| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Topolewski (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kermit Gibbs (fresh) C - Booker Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Sealey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damek Zissler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom inbounds the ball | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Kermit Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Kermit Gibbs tips it home | 52-45 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Sealey | 52-47 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell is fouled on the floor by Booker Winters - foul #3 on Booker Winters, team foul #1 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Brown (PG), Walter Ardis (SG), David Grooms (SF), Scot Reed (PF), Jerry Clark (C) Jeffrey Kelly, Ivan Topolewski, Dikembe Chisom, Kermit Gibbs, Booker Winters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra (SG), Russell Platt (SF), Carlos Ortiz (PF), William Spencer (C) Albert Conners, Joseph Brown, Damek Zissler, Michael Powell | |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ybarra | 55-50 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Russell Platt is called for the reach on David Grooms - foul #1 on Russell Platt, team foul #1 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin (SG) Jerry Sealey | |
| 17:33 | Creighton | David Grooms loses the dribble to William Spencer | 55-50 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | William Spencer misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Scot Reed pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Walter Ardis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Nicholas Brown tips it home | 57-50 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Platt | 57-50 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Nicholas Brown snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Walter Ardis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | William Spencer gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Ybarra in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly (PG), Ivan Topolewski (SG), Dikembe Chisom (SF), Kermit Gibbs (PF) Nicholas Brown, Walter Ardis, David Grooms, Scot Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG), Albert Conners (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Damek Zissler (PF), Michael Powell (C) Thomas Ybarra, Richard Babin, Russell Platt, Carlos Ortiz, William Spencer | |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Topolewski steals the ball from Jerry Sealey | 57-50 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Jerry Clark snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Topolewski (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kermit Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Clark (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Sealey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damek Zissler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler is fouled on the floor by Jerry Clark - foul #1 on Jerry Clark, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Bolivar (SF), Booker Winters (C) Kermit Gibbs, Jerry Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt (SF) Joseph Brown | |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Chisom denies the turnaround by Michael Powell | 57-50 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Booker Winters snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | William Bolivar misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Walter Ardis (SG) Ivan Topolewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz (PF) Damek Zissler | |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Booker Winters misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Booker Winters misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | William Bolivar grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | William Bolivar drills a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Booker Winters pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Russell Platt | 60-52 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Sealey | 60-54 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Booker Winters misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | William Bolivar grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Walter Ardis is called for a backcourt violation | 60-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Brown (PG), Ivan Topolewski (SG), David Grooms (SF), Kermit Gibbs (PF) Jeffrey Kelly, Walter Ardis, William Bolivar, Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra (PG), Richard Babin (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Damek Zissler (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Sealey, Albert Conners, Russell Platt, Carlos Ortiz, Michael Powell | |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Ybarra | 60-57 |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Joseph Brown picks off the pass by Ivan Topolewski | 60-57 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler knocks in the runner from close range set up by Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Kermit Gibbs - foul #1 on Kermit Gibbs, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Booker Winters pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Topolewski (fresh) 15 pts. SF - David Grooms (fresh) PF - Kermit Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Booker Winters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Ybarra (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Babin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Damek Zissler (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Spencer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown banks in the wide open layup | 60-61 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | Nicholas Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | David Grooms steals it from Richard Babin in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski slams it home on a great pass from David Grooms | 62-61 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Ybarra | 62-63 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Booker Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | David Grooms hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | William Spencer snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Grooms - foul #2 on David Grooms, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly (PG), Walter Ardis (SG), William Bolivar (SF), Scot Reed (PF), Jerry Clark (C) Nicholas Brown, Ivan Topolewski, David Grooms, Kermit Gibbs, Booker Winters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker (SG), Russell Platt (SF), Michael Powell (C) Thomas Ybarra, Joseph Brown, William Spencer | |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin makes the 3rd free throw | 62-66 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Walter Ardis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Powell | 62-69 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly's pass is intercepted by Russell Platt | 62-69 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Platt | 62-71 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | William Bolivar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Booker Winters (C) Jerry Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG), Carlos Ortiz (PF) Richard Babin, Damek Zissler | |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Russell Platt | 62-73 |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Michael Powell steals the ball from Walter Ardis | 62-73 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Brown (PG), Ivan Topolewski (SG), David Grooms (SF), Dikembe Chisom (PF) Jeffrey Kelly, Walter Ardis, William Bolivar, Scot Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Damek Zissler (PF) Richard Hacker, Russell Platt, Michael Powell | |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Carlos Ortiz | 62-73 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Clark (C) Booker Winters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | David Grooms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Bolivar (SF) David Grooms | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Topolewski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - William Bolivar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Sealey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Damek Zissler (tiring) 9 pts. C - Carlos Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Clark - foul #2 on Jerry Clark, team foul #6 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly (PG) Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz drills a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Clark - foul #3 on Jerry Clark, team foul #7 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | Walter Ardis (SG), Kermit Gibbs (PF) Ivan Topolewski, Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Spencer (SF) Joseph Brown | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz misses the free throw | 62-75 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Jerry Clark pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Walter Ardis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-75 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to William Bolivar | 62-75 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly hits a fadeaway from the left side | 64-75 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz throws it down on a nice dish by Jerry Sealey | 64-77 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | William Bolivar buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerry Clark and he's hacked by Jerry Sealey - foul #3 on Jerry Sealey, team foul #2 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Brown (PG), Ivan Topolewski (SG), Dikembe Chisom (PF), Booker Winters (C) Jeffrey Kelly, Walter Ardis, Kermit Gibbs, Jerry Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Price (PG), Thomas Ybarra (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Russell Platt (PF), Michael Powell (C) Jerry Sealey, Albert Conners, William Spencer, Damek Zissler, Carlos Ortiz | |
| 06:32 | Creighton | William Bolivar misses the free throw | 66-77 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | William Bolivar steps in front of the Michael Powell pass in the backcourt | 66-77 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | William Bolivar misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Hacker - foul #1 on Richard Hacker, team foul #3 | 66-77 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | William Bolivar misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | William Bolivar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell misses badly on a runner in the lane | 67-77 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski is fouled on the floor by Richard Hacker - foul #2 on Richard Hacker, team foul #4 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Grooms (SF) William Bolivar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin (SG) Jesse Price | |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-77 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Ybarra | 70-79 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Booker Winters is hacked by Michael Powell - foul #3 on Michael Powell, team foul #5 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly (PG), Walter Ardis (SG), Scot Reed (PF) Nicholas Brown, Ivan Topolewski, Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG) Richard Babin | |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-79 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-79 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Russell Platt | 70-79 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell grabs the offensive board | 70-79 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Booker Winters is called for the reach on Michael Powell - foul #4 on Booker Winters, team foul #8 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom (SF), Kermit Gibbs (PF), Jerry Clark (C) David Grooms, Scot Reed, Booker Winters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin (PG), Albert Conners (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Carlos Ortiz (PF) Jerry Sealey, Thomas Ybarra, Richard Hacker, Russell Platt | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Kermit Gibbs snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-80 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Jerry Clark can't tip it in | 70-80 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Jerry Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Joseph Brown steps in front of the Dikembe Chisom pass | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Kelly is called for the reach on Albert Conners in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kelly, team foul #9 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Brown (PG), Ivan Topolewski (SG) Jeffrey Kelly, Walter Ardis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Spencer (C) Michael Powell | |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Brown | 73-82 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 73-82 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Jerry Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ivan Topolewski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kermit Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Clark (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Babin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Carlos Ortiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Spencer (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Carlos Ortiz steals it from Jerry Clark | 73-82 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners is fouled on the floor by Jerry Clark - foul #4 on Jerry Clark, team foul #10 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Kelly (PG), Walter Ardis (SG), David Grooms (SF), Scot Reed (PF), Booker Winters (C) Nicholas Brown, Ivan Topolewski, Dikembe Chisom, Kermit Gibbs, Jerry Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG), Russell Platt (SF), Damek Zissler (PF) Richard Babin, Joseph Brown, Carlos Ortiz | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-84 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Walter Ardis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Grooms | 76-84 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler can't finish the layup | 76-84 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Booker Winters grabs the board | 76-84 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski (SG), William Bolivar (SF), Dikembe Chisom (PF), Kermit Gibbs (C) Walter Ardis, David Grooms, Scot Reed, Booker Winters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown (SF), Carlos Ortiz (C) Russell Platt, William Spencer | |
| 02:02 | Creighton | William Bolivar scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-87 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-87 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Kelly in the backcourt | 79-87 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Ivan Topolewski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kelly | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by William Bolivar - foul #4 on William Bolivar, team foul #11 | 81-89 |
| Subs | Creighton | Booker Winters (C) Kermit Gibbs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell (C) Carlos Ortiz | |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses the free throw | 81-89 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Booker Winters snags the defensive board | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-89 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners grabs the board | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Kelly is called for the reach on Albert Conners in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kelly, team foul #12 | 81-89 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt (SF) Joseph Brown | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Dikembe Chisom can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 81-91 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners grabs the board | 81-91 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Topolewski - foul #3 on Ivan Topolewski, team foul #13 | 81-91 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Brown (PG), Walter Ardis (SG), David Grooms (SF), Kermit Gibbs (PF), Jerry Clark (C) Jeffrey Kelly, Ivan Topolewski, William Bolivar, Dikembe Chisom, Booker Winters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra (PG), Carlos Ortiz (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Sealey, Damek Zissler, Michael Powell | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 1st free throw | 81-92 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 81-93 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Kermit Gibbs comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 81-93 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt grabs the board | 81-93 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt's pass is intercepted by Walter Ardis | 81-93 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | David Grooms scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 83-93 |