| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) C - Frederick Carson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Frederick Carson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon makes the jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Leonard Finney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Frederick Carson's layup is rejected by Donald Jones | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Pilon | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Kenneth Yungbluth steals it from Timothy Pilon | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Yungbluth | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on Frederick Carson - foul #1 on Frederick Carson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | William Powell buries a runner from the left block | 6-4 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 6-6 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Powell | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Yungbluth | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 10-8 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Timothy Pilon, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 16:08 | Creighton | William Leedy scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carl Davis | 13-8 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (PG), Marvin Baden (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Steven Hall, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marc Brewer (fresh) SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) C - Alfred Hayden (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Kenneth Yungbluth steps in front of the Dale Kusinski pass | 13-10 |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth hits the finger roll | 13-12 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Paul Thomas is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #1 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #1 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Timothy Pilon (SF) William Leedy, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Alfred Hayden | |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Gerald Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Jones, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Carl Davis, Hugh Crumpton, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Gerald Jones, Claude Sanders, Marvin Baden | |
| 14:09 | Creighton | William Powell makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Finney and he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| 14:09 | Creighton | William Powell makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Steven Hall | 16-14 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Leonard Finney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #1 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SF) Timothy Pilon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SG) Marc Brewer | |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne lays it in and he's fouled by Clyde Forsyth - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden (C) Donald Jones | |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is hacked by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton (PF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | William Powell is called for the reach on Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on William Powell, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG) William Powell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Clyde Forsyth is denied by Frederick Carson | 19-16 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Leonard Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Paul Thomas scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Carl Davis | 21-16 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits a driving attempt from the left block | 21-18 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alfred Hayden | 21-18 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Frederick Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fairly fresh) C - Frederick Carson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Hall - foul #1 on Steven Hall, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Pilon (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Paul Thomas, Hugh Crumpton, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, Alfred Hayden | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay loses the dribble to Dale Kusinski | 23-18 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon's floater is tipped away by Marvin Baden | 23-18 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerald Jones | 23-20 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the floater from the right block | 23-20 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Pilon and he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Hugh Crumpton (C) Leonard Finney, Carl Davis, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Gerald Jones, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Marvin Baden, Donald Jones | |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Paul Thomas takes the ball from Kenneth Yungbluth | 26-22 |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Paul Thomas jams it | 28-22 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Pilon - foul #1 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Frederick Carson (C) Timothy Pilon, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 09:13 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-23 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Paul Thomas hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Hugh Crumpton is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #1 on Hugh Crumpton, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Claude Sanders takes the ball from Andrew Shead | 30-25 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Pilon (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF) Andrew Shead, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF), James Wren (C) Claude Sanders, Alfred Hayden | |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Kenneth Yungbluth is called for the reach on Paul Thomas - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (PF) Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wren | 30-25 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | James Wren's pass is intercepted by Paul Thomas | 30-25 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski misses the fadeaway from the left block | 30-25 |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Leedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Chupp (fresh) C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Baden (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wren (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Alan Chupp - foul #1 on Alan Chupp, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Carl Davis (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) William Leedy, Paul Thomas, Alan Chupp, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF) Steven Hall, Marvin Baden | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:47 | Creighton | Carl Davis connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Pilon | 32-27 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is hacked by Leonard Finney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Finney, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Timothy Pilon, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Frederick Carson is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Alan Chupp gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Marvin Baden steals the ball from Carl Davis | 32-28 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden is hacked by Frederick Carson - foul #2 on Frederick Carson, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Pilon (SF), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Alan Chupp, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG) Claude Sanders | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Patrick Dubay picks off the pass by Leonard Finney | 32-29 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall clanks a floater from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Timothy Pilon | 32-29 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Leonard Finney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Kusinski | 35-29 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Carl Davis is called for the reach on Marc Brewer - foul #2 on Carl Davis, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF) Leonard Finney, Carl Davis, Timothy Pilon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Patrick Dubay, Marvin Baden, Alfred Hayden | |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 35-30 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall tips it in | 35-32 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | William Leedy clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Claude Sanders | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Andrew Shead (fresh) SG - William Leedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) C - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Wren (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Powell (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Andrew Shead, William Leedy, Paul Thomas, Hugh Crumpton, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, James Wren | |
| 03:01 | Creighton | Clyde Forsyth takes the ball from Emmanuel Alleyne | 35-32 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Dubay | 35-34 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Carl Davis is fouled on the floor by Clyde Forsyth - foul #2 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Claude Sanders (SF) Gerald Jones, Patrick Dubay | |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth can't connect on a floater from the left block | 37-34 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Carl Davis drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Emmanuel Alleyne | 39-34 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 39-36 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Carl Davis, William Powell, Timothy Pilon, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF) Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Hugh Crumpton - foul #2 on Hugh Crumpton, team foul #12 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Marc Brewer (SG) Steven Hall, Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Paul Thomas is fouled on the floor by Marvin Baden - foul #1 on Marvin Baden, team foul #9 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Donald Jones | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Kusinski | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 39-37 |