| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ty Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Stout (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wallis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Vetter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Edwin Reed inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Powell | 49-43 |
| 19:29 | Drake | William Vetter can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 19:28 | Drake | Ty Bunn tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne's layup is rejected by William Vetter | 49-45 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Joseph Wallis snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Edwin Reed - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frederick Carson (PF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Sean Dean (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF) Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter, Joseph Wallis | |
| 18:55 | Drake | Ty Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Neal Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Neal Hopkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ty Bunn | 49-48 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Frederick Carson drills a floater from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 18:26 | Drake | Frederick Carson steals it from Sean Dean | 51-48 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Sean Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Sean Dean misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Edwin Reed - foul #3 on Edwin Reed, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), William Leedy (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Edwin Reed, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), Wilson Pierre (C) Ty Bunn, William Vetter | |
| 18:02 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Frederick Carson misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 17:44 | Drake | Wilson Pierre snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 17:38 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc drills a 3 from straight away set up by Sean Dean | 51-53 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Alfred Dubuc is called for the reach on Carl Davis - foul #3 on Alfred Dubuc, team foul #1 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG), Brian Hunter (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF) Alfred Dubuc, Sean Dean, Neal Hopkins | |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Paul Thomas buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 16:58 | Drake | Dale Kusinski steps in front of the Pete Mayes pass | 53-53 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | The short jumper by Paul Thomas is denied by Joseph Wallis | 53-53 |
| 16:38 | Drake | Joseph Wallis snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 16:32 | Drake | Brian Hunter is hacked by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Powell (SG), Hugh Crumpton (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:20 | Drake | Joseph Wallis misses the easy layup | 53-53 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | William Powell pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Ronald Stout steps in front of the William Powell pass in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 16:16 | Drake | Ronald Stout jams it | 53-55 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Paul Thomas connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Leonard Finney | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Stout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wallis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilson Pierre (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Drake | Hugh Crumpton is called for the reach on Wilson Pierre - foul #1 on Hugh Crumpton, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF), Jacob Bridges (C) Paul Thomas, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Sean Dean (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF), William Vetter (C) Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter, Joseph Wallis, Wilson Pierre | |
| 15:45 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 15:44 | Drake | Neal Hopkins snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 15:36 | Drake | William Powell takes the ball from Alfred Dubuc | 55-55 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | William Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 15:30 | Drake | William Vetter pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Alfred Dubuc drills a floater from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | William Vetter denies the turnaround by Jacob Bridges | 55-57 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it but misses | 55-57 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Crumpton | 55-57 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | William Powell blows the layup but he's fouled by Alfred Dubuc - foul #4 on Alfred Dubuc, team foul #2 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Frederick Carson (PF) Leonard Finney, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), George Berry (SG), Wilson Pierre (C) Pete Mayes, Alfred Dubuc, William Vetter | |
| 14:57 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Sean Dean is called for the reach on Edwin Reed - foul #1 on Sean Dean, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Dale Kusinski (C) William Powell, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SF) Sean Dean | |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Carl Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Leedy | 59-57 |
| 14:05 | Drake | John Nace is hacked by William Leedy - foul #1 on William Leedy, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Paul Thomas (SG) Carl Davis, Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG), Brian Hunter (SF), William Vetter (C) George Berry, John Nace, Neal Hopkins | |
| 13:53 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Frederick Carson pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Andrew Shead travels in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton (C) Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (PF) Wilson Pierre | |
| 13:43 | Drake | Ronald Stout clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 13:41 | Drake | William Vetter tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 13:39 | Drake | Joseph Wallis hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | William Leedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 13:10 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallis | 59-59 |
| 13:04 | Drake | William Vetter makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brian Hunter | 59-61 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | William Leedy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 12:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallis | 59-61 |
| 12:53 | Drake | Brian Hunter is hacked by William Leedy - foul #2 on William Leedy, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Carl Davis (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Andrew Shead, Paul Thomas, William Leedy, Dale Kusinski, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Drake | George Berry (SG), Sean Dean (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF) Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter, Joseph Wallis | |
| 12:45 | Drake | Neal Hopkins is hacked by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #3 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne is denied on a layup by William Vetter | 59-63 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Davis | 59-63 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Dean - foul #2 on Sean Dean, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG), John Nace (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Ty Bunn, Sean Dean, Neal Hopkins, William Vetter | |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 11:58 | Drake | Wilson Pierre lays it up and in | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Pete Mayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Nace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Wallis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Wilson Pierre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Carl Davis buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Bridges | 63-65 |
| 11:33 | Drake | John Nace misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 11:31 | Drake | Pete Mayes tips it but misses | 63-65 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Leonard Finney pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Edwin Reed is fouled in the backcourt by John Nace - foul #3 on John Nace, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Frederick Carson (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) Carl Davis, Emmanuel Alleyne, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Drake | William Vetter (C) Wilson Pierre | |
| 11:08 | Creighton | John Nace steals the ball from Edwin Reed | 63-65 |
| 10:58 | Drake | Frederick Carson denies the turnaround by Joseph Wallis | 63-65 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Frederick Carson pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | William Powell makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 65-65 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Joseph Wallis hits a shot from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Joseph Wallis grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 10:19 | Drake | George Berry drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-69 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton is open but misses the lay-in | 65-69 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | William Powell tips it back up and in | 67-69 |
| 09:47 | Drake | John Nace's floater is knocked away by Hugh Crumpton | 67-69 |
| 09:45 | Drake | John Nace misses the tip | 67-69 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Frederick Carson grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-69 |
| 09:37 | Drake | George Berry grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 09:31 | Drake | George Berry is hacked by William Powell - foul #3 on William Powell, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), William Leedy (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Edwin Reed, Frederick Carson, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG), Brian Hunter (SF), Neal Hopkins (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Pete Mayes, John Nace, Joseph Wallis, William Vetter | |
| 09:31 | Drake | George Berry misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 09:27 | Creighton | Paul Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG) George Berry | |
| 09:18 | Drake | Neal Hopkins can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Dale Kusinski - foul #1 on Dale Kusinski, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 09:18 | Drake | Neal Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dale Kusinski | 67-70 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | William Leedy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges tips it in | 69-70 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Paul Thomas picks off the pass by Wilson Pierre | 69-70 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski is hacked by Brian Hunter - foul #1 on Brian Hunter, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Carl Davis, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Thomas | 71-70 |
| 07:55 | Drake | Wilson Pierre loses the dribble to William Leedy | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Leedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jacob Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ty Bunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Stout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Neal Hopkins (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilson Pierre (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is hacked by Ty Bunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ty Bunn, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Edwin Reed (SF) Paul Thomas, William Leedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Sean Dean (SF), William Vetter (C) Ronald Stout, Brian Hunter, Wilson Pierre | |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Neal Hopkins grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Sean Dean scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ty Bunn | 71-72 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits a shot from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 07:00 | Drake | William Vetter connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | William Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Carl Davis (SG), Frederick Carson (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Andrew Shead, William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Neal Hopkins, William Vetter | |
| 06:45 | Drake | Joseph Wallis hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Edwin Reed - foul #4 on Edwin Reed, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG) Ty Bunn | |
| 06:45 | Drake | Joseph Wallis misses the free throw | 73-76 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the board | 73-76 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Carl Davis and the foul's on Sean Dean - foul #3 on Sean Dean, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SF) Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the free throw | 76-76 |
| 06:34 | Drake | Wilson Pierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-76 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Frederick Carson connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Davis | 78-76 |
| 05:57 | Drake | Joseph Wallis can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 78-76 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Frederick Carson gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Leonard Finney can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 78-76 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Finney | 78-76 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-76 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Frederick Carson tips it back up and in | 80-76 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Sean Dean hits a jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Wallis and he's fouled by Paul Thomas - foul #3 on Paul Thomas, team foul #11 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), William Powell (SG), William Leedy (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) Leonard Finney, Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Frederick Carson, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (PG), Neal Hopkins (PF), William Vetter (C) Pete Mayes, Joseph Wallis, Wilson Pierre | |
| 05:21 | Drake | Sean Dean makes the free throw | 80-79 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | William Powell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 05:01 | Drake | William Vetter grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 04:55 | Drake | Sean Dean comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-79 |
| 04:54 | Drake | Neal Hopkins tips it home | 80-81 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Andrew Shead comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 80-81 |
| 04:45 | Drake | The rebound goes to Sean Dean | 80-81 |
| 04:40 | Drake | William Vetter is fouled on the floor by William Powell - foul #4 on William Powell, team foul #12 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edwin Reed (SF), Jacob Bridges (C) William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG), Brian Hunter (SF), George Berry (PF) Alfred Dubuc, Sean Dean, Neal Hopkins | |
| 04:40 | Drake | William Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 04:40 | Drake | William Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | William Leedy is whistled for a carry | 80-83 |
| 04:02 | Drake | George Berry is hacked by William Leedy - foul #3 on William Leedy, team foul #13 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Thomas (SG) Andrew Shead, William Leedy | |
| Subs | Drake | John Nace (SG) Ronald Stout | |
| 04:02 | Drake | George Berry misses the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 04:02 | Drake | George Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges double dribbles in the backcourt | 80-84 |
| 03:42 | Drake | John Nace connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ty Bunn | 80-87 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ty Bunn (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Nace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Brian Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Berry (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Vetter (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Edwin Reed drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 83-87 |
| 03:17 | Drake | Ty Bunn is fouled on the floor by Edwin Reed - foul #5 on Edwin Reed, team foul #14 | 83-87 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Powell (SG), Frederick Carson (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, Edwin Reed, Hugh Crumpton, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG), Neal Hopkins (PF), Wilson Pierre (C) Brian Hunter, George Berry, William Vetter | |
| 03:17 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 03:17 | Drake | Ty Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski pulls down the rebound | 83-87 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Ty Bunn steals it from Carl Davis in the backcourt | 83-87 |
| 03:04 | Drake | Neal Hopkins buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Nace and he's fouled by Frederick Carson - foul #2 on Frederick Carson, team foul #15 | 83-89 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SF) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Pete Mayes (PG) Ty Bunn | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the free throw | 83-90 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Pete Mayes picks off the pass by Carl Davis in the backcourt | 83-90 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Ronald Stout comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-90 |
| 02:48 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Neal Hopkins | 83-90 |
| 02:37 | Drake | Pete Mayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-90 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frederick Carson | 83-90 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-90 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Carl Davis, William Powell, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Drake | Alfred Dubuc (SG), Brian Hunter (SF) Pete Mayes, John Nace | |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Paul Thomas travels with the ball | 83-90 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (PF), William Vetter (C) Neal Hopkins, Wilson Pierre | |
| 02:10 | Drake | Brian Hunter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Hunter, team foul #9 | 83-90 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Bridges (C) Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Drake | Ty Bunn (PG) Ronald Stout | |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Paul Thomas knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Leedy | 85-90 |
| 01:45 | Drake | Jacob Bridges steals it from Brian Hunter | 85-90 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-90 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG) William Leedy | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Stout (SG) Alfred Dubuc | |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is fouled in the backcourt by Ty Bunn - foul #2 on Ty Bunn, team foul #10 | 85-90 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Brian Hunter misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #4 on Paul Thomas, team foul #16 | 86-90 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Brian Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 01:30 | Drake | Brian Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 86-92 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is hacked by Ty Bunn - foul #3 on Ty Bunn, team foul #11 | 86-92 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 87-92 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 88-92 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Ty Bunn scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-95 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Paul Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 88-95 |
| 00:49 | Drake | William Vetter gets the rebound | 88-95 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Drake | William Vetter is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Finney - foul #3 on Leonard Finney, team foul #17 | 88-95 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Hopkins (PF) Joseph Wallis | |
| 00:47 | Drake | William Vetter misses the 1st free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:47 | Drake | William Vetter misses the 2nd free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Paul Thomas grabs the board | 88-95 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Paul Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Neal Hopkins - foul #1 on Neal Hopkins, team foul #12 | 88-95 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Wallis (PF) Neal Hopkins | |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 89-95 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Paul Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Ronald Stout is hacked by Leonard Finney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Finney, team foul #18 | 90-95 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Neal Hopkins (PF) Joseph Wallis | |
| 00:40 | Drake | Ronald Stout misses the 1st free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Ronald Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges clanks a 3 from the right corner | 90-96 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Leonard Finney grabs the offensive board | 90-96 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Leonard Finney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Powell | 93-96 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Neal Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Finney - foul #5 on Leonard Finney, team foul #19 | 93-96 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF) Brian Hunter | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 93-97 |
| 00:30 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 93-98 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-98 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Hunter (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF) Sean Dean, Neal Hopkins | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Joseph Wallis picks off the pass by Emmanuel Alleyne | 93-98 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Joseph Wallis is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #20 | 93-98 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Sean Dean (SF), Neal Hopkins (C) Brian Hunter, William Vetter | |
| 00:23 | Drake | Joseph Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 93-99 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Joseph Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 93-100 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Davis | 96-100 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Neal Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Davis - foul #2 on Carl Davis, team foul #21 | 96-100 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Vetter (C) Joseph Wallis | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 96-101 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Neal Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 96-102 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 96-102 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Hunter (SF), Joseph Wallis (PF) Sean Dean, Neal Hopkins | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Carl Davis's pass is intercepted by Ronald Stout | 96-102 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Ty Bunn blows the layup | 96-102 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Alleyne | 96-102 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 96-102 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | William Powell hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 96-102 |