| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin 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) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Cotter | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols buries a floater from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Calvin Tamplin takes the ball from Fred Hodge | 3-6 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward's pass is intercepted by Christopher Mutter | 3-6 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Fred Hodge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Mutter | 5-6 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roger Howard | 5-9 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Brian Nichols steps in front of the Christopher Mutter pass | 5-9 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Tamplin | 5-12 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Mark Cotter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Vincent Richmond steals it from Brent Slama | 5-12 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Cotter | 8-12 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Barnes blocks the short jumper by Edward Pickell | 8-12 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama tips it home | 8-14 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Fred Hodge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the runner from the left block | 8-14 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn's pass is intercepted by Mark Cotter | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Mutter (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Barnes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) C - Brent Slama (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Cotter | 10-14 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #1 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Christopher Mutter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Sanford Hedley steps in front of the Riley Witt pass in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Eric Stone scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Cressey | 14-14 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper's layup is rejected by Travis Cressey | 14-14 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Brian Nichols is called for the reach on Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Brian Nichols, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Travis Cressey connects on the floater from close range | 16-14 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-14 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Steven Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Mike Cooper is called for the reach on Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG) Riley Witt | |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits the finger roll | 18-14 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 12:52 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Steven Bowen double dribbles | 18-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cary Riker (SG), Vincent Richmond (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Sanford Hedley, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Norman Dunn, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #1 on Ben Cabana, team foul #1 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG) Eric Stone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell clanks a jump hook near the basket | 18-14 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Ben Cabana gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Ben Cabana can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 18-14 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Vincent Richmond - foul #1 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #2 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Mutter (SF), Curtis Barnes (C) Mervin Robinson, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cary Riker (fresh) SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Frank Perrault (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) C - Brent Slama (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Cary Riker is called for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Travis Cressey (PF) Mark Cotter, Vincent Richmond | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn is whistled for traveling | 18-15 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Curtis Barnes | 20-15 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols blows the layup | 20-15 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Cressey | 20-15 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Cary Riker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Travis Cressey tips it in | 22-15 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Barnes - foul #1 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Steven Bowen (C) Cary Riker, Christopher Mutter, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Frank Perrault (PF) Norman Dunn, Edward Pickell, Calvin Tamplin | |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Travis Cressey pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Fred Hodge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-16 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward loses the dribble to Steven Bowen | 22-16 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard loses the dribble to Steven Bowen | 22-16 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Fred Hodge can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Eric Stone grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Fred Hodge clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-16 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Eric Stone snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Heyward - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Mervin Robinson (SG), Christopher Mutter (SF), Curtis Barnes (C) Sanford Hedley, Fred Hodge, Eric Stone, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Edward Pickell (C) Roger Howard, Frank Perrault, Brian Nichols | |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Mark Cotter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-19 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Travis Cressey tips it in | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mervin Robinson (fresh) SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Pickell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Cotter - foul #1 on Mark Cotter, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Richmond (PF) Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Brent Slama (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper | |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama's pass is intercepted by Curtis Barnes | 25-21 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter blows the layup | 25-21 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes tips it but misses | 25-21 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell hits a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher Mutter - foul #1 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Eric Stone (SF) Mervin Robinson, Christopher Mutter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Frank Perrault (C) Norman Dunn, Riley Witt, Brent Slama | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond is fouled on the floor by Edward Pickell - foul #1 on Edward Pickell, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bowen (C) Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (C) Edward Pickell | |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Steven Bowen misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Frank Perrault - foul #1 on Frank Perrault, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG) Mark Cotter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Calvin Tamplin, Brent Slama | |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Steven Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Steven Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Frank Perrault | 26-25 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Mike Cooper is called for the reach on Eric Stone - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Christopher Mutter (SF) Mervin Robinson, Vincent Richmond | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Brent Slama (PF) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper | |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Eric Stone makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Eric Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Stone - foul #1 on Eric Stone, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Curtis Barnes (C) Fred Hodge, Eric Stone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses the shot from the left side | 27-26 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SF - Christopher Mutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Perrault (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes banks in the layup set up by Mark Cotter | 29-28 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Steven Bowen snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes comes up short on the runner in the lane | 29-28 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Mutter | 29-28 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Cotter | 32-28 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Mutter steals the ball from Roger Howard | 32-28 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Sanford Hedley | 34-28 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Mutter - foul #2 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #7 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Mark Cotter, Sanford Hedley, Christopher Mutter, Steven Bowen, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Eric Stone hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Eric Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Eric Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (C) Frank Perrault | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward's pass is intercepted by Travis Cressey | 36-30 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Riley Witt | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the shot from just outside the lane | 38-30 |