| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) SF - James Kost (fresh) PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) C - Joe Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) C - Adam Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Joe Nichols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Charles Elkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Bradley | Charles Elkins hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sterling Rupert | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | James Kost is fouled on the floor by Earnest Ripley - foul #1 on Earnest Ripley, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Kost | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Sterling Rupert | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Ferriera | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert is hacked by Lloyd Watts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Lloyd Watts, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:43 | Bradley | Adam Parker is hacked by Jason Bramblett - foul #1 on Jason Bramblett, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Keith Ferriera | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:33 | Bradley | Johnny Rodgers steals it from Earnest Ripley | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Bradley | Adam Parker misses long on a runner from close range | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Bradley | Adam Parker gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:13 | Bradley | Charles Elkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley is fouled on the floor by Floyd Hunt - foul #1 on Floyd Hunt, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Johnny Rodgers, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG) Sterling Rupert | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Hunt (fresh) SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) PF - Tim Williams (fresh) C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley is denied on a dunk by Tim Williams | 5-4 |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits the finger roll set up by Floyd Hunt | 7-4 |
| 15:10 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kyle Ladner (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Antonio Pickard, Adam Parker | |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Johnny Rodgers | 9-4 |
| 14:23 | Bradley | Earl Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-4 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Hawkins - foul #1 on John Hawkins, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF) Johnny Rodgers, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Adam Parker (C) Bobby Nealy, John Hawkins | |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-4 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Joe Nichols pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Kost | 14-4 |
| 13:15 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Ladner | 14-6 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses the jumper from the left side | 14-6 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt snags the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Kost | 16-6 |
| 12:24 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sterling Rupert | 16-8 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera is hacked by Kyle Ladner - foul #1 on Kyle Ladner, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Tim Williams (C) Keith Ferriera, James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Kyle Ladner, Richard Maki, Adam Parker | |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Tim Williams drills a floater from the left block set up by Johnny Rodgers | 18-8 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) SG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Ward (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Bradley | 3 seconds is called on Sterling Rupert | 18-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Hawkins (C) Earl Ward | |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Joe Nichols comes up short on the shot in the lane | 18-8 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the tip | 18-8 |
| 11:15 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 11:03 | Bradley | John Hawkins drills a runner in the paint | 18-10 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Tim Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tyler Weingartner (C) Keith Ferriera, James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, John Hawkins | |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Tim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Tim Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:30 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Pickard | 20-13 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Charles Elkins is called for the reach on Johnny Rodgers - foul #2 on Charles Elkins, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kyle Ladner (SG) Charles Elkins | |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Joe Nichols banks in the layup set up by Keith Ferriera and the foul's on Adam Parker - foul #1 on Adam Parker, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:18 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Kost - foul #1 on James Kost, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Keith Ferriera, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG) Bobby Nealy | |
| 09:18 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:18 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers and he's fouled by Antonio Pickard - foul #1 on Antonio Pickard, team foul #8 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Lloyd Watts, Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF) Earnest Ripley, Antonio Pickard | |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses the free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:57 | Bradley | Adam Parker gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:43 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner lays it up and in on a great pass from Earl Ward | 25-17 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Joe Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Tim Williams (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 08:23 | Bradley | Adam Parker clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-17 |
| 08:21 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert can't tip it in | 25-17 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Kost | 25-17 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lloyd Watts | 27-17 |
| 07:48 | Bradley | Richard Maki hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jason Bramblett - foul #2 on Jason Bramblett, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Keith Ferriera, James Kost, Tim Williams, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | Bradley | Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Earl Ward, Adam Parker | |
| 07:48 | Bradley | Richard Maki makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Maki (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Richard Maki denies the turnaround by Joe Nichols | 27-20 |
| 07:21 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Kyle Ladner | 27-20 |
| 07:15 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 07:14 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 07:09 | Bradley | Lloyd Watts takes the ball from Earnest Ripley | 27-20 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner knocks in the jumper in the paint | 29-20 |
| 06:32 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 06:30 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner tips it home | 29-22 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Earnest Ripley takes the ball from Tyler Weingartner | 29-22 |
| 05:56 | Bradley | The jump hook by Earnest Ripley is blocked by Tyler Weingartner | 29-22 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the dunk attempt | 29-22 |
| 05:37 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:24 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-22 |
| 05:23 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:06 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-22 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joe Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Dominic Ferrari (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, Kyle Ladner, Earnest Ripley, Richard Maki | |
| 04:31 | Bradley | Earl Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Tim Williams gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Tim Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Adam Parker gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:42 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lloyd Watts - foul #2 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (PG), Jason Bramblett (C) Lloyd Watts, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG) Dominic Ferrari | |
| 03:42 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:42 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Ward (fresh) PF - Antonio Pickard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | James Kost comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Adam Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:40 | Bradley | Tim Williams steals it from Adam Parker | 29-23 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 02:25 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Adam Parker | 29-23 |
| 02:18 | Bradley | Charles Elkins connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Charles Elkins is called for the reach on Jason Bramblett - foul #3 on Charles Elkins, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Joe Nichols (C) Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Richard Maki (PF) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Earl Ward, Antonio Pickard | |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:29 | Bradley | Richard Maki comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-25 |
| 01:28 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 33-25 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner double dribbles | 33-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Lloyd Watts, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Earl Ward (C) Nicholas Wood, Adam Parker | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Earl Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Tim Williams (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits a jumper from close range | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-27 |