| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Seefeldt (fresh) PF - Michael Leamon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 23 pts. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | George Williams blocks the jumper by Elliott Shy | 24-46 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the offensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Palomares is called for the reach on Elliott Shy - foul #2 on Shannon Palomares, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dean Seefeldt - foul #3 on Dean Seefeldt, team foul #2 | 24-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Carroll (SF) Dean Seefeldt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan makes the free throw | 24-49 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Michael Leamon is fouled on the floor by Todd Moore - foul #3 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen (PF) Todd Moore | |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-49 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the follow up shot | 27-51 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | The short jumper by Michael Leamon is denied by Rafael Duncan | 27-51 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 27-54 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | Rafael Duncan steps in front of the Travis Hicks pass | 27-54 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Millen | 27-57 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Herman Wynn (C) George Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (C) Ricky Parmer | |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-57 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Michael Leamon | 27-57 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Michael Leamon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Leamon, team foul #3 | 27-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy Dimas (PF) Michael Leamon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Todd | |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-57 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Herman Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 27-57 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herman Wynn | 29-57 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Elliott Shy is blocked by Randy Dimas | 29-57 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Randy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 29-57 |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Elliott Shy takes the ball from Randy Dimas | 29-57 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-57 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | George Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 29-57 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Travis Hicks clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-57 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-57 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rafael Duncan | 29-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Millen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Travis Hicks makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-59 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan is hacked by Travis Hicks - foul #3 on Travis Hicks, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), Dean Seefeldt (SF), Michael Leamon (PF), George Williams (C) Shannon Palomares, George Carroll, Randy Dimas, Herman Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan, Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-59 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore tips it home | 31-61 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Rocky Conti - foul #1 on Rocky Conti, team foul #2 | 31-61 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt makes the 1st free throw | 32-61 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet loses the ball out of bounds | 33-61 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | George Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rocky Conti - foul #2 on Rocky Conti, team foul #3 | 33-61 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Dean Seefeldt - foul #4 on Dean Seefeldt, team foul #5 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Carroll (SF) Dean Seefeldt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Michael Leamon snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Steven Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-61 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the rebound | 35-61 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Todd | 35-63 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Travis Hicks can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-63 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Steven Wilson misses the tip | 35-63 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the board | 35-63 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-63 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 35-63 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 35-65 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Travis Hicks hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-65 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-65 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Michael Leamon pulls down the rebound | 38-65 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Steven Wilson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Michael Leamon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Steven Wilson is whistled for traveling | 41-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG), Randy Dimas (PF), Herman Wynn (C) Steven Wilson, Michael Leamon, George Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Rafael Duncan (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Adam Bonnet, Robert Todd, Rocky Conti, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Carroll (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Randy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson clanks a floater from the baseline | 41-65 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Rafael Duncan and the foul's on Shannon Palomares - foul #3 on Shannon Palomares, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the free throw | 41-68 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-68 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Travis Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Travis Hicks scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-68 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Herman Wynn - foul #1 on Herman Wynn, team foul #7 | 43-68 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Travis Hicks is whistled for a carry | 43-70 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-70 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Herman Wynn gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Travis Hicks misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-70 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy pulls down the rebound | 43-70 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Travis Hicks steals it from Elliott Shy | 43-70 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Travis Hicks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-70 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Randy Dimas is called for the reach on Elliott Shy - foul #3 on Randy Dimas, team foul #8 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (SG), Michael Leamon (PF), George Williams (C) George Carroll, Randy Dimas, Herman Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | George Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Robert Todd steals it from Shannon Palomares | 43-71 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Todd | 43-73 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Travis Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-73 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-73 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Wilson - foul #1 on Steven Wilson, team foul #9 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Rocky Conti (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan, Scott Tripp | |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | The jump hook by Michael Leamon is blocked by Todd Moore | 43-75 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer pulls down the rebound | 43-75 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-75 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Michael Leamon | 43-75 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-75 |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer pulls down the rebound | 43-75 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-75 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti tips it in | 43-77 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon Palomares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Hicks (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Leamon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - George Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Creighton | George Williams knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Wilson | 45-77 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-77 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Michael Leamon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-77 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | George Williams is hacked by Ricky Parmer - foul #1 on Ricky Parmer, team foul #4 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt (SF), Randy Dimas (PF), Herman Wynn (C) Steven Wilson, Michael Leamon, George Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Robert Todd, Rocky Conti, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Steve Nelson steps in front of the Shannon Palomares pass | 45-77 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-77 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the offensive board | 45-77 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Adam Bonnet | 45-79 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt is denied on a dunk by Stephen Millen | 45-79 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Randy Dimas gets the offensive rebound | 45-79 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Randy Dimas loses the dribble to Adam Bonnet | 45-79 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo dunks the ball on a great pass from Adam Bonnet | 45-81 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Herman Wynn makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dean Seefeldt | 47-81 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-81 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Herman Wynn snags the defensive board | 47-81 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-81 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor gets the rebound | 47-81 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Palomares steals it from Paul Portillo | 47-81 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares lays it in | 49-81 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Taylor | 49-83 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Herman Wynn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Stephen Millen, team foul #5 | 49-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), George Carroll (SG), Michael Leamon (PF) Shannon Palomares, Travis Hicks, Randy Dimas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Scott Tripp (C) Jason Taylor, Steve Nelson | |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Herman Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 50-83 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Herman Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp grabs the board | 50-83 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Millen | 50-86 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Steven Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-86 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Williams (C) Herman Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | George Williams is called for the reach on Paul Portillo - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #10 | 50-86 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 50-87 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-88 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dean Seefeldt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Leamon (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - George Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Portillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Millen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Tripp (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Adam Bonnet - foul #2 on Adam Bonnet, team foul #6 | 50-88 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt makes the 1st free throw | 51-88 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-88 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-88 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-88 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Steven Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-88 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Steven Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-88 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo snags the defensive board | 51-88 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Steven Wilson steps in front of the Scott Tripp pass | 51-88 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Michael Leamon banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Wilson | 53-88 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-88 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Portillo | 53-88 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | George Williams swats the layup by Rocky Conti | 53-88 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | George Williams grabs the board | 53-88 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Steven Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-88 |
| 01:26 | Creighton | George Williams tips it home | 55-88 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dean Seefeldt - foul #5 on Dean Seefeldt, team foul #11 | 55-88 |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG), Travis Hicks (SG) Steven Wilson, Dean Seefeldt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF), Steve Nelson (C) Rocky Conti, Scott Tripp | |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses the 1st free throw | 55-88 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-89 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-89 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson gets the rebound | 55-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 55-91 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Travis Hicks comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-91 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares grabs the offensive rebound | 55-91 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Michael Leamon knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Shannon Palomares | 57-91 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet runs out the clock | 57-91 |