| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leon Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Kopp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mansfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Bridges (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Danny Kopp takes the ball from Chris Hensley | 30-39 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Samuel Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danny Kopp | 30-41 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-41 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Samuel Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Richard Bridges gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Mauricio Rodriguez denies the turnaround by Thomas Mansfield | 32-41 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Bridges | 32-41 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Thomas Mansfield grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Leon Nelson is called for traveling | 32-41 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley buries a 3 from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Leon Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Richard Bridges tips it home | 35-43 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Leon Nelson takes the ball from Joe Spiers | 35-43 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Richard Bridges hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Bridges - foul #3 on Richard Bridges, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG) Chris Hensley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Normandin (PG), Bobby Parks (SG), Joseph Mixon (SF), Jeffrey Fletcher (C) Leon Nelson, Danny Kopp, Thomas Mansfield, Richard Bridges | |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | Bobby Parks double dribbles | 37-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), Roger Beazley (SF) Joe Spiers, Christopher Petti | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Hoover | 39-45 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Joseph Mixon connects on the fadeaway from close range | 39-47 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover is fouled on the floor by Douglas Normandin - foul #3 on Douglas Normandin, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Chris Hensley (SG), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Jonathan Hoover, George McWayne, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leon Nelson (PG), Danny Kopp (SG), Thomas Mansfield (SF) Douglas Normandin, Bobby Parks, Samuel Harris | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Beazley | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Beazley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Russell Briggs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willis Sokolsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leon Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Kopp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mansfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Mixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Creighton | Joseph Mixon travels with the ball | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti (SF) Roger Beazley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Velarde (PF), Richard Bridges (C) Jeffrey Fletcher, Joseph Mixon | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Richard Bridges - foul #4 on Richard Bridges, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Normandin (SF), Samuel Harris (PF) Thomas Mansfield, Richard Bridges | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Samuel Harris can't throw it down | 44-47 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willis Sokolsky | 47-47 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley misses the jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Samuel Harris pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Leon Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Normandin | 47-50 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Leon Nelson gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Samuel Harris is fouled on the floor by Chris Hensley - foul #3 on Chris Hensley, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Joe Spiers, Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti, Willis Sokolsky, Russell Briggs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Parks (SG), Thomas Mansfield (SF), Jeffrey Fletcher (C) Leon Nelson, Danny Kopp, Samuel Harris | |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Beazley - foul #1 on Roger Beazley, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Roger Beazley | 49-52 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Thomas Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Fletcher | 49-52 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Thomas Mansfield knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fletcher | 49-54 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Hoover | 52-54 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Jonathan Hoover is called for the reach on Douglas Normandin - foul #1 on Jonathan Hoover, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF) Jonathan Hoover, George McWayne, Roger Beazley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leon Nelson (PG), Danny Kopp (SG), Joseph Mixon (C) Douglas Normandin, Bobby Parks, Eric Velarde | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leon Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Kopp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mansfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Mixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Jeffrey Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Mansfield | 52-54 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Leon Nelson is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Rodriguez - foul #3 on Mauricio Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Harris (PF) Thomas Mansfield | |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Chris Hensley picks off the pass by Jeffrey Fletcher | 52-54 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations drills a jumper from the right block set up by Christopher Petti | 54-54 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Danny Kopp is fouled on the floor by Chris Hensley - foul #4 on Chris Hensley, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG) Chris Hensley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Normandin (SF) Jeffrey Fletcher | |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Samuel Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Spiers | 54-54 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 3 from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Joseph Mixon comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Mauricio Rodriguez - foul #4 on Mauricio Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley (SF), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Christopher Petti, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Mansfield (SF) Danny Kopp | |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Joseph Mixon misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Joseph Mixon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Mixon - foul #1 on Joseph Mixon, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Parks (SG), Eric Velarde (PF), Jeffrey Fletcher (C) Leon Nelson, Samuel Harris, Joseph Mixon | |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-57 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Parks | 61-60 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs can't finish the layup | 61-60 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Jeffrey Fletcher grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Bobby Parks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Normandin | 61-63 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky tips it but misses | 61-63 |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Eric Velarde grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Bobby Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Joe Spiers, George McWayne, Roger Beazley, Russell Briggs, Willis Sokolsky | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leon Nelson (PG), Danny Kopp (SG), Samuel Harris (PF), Richard Bridges (C) Douglas Normandin, Bobby Parks, Thomas Mansfield, Jeffrey Fletcher | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leon Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Kopp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Velarde (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Hoover | 64-63 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Samuel Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti drills a shot from the right block | 66-63 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Samuel Harris clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Nations - foul #1 on Keith Nations, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Mansfield (SF) Eric Velarde | |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Samuel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Samuel Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Hoover is blocked by Richard Bridges | 66-65 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Hoover | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Samuel Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG) Jonathan Hoover | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Mauricio Rodriguez is denied by Richard Bridges | 68-65 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Samuel Harris pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Danny Kopp is fouled on the floor by Chris Hensley - foul #5 on Chris Hensley, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley (SG) Chris Hensley | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Danny Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Thomas Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Danny Kopp misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Spiers - foul #1 on Joe Spiers, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG) Christopher Petti | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Normandin (SF), Eric Velarde (PF), Jeffrey Fletcher (C) Thomas Mansfield, Samuel Harris, Richard Bridges | |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Danny Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Danny Kopp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez misses the tip | 68-66 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Leon Nelson pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Leon Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs (C) Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Parks (SG), Joseph Mixon (C) Leon Nelson, Danny Kopp | |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs snags the offensive board | 68-66 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Fletcher | 68-66 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers misses the tip | 68-66 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Joseph Mixon pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Beazley | 68-66 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Normandin - foul #4 on Douglas Normandin, team foul #5 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti (SF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) George McWayne, Keith Nations | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leon Nelson (PG), Thomas Mansfield (SF), Samuel Harris (PF), Richard Bridges (C) Bobby Parks, Eric Velarde, Jeffrey Fletcher, Joseph Mixon | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Douglas Normandin grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Beazley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leon Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Normandin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Mansfield (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Samuel Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Leon Nelson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Spiers - foul #2 on Joe Spiers, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Danny Kopp (SG) Douglas Normandin | |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Leon Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Leon Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti is called for traveling | 69-67 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | The jump hook by Thomas Mansfield is blocked by Christopher Petti | 69-67 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Samuel Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Danny Kopp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Keith Nations (PF) Roger Beazley, Russell Briggs | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations travels with the ball | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Leon Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Richard Bridges pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Samuel Harris is hacked by Christopher Petti - foul #1 on Christopher Petti, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Samuel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Samuel Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Richard Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | George McWayne takes the ball from Richard Bridges | 69-68 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Danny Kopp connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Bridges - foul #5 on Richard Bridges, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Velarde (C) Richard Bridges | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Mauricio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Eric Velarde - foul #5 on Mauricio Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs (C) Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Eric Velarde misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Eric Velarde misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Nelson - foul #1 on Leon Nelson, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Samuel Harris snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Samuel Harris hits a jumper in the paint | 71-72 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-72 |