| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jerry Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Louden (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Tom (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zachary Wilhelm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sidney Giffin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Whittington (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | William Wagner inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Louden | 37-30 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | James Pepper misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 19:35 | Bradley | William Tom gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:28 | Bradley | Roger Cox swats the layup by William Tom | 37-30 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | James Pepper grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the jump hook in the paint set up by James Pepper | 37-32 |
| 18:58 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 18:57 | Creighton | James Pepper gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin loses the dribble to William Wagner | 37-32 |
| 18:43 | Bradley | David Louden throws it down set up by William Wagner | 39-32 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | James Pepper is fouled on the floor by Jerry Forster - foul #2 on Jerry Forster, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Roger Cox | |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Henry Whittington clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 39-32 |
| 17:50 | Bradley | Jerry Forster gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:37 | Bradley | Jerry Forster's floater is knocked away by Tommie Dunning | 39-32 |
| 17:36 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:23 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 17:21 | Creighton | Tommie Dunning gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Forster - foul #3 on Jerry Forster, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | Raymond Brooks (PG), Paul Klein (SG), Joshua Galeano (SF), Randall Switzer (PF), Donald Krueger (C) Jerry Forster, David Louden, William Wagner, William Tom, Zachary Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Roger Cox (C) Donald Holmes, James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:56 | Bradley | Paul Klein clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | Bradley | Donald Krueger tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Henry Whittington hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Switzer - foul #2 on Randall Switzer, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:28 | Bradley | Paul Klein clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Donald Krueger tips it in | 43-36 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Henry Whittington banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Pepper | 43-38 |
| 15:58 | Bradley | Henry Whittington is called for the reach on Raymond Brooks - foul #3 on Henry Whittington, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Forster (PG) Paul Klein | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Henry Whittington | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jerry Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Switzer (fresh) C - Donald Krueger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Donald Holmes (fresh) SG - James Corey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommie Dunning (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sidney Giffin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Bradley | Roger Cox steals it from Raymond Brooks | 43-38 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Roger Cox is hacked by Donald Krueger - foul #1 on Donald Krueger, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Louden (SG), William Tom (PF) Raymond Brooks, Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Henry Whittington (PF) Donald Holmes, James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 15:04 | Creighton | William Tom swats the short shot by Henry Whittington | 43-38 |
| 15:03 | Bradley | The rebound goes to David Louden | 43-38 |
| 14:43 | Bradley | David Louden misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | James Pepper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | James Pepper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | David Louden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Roger Cox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Whittington and he's fouled by Randall Switzer - foul #3 on Randall Switzer, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Raymond Brooks (SG), William Wagner (SF), Donald Krueger (PF), Zachary Wilhelm (C) David Louden, Joshua Galeano, William Tom, Randall Switzer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt | |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Roger Cox makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:37 | Bradley | Jerry Forster clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by William Wagner - foul #2 on William Wagner, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Klein (SG) Jerry Forster | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG) James Corey | |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:02 | Bradley | Paul Klein is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG) Donald Holmes | |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | Bradley | Donald Krueger grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:25 | Bradley | Paul Klein knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Wagner | 47-45 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Krueger - foul #2 on Donald Krueger, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Forster (PG), David Louden (SG), William Tom (PF) Raymond Brooks, Paul Klein, Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Pepper, Robert Schmidt, Roger Cox | |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:04 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:42 | Bradley | David Louden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Henry Whittington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jerry Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Louden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Tom (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Wilhelm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Donald Holmes (fresh) SG - James Corey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommie Dunning (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Whittington (tiring) 25 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Giffin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin jams it on a great pass from Donald Holmes | 47-48 |
| 11:12 | Bradley | David Louden buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Donald Holmes is hacked by Jerry Forster - foul #4 on Jerry Forster, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Raymond Brooks (PG), Joshua Galeano (SF), Randall Switzer (C) Jerry Forster, William Wagner, Zachary Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG), Roger Cox (C) James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:43 | Bradley | Roger Cox takes the ball from Randall Switzer | 50-50 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Donald Holmes's fadeaway is rejected by William Tom | 50-50 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt dunks the ball | 50-52 |
| 09:35 | Bradley | Henry Whittington steals the ball from Raymond Brooks | 50-52 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 09:17 | Bradley | The rebound goes to William Tom | 50-52 |
| 08:59 | Bradley | David Louden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Klein (SG), Zachary Wilhelm (C) David Louden, William Tom | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) Donald Holmes, Robert Schmidt, Henry Whittington | |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Randall Switzer blocks the short jumper by Roger Cox | 50-52 |
| 08:41 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Randall Switzer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Corey - foul #1 on James Corey, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Wagner (SF) Joshua Galeano | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG), Henry Whittington (PF) James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Randall Switzer misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Randall Switzer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Zachary Wilhelm steals the ball from Henry Whittington | 51-52 |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Randall Switzer misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Roger Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:45 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin hits the finger roll | 51-54 |
| 07:38 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Klein | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Raymond Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Switzer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Zachary Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Sidney Giffin (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Whittington (tiring) 25 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Roger Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Robert Schmidt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Schmidt, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Forster (PG), Donald Krueger (PF), Walter Couto (C) Raymond Brooks, Randall Switzer, Zachary Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:13 | Bradley | Walter Couto buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Forster | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Henry Whittington comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Bradley | The rebound goes to William Wagner | 55-54 |
| 06:31 | Bradley | Donald Krueger misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 55-54 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Roger Cox gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by William Wagner - foul #3 on William Wagner, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Louden (SG), Joshua Galeano (SF), William Tom (PF) Paul Klein, William Wagner, Walter Couto | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Corey (SG) Robert Schmidt | |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Henry Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:22 | Bradley | Donald Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:20 | Bradley | James Pepper is called for the reach on Jerry Forster in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Pepper, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Joshua Galeano misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Corey - foul #2 on James Corey, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm (C) Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Joshua Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Joshua Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Roger Cox gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 05:31 | Bradley | Joshua Galeano is hacked by James Pepper - foul #3 on James Pepper, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) James Corey, Roger Cox | |
| 05:02 | Bradley | Jerry Forster misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Tommie Dunning - foul #2 on Tommie Dunning, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Cox (C) Tommie Dunning | |
| 05:02 | Bradley | Jerry Forster makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:02 | Bradley | Jerry Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Zachary Wilhelm - foul #3 on Zachary Wilhelm, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | Randall Switzer (PF), Donald Krueger (C) William Tom, Zachary Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:21 | Bradley | David Louden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 04:20 | Bradley | Randall Switzer grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Jerry Forster misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 04:01 | Bradley | Joshua Galeano pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:40 | Bradley | Donald Krueger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Cox - foul #2 on Roger Cox, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Raymond Brooks (PG), Paul Klein (SG), William Tom (PF), Zachary Wilhelm (C) Jerry Forster, David Louden, Joshua Galeano, Randall Switzer | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) Robert Schmidt, Sidney Giffin | |
| 03:40 | Bradley | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:40 | Bradley | Donald Krueger misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Roger Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Krueger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Tom (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Zachary Wilhelm (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Pepper (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - James Corey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommie Dunning (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Whittington (tired) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Roger Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Creighton | James Pepper can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 03:27 | Bradley | William Tom gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:14 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Roger Cox gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Tommie Dunning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Wagner (SF) Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Holmes (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Sidney Giffin (PF) James Pepper, James Corey, Roger Cox | |
| 02:52 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Forster (PG), David Louden (SG) Raymond Brooks, Paul Klein | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Cox (C) Tommie Dunning | |
| 02:39 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Roger Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | William Tom blocks the short jumper by Sidney Giffin | 59-58 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Sidney Giffin tips it in | 59-60 |
| 02:03 | Bradley | William Tom travels with the ball | 59-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Pepper (PG), James Corey (SG), Tommie Dunning (SF) Donald Holmes, Robert Schmidt, Roger Cox | |
| 01:54 | Creighton | The jump hook by Henry Whittington is blocked by William Tom | 59-60 |
| 01:52 | Bradley | Zachary Wilhelm gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:35 | Bradley | William Tom drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Zachary Wilhelm and the foul's on Sidney Giffin - foul #3 on Sidney Giffin, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schmidt (SG), Roger Cox (C) James Corey, Tommie Dunning | |
| 01:35 | Bradley | William Tom makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | James Pepper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 01:20 | Bradley | David Louden pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:06 | Bradley | William Tom is fouled on the floor by James Pepper - foul #4 on James Pepper, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 01:06 | Bradley | William Tom misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:06 | Bradley | William Tom makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | Henry Whittington lays it in on a great pass from James Pepper | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Jerry Forster is hacked by Sidney Giffin - foul #4 on Sidney Giffin, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Jerry Forster makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Jerry Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Henry Whittington misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to James Pepper | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | James Pepper knocks in the 3 from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Bradley calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Jerry Forster buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-65 |