| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Wentz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Joseph Brown inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Dale Labarge drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Labarge | 31-43 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley | 33-43 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Domingo Bermudez | 33-46 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Dale Labarge misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Kelly - foul #2 on William Kelly, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Finley (C) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Marie (PF) Domingo Bermudez | |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Dale Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Dale Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Fred Marie takes the ball from William Kelly | 33-48 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Randy Wentz | 33-51 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-51 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Dale Labarge scores on a shot from the left side set up by Osvaldo Guerra | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-53 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Joseph Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Brown | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-56 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Joseph Brown hits a shot from the baseline | 35-58 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Osvaldo Guerra - foul #2 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #1 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Ron Davis (SG), Lee Wright (SF), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, William Finley | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG), Domingo Bermudez (PF) Osvaldo Guerra, Fred Marie | |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 36-58 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-58 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Joseph Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Domingo Bermudez | 36-61 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by John Byers - foul #2 on John Byers, team foul #2 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Finley (PF) William Kelly | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derek Butler (C) Randy Wentz | |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses the free throw | 38-61 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Byers | 38-61 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-63 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses long on a shot from the right block | 38-63 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Dale Labarge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-63 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Joseph Brown snags the offensive board | 38-63 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | John Byers is fouled on the floor by Ron Davis - foul #1 on Ron Davis, team foul #2 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF) Christopher Villani, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Fred Marie (SF), Randy Wentz (PF) Dale Labarge, Joseph Brown, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-63 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Derek Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Fred Marie | 38-66 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers is hacked by John Byers - foul #3 on John Byers, team foul #3 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Buganski (C) Ron Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (PG) John Byers | |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Randy Wentz - foul #1 on Randy Wentz, team foul #4 | 38-66 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Randy Wentz | 39-66 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Randy Wentz | 39-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Finley (fresh) C - John Buganski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Marie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Butler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-69 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | William Finley tips it back up and in | 41-69 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Robert Cryer picks off the pass by Osvaldo Guerra | 41-69 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers's pass is intercepted by Dale Labarge in the backcourt | 41-69 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Dale Labarge lays it up and in | 41-71 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-71 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the board | 41-71 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Dale Labarge misses the shot from the right side | 41-71 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | William Finley gets the rebound | 41-71 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Fred Marie is called for the reach on William Finley - foul #2 on Fred Marie, team foul #5 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Ron Davis (SG), William Kelly (PF), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, William Finley, John Buganski | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), John Maynard (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Domingo Bermudez (PF) Dale Labarge, Osvaldo Guerra, Fred Marie, Derek Butler | |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ron Davis | 43-71 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Randy Wentz is hacked by William Bradley - foul #1 on William Bradley, team foul #3 | 43-71 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Joseph Brown scores on a jump hook near the basket | 43-73 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-73 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Davis | 43-73 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-73 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 43-73 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Randy Wentz steps in front of the Christopher Villani pass | 43-73 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez is called for traveling | 43-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG) Christopher Villani, Robert Cryer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Fred Marie (PF) John Maynard, Randy Wentz | |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-73 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Fred Marie grabs the board | 43-73 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-73 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Joseph Brown snags the offensive board | 43-73 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Joseph Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Marie | 43-76 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | John Byers takes the ball from John Remmers in the backcourt | 43-76 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Joseph Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Byers | 43-78 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Ron Davis is blocked by Joseph Brown | 43-78 |
| 08:30 | Creighton | John Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-78 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Fred Marie hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Dwayne Bosley - foul #1 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #4 | 43-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Donald Becker (SG), Lee Wright (SF), William Finley (PF), John Buganski (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Ron Davis, William Kelly, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Derek Butler (C) Osvaldo Guerra, Joseph Brown, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Fred Marie misses the 1st free throw | 43-78 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Fred Marie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-79 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-79 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | John Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-79 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger misses the shot from the right side | 43-79 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Derek Butler snags the offensive board | 43-79 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Fred Marie can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-79 |
| 07:43 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger can't tip it in | 43-79 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright grabs the board | 43-79 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Becker (fresh) SF - Lee Wright (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Buganski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Marie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Derek Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani drills a shot from the left side | 45-79 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | John Byers can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Lee Wright - foul #1 on Lee Wright, team foul #5 | 45-79 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SG) Donald Becker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:24 | Creighton | John Byers makes the 1st free throw | 45-80 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | John Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-81 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | William Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-81 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-81 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Fred Marie denies the turnaround by Lee Wright | 45-81 |
| 06:47 | Creighton | Fred Marie snags the defensive board | 45-81 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Fred Marie comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 45-81 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | William Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-81 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses long on a shot in the paint | 45-81 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | John Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-81 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | John Byers scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Marie | 45-84 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Derek Butler - foul #2 on Derek Butler, team foul #6 | 45-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG) Lee Wright | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-84 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-84 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Fred Marie connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Byers | 47-87 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis buries a floater from the baseline | 49-87 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Fred Marie buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Byers | 49-89 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | William Finley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Villani | 52-89 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | John Byers clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-89 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | William Finley snags the defensive board | 52-89 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Heidelberger steals it from William Finley | 52-89 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | John Byers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-89 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-89 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger double dribbles | 52-89 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (SF) John Buganski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Becker (fresh) SF - Lee Wright (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ron Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Finley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Marie (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Derek Butler (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Fred Marie - foul #3 on Fred Marie, team foul #7 | 54-89 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses the free throw | 54-89 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Derek Butler gets the rebound | 54-89 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Ron Davis picks off the pass by John Byers | 54-89 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-89 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Fred Marie pulls down the rebound | 54-89 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-89 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-89 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger snags the defensive board | 54-89 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | John Byers connects on the turnaround in the lane | 54-91 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis comes up short on the shot from the left block | 54-91 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani tips it home | 56-91 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Fred Marie hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Byers | 56-93 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Finley | 58-93 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | John Maynard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-96 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | William Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-96 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger gets the rebound | 58-96 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | John Byers knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Fred Marie | 58-99 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Derek Butler swats the layup by William Finley | 58-99 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Derek Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-99 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Fred Marie can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-99 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | William Finley grabs the board | 58-99 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 58-99 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis grabs the offensive board | 58-99 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-99 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Marie | 58-99 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Byers runs out the clock | 58-99 |