| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) SF - James Ybarra (fresh) PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) C - James Latta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) SG - Daniel Mobley (fresh) SF - James Dewitt (fresh) PF - Homer King (fresh) C - Bobby Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Daniel Mobley scores on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Homer King steps in front of the James Ybarra pass | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Dewitt | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Homer King misses the turnaround near the basket | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Myrie | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Filip Tafelski (SG), Stjepan Ziemann (SF), Ron Marcus (C) Daniel Mobley, James Dewitt, Bobby Harris | |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Filip Tafelski | 3-8 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | James Latta is called for the reach on Stjepan Ziemann - foul #1 on James Latta, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Mobley (PG), Bobby Harris (PF), Albert Fish (C) Anthony Bodovsky, Homer King, Ron Marcus | |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Carl Ward - foul #1 on Carl Ward, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Dewitt (PG) Daniel Mobley | |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) SG - Gene Cook (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Dewitt (fresh) SG - Filip Tafelski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) PF - Bobby Harris (fresh) C - Albert Fish (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann misses short on a jumper in the lane | 5-9 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Kim | 7-11 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Bobby Harris buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stjepan Ziemann | 7-13 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | James Latta pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | James Latta gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Scott Moyer, Lawrence Kim, James Latta | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky (PG), Daniel Mobley (SG), Homer King (SF), Ron Marcus (C) James Dewitt, Filip Tafelski, Stjepan Ziemann, Albert Fish | |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Ron Marcus misses short on a shot from the left block | 7-13 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Daniel Mobley can't tip it in | 7-13 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is fouled on the floor by Bobby Harris - foul #1 on Bobby Harris, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG) Gene Cook | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Dewitt (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Daniel Mobley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Bodovsky | 7-16 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Russell | 10-16 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky clanks a shot from the left side | 10-16 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Daniel Bryan is denied by Homer King | 10-16 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | James Dewitt gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Homer King misses the dunk | 10-16 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) SF - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dewitt (fresh) PF - Homer King (fresh) C - Ron Marcus (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Homer King comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Ybarra - foul #1 on James Ybarra, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Gene Cook (SF), James Latta (C) Ronald Russell, James Ybarra, Carl Ward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Filip Tafelski (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Bobby Harris (C) Daniel Mobley, James Dewitt, Ron Marcus | |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Homer King misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Homer King makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis (PF) Michael Myrie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Mobley (SG), Albert Fish (C) Homer King, Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Bobby Harris snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky loses the dribble to Daniel Bryan | 13-17 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Bryan | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gene Davis - foul #1 on Gene Davis, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SF) Daniel Bryan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann (SF), Homer King (PF) Filip Tafelski, Albert Fish | |
| 10:14 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Moyer | 17-19 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann is denied on a layup by James Latta | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Latta | 17-19 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Bobby Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Moyer | 20-19 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stjepan Ziemann, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Gene Cook, Lawrence Kim, Gene Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Filip Tafelski (SG), James Dewitt (SF), Albert Fish (C) Daniel Mobley, Stjepan Ziemann, Homer King | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-19 |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Albert Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski clanks a driving attempt from close range | 20-19 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Tafelski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Dewitt (fresh) PF - Bobby Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Fish (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski is called for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward (C) James Latta | |
| Subs | Creighton | Homer King (SG) Albert Fish | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 20-19 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | James Dewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | James Dewitt is fouled on the floor by Scott Moyer - foul #1 on Scott Moyer, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG), Lawrence Kim (SF) Scott Moyer, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Mobley (SG), Ron Marcus (C) Filip Tafelski, Bobby Harris | |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Daniel Mobley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Dewitt - foul #1 on James Dewitt, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG) Carl Ward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann (SF), Filip Tafelski (PF), Bobby Harris (C) Daniel Mobley, James Dewitt, Ron Marcus | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Bobby Harris pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Bobby Harris's pass is intercepted by Gene Cook | 21-19 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook loses the dribble to Homer King | 21-19 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Homer King and he's hacked by Lawrence Kim - foul #1 on Lawrence Kim, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF), Carl Ward (PF), James Latta (C) Daniel Bryan, Lawrence Kim, Michael Myrie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Mobley (SG), James Dewitt (SF), Albert Fish (C) Homer King, Filip Tafelski, Bobby Harris | |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 21-22 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Albert Fish gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | James Dewitt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Bodovsky | 21-25 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Fish - foul #1 on Albert Fish, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie (PF) Carl Ward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Homer King (SG), Bobby Harris (PF), Ron Marcus (C) Daniel Mobley, Stjepan Ziemann, Albert Fish | |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Homer King is fouled on the floor by Gene Cook - foul #1 on Gene Cook, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), Carl Ward (SF) Scott Moyer, Gene Cook, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Mobley (SG), Filip Tafelski (SF) James Dewitt, Ron Marcus | |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Homer King misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Bryan | 22-25 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 22-25 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan tips it in | 24-25 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Homer King's pass is intercepted by Daniel Bryan | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Mobley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Filip Tafelski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Homer King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Bobby Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Homer King grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Bobby Harris drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Bodovsky | 24-27 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Daniel Mobley grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Harris | 24-30 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is whistled for a carry | 24-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), James Ybarra (SF), Gene Cook (C) Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Dewitt (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Ron Marcus (C) Daniel Mobley, Filip Tafelski, Bobby Harris | |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Ron Marcus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Latta (C) Lawrence Kim | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Harris (PF), Albert Fish (C) Stjepan Ziemann, Ron Marcus | |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Homer King - foul #1 on Homer King, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ron Marcus (C) Albert Fish | |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Ron Marcus grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Homer King connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ron Marcus | 24-32 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Ron Marcus grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | James Ybarra steps in front of the Homer King pass | 24-32 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Ward | 24-32 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook loses the dribble to Ron Marcus | 24-32 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Ron Marcus can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 24-32 |