| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Creighton | William Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | James Winders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges loses the dribble to David Garvin | 38-24 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth can't finish the layup | 38-24 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Micheal Taylor | 38-26 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is whistled for a carry | 38-26 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #1 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by William Powell | 38-30 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-30 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor tips it home | 40-32 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | James Winders pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth loses the dribble to Jayson Ehlers | 40-32 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | William Powell misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Winders - foul #3 on James Winders, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (PG), Claude Sanders (SG), Loren Look (SF), James Tull (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, David Garvin, James Winders, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Duane Callahan (PG), Paul Thomas (SF), Marcus Dupuy (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Gilbert Parmelee, Micheal Taylor, Jayson Ehlers, Jacob Bridges | |
| 16:20 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | James Tull is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard (C) William Powell | |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Claude Sanders (fresh) SF - Loren Look (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Duane Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Antonio Blanchard is called for the reach on Drew Beatty - foul #2 on Antonio Blanchard, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Winders (SF) Claude Sanders, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Micheal Taylor (SF) Paul Thomas, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | James Winders connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Geoffrey Barros | 43-34 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Loren Look, James Tull | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | James Winders blows the layup but the foul's on Frank Hamilton - foul #2 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Duane Callahan, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jacob Bridges | 44-34 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Powell | 44-37 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | James Winders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | William Powell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gilbert Parmelee | 47-41 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Jayson Ehlers | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Claude Sanders (SG), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, Drew Beatty, James Tull | |
| Subs | Creighton | Duane Callahan (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Frank Hamilton (PF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Gilbert Parmelee, William Powell, Micheal Taylor, Jayson Ehlers, Jacob Bridges | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Sanders (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Duane Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Jones and he's hacked by Frank Hamilton - foul #3 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Duane Callahan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Kenneth Yungbluth steals the ball from Duane Callahan | 53-41 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 55-41 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Donald Jones takes the ball from Duane Callahan | 55-41 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth's floater is tipped away by Frank Hamilton | 55-41 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth's floater is tipped away by Antonio Blanchard | 55-41 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Duane Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Tull (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders, Loren Look, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), William Powell (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Duane Callahan, Paul Thomas, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | James Tull clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-41 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Barros - foul #4 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Drew Beatty is called for the reach on Gilbert Parmelee - foul #2 on Drew Beatty, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Drew Beatty | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers is fouled on the floor by Drew Beatty - foul #3 on Drew Beatty, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) James Wharton | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | William Powell gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Kenneth Yungbluth steals the ball from Gilbert Parmelee in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Yungbluth | 61-42 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor is denied on a layup by James Winders | 61-42 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on James Winders, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, David Garvin, James Tull | |
| Subs | Creighton | Duane Callahan (SG), Marcus Dupuy (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) William Powell, Jayson Ehlers, Jacob Bridges | |
| 07:15 | Creighton | James Winders steals the ball from Marcus Dupuy | 61-42 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 63-42 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Duane Callahan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-42 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | James Winders pulls down the rebound | 63-42 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-42 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it home | 65-42 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Duane Callahan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Drew Beatty - foul #4 on Drew Beatty, team foul #9 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Claude Sanders (SG), Loren Look (SF), James Tull (C) Geoffrey Barros, James Winders, James Wharton, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG), Antonio Blanchard (C) Gilbert Parmelee, Micheal Taylor | |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Duane Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look lays it up and in and he's fouled by Marcus Dupuy - foul #3 on Marcus Dupuy, team foul #4 | 67-43 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look misses the free throw | 67-43 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the board | 67-43 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Duane Callahan connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Thomas | 67-46 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | James Tull's pass is intercepted by Duane Callahan | 67-46 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Duane Callahan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the tip | 67-46 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Tull drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Sanders | 69-46 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Duane Callahan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Blanchard | 69-49 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-49 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Paul Thomas snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 69-49 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | James Tull misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Hamilton - foul #4 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang (C) Claude Sanders | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (PG), Steven May (PF) Paul Thomas, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | James Tull makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | James Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Drew Beatty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Loren Look (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Yong Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) SG - Duane Callahan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven May (fresh) C - Frank Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Steven May's floater is tipped away by Yong Huang | 71-49 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang loses the ball out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG) James Tull | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Duane Callahan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Hamilton | 71-52 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 73-52 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy is hacked by Yong Huang - foul #1 on Yong Huang, team foul #10 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG), Antonio Blanchard (C) Edwin Reed, Steven May | |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Frank Hamilton steals the ball from Drew Beatty | 73-52 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Duane Callahan knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Drew Beatty - foul #5 on Drew Beatty, team foul #11 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang (C) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Duane Callahan makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Claude Sanders | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton's layup is rejected by James Tull | 75-55 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard tips it home | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Sanders and he's hacked by Frank Hamilton - foul #5 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven May (PF) Frank Hamilton | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth runs out the clock | 77-57 |