| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Bester (fresh) PF - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Payne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dan Purtell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Steven Brown inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 19:30 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Steven Brown | 41-33 |
| 19:24 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Glass | 41-35 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (PG), Steven Bowen (SF), Brandon Werner (PF), Joseph Basham (C) Claud Zeuner, Steven Bester, Curtis Barnes, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SG), Terry Soriano (PF), Donald Harden (C) Andrew Payne, Dan Purtell, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Brandon Werner is hacked by Clinton Mosteller - foul #2 on Clinton Mosteller, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG) James Hamon | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty (C) Steven Brown | |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Brandon Werner | 43-37 |
| 18:16 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty hits the finger roll | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Terry Soriano is called for the reach on Michael Bolton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Soriano, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hamon (SG), Vincent Richmond (SF), Alvin Carr (PF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Michael Bolton, Steven Bowen, Brandon Werner, Joseph Basham | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF) Rafael Morgan, Clinton Mosteller, Terry Soriano, Donald Harden | |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Steven Brown steals it from Claud Zeuner | 43-39 |
| 17:29 | Wichita State | John Glass drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dan Purtell | 43-42 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | James Hamon is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Claud Zeuner | 45-42 |
| 17:12 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SF), Curtis Barnes (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Vincent Richmond, Alvin Carr, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (PG), Ronald Kim (C) Lawrence Street, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 16:54 | Creighton | James Hamon misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 16:53 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | James Hamon steals it from Dan Purtell in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | James Hamon makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Claud Zeuner | 48-42 |
| 16:20 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses the runner near the basket | 48-42 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes is fouled on the floor by John Glass - foul #1 on John Glass, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (PG), Brandon Werner (PF), Joseph Basham (C) Claud Zeuner, Curtis Barnes, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Terry Soriano (PF) Dan Purtell, Steven Brown, John Glass | |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Brandon Werner connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Andrew Payne - foul #3 on Andrew Payne, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bowen (SF) Steven Bester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dan Purtell (SG) Andrew Payne | |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Brandon Werner misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:01 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamon (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Bowen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brandon Werner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Basham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Purtell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Soriano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano is hacked by Steven Bowen - foul #2 on Steven Bowen, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Curtis Barnes (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Brandon Werner, Joseph Basham | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Donald Harden (PF) Rafael Morgan, Dan Purtell, Clinton Mosteller | |
| 15:29 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Travis Cressey scores on a runner in the lane set up by Michael Bolton | 52-42 |
| 15:19 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes is open but misses the lay-in | 52-42 |
| 15:03 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 14:41 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Terry Soriano, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Alvin Carr (SF), Brandon Werner (PF), Christopher Lipinski (C) James Hamon, Steven Bowen, Curtis Barnes, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, Ronald Kim | |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 14:18 | Wichita State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 14:12 | Wichita State | Steven Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Richmond (SF), Joseph Basham (C) Alvin Carr, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Lawrence Street, Dan Purtell, Donald Harden | |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Clinton Mosteller steals the ball from Michael Bolton | 52-42 |
| 13:56 | Wichita State | Steven Brown lays it in on a great pass from Clinton Mosteller | 52-44 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Clinton Mosteller steals it from Joseph Basham | 52-44 |
| 13:34 | Wichita State | Brandon Werner is called for the reach on John Glass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Werner, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hamon (SG), Steven Bester (SF), Curtis Barnes (PF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Michael Bolton, Vincent Richmond, Brandon Werner, Joseph Basham | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), Terry Soriano (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Clinton Mosteller, John Glass, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 13:27 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano's pass is intercepted by Curtis Barnes | 52-44 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | James Hamon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Claud Zeuner | 55-44 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is hacked by James Hamon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hamon, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG) Lawrence Street, Dan Purtell | |
| 12:51 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 57-44 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano clanks a floater from the right block | 57-44 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Steven Bester grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | James Hamon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curt Renard - foul #4 on Curt Renard, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (PG), Alvin Carr (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Claud Zeuner, Curtis Barnes, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), John Glass (PF), Donald Harden (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, Ronald Kim | |
| 12:17 | Creighton | James Hamon misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | James Hamon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 12:15 | Wichita State | Steven Bester is called for the reach on Dan Purtell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Bester, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bowen (SF) Steven Bester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SF) Terry Soriano | |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Bolton - foul #3 on Michael Bolton, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Donald Harden swats the short shot by Alvin Carr | 58-47 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Alvin Carr tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the offensive board | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Bolton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hamon (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Bowen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Purtell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Mosteller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Glass (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harden (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Alvin Carr is open but misses the lay-in | 58-47 |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 11:22 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 58-47 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Alvin Carr pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | James Hamon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-47 |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Michael Bolton picks off the pass by Donald Harden in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 58-47 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Donald Harden | 58-47 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Donald Harden is open but misses the lay-in | 58-47 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Steven Bowen | 58-47 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | Alvin Carr is fouled on the floor by Rafael Morgan - foul #3 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Vincent Richmond (SF), Brandon Werner (PF), Joseph Basham (C) Michael Bolton, James Hamon, Steven Bowen, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Terry Soriano (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Rafael Morgan, Dan Purtell, Clinton Mosteller, John Glass, Donald Harden | |
| 10:39 | Creighton | Alvin Carr makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | Alvin Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:17 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne's layup is rejected by Brandon Werner | 60-47 |
| 10:15 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty tips it in | 60-49 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 09:46 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano makes the wide open floater from the right block | 60-51 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Soriano - foul #4 on Terry Soriano, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hamon (SG), Steven Bester (SF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Alvin Carr, Vincent Richmond, Joseph Basham | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dan Purtell (SG), Ronald Kim (C) Lawrence Street, Terry Soriano | |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:14 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wilbur Finnerty | 62-54 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Claud Zeuner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Curtis Barnes (PF) James Hamon, Brandon Werner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Glass (PF) Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 09:10 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Kim | 64-56 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Andrew Payne steps in front of the Claud Zeuner pass in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | John Glass misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Claud Zeuner - foul #3 on Claud Zeuner, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hamon (SG) Claud Zeuner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Andrew Payne | |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Christopher Lipinski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes is hacked by John Glass - foul #2 on John Glass, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Joseph Basham (C) Michael Bolton, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (PF) Dan Purtell, John Glass | |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Curtis Barnes - foul #1 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brandon Werner (PF) Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Donald Harden (C) Lawrence Street, Steven Brown, Ronald Kim | |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | James Hamon scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (tired) 26 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hamon (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Bester (tiring) PF - Brandon Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Basham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Payne (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Mosteller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbur Finnerty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Harden (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Donald Harden drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Wilbur Finnerty | 68-61 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (PG), Vincent Richmond (SF) Claud Zeuner, Steven Bester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Terry Soriano (SF), John Glass (PF) Rafael Morgan, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | James Hamon can't finish the layup | 68-61 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Joseph Basham pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Michael Bolton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 07:10 | Wichita State | John Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano drills a shot from the baseline | 68-63 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Terry Soriano picks off the pass by Michael Bolton in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 06:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Harden | 68-65 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | James Hamon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claud Zeuner (PG), Steven Bowen (SF), Curtis Barnes (PF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Michael Bolton, Vincent Richmond, Brandon Werner, Joseph Basham | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Ronald Kim (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, John Glass, Donald Harden | |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dan Purtell | 68-67 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | James Hamon is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Purtell - foul #1 on Dan Purtell, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | James Hamon misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | James Hamon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 06:03 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Hamon - foul #4 on James Hamon, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Travis Cressey (C) James Hamon, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SF) Lawrence Street, Steven Brown | |
| 06:03 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 06:03 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Michael Bolton blows the layup but the foul's on Dan Purtell - foul #2 on Dan Purtell, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SF), Brandon Werner (PF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Steven Bowen, Curtis Barnes, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Steven Brown (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Rafael Morgan, Dan Purtell, Ronald Kim | |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Michael Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Michael Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:11 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano misses the wide open shot from the left block | 71-69 |
| 05:10 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano gets the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:52 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Steven Bester - foul #2 on Steven Bester, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hamon (SG), Steven Bowen (SF), Travis Cressey (C) Michael Bolton, Steven Bester, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), John Glass (PF) Lawrence Street, Clinton Mosteller, Terry Soriano | |
| 04:52 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:52 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Travis Cressey | 74-70 |
| 04:40 | Wichita State | Curt Renard is fouled in the backcourt by James Hamon - foul #5 on James Hamon, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SG), Alvin Carr (PF) James Hamon, Brandon Werner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:40 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:40 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Steven Brown picks off the pass by Claud Zeuner in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 04:24 | Wichita State | Steven Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Steven Bowen | 74-72 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Steven Bester in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Ronald Kim (C) Dan Purtell, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Steven Bester makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Steven Bester misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:20 | Wichita State | John Glass pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Curt Renard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 04:07 | Wichita State | Steven Brown grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | The pull-up jumper by John Glass is blocked by Travis Cressey | 75-72 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Cressey | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Claud Zeuner (very tired) 29 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Bester (tired) 1 pts. SF - Steven Bowen (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Cressey (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Payne (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Brown (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Glass (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Kim (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-72 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bowen - foul #3 on Steven Bowen, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Vincent Richmond (SF), Curtis Barnes (PF) Steven Bester, Steven Bowen, Alvin Carr | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Curt Renard, Steven Brown, John Glass | |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner's pass is intercepted by Andrew Payne in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Ronald Kim is denied by Curtis Barnes | 77-74 |
| 03:20 | Wichita State | Donald Harden gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan banks in the layup set up by Andrew Payne | 77-76 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brandon Werner (PF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Curtis Barnes, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dan Purtell (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF) Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, Ronald Kim | |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Donald Harden is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lipinski - foul #1 on Christopher Lipinski, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Rafael Morgan | |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Donald Harden misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Clinton Mosteller is called for the reach on Vincent Richmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clinton Mosteller, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Basham (C) Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terry Soriano (PF) Donald Harden | |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 02:37 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty drills a fadeaway from the right side | 78-79 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Brandon Werner is hacked by Wilbur Finnerty - foul #2 on Wilbur Finnerty, team foul #15 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bester (SG), Steven Bowen (SF), Christopher Lipinski (C) Michael Bolton, Vincent Richmond, Joseph Basham | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Steven Brown (SF), Ronald Kim (C) Lawrence Street, Clinton Mosteller, Terry Soriano | |
| 02:16 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-79 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Brandon Werner makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Brandon Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:16 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim pulls down the rebound | 79-79 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Curt Renard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Curtis Barnes (PF) Brandon Werner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Donald Harden (PF) Curt Renard, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Purtell - foul #3 on Dan Purtell, team foul #16 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Bolton (SG), Travis Cressey (C) Steven Bowen, Christopher Lipinski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), John Glass (PF) Rafael Morgan, Donald Harden | |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-79 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Travis Cressey connects on the runner from close range | 81-79 |
| 01:39 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-79 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Curt Renard buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Kim | 81-81 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-81 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Steven Brown denies the turnaround by Steven Bester | 81-81 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 81-81 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the offensive board | 81-81 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Michael Bolton knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 84-81 |
| 00:47 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is hacked by Michael Bolton - foul #4 on Michael Bolton, team foul #13 | 84-81 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-81 |
| 00:33 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:33 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Dan Purtell is called for the reach on Travis Cressey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dan Purtell, team foul #17 | 84-83 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | Steven Brown's 3 pointer is rejected by Steven Bester | 86-83 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner snags the defensive board | 86-83 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner is fouled in the backcourt by Curt Renard - foul #5 on Curt Renard, team foul #18 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bowen (SF) Steven Bester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (PG) Curt Renard | |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner misses the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 86-83 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Curtis Barnes is called for the reach on John Glass - foul #2 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #14 | 86-83 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Claud Zeuner runs out the clock | 86-85 |