| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) SF - Christopher Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 8 reb. C - Charles Lainez (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-23 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Charles Lainez grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Charles Lainez's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Thompson | 23-23 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell's floater is knocked away by Gerald Johnson | 23-23 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Charles Lainez gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Michael Ward drills a floater in the paint set up by Gerald Johnson | 23-25 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Christopher Teague lays it in set up by Charles Lainez | 25-27 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Erik Dejesus | 28-27 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Christopher Teague grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Christopher Teague hits the finger roll | 28-29 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits a floater from the right wing set up by Kurt Wilson and he's fouled by Michael Ward - foul #3 on Michael Ward, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (C) Kurt Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG), James Toledo (SF), James Waddell (PF) Jeff Reck, Michael Ward, Christopher Teague, Gerald Johnson | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Charles Lainez clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Erik Dejesus - foul #3 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Charles Lainez swats the layup by Robert Reddick | 30-30 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | James Toledo pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Charles Lainez is fouled on the floor by Everette Strawn - foul #1 on Everette Strawn, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Kurt Wilson (C) Russell Braswell, Harold Jackson, Robert Reddick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) James Toledo, Charles Lainez | |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Kurt Wilson steals the ball from Nathaniel Moore | 30-30 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #3 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG), Charles Lainez (C) Christopher Teague, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everette Strawn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Waddell (fresh) 2 stl. C - Charles Lainez (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel is fouled on the floor by Michael Ward - foul #4 on Michael Ward, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Peter Caruso, Kevin Peel, Everette Strawn, Edwin Parmelee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) Michael Ward, Charles Lainez | |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Waddell - foul #2 on James Waddell, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (C) Kurt Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Lainez (C) James Waddell | |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Thompson - foul #3 on Richard Thompson, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 33-32 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Christopher Teague's layup is rejected by Harold Jackson | 33-32 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Paul Lemus pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Christopher Teague comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Harold Jackson is called for the reach on Nathaniel Moore - foul #3 on Harold Jackson, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG), Everette Strawn (SF), Kurt Wilson (C) Harold Jackson, Erik Dejesus, Edwin Parmelee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), James Waddell (PF) Paul Lemus, Gerald Johnson | |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Charles Lainez buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Nathaniel Moore takes the ball from Russell Braswell | 35-34 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Jeff Reck loses the dribble to Kevin Peel | 35-34 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Peel | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everette Strawn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Teague (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Waddell (fresh) 2 stl. C - Charles Lainez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Russell Braswell steals it from Christopher Teague | 37-34 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Christopher Teague pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Jeff Reck drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Charles Lainez swats the short shot by Russell Braswell | 37-37 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Christopher Teague pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Kurt Wilson swats the short shot by James Waddell | 37-37 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | James Waddell hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | James Waddell snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Jeff Reck scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Teague - foul #2 on Christopher Teague, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Edwin Parmelee (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Russell Braswell, Everette Strawn, Richard Thompson, Kurt Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), James Toledo (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Nathaniel Moore, Christopher Teague, Charles Lainez | |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | James Waddell misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | James Waddell hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Paul Lemus scores on a jumper from the left side set up by James Toledo | 39-46 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Reck - foul #1 on Jeff Reck, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG) Kevin Peel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Charles Lainez (C) Jeff Reck, James Waddell | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses the floater from the left side | 41-46 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso's floater is knocked away by Gerald Johnson | 41-46 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Christopher Teague gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Reddick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Toledo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Teague (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Lainez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Christopher Teague buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Lemus | 41-48 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Jackson | 43-48 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Charles Lainez drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Lemus | 43-50 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | James Toledo snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Charles Lainez comes up short on the floater from the right block | 43-50 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Teague - foul #3 on Christopher Teague, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Everette Strawn (PF), Kurt Wilson (C) Peter Caruso, Erik Dejesus, Robert Reddick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG), Nathaniel Moore (SF) James Toledo, Christopher Teague | |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Michael Ward blows the layup | 44-50 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Wilson | 44-50 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 44-50 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Moore | 44-50 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore dunks the ball | 44-52 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses the tip | 44-52 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Paul Lemus pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Michael Ward steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Harold Jackson, Edwin Parmelee, Everette Strawn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Christopher Teague (SF) Paul Lemus, Nathaniel Moore | |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kurt Wilson, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick (C) Kurt Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Michael Ward misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Reddick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Teague (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Lainez (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Christopher Teague can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Erik Dejesus - foul #4 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Waddell (PF) Gerald Johnson | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Christopher Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus is called for a charge - foul #5 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn (SF) Erik Dejesus | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Christopher Teague, Charles Lainez | |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Michael Ward blows the layup | 44-53 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson (SG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), Kurt Wilson (C) Kevin Peel, Everette Strawn, Robert Reddick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SF), Charles Lainez (C) Paul Lemus, Gerald Johnson | |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | James Waddell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | James Waddell knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Lainez | 44-55 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Nathaniel Moore is called for the reach on Edwin Parmelee - foul #1 on Nathaniel Moore, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Everette Strawn (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Russell Braswell, Harold Jackson, Richard Thompson, Kurt Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), James Toledo (SF) Jeff Reck, Michael Ward | |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Charles Lainez buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Lemus | 46-57 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Charles Lainez | 46-57 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | James Waddell misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Caruso - foul #3 on Peter Caruso, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | James Waddell misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | James Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn tips it in | 48-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Creighton | The short jumper by Charles Lainez is denied by Robert Reddick | 48-58 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | James Waddell snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Paul Lemus runs out the clock | 48-58 |