| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) C - Mark Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Wesley Heller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tony Crisler | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joel Palmer | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Creighton | Wesley Heller steps in front of the Mark Green pass | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Green | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Crisler | 2-8 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Dulaney takes the ball from Phillip Myers | 2-8 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Heller | 2-8 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mark Green | 2-8 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Heller - foul #1 on Wesley Heller, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Richard Hadlock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Bruce Menke (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Joel Palmer, Tony Crisler, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Swarts | 3-8 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Jessie Culpepper - foul #1 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Samuel Coney (SF), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea makes the free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Brian Paterson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Finklea - foul #1 on Oscar Finklea, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Brian Paterson is denied on a layup by Anthony Engelman | 3-11 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Swarts | 3-11 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Gary Dulaney knocks away the 3 by Oscar Finklea | 3-11 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Burriss | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) SF - Samuel Coney (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) C - Martin Burriss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) C - David Swarts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney slams it home on a great pass from Kenneth Roby and the foul's on Oscar Finklea - foul #2 on Oscar Finklea, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Brian Paterson, Samuel Coney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Tony Crisler (SF) Wiley Grossman, Oscar Finklea | |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Tommy Brown is denied by Martin Burriss | 6-11 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 15:27 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Kenneth Roby, Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Bruce Menke, Anthony Engelman, David Swarts | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is fouled on the floor by Brian Paterson - foul #1 on Brian Paterson, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG) Tommy Brown | |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers loses the dribble to Brian Paterson | 6-11 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the finger roll set up by Brian Paterson | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is fouled on the floor by Brian Paterson - foul #2 on Brian Paterson, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Martin Burriss (SF) Brian Paterson, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF) Tony Crisler, Phillip Myers | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Coney - foul #1 on Samuel Coney, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (C) Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 8-12 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock misses the driving attempt in the paint | 8-12 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock tips it home | 10-12 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Coney steps in front of the Joel Palmer pass | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock can't finish the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Dulaney | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Burriss - foul #1 on Martin Burriss, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (C) Richard Hadlock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), David Swarts (C) Joel Palmer, Wesley Heller | |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney hits a floater from the left side | 12-13 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts can't finish the layup | 12-13 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) SF - Martin Burriss (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Martin Burriss misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Coney - foul #2 on Samuel Coney, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Samuel Coney, Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Wiley Grossman, Anthony Engelman, David Swarts | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 14-15 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF) Gary Dulaney, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Wesley Heller (C) Bruce Menke, Jessie Hazel | |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Culpepper | 17-15 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Tony Crisler is blocked by Jessie Culpepper | 17-15 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is whistled for a carry | 20-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Mark Green (C) Charles Petrone, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG) Tommy Brown | |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock clanks a floater in the lane | 20-15 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-15 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SG), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Joel Palmer, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Betz steals the ball from Wiley Grossman | 20-15 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 23-15 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-15 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 26-15 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Menke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Crisler (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Mark Green misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper tips it in | 28-17 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Hadlock - foul #1 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Wesley Heller (C) Tony Crisler, David Swarts | |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #4 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers (PF) Anthony Engelman | |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Dulaney - foul #1 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Wesley Heller picks off the pass by Jeremy Betz | 30-19 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke's pass is intercepted by Charles Petrone | 30-19 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is fouled on the floor by Bruce Menke - foul #1 on Bruce Menke, team foul #5 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Gary Dulaney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SF) Bruce Menke | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-19 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Phillip Myers | 30-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (C) Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF) Wiley Grossman | |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller snags the defensive board | 30-19 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-19 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Heller | 30-19 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Betz steals it from Joel Palmer | 30-19 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Charles Petrone lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Betz | 32-19 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Betz is called for the reach on Tony Crisler - foul #1 on Jeremy Betz, team foul #9 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Charles Petrone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SG), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Joel Palmer, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-19 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz tips it back up and in | 34-19 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Menke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Brown | 34-21 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-21 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the follow up shot | 36-21 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #10 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Samuel Coney (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Oscar Finklea (SG) Tommy Brown, Tony Crisler | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock is whistled for a carry | 36-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Anthony Engelman, David Swarts | |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Wesley Heller - foul #2 on Wesley Heller, team foul #6 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (C) Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses short on a jumper near the basket | 36-23 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers is fouled on the floor by Richard Hadlock - foul #2 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #11 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG), Martin Burriss (C) Gary Dulaney, Richard Hadlock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF) Bruce Menke | |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Samuel Coney's dunk attempt is rejected by Wesley Heller | 36-25 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Martin Burriss tips it but misses | 36-25 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Charles Petrone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Joel Palmer, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Wiley Grossman picks off the pass by Martin Burriss | 36-25 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Samuel Coney - foul #3 on Samuel Coney, team foul #12 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Samuel Coney, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Green and the foul's on Anthony Engelman - foul #2 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #7 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-28 |