| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) SG - Kyle Cottman (fresh) SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jayson Ehlers | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Thomas Crum scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Shen Tang | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers is hacked by Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Donald Lee swats the short shot by Micheal Taylor | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Crum | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Akron | James Ragsdale is hacked by Kyle Cottman - foul #1 on Kyle Cottman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | The short jumper by Micheal Taylor is denied by Donald Lee | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shen Tang and the foul's on Micheal Taylor - foul #1 on Micheal Taylor, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Jayson Ehlers, Jacob Bridges | |
| 17:33 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor is called for traveling | 5-2 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Duane Callahan (SG), Edwin Reed (SF) Gilbert Parmelee, Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Duane Callahan picks off the pass by Donald Lee | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Edwin Reed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Thomas Crum gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Shen Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:11 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Edwin Reed steals the ball from Eric Wilkinson | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) SG - Alberto Luna (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) C - Richard Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Jackson (fresh) SG - Duane Callahan (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) PF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | Paul Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy hits a floater from the left block | 5-4 |
| 15:09 | Akron | Edwin Reed is called for the reach on Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Edwin Reed, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Kyle Cottman (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Paul Jackson, Duane Callahan, Edwin Reed, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| 14:58 | Akron | Thomas Crum lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Crum - foul #1 on Thomas Crum, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jacob Bridges - foul #1 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jacob Bridges | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman tips it home | 8-8 |
| 13:41 | Akron | James Ragsdale clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Bridges - foul #2 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (C) Jacob Bridges | |
| 13:41 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Lee | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Alan Tay is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF) Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:14 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers lays it up and in | 10-10 |
| 12:59 | Akron | James Ragsdale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | James Ragsdale is called for the reach on Kyle Cottman - foul #1 on James Ragsdale, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (PF) Jayson Ehlers | |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gilbert Parmelee | 10-12 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Leon Tyree knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Wilkinson and the foul's on Frank Hamilton - foul #1 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Thomas Crum (PF) Alberto Luna, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Duane Callahan (SG), Edwin Reed (SF) Gilbert Parmelee, Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor | |
| 12:19 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Shen Tang steals it from Marcus Dupuy | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Jackson (fresh) SG - Duane Callahan (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) PF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Alan Tay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the tip | 13-12 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson can't tip it in | 13-12 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Paul Jackson misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Duane Callahan can't tip it in | 13-12 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Thomas Crum gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Duane Callahan is called for the reach on Shen Tang - foul #1 on Duane Callahan, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Kyle Cottman (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Paul Jackson, Duane Callahan, Edwin Reed, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| 11:03 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Shen Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gilbert Parmelee | 14-14 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Shen Tang buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Augustus Stromski and he's fouled by Gilbert Parmelee - foul #1 on Gilbert Parmelee, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Gilbert Parmelee is called for the reach on Donald Lee - foul #2 on Gilbert Parmelee, team foul #9 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF) Shen Tang, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Frank Hamilton (C) Gilbert Parmelee, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 09:56 | Akron | Donald Lee misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frank Hamilton | 17-14 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Paul Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 17-14 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Thomas Crum steps in front of the Kyle Cottman pass | 17-16 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Crum | 19-16 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman's pass is intercepted by Alan Tay | 19-16 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 19-16 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman misses the shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:22 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 08:21 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Wilkinson | 19-16 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Thomas Crum is denied on a layup by Frank Hamilton | 19-16 |
| 08:01 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses the tip | 19-16 |
| 07:59 | Akron | James Ragsdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Thomas Crum buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Ragsdale | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fairly fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Jackson (fresh) SG - Kyle Cottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Donald Lee swats the layup by Kyle Cottman | 22-16 |
| 07:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Crum | 22-16 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Thomas Crum is hacked by Jayson Ehlers - foul #1 on Jayson Ehlers, team foul #10 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Alan Tay, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (PG), Duane Callahan (SG), Marcus Dupuy (PF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Paul Jackson, Kyle Cottman, Jayson Ehlers, Frank Hamilton | |
| 06:51 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy hits a floater near the basket | 23-18 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Thomas Crum clanks a floater from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses long on a floater from the baseline | 23-18 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Duane Callahan is fouled on the floor by Alberto Luna - foul #1 on Alberto Luna, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG) Micheal Taylor | |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Duane Callahan is fouled on the floor by Alberto Luna - foul #2 on Alberto Luna, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (SG) Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Augustus Stromski - foul #1 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses long on a shot near the basket | 23-19 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Paul Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Paul Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Richard Sims pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Richard Sims clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Reed - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #11 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Shen Tang, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Cottman (SG), Steven May (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Edwin Reed, Marcus Dupuy, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton travels with the ball | 25-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Donald Lee (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:06 | Akron | Richard Sims hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Wilkinson | 27-19 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Paul Jackson buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Cottman | 27-21 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Tay | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Duane Callahan (fairly fresh) SG - Kyle Cottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven May (fresh) C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Paul Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Hamilton | 29-24 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Richard Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:11 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kyle Cottman | 29-24 |
| 03:07 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Richard Sims, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Duane Callahan, Paul Jackson, Steven May, Frank Hamilton | |
| 02:52 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it back up and in | 31-24 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy is hacked by Leon Tyree - foul #1 on Leon Tyree, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG), Thomas Crum (PF) Alan Tay, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Thomas Crum pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Thomas Crum drills a turnaround near the basket | 33-24 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Crum - foul #2 on Thomas Crum, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (SF), Donald Lee (C) Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Micheal Taylor (SF) Marcus Dupuy | |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Lee | 33-24 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Richard Sims is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG) Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (SG) Kyle Cottman | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (PF) Jayson Ehlers | |
| 01:07 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Ragsdale | 36-24 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee is hacked by James Ragsdale - foul #2 on James Ragsdale, team foul #9 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Augustus Stromski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Hamilton (C) Jacob Bridges | |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Alan Tay is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Paul Jackson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Alan Tay grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Alan Tay scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-26 |