| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes 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) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Crist | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Creighton | John Crist is called for the reach on Leonard Finney in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Crist, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | William Powell hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | William Powell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leonard Finney | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Finney - foul #1 on Leonard Finney, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frank Hamilton | 6-3 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | Merle Stokes is called for the reach on Jacob Bridges - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the floater from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is fouled on the floor by Jacob Bridges - foul #1 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Frank Hamilton steals the ball from John Crist | 8-3 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | William Powell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Leonard Finney tips it home | 10-3 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the finger roll set up by Leslie Nelson and he's fouled by Leonard Finney - foul #2 on Leonard Finney, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Sean Staley | |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges slams it home | 12-6 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Dupuy | 12-6 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan tips it home | 12-8 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | William Powell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| 16:24 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Crist | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Young (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Chad Fresquez blocks the jumper by Frank Hamilton | 14-10 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 14-10 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses long on a jumper from the left side | 14-10 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez clanks a shot from the right side | 14-10 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Calvin Young takes the ball from Marcus Dupuy | 14-10 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | William Powell picks off the pass by Russell Viles | 14-10 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Russell Viles picks off the pass by Frank Hamilton | 14-10 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits the finger roll | 14-12 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Edwin Reed (SF), Antonio Blanchard (PF), Steven May (C) William Powell, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Danny Ardoin is denied by Antonio Blanchard | 14-12 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Steven May gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Edwin Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Staley | 14-12 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 14-14 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson loses the dribble to Steven May | 16-14 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Steven May is called for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (PF) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) Russell Viles | |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Paul Strahan (C) Chad Fresquez, Merle Stokes | |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the easy layup | 16-15 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Edwin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) SG - Edwin Reed (fresh) SF - Steven May (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-15 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the tip | 16-15 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Carl Davis is whistled for a carry | 16-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG), William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, Edwin Reed, Steven May, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley | |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez connects on the turnaround in the lane | 16-17 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Paul Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Strahan | 16-17 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 16-17 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is fouled on the floor by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Paul Strahan | |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Viles and he's fouled by Marcus Dupuy - foul #1 on Marcus Dupuy, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, David Clark | |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Paul Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Hamilton - foul #1 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Antonio Blanchard (PF) Paul Thomas, William Powell, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges drills a floater from the left side | 18-22 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Bridges swats the dunk try by Danny Ardoin | 18-22 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard's pass is intercepted by Leslie Nelson | 18-22 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Merle Stokes is blocked by Antonio Blanchard | 18-22 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Carl Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:30 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges can't finish the layup | 18-22 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 18-22 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is fouled on the floor by Jacob Bridges - foul #2 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG), William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Frank Hamilton (PF), Steven May (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Edwin Reed, Antonio Blanchard, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Leslie Nelson, Calvin Young, Merle Stokes | |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Steven May tips it in | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses badly on a shot from the left side | 20-22 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Paul Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Powell | 22-22 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard (C) Steven May | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (PG), David Clark (SF) Russell Viles, Danny Ardoin | |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Chad Fresquez - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton makes the shot from the left block | 25-22 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is fouled on the floor by Antonio Blanchard - foul #1 on Antonio Blanchard, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) Chad Fresquez | |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard knocks in the jumper from the left block | 27-24 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley lays it in on a nice dish by David Clark and the foul's on Marcus Dupuy - foul #2 on Marcus Dupuy, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Edwin Reed (SF) William Powell, Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF), Merle Stokes (C) David Clark, Paul Strahan | |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 27-27 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 27-27 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Merle Stokes picks off the pass by Paul Thomas | 27-29 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Paul Thomas steals the ball from John Crist | 27-29 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Carl Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 27-29 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | John Crist steals it from Edwin Reed | 27-31 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | John Crist connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 27-33 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | John Crist is called for the reach on Paul Thomas - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #6 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Powell (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Steven May (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Edwin Reed, Frank Hamilton, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy can't tip it in | 27-33 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin's pass is intercepted by Marcus Dupuy | 27-36 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the easy layup | 27-36 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Strahan | 27-38 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #7 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (PF) Steven May | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez | |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 3rd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Finney - foul #3 on Leonard Finney, team foul #12 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Young - foul #2 on Calvin Young, team foul #8 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Calvin Young | |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-40 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin can't tip it in | 29-40 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | John Crist tips it back up and in | 29-42 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Paul Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #13 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Edwin Reed (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) William Powell, Marcus Dupuy, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF) Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | David Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson | 29-45 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Davis | 32-45 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 32-45 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |