| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Patrick (fresh) SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Baumgardner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Christopher Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lainez (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Christopher Teague inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Creighton | Myron Uriarte is called for the reach on Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Myron Uriarte, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG), James Waddell (PF) Jeff Reck, Michael Ward, Gerald Johnson | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Christopher Teague is hacked by Myron Uriarte - foul #2 on Myron Uriarte, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Christopher Teague, James Waddell | |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Charles Lainez buries a shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow's floater is tipped away by Charles Lainez | 28-37 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Christopher Teague (SF), James Waddell (PF) Paul Lemus, Michael Ward, Gerald Johnson | |
| 18:33 | Creighton | James Waddell misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | James Patrick snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | James Patrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Charles Lainez | 28-37 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | James Patrick is called for the reach on Jeff Reck in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Patrick, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Chad Duncan (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), Luther Green (C) James Patrick, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Michael Ward (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore, James Waddell | |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Paul Lemus is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Cobos | 30-37 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Michael Ward is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Charles Lainez grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Michael Ward hits a shot from the left block set up by Christopher Teague and he's hacked by Michael Cobos - foul #2 on Michael Cobos, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF) Spencer Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SF) Paul Lemus, Christopher Teague | |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Michael Ward makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Cobos | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nathaniel Moore | 32-42 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan's floater is knocked away by Gerald Johnson | 32-42 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Michael Ward | 32-42 |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Michael Ward is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Chad Duncan, John Nagy, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Luther Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Christopher Teague (SF), James Waddell (PF) Jeff Reck, Michael Ward, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow tips it in | 34-42 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Paul Lemus is hacked by James Patrick - foul #2 on James Patrick, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG) Paul Lemus | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Patrick (fresh) SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Baumgardner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathaniel Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Christopher Teague (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Waddell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lainez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Jeff Reck is whistled for traveling | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Michael Ward (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore, Charles Lainez | |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-42 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Waddell | 34-42 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Michael Ward is fouled on the floor by Myron Uriarte - foul #3 on Myron Uriarte, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Spencer Anderson (SF) Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG), Charles Lainez (C) Paul Lemus, Michael Ward, Gerald Johnson | |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the fadeaway from close range | 34-42 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to James Waddell | 34-42 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | James Waddell misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Christopher Teague snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | James Patrick loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Chad Duncan (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF), John Nagy (C) James Patrick, Jaroslav Deveric, Goran Krzesinski, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Michael Ward (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Jeff Reck, Christopher Teague, James Waddell | |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Charles Lainez drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Ward and he's hacked by John Nagy - foul #1 on John Nagy, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF), Luther Green (C) Spencer Anderson, Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (SF) Nathaniel Moore | |
| 13:52 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Chad Duncan | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Nagy - foul #2 on John Nagy, team foul #8 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF) Chad Duncan, John Nagy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF) Paul Lemus | |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Luther Green grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeff Reck - foul #2 on Jeff Reck, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Baumgardner (C) Luther Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG) Jeff Reck | |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Christopher Teague tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Cobos | 39-47 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Paul Lemus hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Lainez | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Baumgardner (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Teague (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Lainez (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Christopher Teague - foul #1 on Christopher Teague, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Chad Duncan (SG), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Nagy (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Aleksandar Pijanowski, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG), James Waddell (PF) Paul Lemus, Michael Ward, Gerald Johnson | |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Jeff Reck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-49 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | John Nagy clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Nathaniel Moore - foul #2 on Nathaniel Moore, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luther Green (C) Matthew Bigelow | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG) Christopher Teague | |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | John Nagy makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | John Nagy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | James Waddell knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jeff Reck | 44-51 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Moore swats the dunk try by Goran Krzesinski | 44-51 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Charles Lainez grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Charles Lainez can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket | 44-51 |
| 10:23 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Goran Krzesinski | 44-51 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | James Patrick knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Goran Krzesinski | 46-51 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Chad Duncan picks off the pass by Jeff Reck in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | James Patrick lays it in set up by Chad Duncan | 48-51 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-51 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Waddell | 48-51 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits the finger roll | 48-53 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan connects on the shot near the basket set up by Goran Krzesinski | 50-53 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore misses badly on a floater from close range | 50-53 |
| 08:34 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-53 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Waddell | 50-53 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Chad Duncan is called for the reach on Michael Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Duncan, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Spencer Anderson (SF), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF), John Baumgardner (C) James Patrick, Chad Duncan, John Nagy, Goran Krzesinski, Luther Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Christopher Teague (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore, James Waddell | |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Michael Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Michael Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Michael Cobos steals the ball from Christopher Teague | 50-55 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos banks in the layup | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Spencer Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Ward (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Teague (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Lainez (tired) 20 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Christopher Teague knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ward | 52-57 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos is fouled on the floor by Michael Ward - foul #1 on Michael Ward, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF) Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SG), James Waddell (C) Michael Ward, Charles Lainez | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Teague - foul #2 on Christopher Teague, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Lainez (C) James Waddell | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Christopher Teague connects on the runner from the right block set up by Nathaniel Moore | 54-59 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner is fouled on the floor by Charles Lainez - foul #3 on Charles Lainez, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (PG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF) Michael Cobos, Spencer Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (SG) Nathaniel Moore | |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte banks in the layup on a great pass from Aleksandar Pijanowski | 56-59 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-59 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Charles Lainez snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Christopher Teague can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-59 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Paul Lemus hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Lemus - foul #1 on Paul Lemus, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Goran Krzesinski (PF) Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SG) Jeff Reck | |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Goran Krzesinski steps in front of the Nathaniel Moore pass in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric is hacked by Nathaniel Moore - foul #3 on Nathaniel Moore, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF), John Nagy (C) Aleksandar Pijanowski, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG) Paul Lemus | |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | John Nagy misses the easy layup | 59-61 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Reck and the foul's on John Nagy - foul #3 on John Nagy, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (SG) Jaroslav Deveric | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Michael Ward (SG) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore | |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | John Nagy pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow is hacked by Charles Lainez - foul #4 on Charles Lainez, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luther Green (C) John Nagy | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Michael Cobos denies the turnaround by Christopher Teague | 60-63 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Luther Green grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Ward - foul #2 on Michael Ward, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF) James Patrick, Matthew Bigelow | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG), James Waddell (C) Paul Lemus, Michael Ward, Charles Lainez | |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses the free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Goran Krzesinski steals the ball from Christopher Teague | 62-63 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte scores on a shot from close range set up by Aleksandar Pijanowski | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Myron Uriarte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Luther Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Moore (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Teague (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Waddell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | James Waddell clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Luther Green - foul #3 on Luther Green, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Goran Krzesinski, Luther Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Michael Ward (SG), Charles Lainez (C) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore, Gerald Johnson | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | James Waddell misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | James Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Duncan | 67-64 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Christopher Teague's pass is intercepted by Jaroslav Deveric in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF), John Nagy (C) Jaroslav Deveric, Matthew Bigelow, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) Christopher Teague, James Waddell | |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | James Patrick banks in the layup set up by Aleksandar Pijanowski and he's fouled by Gerald Johnson - foul #3 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (SF) Nathaniel Moore | |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | James Patrick makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | The jump hook by Charles Lainez is blocked by John Nagy | 70-64 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lemus | 70-64 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Charles Lainez double dribbles | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG) Chad Duncan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF) Paul Lemus | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF) Spencer Anderson, Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG) Jeff Reck | |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Goran Krzesinski is denied by Charles Lainez | 70-64 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski tips it back up and in | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Charles Lainez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Baumgardner (C) John Nagy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG) Paul Lemus | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-64 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski gets the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski is hacked by Charles Lainez - foul #5 on Charles Lainez, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Waddell (C) Charles Lainez | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Michael Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | James Patrick is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #4 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #13 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson (PF) Goran Krzesinski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Spencer Anderson steals the ball from Jeff Reck | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 75-64 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Christopher Teague gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Christopher Teague loses the dribble to Myron Uriarte | 75-64 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte lays it in | 77-64 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | John Baumgardner denies the turnaround by Christopher Teague | 77-64 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson misses the tip | 77-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson grabs the board | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Patrick runs out the clock | 77-64 |