| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Wilbert Lane | 37-34 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby clanks a shot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's layup is rejected by Mark Green | 37-34 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock is hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Jeremy Herman steals the ball from Gary Dulaney | 37-34 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary Dulaney steals it from Wilbert Lane | 37-34 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney slams it home | 37-36 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is fouled on the floor by Richard Hadlock - foul #2 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gary Dulaney - foul #3 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG) Gary Dulaney | |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Blake Roberts | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Richard Hadlock | |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Mark Green | |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Samuel Coney connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Roby | 39-40 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Brian Paterson picks off the pass by John Lemke in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SG), Nicholas Brooks (C) Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses short on a runner in the paint | 39-41 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Burriss | 39-41 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-41 |
| 15:55 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Paterson | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Suiter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Martin Burriss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz tips it in | 39-43 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Hoelscher | 41-43 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Jason Suiter steals the ball from Jeremy Betz | 41-43 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Larry Hayes, Thomas Hoelscher, Jason Suiter, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Samuel Coney, Kenneth Roby, Martin Burriss | |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Mark Green slams it home on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 41-45 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Hadlock and he's hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SF) Jeremy Betz | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hadlock is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SF) Samuel Coney | |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman is hacked by Brian Paterson - foul #1 on Brian Paterson, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SF) Jessie Culpepper | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Coney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Martin Burriss is called for 3 seconds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG) Brian Paterson | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman comes up short on the runner from the right block | 44-51 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 44-51 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Charles Petrone misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Herman | 46-51 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Charles Petrone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is called for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Charles Petrone, Samuel Coney, Kenneth Roby, Martin Burriss | |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Hadlock | 46-54 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Betz | 46-54 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Lane - foul #3 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Hadlock | 46-57 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Hoelscher | 48-57 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Hadlock and he's fouled by Larry Hayes - foul #2 on Larry Hayes, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF) Larry Hayes, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Brian Paterson | |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hadlock steps in front of the Jeremy Herman pass | 48-60 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses badly on a runner in the lane | 48-60 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gary Dulaney - foul #4 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Mark Green is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Jeremy Betz, Richard Hadlock | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer loses the dribble to Gary Dulaney | 50-60 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman blows the layup | 50-60 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Jessie Culpepper - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (C) Mark Green | |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Dulaney - foul #5 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SG), Nicholas Brooks (C) Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Martin Burriss | |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Brian Paterson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hadlock | 52-62 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Lemke | 54-62 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Brian Paterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Larry Hayes, Jason Suiter, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Kenneth Roby | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jeff Bigby and he's hacked by Charles Petrone - foul #2 on Charles Petrone, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Charles Petrone misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wilbert Lane | 57-62 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Green | 57-62 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Mark Green misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wilbert Lane - foul #4 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Martin Burriss (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Charles Petrone, Jeremy Betz, Richard Hadlock | |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Martin Burriss grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Roby | 57-67 |
| 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) | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-67 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Roberts | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Samuel Coney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 57-67 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses the lay-in | 57-67 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby can't tip it in | 57-67 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Martin Burriss tips it back up and in | 57-69 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wilbert Lane | 60-69 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Samuel Coney scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is hacked by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #11 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Jason Suiter (PF) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Samuel Coney, Mark Green | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF) Larry Hayes, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (PF) Martin Burriss | |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Suiter | 62-72 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Thomas Hoelscher, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby's pass is intercepted by Richard Hadlock | 62-72 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock is denied on a layup by Geoffrey Kammer | 62-72 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | Mark Green tips it but misses | 62-72 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Brian Paterson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper lays it in | 62-74 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Brian Paterson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Mark Green scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Paterson | 62-76 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-76 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Brian Paterson pulls down the rebound | 62-76 |
| 01:03 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper loses the dribble to Jeff Bigby | 62-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane buries a floater from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jessie Culpepper | 64-78 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Herman | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Brian Paterson runs out the clock | 66-78 |