| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Brent Lam inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Flynn and the foul's on Joshua Tate - foul #2 on Joshua Tate, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Lam | 39-33 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 39-33 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-33 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Eric Sharp and he's hacked by Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Brent Lam knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Pope | 41-36 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-36 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Herschel Royal steps in front of the Benton Kennedy pass | 41-36 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Nathan Segars (C) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner (PF), Wayne Allen (C) David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF) Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner drills a jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Nathan Segars throws it down on a nice dish by Alfred Kula | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Eric Sharp (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), David Scott (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Bradley Piner, Wayne Allen | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Benton Kennedy - foul #1 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Douglas Pope tips it home | 47-41 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Segars is called for the reach on Eric Sharp - foul #2 on Nathan Segars, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (PF) Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons is hacked by Benton Kennedy - foul #2 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 49-43 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Pope - foul #2 on Douglas Pope, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Scott | 49-44 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Richard Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Flynn | 52-44 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Scott | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pope swats the layup by David Scott | 52-47 |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Brent Lam snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Sharp - foul #2 on Eric Sharp, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Richard Smith, Brent Lam, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), Bradley Piner (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nathan Segars | 53-47 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Wayne Allen blocks the short jumper by Nathan Segars | 53-47 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Benton Kennedy - foul #3 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (SG), Brent Lam (PF) Benton Kennedy, Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Herschel Royal (SF) Joshua Tate, Harvey Maddux | |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is fouled on the floor by Wayne Allen - foul #3 on Wayne Allen, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG) Anthony Coonrod | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Thomas Fisher, Wayne Allen | |
| 09:27 | Creighton | Brent Lam clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith steals the ball from Mathew Reidy | 53-49 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Frank Vinson lays it up and in set up by Richard Smith | 55-49 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Piner | 55-52 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Richard Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Vinson | 58-52 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Brent Lam steals the ball from Eric Sharp | 58-52 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Brent Lam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-52 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 58-52 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal can't tip it in | 58-52 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Kula (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brent Lam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathan Segars (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Piner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Brent Lam buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses the fadeaway from the right side | 61-52 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Frank Vinson pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Simmons and he's hacked by Nathan Segars - foul #3 on Nathan Segars, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Vincent Flynn (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith, Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Thomas Fisher (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, Bradley Piner, Daniel Simmons | |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Douglas Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF) Mathew Reidy | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod is hacked by Joshua Tate - foul #3 on Joshua Tate, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG) Harvey Maddux | |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy can't tip it in | 61-55 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Brent Lam grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Douglas Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Anthony Coonrod, Brent Lam, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Bradley Piner (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Thomas Fisher, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Nathan Segars pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Nathan Segars tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF) Bradley Piner | |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Benton Kennedy | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Frank Vinson steals the ball from Joshua Tate | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Richard Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Benton Kennedy | 66-55 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Vincent Flynn steals it from Daniel Simmons | 66-55 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Richard Smith is hacked by Joshua Tate in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Tate, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SG), Nathan Segars (PF) Benton Kennedy, Vincent Flynn, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), Bradley Piner (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits a floater from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Alfred Kula comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Mathew Reidy - foul #1 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Frank Vinson is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux - foul #2 on Frank Vinson, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bradley Piner - foul #2 on Bradley Piner, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pope blocks the short jumper by Wayne Allen | 71-57 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Thomas Fisher picks off the pass by Nathan Segars | 71-57 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Frank Vinson pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Alfred Kula runs out the clock | 71-57 |