| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Nash (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Mayers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Todd Twilley inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Creighton | Dennis Nash is called for the reach on Peter Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Nash, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Terry Arnold clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 19:36 | Creighton | William Burkhart tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Scott Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Victor Friend - foul #2 on Victor Friend, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Scott Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Scott Smith steals it from Terry Arnold | 31-40 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Scott Smith can't tip it in | 31-40 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Todd Twilley pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:27 | Creighton | Victor Friend is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | William Burkhart hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Micheals | 31-42 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers tips it in | 33-42 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by William Burkhart | 33-44 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Scott Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Wright | 36-44 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Micheals - foul #1 on Thomas Micheals, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Timothy Wilson (SG), Carl Thomas (SF), Daryl Nolan (PF), Russell Rinker (C) Thomas Wright, Dennis Nash, Brian Mayers, Scott Smith, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Victor Friend - foul #3 on Victor Friend, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF) Victor Friend | |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Ben Moses pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Todd Twilley hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 37-46 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | James Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Nolan (fresh) C - Russell Rinker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Todd Twilley hits a wide open shot from close range on a great pass from James Rowe | 37-48 |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Ben Moses is called for the reach on Timothy Wilson - foul #1 on Ben Moses, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Francis Boltz (SF) Terry Arnold, Todd Twilley | |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan is fouled on the floor by Ben Moses - foul #2 on Ben Moses, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (SG), Ray Dearborn (SF), Brian Gilden (C) Kenneth Krantz, Carl Thomas, Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Ben Moses is called for the reach on Brian Gilden - foul #3 on Ben Moses, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Enlow (C) James Rowe | |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle travels with the ball | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Scott Smith (PF) Timothy Wilson, Russell Rinker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), William Burkhart (C) Robert Grizzle, Ben Moses | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Francis Boltz - foul #4 on Francis Boltz, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Carl Thomas (SF) Thomas Wright, Ray Dearborn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), James Rowe (PF) Francis Boltz, Eric Enlow | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Terry Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | William Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | William Burkhart drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Twilley | 38-50 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas lays it in set up by Kenneth Krantz | 40-50 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Victor Friend connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Twilley | 40-53 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Terry Arnold is hacked by Dennis Nash - foul #2 on Dennis Nash, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Timothy Wilson (SG), Ray Dearborn (SF), Daryl Nolan (PF), Russell Rinker (C) Kenneth Krantz, Dennis Nash, Carl Thomas, Scott Smith, Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Ben Moses (PF), Eric Enlow (C) Victor Friend, James Rowe, William Burkhart | |
| 12:11 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Grizzle | 42-55 |
| 11:54 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson is called for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals (C) Russell Rinker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Perry (PF) Eric Enlow | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Dearborn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daryl Nolan (fresh) C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Todd Twilley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Perry - foul #2 on Peter Perry, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Perry and the foul's on Timothy Wilson - foul #2 on Timothy Wilson, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Rinker (PF) Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Todd Twilley | |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn snags the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Dearborn | 46-58 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Peter Perry snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Thomas Micheals is called for the reach on Victor Friend - foul #2 on Thomas Micheals, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (SG), Brian Mayers (SF), Scott Smith (PF) Timothy Wilson, Ray Dearborn, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), James Rowe (PF), Eric Enlow (C) Terry Arnold, Peter Perry, Ben Moses | |
| 09:42 | Creighton | James Rowe misses the lay-in | 46-58 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker jams it on a nice dish by Brian Mayers and he's fouled by Eric Enlow - foul #2 on Eric Enlow, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SG) Dennis Nash | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Burkhart (C) Eric Enlow | |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Victor Friend drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Rowe | 49-61 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-61 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | James Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle is hacked by Carl Thomas - foul #2 on Carl Thomas, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Dennis Nash (SG), Daryl Nolan (PF), Brian Gilden (C) Thomas Wright, Brian Mayers, Scott Smith, Russell Rinker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Ben Moses (PF) Victor Friend, James Rowe | |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Terry Arnold connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by William Burkhart | 49-63 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Mayers (SF) Carl Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Nash - foul #3 on Dennis Nash, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Krantz | 51-65 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Nolan - foul #1 on Daryl Nolan, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Arnold - foul #1 on Terry Arnold, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Todd Twilley clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Krantz - foul #3 on Kenneth Krantz, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson (PG), Thomas Micheals (C) Kenneth Krantz, Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SG), Eric Enlow (C) Robert Grizzle, William Burkhart | |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Eric Enlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dennis Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Mayers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Nolan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Boltz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Todd Twilley (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Enlow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Ben Moses hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Micheals - foul #3 on Thomas Micheals, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Smith (PF) Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Todd Twilley | |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Eric Enlow denies the turnaround by Thomas Micheals | 53-68 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Eric Enlow gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Scott Smith steals the ball from Francis Boltz | 53-68 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Mayers | 55-68 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Victor Friend drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Francis Boltz | 55-71 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Eric Enlow is called for the reach on Timothy Wilson - foul #3 on Eric Enlow, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (SG), Carl Thomas (SF), Daryl Nolan (PF), Russell Rinker (C) Dennis Nash, Brian Mayers, Scott Smith, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF), William Burkhart (C) Terry Arnold, Victor Friend, Ben Moses, Eric Enlow | |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Carl Thomas steals it from William Burkhart | 57-71 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz misses the lay-in | 57-71 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Todd Twilley gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | William Burkhart scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Todd Twilley | 57-73 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Thomas | 59-73 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | William Burkhart drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Grizzle | 59-76 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Dennis Nash (SG), Ray Dearborn (SF), Brian Gilden (C) Timothy Wilson, Kenneth Krantz, Carl Thomas, Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Victor Friend (SG), James Rowe (PF) Francis Boltz, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry | |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-79 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-79 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Rinker | 59-79 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash is hacked by James Rowe - foul #1 on James Rowe, team foul #11 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Daryl Nolan (C) Thomas Wright, Russell Rinker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SF), Ben Moses (C) Terry Arnold, William Burkhart | |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ray Dearborn - foul #2 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #11 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Scott Smith (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Kenneth Krantz, Brian Gilden, Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG) Robert Grizzle | |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Nash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ray Dearborn (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Friend (tiring) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francis Boltz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Moses (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ben Moses - foul #4 on Ben Moses, team foul #12 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Timothy Wilson (SG), Carl Thomas (SF), Daryl Nolan (PF) Thomas Wright, Dennis Nash, Ray Dearborn, Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG) Victor Friend | |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 63-81 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Francis Boltz grabs the offensive board | 63-81 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-84 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson is hacked by James Rowe - foul #2 on James Rowe, team foul #13 | 63-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Rinker (PF), Brian Gilden (C) Daryl Nolan, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), Eric Enlow (C) Terry Arnold, James Rowe | |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-84 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Todd Twilley loses the dribble to Timothy Wilson in the backcourt | 65-84 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Brian Gilden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-84 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas tips it but misses | 65-84 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gilden | 65-84 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Russell Rinker | 68-84 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Timothy Wilson takes the ball from Robert Grizzle in the backcourt | 68-84 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 68-84 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker grabs the offensive rebound | 68-84 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker comes up short on the floater in the paint | 68-84 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Moses | 68-84 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle is hacked by Kenneth Krantz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Krantz, team foul #12 | 68-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan (PF) Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Rowe (PF) Eric Enlow | |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 68-85 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker lays it in | 70-86 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is hacked by Kenneth Krantz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Krantz, team foul #13 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn (PG) Kenneth Krantz | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 70-87 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-88 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Dearborn | 72-88 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Todd Twilley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-88 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ben Moses - foul #5 on Ben Moses, team foul #14 | 72-88 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Enlow (C) Ben Moses | |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 73-88 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-88 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Francis Boltz | 74-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas connects on the shot in the lane set up by Ray Dearborn | 76-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Eric Enlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-90 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan can't throw it down | 76-90 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan gets the offensive rebound | 76-90 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ray Dearborn | 78-90 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle runs out the clock | 78-90 |