| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is fouled on the floor by Paul Miers - foul #2 on Paul Miers, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Derrick Winget's layup is rejected by Kyle Garlick | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Paul Miers tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Dema Zakarian is blocked by Dewey Richards | 37-40 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Paul Miers gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Dewey Richards is hacked by David Yokley - foul #3 on David Yokley, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses short on a floater in the paint | 37-40 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Monroe | 37-40 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bryant Englund and he's fouled by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG) Ronald Monroe | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG) Dustin Meyers | |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Paul Miers makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Derrick Winget | 40-43 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Molden (SG), Wilfredo Mancini (PF), John Morgan (C) Paul Miers, Dewey Richards, George Brown | |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Winget - foul #2 on Derrick Winget, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG) Eric Olson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), George Brown (C) Derrick Winget, John Morgan | |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to George Brown | 41-43 |
| 15:47 | Creighton | The jumper by George Brown is denied by Kyle Garlick | 41-43 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Molden (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Bryant Englund | 43-43 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Zell - foul #1 on Aaron Zell, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF) Lyle Martindale, Robert Molden | |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dustin Meyers | 43-45 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Wilfredo Mancini picks off the pass by Ronald Monroe | 43-45 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Derrick Winget knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Paul Miers | 43-47 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Derrick Winget's floater is tipped away by Kyle Garlick | 43-47 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe's pass is intercepted by George Brown | 43-47 |
| 13:05 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers is hacked by David Yokley - foul #4 on David Yokley, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Aaron Zell (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG), Robert Molden (SF), Dewey Richards (PF), John Morgan (C) Dustin Meyers, Derrick Winget, Wilfredo Mancini, George Brown | |
| 12:55 | Creighton | John Morgan double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Molden is called for the reach on Bryant Englund - foul #3 on Robert Molden, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SF) Bryant Englund | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Robert Molden is fouled on the floor by Eric Olson - foul #1 on Eric Olson, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF) Steven Ditto | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Winget (SF) Paul Miers | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Derrick Winget is denied on a layup by Aaron Zell | 45-47 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Laub (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Molden (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), George Brown (C) Robert Molden, John Morgan | |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Ronald Monroe steals it from Dewey Richards | 45-47 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian hits a jumper from the left side set up by Bryant Englund and he's fouled by Dewey Richards - foul #1 on Dewey Richards, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Wilfredo Mancini (PF) Lyle Martindale, Dewey Richards | |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-47 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Paul Miers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Derrick Winget tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bryant Englund, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG) Dustin Meyers | |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 48-47 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Derrick Winget hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Derrick Winget grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Derrick Winget comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Aaron Zell | 48-49 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Emery and he's fouled by Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Kirk Peavler (C) Eric Olson, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Robert Molden (SF), John Morgan (C) Kenneth Emery, Derrick Winget, George Brown | |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Paul Miers - foul #3 on Paul Miers, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Paul Miers, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers is fouled on the floor by Aaron Zell - foul #2 on Aaron Zell, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Bryant Englund | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Aaron Zell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Molden (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by John Morgan - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SG) Robert Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Brown (C) John Morgan | |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dewey Richards | 55-57 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Dustin Meyers is called for the reach on Ronald Monroe - foul #1 on Dustin Meyers, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF) Lyle Martindale, Robert Molden | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 57-57 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is fouled on the floor by Derrick Winget - foul #3 on Derrick Winget, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Bryant Englund (SG) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG) Dustin Meyers | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Derrick Winget clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley double dribbles | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SF) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Morgan (C) George Brown | |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Derrick Winget connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lyle Martindale | 58-60 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 60-60 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-60 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 60-60 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Paul Miers | 60-60 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 60-60 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Olson | 62-60 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses long on a jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 64-60 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF) Eric Olson, Steven Ditto | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), George Brown (C) Lyle Martindale, John Morgan | |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Derrick Winget hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Meyers and the foul's on Dema Zakarian - foul #2 on Dema Zakarian, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Derrick Winget makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the tip | 64-63 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick can't tip it in | 64-63 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-63 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to George Brown | 64-63 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini (PF) Dewey Richards | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | George Brown snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers's pass is intercepted by Ronald Monroe in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Aaron Zell, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG) Paul Miers | |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Lyle Martindale, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | George Brown makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Meyers | 66-65 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 01:03 | Creighton | George Brown gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | David Yokley is called for the reach on Dewey Richards - foul #5 on David Yokley, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-66 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers is fouled on the floor by Bryant Englund - foul #3 on Bryant Englund, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Paul Miers hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-69 |