| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) SF - Brent Lam (fresh) PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Douglas Pope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Creighton | David Scott blocks the short jumper by Douglas Pope | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Brent Lam snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Brent Lam comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses long on a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Richard Smith drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Vincent Flynn | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal is fouled on the floor by Brent Lam - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Benton Kennedy - foul #1 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Segars (C) Douglas Pope | |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brent Lam | 3-5 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp throws it down | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Eric Sharp | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benton Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Lam (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons drills a floater from the right block | 7-5 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Benton Kennedy and he's fouled by Herschel Royal - foul #1 on Herschel Royal, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), Bradley Piner (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Brent Lam, Nathan Segars | |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the fadeaway from the left block | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Kula | 7-10 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner tips it but misses | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Thomas Fisher is denied by Vincent Flynn | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | Creighton | Frank Vinson snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Douglas Pope scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 7-14 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Coonrod - foul #1 on Anthony Coonrod, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), David Scott (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Bradley Piner, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Brent Lam (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod, Vincent Flynn, Douglas Pope | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Richard Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Benton Kennedy | 9-17 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate scores on a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Nathan Segars - foul #1 on Nathan Segars, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (PF) Frank Vinson | |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG) Joshua Tate | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Sharp | 14-17 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Brent Lam is hacked by Herschel Royal - foul #2 on Herschel Royal, team foul #2 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Vincent Flynn | |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Nathan Segars comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | David Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Simmons | 17-17 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Brent Lam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Thomas Fisher (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Vincent Flynn (PF) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Nathan Segars | |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF) Eric Sharp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Brent Lam | |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the tip | 17-17 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't tip it in | 17-17 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Harvey Maddux, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Douglas Pope | |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Nathan Segars tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF) Bradley Piner | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Eric Sharp, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Brent Lam knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Flynn | 17-22 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a floater from the left side | 17-22 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 17-22 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Lam | 17-25 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 17-25 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp can't tip it in | 17-25 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 19-25 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn loses the dribble to David Scott | 19-25 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Benton Kennedy steals it from Joshua Tate | 19-25 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy banks in the layup | 19-27 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons is fouled on the floor by Nathan Segars - foul #2 on Nathan Segars, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Bradley Piner (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Thomas Fisher, Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Brent Lam, Nathan Segars | |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner is whistled for a carry | 19-27 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses the tip | 19-27 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Piner | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) SF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Eric Sharp (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Daniel Simmons (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Nathan Segars (PF) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Vincent Flynn | |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Brent Lam connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 19-30 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Nathan Segars gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Brent Lam can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Piner | 19-30 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-30 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith steals it from Herschel Royal | 19-30 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 19-32 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Tate | 22-32 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Joshua Tate steals the ball from Richard Smith | 22-32 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons's pass is intercepted by Richard Smith | 22-32 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Brent Lam banks in the layup set up by Benton Kennedy | 22-34 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp is fouled on the floor by Benton Kennedy - foul #2 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Joshua Tate, Bradley Piner, Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Vincent Flynn (PF) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Brent Lam, Nathan Segars | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 24-34 |