| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Mark Cotter gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Mutter - foul #2 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Richard Dillon is called for the reach on Fred Hodge - foul #2 on Richard Dillon, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Mark Cotter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Hobgood | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Mark Cotter misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-39 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Mutter - foul #3 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Mervin Robinson (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Fred Hodge, Christopher Mutter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Chad Farrish | 31-41 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Travis Cressey throws it down on a great pass from Mervin Robinson | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood loses the ball out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Johnny Swasey | |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses long on a shot in the paint | 33-41 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | David Springer pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Steven Bowen gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Eric Stone clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-41 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Steven Bowen tips it but misses | 33-41 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SG - Mervin Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Stone (fresh) PF - Travis Cressey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Springer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Eric Stone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Cressey | 35-41 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Eric Stone - foul #2 on Eric Stone, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Christopher Mutter (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Sanford Hedley, Mervin Robinson, Eric Stone, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Chad Farrish, David Springer, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-41 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Fred Hodge grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 35-41 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Mark Cotter makes the shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Barnes and he's hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Mark Cotter misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Barnes is called for the reach on Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) Richard Barksdale | |
| 12:29 | Creighton | William Davis is called for the reach on Christopher Mutter - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Fred Hodge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curtis Barnes | 40-41 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Mark Cotter picks off the pass by Johnny Swasey | 40-41 |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Mark Cotter tips it in | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Mutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Mark Cotter is called for the reach on Chad Farrish in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Cotter, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Mervin Robinson (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Fred Hodge, Christopher Mutter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Springer | 42-43 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson is hacked by Chad Farrish - foul #3 on Chad Farrish, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Justin Olsen (C) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey | |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Richard Barksdale is called for the reach on Mervin Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Eric Stone is called for the reach on Justin Olsen - foul #3 on Eric Stone, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG) Mervin Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) David Springer, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 42-43 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Mark Cotter pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Sylvester Bakos swats the layup by Travis Cressey | 42-43 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos is hacked by Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Christopher Mutter (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Sanford Hedley, Eric Stone, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG) Richard Barksdale | |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Fred Hodge snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond is hacked by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) Sylvester Bakos | |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Mark Cotter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Cotter - foul #2 on Mark Cotter, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG) Mark Cotter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Darryl Williams | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Springer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Dillon - foul #4 on Richard Dillon, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG) Robert Hobgood, Richard Dillon | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey knocks in the runner from close range | 43-51 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter's pass is intercepted by Richard Barksdale | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish travels with the ball | 43-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Mervin Robinson (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Sanford Hedley, Fred Hodge, Christopher Mutter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Darryl Williams, David Springer | |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Travis Cressey and he's fouled by Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG) Richard Barksdale | |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG) Chad Farrish | |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Eric Stone is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Eric Stone, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF) Johnny Swasey | |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Dillon | 46-53 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Mark Cotter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Sanford Hedley (SF), Curtis Barnes (C) Mervin Robinson, Eric Stone, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF) Sylvester Bakos | |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Robert Hobgood picks off the pass by Sanford Hedley | 46-53 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hobgood | 46-55 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Mutter (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF) Mark Cotter, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Darryl Williams (PF) Robert Hobgood, Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey's floater is tipped away by Vincent Richmond | 47-55 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams tips it home | 47-57 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Richmond | 50-57 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Hedley steals the ball from Chad Farrish in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Fred Hodge lays it in on a nice dish by Sanford Hedley | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Mutter - foul #4 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG), Cary Riker (SG), Travis Cressey (C) Sanford Hedley, Fred Hodge, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Justin Olsen (C) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mervin Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cary Riker (fresh) SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses short on a jumper in the lane | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Curtis Barnes (C) Mervin Robinson, Cary Riker, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Mark Cotter knocks away the 3 by Richard Dillon | 52-57 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Curtis Barnes | 52-57 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Fred Hodge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Mark Cotter misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-57 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes tips it in | 54-57 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon's pass is intercepted by Christopher Mutter | 54-57 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter banks in the layup | 56-57 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #5 on Richard Dillon, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is denied on a layup by Vincent Richmond | 57-57 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it in | 57-59 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-59 |