| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dickson | 38-30 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Nathan Segars - foul #4 on Nathan Segars, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson (PF) Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 3rd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy loses the dribble to Douglas Pope | 38-32 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Douglas Pope tips it in | 40-32 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Horace Walburn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Kula - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses the 3rd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Wayne Allen is called for the reach on Russell Clay - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Alfred Kula is hacked by Thomas Fisher - foul #3 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG) Thomas Fisher | |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Alfred Kula knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Wilbert Dawson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Thomas Fisher (SF) Anthony Scott, Adam Poindexter | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Frank Vinson is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) Wayne Allen | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery buries a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Fisher | 43-36 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the shot from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Shipley steps in front of the Mathew Reidy pass | 43-36 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Rudolph Ellis, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Wayne Allen (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, David Scott | |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 43-39 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Frank Vinson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Russell Clay steps in front of the Wayne Allen pass | 46-39 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Frank Vinson tips it home | 48-39 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-39 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Douglas Pope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), David Scott (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Wayne Allen | |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits the finger roll on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 50-42 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits a wide open runner in the lane set up by Johnson Henry | 50-44 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Michael Flannery - foul #2 on Michael Flannery, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Rudolph Ellis, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Johnson Henry | |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the 3rd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Dickson steals the ball from Michael Flannery | 52-44 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Nathan Segars, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson (PF) Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Horace Walburn is called for the reach on Mathew Reidy - foul #3 on Horace Walburn, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Russell Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Douglas Pope tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Russell Clay | 56-44 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-44 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Douglas Pope gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White is hacked by Lawrence Dickson - foul #1 on Lawrence Dickson, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Rudolph Ellis (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Lawrence Dickson, Russell Clay, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SF), Wayne Allen (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, David Scott | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Kula | 61-44 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-44 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rudolph Ellis - foul #1 on Rudolph Ellis, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Horace Walburn, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), David Scott (PF) Anthony Scott, Johnson Henry | |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Douglas Pope can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson drills a 3 from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Frank Vinson snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-49 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Frank Vinson steals it from Harvey Maddux | 64-49 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Frank Vinson throws it down | 66-49 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery double dribbles | 66-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Gerald Shipley (C) Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Alfred Kula knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-49 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson hits the follow up shot | 70-49 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 70-49 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | David Scott picks off the pass by Alfred Kula | 70-49 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings (C) Wayne Allen | |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Alfred Kula - foul #5 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #5 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (PF) Thomas Fisher | |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Alfred Kula drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 73-49 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter can't finish the layup | 73-49 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen tips it home | 73-51 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rudolph Ellis | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Adam Poindexter | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley is whistled for a carry | 76-54 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Scott | 76-54 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-54 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Russell Clay grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Russell Clay runs out the clock | 76-54 |