| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Tommie Morse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower is hacked by Scott Stokes - foul #2 on Scott Stokes, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it in | 37-31 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Tommie Morse is fouled on the floor by Buddy Stanley - foul #3 on Buddy Stanley, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy (C) Buddy Stanley | |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Hamilton | 37-33 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | James Hamilton steals the ball from Tommie Morse | 37-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Tommie Morse clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Tontarski - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill (PF) Albert Hunsicker | |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Tommie Morse makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Tommie Morse misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joe Clay - foul #2 on Joe Clay, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Raymond Fergus (SF) Tommie Morse, Jason Ludlow | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG) Joseph Hower | |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Joe Clay gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Steven Green misses the dunk attempt | 38-35 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jacob Depuy and he's fouled by Scott Stokes - foul #3 on Scott Stokes, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer (SG), Randy Byram (C) Scott Stokes, Joe Clay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Raymond Fergus connects on the turnaround from the left block | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (C) Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett (SG), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Albert Thompson (C) James Hamilton, Robert Tontarski, Jacob Depuy | |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Gregory White makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Albert Thompson - foul #1 on Albert Thompson, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Gregory White makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Randy Byram gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Scheerer (fresh) SF - Raymond Fergus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Byram (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Baggett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Bill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Albert Thompson swats the layup by Raymond Fergus | 43-38 |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Hawkinson | 43-40 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Keith Baggett picks off the pass by Anthony Scheerer | 43-40 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Baggett | 43-40 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-40 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Steven Green pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Keith Baggett picks off the pass by Anthony Scheerer | 43-40 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Byram - foul #1 on Randy Byram, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Scott Stokes (SG), Jason Ludlow (SF), Roy Kennedy (PF), Joe Clay (C) Steven Green, Anthony Scheerer, Raymond Fergus, Gregory White, Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG), Robert Tontarski (SF), James Hamilton (PF) Gary Hawkinson, Keith Baggett, Mark Bill, Albert Hunsicker | |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Joe Clay tips it in | 45-42 |
| 14:10 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski misses the easy layup | 45-42 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 45-44 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Joe Clay tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Joe Clay blocks the short jumper by Robert Tontarski | 47-44 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel tips it home | 47-46 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Joe Clay lays it in on a great pass from Jason Ludlow | 49-46 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Hower | 49-49 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Joe Clay connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eugene Eakin | 52-49 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Eugene Eakin - foul #4 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG), Raymond Fergus (SF) Eugene Eakin, Jason Ludlow | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) James Hamilton, Albert Thompson | |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Joe Clay scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Stokes | 54-51 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Fergus is called for the reach on Robert Tontarski - foul #1 on Raymond Fergus, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy Byram (C) Joe Clay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), James Hamilton (SG) Joseph Hower, Jody Scheffel | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Tommie Morse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Fergus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Byram (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Raymond Fergus - foul #2 on Raymond Fergus, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Roy Kennedy | 54-53 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | The jumper by Tommie Morse is denied by Buddy Stanley | 54-53 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Buddy Stanley | 54-53 |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley lays it in set up by Gary Hawkinson | 54-55 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Tommie Morse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Tontarski | 54-58 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Robert Tontarski is called for the reach on Tommie Morse - foul #3 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Joe Clay (C) Scott Stokes, Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel (SG), Mark Bill (PF) Robert Tontarski, Albert Hunsicker | |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Gary Hawkinson steps in front of the Raymond Fergus pass | 54-58 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley's dunk attempt is rejected by Joe Clay | 54-58 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Joe Clay grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Mark Bill blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Raymond Fergus | 54-58 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 09:31 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:18 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Hawkinson | 54-61 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Raymond Fergus misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Hawkinson and he's hacked by Randy Byram - foul #2 on Randy Byram, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Scott Stokes (SG), Roy Kennedy (PF), Gregory White (C) Tommie Morse, Raymond Fergus, Randy Byram, Joe Clay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Robert Tontarski (SF), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Gary Hawkinson, Jody Scheffel, Mark Bill, Buddy Stanley | |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Steven Green is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SF) Jason Ludlow | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett (SG) James Hamilton | |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-63 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Gregory White snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Scott Stokes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Kennedy - foul #1 on Roy Kennedy, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Joseph Hower steps in front of the Ernest Soriano pass | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) PF - Roy Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Keith Baggett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Ernest Soriano picks off the pass by Joseph Hower | 54-64 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin dunks the ball set up by Ernest Soriano | 56-64 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski buries a shot in the paint set up by Keith Baggett | 56-66 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Joe Clay (C) Ernest Soriano, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel (SG), James Hamilton (SF), Mark Bill (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Keith Baggett, Robert Tontarski, Albert Hunsicker, Jacob Depuy | |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by Jody Scheffel is denied by Jason Ludlow | 56-66 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 56-66 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Buddy Stanley - foul #4 on Buddy Stanley, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG), Randy Byram (PF) Eugene Eakin, Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), Robert Tontarski (SF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Mark Bill, Buddy Stanley | |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton buries a turnaround from the left block | 57-68 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Randy Byram can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 57-68 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Joe Clay tips it but misses | 57-68 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jacob Depuy | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Randy Byram comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by James Hamilton - foul #1 on James Hamilton, team foul #6 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Raymond Fergus (SF), Roy Kennedy (PF) Scott Stokes, Jason Ludlow, Joe Clay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Jody Scheffel, Jacob Depuy | |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Fergus picks off the pass by James Hamilton | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommie Morse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Fergus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Byram (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hamilton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Raymond Fergus hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Buddy Stanley - foul #5 on Buddy Stanley, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett (SG), Jacob Depuy (C) James Hamilton, Buddy Stanley | |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Raymond Fergus makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Raymond Fergus makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Baggett | 61-72 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Stokes (SG), Jason Ludlow (SF), Joe Clay (C) Tommie Morse, Raymond Fergus, Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG) Gary Hawkinson, Keith Baggett | |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski lays it in on a great pass from Jody Scheffel | 61-74 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy tips it in | 63-74 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-74 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy hits the follow up shot | 63-76 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Joe Clay blows the layup | 63-76 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow tips it back up and in | 65-76 |
| 01:17 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel banks in the layup | 65-78 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Joe Clay loses the dribble to Jacob Depuy | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 65-78 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-78 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 65-78 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Roy Kennedy misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 65-78 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower runs out the clock | 65-78 |