| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Maurer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Milton Edwards inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Milton Edwards's layup is rejected by Herbert Tye | 39-40 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | David Declue pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Herbert Tye loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Milton Edwards grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the easy layup but the foul's on Martin Holland - foul #2 on Martin Holland, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | David Declue lays it in on a great pass from James Easter | 41-42 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Milton Edwards blows the layup | 41-42 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Bertram Leech tips it home | 41-44 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Robert Jones steals it from Richard Jewell | 41-44 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 41-46 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Gerald Maurer takes the ball from Martin Holland | 41-46 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Milton Edwards buries a jumper from close range | 41-48 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Richard Jewell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | David Declue tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Robert Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Herbert Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Richard Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Bertram Leech swats the short shot by David Declue | 43-48 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to David Declue | 43-48 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Herbert Tye clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 43-48 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy is fouled on the floor by Herbert Tye - foul #2 on Herbert Tye, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (PF), Harold Bethune (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland, Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (SF), Ryan Huey (PF) Milton Edwards, Gerald Maurer | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Marty Perl (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Bethune (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) PF - Ryan Huey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Bertram Leech lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ryan Huey | 43-50 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois double dribbles | 43-50 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Robert Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond McCoy | 43-53 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Gadbois - foul #3 on Jeremy Gadbois, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF) Harold Bethune | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Ryan Huey gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | David Declue grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | David Declue hits the finger roll | 45-54 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy loses the ball out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), Martin Holland (PF) Marty Perl, Robert Peterman, Greg Darrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Edwards (SF) Sidney Brooks | |
| 13:41 | Creighton | David Declue can't finish the layup | 45-54 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Ryan Huey gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | David Declue steals the ball from Ryan Huey | 45-54 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | James Easter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Jones | 45-56 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | James Easter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Robert Jones hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Richard Jewell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Milton Edwards grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Robert Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | David Declue pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | David Declue misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Milton Edwards - foul #1 on Milton Edwards, team foul #1 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (PF), Herbert Tye (C) Martin Holland, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (PG), John Guillory (SG), Gerald Maurer (PF), Jason Butler (C) Raymond McCoy, Robert Jones, Ryan Huey, Bertram Leech | |
| 12:07 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Milton Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Easter - foul #2 on James Easter, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (SG), Marty Perl (SF) Richard Jewell, David Declue | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Milton Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Milton Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Robert Peterman snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marty Perl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guillory (fresh) SF - Milton Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Maurer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Marty Perl makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Easter | 52-59 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-59 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Greg Darrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Greg Darrell picks off the pass by Jason Butler | 52-61 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Herbert Tye lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Perl | 54-61 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Edwards | 54-64 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Marty Perl loses the dribble to Nicholas Scott | 54-64 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott lays it up and in | 54-66 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | James Easter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) James Easter, Marty Perl, Greg Darrell, Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Sidney Brooks (SF), Ryan Huey (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Nicholas Scott, John Guillory, Milton Edwards, Gerald Maurer, Jason Butler | |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Bertram Leech knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Sidney Brooks | 54-68 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Richard Jewell hits a runner from the baseline set up by Martin Holland | 56-68 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Gadbois - foul #4 on Jeremy Gadbois, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Harold Bethune (C) Robert Peterman, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Robert Jones is called for the reach on David Declue - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG) Timothy Slate | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Harold Bethune makes the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Bertram Leech - foul #3 on Bertram Leech, team foul #3 | 58-70 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Harold Bethune misses the free throw | 58-70 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Robert Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Martin Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Marty Perl is fouled on the floor by Ryan Huey - foul #4 on Ryan Huey, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Maurer (PF) Ryan Huey | |
| 08:07 | Creighton | David Declue lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marty Perl | 60-70 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Harold Bethune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Harold Bethune | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | A charge is called on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Richard Jewell travels with the ball | 60-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Edwards (SF) Sidney Brooks | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Easter - foul #3 on James Easter, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (PF) Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Ryan Huey (PF) Raymond McCoy, Gerald Maurer | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Milton Edwards gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-72 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | David Declue gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Richard Jewell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Greg Darrell and he's fouled by Milton Edwards - foul #2 on Milton Edwards, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) David Declue, Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Butler (C) Bertram Leech | |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Richard Jewell makes the free throw | 63-72 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Milton Edwards makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Scott | 63-74 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (SG), Martin Holland (PF) James Easter, Richard Jewell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG), Sidney Brooks (SF), Gerald Maurer (PF) Robert Jones, Milton Edwards, Ryan Huey | |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 64-74 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Marty Perl hits a 3 from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Jason Butler misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Gadbois - foul #5 on Jeremy Gadbois, team foul #7 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), David Declue (SF), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Greg Darrell, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Butler - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #8 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (SG), Milton Edwards (SF), Bertram Leech (C) Nicholas Scott, Sidney Brooks, Jason Butler | |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Milton Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-76 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | David Declue snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Herbert Tye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Raymond McCoy | 67-76 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-76 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Bertram Leech tips it back up and in | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Easter | 69-78 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Declue (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Raymond McCoy (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Milton Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Maurer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Martin Holland snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | James Easter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), Greg Darrell (PF), Harold Bethune (C) James Easter, Robert Peterman, Martin Holland, Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Ryan Huey (PF) Raymond McCoy, Gerald Maurer | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Robert Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Huey | 69-81 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-81 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Martin Holland (PF) Marty Perl, Greg Darrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG) Nicholas Scott | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | James Easter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-81 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 69-81 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-81 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Ryan Huey grabs the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Robert Jones drills a 3 from straight away set up by Bertram Leech | 69-84 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Martin Holland hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-84 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Robert Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Edwards | 72-87 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Martin Holland's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Huey | 72-87 |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Martin Holland tips it in | 74-87 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 74-87 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Otis Friday (PF) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Greg Darrell loses the dribble to Milton Edwards | 74-87 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Ryan Huey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Ryan Huey, team foul #9 | 74-87 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Maurer (PF) Ryan Huey | |
| 01:02 | Creighton | The short jumper by Otis Friday is denied by Gerald Maurer | 74-87 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Harold Bethune tips it in | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Milton Edwards is hacked by Otis Friday - foul #1 on Otis Friday, team foul #8 | 76-87 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG) Raymond McCoy | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Milton Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 76-88 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Milton Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 76-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Marty Perl connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Peterman | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Milton Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-89 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (PG) Nicholas Scott | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Harold Bethune is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Bethune, team foul #9 | 78-89 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy runs out the clock | 78-89 |