| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Daugherty (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Christopher Teague (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Lainez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Christopher Teague inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Lesinski | 22-35 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Russell Braswell, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SF), James Waddell (C) Christopher Teague, Henry Lesinski | |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-35 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | James Waddell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Richard Thompson steals it from James Waddell | 22-35 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson misses the easy layup | 22-35 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore is hacked by Erik Dejesus - foul #2 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Henry Lesinski (C) Nathaniel Moore, James Waddell | |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Charles Lainez loses the dribble to Nicholas Johnson | 22-35 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Christopher Teague pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Thompson - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #3 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (SF), James Large (C) Erik Dejesus, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Michael Ward (PF) Kenneth Lee, Charles Lainez | |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Christopher Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-36 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Michael Ward gets the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Harold Jackson is called for the reach on Craig Daugherty - foul #2 on Harold Jackson, team foul #4 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Gregory Hinton (C) Russell Braswell, Harold Jackson, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Waddell (SF), Charles Lainez (PF) Everette Espitia, Christopher Teague, Michael Ward | |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Kevin Peel steals the ball from Craig Daugherty | 22-36 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel hits the finger roll | 24-36 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty lays it in | 24-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Large (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Craig Daugherty (fresh) 22 pts. SF - James Waddell (fresh) PF - Charles Lainez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee buries a jumper from the free throw line | 26-38 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | James Waddell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edwin Parmelee - foul #1 on Edwin Parmelee, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Nicholas Johnson (C) Peter Caruso, Kevin Peel, Edwin Parmelee, James Large, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF) Craig Daugherty | |
| 15:05 | Creighton | James Waddell makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | James Waddell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell clanks a floater from the free throw line | 26-39 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 26-39 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Waddell | 26-39 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Lainez | 26-42 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | James Waddell is called for the reach on Erik Dejesus - foul #1 on James Waddell, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Craig Daugherty (SG), Michael Ward (PF) Kenneth Lee, James Waddell, Charles Lainez | |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Dejesus | 26-42 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson is hacked by Michael Ward - foul #3 on Michael Ward, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Lee (PG), Charles Lainez (PF) Everette Espitia, Christopher Teague | |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Lee | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Harold Jackson | 28-45 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Erik Dejesus - foul #3 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #6 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG), James Large (PF) Harold Jackson, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Christopher Teague (SF) Kenneth Lee, Michael Ward | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Everette Espitia picks off the pass by Russell Braswell | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski is whistled for a carry | 28-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), Gregory Hinton (C) Russell Braswell, Erik Dejesus, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Lee (PG), Michael Ward (SF) Everette Espitia, Charles Lainez | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Large (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Daugherty (fresh) 25 pts. SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Teague (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Lesinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee is hacked by Christopher Teague - foul #3 on Christopher Teague, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-46 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Christopher Teague can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Large - foul #2 on James Large, team foul #7 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Richard Thompson (PF) Peter Caruso, Kevin Peel, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Lainez (PF), James Waddell (C) Michael Ward, Henry Lesinski | |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty grabs the offensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | James Waddell connects on the shot from the free throw line | 28-48 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Parmelee | 31-48 |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Waddell and the foul's on Russell Braswell - foul #3 on Russell Braswell, team foul #8 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus (SF), Nicholas Johnson (C) Edwin Parmelee, James Large | |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Michael Ward (SF), Henry Lesinski (C) Kenneth Lee, Christopher Teague, James Waddell | |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Lesinski - foul #3 on Henry Lesinski, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Johnson | 31-51 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Henry Lesinski takes the ball from Richard Thompson | 31-51 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Everette Espitia | 31-51 |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Michael Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-51 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell is hacked by Charles Lainez - foul #1 on Charles Lainez, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG) Russell Braswell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Waddell (SF), Christopher Teague (PF) Everette Espitia, Michael Ward, Charles Lainez | |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #9 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (SF), Gregory Hinton (PF) Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (PF) Christopher Teague | |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Edwin Parmelee picks off the pass by Craig Daugherty | 31-51 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-51 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-51 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) SG - Harold Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Daugherty (fairly fresh) 28 pts. SF - James Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ward (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lesinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Johnson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Peter Caruso | 33-51 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lee | 33-54 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso is whistled for a carry | 33-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG), James Large (PF) Harold Jackson, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SF), Charles Lainez (C) Kenneth Lee, Craig Daugherty, Henry Lesinski | |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Everette Espitia's pass is intercepted by James Large | 33-54 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | James Waddell steals it from James Large | 33-54 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Michael Ward lays it in on a nice dish by James Waddell | 33-56 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | James Large can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-56 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Michael Ward | 33-56 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Michael Ward misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-56 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Parmelee | 35-56 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Ward | 35-58 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Charles Lainez snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | James Waddell misses the turnaround near the basket | 35-58 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore tips it in | 35-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton is hacked by Charles Lainez - foul #2 on Charles Lainez, team foul #6 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Tate (PG), Everette Strawn (SF) Peter Caruso, Gregory Hinton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Henry Lesinski (C) Charles Lainez | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Tate (fresh) SG - Kevin Peel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everette Strawn (fresh) PF - James Large (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Parmelee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Everette Espitia (fairly fresh) SG - James Waddell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathaniel Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lesinski (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Henry Lesinski steals the ball from Kevin Peel | 35-60 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Everette Espitia is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Tate - foul #1 on Jonathan Tate, team foul #10 | 35-60 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Everette Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Everette Espitia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-62 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee snags the offensive board | 35-62 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Peel | 38-62 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Everette Espitia is whistled for a carry | 38-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG) Kevin Peel | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Tate comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-62 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski pulls down the rebound | 38-62 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Everette Espitia hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-62 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Parmelee | 38-62 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso is hacked by Everette Espitia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Everette Espitia, team foul #7 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG), Gregory Hinton (C) Jonathan Tate, Everette Strawn | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore travels with the ball | 40-62 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso's pass is intercepted by Everette Espitia in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski lays it in set up by Everette Espitia | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Everette Espitia is called for the reach on Peter Caruso - foul #2 on Everette Espitia, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Michael Ward gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Creighton | James Waddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Hinton can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-64 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Everette Espitia runs out the clock | 40-64 |