| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) SG - John Carter (fresh) SF - David Farrow (fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) C - Frank Snavely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Frank Snavely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Evansville | Frank Snavely scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Lai | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges blows the layup but the foul's on Frank Snavely - foul #1 on Frank Snavely, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | Melvin Brown drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Lai | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Edwin Reed lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Frank Snavely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Frank Snavely blocks the short jumper by Edwin Reed | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Frank Snavely | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Melvin Brown makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Lai and the foul's on Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #1 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Alleyne | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to William Powell | 4-6 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Thomas Lai - foul #1 on Thomas Lai, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (SG), Michael Sigman (SF) John Carter, David Farrow | |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | William Powell can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is called for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (SF), James Hrobsky (C) Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | William Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Michael Sigman | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Evansville | Lynn Minor is fouled on the floor by Edwin Reed - foul #1 on Edwin Reed, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG), Frederick Carson (PF) William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), David Farrow (SF) Thomas Lai, Lynn Minor | |
| 15:52 | Evansville | John Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Bridges | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frederick Carson | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Carson (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Caskey (fresh) SG - John Carter (fresh) SF - David Farrow (fresh) PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) C - James Hrobsky (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edwin Reed | 8-6 |
| 15:31 | Evansville | John Carter makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Caskey and he's hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Kusinski (C) Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky | |
| 15:31 | Evansville | John Carter makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Paul Thomas is hacked by Jerry Caskey - foul #1 on Jerry Caskey, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Powell (SG) Leonard Finney, Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG) Jerry Caskey | |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Frank Snavely gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Carl Davis | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | William Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Melvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is called for 10 seconds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Edwin Reed (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Frederick Carson, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Sigman (SG), Lynn Minor (SF) John Carter, David Farrow | |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Melvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Lynn Minor misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Melvin Brown snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Leonard Finney loses the dribble to Lynn Minor | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Lynn Minor banks in the layup | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:10 | Evansville | Melvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Melvin Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lai | 8-14 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | William Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-14 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it home | 10-14 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Lynn Minor misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Frederick Carson (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), David Farrow (SF), James Hrobsky (C) Thomas Lai, Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Lynn Minor makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Lynn Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Paul Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:17 | Evansville | Michael Sigman snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Michael Sigman's pass is intercepted by Paul Thomas | 10-16 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | James Hrobsky steals it from Frederick Carson | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SF - Edwin Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Carson (fresh) C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lynn Minor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Farrow (fresh) PF - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hrobsky (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | James Hrobsky hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 10-16 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Lynn Minor tips it back up and in | 10-18 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left side | 10-18 |
| 11:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Hrobsky | 10-18 |
| 11:00 | Evansville | Michael Sigman drills a shot from the left block set up by Lynn Minor | 10-20 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Carl Davis and he's hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, Frederick Carson, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Lynn Minor, Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky | |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Paul Thomas steals it from Frank Snavely | 13-20 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne lays it up and in set up by Paul Thomas | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), William Leedy (SF) Paul Thomas, Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (SG), Richard Shepherd (SF) John Carter, David Farrow | |
| 10:15 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Evansville | Melvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | William Leedy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Powell and he's fouled by Richard Shepherd - foul #1 on Richard Shepherd, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Lai, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frederick Carson (PF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG) Thomas Lai | |
| 09:26 | Creighton | William Leedy knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Powell and he's hacked by Richard Shepherd - foul #2 on Richard Shepherd, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Farrow (SF), James Hrobsky (PF) Richard Shepherd, Melvin Brown | |
| 09:26 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | James Hrobsky blows the layup | 21-21 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | John Carter is called for the reach on William Powell - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Sigman (SG) John Carter | |
| 08:58 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Jerry Caskey is hacked by Jacob Bridges - foul #1 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG) William Powell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:37 | Evansville | David Farrow clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-21 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Leonard Finney grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Frederick Carson is hacked by Jerry Caskey - foul #2 on Jerry Caskey, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) William Leedy, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (SG), Melvin Brown (PF) Jerry Caskey, Frank Snavely | |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | David Farrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Lynn Minor tips it but misses | 25-21 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Frederick Carson grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Leonard Finney drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Reed | 28-21 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Frederick Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | The jumper by Carl Davis is denied by James Hrobsky | 28-21 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Finney | 28-21 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 07:40 | Evansville | Michael Sigman gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lynn Minor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Farrow (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hrobsky (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Carl Davis steals it from Lynn Minor | 28-21 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Edwin Reed comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-21 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Carl Davis snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Edwin Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), William Leedy (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Leonard Finney, Edwin Reed, Frederick Carson, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Frank Snavely (C) James Hrobsky | |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Frank Snavely drills a runner in the paint | 28-23 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | William Leedy loses the dribble to Frank Snavely | 28-23 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Lynn Minor snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Lynn Minor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Frank Snavely snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Frank Snavely clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Edwin Reed (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Hrobsky (PF) Melvin Brown | |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Frank Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Frank Snavely misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dale Kusinski | 28-24 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is fouled on the floor by Frank Snavely - foul #2 on Frank Snavely, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frederick Carson (PF) Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF) Frank Snavely | |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:57 | Evansville | James Hrobsky can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | William Powell gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Powell | 32-24 |
| 04:28 | Evansville | David Farrow is fouled on the floor by Edwin Reed - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Edwin Reed, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:28 | Evansville | David Farrow makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:28 | Evansville | David Farrow misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | William Powell grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Michael Sigman steals the ball from William Leedy | 32-25 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Melvin Brown scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Hrobsky | 32-27 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | William Powell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Sigman - foul #1 on Michael Sigman, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (PG), Edwin Reed (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Leonard Finney, William Leedy, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), John Carter (SG), Richard Shepherd (SF), Frank Snavely (C) Michael Sigman, Lynn Minor, David Farrow, Melvin Brown | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Richard Shepherd's pass is intercepted by William Powell | 34-27 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | William Powell misses the dunk attempt | 34-27 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | William Powell tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) PF - James Hrobsky (fresh) C - Frank Snavely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Paul Thomas hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Thomas Lai knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Carter | 38-30 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Paul Thomas hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | James Hrobsky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | William Powell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-30 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | James Hrobsky grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Thomas Lai hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hrobsky and he's hacked by Edwin Reed - foul #3 on Edwin Reed, team foul #9 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Leedy (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) William Powell, Edwin Reed, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (SG), David Farrow (SF), Melvin Brown (PF) John Carter, Richard Shepherd, James Hrobsky | |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Brown | 40-32 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Melvin Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 01:34 | Evansville | David Farrow grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Frank Snavely blows the layup | 40-32 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Frank Snavely pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Frank Snavely clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 43-32 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | David Farrow is hacked by William Leedy - foul #1 on William Leedy, team foul #10 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), Santos Flores (C) Thomas Lai, Frank Snavely | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | David Farrow misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | David Farrow makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Santos Flores gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Santos Flores buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 43-35 |