| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kost (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Lloyd Watts steals the ball from Richard Lee | 41-28 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | Steven Yates takes the ball from Keith Ferriera | 41-28 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-28 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | James Kost pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Casson - foul #3 on Joshua Casson, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Duane Barry (C) Keith Ferriera, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (PF) Joshua Casson | |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Devon Drummer makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Devon Drummer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing loses the dribble to Johnny Rodgers | 43-28 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Devon Drummer can't finish the layup | 43-28 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | James Kost scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 46-28 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee connects on the shot in the lane | 46-30 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | James Kost drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 49-30 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Devon Drummer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Barry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Yates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Steven Yates is called for the reach on Johnny Rodgers - foul #2 on Steven Yates, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Tim Williams (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Devon Drummer, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing, Steven Yates | |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Tim Williams is hacked by Derrick Kline - foul #2 on Derrick Kline, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester is whistled for traveling | 49-33 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers is called for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Kevin Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (C) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown, Derrick Kline, Jerry Forrester | |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow can't finish the layup | 49-33 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing grabs the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | James Kost is hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG) Lloyd Watts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | James Kost tips it home | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark is hacked by Johnny Rodgers - foul #1 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #1 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) James Kost | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates (C) Joe Ewing | |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Joe Nichols swats the dunk try by Steven Yates | 51-33 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates tips it but misses | 51-33 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 51-33 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-33 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Yates | 51-33 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-33 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Tim Williams tips it in | 53-33 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-33 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watts | 53-33 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is hacked by Dick Bristow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #5 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Duane Barry (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF) Dick Bristow, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson | |
| 10:58 | Creighton | James Kost hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-33 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Duane Barry tips it in | 55-33 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | James Kost misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Duane Barry misses the tip | 55-33 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-33 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Duane Barry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tim Williams (PF) Lloyd Watts, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Kevin Clark (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Richard Lee, Derrick Kline, Steven Yates | |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (SF) James Kost | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Joe Nichols knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Johnny Rodgers | 57-33 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 57-36 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-36 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Keith Ferriera | 57-36 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Dick Bristow picks off the pass by Tim Williams | 57-36 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow banks in the layup | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Ewing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 60-38 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Dick Bristow | 60-41 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-41 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 60-41 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing's pass is intercepted by Keith Ferriera | 60-41 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Tim Williams tips it in | 62-41 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), James Kost (SF), Duane Barry (C) Keith Ferriera, Devon Drummer, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG), Steven Yates (C) Michael Simmons, Joe Ewing | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the easy layup | 62-41 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson hits the follow up shot | 62-43 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts and he's fouled by Steven Yates - foul #3 on Steven Yates, team foul #7 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Tim Williams, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), William Clark (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the free throw | 65-43 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Jerry Forrester is blocked by Joe Nichols | 65-43 |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 67-43 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-43 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | William Clark snags the offensive board | 67-43 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | James Kost hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 70-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Kline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Clark (fresh) C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline clanks a jumper from the left side | 70-45 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 70-45 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Joe Nichols buries a jumper from the right side set up by Lloyd Watts | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-45 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | James Kost pulls down the rebound | 72-45 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Devon Drummer is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #8 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Duane Barry (C) Johnny Rodgers, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG), Joe Ewing (PF) Mark Brown, William Clark | |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Simmons | 72-45 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing's fadeaway is rejected by Devon Drummer | 72-45 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing snags the offensive board | 72-45 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Duane Barry takes the ball from Joe Ewing | 72-45 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | James Kost drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Devon Drummer | 75-45 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 75-45 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Kost | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Devon Drummer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Keith Ferriera | 77-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Lloyd Watts steals it from Joe Ewing | 77-45 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts runs out the clock | 77-45 |