| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Brent Lam inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Creighton | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn tips it in | 31-22 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton tips it home | 31-24 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Richard Smith hits a 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Pope | 34-24 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Benton Kennedy is called for the reach on Robert Eaton - foul #3 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG) Benton Kennedy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton comes up short on the floater from the right block | 34-24 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Richard Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Brent Lam tips it back up and in | 36-24 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 38-27 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton buries a shot from the right block | 38-29 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn's floater is knocked away by Andres Russo | 38-29 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn grabs the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andres Russo - foul #1 on Andres Russo, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Richard Smith, Brent Lam, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (SG), Alex Padro (SF), Martin Clark (PF), Mark Coogan (C) Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 38-29 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan is hacked by Alfred Kula - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF) Richard Wade | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan is whistled for traveling | 38-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Benton Kennedy (SG) Anthony Coonrod | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alex Padro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Alfred Bartley - foul #1 on Alfred Bartley, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Brent Lam (SF) Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-29 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Nathan Segars double dribbles | 40-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Frank Vinson (SF) Anthony Coonrod, Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Andres Russo (PF) Alex Padro, Robert Roberts, Alfred Bartley, Martin Clark | |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-29 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Baxter | 40-32 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Nathan Segars travels with the ball | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF), Vincent Flynn (PF) Brent Lam, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PF), Robert Towns (C) Andres Russo, Mark Coogan | |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses the lay-in | 40-32 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Richard Smith is hacked by Richard Wade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Wade, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG) Benton Kennedy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alfred Kula - foul #2 on Alfred Kula, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Richard Smith, Frank Vinson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SF), Andres Russo (PF) Robert Eaton, Martin Clark | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Lam | 43-34 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo buries a turnaround from the left block | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Padro (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod is fouled on the floor by Richard Wade - foul #3 on Richard Wade, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (SG), Robert Eaton (SF) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter | |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Robert Towns steals the ball from Richard Smith | 43-36 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Brent Lam drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Brent Lam pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Richard Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Benton Kennedy | 49-39 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Smith steps in front of the Andres Russo pass | 49-39 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Brent Lam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 51-39 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Flynn denies the turnaround by Andres Russo | 51-39 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brent Lam - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Brent Lam, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Martin Clark (PF), Mark Coogan (C) Alex Padro, Robert Roberts, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Frank Vinson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade can't connect on a floater near the basket | 51-41 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Martin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is called for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SF) Robert Eaton | |
| 07:08 | Creighton | The 3pt attempt by Vincent Flynn is denied by Richard Wade | 54-41 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Vincent Flynn - foul #2 on Vincent Flynn, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (PF) Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Richard Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank Vinson | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benton Kennedy - foul #4 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Segars (PF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 57-44 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Christopher Baxter steps in front of the Brent Lam pass | 57-44 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter hits the finger roll | 57-46 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Alex Padro is called for the reach on Benton Kennedy - foul #1 on Alex Padro, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Vincent Flynn (PF) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (SG), Andres Russo (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Christopher Baxter, Martin Clark, Mark Coogan | |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Alfred Kula can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-46 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 57-46 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-46 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Vedder | 57-48 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Robert Roberts steals the ball from Anthony Coonrod | 57-48 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro lays it up and in set up by Robert Roberts | 57-50 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Andres Russo blocks the short jumper by Nathan Segars | 57-50 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Douglas Pope (C) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Robert Towns (C) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro, Danny Vedder | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Brent Lam - foul #2 on Brent Lam, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Robert Towns is called for the reach on Benton Kennedy - foul #2 on Robert Towns, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Brent Lam is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn knocks in the 3 from straight away | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo buries a floater near the basket | 60-53 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Andres Russo takes the ball from Vincent Flynn | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses the lay-in | 60-53 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the board | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Richard Wade is called for the reach on Brent Lam in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Wade, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Segars (C) Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Richard Smith steals it from Richard Wade | 61-53 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Brent Lam lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Smith | 63-53 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo double dribbles | 63-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Frank Vinson (SF) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Alfred Bartley (SF), Martin Clark (PF), Mark Coogan (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Frank Vinson makes the runner in the lane set up by Alfred Kula | 65-53 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alex Padro | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Alfred Kula runs out the clock | 65-55 |