| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Illinois | Cameron Bracey is called for the reach on Wiley Grossman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Dulaney and he's fouled by Lance Shatzer - foul #1 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman's floater is knocked away by John Sweet | 31-39 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Dulaney | 34-39 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 34-39 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Adam Cox | 34-42 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Dulaney | 36-42 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is fouled on the floor by Gary Dulaney - foul #1 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits a floater from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 17:21 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Lance Shatzer, Wesley Heller | |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Claude Hall - foul #1 on Claude Hall, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the 3rd free throw | 36-47 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Brian Paterson and the foul's on Wiley Grossman - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the follow up shot | 39-49 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the tip | 39-49 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Brian Paterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | John Sweet knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (PF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Brian Paterson, Kenneth Roby, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tony Crisler (SG), Lance Shatzer (SF), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, Anthony Engelman, Nicholas Belle | |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Hall | 44-49 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Claude Hall knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cameron Bracey | 46-52 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tony Crisler - foul #1 on Tony Crisler, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler, Lance Shatzer | |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | John Sweet steals the ball from John Whalen | 48-52 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a shot from the right side set up by Cameron Bracey | 50-52 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is hacked by Claude Hall - foul #2 on Claude Hall, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Brian Paterson steals the ball from Adam Cox | 50-52 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | John Sweet slams it home on a nice dish by Brian Paterson | 52-52 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Wiley Grossman | 52-54 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Betz | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, Brian Paterson, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, Anthony Engelman | |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Wiley Grossman - foul #3 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Roby blocks the short jumper by Oscar Finklea | 55-54 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen hits a driving attempt near the basket | 55-56 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Lance Shatzer picks off the pass by Jeremy Betz | 55-56 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman drills a shot from the right side | 55-58 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses the easy layup | 55-58 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Heller | 55-58 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Finklea | 55-60 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney is whistled for a carry | 55-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Wiley Grossman, Oscar Finklea, Lance Shatzer, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:05 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 57-60 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jack Keene (fresh) SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Paterson and he's hacked by Jack Keene - foul #2 on Jack Keene, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Belle | 60-62 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | John Sweet misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 60-62 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to John Sweet | 60-62 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by John Sweet - foul #3 on John Sweet, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Mark Green (PF) Brian Paterson, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Wesley Heller (C) Jack Keene, Anthony Engelman | |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | John Sweet misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #3 on Trent Andresen, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF) Nicholas Belle | |
| 06:15 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen drills a jumpshot from the left side | 64-67 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jessie Culpepper | 66-67 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wesley Heller - foul #3 on Wesley Heller, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Lance Shatzer (SF) Trent Andresen, Adam Cox | |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jessie Culpepper - foul #1 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney blows the layup | 67-69 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Wiley Grossman | 67-71 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jessie Culpepper | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Oscar Finklea, Lance Shatzer | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-71 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the follow up shot | 70-73 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | John Sweet banks in the layup set up by Jessie Culpepper | 72-73 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Sweet - foul #4 on John Sweet, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper's pass is intercepted by Wiley Grossman | 72-75 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wiley Grossman | 72-77 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-77 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Culpepper is called for the reach on Wiley Grossman - foul #2 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #9 | 72-77 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-79 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Wiley Grossman and he's hacked by Jeremy Betz - foul #1 on Jeremy Betz, team foul #10 | 72-81 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 72-82 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the offensive rebound | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby tips it in | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Cameron Bracey is called for the reach on Wesley Heller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #11 | 74-82 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | John Sweet is hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #4 on Trent Andresen, team foul #8 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman pulls down the rebound | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cameron Bracey - foul #5 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #12 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 74-85 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | John Sweet clanks a shot from the baseline | 74-85 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Dulaney | 74-85 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 74-85 |