| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fresh) SG - Mike Dejong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Gary (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Bales (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Steven Gary inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Evansville | Mike Dejong misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 19:48 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Sanderson | 40-29 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Jesse Bales hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:22 | Evansville | Jesse Bales grabs the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Michael Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Michael Phillips - foul #1 on Michael Phillips, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi tips it home | 42-29 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Jeffrey Beachum picks off the pass by Jesse Bales | 42-29 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses short on a runner from the right block | 42-29 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Mike Dejong grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Jesse Bales buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Gary | 42-31 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jesse Bales - foul #1 on Jesse Bales, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (SG), Michael Caudill (SF), Paul Morlan (PF), James Light (C) Mike Dejong, Steven Gary, Jesse Bales, Gregory Maglio | |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:47 | Evansville | James Light pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Paul Morlan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-31 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Louis Bardin pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Michael Phillips steps in front of the Thomas Jones pass | 43-31 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Michael Phillips hits the finger roll | 43-33 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Morlan - foul #2 on Paul Morlan, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF), Elton Webster (C) Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington (SG) Michael Phillips | |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | James Light grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | Paul Morlan can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Elton Webster | 47-33 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | The 3pt attempt by Jimmie Buffington is denied by Jeffrey Beachum | 47-33 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Elton Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Louis Bardin can't finish the layup | 47-33 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Paul Morlan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Paul Morlan misses the easy layup | 47-33 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Michael Caudill hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Elton Webster misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-35 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the tip | 47-35 |
| 16:01 | Evansville | Paul Morlan grabs the board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Romeo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Morlan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Light (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Evansville | Paul Morlan hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Romeo | 47-37 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Louis Bardin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Bardin, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Musenda Abdi, Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (PG), Mike Dejong (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Jesse Bales (PF), Gregory Maglio (C) John Romeo, Jimmie Buffington, Michael Caudill, Paul Morlan, James Light | |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Jesse Bales loses the ball out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Mike Dejong is called for the reach on Fred Combs - foul #1 on Mike Dejong, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF) Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Fred Combs tips it in | 49-37 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Steven Gary makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Dejong | 49-40 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the 3 from straight away | 52-40 |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Steven Gary can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Mike Dejong hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | Fred Combs scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Jeffrey Beachum | 54-42 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Fred Combs tips it back up and in | 56-42 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Mike Dejong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Fred Combs knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Beachum | 58-42 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Phillips | 58-45 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Thomas Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Jimmie Buffington (SG), Michael Caudill (SF), Paul Morlan (PF), James Light (C) Michael Phillips, Mike Dejong, Steven Gary, Jesse Bales, Gregory Maglio | |
| 12:07 | Evansville | James Light loses the dribble to Ivan Derezinski | 58-45 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sanderson | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Romeo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Morlan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Light (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Michael Caudill buries a jump hook in the lane set up by John Romeo | 61-47 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | John Romeo can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Sanderson - foul #3 on Robert Sanderson, team foul #3 | 61-47 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | John Romeo makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | John Romeo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | James Light steals the ball from Elton Webster | 61-49 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Paul Morlan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Elton Webster | 63-49 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | James Light can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski hits a floater from close range | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:38 | Evansville | Elton Webster denies the turnaround by John Romeo | 65-49 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Michael Caudill pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | James Light drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Caudill | 65-52 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jimmie Buffington - foul #1 on Jimmie Buffington, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PG), Musenda Abdi (SG), Francis Wooten (SF), Thomas Jones (C) Jeffrey Beachum, Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (PG), Dustin Burritt (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Jesse Bales (PF), Gregory Maglio (C) John Romeo, Jimmie Buffington, Michael Caudill, Paul Morlan, James Light | |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:51 | Evansville | Michael Phillips makes the floater from the left wing set up by Jesse Bales | 67-54 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Francis Wooten is whistled for a carry | 67-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Dejong (SG) Dustin Burritt | |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Steven Gary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 67-54 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum loses the ball out of bounds | 67-54 |
| 07:45 | Evansville | Steven Gary makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jesse Bales | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 24 pts. 5 ast. SG - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. SF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Dejong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Gary (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jesse Bales (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Jones | 70-57 |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Steven Gary misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 07:21 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio tips it in | 70-59 |
| 07:01 | Creighton | Steven Gary picks off the pass by Jeffrey Beachum | 70-59 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | Jesse Bales misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | The 3pt attempt by Fred Combs is denied by Mike Dejong | 70-59 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Francis Wooten hits the follow up shot | 72-59 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Michael Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Francis Wooten, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Jimmie Buffington (SG), Michael Caudill (SF), Paul Morlan (PF), James Light (C) Michael Phillips, Mike Dejong, Steven Gary, Jesse Bales, Gregory Maglio | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski is fouled on the floor by Michael Caudill - foul #2 on Michael Caudill, team foul #6 | 72-59 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Elton Webster loses the ball out of bounds | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Elton Webster - foul #1 on Elton Webster, team foul #4 | 72-61 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington misses the free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Elton Webster snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Paul Morlan misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Beachum - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #5 | 75-61 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Paul Morlan misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Paul Morlan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson's fadeaway is rejected by James Light | 75-62 |
| 04:08 | Evansville | Paul Morlan pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | John Romeo drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Morlan | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is whistled for traveling | 75-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Jeffrey Beachum, Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (PG), Gregory Maglio (C) Jimmie Buffington, James Light | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Combs (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SG - Robert Sanderson (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Romeo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Morlan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Evansville | John Romeo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-65 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Fred Combs gets the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Combs | 78-65 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Dejong (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Jesse Bales (PF) John Romeo, Michael Caudill, Paul Morlan | |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio is fouled on the floor by Louis Bardin - foul #2 on Louis Bardin, team foul #6 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (SF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Jimmie Buffington (SG), Dustin Burritt (SF), Paul Morlan (PF), James Light (C) Michael Phillips, Mike Dejong, Steven Gary, Jesse Bales, Gregory Maglio | |
| 02:07 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington is whistled for traveling | 78-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Caudill (SF) Dustin Burritt | |
| 01:52 | Creighton | James Light steals it from Ivan Derezinski | 78-65 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | John Romeo misses short on a jumper near the basket | 78-65 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 78-65 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Louis Bardin hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Fred Combs and the foul's on Jimmie Buffington - foul #2 on Jimmie Buffington, team foul #7 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (PG) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Louis Bardin makes the free throw | 81-65 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Paul Morlan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmie Buffington | 81-67 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 81-67 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Michael Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Paul Morlan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 81-67 |
| 00:55 | Evansville | Michael Caudill hits the follow up shot | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 81-69 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Paul Morlan | 81-69 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | John Romeo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-69 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beachum | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum runs out the clock | 81-69 |