| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Larry Seward (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Fredrick Woods takes the ball from Curtis Foltz | 32-36 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Timothy Nickerson swats the short shot by Todd Popp | 34-36 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Todd Popp gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Todd Popp drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Todd Popp misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Todd Popp snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Fredrick Woods | 34-41 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Smith | 36-41 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Larry Seward blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 38-41 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Cole | 38-43 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Todd Popp is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (PG), John Bicknell (SG), Antony Giordano (SF), Gary Eberhard (PF), Hubert Reichard (C) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (PG), Brian Blaha (SG), Julian Coleman (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Larry Seward, Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-43 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | David Thompson loses the dribble to Hubert Reichard | 38-43 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano scores on a shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Gary Eberhard picks off the pass by Julian Coleman | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bicknell (fresh) SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Julian Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | David Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Julian Coleman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Donald Cole tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 42-45 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell loses the dribble to David Thompson | 42-45 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | David Thompson banks in the layup | 42-47 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | David Thompson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Williams | 42-50 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Brian Blaha is called for the reach on Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Brian Blaha, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dewey Lee, John Bicknell, Antony Giordano, Gary Eberhard, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Taylor (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) David Thompson, Brian Blaha, Donald Cole, Julian Coleman, Daniel Williams | |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Thomas and he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Todd Popp gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Jesse Fenner is blocked by Timothy Nickerson | 44-50 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a jump hook from close range | 46-50 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Larry Seward's floater is tipped away by Timothy Nickerson | 46-50 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Lustig | 46-50 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | William Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 48-50 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Taylor | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is hacked by Larry Seward - foul #1 on Larry Seward, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Williams (SF) John Taylor | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Larry Seward (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Cole (SF) Daniel Williams | |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Larry Seward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Smith | 50-53 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Todd Popp misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Donald Cole grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Dean Lustig steps in front of the Larry Seward pass | 50-53 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Todd Popp gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fredrick Woods | 50-55 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jesse Fenner - foul #2 on Jesse Fenner, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (PG), Brian Blaha (SG), Julian Coleman (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Larry Seward, Fredrick Woods, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Julian Coleman gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Daniel Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Thompson | 50-58 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 52-58 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Julian Coleman blows the dunk | 52-58 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Dewey Lee | 54-58 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Brian Blaha knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Thompson | 54-61 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the easy layup | 54-61 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Daniel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Hubert Reichard denies the turnaround by David Thompson | 54-61 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Dewey Lee | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Blaha (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Julian Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Gary Eberhard steals the ball from Daniel Williams | 56-61 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis Foltz | 58-61 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | David Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Hubert Reichard | 58-61 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dewey Lee | 61-61 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | David Thompson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF), Antony Giordano (C) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Gary Eberhard, Hubert Reichard, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Taylor (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Larry Seward (SF), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) David Thompson, Brian Blaha, Donald Cole, Julian Coleman, Daniel Williams | |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 64-61 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Seward and he's hacked by Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #2 | 64-63 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Popp steps in front of the Jeffery Thomas pass | 64-64 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Jesse Fenner scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Taylor | 64-66 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Thomas | 67-66 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | John Taylor makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-69 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), Gary Eberhard (C) Jeffery Thomas, Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Cole (SF) John Taylor | |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Todd Popp | 68-69 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Larry Seward is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 68-69 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Donald Cole misses short on a shot from the right side | 68-69 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Larry Seward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jesse Fenner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | William Smith hits a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jesse Fenner - foul #3 on Jesse Fenner, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Hubert Reichard (C) Dean Lustig, John Bicknell | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Thompson (PG), Julian Coleman (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Larry Seward, Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Julian Coleman gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Cole | 70-72 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Williams is called for the reach on Hubert Reichard - foul #2 on Daniel Williams, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), John Bicknell (SF) William Smith, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Blaha (SG) Fredrick Woods | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Daniel Williams snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 03:01 | Creighton | David Thompson double dribbles | 70-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) John Bicknell, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Seward (PG), Fredrick Woods (SG), Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) David Thompson, Brian Blaha, Julian Coleman, Daniel Williams | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson buries a jumper in the paint | 72-72 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Jeffery Thomas is called for the reach on Larry Seward - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #4 | 72-72 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Dean Lustig steals the ball from Jesse Fenner | 72-72 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas clanks a jump hook from the left block | 72-72 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Donald Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Larry Seward drills a 3 from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Donald Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Popp | 72-78 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski hits a jumper from the left block set up by Jeffery Thomas and he's fouled by Larry Seward - foul #2 on Larry Seward, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Thomas | 75-78 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Todd Popp hits the follow up shot | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | William Smith travels with the ball | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Dean Lustig is called for the reach on Larry Seward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dean Lustig, team foul #5 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Blaha (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Todd Popp, Jesse Fenner | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Donald Cole is fouled on the floor by Claude Tafelski - foul #3 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #6 | 75-80 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Larry Seward is fouled on the floor by Claude Tafelski - foul #4 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #7 | 75-80 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-82 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the offensive board | 75-82 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-82 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Nickerson | 78-82 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Popp (PF), Jesse Fenner (C) Brian Blaha, Daniel Williams | |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 78-82 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 78-82 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-82 |