| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Wentz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Dwayne Bosley | 40-26 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Domingo Bermudez | 43-26 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers is whistled for a carry | 43-26 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | John Byers misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Lee Wright - foul #1 on Lee Wright, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | John Byers makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | John Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Randy Wentz steals the ball from Lee Wright | 45-26 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | Fred Marie misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-26 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | John Byers grabs the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Bosley - foul #2 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-26 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Fred Marie grabs the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez banks in the layup on a great pass from John Byers | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-26 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Fred Marie snags the defensive board | 47-26 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | John Byers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-26 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Osvaldo Guerra steps in front of the Robert Cryer pass | 50-26 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | John Byers misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-26 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Cryer | 50-26 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Wentz - foul #1 on Randy Wentz, team foul #1 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Derek Butler (C) John Byers, Fred Marie, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Buganski (PF) Lee Wright | |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-27 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra's pass is intercepted by William Bradley | 50-27 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Bradley and he's hacked by Osvaldo Guerra - foul #1 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Richards (PG) Osvaldo Guerra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), William Finley (C) Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, William Bradley | |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses the free throw | 50-29 |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Derek Butler grabs the board | 50-29 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Joseph Richards drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-29 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Butler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Buganski (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers scores on a jumper from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Joseph Richards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Randy Wentz gets the rebound | 52-31 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | John Maynard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randy Wentz | 55-31 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-31 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Derek Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Joseph Richards misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-31 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses the floater from the left wing | 55-31 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | William Finley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Randy Wentz - foul #2 on Randy Wentz, team foul #3 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Fred Marie (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Joseph Richards, John Maynard, Ryan Heidelberger, Derek Butler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF), Lee Wright (PF) John Remmers, Ray Denn, John Buganski | |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | William Finley makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | William Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses the shot from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), William Bradley (C) Christopher Villani, William Finley | |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Randy Wentz | 58-33 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Osvaldo Guerra picks off the pass by Donald Becker | 58-33 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra can't finish the layup | 58-33 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Marie | 58-33 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Randy Wentz loses the ball out of bounds | 58-33 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Fred Marie is called for the reach on Lee Wright - foul #3 on Fred Marie, team foul #4 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger (SF) Randy Wentz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG) Donald Becker | |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-33 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cryer | 58-33 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-33 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Fred Marie pulls down the rebound | 58-33 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | John Byers misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-33 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer pulls down the rebound | 58-33 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lee Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | John Byers scores on a floater from the left block set up by Fred Marie and he's hacked by Christopher Villani - foul #2 on Christopher Villani, team foul #3 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy Wentz (SF), Derek Butler (C) Ryan Heidelberger, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) Christopher Villani, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | John Byers misses the free throw | 60-36 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski grabs the board | 60-36 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-36 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Randy Wentz pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | John Byers knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Osvaldo Guerra | 62-36 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Finley | 62-38 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | John Byers misses the floater near the basket | 62-38 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Butler | 62-38 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Remmers - foul #2 on John Remmers, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Richards (PG), John Maynard (SG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Domingo Bermudez (C) John Byers, Osvaldo Guerra, Fred Marie, Derek Butler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF) Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer | |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Randy Wentz makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez grabs the offensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Joseph Richards is fouled on the floor by William Finley - foul #1 on William Finley, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (PF) William Finley | |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-38 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Domingo Bermudez - foul #3 on Domingo Bermudez, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Milton Shunk (PF) Randy Wentz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Bradley (C) John Buganski | |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Joseph Richards buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Milton Shunk | 66-39 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-39 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez pulls down the rebound | 66-39 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | John Maynard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-39 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger hits the follow up shot | 68-39 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Heidelberger steals the ball from William Bradley | 68-39 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | John Maynard buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-39 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | John Maynard is called for the reach on Ray Denn - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #6 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Derek Butler (C) Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) John Remmers, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | William Finley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-39 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Milton Shunk grabs the defensive rebound | 71-39 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | John Maynard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-39 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski grabs the board | 71-39 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski loses the ball out of bounds | 71-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley (SF) Ray Denn | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Milton Shunk (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derek Butler (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Ashley (fresh) PF - John Buganski (fresh) 6 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Joseph Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-39 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley snags the defensive board | 71-39 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Maynard - foul #3 on John Maynard, team foul #7 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Ankney (SG) John Maynard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 1st free throw | 71-40 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Samuel Ankney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-41 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani pulls down the rebound | 71-41 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker is denied on a layup by Ryan Heidelberger | 71-41 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ryan Heidelberger | 71-41 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Joseph Richards connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Ankney | 74-41 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-41 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 74-41 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Joseph Richards scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Ankney | 77-41 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Russell Ashley | 77-44 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Joseph Richards misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-44 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Shunk | 77-44 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 77-44 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski gets the rebound | 77-44 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-44 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Milton Shunk pulls down the rebound | 77-44 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Joseph Richards drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-44 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski can't finish the layup | 80-44 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Samuel Ankney grabs the defensive rebound | 80-44 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Joseph Richards misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-44 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley snags the defensive board | 80-44 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley throws it down | 80-46 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Joseph Richards drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-46 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker is hacked by Joseph Richards - foul #1 on Joseph Richards, team foul #8 | 83-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG) Samuel Ankney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn (SG), George Williams (PF) Russell Ashley, William Finley | |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker misses the 1st free throw | 83-46 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Milton Shunk pulls down the rebound | 83-46 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Joseph Richards clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-46 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | George Williams pulls down the rebound | 83-46 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Derek Butler is called for the reach on Ray Denn - foul #1 on Derek Butler, team foul #9 | 83-46 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn makes the 1st free throw | 83-47 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn makes the 2nd free throw | 83-48 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Creighton | John Maynard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-48 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani snags the defensive board | 83-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Richards (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Milton Shunk (tiring) 7 reb. C - Derek Butler (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Denn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Villani (tiring) 7 pts. PF - George Williams (fresh) C - John Buganski (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Milton Shunk blocks the short jumper by John Buganski | 83-48 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski snags the offensive board | 83-48 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani is hacked by Ryan Heidelberger - foul #3 on Ryan Heidelberger, team foul #10 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley (SF) Donald Becker | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 2nd free throw | 83-49 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Joseph Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-49 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | John Maynard can't tip it in | 83-49 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Derek Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-49 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Milton Shunk's pass is intercepted by Christopher Villani | 83-49 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn makes the floater in the paint set up by Christopher Villani | 83-51 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | John Maynard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 83-51 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Milton Shunk grabs the offensive board | 83-51 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Ray Denn takes the ball from Ryan Heidelberger | 83-51 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-51 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses the tip | 83-51 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Joseph Richards pulls down the rebound | 83-51 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Joseph Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-51 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn gets the rebound | 83-51 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses short on a floater from the right wing | 83-51 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Derek Butler snags the defensive board | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | John Maynard clanks a jumper from the left wing | 83-51 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Williams | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 83-51 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | George Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 83-51 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley is whistled for a carry | 83-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), William Finley (C) Russell Ashley, George Williams | |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Milton Shunk misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Buganski - foul #2 on John Buganski, team foul #6 | 83-51 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Milton Shunk misses the 1st free throw | 83-51 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Milton Shunk makes the 2nd free throw | 84-51 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Villani | 84-53 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Joseph Richards runs out the clock | 84-53 |