| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Szablewski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Porras (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Creighton | Andrew Penick blocks the short jumper by Fred Combs | 35-36 |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 35-36 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle loses the dribble to Jeffrey Beachum | 35-36 |
| 19:30 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson jams it set up by Jeffrey Beachum | 37-36 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Snyder, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 37-36 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Charles Snyder - foul #2 on Charles Snyder, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is denied on a layup by Andrew Penick | 37-36 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones denies the turnaround by Robert Porras | 37-36 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG), Gustavo Pena (SF), Juan Miranda (PF) Christopher Replogle, Ivan Szablewski, Andrew Penick | |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson loses the dribble to Charles Snyder | 37-38 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder jams it | 37-40 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is fouled on the floor by Ivan Derezinski - foul #2 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (PF) Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SF), Ramiro Herrera (C) Charles Snyder, Robert Porras | |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Juan Miranda is denied by Thomas Jones | 37-40 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | Louis Bardin is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick (PF) Ramiro Herrera | |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 37-40 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Louis Bardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF) Stephen Evans, Ivan Szablewski | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Juan Miranda (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda blows the dunk | 37-40 |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Fred Combs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda banks in the layup set up by Christopher Replogle | 37-42 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Beachum | 39-42 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Fred Combs snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-42 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Fred Combs tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Francis Wooten (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Louis Bardin, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Ramiro Herrera (PF), Robert Porras (C) Gustavo Pena, Christopher Replogle, Andrew Penick, Juan Miranda | |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski tips it in | 43-42 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Elton Webster | 43-42 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Porras - foul #3 on Robert Porras, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Evans | 45-44 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Ramiro Herrera is called for the reach on Ivan Derezinski - foul #1 on Ramiro Herrera, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF) Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Musenda Abdi | 47-44 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Snyder | 47-46 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Evans - foul #2 on Stephen Evans, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PG), Thomas Jones (C) Jeffrey Beachum, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Andrew Penick (PF) Charles Snyder, Stephen Evans, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Porras (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras hits a jumper from the left block | 48-48 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | Thomas Jones drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Sanderson | 50-48 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses short on a floater in the paint | 50-48 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ivan Derezinski | 53-48 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 53-48 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Gustavo Pena | 53-50 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Thomas Jones is whistled for a carry | 53-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (PG), Louis Bardin (SG), Francis Wooten (SF) Robert Sanderson, Musenda Abdi, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Juan Miranda (C) Gustavo Pena, Robert Porras | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Louis Bardin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Combs | 55-50 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Fred Combs gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses short on a jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Francis Wooten's pass is intercepted by Charles Snyder | 58-52 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder banks in the layup | 58-54 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Beachum - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Louis Bardin, Francis Wooten, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Robert Porras (C) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Andrew Penick | |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PG) Jeffrey Beachum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Juan Miranda, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (PG) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramiro Herrera (PF) Juan Miranda | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Ramiro Herrera (fresh) C - Robert Porras (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Marcos Gonzalez is called for the reach on Robert Sanderson - foul #4 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses short on a jumper from the right block | 60-56 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Elton Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 60-56 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gustavo Pena | 60-56 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sanderson - foul #3 on Robert Sanderson, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG) Gustavo Pena | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Louis Bardin takes the ball from Robert Porras | 60-56 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Louis Bardin blows the layup | 60-56 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Louis Bardin tips it in | 62-56 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Ramiro Herrera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Elton Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-56 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Beachum - foul #5 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (PG), Francis Wooten (SF), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Jeffrey Beachum, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SG), Gustavo Pena (SF), Andrew Penick (PF) Stephen Evans, Marcos Gonzalez, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Andrew Penick denies the turnaround by Musenda Abdi | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 62-57 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG) Charles Snyder | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Francis Wooten clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Replogle - foul #3 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda (C) Robert Porras | |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski's pass is intercepted by Francis Wooten | 64-59 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Combs - foul #3 on Fred Combs, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SG), Ivan Derezinski (C) Fred Combs, Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF) Gustavo Pena, Christopher Replogle, Ivan Szablewski | |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Charles Snyder takes the ball from Robert Sanderson | 64-60 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder can't finish the layup | 64-60 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans is fouled on the floor by Louis Bardin - foul #2 on Louis Bardin, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PG) Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras (C) Andrew Penick | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sanderson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Juan Miranda (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Porras (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-62 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras knocks in the runner from the baseline | 64-64 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Juan Miranda - foul #2 on Juan Miranda, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Elton Webster (C) Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Ivan Szablewski (SF), Ramiro Herrera (PF) Charles Snyder, Stephen Evans, Marcos Gonzalez, Juan Miranda | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Jones | 65-64 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Elton Webster | 68-64 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Robert Sanderson, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Andrew Penick (PF) Gustavo Pena, Ivan Szablewski, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Fred Combs drills a shot from just outside the lane | 70-64 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-64 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Combs | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Louis Bardin hits the finger roll and the foul's on Marcos Gonzalez - foul #5 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SF) Marcos Gonzalez | |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses the free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder loses the dribble to Fred Combs | 72-64 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Thomas Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Penick - foul #1 on Andrew Penick, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Fred Combs is hacked by Charles Snyder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Snyder, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Juan Miranda (PF) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Andrew Penick | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Elton Webster grabs the board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Evans - foul #3 on Stephen Evans, team foul #13 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramiro Herrera (C) Robert Porras | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sanderson steps in front of the Gustavo Pena pass | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson runs out the clock | 77-65 |