| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hollen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | David Declue inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Creighton | David Declue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Brooks Lee hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dominique Calderwood | 30-33 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Warren Augustine drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Meyer | 32-33 |
| 18:40 | Drake | Adam Burns misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Warren Augustine | 32-33 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | James Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Warren Augustine hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | James Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Adam Burns - foul #3 on Adam Burns, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Adam Burns | |
| 17:57 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:34 | Drake | James Robinson picks off the pass by Rolf Zuwkowski | 37-33 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | James Robinson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 37-33 |
| 17:15 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Roberto Costa lays it in on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood and he's fouled by Warren Augustine - foul #1 on Warren Augustine, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Fusco (PF) Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:08 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Fusco | 37-35 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:55 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the shot from close range and the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Martin Holland (C) David Declue, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Leon Reid (C) Dominique Calderwood, Roberto Costa | |
| 16:24 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Leon Reid can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Sidney Price - foul #2 on Sidney Price, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Greg Darrell (SF) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:03 | Drake | Leon Reid misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Leon Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Alex Tryninewski is called for the reach on Calvin Haskins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG) Larry Hollen | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Leon Reid is called for the reach on Sidney Price - foul #1 on Leon Reid, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Haskins and he's fouled by Brooks Lee - foul #3 on Brooks Lee, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:33 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Burns - foul #4 on Adam Burns, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price, Greg Darrell, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Larry Hollen (SF) Adam Burns, Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | David Declue pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Clifford Lanza | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:01 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Drake | Brooks Lee gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clifford Lanza | 43-45 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Clarence Meyer is blocked by Brooks Lee | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Brooks Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Brooks Lee swats the layup by David Declue | 43-45 |
| 12:29 | Creighton | David Declue misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 12:27 | Drake | Leon Reid gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lanza - foul #2 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski (SF), Roberto Costa (PF) Alex Tryninewski, Leon Reid | |
| 11:54 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Larry Hollen tips it home | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Sidney Price | 45-47 |
| 11:32 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rolf Zuwkowski | 45-50 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco buries a jump hook in the paint | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Greg Darrell gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Sidney Price is hacked by Larry Hollen - foul #2 on Larry Hollen, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) Calvin Haskins, Greg Darrell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Larry Hollen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:23 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Sidney Price grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Douglas Fusco | 51-50 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Roberto Costa is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fusco - foul #1 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:30 | Drake | David Declue steals it from Brooks Lee | 51-50 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | James Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clarence Meyer | 54-50 |
| 08:47 | Drake | Roberto Costa's layup is rejected by Warren Augustine | 54-50 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | James Robinson grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Warren Augustine is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Leon Reid (C) Dominique Calderwood, Roberto Costa | |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Warren Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Warren Augustine misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Leon Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Leon Reid makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Larry Hollen | 55-52 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | David Declue clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Brooks Lee gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:34 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Larry Hollen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Brooks Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | James Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | David Declue is hacked by Alex Tryninewski - foul #3 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Douglas Fusco (PF) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (SG), Roberto Costa (PF) Rolf Zuwkowski, Brooks Lee | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:51 | Drake | Adam Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins is whistled for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF), Martin Holland (C) David Declue, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:12 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Greg Darrell pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Haskins | 59-52 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Adam Burns drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Tryninewski | 59-55 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price, Greg Darrell, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (SF) Alex Tryninewski, Larry Hollen | |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Warren Augustine misses the lay-in | 59-55 |
| 05:22 | Drake | Roberto Costa snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Roberto Costa connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Rolf Zuwkowski | 59-57 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is fouled on the floor by Dominique Calderwood - foul #3 on Dominique Calderwood, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brooks Lee (C) Leon Reid | |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:25 | Drake | Clifford Lanza is called for the reach on Brooks Lee - foul #3 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| 04:01 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Warren Augustine snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 61-57 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Adam Burns snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Brooks Lee misses badly on a jumper from close range | 61-57 |
| 03:47 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Brooks Lee | 61-57 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. SF - David Declue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dominique Calderwood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Creighton | James Robinson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by David Declue | 63-60 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Rolf Zuwkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brooks Lee | 63-63 |
| 02:27 | Drake | The refs have stopped play. Rolf Zuwkowski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 63-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Larry Hollen (SF), Leon Reid (C) Dominique Calderwood, Rolf Zuwkowski, Brooks Lee | |
| 02:19 | Creighton | James Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Leon Reid snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 02:17 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:48 | Drake | Roberto Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | James Robinson pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 01:41 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 01:41 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (PG), Brooks Lee (C) Alex Tryninewski, Leon Reid | |
| 01:15 | Drake | Adam Burns misses the 3 from straight away | 63-63 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Adam Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Brooks Lee can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Larry Hollen hits the follow up shot | 63-65 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | James Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Brooks Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | James Robinson is called for the reach on Brooks Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Brooks Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Brooks Lee blocks the short jumper by Warren Augustine | 63-67 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Adam Burns pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:24 | Drake | James Robinson is called for the reach on Adam Burns in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Meyer - foul #2 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | James Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 00:08 | Drake | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Larry Hollen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Larry Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Larry Hollen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | James Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | James Robinson snags the offensive board | 66-72 |