| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Weatherford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Homer King (fresh) PF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Homer King inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Creighton | Homer King misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Park - foul #2 on William Park, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG) Anthony Bodovsky | |
| 19:46 | Creighton | Homer King makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:46 | Creighton | Homer King makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Weatherford - foul #1 on George Weatherford, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky (PG), Stjepan Ziemann (PF) Matt Reeder, Bobby Harris | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Charles Robinson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Bodovsky and the foul's on Allen Foos - foul #1 on Allen Foos, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), Bobby Harris (SF) Anthony Bodovsky, Homer King | |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Charles Robinson makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | George Weatherford gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | George Weatherford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Bobby Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Bobby Harris travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky (PG), Homer King (SF), Ron Marcus (C) Matt Reeder, Stjepan Ziemann, Charles Robinson | |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Ron Marcus swats the layup by Allen Foos | 30-33 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul White pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | William Park is fouled on the floor by Homer King - foul #1 on Homer King, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (SG), Filip Tafelski (C) George Weatherford, Ron Marcus | |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Bobby Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Homer King hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Bodovsky | 30-35 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Bodovsky is called for the reach on Paul White - foul #1 on Anthony Bodovsky, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Manhart (SF), Archie Harkins (PF) William Park, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Charles Robinson (C) Matt Reeder, Bobby Harris, Filip Tafelski | |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Ziemann - foul #2 on Stjepan Ziemann, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG) Joshua Schippers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Harris (PF) Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Bodovsky - foul #2 on Anthony Bodovsky, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves (PF) Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ron Marcus (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF) Homer King, Bobby Harris | |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Manhart (fresh) PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Archie Harkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Weatherford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ron Marcus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Ron Marcus buries a fadeaway in the lane | 30-37 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul White hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stjepan Ziemann - foul #3 on Stjepan Ziemann, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Omer Monkowski (C) Jay Johnson, Archie Harkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Homer King (SF), Bobby Harris (PF) Ron Marcus, Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Charles Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-39 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves can't finish the layup | 32-39 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul White | 34-39 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ed Graves, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG), William Park (SF) Paul White, Ed Graves | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (SG), Filip Tafelski (PF), Ron Marcus (C) George Weatherford, Bobby Harris, Charles Robinson | |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Joshua Schippers picks off the pass by Homer King | 34-39 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Matt Reeder comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 36-39 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Homer King grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart is hacked by Matt Reeder - foul #1 on Matt Reeder, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Allen Foos (C) Joshua Schippers, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Charles Robinson (C) Matt Reeder, Homer King, Filip Tafelski, Ron Marcus | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:53 | Creighton | George Weatherford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Manhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Weatherford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Johnson | 41-39 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | William Manhart is called for the reach on Charles Robinson - foul #2 on William Manhart, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Archie Harkins (PF) Jay Johnson, William Park, William Manhart | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), Homer King (SF) Anthony Bodovsky, Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Archie Harkins steps in front of the Charles Robinson pass | 41-39 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Schippers | 43-39 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Bobby Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Matt Reeder grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Charles Robinson misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Homer King | 43-39 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Bobby Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Weatherford | 43-41 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Joshua Schippers is denied by Charles Robinson | 43-41 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Charles Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Homer King buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bobby Harris | 43-44 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos blows the wide open layup | 43-44 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul White is hacked by George Weatherford - foul #2 on George Weatherford, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), William Park (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), William Manhart (C) Joshua Schippers, Howard Pierce, Archie Harkins, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky (PG), Ron Marcus (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Filip Tafelski (C) Matt Reeder, Homer King, Bobby Harris, Charles Robinson | |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | George Weatherford scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Paul White clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Manhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Weatherford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ron Marcus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Filip Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Creighton | George Weatherford makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Bodovsky | 45-49 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Ed Graves (PF) Paul White, William Manhart | |
| Subs | Creighton | Homer King (SG), Bobby Harris (PF), Charles Robinson (C) George Weatherford, Stjepan Ziemann, Filip Tafelski | |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Homer King makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Bodovsky | 45-51 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG) Ron Marcus | |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Homer King is hacked by William Park - foul #3 on William Park, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG) Jay Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Filip Tafelski (C) Charles Robinson | |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Homer King clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul White buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | George Weatherford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Bobby Harris - foul #2 on Bobby Harris, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), William Manhart (SF), Allen Foos (C) Joshua Schippers, William Park, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (SG), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Charles Robinson (C) George Weatherford, Bobby Harris, Filip Tafelski | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Ed Graves is called for the reach on Matt Reeder - foul #5 on Ed Graves, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (PF) Ed Graves | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ron Marcus (SF) Homer King | |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-51 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Matt Reeder tips it in | 50-53 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Paul White evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Johnson | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Manhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SG - Matt Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Marcus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Matt Reeder misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Charles Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), William Park (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Jay Johnson, William Manhart, Archie Harkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG), Homer King (SF), Bobby Harris (PF) Matt Reeder, Ron Marcus, Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Bobby Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Bobby Harris hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Weatherford | 52-56 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-56 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Allen Foos - foul #2 on Allen Foos, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | William Park can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Harris - foul #3 on Bobby Harris, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is whistled for traveling | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky is fouled in the backcourt by Paul White - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Homer King pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Homer King is fouled in the backcourt by Paul White - foul #4 on Paul White, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Homer King makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Homer King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul White splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | George Weatherford is hacked by Joshua Schippers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | George Weatherford makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | George Weatherford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Homer King snags the defensive board | 58-61 |