| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Bradley | Joe Nichols blocks the short jumper by Antonio Pickard | 25-24 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Johnny Rodgers | 25-24 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | James Kost misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Earnest Ripley - foul #2 on Earnest Ripley, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Johnny Rodgers, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| 19:14 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:55 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 18:25 | Bradley | Adam Parker snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:01 | Bradley | Charles Elkins is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Joe Nichols (C) Tim Williams, Jason Bramblett | |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joe Nichols | 27-29 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 17:28 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:16 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 17:15 | Bradley | Charles Elkins tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Earnest Ripley - foul #3 on Earnest Ripley, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF) Sterling Rupert, Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) James Kost | |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Earl Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:37 | Bradley | Adam Parker can't tip it in | 29-31 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Hawkins (C) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| 16:00 | Bradley | Joe Nichols swats the layup by John Hawkins | 29-31 |
| 15:59 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner tips it home | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) C - John Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Kost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | James Kost tips it in | 31-33 |
| 15:16 | Bradley | John Hawkins loses the dribble to Lloyd Watts | 31-33 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | James Kost banks in the layup on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 31-35 |
| 14:49 | Bradley | James Kost steps in front of the Richard Maki pass | 31-35 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts lays it in on a great pass from James Kost | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF), Adam Parker (C) Bobby Nealy, Kyle Ladner, Earl Ward, Richard Maki, John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG), Tim Williams (PF) Lloyd Watts, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Earnest Ripley blocks the jumper by James Kost | 31-37 |
| 14:24 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Adam Parker | 31-37 |
| 14:06 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Tim Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Tim Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Jason Bramblett (C) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| 13:33 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert connects on the 3 from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 12:56 | Bradley | Jason Bramblett takes the ball from Antonio Pickard | 34-39 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 34-42 |
| 12:08 | Bradley | Adam Parker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Earnest Ripley | 37-42 |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Sterling Rupert - foul #2 on Sterling Rupert, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Sterling Rupert, Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Antonio Pickard, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams, Jason Bramblett | |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) C - John Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Kost (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy's layup is rejected by Tyler Weingartner | 37-44 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | James Kost grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Joe Nichols can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earl Ward - foul #2 on Earl Ward, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG) Lloyd Watts | |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:55 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 10:53 | Bradley | John Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:33 | Bradley | Tyler Weingartner swats the short shot by Earl Ward | 37-46 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Joe Nichols pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Bobby Nealy steals it from Keith Ferriera | 37-46 |
| 09:45 | Bradley | John Hawkins drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Nealy and the foul's on James Kost - foul #1 on James Kost, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Bobby Nealy, Kyle Ladner, Earl Ward, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 09:45 | Bradley | John Hawkins makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-46 |
| 09:21 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:09 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Pickard | 40-46 |
| 08:44 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Antonio Pickard | 40-46 |
| 08:21 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Bradley | Adam Parker (C) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Lloyd Watts, Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams | |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 40-46 |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 07:37 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Elkins | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Kost (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Joe Nichols scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 42-48 |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Joe Nichols is called for the reach on Adam Parker - foul #3 on Joe Nichols, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF) Sterling Rupert, Earnest Ripley, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Floyd Hunt (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Earl Ward snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 06:26 | Bradley | Adam Parker's floater is tipped away by James Kost | 42-48 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Kost | 42-48 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is fouled on the floor by Bobby Nealy - foul #1 on Bobby Nealy, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Earl Ward, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner (PF) Floyd Hunt | |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Adam Parker steals the ball from Joe Nichols | 42-48 |
| 05:30 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Lloyd Watts, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Sterling Rupert is called for the reach on Tim Williams - foul #3 on Sterling Rupert, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Maki (C) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, Joe Nichols | |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-48 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | James Kost misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 04:33 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 04:11 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 03:46 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 03:24 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim Williams - foul #1 on Tim Williams, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, Kyle Ladner, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Tyler Weingartner, Tim Williams | |
| 03:24 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:24 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earnest Ripley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) C - Adam Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Earnest Ripley steps in front of the Keith Ferriera pass | 46-48 |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Richard Maki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (SF) Earnest Ripley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner (PF) James Kost | |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Joe Nichols scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers and he's fouled by Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Charles Elkins, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), James Kost (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:29 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Bobby Nealy, Earl Ward, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) James Kost | |
| 02:11 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Parker | 49-51 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 01:42 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sterling Rupert | 51-51 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 51-53 |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sterling Rupert and he's fouled by Tim Williams - foul #2 on Tim Williams, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams | |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Keith Ferriera is called for the reach on Antonio Pickard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 00:09 | Bradley | Charles Elkins is fouled on the floor by Keith Ferriera - foul #5 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG) Keith Ferriera | |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard is fouled on the floor by Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | James Kost misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-53 |