| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Todd Twilley inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Terry Arnold knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Friend | 39-45 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is hacked by Terry Arnold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Arnold, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG) Terry Arnold | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Brown | 39-47 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Spencer Miller - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Grizzle - foul #2 on Robert Grizzle, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Rowe (PF) Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller is hacked by Todd Twilley - foul #1 on Todd Twilley, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan is whistled for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SF), Ben Moses (C) Todd Twilley, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:10 | Creighton | James Rowe is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Anderson (SF) Victor Friend | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (PF) Sanford Millwood | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Francis Boltz - foul #1 on Francis Boltz, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Peter Perry (PF) Robert Grizzle, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Donald Colucci, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Michael Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Peter Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Francis Boltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), William Burkhart (C) Michael Anderson, James Rowe | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Sanford Millwood (PF) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard | |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Redus | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Francis Boltz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Todd Twilley knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Francis Boltz and he's fouled by James Redus - foul #1 on James Redus, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Robert Grizzle (SG) Francis Boltz, Victor Friend | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by James Redus is blocked by William Burkhart | 41-52 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Spencer Miller | 41-55 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Todd Twilley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich is hacked by William Burkhart - foul #3 on William Burkhart, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Ben Moses steals the ball from Paul Kemp | 41-55 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terry Arnold | 44-55 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle hits the finger roll set up by James Rowe | 46-55 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Victor Friend connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Terry Arnold | 49-55 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan is fouled on the floor by Victor Friend - foul #2 on Victor Friend, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), William Burkhart (C) Victor Friend, Robert Grizzle, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Paul Kemp, Donald Colucci, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | William Burkhart swats the layup by Larry Petrovich | 49-55 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Todd Twilley gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Sanford Millwood swats the dunk try by William Burkhart | 49-55 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | James Redus clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-55 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 49-55 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Redus | 49-58 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Todd Twilley clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 12:01 | Creighton | William Burkhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Spencer Miller is called for the reach on Todd Twilley - foul #2 on Spencer Miller, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Peter Perry (PF) Terry Arnold, Francis Boltz, James Rowe | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | James Redus buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Petrovich | 49-60 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | William Burkhart makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Todd Twilley and he's fouled by Dennis Brown - foul #3 on Dennis Brown, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| 10:59 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Colucci | 51-62 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Paul Kemp takes the ball from Victor Friend | 51-62 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Cecil Pagan is denied by William Burkhart | 51-62 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | William Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is fouled on the floor by Cecil Pagan - foul #1 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Francis Boltz (SF), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Robert Grizzle, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Donald Colucci, Sanford Millwood, Cecil Pagan | |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Francis Boltz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Anderson (SF) Victor Friend | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG) Paul Kemp | |
| 08:56 | Creighton | James Redus picks off the pass by James Rowe | 51-62 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | James Redus banks in the layup | 51-64 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | James Redus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Rowe | 51-64 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | The jump hook by Francis Boltz is blocked by Larry Petrovich | 51-64 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | James Rowe tips it home | 53-64 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Brown | 53-66 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Terry Arnold is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Terry Arnold, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF), William Burkhart (C) Francis Boltz, Michael Anderson, James Rowe, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Nicky Trahan (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood snags the offensive board | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Sanford Millwood | 53-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Victor Friend knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Arnold | 56-68 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | William Burkhart denies the turnaround by Cecil Pagan | 56-68 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Peter Perry pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:23 | Creighton | James Redus steals it from Victor Friend | 56-68 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Cecil Pagan is blocked by William Burkhart | 56-68 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Peter Perry pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Terry Arnold hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Victor Friend and he's hacked by Nicky Trahan - foul #3 on Nicky Trahan, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Rowe (PF) Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) James Redus, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the shot from the left block | 59-68 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood tips it but misses | 59-68 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller tips it but misses | 59-68 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Paul Kemp is called for the reach on Terry Arnold - foul #1 on Paul Kemp, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), Ben Moses (C) Todd Twilley, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits the follow up shot | 61-70 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Sanford Millwood swats the dunk try by Robert Grizzle | 61-70 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is whistled for traveling | 61-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SG), Michael Anderson (SF), Peter Perry (PF) Terry Arnold, Victor Friend, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG), Jewell Howard (PF) Paul Kemp, Sanford Millwood | |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Boltz | 63-70 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Donald Colucci | 63-72 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Francis Boltz is hacked by Spencer Miller - foul #3 on Spencer Miller, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), William Burkhart (C) Michael Anderson, James Rowe | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller | |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Grizzle - foul #3 on Robert Grizzle, team foul #8 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Ben Moses (PF) Francis Boltz, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Sanford Millwood (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Timothy Hedrick, Nicky Trahan, Larry Petrovich | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-74 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | William Burkhart hits the follow up shot | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 7 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is hacked by Robert Grizzle - foul #4 on Robert Grizzle, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Spencer Miller (SF) Donald Colucci, Cecil Pagan | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Peter Perry (PF) Robert Grizzle, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Larry Petrovich (C) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard | |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Peter Perry can't connect on a runner near the basket | 66-76 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the board | 66-76 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sanford Millwood | 66-79 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Peter Perry connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Twilley and he's fouled by Sanford Millwood - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #9 | 68-79 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Peter Perry makes the free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 69-79 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Peter Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 69-79 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Peter Perry misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 69-79 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the defensive rebound | 69-79 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is hacked by Terry Arnold - foul #5 on Terry Arnold, team foul #10 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Francis Boltz (SG), Michael Anderson (SF), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Terry Arnold, Victor Friend, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-80 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Ben Moses hits the follow up shot | 71-80 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF), William Burkhart (C) Francis Boltz, Michael Anderson, James Rowe, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Friend - foul #3 on Victor Friend, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Larry Petrovich | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Peter Perry snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-81 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp runs out the clock | 71-81 |