| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John May (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Saulters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Saulters takes the ball from William Flake | 33-42 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Todd Popp makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | John May scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 36-45 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Bradley Sines makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Bradley Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | John May gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Sines takes the ball from John Bicknell | 36-47 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses the easy layup | 36-47 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | William Flake gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | John May clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Saulters | 36-49 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | John May is hacked by Jesse Fenner - foul #3 on Jesse Fenner, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Donald Cole (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Derrick Vickery, Bradley Sines, Kevin Saulters, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Donald Cole clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Thomas | 36-49 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Williams swats the layup by Gary Eberhard | 36-49 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-49 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Helmer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Seward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Cole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Claude Tafelski denies the turnaround by Charles Helmer | 38-49 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the shot in the lane | 40-49 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | Larry Seward scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Helmer | 40-52 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Foster | 42-52 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Daniel Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the turnaround near the basket | 42-52 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Donald Cole grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Larry Seward knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Helmer | 42-55 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #1 on Donald Cole, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), John Bicknell (SF), John May (C) Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Bradley Sines (SG), Kevin Saulters (SF), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Charles Helmer, Fredrick Woods, Larry Seward, Donald Cole, Daniel Williams | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Todd Popp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Bradley Sines tips it but misses | 45-55 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses short on a runner in the paint | 45-55 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | John Loudermilk pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Bradley Sines scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Todd Popp | 45-58 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John May | 48-58 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Bradley Sines hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Loudermilk | 48-61 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is fouled on the floor by John Loudermilk - foul #4 on John Loudermilk, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Flake (PF) Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Daniel Williams (C) John Loudermilk, Jesse Fenner | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John May (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Saulters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | John May is fouled on the floor by Daniel Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Williams, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (C) John May | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Williams | 48-64 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | William Flake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-64 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | William Flake gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Derrick Vickery - foul #1 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), John May (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fredrick Woods (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Donald Cole (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Bradley Sines, Kevin Saulters, Todd Popp, Daniel Williams | |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-64 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | John May snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curtis Foltz | 55-64 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods jams it set up by Derrick Vickery | 55-66 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the tip | 55-66 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | John May can't tip it in | 55-66 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | William Flake tips it home | 57-66 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF) Gary Eberhard, William Flake | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Saulters (SF), Daniel Williams (C) Derrick Vickery, Jesse Fenner | |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | John May clanks a floater in the lane | 57-66 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Larry Seward comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffery Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #3 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SG) Donald Cole | |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Williams takes the ball from Curtis Foltz | 57-68 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Larry Seward misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Claude Tafelski - foul #1 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #4 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Bobby Foster (PF) Curtis Foltz, John May | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Todd Popp (PF) Fredrick Woods, Kevin Saulters | |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Larry Seward is called for the reach on John Bicknell - foul #1 on Larry Seward, team foul #6 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Cole (SF) Larry Seward | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig knocks in the floater from the right side | 59-70 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Bradley Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski clanks a fadeaway from close range | 59-70 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Donald Cole gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Donald Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Bicknell - foul #3 on John Bicknell, team foul #5 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Gary Eberhard (SF), William Flake (PF) Dean Lustig, John Bicknell, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (SG), Kevin Saulters (SF), Jesse Fenner (C) Bradley Sines, Todd Popp, Daniel Williams | |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Donald Cole makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Donald Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Cole swats the short shot by Bobby Foster | 59-72 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | John Loudermilk grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | William Smith is called for the reach on Derrick Vickery - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SF) William Smith, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Seward (PF) Donald Cole | |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner gets the offensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derrick Vickery | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | William Flake buries a shot from the right block | 61-74 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Saulters | 61-76 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | William Flake drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Larry Seward clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-76 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | John Loudermilk can't tip it in | 64-76 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Flake | 64-76 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), John Bicknell (SF), John May (C) Raymond Morrison, Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SG), Todd Popp (PF) Derrick Vickery, Larry Seward | |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | John Loudermilk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #7 | 67-76 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | John Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | John Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Sines takes the ball from Dean Lustig | 67-78 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Bradley Sines banks in the layup | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John May | 70-80 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Flake (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - John May (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Saulters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jesse Fenner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Daniel Williams (C) John Loudermilk, Jesse Fenner | |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | John May knocks in the shot in the lane set up by William Flake | 72-80 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG) Derrick Vickery | |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Daniel Williams is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 72-80 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Daniel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Daniel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | John May can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 72-82 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kevin Saulters | 72-82 |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters misses short on a floater from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | John Loudermilk tips it home | 72-84 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Bicknell | 75-84 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Todd Popp comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 75-84 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Todd Popp snags the offensive board | 75-84 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Todd Popp scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Loudermilk | 75-86 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Dean Lustig is blocked by Bradley Sines | 75-86 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Todd Popp grabs the board | 75-86 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-89 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-89 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters grabs the defensive rebound | 75-89 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Todd Popp | 75-91 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Williams is called for the reach on William Flake - foul #2 on Daniel Williams, team foul #7 | 75-91 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, John May | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Donald Cole (PF) John Loudermilk, Bradley Sines, Kevin Saulters, Todd Popp | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 1st free throw | 75-91 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 75-91 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Williams | 75-93 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-93 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Larry Seward pulls down the rebound | 75-93 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery runs out the clock | 75-93 |