| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) SG - James James (fresh) SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) PF - Pavel Strzyzewski (fresh) C - Richard Lewter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) SG - James Robinson (fresh) SF - David Declue (fresh) PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Richard Lewter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Bradley | James James buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Warren Augustine scores on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by James James | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by David Declue | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | James Robinson gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Bradley | James James can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Bradley | Richard Lewter tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Lewter - foul #1 on Richard Lewter, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:40 | Bradley | James James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Scottie Mercedes steps in front of the Warren Augustine pass | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance is hacked by Warren Augustine - foul #1 on Warren Augustine, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Matthew Gee (PF) Scottie Mercedes, Pavel Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:00 | Bradley | James James misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Wynn (C) Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Fusco (PF) Warren Augustine | |
| 17:00 | Bradley | James James makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | James James misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Nicholas Patel is called for the reach on Clarence Meyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Patel, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | Creighton | James Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | Bradley | James James is fouled on the floor by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Brian Hirschman (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Pavel Strzyzewski (PF) James James, Joseph Lafrance, Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SG), Calvin Haskins (SF), Martin Holland (C) James Robinson, David Declue, Clifford Lanza | |
| 16:01 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Holland - foul #1 on Martin Holland, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Richard Lewter (C) Brian Hirschman, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF) Clarence Meyer | |
| 16:01 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:01 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Patel (fresh) SF - Richard Richard (fresh) PF - Pavel Strzyzewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Lewter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) SG - Sidney Price (fresh) SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) C - Martin Holland (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Fusco | 9-11 |
| 15:15 | Bradley | Douglas Fusco picks off the pass by Scottie Mercedes | 9-11 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Sidney Price connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Calvin Haskins | 9-13 |
| 14:33 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski travels with the ball | 9-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | James James (SG), Joseph Lafrance (SF), Matthew Gee (PF) Nicholas Patel, Richard Richard, Pavel Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Calvin Haskins, Greg Darrell, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:12 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:51 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Brian Hirschman (PG), Peter Wynn (C) Scottie Mercedes, Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 13:23 | Bradley | Brian Hirschman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Hirschman | 11-13 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Sidney Price can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Bradley | Matthew Gee pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:33 | Bradley | Matthew Gee can't finish the layup | 11-13 |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Peter Wynn grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:13 | Bradley | Matthew Gee misses the lay-in | 11-13 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't tip it in | 11-13 |
| 12:03 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:46 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance's pass is intercepted by Warren Augustine | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Brian Hirschman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Gee (fresh) C - Peter Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sidney Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Declue (fresh) PF - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brian Hirschman - foul #1 on Brian Hirschman, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Pavel Strzyzewski (PF), Richard Lewter (C) Brian Hirschman, Matthew Gee, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (SG), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) Sidney Price, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:26 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:25 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:14 | Bradley | James James knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Martin Holland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:46 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (SG), Richard Richard (SF) James James, Joseph Lafrance | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, David Declue, Martin Holland | |
| 10:20 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Haskins - foul #1 on Calvin Haskins, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 10:20 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:20 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco comes up short on the runner in the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco tips it in | 16-17 |
| 09:45 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clifford Lanza | 16-17 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Greg Darrell is fouled on the floor by Richard Richard - foul #1 on Richard Richard, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | James James (SG), Joseph Lafrance (SF) Nicholas Patel, Richard Richard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Warren Augustine (PF) James Easter, Greg Darrell, Douglas Fusco | |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't connect on a shot from the right side | 16-17 |
| 09:17 | Bradley | Richard Lewter snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:03 | Bradley | James James is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Matthew Gee (PF) Scottie Mercedes, Pavel Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Douglas Fusco (C) Calvin Haskins, Clifford Lanza | |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 08:54 | Bradley | Richard Lewter gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | Bradley | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Warren Augustine pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Sidney Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Wynn (C) Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:23 | Bradley | Nicholas Patel is fouled on the floor by David Declue - foul #1 on David Declue, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| 08:09 | Bradley | James James is fouled on the floor by David Declue - foul #2 on David Declue, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Pavel Strzyzewski (PF) Nicholas Patel, Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF) David Declue | |
| 08:09 | Bradley | James James makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:09 | Bradley | James James misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | James James steps in front of the Sidney Price pass | 17-17 |
| 07:31 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 07:30 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pavel Strzyzewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) PF - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Fusco | 19-20 |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James James and the foul's on Warren Augustine - foul #2 on Warren Augustine, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Brian Hirschman (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Richard Lewter (C) Scottie Mercedes, James James, Joseph Lafrance, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), James Easter (SG), Martin Holland (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, Sidney Price, Warren Augustine, Douglas Fusco | |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Gee (PF) Pavel Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:10 | Bradley | Richard Lewter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 05:55 | Bradley | Matthew Gee grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:43 | Bradley | Richard Lewter hits the finger roll | 24-20 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Haskins | 24-22 |
| 05:16 | Bradley | Matthew Gee is hacked by Greg Darrell - foul #1 on Greg Darrell, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), James James (SG), Joseph Lafrance (SF) Nicholas Patel, Brian Hirschman, Richard Richard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Douglas Fusco (PF) James Easter, Greg Darrell, Martin Holland | |
| 05:16 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:16 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza tips it back up and in | 26-24 |
| 04:31 | Bradley | Clifford Lanza takes the ball from Matthew Gee | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski (PF) Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (SG) Calvin Haskins | |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Sidney Price gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is fouled on the floor by Scottie Mercedes - foul #1 on Scottie Mercedes, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Wynn (C) Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF) James Easter, Sidney Price, Clifford Lanza | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | The short jumper by Douglas Fusco is denied by Joseph Lafrance | 26-24 |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance grabs the board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pavel Strzyzewski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Robinson (fresh) SF - David Declue (fresh) PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Bradley | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | David Declue grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | David Declue misses the easy layup | 26-24 |
| 02:50 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | James James misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Warren Augustine | 26-24 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | James Robinson drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Clarence Meyer | 26-26 |
| 01:58 | Bradley | Pavel Strzyzewski misses badly on a jumper from close range | 26-26 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lafrance | 26-26 |
| 01:48 | Bradley | Warren Augustine blocks the jumper by Pavel Strzyzewski | 26-26 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Warren Augustine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 01:33 | Bradley | Peter Wynn grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 01:12 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 01:11 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 00:56 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James James | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Warren Augustine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Pavel Strzyzewski - foul #1 on Pavel Strzyzewski, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Brian Hirschman (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Matthew Gee (PF), Richard Lewter (C) Scottie Mercedes, James James, Joseph Lafrance, Pavel Strzyzewski, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, David Declue, Douglas Fusco | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Warren Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Warren Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Richard Lewter connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Clifford Lanza - foul #1 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF), Martin Holland (PF) James Robinson, Warren Augustine | |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Richard Lewter makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins is hacked by Nicholas Patel - foul #2 on Nicholas Patel, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Richard Lewter grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Richard Lewter misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-28 |