| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner inbounds the ball | 36-46 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart blows the layup | 36-46 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dannie Gardner | 36-49 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes loses the dribble to Eric Googe | 36-49 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer is hacked by James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | James Robinson is called for the reach on Donald Schwenzer - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Micheal Hart steps in front of the Darius Breunig pass | 36-49 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Micheal Hart is called for the reach on Daryl Bowes - foul #1 on Micheal Hart, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Donald Rezendes (SF) Bobby Townsend, Dannie Gardner | |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Sidney Price is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton (SG) Donald Schwenzer | |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-49 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Sidney Price gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Braxton - foul #1 on Gary Braxton, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SF), Joel Willman (C) Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Larry Gartner misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roy Culbertson - foul #1 on Roy Culbertson, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) James Easter, Calvin Haskins, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF) Derrick Patterson, Gary Braxton, Roy Culbertson | |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Larry Gartner makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Larry Gartner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sidney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Gartner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Willman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Larry Gartner takes the ball from Joel Willman | 40-49 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Larry Gartner | 42-49 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dannie Gardner and he's fouled by Daryl Bowes - foul #2 on Daryl Bowes, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), Calvin Haskins (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Warren Augustine (C) Sidney Price, Larry Gartner, Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Gary Braxton (SG), Micheal Hart (PF), Eric Googe (C) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Joel Willman | |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is fouled on the floor by Gary Braxton - foul #2 on Gary Braxton, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SF) Donald Rezendes | |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Roy Culbertson is called for the reach on James Robinson - foul #2 on Roy Culbertson, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the shot near the basket | 42-52 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | James Robinson is whistled for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF) Calvin Haskins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner (SF) Roy Culbertson | |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart drills a floater from the baseline set up by Derrick Patterson | 42-54 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer scores on a floater from the left side | 44-54 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | James Robinson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-54 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Fusco is called for the reach on Dannie Gardner - foul #2 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG) Derrick Patterson, Gary Braxton | |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Townsend | 44-57 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Darius Breunig | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe tips it in | 47-59 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Darius Breunig scores on a shot from the left side set up by Clarence Meyer and he's hacked by Donald Schwenzer - foul #2 on Donald Schwenzer, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (SF), Gary Braxton (PF), Joel Willman (C) Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Darius Breunig makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Townsend | 50-62 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | James Robinson can't tip it in | 50-62 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Darius Breunig can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Daryl Bowes takes the ball from Joel Willman | 50-62 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Sidney Price comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-62 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Calvin Haskins, Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Eric Googe (C) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Donald Rezendes, Joel Willman | |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Larry Gartner is hacked by Gary Braxton - foul #3 on Gary Braxton, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SG) Gary Braxton | |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Larry Gartner misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson is fouled on the floor by James Robinson - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (SG) Roy Culbertson | |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Eric Googe picks off the pass by Clarence Meyer | 50-62 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Derrick Patterson | 50-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 07:40 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Fusco | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fusco - foul #3 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG) Derrick Patterson, Donald Rezendes | |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Darius Breunig - foul #2 on Darius Breunig, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton (SF) Dannie Gardner | |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Darius Breunig clanks a floater from the left block | 52-67 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart blows the layup | 52-67 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | The short jumper by Clarence Meyer is denied by Micheal Hart | 52-67 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-67 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | James Robinson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Schwenzer and he's fouled by Clarence Meyer - foul #1 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner (SF), Donald Rezendes (PF), Joel Willman (C) Donald Schwenzer, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daryl Bowes | 54-70 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Daryl Bowes swats the short shot by Donald Rezendes | 54-70 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner tips it back up and in | 54-72 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-72 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | Darius Breunig snags the offensive board | 54-72 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Dannie Gardner takes the ball from Daryl Bowes | 54-72 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner banks in the layup | 54-74 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Darius Breunig can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-74 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Darius Breunig grabs the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Donald Rezendes - foul #2 on Donald Rezendes, team foul #9 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), Douglas Fusco (C) Calvin Haskins, Darius Breunig, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG), Micheal Hart (PF), Eric Googe (C) Bobby Townsend, Gary Braxton, Donald Rezendes, Joel Willman | |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes misses the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Gartner (PF) Daryl Bowes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-74 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-74 |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Douglas Fusco | 57-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Fusco steps in front of the Derrick Patterson pass | 57-74 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Robinson | 60-74 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-74 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Sidney Price | 60-74 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-74 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Micheal Hart | 60-76 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Robinson | 62-76 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Derrick Patterson | 62-78 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-78 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco can't tip it in | 62-78 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco snags the offensive board | 62-78 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-78 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner gets the rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Gartner - foul #1 on Larry Gartner, team foul #9 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (SF), Gary Braxton (PF), Joel Willman (C) Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins gets the rebound | 62-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Creighton | James Easter double dribbles | 62-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SF) Donald Schwenzer | |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Roy Culbertson | 62-81 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | James Easter drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Haskins | 65-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson runs out the clock | 65-81 |