| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Levine (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) C - James Stringfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Creighton | Joseph Johnson steps in front of the Leonard Finney pass | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | James Stringfield pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | James Stringfield connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Johnson | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges loses the dribble to Gary Levine | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Billy Robie lays it up and in set up by Gary Levine | 6-0 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | William Powell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Powell, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG) William Powell | |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Leonard Finney connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Frank Hamilton | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | The short jumper by James Stringfield is denied by Frank Hamilton | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled on the floor by James Stringfield - foul #1 on James Stringfield, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Marcus Dupuy, Jacob Bridges | |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Leonard Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Carl Davis steps in front of the Joseph Johnson pass | 6-3 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton hits the finger roll set up by Carl Davis | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Levine | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Robie - foul #1 on Billy Robie, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) SG - James Baxter (fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fresh) C - James Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) PF - Frank Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Frank Hamilton denies the turnaround by Peter Williams | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Leonard Finney | 8-6 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF), Antonio Blanchard (PF) Paul Thomas, Frank Hamilton | |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Edwin Reed drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Louis Williams connects on the jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Antonio Blanchard is called for the reach on Keith Howard - foul #1 on Antonio Blanchard, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Timothy Anderson (PF) James Baxter, Keith Howard, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG), Steven May (C) Edwin Reed, Jacob Bridges | |
| 14:30 | Ball State | Antonio Blanchard denies the turnaround by Timothy Anderson | 10-11 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Paul Thomas grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-14 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Levine | 13-14 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 13-16 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Peter Williams knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 15-16 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Timothy Anderson is called for the reach on Antonio Blanchard - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (PG), Christopher Gardner (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Louis Williams, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Edwin Reed (SG), Frank Hamilton (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Leonard Finney, Paul Thomas, Marcus Dupuy, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Steven May drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Davis | 15-19 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the turnaround from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Hamilton - foul #1 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Howard (PF) Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG) Steven May | |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:27 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the easy layup | 18-19 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Edwin Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Billy Robie pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | James Baxter travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Peter Williams (PF) James Baxter, Christopher Gardner, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG) William Leedy | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Paul Thomas is fouled on the floor by Gary Levine - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Edwin Reed clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 18-19 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) Carl Davis | |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Billy Robie travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Edwin Reed, Jacob Bridges | |
| 10:24 | Creighton | James Stringfield steals the ball from Marcus Dupuy | 18-19 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Dupuy | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Gary Levine gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-19 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marcus Dupuy | 18-21 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stringfield | 20-21 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Peter Williams (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SG), Steven May (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Paul Thomas, Frank Hamilton, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven May - foul #1 on Steven May, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG) Leonard Finney, Marcus Dupuy | |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the lay-in | 22-22 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | James Baxter grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Peter Williams's pass is intercepted by Carl Davis | 22-22 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Steven May misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Keith Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Baxter (fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Leedy (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven May (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Leedy - foul #1 on William Leedy, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Frank Hamilton (PF) Carl Davis, William Leedy | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 24-24 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Steven May grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Peter Williams takes the ball from Edwin Reed | 24-24 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams slams it home and he's fouled by Frank Hamilton - foul #2 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (C) Louis Williams, James Baxter, Keith Howard, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Steven May, Frank Hamilton, Jacob Bridges | |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard misses short on a turnaround from close range | 27-24 |
| 06:00 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | James Stringfield snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Billy Robie misses short on a turnaround from close range | 27-24 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard tips it in | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Finney - foul #1 on Leonard Finney, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Howard (PF) Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Jacob Bridges (C) Leonard Finney, Edwin Reed | |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Paul Thomas is hacked by Keith Howard - foul #1 on Keith Howard, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Billy Robie drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Levine | 32-28 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Carl Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Keith Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), Timothy Anderson (PF), James Hoffman (C) Joseph Johnson, Billy Robie, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Powell (SG), Steven May (SF), Frank Hamilton (PF) Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Marcus Dupuy, Antonio Blanchard | |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | William Powell can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | The refs have stopped play. Timothy Anderson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Baxter (SG), John Langley (PF) Gary Levine, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF) Steven May | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Frank Hamilton is called for the reach on Louis Williams - foul #3 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (PF) John Langley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven May (PF) Frank Hamilton | |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Baxter (fresh) SF - Keith Howard (fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven May (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Baxter - foul #1 on James Baxter, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Edwin Reed picks off the pass by Keith Howard | 32-34 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edwin Reed and he's fouled by James Hoffman - foul #1 on James Hoffman, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF) Louis Williams, James Baxter, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SF), Antonio Blanchard (PF) Edwin Reed, Steven May | |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Finney - foul #2 on Leonard Finney, team foul #11 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF), Steven May (C) Paul Thomas, Jacob Bridges | |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Williams | 33-37 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 33-40 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Gary Levine scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Johnson | 36-40 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Antonio Blanchard | 36-42 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Robie | 39-42 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy is fouled on the floor by Billy Robie - foul #2 on Billy Robie, team foul #10 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (PG), James Baxter (SG), Keith Howard (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), James Stringfield (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Peter Williams, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Edwin Reed (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Antonio Blanchard, Steven May | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Paul Thomas snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Carl Davis is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG) Marcus Dupuy | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | James Baxter misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-44 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Carl Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |