| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Molden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Bill Cotta clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Robert Molden grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Molden - foul #2 on Robert Molden, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Dewey Richards gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Molden | 38-40 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Bill Cotta is called for the reach on Dustin Meyers - foul #2 on Bill Cotta, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses the dunk attempt | 38-40 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Wilfredo Mancini is called for the reach on Thurman McHugh - foul #2 on Wilfredo Mancini, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Paul Miers pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Dewey Richards scores on a jump hook in the paint | 40-40 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Robert Molden grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 17:23 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bill Cotta | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | Wesley William buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Robert Molden pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Paul Miers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Robert Molden gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dustin Meyers, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG), Timothy Ruffner (SG), Michael Nobles (SF), Otto Maultsby (PF), David Barnett (C) Dustin Meyers, Paul Miers, Robert Molden, Dewey Richards, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SG), Paul Harter (C) Thurman McHugh, Rex Peres | |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Wesley William clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Paul Harter can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Bill Cotta tips it in | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ruffner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Nobles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Otto Maultsby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Terry Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Wesley William gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | Wesley William misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Michael Nobles travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Robert Molden (SF) Timothy Ruffner, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Terry Morgan | |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Paul Miers snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Paul Miers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thurman McHugh - foul #2 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dewey Richards (PF) David Barnett | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG) Wesley William | |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Paul Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Bill Cotta blows the dunk | 44-44 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Robert Molden grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Fales - foul #2 on Christopher Fales, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Lyle Martindale, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Christopher Fales, Bill Cotta, Paul Harter | |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Terry Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner (SG), Michael Nobles (PF) Paul Miers, Otto Maultsby | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG) Efrain Grunewald | |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Michael Nobles blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | Terry Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses the turnaround from the left block | 46-44 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Terry Morgan takes the ball from Robert Molden | 46-44 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Harry Cowell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Morgan | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Ruffner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Molden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Nobles (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harry Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rex Peres (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Michael Nobles knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dustin Meyers | 48-46 |
| 10:52 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley William | 48-48 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner makes the 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | Harry Cowell steps in front of the Michael Nobles pass | 51-48 |
| 09:42 | Evansville | Terry Morgan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Michael Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Robert Molden buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Ruffner | 54-48 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Wesley William is hacked by Michael Nobles - foul #2 on Michael Nobles, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Levin (PG), Paul Miers (SG), Lyle Martindale (SF), Dewey Richards (PF), Otto Maultsby (C) Dustin Meyers, Timothy Ruffner, Robert Molden, Michael Nobles, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SG), Allen Whitaker (SF), Bill Cotta (PF), Paul Harter (C) Wesley William, Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Harry Cowell, Rex Peres | |
| 09:04 | Evansville | Bill Cotta drills a floater from the left side set up by Efrain Grunewald and he's hacked by Otto Maultsby - foul #1 on Otto Maultsby, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 09:04 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Paul Miers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Christopher Fales buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Kenneth Levin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:16 | Evansville | Bill Cotta gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Harter | 57-55 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-55 |
| 07:45 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Levin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Maultsby (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Whitaker (fresh) PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Paul Miers connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Levin | 59-55 |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Whitaker | 59-57 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Paul Miers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Levin and the foul's on Christopher Fales - foul #3 on Christopher Fales, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Robert Molden (SF), Michael Nobles (PF), David Barnett (C) Kenneth Levin, Lyle Martindale, Dewey Richards, Otto Maultsby | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Efrain Grunewald | |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Paul Harter steals it from Paul Miers | 61-57 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Robert Molden - foul #3 on Robert Molden, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner (SG), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Paul Miers, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG) Allen Whitaker | |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Paul Harter steals the ball from Dustin Meyers | 61-58 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Molden - foul #4 on Robert Molden, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rex Peres (C) Paul Harter | |
| 06:06 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Rex Peres takes the ball from Wilfredo Mancini | 61-60 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | Rex Peres clanks a turnaround from the left block | 61-60 |
| 05:34 | Evansville | Rex Peres grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the jumper near the basket | 61-60 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | Robert Molden grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner misses the tip | 61-60 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Christopher Fales pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Christopher Fales buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Timothy Ruffner, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF) Christopher Fales | |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Paul Miers is fouled on the floor by Terry Morgan - foul #2 on Terry Morgan, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley William - foul #3 on Wesley William, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SF) Robert Molden | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:46 | Evansville | Terry Morgan connects on the runner from the right block | 62-64 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Wesley William gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Dewey Richards denies the turnaround by Terry Morgan | 62-64 |
| 03:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Mancini | 62-64 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale's pass is intercepted by Terry Morgan | 62-64 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Dustin Meyers is called for the reach on Wesley William - foul #4 on Dustin Meyers, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Molden (SF), Otto Maultsby (C) Dustin Meyers, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Cowell (PF), Paul Harter (C) Bill Cotta, Rex Peres | |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Wesley William misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Dewey Richards grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Robert Molden hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Miers out of a doubleteam | 65-64 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Lyle Martindale, Otto Maultsby | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (PF), Rex Peres (C) Harry Cowell, Paul Harter | |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-64 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Dewey Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-64 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Dewey Richards hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Bill Cotta connects on the floater in the lane | 67-66 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Robert Molden snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bill Cotta - foul #3 on Bill Cotta, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Dewey Richards grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Dewey Richards is hacked by Wesley William in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley William, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Terry Morgan is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Mancini - foul #3 on Wilfredo Mancini, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Dewey Richards gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Dewey Richards runs out the clock | 69-66 |