| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 10 pts. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Devon Drummer inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Robert Milstead connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Devon Drummer | 43-33 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Tim Williams swats the layup by David Escamilla | 43-33 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Robert Milstead can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Robert Milstead tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Freddy Funes and he's hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Melvin Marshall (SG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Devon Drummer, Robert Milstead | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Clark | 48-38 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Tim Williams tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 48-38 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Forrester | 48-40 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Terrell Roberts | 50-40 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Marshall and he's hacked by David Escamilla - foul #1 on David Escamilla, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Devon Drummer (SF), Robert Milstead (PF) Melvin Marshall, Terrell Roberts, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Michael Simmons, James Watkins, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Tim Williams makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Brian Riddick, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Clark (SF) Kevin Clark | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hendren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Devon Drummer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-42 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson is called for traveling | 56-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (C) Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Watkins (SG), Kevin Clark (SF) Mark Brown, William Clark | |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Tim Williams connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Freddy Funes | 58-42 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Clark and the foul's on Robert Milstead - foul #2 on Robert Milstead, team foul #1 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (PF), David Escamilla (C) Joe Ewing, Michael Wasson | |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Devon Drummer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-45 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Robert Milstead's pass is intercepted by Kevin Clark | 58-45 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Brian Riddick steals the ball from John Cargile | 58-45 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren tips it in | 60-45 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Robert Milstead grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Jerry Forrester picks off the pass by Brian Riddick | 60-45 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Cargile | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Riddick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Devon Drummer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hendren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts makes the jump hook from close range | 62-47 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-47 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Robert Milstead misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | The refs have stopped play. Jeffrey Hendren is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 62-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG), Melvin Marshall (SF), Terrell Roberts (PF), Tim Williams (C) Brian Riddick, Devon Drummer, Robert Milstead, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), William Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) John Cargile, James Watkins, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall travels with the ball | 62-47 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Wasson | 62-49 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Simmons | 62-49 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons is hacked by Tim Williams - foul #1 on Tim Williams, team foul #2 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Milstead (PF) Melvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Freddy Funes steps in front of the Joe Ewing pass | 62-49 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | The jump hook by Robert Milstead is blocked by Michael Wasson | 62-49 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Robert Milstead tips it in | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-49 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 64-51 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Ewing | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-51 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Freddy Funes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Williams | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddy Funes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wasson (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-54 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Lloyd Watts and the foul's on William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #3 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PG), Melvin Marshall (SF) Lloyd Watts, Robert Milstead | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), James Watkins (SG), Kevin Clark (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF), David Escamilla (C) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown, William Clark, Joe Ewing, Michael Wasson | |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Freddy Funes is called for the reach on James Watkins - foul #2 on Freddy Funes, team foul #3 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Milstead (PF) Terrell Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Williams steps in front of the David Escamilla pass | 70-54 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Devon Drummer | 72-54 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Marshall - foul #1 on Melvin Marshall, team foul #4 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Terrell Roberts (PF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Robert Milstead, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Forrester - foul #2 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #4 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Milstead (PF) Terrell Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts comes up short on the floater from the left side | 74-56 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile misses long on a runner from the left block | 74-56 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses the jumpshot from the right side | 74-56 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins is hacked by Devon Drummer - foul #1 on Devon Drummer, team foul #5 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG), Terrell Roberts (PF), Tim Williams (C) Melvin Marshall, Robert Milstead, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG), William Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) James Watkins, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson clanks a jump hook from close range | 74-56 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile misses the tip | 74-56 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Tim Williams grabs the board | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 74-56 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | William Clark gets the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Devon Drummer grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Mark Brown steals the ball from Lloyd Watts | 74-56 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Tim Williams snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Freddy Funes | 76-56 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-56 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Devon Drummer pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Freddy Funes double dribbles | 76-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Milstead (PF) Terrell Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-56 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Robert Milstead grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Tim Williams loses the dribble to Michael Wasson | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the jump hook in the paint | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Robert Milstead hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 78-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile lays it in on a nice dish by William Clark and he's hacked by Freddy Funes - foul #3 on Freddy Funes, team foul #6 | 78-60 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile misses the free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Tim Williams grabs the board | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts runs out the clock | 78-60 |