| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Cottman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cottman steals the ball from John Crist | 31-46 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman banks in the layup | 33-46 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph King | 33-48 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the shot near the basket | 33-48 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin drills a shot in the lane set up by Ralph King and the foul's on Jacob Bridges - foul #2 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the free throw | 33-50 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jacob Bridges | 33-50 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges's floater is knocked away by Merle Stokes | 33-50 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ralph King | 33-52 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Cottman | 36-52 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Merle Stokes | 39-55 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee is fouled on the floor by Ralph King - foul #1 on Ralph King, team foul #1 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Duane Callahan (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Marcus Dupuy (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Gilbert Parmelee, Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor, Jayson Ehlers, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Paul Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus Dupuy | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Duane Callahan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper is fouled on the floor by Frank Hamilton - foul #1 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Reed is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Edwin Reed, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Edwin Reed pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Paul Jackson hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Kyle Cottman (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF) Paul Jackson, Duane Callahan, Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) David Clark | |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Leslie Nelson is called for the reach on Gilbert Parmelee - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG) Leslie Nelson | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by Kyle Cottman - foul #2 on Kyle Cottman, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jacob Bridges - foul #3 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF) Calvin Young | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Parmelee | 47-56 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | John Crist drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ralph King | 47-58 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Willie Dube - foul #3 on Willie Dube, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SG), Paul Strahan (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Merle Stokes | |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson | 48-60 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses long on a jumper from close range | 48-60 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Cottman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube is whistled for traveling | 48-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Duane Callahan (SG), Paul Jackson (SF), Marcus Dupuy (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor, Jayson Ehlers, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF), Zachary Camper (C) Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube | |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | David Clark dunks the ball set up by Chad Fresquez | 48-62 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Duane Callahan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Jackson and he's hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF) Gilbert Parmelee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, David Clark, Paul Strahan | |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses the free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton drills a shot from the right side set up by Duane Callahan | 52-65 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Reed blocks the short jumper by Chad Fresquez | 52-65 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-65 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Marcus Dupuy | 52-65 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Duane Callahan is hacked by Ralph King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph King, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Kyle Cottman (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Duane Callahan, Paul Jackson, Edwin Reed, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF) Chad Fresquez, Zachary Camper | |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Ralph King takes the ball from Jacob Bridges | 52-65 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin can't finish the layup | 52-65 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman buries a jumper from close range set up by Gilbert Parmelee | 54-65 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by John Crist is blocked by Jayson Ehlers | 54-65 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gilbert Parmelee | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Cottman (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Taylor steps in front of the John Crist pass | 56-65 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 56-65 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin double dribbles | 56-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (C) Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SG), Paul Strahan (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Merle Stokes | |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-65 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 56-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Marcus Dupuy (PF) Gilbert Parmelee, Jayson Ehlers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF), Zachary Camper (C) Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube | |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez loses the dribble to Kyle Cottman | 56-65 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy buries a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Zachary Camper - foul #1 on Zachary Camper, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Duane Callahan (SG), Jacob Bridges (C) Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG) Leslie Nelson, David Clark | |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-65 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the tip | 59-65 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is whistled for traveling | 59-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Jayson Ehlers (PF) Duane Callahan, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Chad Fresquez | |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 59-65 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Ralph King takes the ball from Paul Jackson | 59-65 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gilbert Parmelee - foul #2 on Gilbert Parmelee, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Cottman (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Frank Hamilton (C) Paul Jackson, Marcus Dupuy, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SG), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Cottman (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers tips it back up and in | 61-67 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Micheal Taylor | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Merle Stokes - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard (C) Jayson Ehlers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Dube | 61-67 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes lays it up and in on a great pass from Leslie Nelson and he's fouled by Antonio Blanchard - foul #1 on Antonio Blanchard, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Frank Hamilton, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Leslie Nelson, David Clark, Chad Fresquez | |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 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) | |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube clanks a jump hook near the basket | 61-69 |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | John Crist hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ralph King | 61-72 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman is denied on a layup by Merle Stokes | 61-72 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-72 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the tip | 61-72 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy grabs the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it home | 63-72 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Marcus Dupuy - foul #2 on Marcus Dupuy, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers (PF) Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the tip | 63-74 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King runs out the clock | 63-74 |