| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Declue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Hill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | David Declue inbounds the ball | 49-28 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Creighton | Richard Jewell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-28 |
| 19:49 | Creighton | Martin Holland tips it in | 51-28 |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Martin Holland steals it from Patrick Cornwell | 51-28 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Richard Jewell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chad Cox | 51-28 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Herbert Tye is called for the reach on Chad Cox - foul #2 on Herbert Tye, team foul #1 | 51-28 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Chad Cox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Hill | 51-30 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Patrick Cornwell takes the ball from Robert Peterman | 51-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-30 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Holland | 51-30 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | Martin Holland scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Peterman | 53-30 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Cox and he's hacked by Robert Peterman - foul #3 on Robert Peterman, team foul #2 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Greg Darrell (SF), Otis Friday (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Robert Peterman, David Declue, Martin Holland, Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG), David Tasker (SF), Alan Alloway (PF) Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson | |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor makes the free throw | 53-33 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Richard Jewell is hacked by David Muirhead - foul #1 on David Muirhead, team foul #1 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SG), Joe Wilson (PF) Corey Taylor, Manuel Hill | |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Marty Perl is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-33 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-33 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway hits the follow up shot | 56-35 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Otis Friday's fadeaway is rejected by David Tasker | 56-35 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Otis Friday | 56-35 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois loses the dribble to Joe Wilson | 56-35 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the dunk but he's fouled by Greg Darrell - foul #1 on Greg Darrell, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Greg Darrell, Otis Friday, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Manuel Hill (C) David Muirhead, Gordon Foster, Joe Wilson, Alan Alloway | |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Timothy Slate drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Declue | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Jewell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Declue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Tasker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois State | Richard Jewell is called for the reach on Corey Taylor - foul #2 on Richard Jewell, team foul #4 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Robert Peterman (SG) Timothy Slate, Richard Jewell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Christopher Cameron (PF) Patrick Cornwell, David Tasker | |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Chad Cox comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Peterman - foul #4 on Robert Peterman, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG) Robert Peterman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF) Corey Taylor | |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Herbert Tye travels with the ball | 58-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Friday (C) Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SF) Patrick Cornwell | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Otis Friday grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | James Easter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Otis Friday can't tip it in | 58-38 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Chad Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Chad Cox drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Foster | 58-40 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Otis Friday misses the easy open layup | 58-40 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (SG), Timothy Slate (SF), Greg Darrell (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland, Otis Friday | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, Gordon Foster, Christopher Cameron, Manuel Hill | |
| 13:38 | Creighton | Patrick Cornwell steps in front of the Greg Darrell pass | 58-40 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cornwell | 58-42 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | James Easter is fouled on the floor by Joe Wilson - foul #2 on Joe Wilson, team foul #2 | 58-42 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Timothy Slate connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Timothy Slate - foul #1 on Timothy Slate, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Otis Friday (PF) James Easter, Greg Darrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG) David Muirhead | |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Timothy Slate picks off the pass by Christopher Gagliano | 60-42 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Christopher Gagliano is called for the reach on David Declue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SF) Patrick Cornwell | |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Timothy Slate knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Jewell | 62-42 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 62-44 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | David Declue is hacked by Gordon Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Foster, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG) Timothy Slate | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), David Tasker (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Corey Taylor, Joe Wilson | |
| 11:53 | Creighton | A charge is called on Richard Jewell - foul #3 on Richard Jewell, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Holland (PF) Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jewell (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Otis Friday (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Chad Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Tasker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Chad Cox | 62-46 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | David Declue buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Easter and he's fouled by Gordon Foster - foul #3 on Gordon Foster, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Greg Darrell (SG), Herbert Tye (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, Otis Friday | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (C) Gordon Foster | |
| 11:30 | Creighton | David Declue makes the free throw | 65-46 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | David Tasker is hacked by Herbert Tye - foul #3 on Herbert Tye, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois (C) Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG), Christopher Cameron (PF) Chad Cox, Alan Alloway | |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Holland | 65-47 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Greg Darrell's pass is intercepted by David Muirhead in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the easy layup | 65-47 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by David Declue in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Greg Darrell - foul #2 on Greg Darrell, team foul #9 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG) David Declue | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF) Robert Anderson, David Tasker | |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Holland | 65-47 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | James Easter travels in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano buries a 3 from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | James Easter can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Marty Perl takes the ball from Christopher Cameron | 65-50 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Greg Darrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-50 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Marty Perl snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-50 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | Martin Holland snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 09:36 | Creighton | James Easter knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 68-52 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Martin Holland loses the dribble to Christopher Gagliano | 68-52 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Martin Holland denies the turnaround by Patrick Cornwell | 68-52 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Christopher Cameron is blocked by Greg Darrell | 68-52 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Greg Darrell pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Greg Darrell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Cameron - foul #4 on Christopher Cameron, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), David Declue (SF), Otis Friday (PF), Herbert Tye (C) James Easter, Marty Perl, Martin Holland, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Gordon Foster (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), David Tasker (C) Christopher Gagliano, David Muirhead, Patrick Cornwell, Christopher Cameron, Manuel Hill | |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | David Tasker pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Foster | 68-54 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | David Declue is alone and drills a shot from the left block | 70-54 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | David Declue is fouled on the floor by Gordon Foster - foul #4 on Gordon Foster, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (SG) Greg Darrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG) Gordon Foster | |
| 07:48 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Otis Friday (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Alloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Tasker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Chad Cox can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Herbert Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Chad Cox steals it from Timothy Slate | 72-56 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Chad Cox can't throw it down | 72-56 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | David Tasker tips it but misses | 72-56 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Herbert Tye pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Timothy Slate is hacked by Corey Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Taylor, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Corey Taylor, David Tasker | |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Timothy Slate misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Wilson | 72-56 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Robert Peterman takes the ball from Alan Alloway | 72-56 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Timothy Slate can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | David Declue tips it but misses | 72-56 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Peterman - foul #5 on Robert Peterman, team foul #10 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), Martin Holland (PF) Timothy Slate, Robert Peterman, Otis Friday | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by James Easter in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 06:25 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Gordon Foster | 72-60 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | James Easter is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 72-60 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Herbert Tye pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Martin Holland is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Martin Holland, team foul #11 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois (C) Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), David Tasker (SF) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, Gordon Foster | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor can't connect on a runner near the basket | 72-60 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses the tip | 72-60 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | David Tasker is whistled for traveling | 72-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Friday (PF) Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Manuel Hill (C) Christopher Gagliano, David Tasker, Alan Alloway | |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Chad Cox steals the ball from James Easter in the backcourt | 72-60 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Cox | 72-62 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | James Easter is hacked by Corey Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Taylor, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (SF) David Declue | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:01 | Creighton | James Easter makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | James Easter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-64 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Chad Cox steals it from Richard Jewell in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Marty Perl takes the ball from Chad Cox | 74-64 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | James Easter banks in the layup on a great pass from Marty Perl | 76-64 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cornwell | 76-67 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | James Easter is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on James Easter, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Herbert Tye (C) James Easter, Marty Perl, Otis Friday, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), David Muirhead (SG), Gordon Foster (SF), David Tasker (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Corey Taylor, Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Jewell (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Muirhead (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Tasker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | David Tasker drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Cameron | 76-69 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Christopher Cameron swats the layup by Martin Holland | 76-69 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | David Muirhead gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | David Tasker drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 76-71 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Herbert Tye clanks a shot from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David Muirhead | 76-71 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Marty Perl (SG), Greg Darrell (PF), Otis Friday (C) Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland, Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), Alan Alloway (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Christopher Gagliano, David Muirhead, David Tasker, Christopher Cameron | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Anderson | 76-74 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Timothy Slate makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-74 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway hits the follow up shot | 79-76 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Greg Darrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Otis Friday grabs the offensive board | 79-76 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Timothy Slate, Greg Darrell, Otis Friday | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Corey Taylor, Gordon Foster, Alan Alloway | |
| 01:21 | Creighton | David Declue misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 79-76 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Patrick Cornwell | 79-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson is hacked by James Easter - foul #5 on James Easter, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG) James Easter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Martin Holland drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Marty Perl | 81-77 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Marty Perl is called for the reach on Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Marty Perl, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Herbert Tye is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 81-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Herbert Tye picks off the pass by Joe Wilson | 81-79 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Chad Cox is called for the reach on David Declue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Cox, team foul #10 | 81-79 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | David Declue misses the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | David Declue misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Chad Cox snags the defensive board | 81-79 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the jumper from the right wing | 81-79 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Martin Holland snags the defensive board | 81-79 |