| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Ogata (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Gregg Richards inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Drake | John Hayden is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Michael Stamper is hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Gregg Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-23 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 18:37 | Drake | John Hayden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Coney is blocked by Gregg Richards | 34-23 |
| 18:31 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Hayden | 34-23 |
| 18:27 | Drake | Larry Heilman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 37-23 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Larry Heilman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 17:36 | Drake | Gregg Richards is hacked by John Sweet - foul #2 on John Sweet, team foul #3 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF) Gregg Richards, John Hayden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (PF) Cameron Bracey, Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby | |
| 17:09 | Drake | Glenn Forshee is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #4 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) John Sweet | |
| 16:52 | Drake | Larry Heilman makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nathan Ogata and the foul's on Mark Green - foul #3 on Mark Green, team foul #5 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Mark Green | |
| 16:52 | Drake | Larry Heilman makes the free throw | 40-23 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | David Cox steps in front of the Claude Hall pass | 40-23 |
| 16:22 | Drake | David Cox banks in the layup | 42-23 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | David Cox steals the ball from Gary Dulaney in the backcourt | 42-23 |
| 16:01 | Drake | Michael Stamper double dribbles | 42-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Gilbert Lavoie (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, David Cox, Glenn Forshee, Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG) Gary Dulaney | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Heilman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Lavoie (fresh) C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Larry Heilman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 15:25 | Drake | Gilbert Lavoie tips it in | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Gilbert Lavoie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, John Sweet | |
| 14:50 | Drake | Mark Green steps in front of the Larry Heilman pass | 44-26 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | John Hayden steals the ball from Cameron Bracey in the backcourt | 44-26 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Timothy Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mark Green | 44-26 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 14:09 | Creighton | Gregg Richards is called for the reach on Cameron Bracey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregg Richards, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), David Cox (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards, John Hayden, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF), John Sweet (C) Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby | |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Glenn Forshee is called for the reach on Cameron Bracey - foul #3 on Glenn Forshee, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Brian Paterson (SG) Cameron Bracey, Samuel Coney | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 13:42 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 44-26 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | John Sweet tips it in | 44-28 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Larry Heilman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-28 |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Jeremy Betz (PF) Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer, Mark Green | |
| 12:51 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hayden | 49-28 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Claude Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 12:32 | Drake | John Hayden gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 12:16 | Drake | David Cox knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Ogata | 51-28 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Glenn Forshee (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Stamper, David Cox, John Hayden, Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| 11:53 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-28 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses the tip | 51-28 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey pulls down the rebound | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hughes (fresh) SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rodney Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Creighton | John Sweet is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hughes - foul #2 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #3 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Claude Hall | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-28 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Larry Heilman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Timothy Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cameron Bracey - foul #2 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #6 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), John Hayden (PF) Larry Heilman, Glenn Forshee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Richard Eisenhauer, John Sweet | |
| 11:02 | Drake | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Timothy Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Coney and he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG) Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Samuel Coney | |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the free throw | 52-31 |
| 10:18 | Drake | Michael Stamper hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 55-31 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Green | 55-33 |
| 10:01 | Drake | John Hayden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Mark Green pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 09:32 | Drake | John Hayden blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #7 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), David Cox (SF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Stamper, Michael Lewis, Gregg Richards, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Claude Hall (SF), John Sweet (C) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 09:32 | Drake | John Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 09:32 | Drake | John Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 56-39 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Nathan Ogata can't tip it in | 56-39 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 08:30 | Creighton | Claude Hall knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 56-41 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Larry Heilman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Glenn Forshee (PF) Timothy Hughes, John Hayden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Mark Green (PF) Samuel Coney, Kenneth Roby | |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Claude Hall comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-41 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Nathan Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:08 | Drake | Larry Heilman drills a 3 from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Culpepper | 59-41 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Nathan Ogata snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Nathan Ogata (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sweet (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drake | Glenn Forshee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Timothy Hughes (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Lewis, Larry Heilman, David Cox, Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Jeremy Betz (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, John Sweet | |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Michael Stamper steps in front of the Cameron Bracey pass | 59-41 |
| 07:02 | Drake | Gregg Richards misses the dunk | 59-41 |
| 07:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Betz | 59-41 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Green | 59-44 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-44 |
| 06:27 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Lynch | 59-44 |
| 06:06 | Drake | Glenn Forshee lays it in set up by Timothy Hughes | 61-44 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer clanks a floater from the right side | 61-44 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Gregg Richards pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:11 | Drake | The short jumper by Glenn Forshee is denied by Jeremy Betz | 61-44 |
| 05:09 | Drake | Rodney Lynch tips it home | 63-44 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is hacked by Michael Stamper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Stamper, team foul #5 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Lewis (PG), Larry Heilman (SG), David Cox (SF), John Hayden (PF), Nathan Ogata (C) Michael Stamper, Timothy Hughes, Gregg Richards, Glenn Forshee, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Cameron Bracey, Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Coney | 63-47 |
| 04:16 | Drake | Larry Heilman scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathan Ogata | 65-47 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | John Sweet is fouled on the floor by John Hayden - foul #2 on John Hayden, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Mark Green (C) Samuel Coney, John Sweet | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney travels with the ball | 65-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregg Richards (SF) David Cox | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Drake | John Hayden scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 68-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heilman (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Ogata (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Green (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Larry Heilman steps in front of the Jessie Culpepper pass in the backcourt | 68-47 |
| 03:16 | Drake | Larry Heilman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-47 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Nathan Ogata is called for the reach on Claude Hall - foul #3 on Nathan Ogata, team foul #7 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Gilbert Lavoie (PF), Rodney Lynch (C) Michael Lewis, John Hayden, Nathan Ogata | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Kenneth Roby | |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 03:08 | Drake | Rodney Lynch gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 02:39 | Drake | Rodney Lynch drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Michael Stamper | 70-47 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-47 |
| Subs | Drake | David Cox (SF) Gregg Richards | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Jeremy Betz (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall | |
| 02:23 | Drake | Rodney Lynch hits a runner in the paint | 72-47 |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer is hacked by David Cox - foul #1 on David Cox, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Timothy Hughes (SG) Larry Heilman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) Jeremy Betz | |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 02:11 | Drake | Gilbert Lavoie gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| 01:52 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Rodney Lynch snags the offensive board | 72-48 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Michael Stamper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 72-48 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 72-48 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Claude Hall tips it in | 72-50 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Timothy Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 01:08 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to David Cox | 72-50 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-50 |
| 00:46 | Drake | David Cox gets the offensive rebound | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Drake | Gilbert Lavoie is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #4 on Mark Green, team foul #8 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Heilman (SG), Gregg Richards (SF), Nathan Ogata (C) Timothy Hughes, David Cox, Rodney Lynch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), John Sweet (C) Ruben Rutledge, Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer | |
| 00:17 | Drake | Gilbert Lavoie makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Gilbert Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper loses the ball out of bounds | 74-50 |
| Subs | Drake | John Hayden (PF) Gilbert Lavoie | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Michael Stamper runs out the clock | 74-50 |