| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) C - John Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) SG - Michael Guest (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - Thomas Burke (fresh) C - Peter Schneider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | John Sweet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Michael Guest grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Burke | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Dikembe Albarazi is called for the reach on Cameron Bracey - foul #1 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | A charge is called on Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Bradley | Michael Guest misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Betz | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Bradley | Cameron Bracey steps in front of the Dikembe Albarazi pass in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | John Sweet's pass is intercepted by Thomas Burke | 0-3 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), James Weakley (SG), Thomas Delorenzo (SF), Lee Kuhn (PF) Dikembe Albarazi, Michael Guest, Steven Williams, Thomas Burke | |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Lee Kuhn swats the layup by John Sweet | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Thomas Delorenzo | 0-3 |
| 16:54 | Bradley | Peter Schneider can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-3 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | John Sweet scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Roby | 2-3 |
| 16:27 | Bradley | James Weakley is fouled on the floor by Jessie Culpepper - foul #1 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Guest (SG), Thomas Burke (PF) James Weakley, Peter Schneider | |
| 16:20 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Lee Kuhn is called for the reach on Jeremy Betz - foul #1 on Lee Kuhn, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi (PG), Steven Williams (SF) Gary Rogers, Thomas Burke | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) SF - Claude Hall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) C - John Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Guest (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - Thomas Delorenzo (fresh) C - Lee Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Delorenzo - foul #1 on Thomas Delorenzo, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG) Michael Guest | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Bradley | Steven Williams hits a 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Dikembe Albarazi | 4-9 |
| 15:01 | Bradley | John Sweet takes the ball from Dikembe Albarazi | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | John Sweet clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Rogers - foul #1 on Gary Rogers, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (PF) Cameron Bracey, Brian Paterson, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Guest (SG), Thomas Burke (PF) Gary Rogers, Steven Williams | |
| 14:47 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:30 | Bradley | Michael Guest makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Burke | 6-12 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Delorenzo - foul #2 on Thomas Delorenzo, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) John Sweet | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (SF), Peter Schneider (C) Thomas Delorenzo, Lee Kuhn | |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Bradley | Peter Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:38 | Bradley | Peter Schneider knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Albarazi | 7-14 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper loses the ball out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), James Weakley (SG) Dikembe Albarazi, Michael Guest | |
| 13:14 | Bradley | Peter Schneider misses the jumper in the paint | 7-14 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 7-14 |
| 13:06 | Bradley | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Steven Williams is hacked by Claude Hall - foul #1 on Claude Hall, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi (PG), Michael Guest (SG), Lee Kuhn (PF) Gary Rogers, James Weakley, Thomas Burke | |
| 12:41 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn scores on a 3 from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Claude Hall drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Paterson | 10-17 |
| 12:01 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Claude Hall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Paterson | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Guest (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Kuhn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Guest - foul #1 on Michael Guest, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Brian Paterson, Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Burke (PF) Peter Schneider | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:19 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 11:17 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi tips it in | 14-22 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is hacked by Dikembe Albarazi - foul #2 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), James Weakley (SF), Peter Schneider (C) Dikembe Albarazi, Steven Williams, Lee Kuhn | |
| 10:58 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:58 | Bradley | Michael Guest grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:45 | Bradley | Thomas Burke can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Cameron Bracey, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (SF) James Weakley | |
| 10:45 | Bradley | Thomas Burke makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:45 | Bradley | Thomas Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | John Sweet steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) Richard Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Weakley (SG) Michael Guest | |
| 10:24 | Bradley | Peter Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Sweet - foul #1 on John Sweet, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Guest (SG) James Weakley | |
| 10:24 | Bradley | Peter Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:24 | Bradley | Peter Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney travels with the ball | 14-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Lee Kuhn (C) Peter Schneider | |
| 09:58 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn loses the ball out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Weakley (SF), Peter Schneider (C) Steven Williams, Lee Kuhn | |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-25 |
| 09:40 | Bradley | Michael Guest gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 09:34 | Bradley | Peter Schneider is fouled on the floor by John Sweet - foul #2 on John Sweet, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (SF), Lee Kuhn (PF) James Weakley, Thomas Burke | |
| 09:20 | Bradley | Cameron Bracey steps in front of the Michael Guest pass | 14-25 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey loses the ball out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Brian Paterson, Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Weakley (SG), Thomas Burke (PF) Michael Guest, Peter Schneider | |
| 08:36 | Bradley | Steven Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 16-25 |
| 08:08 | Bradley | Thomas Burke comes up short on the floater near the basket | 16-25 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 08:01 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Gary Rogers | 16-25 |
| 07:37 | Bradley | Steven Williams is hacked by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Claude Hall (SF) Cameron Bracey, Richard Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi (PG), Michael Guest (SG), Peter Schneider (C) Gary Rogers, James Weakley, Thomas Burke | |
| 07:37 | Bradley | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:37 | Bradley | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Guest (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Kuhn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Burke (PF) Lee Kuhn | |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:52 | Bradley | Michael Guest is whistled for traveling | 18-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Brian Paterson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Michael Guest - foul #2 on Michael Guest, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Gary Dulaney, Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Weakley (SG), Lee Kuhn (PF) Michael Guest, Thomas Burke | |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:05 | Bradley | Peter Schneider hits a turnaround from close range | 19-29 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Mark Green is hacked by James Weakley - foul #1 on James Weakley, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Burke (PF) Lee Kuhn | |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:36 | Bradley | Peter Schneider loses the dribble to Jeremy Betz | 21-29 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Michael Guest (SG), Lee Kuhn (C) Dikembe Albarazi, James Weakley, Peter Schneider | |
| 05:07 | Bradley | Steven Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Burke | 21-32 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Claude Hall travels with the ball | 21-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi (PG), Peter Schneider (C) Gary Rogers, Thomas Burke | |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Peter Schneider misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Betz - foul #1 on Jeremy Betz, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Burke (PF) Michael Guest | |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Peter Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Peter Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Claude Hall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Betz | 24-33 |
| 04:08 | Bradley | Peter Schneider makes the jumper from the right block set up by Lee Kuhn | 24-35 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Cameron Bracey, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Guest (SG), Thomas Delorenzo (SF) Peter Schneider, Steven Williams | |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Thomas Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:33 | Bradley | Michael Guest's pass is intercepted by Claude Hall | 25-35 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Hall | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Dikembe Albarazi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Guest (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Delorenzo (fresh) PF - Thomas Burke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lee Kuhn (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Bradley | Michael Guest connects on the 3 from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Gary Dulaney | 29-38 |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 02:41 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 02:25 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo is hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Mark Green (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Schneider (C) Thomas Burke | |
| 02:25 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:25 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Thomas Delorenzo steals the ball from John Sweet | 29-39 |
| 01:47 | Bradley | Peter Schneider hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Sweet - foul #3 on John Sweet, team foul #11 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (PF) John Sweet | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:47 | Bradley | Peter Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:47 | Bradley | Peter Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 01:27 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 01:07 | Bradley | Peter Schneider knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Guest | 29-42 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer is hacked by Thomas Delorenzo - foul #3 on Thomas Delorenzo, team foul #12 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (SF), Thomas Burke (PF) Thomas Delorenzo, Lee Kuhn | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Thomas Burke pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:38 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Brian Paterson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Cameron Bracey, Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Lee Kuhn (C) Peter Schneider | |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-42 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-42 |