| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges lays it up and in on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 33-36 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Marcus Dupuy swats the short shot by Clyde Forsyth | 33-36 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges scores on a shot in the paint set up by William Powell and he's fouled by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Finney - foul #2 on Leonard Finney, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | William Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Bridges swats the short shot by Donald Jones | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | Leonard Finney comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Leonard Finney can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | William Powell grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | A charge is called on William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Antonio Blanchard (PF), Steven May (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard misses badly on a floater near the basket | 38-38 |
| 16:00 | Creighton | Paul Thomas tips it home | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven May (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) C - James Wren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edwin Reed - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (PF) Steven May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang (PF) Marvin Baden | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Thomas | 42-39 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | James Wren clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Marc Brewer - foul #1 on Marc Brewer, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Bridges (C) Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, James Wren | |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Dubay | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Dubay - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Marcus Dupuy (SF) Carl Davis, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Claude Sanders (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Patrick Dubay | |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Frank Hamilton and the foul's on Claude Sanders - foul #3 on Claude Sanders, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Antonio Blanchard (PF) Edwin Reed, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Jones | 47-41 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-41 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | William Powell snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven May (C) Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Sanders | 47-43 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard lays it up and in set up by Marcus Dupuy | 49-43 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (PF) Steven May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG) Steven Hall, David Garvin | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Powell | 51-43 |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Powell | 51-43 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Leonard Finney clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 51-43 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Yungbluth | 51-46 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Leonard Finney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth travels in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Jacob Bridges (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Marcus Dupuy, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is fouled on the floor by Steven Hall - foul #3 on Steven Hall, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Frank Hamilton | 53-46 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang blows the dunk but the foul's on Frank Hamilton - foul #3 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) Carl Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 53-47 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Paul Thomas is blocked by Donald Jones | 53-47 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Garvin | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 53-50 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Frank Hamilton - foul #4 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Antonio Blanchard (PF), Steven May (C) Paul Thomas, Edwin Reed, Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Kenneth Yungbluth, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Steven Hall takes the ball from Leonard Finney in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth's floater is tipped away by Antonio Blanchard | 53-52 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer tips it home | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven May (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Steven May tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Steven May is called for the reach on James Wren - foul #1 on Steven May, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG) Steven Hall | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Antonio Blanchard takes the ball from James Wren | 55-54 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard loses the dribble to Clyde Forsyth | 55-54 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Steven May | 55-54 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy is fouled on the floor by Claude Sanders - foul #4 on Claude Sanders, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Antonio Blanchard, Steven May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), David Garvin (SG), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Gerald Jones, Marc Brewer, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is hacked by William Powell - foul #2 on William Powell, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 57-56 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges slams it home on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 59-56 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Frank Hamilton | 61-58 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is fouled on the floor by William Powell - foul #3 on William Powell, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF) William Powell, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG) Claude Sanders | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Leonard Finney tips it home | 63-60 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Reed (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jacob Bridges (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Yungbluth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Yong Huang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Leonard Finney buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Reed and he's fouled by Steven Hall - foul #4 on Steven Hall, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard (C) Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Kenneth Yungbluth, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG) Steven Hall | |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy's pass is intercepted by James Wren | 66-62 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Powell (SG), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, Edwin Reed, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Gerald Jones, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 66-64 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges can't tip it in | 66-64 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Garvin | 66-67 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Hamilton | 69-67 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is hacked by William Powell - foul #4 on William Powell, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claude Sanders | 71-70 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy is denied on a layup by Donald Jones | 71-70 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Hall | 71-72 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Hamilton | 73-72 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is hacked by Steven Hall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Hall, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Steven Hall | |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang banks in the layup on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 74-74 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Yong Huang - foul #4 on Yong Huang, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-74 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Yong Huang - foul #5 on Yong Huang, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth (PF) Yong Huang | |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-74 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy's pass is intercepted by David Garvin | 76-74 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Garvin | 76-76 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #12 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG) William Powell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones gets the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders buries a floater from the right side | 76-78 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Claude Sanders - foul #5 on Claude Sanders, team foul #13 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Marcus Dupuy, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Claude Sanders | |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Jacob Bridges (C) Edwin Reed, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Finney steals the ball from Kenneth Yungbluth | 78-78 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Finney and he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #4 on Donald Jones, team foul #14 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the free throw | 81-78 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #15 | 81-78 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | William Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-78 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it home | 83-78 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-78 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Powell | 86-78 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Finney picks off the pass by Donald Jones | 86-78 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | William Powell is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #16 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG), Edwin Reed (PF), Steven May (C) Leonard Finney, Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Steven May is called for the reach on Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Steven May, team foul #10 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Antonio Blanchard (PF) William Powell, Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard snags the defensive board | 88-79 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 88-79 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Steven May is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #17 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF) Carl Davis, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, James Wren | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Steven May makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Steven May makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 90-79 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it in | 90-81 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | David Garvin is called for the reach on William Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #18 | 90-81 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the defensive rebound | 91-81 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the lay-in | 91-81 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy snags the defensive board | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Edwin Reed is hacked by David Garvin - foul #2 on David Garvin, team foul #19 | 91-81 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Antonio Blanchard (PF) William Powell, Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is hacked by Antonio Blanchard - foul #2 on Antonio Blanchard, team foul #11 | 92-81 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Carl Davis runs out the clock | 92-83 |