| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:35 | Creighton | William Tyson's floater is tipped away by Joshua Trussell | 43-38 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 19:19 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell travels with the ball | 43-38 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | John Schweitzer steals it from Ronnie Burley | 43-38 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | William Tyson makes the floater from the left side | 43-42 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Tyson - foul #3 on William Tyson, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (SG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Dobromierz Guiski (PF) William Tyson, Li-Liang Huang, John Schweitzer | |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Frank Bonenfant swats the short shot by Jose Martin | 45-42 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | John Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Mark Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Jose Martin is fouled on the floor by Michael Rodgers - foul #2 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Roy Ferguson (SF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (C) John Melvin | |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Jose Martin buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dobromierz Guiski | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 15:27 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) William Engle, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG), Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF) Jose Martin, Pablo Serrano, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | William Tyson loses the dribble to Roy Ferguson | 53-47 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Huang | 53-47 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | William Tyson blows the layup but the foul's on Joshua Trussell - foul #2 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF) Alton Butler, Roy Ferguson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Melvin (C) Mark Johnson | |
| 14:38 | Creighton | William Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | William Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | John Schweitzer snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Branden Jones | 53-48 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant can't connect on a shot in the lane | 53-48 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | William Tyson grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | John Melvin connects on the jump hook from close range | 53-50 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Tyson - foul #4 on William Tyson, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG) Branden Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski (PG), Pablo Serrano (SG) Elmer Cogdell, William Tyson | |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski buries a floater from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Trussell | 54-52 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF), William Engle (PF), Carl Janik (C) Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Mark Johnson (SG) Li-Liang Huang, John Schweitzer | |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Scott Brown steals it from Pablo Serrano | 54-52 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik blows the layup but the foul's on Dobromierz Guiski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SF) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (C) John Melvin | |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Branden Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Jose Martin is whistled for a carry | 56-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (SF) Ronnie Burley | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Martin - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF) Roy Ferguson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alton Butler | 59-52 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Michael Rodgers steals it from Dobromierz Guiski | 59-52 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Janik | 62-52 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Jose Martin loses the dribble to Michael Rodgers | 62-52 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 62-52 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Engle | 62-52 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | William Engle travels with the ball | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Alton Butler, Michael Rodgers, William Engle, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF), John Melvin (C) Pablo Serrano, Dobromierz Guiski, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Jose Martin is called for the reach on Ronnie Burley - foul #4 on Jose Martin, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (SG) Jose Martin | |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Elmer Cogdell, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Branden Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Li-Liang Huang is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | John Melvin pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Alton Butler - foul #1 on Alton Butler, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF) Alton Butler | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses the easy layup | 62-53 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | John Schweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell tips it home | 62-55 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Elmer Cogdell - foul #4 on Elmer Cogdell, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG) Ronnie Burley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), William Tyson (SG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Dobromierz Guiski (PF) Elmer Cogdell, Mark Johnson, Li-Liang Huang, John Schweitzer | |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses the tip | 63-55 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dobromierz Guiski | 63-55 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the floater from the left side | 63-55 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Frank Bonenfant is denied by Dobromierz Guiski | 63-55 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Michael Rodgers picks off the pass by Jose Martin | 63-55 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Rodgers | 65-55 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Rodgers | 67-58 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | William Tyson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Jose Martin snags the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Melvin | 67-61 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Dobromierz Guiski picks off the pass by Scott Brown | 67-61 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (C) Branden Jones, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF) Jose Martin, Pablo Serrano, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 04:39 | Creighton | William Tyson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | John Schweitzer tips it in | 67-63 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 69-63 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Scott Brown steals the ball from John Schweitzer | 69-63 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Rodgers and he's fouled by Li-Liang Huang - foul #2 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Branden Jones (SF) Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Elmer Cogdell (C) Mark Johnson, John Melvin | |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Alton Butler is called for the reach on Jose Martin - foul #2 on Alton Butler, team foul #5 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik (C) Frank Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Branden Jones (fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Creighton | William Tyson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-63 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | William Tyson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Martin | 71-65 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alton Butler | 74-65 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Tyson | 74-68 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Alton Butler, Branden Jones, William Engle, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Melvin (C) Elmer Cogdell | |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | John Schweitzer gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Jose Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 74-68 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant is fouled on the floor by John Schweitzer - foul #2 on John Schweitzer, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Creighton | John Schweitzer travels with the ball | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | John Schweitzer drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Frank Bonenfant - foul #2 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #6 | 76-70 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Trussell | 79-71 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | John Melvin misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Trussell - foul #3 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #7 | 79-71 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Jose Martin is called for the reach on Scott Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jose Martin, team foul #12 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (PF) Frank Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG) Jose Martin | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | John Melvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | John Melvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 3 from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | William Tyson is called for the reach on Ronnie Burley in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Tyson, team foul #13 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (SG) William Tyson | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF) William Engle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:38 | Creighton | John Melvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-72 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the board | 81-72 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #14 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell's 3 pointer is rejected by Scott Brown | 83-72 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown runs out the clock | 83-72 |