| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Poston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin is hacked by Corey Cutshall - foul #3 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG) Corey Cutshall | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory White and the foul's on Lee Campbell - foul #1 on Lee Campbell, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 19:34 | Creighton | David Poston grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Gregory White banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Soriano | 46-31 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Allison | 46-33 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Tracey Ivie is called for the reach on Lester Murphy - foul #3 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG) Tracey Ivie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Holyfield | 46-35 |
| 17:34 | Creighton | Gregory White knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Daniel Long | 48-35 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), Jimmy Dyer (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Eugene Eakin, Ernest Soriano, Gregory White, David Poston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Keith Jackson (PF), Monte Holt (C) Lee Campbell, Lester Murphy, Gerald Underwood, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Dwight Pence drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Green | 50-35 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by Bryan Smith - foul #2 on Bryan Smith, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dyer | 50-36 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Alexander Garner steals the ball from Dwight Pence | 50-36 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner banks in the layup | 50-38 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Steven Green lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Long | 52-38 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-38 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt can't tip it in | 52-38 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Pence (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Rojo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Monte Holt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Steven Green drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Dwight Pence and he's hacked by Alexander Garner - foul #2 on Alexander Garner, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), Ernest Soriano (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Daniel Long, Dwight Pence, Jimmy Dyer, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Douglas Holyfield (C) William Rojo, Ryan Allison | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Steven Green misses the free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Garner | 54-42 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Randy Byram banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Green | 56-42 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Holyfield | 56-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), William Rojo (SF) Alexander Garner, Monte Holt | |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano loses the dribble to William Rojo | 56-42 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is hacked by David Poston - foul #1 on David Poston, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Ernest Soriano, David Poston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Keith Jackson, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the easy layup | 56-42 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Gregory White misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Corey Cutshall - foul #4 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG) Tracey Ivie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Alexander Garner (SF), Monte Holt (C) Corey Cutshall, William Rojo, Ross Tyler | |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Underwood | 56-47 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Lee Campbell - foul #2 on Lee Campbell, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer (PF) Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF) Lester Murphy | |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses the 3rd free throw | 58-47 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Bryan Smith gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Alexander Garner is called for the reach on Daniel Long - foul #3 on Alexander Garner, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SF), David Poston (C) Jimmy Dyer, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield (C) Gerald Underwood | |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Gregory White hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Soriano - foul #2 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (PF) Monte Holt | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Daniel Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | David Poston tips it in | 62-49 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | David Poston is whistled for traveling | 62-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), Randy Byram (PF) Eugene Eakin, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG) Alexander Garner | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Poston (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG) Daniel Long | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF), Monte Holt (C) Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Monte Holt steps in front of the David Poston pass | 62-52 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson lays it up and in | 62-54 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Randy Byram hits the finger roll set up by Tracey Ivie and he's hacked by Lester Murphy - foul #2 on Lester Murphy, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Ernest Soriano, David Poston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Gerald Underwood (PF) Lee Campbell, Keith Jackson | |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Steven Green blows the layup | 65-56 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Randy Byram grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Bryan Smith's pass is intercepted by Monte Holt | 65-56 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Steven Green - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Gregory White (SF) Steven Green, Tracey Ivie, Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison, Monte Holt | |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Keith Jackson takes the ball from Bryan Smith | 65-59 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Rojo | 65-62 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin knocks in the floater from the left side | 67-62 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-62 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Bryan Smith gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Daniel Long knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Dyer | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Dyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Rojo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alexander Garner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-62 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory White | 73-62 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood scores on a shot from close range | 73-64 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Gregory White hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Eakin | 75-64 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-64 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield misses the tip | 75-64 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood can't tip it in | 75-64 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer is fouled on the floor by Gerald Underwood - foul #1 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Tracey Ivie (SG), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Eugene Eakin, Daniel Long, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Lester Murphy (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Ross Tyler (C) William Rojo, Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson, Gerald Underwood, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Monte Holt | 75-64 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lester Murphy | 75-67 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Steven Green misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 75-67 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy lays it in on a great pass from Corey Cutshall and the foul's on Tracey Ivie - foul #4 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #6 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SF) Jimmy Dyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Randy Byram can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 75-70 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Monte Holt - foul #1 on Monte Holt, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield (C) Ross Tyler | |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall drills a driving attempt near the basket | 76-72 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin buries a floater from the right wing set up by Tracey Ivie | 78-72 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is fouled on the floor by Ernest Soriano - foul #3 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #7 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), Bryan Smith (C) Tracey Ivie, David Poston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Keith Jackson (PF) Lester Murphy, Monte Holt | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Randy Byram gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Byram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Allison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Daniel Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Jackson - foul #1 on Keith Jackson, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG) Corey Cutshall | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-75 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Bryan Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 80-75 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin grabs the offensive board | 80-75 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Soriano | 82-75 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), David Poston (C) Daniel Long, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Alexander Garner (SG) Lee Campbell, Lester Murphy | |
| 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) | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson drills a jumper from close range set up by Douglas Holyfield | 82-77 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Douglas Holyfield is called for the reach on Tracey Ivie - foul #2 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #11 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (PF) Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (PF) Ryan Allison | |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 83-77 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield is hacked by David Poston - foul #2 on David Poston, team foul #8 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy Byram (PF) Gregory White | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Ryan Allison (SF) Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson | |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | David Poston misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 83-79 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | Randy Byram tips it back up and in | 85-79 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall buries a 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Holyfield | 85-82 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | David Poston blows the layup | 85-82 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield gets the rebound | 85-82 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Eugene Eakin - foul #2 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #9 | 85-82 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Cutshall - foul #5 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #12 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG) Corey Cutshall | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Randy Byram snags the offensive board | 86-84 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Randy Byram is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holyfield - foul #3 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #13 | 86-84 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | David Poston grabs the offensive rebound | 87-84 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | David Poston is hacked by Ryan Allison - foul #1 on Ryan Allison, team foul #14 | 87-84 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | David Poston makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | David Poston misses the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison pulls down the rebound | 88-84 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Soriano is called for the reach on Lee Campbell - foul #4 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #10 | 88-84 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin is hacked by Lee Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Campbell, team foul #15 | 88-86 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 90-86 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 90-86 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 90-86 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Randy Byram gets the rebound | 90-86 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Randy Byram is hacked by Lester Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Murphy, team foul #16 | 90-86 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 1st free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 92-86 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the fullcourt shot | 92-86 |