| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Evan Woodward inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 19:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Sweet | 32-43 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | William Freeze steals it from John Sweet | 32-43 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | William Freeze is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Freeze, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-43 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Willy Palen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-43 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Betz | 32-43 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-43 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | William Freeze snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Michael Geraci misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Willy Palen banks in the layup and the foul's on John Sweet - foul #2 on John Sweet, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the free throw | 34-46 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Geraci - foul #1 on Michael Geraci, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Joshua Myers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Willy Palen - foul #3 on Willy Palen, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (C) Evan Woodward, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| 17:32 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Cameron Bracey | 36-49 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Michael Geraci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, John Sweet | |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 36-49 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses short on a floater from the right side | 36-49 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Aaron Williams snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Aaron Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Mark Green - foul #3 on Mark Green, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Dean Miles, Joshua Myers, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (PF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Brian Paterson, Kenneth Roby, Mark Green | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Claude Hall | 38-51 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits a 3 from the right wing set up by William Freeze | 41-51 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Willy Palen (C) Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (PF) Claude Hall | |
| 14:37 | Kent State | William Freeze drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Geraci | 43-51 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz's pass is intercepted by Michael Geraci | 43-51 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Joshua Myers is hacked by Cameron Bracey - foul #1 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Luis Dehaven (PF) William Freeze, Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Joshua Myers lays it up and in | 45-51 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Luis Dehaven steals the ball from Cameron Bracey | 45-51 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Evan Woodward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-51 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | John Sweet clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-51 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Myers | 45-51 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-51 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Evan Woodward pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Evan Woodward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Brian Paterson pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Luis Dehaven (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Willy Palen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) SF - Richard Eisenhauer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer can't finish the layup | 45-51 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 11:27 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is fouled on the floor by Dean Miles - foul #2 on Dean Miles, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Malcolm Petty (C) Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Luis Dehaven, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer, John Sweet | |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Freeze | 45-51 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Aaron Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Green | 45-51 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Geraci | 45-51 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | William Freeze misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Dulaney - foul #2 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (SG) Dean Miles | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) Kenneth Roby | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | William Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Claude Hall swats the layup by Michael Geraci | 47-53 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Michael Geraci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Willy Palen (C) Robert Liddle, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| 09:18 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 49-55 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Joshua Myers snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Kenneth Roby blocks the jumper by Aaron Williams | 49-55 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Jeremy Betz steals it from Joshua Myers | 49-55 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the lay-in | 49-55 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Michael Geraci pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is whistled for a carry | 49-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF) William Freeze, Aaron Williams, Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, John Sweet | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Green (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby loses the dribble to Dean Miles | 49-55 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Paterson - foul #2 on Brian Paterson, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Willy Palen | 51-55 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | The jump hook by Willy Palen is blocked by Mark Green | 51-55 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 51-55 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | The jump hook by Joshua Myers is blocked by Mark Green | 51-55 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 51-55 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Brian Paterson is hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Geraci (PF) Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Kenneth Roby | |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Evan Woodward | 53-55 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey's pass is intercepted by Joshua Myers | 53-55 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | John Sweet steals it from Malcolm Petty | 53-55 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Claude Hall can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Michael Geraci - foul #2 on Michael Geraci, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Robert Liddle (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Willy Palen (C) Dean Miles, Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Malcolm Petty | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Brian Paterson, Mark Green | |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 3rd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Cameron Bracey takes the ball from William Freeze in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Claude Hall is hacked by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (PF) Michael Geraci | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Kenneth Roby swats the shot by Luis Dehaven | 53-60 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Robert Liddle grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Luis Dehaven - foul #2 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF) Robert Liddle, Aaron Williams, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Claude Hall | |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Geraci | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Cameron Bracey steals it from Evan Woodward | 55-61 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Willy Palen grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Michael Geraci connects on the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, John Sweet | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Mark Green | |
| 02:30 | Creighton | William Freeze picks off the pass by Jeremy Betz | 58-61 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Evan Woodward lays it up and in set up by William Freeze | 60-61 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Willy Palen grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses the driving attempt near the basket | 60-61 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by William Freeze - foul #2 on William Freeze, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Joshua Myers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Freeze | 62-64 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 62-64 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Willy Palen pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Joshua Myers lays it in and he's hacked by Jessie Culpepper - foul #2 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Sweet | 64-64 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is hacked by William Freeze - foul #3 on William Freeze, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Joshua Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Joshua Myers steals it from Jessie Culpepper | 64-66 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Evan Woodward comes up short on the floater in the lane | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | William Freeze tips it in | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | John Sweet wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Joshua Myers takes the ball from Cameron Bracey in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | William Freeze banks in the layup set up by Joshua Myers | 68-66 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Willy Palen - foul #4 on Willy Palen, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the easy layup | 68-68 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | William Freeze tips it in | 70-68 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Evan Woodward | 70-68 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper's floater is knocked away by Evan Woodward | 70-68 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | John Sweet is hacked by William Freeze - foul #4 on William Freeze, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | William Freeze misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 70-69 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Evan Woodward tips it in | 72-69 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | John Sweet misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 72-69 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Geraci | 72-69 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Evan Woodward scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willy Palen | 75-69 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Willy Palen denies the turnaround by Cameron Bracey | 75-69 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey snags the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is hacked by William Freeze - foul #5 on William Freeze, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Claude Hall (SF) Cameron Bracey, Jeremy Betz | |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG) Gary Dulaney | |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Evan Woodward steps out of bounds on the sideline | 75-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Claude Hall | |
| 01:25 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 75-73 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Dean Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses long on a floater in the lane | 75-73 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Michael Geraci grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Willy Palen | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Joshua Myers snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Jessie Culpepper is called for the reach on Joshua Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #9 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Sweet | 77-73 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | A charge is called on Jessie Culpepper - foul #4 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Cameron Bracey is called for the reach on Dean Miles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Dean Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Aaron Williams snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Woodward (SF) Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Aaron Williams runs out the clock | 78-73 |