| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Steere | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | John Sweet can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Claude Hall grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | John Sweet is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Cameron Bracey picks off the pass by Thomas Hoelscher | 31-32 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Wilbert Lane picks off the pass by Samuel Coney | 31-32 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | John Sweet steps in front of the Wilbert Lane pass | 31-32 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Claude Hall can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | John Sweet tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-32 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey loses the ball out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Mark Green (PF) Samuel Coney, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG), Travis Williams (SF), Jeremy Herman (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Bradley Steere, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is hacked by Richard Eisenhauer - foul #1 on Richard Eisenhauer, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Cameron Bracey, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG) Alex Dismuke | |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bradley Steere | 31-35 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-35 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Eisenhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Jessie Culpepper steals it from Travis Williams | 31-35 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the finger roll | 33-35 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeremy Herman | 33-38 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Record - foul #1 on Steven Record, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Richard Eisenhauer, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Steven Record, Travis Williams, Jeremy Herman, Jason Suiter | |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | John Sweet snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | John Sweet is hacked by Larry Hayes - foul #2 on Larry Hayes, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:18 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-38 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz tips it home | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wilbert Lane and the foul's on Samuel Coney - foul #1 on Samuel Coney, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG) Bradley Steere | |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Samuel Coney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Alex Dismuke steals the ball from Claude Hall | 37-41 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Claude Hall blows the dunk but the foul's on Larry Hayes - foul #3 on Larry Hayes, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF), Mark Green (C) Jeremy Betz, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Denver Cox | 39-46 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 42-46 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Denver Cox | 42-48 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey scores on a floater from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Cameron Bracey, Samuel Coney, Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Steven Record (SG) Alex Dismuke, Larry Hayes | |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Ronald Winningham denies the turnaround by Kenneth Roby | 44-50 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Winningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox tips it in | 44-52 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox is called for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (PF) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Travis Williams, Ronald Winningham | |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Denver Cox blocks the jumper by Gary Dulaney | 46-52 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilbert Lane | 46-55 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the lay-in | 46-55 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Gary Dulaney is called for the reach on Bradley Steere - foul #1 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Steven Record, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox | |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher clanks a turnaround near the basket | 46-55 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher tips it in | 46-57 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | John Sweet loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Jeremy Herman (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Bradley Steere, Wilbert Lane, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Claude Hall, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF) Jeremy Herman | |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is fouled on the floor by Ronald Winningham - foul #4 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (C) Ronald Winningham | |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Larry Hayes - foul #4 on Larry Hayes, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF) Larry Hayes | |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman hits the finger roll | 48-59 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-59 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Denver Cox | 48-59 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 48-59 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Coney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the easy layup | 48-59 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Williams | 48-59 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke blows the dunk | 48-59 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Denver Cox | 48-61 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Alex Dismuke is called for the reach on Cameron Bracey - foul #2 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), John Sweet (C) Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Travis Williams, Alex Dismuke, Jeremy Herman, Denver Cox, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Winningham | 49-61 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane clanks a turnaround in the lane | 49-61 |
| 06:24 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 52-61 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Bradley Steere | 52-63 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG) Steven Record | |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Roby | 54-63 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby banks in the layup | 56-63 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | John Sweet swats the shot by Larry Hayes | 56-63 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Claude Hall pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | The jumper by Claude Hall is denied by Larry Hayes | 56-63 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Claude Hall can't tip it in | 56-63 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | John Sweet gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jessie Culpepper | 58-63 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Claude Hall pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bradley Steere - foul #1 on Bradley Steere, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham misses the runner from the right block | 60-63 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Samuel Coney knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Mark Green | 62-63 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-63 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Betz swats the layup by Larry Hayes | 62-63 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Samuel Coney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Winningham - foul #5 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Larry Hayes, Ronald Winningham | |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Mark Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Sweet - foul #1 on John Sweet, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SF) Travis Williams | |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the shot in the paint | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes's floater is tipped away by John Sweet | 64-65 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Wilbert Lane swats the layup by John Sweet | 65-65 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Bradley Steere steals the ball from John Sweet | 65-65 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the finger roll | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |