| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Poston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Richard Graham's pass is intercepted by Ernest Soriano | 39-26 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ernest Soriano | 39-28 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | John Fulbright is called for the reach on Randy Byram - foul #1 on John Fulbright, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | David Poston is called for the reach on Richard Graham - foul #3 on David Poston, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz (SF) John Fulbright | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), Gregory White (C) Tracey Ivie, David Poston | |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Thompson | 41-31 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Kenneth Davis steps in front of the Ernest Soriano pass | 41-31 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Christopher Thompson takes the ball from Eugene Eakin | 41-31 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson hits the finger roll | 43-31 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Randy Byram buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Eakin | 43-33 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Richard Graham connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Davis and he's hacked by Ernest Soriano - foul #3 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG) Kenneth Davis, Christopher Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (SG), Jimmy Dyer (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Eugene Eakin, Ernest Soriano, Randy Byram | |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Richard Graham makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Terry Sweeting - foul #1 on Terry Sweeting, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF), Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Bruce Alcaraz, Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Steven Green | |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tracey Ivie - foul #3 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (SG) Tracey Ivie | |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer's floater is knocked away by Michael Thompson | 48-36 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Bryan Smith tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | John Fulbright comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Gregory White snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Green (fresh) SF - Gregory White (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Bryan Smith buries a driving attempt from the left block | 48-40 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer is hacked by Steven Green - foul #1 on Steven Green, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF), Terry Sweeting (PF), Richard Graham (C) Edwin Brouwer, John Fulbright, Michael Thompson, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Tracey Ivie (SG), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Daniel Long, Steven Green, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Eugene Eakin picks off the pass by Wayne Camp | 48-40 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Eakin | 48-43 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eugene Eakin - foul #1 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG) Wayne Camp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SF) Jimmy Dyer | |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | David Poston snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Randy Byram tips it in | 49-45 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Eugene Eakin is called for the reach on Kenneth Davis - foul #2 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF) Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses long on a runner from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tracey Ivie | 49-45 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Soriano | 49-48 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Byram - foul #3 on Randy Byram, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (SG), Bryan Smith (PF) Tracey Ivie, Randy Byram | |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Richard Graham gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Davis | 53-48 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Steven Green can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Graham | 53-48 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 3 from straight away set up by John Fulbright | 56-48 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Bryan Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Sweeting | 58-48 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | David Poston drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Eakin | 58-50 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Richard Graham misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 58-50 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | David Poston picks off the pass by Terry Sweeting | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Sweeting (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Green (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Soriano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Poston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Green | 58-52 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | John Fulbright connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Thompson | 61-52 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | David Poston is whistled for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF), Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Kenneth Davis, Christopher Thompson, John Fulbright, Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG), Tracey Ivie (SG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), Randy Byram (PF), Gregory White (C) Eugene Eakin, Steven Green, Ernest Soriano, Bryan Smith, David Poston | |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Edwin Brouwer | 63-52 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-52 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| 09:27 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Edwin Brouwer | 67-52 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Randy Byram is hacked by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #1 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Carl Reese (SF), Terry Sweeting (PF), Richard Graham (C) Wayne Camp, Edwin Brouwer, Bruce Alcaraz, Michael Thompson, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (PG), Dwight Pence (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Daniel Long, Jimmy Dyer, Gregory White | |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Dwight Pence double dribbles | 67-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG) Tracey Ivie | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:09 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Richard Graham tips it in | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Richard Graham snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dillon West - foul #1 on Dillon West, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Wayne Camp (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Roland Johnson, Christopher Thompson, Carl Reese, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG), Steven Green (SG), Ernest Soriano (SF), Gregory White (PF), David Poston (C) Eugene Eakin, Dillon West, Dwight Pence, Randy Byram, Bryan Smith | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gregory White | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) SG - Steven Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Poston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | John Fulbright is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Fulbright, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Graham (C) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Steven Green | |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Gregory White misses long on a jumper from the right side | 70-52 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Richard Graham grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Richard Graham comes up short on the shot in the lane | 70-52 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:29 | Creighton | Daniel Long scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gregory White | 70-54 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis is called for traveling | 70-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF), Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Wayne Camp, John Fulbright, Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Steven Green (SG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), Randy Byram (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Daniel Long, Tracey Ivie, Ernest Soriano, Gregory White, David Poston | |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Dyer | 70-56 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Bryan Smith is hacked by Carlos Rowles - foul #1 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #6 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG), Richard Graham (C) Kenneth Davis, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Steven Green makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Eakin | 73-59 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Bryan Smith steps in front of the Bruce Alcaraz pass | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Bryan Smith is whistled for traveling | 73-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting (PF) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Steven Green | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer clanks a floater from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Bryan Smith snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer tips it back up and in | 73-61 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), John Fulbright (SF) Edwin Brouwer, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SF), David Poston (C) Jimmy Dyer, Bryan Smith | |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Terry Sweeting is denied by Randy Byram | 73-61 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting gets the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Davis | 76-61 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Graham - foul #2 on Richard Graham, team foul #7 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Edwin Brouwer (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF), Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Kenneth Davis, Christopher Thompson, John Fulbright, Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG), Steven Green (SG), Gregory White (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Eugene Eakin, Tracey Ivie, Ernest Soriano, David Poston | |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 78-62 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Daniel Long misses long on a 3 from straight away | 78-62 |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-62 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer can't tip it in | 78-62 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz grabs the offensive board | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp runs out the clock | 78-62 |