| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Zachary Wiltz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Pasillas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenny Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Pepper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Giffin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Whittington (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Creighton | Henry Whittington hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Pepper | 43-42 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Carpenter clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Sidney Giffin | 43-42 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin is hacked by Kenny Carpenter - foul #3 on Kenny Carpenter, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz (PF) Kenny Carpenter | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Corey (SG) Robert Schmidt | |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Jeremiah Bortz - foul #3 on Jeremiah Bortz, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman (PF), Dannie Nance (C) Jeremiah Bortz, Peter Woods | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Zachary Wiltz, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Paul Lindsey (SG) Zachary Wiltz, James Jacobson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG) James Corey | |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Roger Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Hemby - foul #1 on Michael Hemby, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods (C) Stephen Pasillas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Sidney Giffin | |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Roger Cox misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Roger Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Hemby | 45-45 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Roger Cox misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Roger Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Henry Whittington clanks a fadeaway from close range | 45-45 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 17:21 | Creighton | Roger Cox grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Tommie Dunning misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-45 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter Woods | 45-45 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (PG), James Jacobson (SG), Stephen Pasillas (SF) Michael Hemby, Paul Lindsey, Dannie Nance | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), James Corey (SG), Sidney Giffin (C) Donald Holmes, Robert Schmidt, Roger Cox | |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Zachary Wiltz is called for the reach on James Pepper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Wiltz, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford (PG) Zachary Wiltz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Cox (C) Tommie Dunning | |
| 16:42 | Creighton | James Pepper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Hafford | 45-45 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Henry Whittington pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Marvin Cashman - foul #2 on Marvin Cashman, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Corey, Roger Cox | |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Stephen Pasillas swats the short shot by Sidney Giffin | 45-47 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Frank Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Jacobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Pasillas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marvin Cashman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Woods (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Pepper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tommie Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Whittington (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney Giffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Schmidt | 45-47 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | James Jacobson steps in front of the Tommie Dunning pass | 45-47 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Sidney Giffin swats the short shot by Marvin Cashman | 45-47 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Schmidt | 45-47 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | James Pepper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin tips it in | 45-49 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tommie Dunning | 45-49 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | James Pepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the shot from the right block | 45-51 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Pepper - foul #3 on James Pepper, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (PG), Dannie Nance (SF), Kenny Carpenter (PF), Jeremiah Bortz (C) James Jacobson, Stephen Pasillas, Marvin Cashman, Peter Woods | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Roger Cox (C) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Tommie Dunning | |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Kenny Carpenter - foul #4 on Kenny Carpenter, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (SG), Charlie Walker (SF) Frank Hafford, Kenny Carpenter | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG) Donald Holmes | |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance grabs the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Whittington takes the ball from Charlie Walker | 46-52 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Henry Whittington loses the dribble to Dannie Nance | 46-52 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-52 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hemby | 46-52 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jeremiah Bortz, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey (SG), Peter Woods (C) Michael Hemby, Jeremiah Bortz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, James Corey, Sidney Giffin | |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Donald Holmes loses the dribble to Charlie Walker in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Zachary Wiltz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dannie Nance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Woods (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Donald Holmes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tommie Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Whittington (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Donald Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Lindsey - foul #2 on Paul Lindsey, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas (SF) Charlie Walker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz's floater is knocked away by Henry Whittington | 46-52 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Roger Cox is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Donald Holmes | 46-54 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachary Wiltz and he's fouled by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson (SG) Zachary Wiltz | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), Sidney Giffin (SF) Donald Holmes, Tommie Dunning | |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | James Pepper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Roger Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Paul Lindsey picks off the pass by James Pepper in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Lindsey | 51-54 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | James Pepper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | James Pepper is called for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (PG), Michael Hemby (SG), Charlie Walker (SF), Marvin Cashman (PF) Paul Lindsey, James Jacobson, Stephen Pasillas, Dannie Nance | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Sidney Giffin | |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG) James Corey | |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Peter Woods steals it from Tommie Dunning | 52-54 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Corey (SG) Robert Schmidt | |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Tommie Dunning loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods loses the dribble to Donald Holmes | 52-54 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | James Corey throws it down on a great pass from Donald Holmes | 52-56 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Corey - foul #1 on James Corey, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Sidney Giffin (SF) Donald Holmes, James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Henry Whittington snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-56 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter Woods | 52-56 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hemby | 54-56 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Roger Cox gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 07:37 | Creighton | James Pepper snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson (SG), Stephen Pasillas (SF), Kenny Carpenter (PF), Jeremiah Bortz (C) Zachary Wiltz, Charlie Walker, Marvin Cashman, Peter Woods | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Sidney Giffin | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Pasillas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Jeremiah Bortz (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Donald Holmes (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Schmidt (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. SF - Tommie Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Whittington (tired) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Donald Holmes can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-56 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas is fouled on the floor by Robert Schmidt - foul #1 on Robert Schmidt, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey (PG) Michael Hemby | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), James Corey (SG) Donald Holmes, Robert Schmidt | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz lays it up and in on a great pass from James Jacobson | 56-56 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Jeremiah Bortz is called for the reach on Tommie Dunning - foul #5 on Jeremiah Bortz, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford (SG), Marvin Cashman (C) James Jacobson, Jeremiah Bortz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG) James Pepper, James Corey | |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Tommie Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Tommie Dunning misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Roger Cox snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Donald Holmes is hacked by Stephen Pasillas - foul #1 on Stephen Pasillas, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Giffin (SF) Tommie Dunning | |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Cox - foul #2 on Roger Cox, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG) Donald Holmes | |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin loses the ball out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Charlie Walker (SF), Dannie Nance (C) Frank Hafford, Stephen Pasillas, Marvin Cashman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Henry Whittington gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt's pass is intercepted by Paul Lindsey in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey hits the finger roll | 60-57 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | James Pepper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Henry Whittington is hacked by Charlie Walker - foul #1 on Charlie Walker, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford (PG), James Jacobson (SG), Stephen Pasillas (SF), Peter Woods (C) Michael Hemby, Paul Lindsey, Charlie Walker, Dannie Nance | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Sidney Giffin | |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Carpenter gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford hits a 3 from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Roger Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Holmes | 63-59 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Henry Whittington is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 65-59 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenny Carpenter | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Frank Hafford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Jacobson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Pasillas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Woods (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Corey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommie Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Whittington (very tired) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Cox (tired) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Tommie Dunning - foul #1 on Tommie Dunning, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (PG), Michael Hemby (SG), Marvin Cashman (C) Frank Hafford, James Jacobson, Peter Woods | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Sidney Giffin (SF) Donald Holmes, James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Michael Hemby takes the ball from Roger Cox in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker (SF) Stephen Pasillas | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:34 | Creighton | James Pepper connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson (SG), Stephen Pasillas (SF) Michael Hemby, Charlie Walker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Dunning (SF) Roger Cox | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Whittington is called for the reach on Zachary Wiltz - foul #3 on Henry Whittington, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Cox (C) Tommie Dunning | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | James Jacobson steals it from James Pepper in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sidney Giffin - foul #1 on Sidney Giffin, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance (C) Marvin Cashman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Dannie Nance swats the short shot by Roger Cox | 70-62 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Henry Whittington hits a jumper in the paint | 70-64 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Pepper - foul #4 on James Pepper, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods (C) Dannie Nance | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-64 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Pasillas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Stephen Pasillas steals the ball from Roger Cox in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Jacobson hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Woods | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Zachary Wiltz steals it from Henry Whittington in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz throws it down | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Roger Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Paul Lindsey (SG), Charlie Walker (SF), Marvin Cashman (PF), Dannie Nance (C) Zachary Wiltz, James Jacobson, Stephen Pasillas, Kenny Carpenter, Peter Woods | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Stewart Ray (SF), Tommie Dunning (PF) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Sidney Giffin, Henry Whittington | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby misses the 3 from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Dannie Nance pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Cashman | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | James Corey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-64 |