| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Douglas Pope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | William Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | John Manzo is called for the reach on Horace Walburn - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Horace Walburn | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | John Manzo buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Segars | 9-4 |
| 17:46 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-4 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Pope | 12-7 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Frank Vinson takes the ball from William Brown | 12-7 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Frank Vinson banks in the layup | 12-9 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton clanks a jump hook from the left block | 12-9 |
| 16:40 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dickson | 12-9 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Dickson | 12-11 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | John Manzo is hacked by Horace Walburn - foul #1 on Horace Walburn, team foul #1 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) SF - Wallace Long (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Douglas Galeano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Wallace Long can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-11 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gerald Shipley | 12-11 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Alfred Kula scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 12-13 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Wilbert Dawson denies the turnaround by Jumah Arai | 12-13 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the floater from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Wilbert Dawson steals the ball from William Brown | 12-13 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Wallace Long is called for the reach on Rudolph Ellis - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Nathan Segars loses the dribble to Scott Shannon | 12-13 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon hits the finger roll | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Segars | 14-16 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is hacked by Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #2 | 14-16 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | John Manzo clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 12:01 | Creighton | Frank Vinson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dickson | 14-18 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo connects on the floater from the right block and the foul's on Horace Walburn - foul #2 on Horace Walburn, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Wilbert Dawson (PF) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Nathan Segars | |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Alfred Kula scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Russell Clay | 17-20 |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Frank Vinson pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Alfred Kula can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Russell Clay, Frank Vinson, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano is hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #1 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG) Alfred Kula | |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Wallace Long knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 20-20 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Nathan Segars clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Rudolph Ellis steps in front of the Scott Shannon pass | 20-22 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses badly on a runner from the left block | 20-22 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson travels with the ball | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, William Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Lawrence Dickson, Rudolph Ellis, Nathan Segars, Gerald Shipley | |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (PF) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 20-22 |
| 08:09 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | The short jumper by John Manzo is denied by Frank Vinson | 20-22 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 20-22 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Ogata (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Frank Vinson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 20-25 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | John Manzo clanks a jumper from the right side | 20-25 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Alfred Kula grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Russell Clay connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Vinson | 20-27 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | John Manzo is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), William Brown (PF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Carl Krebs, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Segars | 20-30 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-30 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Nathan Segars pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Wallace Long - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF) Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 20-30 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Horace Walburn - foul #3 on Horace Walburn, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Frank Vinson (SF) Horace Walburn, Rudolph Ellis | |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gerald Shipley | 20-30 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) John Pewitt | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs can't tip it in | 20-30 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Micheal Cotton steps in front of the Alfred Kula pass in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton can't finish the layup | 20-30 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Nathan Segars snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Nathan Segars gets the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Nathan Segars knocks in the floater from the baseline | 20-32 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Kula - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars, Gerald Shipley | |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Russell Clay is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Clay, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (SG) Alfred Kula | |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Rudolph Ellis takes the ball from Larry Ogata | 21-32 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudolph Ellis | 21-34 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | John Manzo drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Norton | 23-34 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (PF) William Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Rudolph Ellis | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle can't tip it in | 23-36 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-36 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson can't tip it in | 23-36 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle loses the dribble to Wilbert Dawson | 23-36 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Frank Vinson double dribbles | 23-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), William Brown (PF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Paul Ingle, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Nathan Segars takes the ball from Jumah Arai | 23-36 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Douglas Galeano steals the ball from Gerald Shipley | 23-36 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | William Brown denies the turnaround by Alfred Kula | 23-36 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |