| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Sweet | 39-37 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | The short jumper by John Sweet is denied by Wesley Heller | 41-37 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Cameron Bracey | 41-39 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 18:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Cameron Bracey | 41-42 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wiley Grossman | 44-42 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | John Sweet is hacked by Wesley Heller - foul #2 on Wesley Heller, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz loses the dribble to Wesley Heller | 44-42 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Cameron Bracey | 44-42 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Trent Andresen is denied by John Sweet | 44-42 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is fouled on the floor by John Whalen - foul #2 on John Whalen, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Trent Andresen, Lance Shatzer, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, John Sweet | |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Claude Hall connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Dulaney | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Belle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Claude Hall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Belle | 46-44 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-44 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gary Dulaney | 46-44 |
| 15:11 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney can't throw it down | 46-44 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Crisler | 46-44 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Finklea | 48-44 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Green | 48-46 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle dunks the ball | 50-46 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Wiley Grossman is called for the reach on Gary Dulaney - foul #1 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Tony Crisler, Anthony Engelman, Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Brian Paterson, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| 13:40 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 50-46 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Cameron Bracey steals it from Oscar Finklea in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | John Sweet buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Jessie Culpepper | 50-48 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:52 | Creighton | The jumper by Cameron Bracey is denied by Wesley Heller | 50-48 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | John Sweet tips it home | 50-50 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller loses the dribble to Cameron Bracey | 50-50 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is hacked by Oscar Finklea - foul #2 on Oscar Finklea, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG) Oscar Finklea | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Mark Green | |
| 12:04 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen drills a 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Cameron Bracey | 53-54 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Trent Andresen | 56-54 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | John Whalen is called for the reach on Jessie Culpepper - foul #3 on John Whalen, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Anthony Engelman denies the turnaround by Kenneth Roby | 56-54 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman's pass is intercepted by Brian Paterson | 56-54 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lance Shatzer - foul #1 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF) Trent Andresen, Adam Cox | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, John Sweet | |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG) Wiley Grossman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Brian Paterson | |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-55 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Claude Hall is called for the reach on Oscar Finklea - foul #1 on Claude Hall, team foul #1 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Jack Keene, Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler, Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox tips it back up and in | 58-55 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the jump hook in the lane | 58-57 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Culpepper steals it from Wesley Heller | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wesley Heller - foul #3 on Wesley Heller, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Mark Green | |
| 07:34 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Claude Hall | |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is fouled on the floor by John Whalen - foul #4 on John Whalen, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF) John Whalen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | John Sweet steps in front of the Wiley Grossman pass | 58-60 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Trent Andresen steals it from John Sweet | 58-60 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller travels with the ball | 58-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tony Crisler (SG), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Cameron Bracey, Brian Paterson, Jeremy Betz | |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Claude Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea's pass is intercepted by Jessie Culpepper in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper banks in the layup | 58-62 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | John Sweet takes the ball from Oscar Finklea | 58-62 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF) Adam Cox | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (C) John Sweet | |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 05:29 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Finklea | 60-62 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | Oscar Finklea steals the ball from Jessie Culpepper | 60-62 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler, Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the finger roll | 62-62 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | John Sweet can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wesley Heller - foul #4 on Wesley Heller, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wesley Heller - foul #5 on Wesley Heller, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (C) Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 64-67 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen can't connect on a floater from close range | 64-67 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Sweet | 64-67 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | John Sweet can't finish the layup | 64-67 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits the follow up shot | 64-69 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Roby steps in front of the Adam Cox pass | 64-69 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #2 | 64-69 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer banks in the layup set up by Wiley Grossman | 66-69 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby's pass is intercepted by Adam Cox | 66-69 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Sweet - foul #2 on John Sweet, team foul #3 | 66-69 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Creighton | John Sweet misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 67-69 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | John Whalen is called for the reach on Kenneth Roby - foul #5 on John Whalen, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (C) John Whalen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Cameron Bracey steals the ball from Anthony Engelman | 67-70 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Wiley Grossman is called for the reach on Jeremy Betz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Kenneth Roby | |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is fouled on the floor by Cameron Bracey - foul #3 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #4 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Richard Eisenhauer | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-72 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Sweet runs out the clock | 67-72 |