| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Culpepper | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Mark Green takes the ball from Darrell Brown | 34-35 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gary Dulaney | 34-37 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Hadlock - foul #3 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF) Richard Hadlock | |
| 18:41 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | The jump hook by Gary Dulaney is blocked by John Gustafson | 35-37 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | John Gustafson snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Betz | 35-39 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | John Gustafson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-39 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Darrell Brown gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Shead | 37-39 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 37-39 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Eric Williams is hacked by Jessie Culpepper - foul #1 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Larry Sorensen (C) Edgar Jerkins, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Samuel Coney (SF), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Brian Paterson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Burriss | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Samuel Coney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Paterson | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Coney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Burriss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Martin Burriss grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Martin Burriss connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 40-46 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Sorensen | 43-46 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Sorensen | 46-46 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Fred Shead (C) Ronnie Kosakowski, Darrell Brown, Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Brian Paterson, Samuel Coney, Kenneth Roby, Martin Burriss | |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Jessie Culpepper picks off the pass by Gary Tunstall | 46-46 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Mark Green misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Gustafson - foul #2 on John Gustafson, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Eric Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Hadlock | 46-48 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Eric Williams can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Edgar Jerkins is called for the reach on Charles Petrone - foul #3 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock misses long on a floater from the left block | 46-48 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | John Gustafson gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Petrone - foul #2 on Charles Petrone, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (SG), Larry Sorensen (C) Gary Tunstall, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Charles Petrone | |
| 12:46 | Ball State | John Gustafson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Mark Green drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen can't finish the layup | 48-51 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Betz and the foul's on Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Brown (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Gary Tunstall (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Edgar Jerkins, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Samuel Coney (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Eckley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Coney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hadlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses long on a floater from the left block | 48-54 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Samuel Coney gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Samuel Coney | 48-57 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (C) Richard Hadlock | |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Darrell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Darrell Brown steps in front of the Samuel Coney pass | 49-57 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Gary Dulaney - foul #2 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF), Fred Shead (C) Douglas Mauriello, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Gary Dulaney | |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-57 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Darrell Brown grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Darrell Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Ronnie Kosakowski - foul #3 on Ronnie Kosakowski, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Samuel Coney | |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 51-59 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Fred Shead is fouled on the floor by Martin Burriss - foul #2 on Martin Burriss, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Martin Burriss | |
| 09:55 | Ball State | John Gustafson double dribbles | 51-59 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Dulaney | 51-62 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | John Gustafson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edgar Jerkins | 54-62 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Mark Green misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz tips it in | 54-64 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Brown | 57-64 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gary Dulaney | 57-66 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins double dribbles | 57-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Edgar Jerkins, Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Charles Petrone (SG), Samuel Coney (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby, Mark Green | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronnie Kosakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Tunstall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Douglas Mauriello (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Sorensen (fresh) C - Michael Eckley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Petrone (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Coney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock blows the layup | 57-66 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Kosakowski | 60-66 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Martin Burriss is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Martin Burriss, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses short on a turnaround from close range | 60-66 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Michael Eckley grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Hadlock - foul #4 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Kenneth Roby (C) Charles Petrone, Martin Burriss | |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Samuel Coney is hacked by Douglas Mauriello - foul #1 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Darrell Brown (SG), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Douglas Mauriello, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Samuel Coney | |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Betz | 61-68 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Darrell Brown and the foul's on Jeremy Betz - foul #1 on Jeremy Betz, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Gustafson (SF) Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Richard Hadlock | |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Gary Tunstall misses the free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 05:29 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney is fouled on the floor by Edgar Jerkins - foul #4 on Edgar Jerkins, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Eckley (C) Gary Tunstall | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Williams | 63-68 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the tip | 63-68 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-68 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the follow up shot | 63-70 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Eric Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 63-73 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Kenneth Roby swats the short shot by John Gustafson | 63-73 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edgar Jerkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrell Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gustafson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Eckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is hacked by Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Brown, team foul #7 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Larry Sorensen (PF), Fred Shead (C) Edgar Jerkins, Darrell Brown, Eric Williams, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Kenneth Roby, Mark Green | |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen slams it home on a great pass from Gary Tunstall and he's fouled by Richard Hadlock - foul #5 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello (SF) John Gustafson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Jeremy Betz, Richard Hadlock | |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen makes the free throw | 66-75 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Douglas Mauriello is called for the reach on Brian Paterson - foul #2 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Larry Sorensen double dribbles | 66-77 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Jerkins (PG), Darrell Brown (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Ronnie Kosakowski, Gary Tunstall, Douglas Mauriello, Larry Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Charles Petrone, Samuel Coney, Martin Burriss | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Jessie Culpepper | 66-79 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Darrell Brown lays it up and in | 68-79 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Dulaney and he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #9 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski (PG), Gary Tunstall (SG), Douglas Mauriello (SF), Larry Sorensen (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Edgar Jerkins, Darrell Brown, John Gustafson, Eric Williams, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Charles Petrone (SG), Samuel Coney (SF), Martin Burriss (C) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Larry Sorensen | 68-81 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-81 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 68-81 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Douglas Mauriello is called for the reach on Samuel Coney - foul #3 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #10 | 68-81 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Douglas Mauriello travels with the ball | 68-82 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Martin Burriss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-82 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Martin Burriss pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Douglas Mauriello is called for the reach on Samuel Coney - foul #4 on Douglas Mauriello, team foul #11 | 68-82 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 1st free throw | 68-83 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Brian Paterson steals it from Douglas Mauriello | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Brian Paterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-84 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Gary Tunstall | 68-84 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Ronnie Kosakowski knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Gary Tunstall | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Samuel Coney runs out the clock | 70-84 |