| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Declue (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clark Nicosia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | David Declue inbounds the ball | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Creighton | Warren Augustine is hacked by John Hicks - foul #2 on John Hicks, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | James Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Chad Cox - foul #3 on Chad Cox, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (SG) Chad Cox | |
| 19:37 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 51-40 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia is whistled for traveling | 51-40 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | David Declue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | James Robinson grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Clark Nicosia blocks the short jumper by David Declue | 51-40 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | David Declue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Hicks | 51-40 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lanza - foul #1 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Gordon Foster (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), David Tasker (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Robert Anderson, Corey Taylor, Frankie Murray, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | David Muirhead knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Foster - foul #3 on Gordon Foster, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Clark Nicosia (C) Gordon Foster, Joe Wilson | |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | David Tasker snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Muirhead | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Holland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Muirhead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Emberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Tasker (fairly fresh) C - Clark Nicosia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Creighton | David Tasker denies the turnaround by Martin Holland | 52-45 |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Anderson and he's hacked by Greg Darrell - foul #3 on Greg Darrell, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price, Greg Darrell, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Chad Cox (SG), James Jones (PF) Robert Anderson, David Muirhead, David Tasker | |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | James Robinson is hacked by Chad Cox - foul #4 on Chad Cox, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SG), Frankie Murray (SF) Chad Cox, Philip Emberger | |
| 14:49 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Meyer | 55-48 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gordon Foster | 55-51 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 55-51 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Clifford Lanza is called for the reach on Clark Nicosia - foul #2 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF) David Declue, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Joe Wilson (C) Corey Taylor, Clark Nicosia | |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Sidney Price | 57-51 |
| 13:35 | Illinois State | Clifford Lanza swats the dunk try by James Jones | 57-51 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | James Robinson blows the wide open layup | 57-51 |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joe Wilson | 57-53 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | James Robinson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Wilson | 57-53 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Foster | 57-56 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), James Easter (SG), Greg Darrell (PF) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), David Tasker (C) Robert Anderson, Gordon Foster, Frankie Murray, Joe Wilson | |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Sidney Price - foul #3 on Sidney Price, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (C) Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF) James Jones | |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Martin Holland double dribbles | 57-58 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger is called for 3 seconds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) Calvin Haskins, James Easter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), James Jones (PF) David Muirhead, David Tasker | |
| 12:05 | Creighton | James Robinson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Greg Darrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia (C) John Hicks | |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | James Jones hits a 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Declue (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Holland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clark Nicosia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Martin Holland double dribbles | 57-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) David Declue, Warren Augustine, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), Joe Wilson (C) Corey Taylor, Philip Emberger, Clark Nicosia | |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | James Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sidney Price - foul #4 on Sidney Price, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), David Declue (SF) Clarence Meyer, Sidney Price | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | James Robinson is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Calvin Haskins and the foul's on Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (PF) Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), John Hicks (C) Robert Anderson, Joe Wilson | |
| 10:42 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | David Muirhead misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by David Declue - foul #1 on David Declue, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (SG) James Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tasker (C) James Jones | |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | David Muirhead misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Greg Darrell | 60-64 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | David Declue drills a jump hook in the lane set up by James Easter | 62-64 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | John Hicks buries a turnaround from the baseline | 62-66 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | James Easter is whistled for a carry | 62-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG) David Declue | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia (C) Frankie Murray | |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia tips it but misses | 62-66 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Greg Darrell gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer can't finish the layup | 62-66 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | David Tasker snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster's pass is intercepted by Calvin Haskins | 62-66 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) James Easter, Calvin Haskins, Greg Darrell, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), James Jones (PF) David Muirhead, Gordon Foster, John Hicks, David Tasker | |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Martin Holland - foul #1 on Martin Holland, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (C) Clark Nicosia | |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor makes the free throw | 62-69 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Wilson - foul #2 on Joe Wilson, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | David Declue takes the ball from Corey Taylor | 64-69 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | David Declue misses the easy open layup | 64-69 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | James Jones grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | James Jones tips it but misses | 64-69 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson tips it home | 64-71 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Jones (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Creighton | James Robinson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Clifford Lanza blocks the short jumper by Philip Emberger | 64-71 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | David Declue gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer's pass is intercepted by Corey Taylor in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-71 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Clifford Lanza blocks the jumper by Joe Wilson | 64-71 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Warren Augustine snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Warren Augustine connects on the open fadeaway from the right block | 66-71 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Meyer - foul #2 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Chad Cox (SG), David Tasker (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Robert Anderson, Corey Taylor, James Jones, Joe Wilson | |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Douglas Fusco is called for the reach on David Muirhead - foul #1 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), John Hicks (PF) Philip Emberger, Clark Nicosia | |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Martin Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-75 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Douglas Fusco blocks the short jumper by Frankie Murray | 66-75 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Holland | 66-75 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Frankie Murray steals the ball from Calvin Haskins in the backcourt | 66-75 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | David Tasker buries a turnaround near the basket set up by David Muirhead and he's hacked by Douglas Fusco - foul #2 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #11 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (PG) David Muirhead | |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the free throw | 66-78 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Fusco and he's hacked by Frankie Murray - foul #2 on Frankie Murray, team foul #8 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (SG), Clifford Lanza (C) Greg Darrell, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia (C) David Tasker | |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins misses the free throw | 68-78 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | John Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 68-78 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-78 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | John Hicks tips it back up and in | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Calvin Haskins and he's hacked by Clark Nicosia - foul #1 on Clark Nicosia, team foul #9 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF) Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco makes the free throw | 71-80 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | James Easter is called for the reach on Gordon Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Easter, team foul #12 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Clark Nicosia swats the shot by Clifford Lanza | 71-82 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | David Declue misses the tip | 71-82 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | James Robinson snags the offensive board | 71-82 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | James Robinson knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Warren Augustine | 73-82 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 17 pts. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gordon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frankie Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hicks (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Clark Nicosia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia banks in the layup set up by Frankie Murray | 73-84 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-84 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chad Cox | 73-84 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray connects on the shot from the right side set up by John Hicks | 73-86 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | James Easter knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Robinson and the foul's on Gordon Foster - foul #4 on Gordon Foster, team foul #10 | 75-86 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) James Robinson, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), James Jones (PF), David Tasker (C) Gordon Foster, Chad Cox, Frankie Murray, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 02:25 | Creighton | James Easter makes the free throw | 76-86 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Corey Taylor | 76-88 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 78-88 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | David Muirhead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-88 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger tips it back up and in | 78-90 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Sidney Price is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-90 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Martin Holland picks off the pass by Philip Emberger | 80-90 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Meyer | 82-90 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | David Muirhead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-90 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) James Easter, Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), Clark Nicosia (C) Corey Taylor, David Muirhead, Philip Emberger, David Tasker | |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Frankie Murray picks off the pass by James Robinson in the backcourt | 82-90 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 82-90 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clifford Lanza | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | David Declue hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 82-90 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Clark Nicosia | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Clark Nicosia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #13 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia misses the 1st free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Chad Cox is called for the reach on James Robinson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chad Cox, team foul #11 | 82-91 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG) Chad Cox | |
| 00:39 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | James Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia grabs the defensive rebound | 83-91 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Clark Nicosia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #14 | 83-91 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | David Muirhead steps in front of the Clifford Lanza pass in the backcourt | 83-93 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Declue - foul #2 on David Declue, team foul #15 | 83-93 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF), David Tasker (C) James Jones, Clark Nicosia | |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray makes the 1st free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 83-95 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Greg Darrell clanks a turnaround in the lane | 83-95 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the offensive rebound | 83-95 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 83-95 |