| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradly Story (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Darius Breunig inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Clarence Meyer is blocked by Bradly Story | 24-24 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Bradly Story grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 19:10 | Drake | Bradly Story misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | James Robinson grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Darius Breunig is fouled on the floor by Adam Burns - foul #1 on Adam Burns, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darius Breunig | 24-27 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Bradly Story can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 24-27 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Bradly Story tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Bradly Story steps in front of the Darius Breunig pass | 26-27 |
| 17:35 | Drake | Bradly Story comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-27 |
| 17:33 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:13 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Bradly Story swats the shot by James Robinson | 29-27 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:52 | Drake | Adam Burns hits a 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Robinson | 32-30 |
| 16:24 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Bradly Story pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:11 | Drake | James Robinson takes the ball from Brooks Lee | 32-30 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG), Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Bradly Story (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Drake | Bradly Story makes the jumper from close range | 34-30 |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Larry Gartner is hacked by Bradly Story - foul #1 on Bradly Story, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Brooks Lee is called for the reach on James Easter - foul #3 on Brooks Lee, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:17 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 14:15 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | James Easter drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sidney Price | 36-33 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Bradly Story lays it up and in set up by Alex Tryninewski and the foul's on Douglas Fusco - foul #2 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Larry Hollen (SG), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Adam Burns, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) James Easter, Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| 13:45 | Drake | Bradly Story misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Robinson | 38-35 |
| 12:58 | Drake | Bradly Story buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Rolf Zuwkowski is called for the reach on Clarence Meyer - foul #1 on Rolf Zuwkowski, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG), Roberto Costa (PF) Rolf Zuwkowski, Bradly Story | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 12:19 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 12:12 | Drake | Larry Hollen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darius Breunig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Bowes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer's floater is tipped away by Leon Reid | 43-35 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Roberto Costa is called for the reach on Daryl Bowes - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Alex Tryninewski, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits the finger roll | 43-37 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | James Robinson clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Brooks Lee - foul #4 on Brooks Lee, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradly Story (PF), Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:28 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | James Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:28 | Drake | Larry Hollen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:10 | Drake | Bradly Story hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Sidney Price clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:02 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:44 | Drake | Bradly Story is hacked by James Robinson - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Adam Burns (SG) Dominique Calderwood, Larry Hollen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (SG), Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| 09:24 | Drake | Adam Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 08:56 | Drake | The rebound goes to Leon Reid | 43-38 |
| 08:50 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski is fouled on the floor by Darius Breunig - foul #1 on Darius Breunig, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SF) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) Sidney Price, Calvin Haskins | |
| 08:29 | Drake | Bradly Story can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-38 |
| 08:27 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hollen | 43-38 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Adam Burns hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 46-38 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | James Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leon Reid - foul #1 on Leon Reid, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Roberto Costa (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Alex Tryninewski, Bradly Story, Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| 07:47 | Creighton | James Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | James Robinson misses the 3rd free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:23 | Drake | Larry Gartner is called for the reach on Adam Burns - foul #1 on Larry Gartner, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Adam Burns | 49-39 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | James Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer clanks a shot in the lane | 49-39 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Fusco | 49-39 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Larry Gartner drills a jumper near the basket set up by Sidney Price and the foul's on Adam Burns - foul #2 on Adam Burns, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (SG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Bradly Story (PF) Adam Burns, Larry Hollen, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Douglas Fusco | |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Larry Gartner makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:58 | Drake | Bradly Story misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-42 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Darius Breunig grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes buries a jumper from the right side set up by Sidney Price | 49-44 |
| 05:25 | Drake | Sidney Price takes the ball from Bradly Story | 49-44 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Larry Gartner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Hollen (SG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) Sidney Price, Larry Gartner | |
| 04:49 | Drake | Brooks Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Larry Hollen steps in front of the James Robinson pass | 49-44 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Bradly Story lays it in on a great pass from Larry Hollen | 51-44 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | James Robinson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Meyer | 51-47 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Bradly Story banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 53-47 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Darius Breunig can't connect on a shot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 03:20 | Drake | Bradly Story pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradly Story (tiring) 23 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darius Breunig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Bowes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Adam Burns (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), Leon Reid (C) Alex Tryninewski, Rolf Zuwkowski, Bradly Story, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| 03:05 | Creighton | James Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Meyer | 53-50 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | James Robinson pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Brooks Lee (C) Leon Reid | |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Darius Breunig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Brooks Lee buries a shot near the basket | 55-50 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Darius Breunig's pass is intercepted by Roberto Costa | 55-50 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Roberto Costa is denied on a layup by Darius Breunig | 55-50 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 01:11 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Darius Breunig blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Adam Burns | 55-50 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Drake | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Brooks Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradly Story (PF), Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Larry Hollen is fouled on the floor by Daryl Bowes - foul #3 on Daryl Bowes, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Larry Hollen is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lanza - foul #1 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:29 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Larry Hollen steals it from Clarence Meyer | 56-50 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Larry Hollen lays it in | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake 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 (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Creighton | James Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Meyer | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Adam Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Adam Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Lanza | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Drake | James Robinson is called for the reach on Leon Reid in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Robinson, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Leon Reid makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Leon Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Darius Breunig misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-56 |