| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Cory Brown steps in front of the Jason Collins pass | 27-28 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Black | 27-31 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski comes up short on the runner from the right block | 27-31 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Ben Cabana tips it home | 29-31 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is fouled on the floor by Fred Hodge - foul #1 on Fred Hodge, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is hacked by Jerry Edwards - foul #1 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (PF) Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Davis and the foul's on Ben Cabana - foul #1 on Ben Cabana, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), Sanford Hedley (SF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Jerry Edwards, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Chad Farrish, William Davis, Jason Collins | |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Barksdale | 30-36 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF) Fred Hodge, John Oldham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Cory Brown - foul #3 on Cory Brown, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Chad Farrish (SF), William Davis (PF) Glenn Horovitz, Sylvester Bakos, Edward Allen | |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Black - foul #2 on Donald Black, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cory Brown (PF) James Bowden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Jason Collins (C) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | William Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Black | 32-41 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #2 on Ben Cabana, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (SF) Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Cory Brown grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Sanford Hedley, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Glenn Horovitz (PF), Edward Allen (C) Richard Dillon, Chad Farrish, William Davis, Jason Collins | |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer buries a shot from the right wing set up by Fred Hodge | 34-41 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jerry Edwards | 34-41 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | James Bowden misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | James Bowden is called for the reach on Edward Allen - foul #2 on James Bowden, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Sanford Hedley (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, Jerry Edwards, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Chad Farrish (SF), William Davis (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, David Springer, Edward Allen | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon drills a jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski loses the dribble to Glenn Horovitz | 34-43 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Ben Cabana can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason Collins - foul #2 on Jason Collins, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Cory Brown blows the dunk | 35-46 |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Glenn Horovitz | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Luka Karwowski - foul #3 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Brent Sawyer, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Glenn Horovitz | |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | John Oldham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Richard Dillon is called for the reach on Fred Hodge - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG) Sanford Hedley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Glenn Horovitz (PF), Edward Allen (C) Richard Dillon, Chad Farrish, William Davis, Jason Collins | |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Oldham - foul #2 on John Oldham, team foul #8 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Fred Hodge, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Ben Cabana's pass is intercepted by Glenn Horovitz | 35-49 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | David Springer jams it set up by Donald Black | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Cory Brown knocks in the shot from the left block | 37-51 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Sanford Hedley (SF) Brent Sawyer, Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Chad Farrish (SF), William Davis (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, Glenn Horovitz, Edward Allen | |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Hodge - foul #2 on Fred Hodge, team foul #9 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PG) David Springer | |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | John Oldham drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Luka Karwowski | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Oldham (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-53 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | James Bowden scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Hodge | 42-55 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | John Oldham grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-55 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-55 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Fred Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Hodge | 45-55 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 45-57 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Luka Karwowski, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Sylvester Bakos | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Cory Brown - foul #4 on Cory Brown, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Hodge | 47-58 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is hacked by Donald Black - foul #3 on Donald Black, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cory Brown | 49-58 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (C) Jason Collins | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Ben Cabana's floater is tipped away by William Davis | 49-58 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Ben Cabana connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Farrish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Springer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | William Davis connects on the shot from the right block set up by Chad Farrish | 51-60 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Ben Cabana is hacked by David Springer - foul #1 on David Springer, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF) Sanford Hedley, Brent Sawyer, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Jason Collins (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis | |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Chad Farrish | 51-60 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| 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) | |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | John Oldham gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF) John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon buries a 3 from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 54-65 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Fred Hodge, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Chad Farrish, William Davis, Jason Collins | |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos tips it but misses | 54-65 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz runs out the clock | 54-65 |