses the tip | 9-14 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones double dribbles | 9-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Drew King (PF) William Tyson, Alan Ford, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (PG), John Goode (SG), Alton Butler (SF), William Engle (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant, William Daniell | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) SG - John Zaiss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) PF - Drew King (fresh) C - John Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) SG - John Goode (fresh) SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Engle (fresh) C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the easy layup | 9-14 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | John Melvin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-14 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | Drew King tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Trussell - foul #1 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (SG), Alan Ford (SF) John Zaiss, Pablo Serrano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Ronnie Burley, Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| 10:16 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the driving attempt in the paint | 14-19 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Scott Brown steals it from Elmer Cogdell | 14-19 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | William Engle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Mark Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (PG), John Zaiss (SG) Mark Johnson, John Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF), William Daniell (C) John Goode, William Engle | |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones is fouled on the floor by John Zaiss - foul #2 on John Zaiss, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Schweitzer (C) John Zaiss, Drew King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG) Branden Jones | |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Alan Ford - foul #1 on Alan Ford, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (PF) Frank Bonenfant | |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | William Tyson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Rodgers | 14-22 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by William Engle is blocked by John Schweitzer | 14-22 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Tyson (fresh) SG - Elmer Cogdell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) C - John Schweitzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Engle (fresh) C - William Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell is fouled on the floor by John Schweitzer - foul #1 on John Schweitzer, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Drew King (PF), John Melvin (C) Elmer Cogdell, Alan Ford, Dobromierz Guiski, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG) Scott Brown | |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF) William Daniell | |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:01 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 06:47 | Creighton | Frank Bonenfant is called for the reach on Drew King - foul #1 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (C) William Engle | |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Drew King misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Michael Rodgers - foul #2 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Goode (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Burley | 16-25 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | John Melvin connects on the shot in the lane | 18-25 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | John Goode makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronnie Burley | 18-27 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | John Melvin's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Bonenfant | 18-27 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | John Melvin tips it home | 20-27 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Schweitzer (C) William Tyson, Pablo Serrano, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), William Daniell (C) Ronnie Burley, Joshua Trussell | |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Goode - foul #1 on John Goode, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Branden Jones | |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant is hacked by Dobromierz Guiski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | John Schweitzer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Frank Bonenfant - foul #2 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF) Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (PF) Frank Bonenfant | |
| 04:32 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses badly on a floater from the left block | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Alan Ford snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Alton Butler is called for the reach on Alan Ford - foul #1 on Alton Butler, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Melvin (C) John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG) Alton Butler | |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Goode | 25-29 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Elmer Cogdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew King (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Melvin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Goode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Engle (fresh) C - William Daniell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | John Melvin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell banks in the layup | 28-31 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Drew King misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by William Daniell is denied by John Melvin | 28-31 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Alan Ford drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | John Melvin grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Goode - foul #2 on John Goode, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), John Zaiss (SG), Dobromierz Guiski (PF) Elmer Cogdell, Mark Johnson, Drew King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (PG), Alton Butler (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, John Goode, William Engle, William Daniell | |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley drills a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | John Zaiss clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Alan Ford pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | John Melvin misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Trussell - foul #2 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SF) Alan Ford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | William Tyson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-36 |