| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Todd Twilley steals the ball from Paul Kemp | 36-40 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich lays it up and in on a nice dish by Spencer Miller | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Donald Colucci steals the ball from Terry Arnold | 38-40 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | William Burkhart loses the dribble to Larry Petrovich | 38-40 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is hacked by Todd Twilley - foul #2 on Todd Twilley, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci's floater is knocked away by William Burkhart | 38-40 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Terry Arnold grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Todd Twilley throws it down on a nice dish by Victor Friend | 38-42 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses short on a runner near the basket | 38-42 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Todd Twilley loses the dribble to Paul Kemp | 38-42 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Peter Perry steps in front of the Spencer Miller pass | 38-42 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Terry Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) Donald Colucci, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Paul Kemp, Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SF) Victor Friend | |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Ben Moses scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Grizzle | 38-44 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan loses the ball out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), William Burkhart (C) Terry Arnold, Ben Moses | |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Todd Twilley dunks the ball | 38-46 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Francis Boltz snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Riley (fresh) SG - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rowe (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Lee Riley - foul #1 on Lee Riley, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Sanford Millwood (PF) Lee Riley, Timothy Hedrick, Jewell Howard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Peter Perry (PF) Francis Boltz, James Rowe | |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Spencer Miller | 40-49 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Todd Twilley blows the layup but the foul's on James Redus - foul #4 on James Redus, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Nicky Trahan (SF) James Redus, Spencer Miller | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Ben Moses (C) Robert Grizzle, William Burkhart | |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Kemp | 42-50 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Ben Moses's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brown | 42-50 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) Nicky Trahan, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), James Rowe (PF), William Burkhart (C) Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, Ben Moses | |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses short on a jumper from the right block | 42-50 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Terry Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Kemp - foul #3 on Paul Kemp, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (SG), Spencer Miller (SF) Dennis Brown, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:53 | Creighton | William Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is hacked by James Rowe - foul #1 on James Rowe, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich (C) Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF) Victor Friend, William Burkhart | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Petrovich | 47-50 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Rowe | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jewell Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Paul Kemp is called for the reach on Peter Perry - foul #4 on Paul Kemp, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Ben Moses (C) Terry Arnold, Robert Grizzle, James Rowe | |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Spencer Miller blocks the short jumper by Todd Twilley | 47-50 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Peter Perry misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Nicky Trahan | 49-50 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Spencer Miller takes the ball from Ben Moses | 49-50 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Francis Boltz buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Victor Friend | 51-52 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Colucci, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Donald Colucci, Timothy Hedrick, Spencer Miller, Nicky Trahan, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Robert Grizzle (SG), James Rowe (PF), William Burkhart (C) Victor Friend, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, Ben Moses | |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle drills a 3 from the left wing set up by James Rowe | 51-55 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jewell Howard | 53-55 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Francis Boltz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Rowe - foul #2 on James Rowe, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Jewell Howard, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Ben Moses (PF) Francis Boltz, James Rowe | |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | William Burkhart gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood blows the layup | 53-55 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Ben Moses snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Ben Moses clanks a jumper from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 07:53 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Riley (fresh) SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Moses | 53-55 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Spencer Miller is called for the reach on Robert Grizzle - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Paul Kemp (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Lee Riley, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF), James Rowe (C) Terry Arnold, Ben Moses, William Burkhart | |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Rowe - foul #3 on James Rowe, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (PG) Robert Grizzle | |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | James Rowe makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp knocks in the 3 from straight away | 58-59 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Todd Twilley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Friend | 58-62 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | James Redus clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Cecil Pagan | 60-62 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), William Burkhart (C) Francis Boltz, James Rowe | |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses the jumper from the right block | 60-62 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Terry Arnold connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Victor Friend | 60-64 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits a shot in the lane set up by Dennis Brown | 62-64 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Victor Friend buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Arnold | 62-67 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Todd Twilley steps in front of the Larry Petrovich pass | 62-67 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Terry Arnold is hacked by James Redus in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Redus, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG) James Redus | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Rowe (PF) Peter Perry | |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Kemp, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG) Paul Kemp | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Victor Friend scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Terry Arnold | 62-71 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Victor Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Dennis Brown - foul #4 on Dennis Brown, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 3rd free throw | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the tip | 62-73 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the offensive board | 62-73 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood's pass is intercepted by Victor Friend | 62-73 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | James Rowe is fouled on the floor by Spencer Miller - foul #2 on Spencer Miller, team foul #11 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Francis Boltz (SF), Peter Perry (PF) Victor Friend, Todd Twilley, William Burkhart | |
| 03:04 | Creighton | James Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | James Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Timothy Hedrick, Jewell Howard, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), William Burkhart (C) Francis Boltz, James Rowe | |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown loses the dribble to Todd Twilley | 62-74 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | William Burkhart drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Grizzle | 62-76 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-76 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood tips it in | 64-76 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle is hacked by Larry Petrovich - foul #1 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #12 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SG), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Terry Arnold, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick connects on the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Francis Boltz - foul #2 on Francis Boltz, team foul #5 | 66-78 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick makes the free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | James Rowe is hacked by Donald Colucci - foul #3 on Donald Colucci, team foul #13 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Enlow (C) Todd Twilley | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | James Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | James Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Jewell Howard | 69-79 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Ben Moses knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Grizzle | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-81 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | James Rowe grabs the board | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle's floater is tipped away by Jewell Howard | 69-81 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jewell Howard | 69-81 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Eric Enlow denies the turnaround by Nicky Trahan | 69-81 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle grabs the defensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle runs out the clock | 69-81 |