| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Perales (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | William Perales inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Caleb Ramsey | 38-42 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Gerald Shipley | 38-42 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | John Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Alfred Kula - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SF), George Parkerson (PF) Gerald Shipley, John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Douglas Pope connects on the shot in the paint set up by George Parkerson | 40-42 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Joel Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 40-42 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Joel Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SG), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Ricky Spence (SF), Ricky Carpenter (PF), George Coon (C) Caleb Ramsey, William Perales, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | George Parkerson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Baker | 43-43 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Earl Baker, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Timothy Proctor (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:52 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the fadeaway in the paint | 43-43 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Timothy Proctor is called for the reach on John Benjamin - foul #2 on Timothy Proctor, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG) Timothy Proctor | |
| 16:20 | Creighton | George Coon swats the layup by Gerald Shipley | 43-43 |
| 16:18 | Evansville | George Coon gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | George Coon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Robby Gant gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Benjamin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huffaker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Coon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses long on a jumper near the basket | 43-43 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | John Benjamin gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ricky Spence - foul #3 on Ricky Spence, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Douglas Pope (C) Robby Gant, Rudolph Ellis, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Bland (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), William Perales (SF), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Caleb Ramsey, Barry Seymour, Ricky Spence, Ricky Carpenter, George Coon | |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Jason Bland is hacked by Russell Clay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Clay, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | William Perales misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:13 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 44-43 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 46-43 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Joel Thompson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Joel Thompson grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | William Perales is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Bland | 46-45 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Russell Clay can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Joel Thompson gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:52 | Evansville | Russell Clay steals it from Joel Thompson | 46-45 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a floater from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:29 | Evansville | Calvin Williams gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Calvin Williams connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Bland | 46-47 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | Joel Thompson grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Jason Bland is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SG), Earl Baker (SF), George Parkerson (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Gerald Shipley, John Benjamin, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Ricky Spence (SF), Ricky Carpenter (PF), George Coon (C) Jason Bland, Stephen Johnson, William Perales, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Ricky Spence pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:52 | Evansville | Ricky Spence loses the ball out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Parkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Coon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Creighton | George Parkerson connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Pope | 48-47 |
| 11:26 | Evansville | Rudolph Ellis takes the ball from Ricky Spence in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | George Parkerson scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Ellis | 50-47 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Spence | 50-49 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | George Coon steps in front of the George Parkerson pass | 50-49 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Rudolph Ellis steps in front of the Ricky Carpenter pass in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | George Parkerson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Douglas Pope hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Barry Seymour misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Earl Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the jumper from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | George Parkerson denies the turnaround by Ricky Carpenter | 54-49 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Caleb Ramsey takes the ball from Robby Gant | 54-49 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Barry Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Gerald Shipley (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Rudolph Ellis, Earl Baker, George Parkerson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Bland (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), William Perales (SF), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Caleb Ramsey, Barry Seymour, Ricky Spence, Ricky Carpenter, George Coon | |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Alfred Kula in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Kula, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Robert Huffaker blocks the jumper by Jason Bland | 54-49 |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | John Benjamin gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Huffaker | 57-49 |
| 07:45 | Evansville | Joel Thompson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Bland and he's hacked by John Benjamin - foul #3 on John Benjamin, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Parkerson (PF) John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:45 | Evansville | Joel Thompson makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Shipley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Parkerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Huffaker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jason Bland (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Perales (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joel Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Jason Bland takes the ball from Russell Clay | 57-52 |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Timothy Proctor (PF) Jason Bland, Joel Thompson | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Alfred Kula is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Russell Clay drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 60-52 |
| 06:52 | Evansville | George Parkerson is called for the reach on Timothy Proctor in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Parkerson, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 06:40 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Williams | 60-54 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Russell Clay buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Kula | 63-54 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Calvin Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Pope | 63-54 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Douglas Pope gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by William Perales | 63-56 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Caleb Ramsey is called for the reach on Russell Clay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (SF), George Parkerson (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Earl Baker, John Benjamin, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Ricky Spence (SF), Joel Thompson (PF), George Coon (C) Caleb Ramsey, William Perales, Timothy Proctor, Calvin Williams | |
| 05:06 | Creighton | George Parkerson is hacked by Joel Thompson - foul #2 on Joel Thompson, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG) Russell Clay | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Joel Thompson swats the short shot by George Parkerson | 63-56 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | George Coon is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 65-58 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-58 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Huffaker | 65-58 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the shot from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Barry Seymour knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Alfred Kula knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gerald Shipley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Parkerson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Huffaker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Spence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joel Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - George Coon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Evansville | The short jumper by George Coon is denied by Robert Huffaker | 68-61 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Robby Gant grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Barry Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Barry Seymour is fouled on the floor by Robby Gant - foul #3 on Robby Gant, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SG), Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Robby Gant, Alfred Kula, Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), William Perales (SF), Timothy Proctor (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Stephen Johnson, Ricky Spence, Joel Thompson, George Coon | |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 02:33 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:33 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG) Barry Seymour | |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is called for traveling | 68-63 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-63 |
| 01:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 68-63 |
| 01:59 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Gerald Shipley (SF) Rudolph Ellis, Earl Baker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Timothy Proctor, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Joel Thompson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from William Perales | 68-65 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Alfred Kula throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-65 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Kula - foul #3 on Alfred Kula, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:03 | Creighton | John Benjamin buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 70-67 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Joel Thompson misses short on a jump hook from close range | 70-67 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Russell Clay comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Douglas Pope gets the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Caleb Ramsey is called for the reach on Douglas Pope - foul #4 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (SF) Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Douglas Pope misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Joel Thompson pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Joel Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Alfred Kula is hacked by Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | William Perales is hacked by Robby Gant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robby Gant, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (SF) Robby Gant | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | William Perales misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Douglas Pope in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (SF) Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Douglas Pope makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Douglas Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | William Perales grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | William Perales comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-67 |