| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Naquin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - David Crank (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stephen Haggerty and he's fouled by Joseph Naquin - foul #1 on Joseph Naquin, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Crank | 44-32 |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Zachary Bender misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Tyler - foul #3 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge (PF) Ronald Tyler | |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Zachary Bender makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Zachary Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple is called for traveling | 46-32 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Zachary Bender's pass is intercepted by Theodore Caple | 46-32 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Nichols and he's hacked by Cesar Russo - foul #1 on Cesar Russo, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Crank | 46-34 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Bender denies the turnaround by Phillip Smith | 46-34 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Crank | 46-34 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin lays it in set up by Cesar Russo | 48-34 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Smith | 48-37 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin misses the lay-in | 48-37 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin can't throw it down but the foul's on Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Burchette (SG) Cesar Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Donald Allen (SF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, Phillip Smith, Wayne Nichols | |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence tips it in | 49-39 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Paul Wooldridge is called for the reach on Zachary Bender - foul #3 on Paul Wooldridge, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Crawford (SG), Steve Chiaramonte (PF), Harry Benner (C) Joseph Clifford, Joseph Naquin, David Crank | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner (PF) Paul Wooldridge | |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Zachary Bender clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Zachary Bender tips it home | 51-39 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-39 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - David Burchette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Zachary Bender (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Steve Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Benner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Zachary Bender drills a shot from the baseline set up by David Burchette | 53-39 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Zachary Bender gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 15:32 | Creighton | David Burchette loses the dribble to Thomas Lyon in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by William Crawford - foul #1 on William Crawford, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Clifford (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), David Crank (C) David Burchette, William Crawford, Harry Benner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), William Adams (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Donald Allen, Johnny Turner | |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Zachary Bender hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-41 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Steve Chiaramonte denies the turnaround by William Adams | 55-41 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Zachary Bender misses badly on a shot in the lane | 55-43 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Zachary Bender tips it but misses | 55-43 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cesar Russo | 57-43 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | David Crank swats the layup by William Adams | 57-43 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence tips it but misses | 57-43 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple tips it in | 57-45 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty knocks in the floater from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Zachary Bender comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by William Adams - foul #4 on William Adams, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Burchette (PG), Joseph Naquin (SF), Harry Benner (C) Joseph Clifford, Steve Chiaramonte, David Crank | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, William Adams, Ronald Tyler, Paul Lawrence | |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Zachary Bender makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Zachary Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Wooldridge | 58-50 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin's pass is intercepted by Phillip Smith | 58-50 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - David Burchette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Naquin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Bender (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Harry Benner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wooldridge (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | David Burchette clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge can't tip it in | 58-50 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Thomas Lyon picks off the pass by David Burchette | 58-50 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith is fouled on the floor by Joseph Naquin - foul #2 on Joseph Naquin, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Clifford (PG), Steve Chiaramonte (PF), David Crank (C) Cesar Russo, Zachary Bender, Harry Benner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Ronald Tyler (PF) Theodore Caple, Paul Wooldridge | |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | David Burchette takes the ball from Ronald Tyler | 58-50 |
| 10:37 | Creighton | David Burchette jams it | 60-50 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Clifford steals it from Wayne Nichols | 60-50 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford jams it | 62-50 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Clifford steals the ball from Ronald Tyler | 62-50 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford loses the ball out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Crawford (SG), Zachary Bender (SF) David Burchette, Joseph Naquin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SF), Paul Lawrence (C) Phillip Smith, Wayne Nichols | |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 09:27 | Creighton | David Crank snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | David Crank misses the easy layup | 62-50 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Zachary Bender grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Zachary Bender makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Chiaramonte | 64-50 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence is whistled for traveling | 64-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cesar Russo (SG), Harry Benner (PF) William Crawford, Steve Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG), Donald Allen (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Thomas Lyon, Paul Lawrence | |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford is fouled on the floor by Patrick Burton - foul #2 on Patrick Burton, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge (PF) Ronald Tyler | |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Cesar Russo clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-50 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-50 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joseph Clifford | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Clifford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Bender (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. PF - Harry Benner (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Crank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Wooldridge (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Zachary Bender snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | David Crank drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Cesar Russo | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Zachary Bender | 66-50 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | David Crank makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Clifford | 68-50 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton loses the dribble to Cesar Russo | 68-50 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Zachary Bender comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-50 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Caple | 68-50 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge's floater is tipped away by Zachary Bender | 68-50 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | David Crank grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Joseph Clifford is hacked by Theodore Caple - foul #1 on Theodore Caple, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Burchette (PG), William Crawford (SG), Joseph Naquin (SF), Henry Arrant (PF), Steve Chiaramonte (C) Joseph Clifford, Cesar Russo, Zachary Bender, Harry Benner, David Crank | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Thomas Lyon (SG), William Adams (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Patrick Burton, Theodore Caple, Donald Allen, Paul Wooldridge, Wayne Nichols | |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin blows the dunk | 68-50 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Adams | 68-50 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Steve Chiaramonte picks off the pass by Stephen Haggerty | 68-50 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte throws it down on a nice dish by William Crawford | 70-50 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon is called for traveling | 70-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cesar Russo (SG) William Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG) Thomas Lyon | |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Cesar Russo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Naquin | 73-50 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | William Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-52 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Burchette | 76-52 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Theodore Caple | 76-54 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | David Burchette misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-54 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte grabs the board | 76-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - David Burchette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Naquin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Arrant (fairly fresh) C - Steve Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | David Burchette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | William Adams snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Tyler | 76-56 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte double dribbles | 76-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wallace Spivey (PG), William Crawford (SG), Zachary Bender (SF), Harry Benner (PF) David Burchette, Cesar Russo, Joseph Naquin, Henry Arrant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Donald Allen (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams, Ronald Tyler, Phillip Smith | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-58 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Wallace Spivey is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lyon - foul #1 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #7 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Burchette (PG) Zachary Bender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Wallace Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is fouled on the floor by Wallace Spivey - foul #1 on Wallace Spivey, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Bender (SF) David Burchette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Zachary Bender - foul #2 on Zachary Bender, team foul #6 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Burchette (PG), Joseph Naquin (SF) Wallace Spivey, Zachary Bender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith (SF) Donald Allen | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Thomas Lyon steps in front of the Steve Chiaramonte pass | 76-59 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge loses the ball out of bounds | 76-59 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Joseph Naquin makes the turnaround in the paint set up by William Crawford | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense 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) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Steve Chiaramonte steals it from Thomas Lyon | 78-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Patrick Burton - foul #3 on Patrick Burton, team foul #8 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Henry Arrant (PF) Joseph Naquin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Steve Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steve Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Steve Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Naquin (SF) Henry Arrant | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | David Burchette runs out the clock | 81-61 |