| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang inbounds the ball | 19-36 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Creighton | William Tyson buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jose Martin | 21-36 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Brown | 21-38 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang drills a 3 from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Bonenfant | 24-40 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-40 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Burley | 24-43 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Ronnie Burley is called for the reach on William Tyson - foul #1 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Jose Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Schweitzer - foul #2 on John Schweitzer, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | John Schweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 17:21 | Creighton | John Schweitzer misses the dunk | 24-43 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley loses the ball out of bounds | 24-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (SF), Dobromierz Guiski (PF) Li-Liang Huang, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), William Engle (C) Ronnie Burley, Joshua Trussell | |
| 16:58 | Creighton | John Melvin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | John Melvin picks off the pass by Branden Jones | 27-43 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | William Tyson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jose Martin | 29-43 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tyson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Johnson (fresh) PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant connects on the jumper from the right side | 29-45 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | William Tyson is whistled for traveling | 29-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (SG), Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF) Jose Martin, William Tyson, John Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones drills a floater from the right block set up by Ronnie Burley | 29-47 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | John Schweitzer misses the tip | 29-47 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell tips it home | 31-47 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alton Butler | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is whistled for a carry | 31-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Pablo Serrano (SG) Mark Johnson, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF) William Engle | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Trussell | 31-52 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Trussell - foul #2 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG), John Melvin (C) Jose Martin, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF) Alton Butler, Branden Jones | |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang makes the 3rd free throw | 33-52 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 33-54 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Michael Rodgers steals the ball from John Melvin | 33-54 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Tyson - foul #2 on William Tyson, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Dobromierz Guiski (PF) Elmer Cogdell, Li-Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) Joshua Trussell | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | John Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | William Engle picks off the pass by Dobromierz Guiski | 33-55 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Dobromierz Guiski is called for the reach on William Engle - foul #2 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), John Schweitzer (PF) Pablo Serrano, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Carl Janik (C) Ronnie Burley, Frank Bonenfant | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Johnson (fresh) PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Melvin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Engle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | John Melvin steals it from Branden Jones | 33-55 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Mark Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jose Martin | 36-55 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Jose Martin is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Pablo Serrano (SF), Elmer Cogdell (C) William Tyson, John Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Roy Ferguson (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers, Carl Janik | |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jose Martin - foul #4 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Jose Martin, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF) William Engle | |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski is fouled on the floor by Roy Ferguson - foul #2 on Roy Ferguson, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | John Schweitzer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Frank Bonenfant - foul #3 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SF) William Tyson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG) Roy Ferguson | |
| 09:58 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Joshua Trussell is denied by Dobromierz Guiski | 38-57 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | John Schweitzer grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-57 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Li-Liang Huang | 38-57 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-57 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones is fouled on the floor by Pablo Serrano - foul #1 on Pablo Serrano, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), John Melvin (C) Elmer Cogdell, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), William Engle (C) Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley buries a jumper from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Melvin | 41-59 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the easy layup but the foul's on Li-Liang Huang - foul #2 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), William Tyson (SG) Pablo Serrano, Li-Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | William Tyson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Melvin | 44-61 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jose Martin - foul #5 on Jose Martin, team foul #8 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Pendergast (SF), Elmer Cogdell (PF) Jose Martin, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (C) Carl Janik | |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steven Pendergast (fresh) PF - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Engle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | William Engle is called for the reach on William Tyson - foul #1 on William Engle, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Mark Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Engle - foul #2 on William Engle, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Alton Butler, William Engle | |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Mark Johnson loses the dribble to Scott Brown | 44-62 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-62 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Steven Pendergast gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | William Tyson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Tyson, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF) Mark Johnson, Steven Pendergast | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG) Ronnie Burley | |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the runner from close range | 44-62 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang knocks in the floater from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Bonenfant and he's fouled by John Melvin - foul #2 on John Melvin, team foul #10 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski (PG), Thomas Knipp (C) Elmer Cogdell, John Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses the free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Schweitzer | 46-64 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | John Schweitzer lays it in on a great pass from Dobromierz Guiski | 48-64 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown's layup is rejected by John Schweitzer | 48-64 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant hits the follow up shot | 48-66 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | William Tyson buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Dobromierz Guiski | 50-66 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell can't connect on a runner near the basket | 50-66 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp double dribbles | 50-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Pablo Serrano (SG), Steven Pendergast (SF) William Tyson, Li-Liang Huang, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (SF), William Engle (PF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | William Engle connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pablo Serrano (fresh) SF - Steven Pendergast (fresh) PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) C - Thomas Knipp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Ferguson (fresh) PF - William Engle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Branden Jones is called for the reach on Steven Pendergast - foul #3 on Branden Jones, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (C) Thomas Knipp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Steven Pendergast misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is hacked by Roy Ferguson - foul #3 on Roy Ferguson, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Steven Pendergast snags the offensive board | 50-68 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Engle - foul #3 on William Engle, team foul #9 | 50-68 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik lays it in on a nice dish by Alton Butler | 52-70 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is fouled on the floor by Branden Jones - foul #4 on Branden Jones, team foul #10 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Knipp (C) Steven Pendergast | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (SG) Branden Jones | |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Dobromierz Guiski blocks the short jumper by Carl Janik | 54-70 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Ferguson - foul #4 on Roy Ferguson, team foul #11 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG) Kenneth Hassen | |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Mark Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Branden Jones - foul #5 on Branden Jones, team foul #12 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (SG) Branden Jones | |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Mark Johnson makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-70 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | William Engle snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Knipp swats the layup by William Engle | 58-70 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | William Engle tips it home | 58-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Carl Janik swats the shot by Mark Johnson | 58-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler runs out the clock | 58-72 |