| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) PF - Peter Perry (fresh) C - Harold Bethune (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Harold Bethune wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Peter Perry loses the dribble to Darrel Guajardo | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder lays it in set up by Darrel Guajardo | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Perry | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Jason Mahon knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Grizzle | 4-6 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is fouled on the floor by Jason Mahon - foul #1 on Jason Mahon, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Jason Mahon drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Todd Twilley | 4-8 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Todd Twilley | 4-8 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Harold Bethune hits the finger roll set up by Jason Mahon | 4-10 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Peter Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Todd Twilley's floater is tipped away by Joey McWard | 4-10 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alexander Linder | 7-10 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Ben Moses (SF), Herbert Tye (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Jason Mahon, Robert Grizzle, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, Harold Bethune | |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Herbert Tye gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Robert Trantham misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-10 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (fresh) PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) SG - Victor Friend (fresh) SF - Ben Moses (fresh) PF - Herbert Tye (fresh) C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Sterrett | 10-10 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois drills a floater from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman is whistled for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Robert Grizzle (SG), Harold Bethune (C) Robert Trantham, Victor Friend, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Ben Moses's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF) Ben Moses | |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder clanks a driving attempt from close range | 10-12 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Tye - foul #1 on Herbert Tye, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Perry (PF) Herbert Tye | |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alexander Linder - foul #1 on Alexander Linder, team foul #1 | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Peter Perry grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harold Bethune | 12-17 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Harold Bethune takes the ball from Jeremy Ritchie | 12-17 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Harold Bethune scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Mahon and he's hacked by Joey McWard - foul #1 on Joey McWard, team foul #2 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Ben Moses (SF) Jason Mahon, Todd Twilley | |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Harold Bethune makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Peter Perry - foul #1 on Peter Perry, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG) Darrel Guajardo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Robert Grizzle | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | The jump hook by Ben Moses is blocked by Leonard Hoffman | 15-20 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Clarke | 17-20 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Joe Clarke is called for the reach on Robert Trantham - foul #1 on Joe Clarke, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG) Scott Sterrett | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Herbert Tye (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Victor Friend, Peter Perry, Harold Bethune | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Moses (fresh) PF - Herbert Tye (fresh) C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 17-20 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Herbert Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Robert Trantham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-20 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle tips it but misses | 17-20 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Trantham | 17-22 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Gadbois and he's fouled by Leonard Hoffman - foul #1 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Todd Twilley (SF), Harold Bethune (C) Robert Trantham, Ben Moses, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Twilley - foul #1 on Todd Twilley, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG) Alexander Linder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (SG), Peter Perry (PF) Robert Grizzle, Herbert Tye | |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Patino | 20-25 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Jeremy Ritchie is blocked by Peter Perry | 20-25 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Peter Perry grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Jason Mahon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Darrel Guajardo | 22-25 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Peter Perry lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Trantham and he's hacked by Joey McWard - foul #2 on Joey McWard, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Mark Magill (PF) Scott Sterrett, Joey McWard | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Peter Perry makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke is fouled on the floor by Robert Trantham - foul #1 on Robert Trantham, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Trantham | 22-28 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Harold Bethune is hacked by Mark Magill - foul #1 on Mark Magill, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG) Joe Clarke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Robert Trantham, Harold Bethune | |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Perry | 22-30 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-30 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Peter Perry pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie's pass is intercepted by Todd Twilley | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Magill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle's pass is intercepted by Alexander Linder | 22-30 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-30 |
| 07:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gadbois | 22-30 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois gets the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Alexander Linder - foul #2 on Alexander Linder, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Joe Clarke (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Mark Magill, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Ben Moses (SF), Herbert Tye (PF), Harold Bethune (C) Jason Mahon, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Ben Moses - foul #1 on Ben Moses, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Robert Grizzle | |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Herbert Tye | 24-31 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Herbert Tye misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Hoffman - foul #2 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie (C) Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Herbert Tye makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Herbert Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Tye steals it from Walter Moss | 24-33 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Walter Moss swats the layup by Harold Bethune | 24-33 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Clarke | 24-33 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke hits a floater from the right side | 26-33 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Ben Moses can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 26-33 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Robert Trantham pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Robert Trantham connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ben Moses | 26-36 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is hacked by Ben Moses - foul #2 on Ben Moses, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Eugene Patino (SF), Mark Magill (PF) Charlie Smith, Joe Clarke, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Robert Grizzle (SG) Robert Trantham, Ben Moses | |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Herbert Tye gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Magill | 26-36 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino is hacked by Victor Friend - foul #1 on Victor Friend, team foul #8 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF) Victor Friend, Herbert Tye | |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino grabs the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Todd Twilley takes the ball from Joe Clarke | 26-36 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Jason Mahon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Todd Twilley | 26-38 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Todd Twilley takes the ball from Joe Clarke | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Magill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Bethune (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Todd Twilley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Mahon | 26-41 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eugene Patino | 28-41 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Harold Bethune misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-41 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Peter Perry can't tip it in | 28-41 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Mark Magill steals the ball from Robert Grizzle | 30-41 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Jason Mahon steals it from Eugene Patino | 30-41 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Jason Mahon misses the easy layup | 30-41 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Jason Mahon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Peter Perry pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Peter Perry makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jason Mahon | 30-43 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harold Bethune - foul #1 on Harold Bethune, team foul #9 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Darrel Guajardo, Joe Clarke, Eugene Patino, Mark Magill | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Ben Moses (SF), Herbert Tye (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Jason Mahon, Robert Grizzle, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, Harold Bethune | |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois travels with the ball | 32-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss (C) Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Ben Moses - foul #3 on Ben Moses, team foul #10 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alex Whittle (SF) Ben Moses | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Robert Trantham hits the follow up shot | 35-45 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses the halfcourt shot | 35-45 |