| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Frank Hamilton denies the turnaround by Eric Cantor | 31-28 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | William Powell tips it home | 33-28 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor's pass is intercepted by William Powell | 33-28 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy banks in the layup on a great pass from William Powell | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | William Powell misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Blair - foul #2 on Kevin Blair, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SF) Jack Brunelle | |
| 18:33 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown hits a runner from the left block | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kurtis Brown - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Edwin Reed (SG), Steven May (SF) Paul Thomas, William Powell, Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (C) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Kurtis Brown | |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Edwin Reed tips it in | 40-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Jacob Bridges swats the dunk try by Alton Coleman | 40-32 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Steven May is hacked by Lonnie Jang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Antonio Blanchard (PF) Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG) Alton Coleman | |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Steven May buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Leedy | 42-32 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Robert Twombly steals it from Edwin Reed in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gerald Suggs | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) SG - William Leedy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Suggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. C - Lonnie Jang (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Carl Davis is hacked by Robert Twombly - foul #2 on Robert Twombly, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Frank Hamilton (PF) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Edwin Reed, Steven May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Jack Brunelle, Gerald Suggs, Lonnie Jang | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Cantor - foul #1 on Eric Cantor, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Alton Coleman | 43-39 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 45-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor dunks the ball on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Leonard Finney in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Smith | 45-43 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Alton Coleman is called for the reach on Marcus Dupuy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alton Coleman, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Bridges (C) Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG) Alton Coleman | |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 47-43 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor tips it home | 47-45 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Edwin Reed (SF) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG) Kevin Blair | |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Edwin Reed is hacked by Kurtis Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven May (PF) Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Kurtis Brown | |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:58 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor's floater is knocked away by Steven May | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edwin Reed - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Frank Hamilton (PF) Carl Davis, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Lonnie Jang - foul #2 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Bridges (C) Steven May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF) Robert Twombly, Gerald Suggs | |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alton Coleman | 50-49 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton blows the layup but he's hacked by Lonnie Jang - foul #3 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Paul Thomas, Edwin Reed, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Joseph Smith (SF) Alton Coleman, Lonnie Jang | |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Russell Macgregor (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Hamilton - foul #3 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG) Kevin Blair | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the shot in the lane | 51-51 |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor buries a jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Carl Davis's pass is intercepted by Eric Cantor in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Davis | 54-53 |
| 10:23 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | William Powell makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marcus Dupuy | 57-53 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 57-55 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Gerald Suggs steals the ball from William Powell in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs jams it | 57-57 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Joseph Smith steps in front of the Carl Davis pass | 57-57 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Davis | 59-59 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Davis | 61-59 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Davis - foul #2 on Carl Davis, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Steven May (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, William Powell, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Gerald Suggs, Jack Brunelle | |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-61 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman clanks a jumper from the left side | 63-61 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Paul Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alton Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Macgregor (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Leonard Finney's pass is intercepted by Kevin Blair in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Alton Coleman takes the ball from Edwin Reed in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Edwin Reed steals the ball from Joseph Smith | 63-61 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Paul Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edwin Reed | 66-61 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair is hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Frank Hamilton (PF) Paul Thomas, Steven May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Alton Coleman, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 66-61 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Robert Twombly - foul #3 on Robert Twombly, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF) Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang tips it back up and in | 67-63 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Leedy - foul #2 on William Leedy, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Paul Thomas (SF) Leonard Finney, Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | William Leedy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle tips it but misses | 69-65 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | William Leedy snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Kurtis Brown is called for the reach on Andrew Shead in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF) William Leedy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Alton Coleman (SF), Gerald Suggs (C) Robert Twombly, Jack Brunelle, Kurtis Brown | |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Andrew Shead makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Andrew Shead makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Frank Hamilton steps in front of the Lonnie Jang pass | 71-65 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Andrew Shead loses the ball out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven May (PF) Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Kevin Blair | |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Suggs | 71-68 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is called for 10 seconds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Antonio Blanchard (PF) Paul Thomas, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF) Alton Coleman | |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 71-68 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | William Powell takes the ball from Gerald Suggs | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Andrew Shead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Suggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Macgregor (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Jang (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Antonio Blanchard | 71-68 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Thomas (SF) Andrew Shead, Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Alton Coleman (SF) Gerald Suggs, Joseph Smith | |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Steven May makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 73-68 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor is denied on a layup by Antonio Blanchard | 73-68 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF), Frank Hamilton (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Paul Thomas, Antonio Blanchard, Steven May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Alton Coleman, Gerald Suggs | |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Hamilton - foul #4 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy's pass is intercepted by Eric Cantor in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith loses the dribble to Leonard Finney | 73-70 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Leonard Finney banks in the layup | 75-70 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Blair | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Leonard Finney lays it in on a great pass from Marcus Dupuy | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith loses the dribble to Jacob Bridges | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | William Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Blair - foul #3 on Kevin Blair, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG), Edwin Reed (PF), Steven May (C) Leonard Finney, Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair clanks a 3 from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | William Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Blair - foul #4 on Kevin Blair, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the offensive rebound | 78-72 |