| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Donald Cole inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Creighton | The short jumper by Jesse Fenner is denied by Michael Schneider | 36-43 |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Donald Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider is hacked by Donald Cole - foul #3 on Donald Cole, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SF) Donald Cole | |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Todd Popp pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | John Loudermilk is hacked by Michael Schneider - foul #2 on Michael Schneider, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Bradley Sines hits a floater from the left wing set up by Fredrick Woods | 39-45 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Popp - foul #2 on Todd Popp, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Brian Blaha (PF), Daniel Williams (C) John Loudermilk, Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Bradley Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Daniel Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Shelton - foul #1 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Ray Hudak (SF) Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Bradley Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is hacked by Bradley Sines - foul #1 on Bradley Sines, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG) Bradley Sines, David Thompson | |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-46 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Brian Blaha pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Daniel Williams misses the lay-in | 41-46 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:00 | Creighton | Larry Seward is whistled for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Michael Schneider (PF) Harry Berg, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Cole (SF), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Larry Seward, Brian Blaha, Daniel Williams | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Donald Cole pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Donald Cole hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Fredrick Woods steals it from William Hamrick | 41-46 |
| 15:29 | Creighton | John Loudermilk lays it up and in on a great pass from Fredrick Woods | 41-48 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-48 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Orbison | 41-48 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't tip it in | 41-48 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick tips it in | 43-48 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | John Loudermilk misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Fredrick Woods steps in front of the Ray Hudak pass | 43-48 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Kevin Orbison steals it from John Loudermilk in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison lays it in | 45-48 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | John Loudermilk connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Fredrick Woods and he's fouled by Kevin Orbison - foul #3 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) William Hamrick, Kevin Orbison, Ray Hudak, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SG), Brian Blaha (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 13:51 | Creighton | John Loudermilk makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it but misses | 45-51 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | John Loudermilk grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Brian Blaha travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (SG), Larry Seward (SF) John Loudermilk, Donald Cole | |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | David Thompson blows the dunk | 48-51 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Williams | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | David Thompson buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Seward | 48-53 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is hacked by Larry Seward - foul #3 on Larry Seward, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) William Hamrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fredrick Woods (SG), Todd Popp (PF) David Thompson, Brian Blaha | |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Daniel Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Orbison - foul #4 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Michael Schneider (PF) Kevin Orbison, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg misses the jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Seward (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg is called for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Don Schimmel (C) Harry Berg, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Cole (SF), Jesse Fenner (C) Bradley Sines, Daniel Williams | |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Todd Popp makes the floater from the right side | 48-56 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the shot from the left block set up by Robert Anderson | 50-56 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods is hacked by Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Arthur Shelton (PF) Robert Anderson, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Bradley Sines (SG), Daniel Williams (PF) Larry Seward, Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp | |
| 10:10 | Creighton | John Loudermilk is hacked by Ray Hudak - foul #2 on Ray Hudak, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Blaha (PF) Jesse Fenner | |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Brian Blaha misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | John Loudermilk steps in front of the Thomas Cales pass | 50-56 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Daniel Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Donald Cole tips it in | 50-58 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales can't finish the layup | 50-58 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Cole | 50-58 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 50-58 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the driving attempt in the paint | 52-58 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Brian Blaha scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Williams | 52-61 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #4 on Donald Cole, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Shue (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) John Loudermilk, Bradley Sines, Donald Cole, Brian Blaha, Daniel Williams | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Shue (fresh) SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Seward (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner hits the finger roll | 54-63 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Larry Seward gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Robert Shue drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fredrick Woods | 54-65 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Seward picks off the pass by Robert Anderson | 54-65 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner clanks a shot from the right block | 54-65 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods tips it in | 54-67 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Fenner takes the ball from Thomas Cales | 54-67 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner travels with the ball | 54-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Brian Blaha (SF) Robert Shue, Larry Seward | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 57-67 |
| 05:23 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Fenner steals it from Michael Schneider | 57-70 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Brian Blaha misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-70 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | John Loudermilk's floater is tipped away by Michael Schneider | 57-70 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jesse Fenner - foul #1 on Jesse Fenner, team foul #6 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SG), Donald Cole (SF), Daniel Williams (C) Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the offensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Brian Blaha misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-70 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Blaha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider tips it back up and in | 59-70 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Michael Schneider swats the dunk try by John Loudermilk | 59-70 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cole steals the ball from Don Schimmel | 59-70 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Daniel Williams can't connect on a floater from the right block | 59-70 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Donald Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (C) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Ray Hudak, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fredrick Woods (SG), Todd Popp (PF) Bradley Sines, Brian Blaha | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Todd Popp scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Cole | 59-73 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Anderson and the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #5 on Donald Cole, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (PG), David Thompson (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Brian Blaha (PF) John Loudermilk, Fredrick Woods, Donald Cole, Todd Popp | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses the free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Larry Seward grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Daniel Williams is fouled on the floor by Ray Hudak - foul #3 on Ray Hudak, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (C) Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Daniel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Daniel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg tips it in | 63-75 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Larry Seward buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Sines | 63-78 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hamrick | 66-78 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Larry Seward knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Blaha | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-81 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bradley Sines | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Larry Seward misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ray Hudak - foul #4 on Ray Hudak, team foul #8 | 66-81 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 1st free throw | 66-82 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 2nd free throw | 66-83 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Hamrick | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Larry Seward runs out the clock | 68-83 |