| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | James Denning inbounds the ball | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-43 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Mark Cotter grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-43 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Richmond | 21-43 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond makes the 3 from straight away | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Cotter - foul #2 on Mark Cotter, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Richmond steps in front of the James Denning pass | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Willie Gaillard is called for the reach on Mark Cotter - foul #2 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes blows the layup but he's fouled by Lee Hagan - foul #1 on Lee Hagan, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | James Denning is hacked by Fred Hodge - foul #3 on Fred Hodge, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Stone (SF) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-43 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard snags the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Denning and he's fouled by Curtis Barnes - foul #1 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses the free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan snags the offensive board | 25-45 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-45 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley gets the rebound | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 25-45 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | James Denning connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Joseph Howard | 25-47 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Mark Cotter makes the shot from the left block set up by Sanford Hedley | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses the easy layup | 27-47 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | James Denning grabs the offensive board | 27-47 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hubbard | 27-49 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Howard - foul #1 on Joseph Howard, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (SG), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Richard Whatley (SF), Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) Willie Gaillard, Joseph Howard, James Denning, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the free throw | 29-49 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Cressey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Grady (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Whatley | 29-51 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Conner | 29-51 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Eric Stone - foul #3 on Eric Stone, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Christopher Mutter (SF) Sanford Hedley, Eric Stone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG) Michael Dublin | |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Steven Bowen pulls down the rebound | 29-52 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Travis Cressey connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 31-52 |
| 14:34 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady is fouled on the floor by Mervin Robinson - foul #1 on Mervin Robinson, team foul #5 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Denning (SF) Richard Whatley | |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay is whistled for traveling | 31-52 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Richard Conner - foul #1 on Richard Conner, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard (PF) Terry Grady | |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-52 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | James Denning grabs the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | James Denning knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Willie Gaillard and he's hacked by Christopher Mutter - foul #4 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Eric Stone (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Mervin Robinson, Christopher Mutter, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SG), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Conner, Sean Begay | |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | James Denning makes the free throw | 34-55 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-55 |
| 13:11 | Western Kentucky | James Denning gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Barnes steals the ball from James Denning | 34-55 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Fred Hodge buries a turnaround in the lane | 36-55 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | James Denning blows the layup but the foul's on Curtis Barnes - foul #2 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #7 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Terry Grady (PF) Willie Gaillard, Robert Hubbard | |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | James Denning makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | James Denning makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Mark Cotter hits a 3 from straight away | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Grady (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Denning | 39-60 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-63 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Mark Cotter | 42-63 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Barnes blocks the jumper by Joseph Howard | 42-63 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard tips it back up and in | 42-65 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-65 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-65 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | James Denning tips it home | 42-67 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Howard - foul #2 on Joseph Howard, team foul #5 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Sanford Hedley (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Eric Stone, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Richard Whatley (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF), Sean Begay (C) Richard Conner, Joseph Howard, James Denning, Terry Grady, Lee Hagan | |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-67 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley's pass is intercepted by Mervin Robinson | 44-67 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Willie Gaillard steps in front of the Mervin Robinson pass in the backcourt | 44-67 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 44-67 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is called for traveling | 44-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cary Riker (SF) Mervin Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG) Michael Dublin | |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Cary Riker is called for the reach on Richard Whatley - foul #1 on Cary Riker, team foul #8 | 44-67 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Cary Riker scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Sanford Hedley | 46-69 |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard lays it in on a great pass from Richard Whatley and the foul's on Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #9 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Mutter (SF) Cary Riker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Denning (SF) Richard Whatley | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the free throw | 46-72 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Travis Cressey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Sean Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-72 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sean Begay | 46-72 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner loses the dribble to Steven Bowen | 46-72 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Fred Hodge buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-72 |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Sanford Hedley is called for the reach on Willie Gaillard - foul #2 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #10 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Cary Riker (SG), Vincent Richmond (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Sanford Hedley, Fred Hodge, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SG), Terry Grady (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Conner, Robert Hubbard, Sean Begay | |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Cary Riker is called for traveling | 48-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Mark Cotter, Christopher Mutter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Richard Whatley (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Willie Gaillard, Joseph Howard, James Denning, Lee Hagan | |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Grady | 48-76 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Travis Cressey can't finish the layup | 48-76 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard snags the defensive board | 48-76 |
| 04:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley's dunk attempt is rejected by Ben Cabana | 48-76 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the tip | 48-76 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the defensive rebound | 48-76 |
| 04:36 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Stone | 50-76 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Hubbard | 50-78 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Travis Cressey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-78 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard snags the defensive board | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Grady and the foul's on Sanford Hedley - foul #3 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #11 | 50-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG), Steven Bowen (PF) Cary Riker, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Sean Begay (C) Michael Dublin, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard makes the free throw | 50-81 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Ben Cabana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-81 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mervin Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Grady (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Sanford Hedley is called for the reach on Terry Grady - foul #4 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #12 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Creighton | Travis Cressey (C) Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley drills a floater from the left wing | 52-83 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-83 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-83 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-83 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Steven Bowen misses the tip | 52-83 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the tip | 52-83 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Travis Cressey gets the offensive rebound | 52-83 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Travis Cressey is hacked by Sean Begay - foul #1 on Sean Begay, team foul #6 | 52-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cary Riker (SG) Sanford Hedley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Jeffrey Hubbard, Terry Grady | |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Begay - foul #2 on Sean Begay, team foul #7 | 52-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG) Cary Riker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady (PF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 53-83 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-83 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 54-83 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Travis Cressey | 57-83 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley is fouled on the floor by Eric Stone - foul #4 on Eric Stone, team foul #13 | 57-83 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 57-84 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Steven Bowen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-85 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Terry Grady | 57-85 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-87 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Steven Bowen is fouled on the floor by Sean Begay - foul #3 on Sean Begay, team foul #8 | 57-87 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Steven Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 58-87 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Steven Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner runs out the clock | 59-87 |