| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Thomas Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) SF - Samuel King (fresh) PF - Maurice Netherton (fresh) C - Kevin Simon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Samuel King and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Bulloch - foul #1 on Richard Bulloch, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton tips it home | 2-5 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sanderson | 4-5 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | A charge is called on Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-8 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | Fred Combs gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski buries a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Sanderson | 6-8 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses long on a runner from the left block | 6-8 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Paul Cambra picks off the pass by Jeffrey Beachum | 6-8 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton drills a driving attempt near the basket | 6-10 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Beachum and the foul's on Kevin Simon - foul #1 on Kevin Simon, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Russell Barrett (SF), Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Richard Bulloch, Paul Cambra, Samuel King, Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Musenda Abdi - foul #1 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Mathew Kutcher is called for the reach on Jeffrey Beachum - foul #1 on Mathew Kutcher, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sanderson | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Elton Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mathew Kutcher (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Barrett (fresh) PF - Edward Magana (fresh) C - Willie Morris (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Western Kentucky | Elton Webster swats the short shot by Jeffrey Dees | 12-12 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum knocks in the jumper in the paint | 14-12 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Elton Webster snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Paul Cambra (SG), Samuel King (SF), Maurice Netherton (PF), Kevin Simon (C) Mathew Kutcher, Jeffrey Dees, Russell Barrett, Edward Magana, Willie Morris | |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 14-12 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Louis Bardin grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Fred Combs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 13:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 14-12 |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Fred Combs snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Kevin Simon steals it from Musenda Abdi | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Bardin | 14-12 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beachum | 14-12 |
| 13:05 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Musenda Abdi | 17-12 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Elton Webster steals it from Kevin Simon | 17-12 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-12 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Maurice Netherton | 17-12 |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Ivan Derezinski (C) Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Russell Barrett (SF), Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Richard Bulloch, Paul Cambra, Samuel King, Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Russell Barrett | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mathew Kutcher (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Barrett (fresh) PF - Edward Magana (fresh) C - Willie Morris (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Willie Morris swats the short shot by Ivan Derezinski | 17-12 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel King (SF) Willie Morris | |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Magana - foul #1 on Edward Magana, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Maurice Netherton (PF), Kevin Simon (C) Jeffrey Dees, Russell Barrett, Edward Magana | |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon lays it in | 18-14 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Maurice Netherton, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG) Mathew Kutcher | |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Beachum | 21-14 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Francis Wooten loses the ball out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SG), Russell Barrett (SF), Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Paul Cambra, Samuel King, Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Francis Wooten - foul #1 on Francis Wooten, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elton Webster (C) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:34 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett's layup is rejected by Elton Webster | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Jeffrey Dees takes the ball from Robert Sanderson | 21-15 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses the easy layup | 21-15 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris hits the follow up shot | 21-17 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 07:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch loses the ball out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Samuel King (SF), Maurice Netherton (PF), Kevin Simon (C) Jeffrey Dees, Russell Barrett, Edward Magana, Willie Morris | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | Louis Bardin grabs the offensive board | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel King (fresh) PF - Maurice Netherton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Simon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-17 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 06:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch is fouled on the floor by Louis Bardin - foul #1 on Louis Bardin, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Ivan Derezinski (PF) Robert Sanderson, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG) Richard Bulloch | |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Derezinski | 23-17 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra tips it home | 23-19 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher travels in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF) Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett (SF), Edward Magana (C) Samuel King, Kevin Simon | |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the lay-in | 23-19 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Russell Barrett is called for the reach on Louis Bardin - foul #1 on Russell Barrett, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SG), Willie Morris (C) Paul Cambra, Maurice Netherton | |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Barrett - foul #2 on Russell Barrett, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel King (SF) Russell Barrett | |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Louis Bardin is fouled on the floor by Samuel King - foul #1 on Samuel King, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Francis Wooten - foul #2 on Francis Wooten, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Louis Bardin, Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Kevin Simon (C) Mathew Kutcher, Willie Morris | |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Sanderson | 27-20 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Combs - foul #1 on Fred Combs, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton (PF) Edward Magana | |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Musenda Abdi | 30-22 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Fred Combs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King's pass is intercepted by Robert Sanderson | 30-22 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tired) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Dees (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel King (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Netherton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dees - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dees, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG), Paul Cambra (SG), Russell Barrett (SF), Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Richard Bulloch, Jeffrey Dees, Samuel King, Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana is fouled on the floor by Elton Webster - foul #1 on Elton Webster, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana lays it up and in and he's fouled by Louis Bardin - foul #2 on Louis Bardin, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (SF) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Louis Bardin double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Ivan Derezinski (C) Francis Wooten, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton (PF), Kevin Simon (C) Edward Magana, Willie Morris | |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mathew Kutcher and the foul's on Jeffrey Beachum - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG) Mathew Kutcher | |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon tips it but misses | 32-33 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Kevin Simon swats the short shot by Ivan Derezinski | 32-33 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch hits a runner from close range | 34-35 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the reach on Paul Cambra - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PG), Robert Sanderson (SG), Francis Wooten (SF), Elton Webster (C) Jeffrey Beachum, Musenda Abdi, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG), Samuel King (SF), Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Richard Bulloch, Russell Barrett, Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Francis Wooten gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Francis Wooten clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-37 |