| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Pope | 42-41 |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Horace Walburn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Pope | 44-41 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is hacked by Nathan Segars - foul #1 on Nathan Segars, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 44-44 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is denied on a layup by Frank Vinson | 44-44 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Cole | 44-44 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 44-44 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Horace Walburn | 47-44 |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Russell Clay | 49-44 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | James Clark drills a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Russell Clay scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfred Kula | 52-47 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley tips it in | 54-49 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, James Leighton, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is fouled on the floor by Bruce Wright - foul #2 on Bruce Wright, team foul #1 | 54-49 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Frank Vinson knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 56-49 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Bruce Wright - foul #3 on Bruce Wright, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan double dribbles | 56-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Russell Clay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Wilbert Dawson (PF) Lawrence Dickson, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (PF) Mark Coogan | |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Danny Vedder | |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Russell Clay buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Shipley | 59-49 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is hacked by Rudolph Ellis - foul #1 on Rudolph Ellis, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Mike Cole, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Frank Vinson gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Frank Vinson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses long on an open floater from the right side | 59-49 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Horace Walburn | 59-49 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 59-49 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Bruce Wright steals the ball from Douglas Pope | 59-49 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann travels with the ball | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), James Leighton (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Timothy McMann, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley tips it home | 61-49 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Leighton | 61-51 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 63-51 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | James Clark buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Wilbert Dawson - foul #1 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (PF) Mike Cole | |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Nathan Segars's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Wilbert Dawson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, James Clark, Robert Towns | |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Dickson | 63-53 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Nathan Segars's floater is tipped away by Danny Vedder | 63-53 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Frank Vinson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Wright - foul #4 on Bruce Wright, team foul #3 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mike Cole (SF), Robert Towns (PF) James Leighton, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | The short jumper by Nathan Segars is denied by Danny Vedder | 63-53 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) PF - Nathan Segars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 5 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Douglas Pope tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pope - foul #2 on Douglas Pope, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Rudolph Ellis, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG), James Clark (C) Gerald Whitt, Danny Vedder | |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is called for traveling | 65-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) Mike Cole, James Clark | |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Alfred Kula loses the dribble to Robert Towns | 65-53 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Alfred Kula loses the ball out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Robert Towns | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy McMann | 65-55 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Alfred Kula comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-55 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Wilbert Dawson - foul #2 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Bruce Wright, James Clark | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Nathan Segars pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Nathan Segars can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Whitt - foul #3 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (PF) Mark Coogan | |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Segars swats the layup by Gerald Whitt | 67-56 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Danny Vedder steals the ball from Rudolph Ellis | 67-56 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rudolph Ellis - foul #2 on Rudolph Ellis, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Rudolph Ellis, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), James Leighton (SG) Timothy McMann, Gerald Whitt | |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley jams it on a great pass from Russell Clay | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Towns (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-58 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Russell Clay snags the offensive board | 72-58 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 72-58 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #5 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Danny Vedder | |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Kula is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #3 on Alfred Kula, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Timothy McMann steals it from Rudolph Ellis | 74-59 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann lays it in | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Russell Clay comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Clark - foul #4 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 74-61 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | James Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Russell Clay runs out the clock | 76-61 |