| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Minard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Blanding (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-43 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | James McLean lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Kimmons | 30-45 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson is hacked by James McLean in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McLean, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Blanding - foul #1 on James Blanding, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | James McLean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | James Steele grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon is hacked by Scott Thomas - foul #1 on Scott Thomas, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | James Blanding grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | James McLean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | James Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | James Steele loses the ball out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SF) Scott Mellon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 17:28 | Creighton | James Langenfeld misses long on a jumper near the basket | 31-45 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | James Langenfeld takes the ball from Keith Laroche | 31-45 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | James McLean blows the layup but the foul's on Brent Watson - foul #3 on Brent Watson, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Scott Mellon (SF), Charles Schaefer (PF), Chester Natale (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, James Steele, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas | |
| 16:43 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | James McLean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Wilson - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) James Langenfeld | |
| 16:22 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | James McLean misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | James McLean is called for the reach on Charles Schaefer - foul #3 on James McLean, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG) James McLean | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Keitt - foul #1 on Brian Keitt, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG) Quinton Wilhoite | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chester Natale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Keitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Blanding (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Brian Keitt can't tip it in | 33-48 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Sean Emerson | 35-48 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | James Blanding can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Mellon - foul #1 on Scott Mellon, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Keith Laroche (SG), James Steele (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Sean Emerson, Thomas Wilson, Scott Mellon, Chester Natale | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Thomas (SF), James Langenfeld (PF) Brian Keitt, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 14:48 | Creighton | James Blanding makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | James Blanding makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Fred Kimmons steps in front of the Charles Schaefer pass | 35-50 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Keith Laroche steals the ball from James Langenfeld | 35-50 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits the finger roll set up by Keith Laroche | 37-50 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Scott Thomas banks in the layup | 37-52 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Scott Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Robert Stanley blocks the short jumper by James Blanding | 37-52 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Schaefer | 37-52 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | James Steele misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | James Langenfeld grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | James Langenfeld scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Kimmons and he's fouled by James Steele - foul #3 on James Steele, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), Chester Natale (PF), Ronald Minard (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Charles Schaefer, James Steele, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Brian Keitt (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Ricky Hodge, Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas, James Blanding | |
| 12:25 | Creighton | James Langenfeld makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 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) | |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon's floater is tipped away by Alvin Kuehner | 37-55 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Langenfeld | 37-55 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-55 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Natale (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Minard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Keitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Langenfeld (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Scott Mellon is called for the reach on Brian Keitt - foul #2 on Scott Mellon, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG) James Langenfeld | |
| 11:14 | Creighton | James McLean is hacked by Sean Emerson - foul #3 on Sean Emerson, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), James Steele (PF) Thomas Wilson, Chester Natale | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Andrew Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-55 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Andrew Williams tips it but misses | 40-55 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | James Steele snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Watson | 42-55 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-55 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner tips it back up and in | 42-57 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | James Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Chester Natale (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Brent Watson, Scott Mellon, James Steele, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Scott Thomas (SF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Fred Kimmons, Andrew Williams, Brian Keitt | |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Wilson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer (PF) Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Chester Natale | 42-58 |
| 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) | |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-58 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale misses the tip | 42-58 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | James Langenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner hits the follow up shot | 42-60 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Emerson | 45-60 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Chester Natale | 47-60 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Schaefer | 47-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Schaefer | 50-60 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Schaefer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Natale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Quinton Wilhoite (fresh) SG - Ricky Hodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Langenfeld (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson loses the dribble to Alvin Kuehner | 50-60 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Keith Laroche steps in front of the Scott Thomas pass | 50-60 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Alvin Kuehner denies the turnaround by Thomas Wilson | 50-60 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Scott Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Laroche - foul #3 on Keith Laroche, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Edward Bilodeau (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), James Steele (PF), Ronald Minard (C) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Thomas Wilson, Charles Schaefer, Chester Natale | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Brian Keitt (PF), James Blanding (C) Quinton Wilhoite, Scott Thomas, Alvin Kuehner, James Langenfeld | |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson is hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Brian Keitt lays it up and in on a great pass from James Blanding | 50-64 |
| 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) | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon tips it back up and in | 52-64 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Brian Keitt hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 52-64 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | James Steele misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Keitt - foul #2 on Brian Keitt, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG) Edward Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | James Steele misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | James Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | James Blanding pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Ronald Minard steals it from Fred Kimmons | 52-64 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | James McLean steals it from Keith Laroche | 52-64 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | James McLean makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Williams | 52-66 |
| 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) | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Fred Kimmons is called for the reach on Brent Watson - foul #2 on Fred Kimmons, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SF), Charles Schaefer (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Scott Mellon, James Steele, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Thomas (SF), James Langenfeld (C) Andrew Williams, James Blanding | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | James McLean's pass is intercepted by Charles Schaefer | 54-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley's pass is intercepted by James McLean | 54-66 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | James McLean lays it in | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Laroche (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Keitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Langenfeld (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 54-68 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley grabs the offensive board | 54-68 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is fouled on the floor by Fred Kimmons - foul #3 on Fred Kimmons, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG) Brent Watson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Andrew Williams (SF) James McLean, Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF), James Steele (PF), Ronald Minard (C) Thomas Wilson, Charles Schaefer, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG), Scott Thomas (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) Quinton Wilhoite, Andrew Williams, James Langenfeld, Brian Keitt | |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Scott Mellon picks off the pass by Fred Kimmons | 56-68 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon is called for traveling | 56-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Charles Schaefer (PF), Chester Natale (C) Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, James Steele, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), James Langenfeld (PF), Brian Keitt (C) Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas, Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Sean Emerson - foul #4 on Sean Emerson, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 56-69 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Langenfeld | 56-69 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge is hacked by Edward Bilodeau - foul #1 on Edward Bilodeau, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Emerson | 59-70 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Brian Keitt can't tip it in | 59-70 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | James Langenfeld can't tip it in | 59-70 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Brian Keitt snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-70 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Bilodeau and he's hacked by James Langenfeld - foul #2 on James Langenfeld, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), James Steele (PF), Ronald Minard (C) Edward Bilodeau, Thomas Wilson, Charles Schaefer, Chester Natale | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Fred Kimmons (SG), Scott Thomas (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) Quinton Wilhoite, Ricky Hodge, Andrew Williams, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | James McLean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG) Sean Emerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Creighton | James Blanding misses the shot from the left side | 65-70 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | James Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson is fouled on the floor by James McLean - foul #4 on James McLean, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Brent Watson is called for the reach on Fred Kimmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brent Watson, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 70-72 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Brent Watson is called for the reach on Fred Kimmons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brent Watson, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG) Brent Watson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | James McLean takes the ball from James Steele | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Keith Laroche is called for the reach on James McLean in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Laroche, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG) Fred Kimmons | |
| 00:06 | Creighton | James McLean misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Laroche | 70-75 |