| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Shue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider is whistled for traveling | 29-37 |
| 19:30 | Creighton | Donald Cole scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Shue | 31-37 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Robert Shue misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Cole | 33-37 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Shue is called for the reach on Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Robert Shue, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | Robert Shue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Edwards | 33-40 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Todd Popp misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 33-42 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Todd Popp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Seward (PG), David Thompson (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Brian Blaha (PF), Julian Coleman (C) Robert Shue, Fredrick Woods, Donald Cole, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG) Kevin Orbison | |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it in | 33-44 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Larry Seward connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Williams | 35-44 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Larry Seward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julian Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Inabinet (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Larry Seward connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cales | 37-49 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Daniel Williams is hacked by Richard Cottrill - foul #1 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Shue (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Donald Cole (SF), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Larry Seward, David Thompson, Daniel Williams, Brian Blaha, Julian Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales, Richard Cottrill | |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Don Schimmel swats the shot by Fredrick Woods | 37-49 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Shue takes the ball from Michael Schneider | 37-49 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Robert Shue banks in the layup | 39-49 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Angulo | 39-51 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Robert Shue clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods tips it but misses | 39-51 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner tips it in | 41-51 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cole blocks the jumper by Kevin Orbison | 41-51 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is whistled for traveling | 41-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Julian Coleman (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Daniel Williams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ray Hudak | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Shue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Woods (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julian Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Robert Shue banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Cole | 43-56 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Robert Shue can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Cottrill - foul #2 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #2 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (SG), Larry Seward (SF) Fredrick Woods, Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF) Kevin Orbison, Richard Cottrill | |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Robert Shue misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Robert Shue makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales loses the ball out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Blaha (PF) Robert Shue | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Arthur Shelton | |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Brian Blaha drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Julian Coleman | 46-59 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Cales | 46-61 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Julian Coleman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cales - foul #3 on Thomas Cales, team foul #3 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Brian Blaha, Julian Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Michael Schneider (PF) Ray Hudak, Thomas Cales | |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Don Schimmel takes the ball from Daniel Williams | 46-61 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Larry Seward knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jesse Fenner | 49-61 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Orbison | 49-64 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Daniel Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Seward | 52-64 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-66 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Todd Popp knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jesse Fenner | 55-66 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison and he's fouled by Todd Popp - foul #2 on Todd Popp, team foul #3 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Shue (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Donald Cole (SF), Brian Blaha (PF), Julian Coleman (C) Larry Seward, David Thompson, Daniel Williams, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Don Schimmel | |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Julian Coleman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Shue | 57-69 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Shue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Blaha (fresh) 4 pts. C - Julian Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Popp (PF) Brian Blaha | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG), Richard Cottrill (C) Kevin Orbison, Michael Schneider | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Shue | 59-69 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Inabinet | 59-72 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Todd Popp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Julian Coleman tips it in | 61-72 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Cales | 61-74 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Arthur Shelton picks off the pass by Donald Cole | 61-74 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jesse Fenner (C) Julian Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales, Richard Cottrill | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Cole | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Creighton | Todd Popp can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 61-74 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jay Edwards | 61-74 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cole steps in front of the Kevin Orbison pass | 61-74 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Robert Shue hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Cole | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel is hacked by Jesse Fenner - foul #3 on Jesse Fenner, team foul #4 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Julian Coleman (PF) Todd Popp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Angulo | 64-77 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Michael Schneider steps in front of the Donald Cole pass | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is whistled for a carry | 64-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Seward (SG) Fredrick Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF) Michael Schneider | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Julian Coleman drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Cales - foul #4 on Thomas Cales, team foul #4 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (SG), Daniel Williams (C) Robert Shue, Jesse Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Julian Coleman makes the free throw | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Larry Seward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Julian Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Orbison | 67-80 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Donald Cole misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-80 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 67-80 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Robert Angulo is denied by Julian Coleman | 67-80 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Julian Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-80 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Shue (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Larry Seward, David Thompson, Julian Coleman, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Thomas Cales | |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Donald Cole misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Angulo - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #5 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Seward (PG), David Thompson (SG), Julian Coleman (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Robert Shue, Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), George Inabinet (SG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Donald Cole misses the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Donald Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Shue (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Larry Seward, David Thompson, Julian Coleman, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales, Richard Cottrill | |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jesse Fenner - foul #4 on Jesse Fenner, team foul #5 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Seward (PG), David Thompson (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Brian Blaha (PF), Julian Coleman (C) Robert Shue, Fredrick Woods, Donald Cole, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), George Inabinet (SG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (PF) Robert Angulo, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider | |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Ray Hudak takes the ball from Daniel Williams | 68-81 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's layup is rejected by Julian Coleman | 68-81 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the offensive board | 68-81 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel throws it down | 68-83 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | David Thompson hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Larry Seward | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Blaha denies the turnaround by Thomas Cales | 70-83 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales can't tip it in | 70-83 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Brian Blaha grabs the defensive rebound | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Larry Seward is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Hudak - foul #2 on Ray Hudak, team foul #6 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (C) Don Schimmel | |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Julian Coleman is whistled for traveling | 70-83 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak runs out the clock | 70-83 |