| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Otis Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Otis Nelson inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Frank Bonenfant steals the ball from John Schweitzer | 40-39 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | William Engle blocks the short jumper by William Tyson | 40-39 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Bonenfant | 40-39 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | William Engle can't throw it down but he's fouled by Dobromierz Guiski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Ronnie Burley steps in front of the Otis Nelson pass | 40-41 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | John Schweitzer blocks the short jumper by Frank Bonenfant | 40-41 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Jose Martin snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | Jose Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Schweitzer | 43-41 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-41 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | William Engle tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | John Schweitzer blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Jose Martin snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Scott Brown picks off the pass by Jose Martin | 43-43 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown banks in the layup | 43-45 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Otis Nelson hits a shot near the basket and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Li-Liang Huang (SG), Thomas Knipp (PF), Pablo Serrano (C) Jose Martin, William Tyson, John Schweitzer, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, William Engle | |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Otis Nelson makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Ronald Leonard takes the ball from Otis Nelson | 46-45 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard blows the dunk | 46-45 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Otis Nelson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Branden Jones steals it from Mark Johnson in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler lays it up and in set up by Branden Jones | 46-47 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Pablo Serrano, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG) Otis Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins (C) Frank Bonenfant | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knipp (fresh) C - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by William Tyson and he's hacked by Carl Janik - foul #3 on Carl Janik, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Mark Johnson, Pablo Serrano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG) Ronald Leonard | |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | William Tyson is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on William Tyson, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), William Engle (C) Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Edward Levins | |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | William Engle drills a floater from the right block set up by Ronnie Burley | 49-49 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronnie Burley | 49-49 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Li-Liang Huang picks off the pass by Robert Davis | 49-49 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Jose Martin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Tyson | 52-49 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley slams it home set up by William Engle | 52-51 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | William Tyson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dobromierz Guiski | 55-51 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is fouled in the backcourt by William Tyson - foul #2 on William Tyson, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (SG), Otis Nelson (SF), John Schweitzer (PF), Pablo Serrano (C) William Tyson, Li-Liang Huang, Thomas Knipp, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Edward Levins (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, Carl Janik, William Engle | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Leonard and he's hacked by Pablo Serrano - foul #3 on Pablo Serrano, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Schweitzer | 55-53 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 58-53 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Levins | 58-56 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Otis Nelson can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otis Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Levins (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Otis Nelson picks off the pass by Branden Jones | 58-56 |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Otis Nelson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 58-56 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Leonard | 58-56 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Mark Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Jose Martin, Pablo Serrano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Edward Levins | |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Engle | 58-60 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Scott Brown | 58-62 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Scott Brown picks off the pass by John Schweitzer | 58-62 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Li-Liang Huang (SF), Thomas Knipp (PF) Mark Johnson, Otis Nelson, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (PF) Robert Davis, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the floater from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp travels with the ball | 58-62 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, William Engle | |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Alton Butler is called for the reach on Dobromierz Guiski - foul #1 on Alton Butler, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Pablo Serrano (C) Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) Ronald Leonard | |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-62 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones grabs the board | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knipp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the easy layup | 58-62 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-62 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant tips it in | 58-64 |
| 07:01 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang misses the 3 from straight away | 58-64 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik hits the follow up shot | 58-66 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Otis Nelson (SF), John Schweitzer (PF), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Jose Martin, William Tyson, Thomas Knipp, Pablo Serrano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (C) Alton Butler, Branden Jones, Carl Janik | |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ronnie Burley | 58-68 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Otis Nelson jams it set up by Mark Johnson | 60-68 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | William Engle is whistled for a carry | 60-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG) Li-Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Mark Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronnie Burley - foul #2 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #4 | 60-68 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | William Tyson pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | William Tyson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Tyson, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dobromierz Guiski - foul #2 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Knipp (PF) John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Otis Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Knipp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - William Engle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Mark Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Ronnie Burley, Alton Butler, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| 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) | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-73 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Carl Janik is called for the reach on William Tyson - foul #4 on Carl Janik, team foul #5 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF) Otis Nelson, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Levins - foul #2 on Edward Levins, team foul #6 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Allen Garrett (C) Jose Martin, William Tyson, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Otis Nelson (SF), John Schweitzer (PF), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Li-Liang Huang, Pablo Serrano, Thomas Knipp, Allen Garrett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Davis | 62-75 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | William Engle snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Dobromierz Guiski - foul #3 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Thomas Knipp (PF), Allen Garrett (C) Jose Martin, Otis Nelson, John Schweitzer, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Mark Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Allen Garrett steps in front of the Alton Butler pass | 62-77 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Mark Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard blows the layup but he's hacked by Li-Liang Huang - foul #2 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #11 | 65-77 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp snags the defensive board | 65-78 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Allen Garrett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Carl Janik - foul #5 on Carl Janik, team foul #7 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (C) Carl Janik | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Allen Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Allen Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard runs out the clock | 66-78 |