| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley 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 (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Marc Davidson - foul #2 on Marc Davidson, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (SG), Samuel Goins (SF), John Wells (PF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Derek Morton, Mark Jones, John Smith, Marc Davidson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:28 | Bradley | Richard Starrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Thomas Jones clanks a shot near the basket | 24-35 |
| 19:19 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | Richard Starrett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-35 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Fred Combs is hacked by Samuel Goins - foul #2 on Samuel Goins, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Carver (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Smith (PF), Marc Davidson (C) Steven Saunders, Richard Starrett, Samuel Goins, John Wells, Bruce Aldaco | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Thomas Jones's pass is intercepted by Derek Morton | 24-35 |
| 18:01 | Bradley | Robert Carver is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG) Robert Carver | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:43 | Bradley | Derek Morton hits a 3 from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | John Smith takes the ball from Jeffrey Beachum after a doubleteam | 27-35 |
| 17:08 | Bradley | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Bradley | Marc Davidson hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-35 |
| 16:46 | Bradley | Marc Davidson snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:30 | Bradley | Derek Morton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Combs | 29-35 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Thomas Jones knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jeffrey Beachum | 29-37 |
| 15:55 | Bradley | Mark Jones buries a floater from close range set up by Derek Morton | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 15:30 | Bradley | Richard Starrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Mark Jones steals the ball from Musenda Abdi | 31-39 |
| 15:19 | Bradley | Mark Jones dunks the ball | 33-39 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi drills a runner from the right block set up by Thomas Jones and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Robert Carver (SG), Samuel Goins (SF), John Wells (PF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Richard Starrett, Derek Morton, Mark Jones, John Smith, Marc Davidson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Robert Sanderson, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:32 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 14:30 | Bradley | John Wells tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Wells - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Daniel Johnston (SF) Robert Carver | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Musenda Abdi | |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Steven Saunders hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Goins | 38-44 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 13:13 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:57 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco is hacked by Elton Webster - foul #1 on Elton Webster, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Carver (SG), John Smith (PF) Daniel Johnston, John Wells | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (PF) Elton Webster | |
| 12:37 | Bradley | Robert Carver makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 12:30 | Bradley | Robert Carver pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:04 | Bradley | John Smith comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-44 |
| 12:02 | Bradley | Steven Saunders tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Derezinski | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Carver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Goins (fairly fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Aldaco (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Bradley | Robert Sanderson picks off the pass by Robert Carver | 43-47 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | The short jumper by Louis Bardin is denied by Bruce Aldaco | 43-47 |
| 11:21 | Bradley | John Smith gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:52 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Wells (PF) Steven Saunders, Robert Carver, Samuel Goins, John Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Francis Wooten (SF), Fred Combs (PF) Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski | |
| 10:52 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:52 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Fred Combs is fouled on the floor by John Wells - foul #3 on John Wells, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Marc Davidson (C) Bruce Aldaco | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elton Webster (C) Thomas Jones | |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:02 | Bradley | John Wells knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Marc Davidson and he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 10:02 | Bradley | John Wells makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Starrett - foul #2 on Richard Starrett, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (C) Elton Webster | |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:20 | Bradley | Richard Starrett is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Beachum - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Daniel Johnston (PF) Derek Morton, John Wells | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:58 | Bradley | Marc Davidson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Saunders and he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Derek Morton (SG), John Smith (PF) Richard Starrett, Daniel Johnston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Francis Wooten | |
| 08:58 | Bradley | Marc Davidson makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Thomas Jones can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 08:37 | Bradley | The rebound goes to John Smith | 50-51 |
| 08:33 | Bradley | Mark Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 08:32 | Bradley | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Steven Saunders - foul #2 on Steven Saunders, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Daniel Johnston (SF), John Wells (PF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Steven Saunders, Mark Jones, John Smith, Marc Davidson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:10 | Bradley | The rebound goes to John Wells | 52-52 |
| 07:53 | Bradley | Musenda Abdi takes the ball from Daniel Johnston | 52-52 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Musenda Abdi | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Aldaco (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Bradley | Richard Starrett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 07:29 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Daniel Johnston swats the layup by Musenda Abdi | 52-54 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 07:20 | Bradley | Derek Morton pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:59 | Bradley | Richard Starrett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:57 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 06:11 | Bradley | Richard Starrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 52-57 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-60 |
| 05:33 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Robert Carver (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Smith (PF), Marc Davidson (C) Richard Starrett, Derek Morton, Daniel Johnston, John Wells, Bruce Aldaco | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SG), Francis Wooten (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Robert Sanderson, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs | |
| 05:13 | Bradley | Steven Saunders drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Jones | 55-60 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Thomas Jones can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | Marc Davidson picks off the pass by Thomas Jones | 55-60 |
| 04:10 | Bradley | Marc Davidson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-60 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Louis Bardin grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | John Smith takes the ball from Louis Bardin | 55-60 |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Mark Jones connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Saunders and the foul's on Francis Wooten - foul #1 on Francis Wooten, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (SG) Robert Carver | |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Francis Wooten, Thomas Jones | |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Mark Jones makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Louis Bardin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 03:20 | Bradley | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:58 | Bradley | John Smith scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Steven Saunders | 60-60 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Derek Morton (SG) Richard Starrett | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (C) Ivan Derezinski | |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Louis Bardin scores on a 3 from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Derek Morton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Louis Bardin grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Louis Bardin hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffrey Beachum | 60-65 |
| 01:59 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Louis Bardin pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Fred Combs | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Bradley | Derek Morton is called for 5 seconds | 60-68 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Louis Bardin | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Steven Saunders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Saunders, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Marc Davidson pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 01:21 | Bradley | Mark Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Jones | 60-68 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Derek Morton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Morton, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:18 | Bradley | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:55 | Bradley | Steven Saunders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Mark Jones snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Steven Saunders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Jones | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Sanderson | 63-70 |
| 00:22 | Bradley | Derek Morton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Fred Combs is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Saunders - foul #4 on Steven Saunders, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Marc Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Derek Morton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Derek Morton, team foul #11 | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Saunders - foul #5 on Steven Saunders, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG) Steven Saunders | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Bradley | Mark Jones makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Derek Morton | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum runs out the clock | 66-73 |