| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Bester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Werner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Lipinski, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SF) Christopher Lipinski | |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner is hacked by Shawn Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Brandon Werner makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Claud Zeuner | 35-32 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Steven Bester steals the ball from Lester Lewis | 35-32 |
| 18:26 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Lester Lewis - foul #1 on Lester Lewis, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Travis Cressey (PF) Steven Bester, Brandon Werner | |
| 18:26 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:26 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Michael Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Curtis Barnes | 35-34 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Michael Bolton is called for 10 seconds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF) Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG), Alvin Carr (SF), Steven Bowen (C) Claud Zeuner, Fred Hodge, Curtis Barnes | |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Gerald White scores on a runner in the paint | 37-34 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Alvin Carr clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Arnette - foul #1 on Frank Arnette, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brandon Werner (PF) Steven Bowen | |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Alvin Carr makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Alvin Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Gerald White pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Michael Baker, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Steven Bester (SG) Sanford Hedley, Travis Cressey | |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis lays it in on a great pass from Charles Thomas and he's fouled by Alvin Carr - foul #2 on Alvin Carr, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Michael Bolton, Brandon Werner, Alvin Carr | |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Steven Bester is hacked by Charles Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner drills a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG), Christopher Lipinski (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Steven Bester, Fred Hodge, Vincent Richmond, Steven Bowen | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Travis Cressey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Shawn Stephenson is called for the reach on Travis Cressey - foul #4 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Frank Arnette (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Shawn Stephenson, Danny Lambert, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Travis Cressey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Travis Cressey pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner is hacked by Herbert Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG) Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SG), Brandon Werner (PF) Claud Zeuner, Travis Cressey | |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Steven Bester knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Barnes | 39-40 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Steven Bester scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Barnes | 39-43 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Brandon Werner gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes jams the wide open dunk | 39-45 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Michael Baker buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Leon Mazzola | 41-45 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Brandon Werner grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Brandon Werner misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Leon Mazzola - foul #1 on Leon Mazzola, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Michael Baker, Frank Arnette, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Michael Bolton (SG), Fred Hodge (SF), Travis Cressey (C) Sanford Hedley, Steven Bester, Christopher Lipinski, Curtis Barnes | |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Brandon Werner makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Brandon Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:13 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 41-46 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford is hacked by Travis Cressey - foul #3 on Travis Cressey, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alvin Carr (C) Brandon Werner | |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses the easy layup | 41-46 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Cressey | 41-46 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses the fadeaway in the lane | 41-46 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Fred Hodge pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Travis Cressey throws it down on a nice dish by Claud Zeuner | 41-48 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Claud Zeuner picks off the pass by Brian Swofford | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Swofford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bolton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Cressey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Carr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Alvin Carr misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 41-48 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Alvin Carr grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Fred Hodge lays it up and in set up by Claud Zeuner | 41-50 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Cressey | 41-50 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-50 |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | The jumper by Charles Thomas is denied by Claud Zeuner | 41-50 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alvin Carr and the foul's on Herbert Jones - foul #3 on Herbert Jones, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Gerald White (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SG), Christopher Lipinski (SF), Brandon Werner (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Michael Bolton, Fred Hodge, Travis Cressey, Alvin Carr | |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Christopher Lipinski picks off the pass by Lee Labarge | 41-53 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski misses short on a runner from the left block | 41-53 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Bowen | 41-53 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Steven Bester is whistled for traveling | 41-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola (PF) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Curtis Barnes (C) Claud Zeuner, Steven Bowen | |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is whistled for traveling | 41-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Richmond (PF) Brandon Werner | |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski makes the wide open turnaround in the paint | 41-55 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Danny Lambert (PF) Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Steven Bester comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski grabs the board | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Baker (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Brian Swofford (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Leon Mazzola (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Bester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lipinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is hacked by Brian Swofford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Swofford, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Gerald White (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Herbert Jones, Michael Baker, Brian Swofford, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Brandon Werner (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Steven Bester, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | Steven Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Bowen | 42-59 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Steven Bowen | 42-59 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Gerald White is called for the reach on Steven Bowen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #10 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lee Labarge (C) Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Alvin Carr (SF) Sanford Hedley, Christopher Lipinski | |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Steven Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Steven Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette comes up short on the floater near the basket | 42-61 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Claud Zeuner | 42-61 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Shawn Stephenson steals the ball from Michael Bolton in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson hits the finger roll | 44-61 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Shawn Stephenson takes the ball from Michael Bolton in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson can't finish the layup | 44-61 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge tips it back up and in | 46-61 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Michael Bolton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Claud Zeuner | 46-64 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Michael Bolton is called for the reach on Frank Arnette - foul #2 on Michael Bolton, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Frank Arnette, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Alvin Carr, Brandon Werner, Steven Bowen | |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-64 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Travis Cressey pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Shawn Stephenson is called for the reach on Claud Zeuner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #11 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Claud Zeuner - foul #1 on Claud Zeuner, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claud Zeuner, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Leon Mazzola (PF) Charles Thomas, Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SG) Michael Bolton | |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Gerald White comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 49-66 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner's layup is rejected by Lester Lewis | 49-66 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes tips it in | 49-68 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Michael Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Travis Cressey loses the dribble to Michael Baker | 49-68 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Steven Bester picks off the pass by Gerald White | 49-68 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #12 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Leon Mazzola, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Alvin Carr (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Steven Bester, Fred Hodge, Travis Cressey, Curtis Barnes | |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-70 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Jones | 49-70 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-70 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge grabs the offensive rebound | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-70 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Steven Bowen snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Baker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald White (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (tiring) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bolton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Michael Bolton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Richmond - foul #1 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #8 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola (PF) Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Fred Hodge (SF), Travis Cressey (C) Claud Zeuner, Alvin Carr, Steven Bowen | |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-70 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the offensive board | 51-70 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Michael Bolton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sanford Hedley | 51-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bolton | 54-74 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Baker and the foul's on Vincent Richmond - foul #2 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alvin Carr (C) Vincent Richmond | |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the free throw | 56-74 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-74 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Fred Hodge connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bolton | 56-76 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | The jumper by Leon Mazzola is denied by Alvin Carr | 56-76 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-76 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Michael Bolton blows the wide open layup | 56-76 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette snags the defensive board | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Alvin Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the floater from the right wing set up by Michael Bolton and he's hacked by Frank Arnette - foul #2 on Frank Arnette, team foul #13 | 56-78 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the free throw | 56-79 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Michael Baker clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-79 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 56-79 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-79 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette grabs the defensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is fouled on the floor by Michael Bolton - foul #3 on Michael Bolton, team foul #10 | 56-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Travis Cressey runs out the clock | 56-79 |