| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Kost (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Woodley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Decicco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Cotten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Edward Decicco inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Evansville | Edward Decicco is whistled for a carry | 30-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) James Kost, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:30 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses short on a runner from the right block | 30-20 |
| 19:28 | Evansville | Edward Decicco grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 19:08 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett clanks a floater from the right side | 30-20 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera tips it but misses | 30-20 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 18:32 | Evansville | Edward Decicco buries a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Floyd Hunt - foul #1 on Floyd Hunt, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:32 | Evansville | Edward Decicco misses the free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Joe Nichols gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Manuel Cotten - foul #1 on Manuel Cotten, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | William Woodley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-22 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner drills a floater near the basket set up by Johnny Rodgers | 32-22 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Woodley - foul #1 on William Woodley, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Charles Makela (SF), William Iverson (PF), Jordan Hurst (C) Maurice Cooper, Edward Decicco, Manuel Cotten, Andrew Hartwig | |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | William Woodley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Charles Makela tips it home | 32-24 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is hacked by William Woodley - foul #2 on William Woodley, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF) Floyd Hunt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Simeon (SF) William Woodley | |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses long on a floater from the right block | 32-24 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | James Kost tips it back up and in | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Kost (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Makela (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Simeon (fresh) PF - William Iverson (fresh) C - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Charles Makela misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Watts - foul #2 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Floyd Hunt (PF) Keith Ferriera, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Leland (PF) Jordan Hurst | |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Charles Makela makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Charles Makela makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 36-26 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Charles Makela is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Michael Simeon snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 14:19 | Evansville | Floyd Hunt steps in front of the Michael Simeon pass | 36-29 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | James Kost can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-29 |
| 13:55 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | James Kost picks off the pass by Charles Makela | 36-29 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | James Kost lays it up and in | 38-29 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | James Foskey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | James Kost misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | William Iverson snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | James Foskey scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | James Kost connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Hunt | 40-31 |
| 12:16 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland hits the finger roll | 40-33 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt loses the dribble to Lawrence Leland | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Floyd Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Makela (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Simeon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | William Iverson misses the lay-in | 40-33 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | William Iverson tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Leland - foul #4 on Lawrence Leland, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Tim Williams (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Lloyd Watts, Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), William Woodley (SG), Edward Decicco (SF), Manuel Cotten (PF), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Charles Makela, Michael Simeon, Lawrence Leland, William Iverson | |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:11 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | William Woodley blows the layup over the doubleteam | 41-35 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Keith Ferriera | 43-35 |
| 10:15 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten tips it home | 43-37 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten loses the dribble to Keith Ferriera | 43-37 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | William Woodley is called for the reach on Keith Ferriera - foul #3 on William Woodley, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 43-37 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Keith Ferriera picks off the pass by Maurice Cooper in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 08:33 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Andrew Hartwig | 43-37 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Edward Decicco tips it in | 43-39 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera tips it home | 45-39 |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Charles Makela (SG), Lawrence Leland (PF), William Iverson (C) Maurice Cooper, William Woodley, Edward Decicco, Andrew Hartwig | |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | James Kost pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Makela (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Cotten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - William Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Joe Nichols lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Ferriera | 47-40 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | James Foskey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | James Kost buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Williams | 50-40 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Foskey and the foul's on Joe Nichols - foul #1 on Joe Nichols, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Lloyd Watts, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Woodley (SG) Manuel Cotten | |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by William Woodley - foul #4 on William Woodley, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Edward Decicco (SF) James Foskey, Charles Makela | |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tim Williams | 53-43 |
| 04:54 | Evansville | William Woodley knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Cooper | 53-45 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | James Kost misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Maurice Cooper - foul #3 on Maurice Cooper, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Lloyd Watts, Tim Williams, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Jordan Hurst (PF), Andrew Hartwig (C) Maurice Cooper, Lawrence Leland, William Iverson | |
| 04:25 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | James Kost misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 3rd free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | James Foskey misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Ferriera - foul #1 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Makela (SF) Edward Decicco | |
| 04:04 | Evansville | James Foskey makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | James Foskey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Watts | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Evansville | James Foskey's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Watts in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera throws it down set up by Lloyd Watts | 59-47 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | William Woodley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Woodley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Makela (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-47 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | William Woodley steals the ball from Tyler Weingartner | 59-47 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | William Woodley hits the finger roll | 59-49 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Ferriera | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF) Floyd Hunt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Manuel Cotten (SF), William Iverson (PF) William Woodley, Andrew Hartwig | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | James Kost grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jordan Hurst - foul #1 on Jordan Hurst, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Charles Makela is fouled on the floor by Keith Ferriera - foul #2 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Charles Makela misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 00:51 | Evansville | Charles Makela can't tip it in | 62-49 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses long on a shot from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera snags the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts runs out the clock | 62-49 |