| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) PF - Randy Byram (fresh) C - David Poston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Zupp (fresh) SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) SF - Korey Dowling (fresh) PF - Terry Sweeting (fresh) C - Richard Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Eugene Eakin is called for the reach on Joseph Zupp - foul #1 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Richard Graham can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Creighton | Scott Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | David Poston grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Randy Byram's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Graham | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Randy Byram pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Scott Stokes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jason Ludlow and the foul's on Christopher Thompson - foul #1 on Christopher Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Jason Ludlow picks off the pass by Korey Dowling | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow's pass is intercepted by Joseph Zupp | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Thompson | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Zupp - foul #1 on Joseph Zupp, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Korey Dowling steals the ball from David Poston | 4-8 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Ludlow - foul #1 on Jason Ludlow, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (SF), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Jason Ludlow, Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Wayne Camp (SG), Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Joseph Zupp, Christopher Thompson, Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bryan Smith | 4-9 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Gregory White knocks in the jumper near the basket | 6-9 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bryan Smith | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommie Morse (fresh) PF - Gregory White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) SG - Wayne Camp (fresh) SF - Korey Dowling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Scott Stokes hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eugene Eakin | 9-9 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson is called for 5 seconds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF) Eugene Eakin, Scott Stokes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting (PF) Carlos Rowles | |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Tommie Morse misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting is fouled on the floor by Gregory White - foul #1 on Gregory White, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Anthony Scheerer, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG), Richard Graham (C) Korey Dowling, Michael Thompson | |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Zupp | 9-12 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow's pass is intercepted by Terry Sweeting | 9-12 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | David Poston steps in front of the Richard Graham pass | 9-12 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Tommie Morse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Scott Stokes (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), Gregory White (C) Tommie Morse, Ernest Soriano, Jason Ludlow, David Poston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG), Korey Dowling (SF), Michael Thompson (PF) Kenneth Davis, Wayne Camp, Terry Sweeting | |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses the easy layup | 9-12 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Stokes - foul #1 on Scott Stokes, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bryan Smith (C) Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG) Joseph Zupp | |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Bryan Smith knocks in the jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Thompson | 11-17 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Bryan Smith scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Eugene Eakin | 13-17 |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Scheerer - foul #1 on Anthony Scheerer, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), David Poston (C) Anthony Scheerer, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (SF), Terry Sweeting (PF) Korey Dowling, Richard Graham | |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) PF - Gregory White (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Poston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) PF - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the turnaround from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Sweeting | 13-21 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Gregory White misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Terry Sweeting - foul #1 on Terry Sweeting, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG), Wayne Camp (SF), Carlos Rowles (C) Edwin Brouwer, Christopher Thompson, Michael Thompson | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Gregory White makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Gregory White makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis is hacked by David Poston - foul #1 on David Poston, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy Byram (PF) Gregory White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 15-23 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Scott Stokes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 15-23 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Byram | 15-23 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Carlos Rowles swats the short shot by Scott Stokes | 15-23 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Carlos Rowles is called for the reach on Scott Stokes - foul #1 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG), Ernest Soriano (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Eugene Eakin, Scott Stokes, Jason Ludlow, David Poston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG), Richard Graham (C) Wayne Camp, Carlos Rowles | |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Randy Byram buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tommie Morse | 18-23 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp is hacked by Ernest Soriano - foul #1 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (C) Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Korey Dowling (SF) Kenneth Davis | |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Randy Byram lays it up and in set up by Gregory White and the foul's on Terry Sweeting - foul #2 on Terry Sweeting, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Michael Thompson (PF) Joseph Zupp, Terry Sweeting | |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Gregory White grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano's pass is intercepted by Korey Dowling | 20-25 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Korey Dowling | 20-27 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Scheerer is blocked by Richard Graham | 20-27 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Tommie Morse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Soriano (fresh) SF - Anthony Scheerer (fresh) PF - Randy Byram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Korey Dowling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Scott Stokes (SG), Jason Ludlow (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Tommie Morse, Ernest Soriano, Anthony Scheerer, Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG) Christopher Thompson | |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG) Korey Dowling | |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Bryan Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Graham - foul #1 on Richard Graham, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Poston (C) Gregory White | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Korey Dowling (SF) Wayne Camp | |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling clanks a runner in the paint | 22-27 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Bryan Smith snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Bryan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (PF) Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Zupp | 22-29 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow lays it up and in set up by Eugene Eakin and the foul's on Joseph Zupp - foul #2 on Joseph Zupp, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG), Carlos Rowles (PF) Joseph Zupp, Michael Thompson | |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | Richard Graham misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ernest Soriano - foul #2 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (SF), Randy Byram (PF) Jason Ludlow, Ernest Soriano | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG) Kenneth Davis | |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | Richard Graham makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | Richard Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Randy Byram snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Scott Stokes connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Eakin and the foul's on Christopher Thompson - foul #2 on Christopher Thompson, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer (SF) Eugene Eakin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG) Christopher Thompson | |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Richard Graham pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Richard Graham clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 27-30 |
| 05:40 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (C) David Poston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Richard Graham picks off the pass by Randy Byram | 27-30 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-30 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Gregory White snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Scott Stokes is hacked by Korey Dowling - foul #1 on Korey Dowling, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Jason Ludlow (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Tommie Morse, Anthony Scheerer, Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Michael Thompson (PF) Edwin Brouwer, Richard Graham | |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Eakin - foul #2 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG) Eugene Eakin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Bryan Smith - foul #1 on Bryan Smith, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (SG) Scott Stokes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG), Richard Graham (C) Wayne Camp, Carlos Rowles | |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Gregory White gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Korey Dowling steals it from Bryan Smith | 28-32 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Richard Graham misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-32 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Green (fresh) SG - Tommie Morse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Korey Dowling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer is fouled on the floor by Bryan Smith - foul #2 on Bryan Smith, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Steven Green, Jason Ludlow, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG), Terry Sweeting (PF) Korey Dowling, Richard Graham | |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Sweeting | 28-33 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Poston | 28-33 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Stokes (SG) Tommie Morse | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG), Wayne Camp (SF), Carlos Rowles (C) Edwin Brouwer, Kenneth Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting's floater is tipped away by Randy Byram | 28-33 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Randy Byram pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Scott Stokes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-33 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Camp | 28-35 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the jumper from the left block set up by Eugene Eakin | 30-35 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp loses the dribble to Scott Stokes in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Scott Stokes is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Anthony Scheerer, Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (SG), Richard Graham (C) Christopher Thompson, Carlos Rowles | |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Stokes - foul #2 on Scott Stokes, team foul #12 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG) Eugene Eakin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Korey Dowling (SF) Wayne Camp | |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the jump hook from close range set up by Jason Ludlow | 32-37 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Thompson (PF) Terry Sweeting | |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 32-37 |