| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fresh) C - Ben Cabana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Lax (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Robert Lax wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Fred Hodge picks off the pass by Alfred Lopes | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Efrain Anderson - foul #1 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Cory Brown grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Cory Brown blows the layup | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joshua Byers | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Ben Cabana is called for the reach on Robert Lax - foul #1 on Ben Cabana, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Cory Brown is called for the reach on Efrain Anderson - foul #1 on Cory Brown, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Cory Brown swats the short shot by Efrain Anderson | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Robert Lax tips it home | 1-2 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards is whistled for a carry | 1-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Joshua Byers, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Brent Crooms misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Ben Cabana snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | John Gift misses the jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Brent Crooms snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | John Gift misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 3-2 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | Fred Hodge gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Fred Hodge connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Zeegers - foul #1 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), Sanford Hedley (SF), John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Donald Dill, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms | |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses the floater from the left block | 6-2 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Fred Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) PF - John Oldham (fresh) C - James Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) SF - Robert Zeegers (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - John Gift (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Sawyer | 9-2 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn is hacked by Brent Sawyer - foul #1 on Brent Sawyer, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) John Gift | |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses the tip | 9-2 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Robert Lax tips it in | 9-4 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Robert Lax is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Lax, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF), Brent Crooms (PF) Robert Zeegers, Efrain Anderson | |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Alfred Lopes is called for the reach on Jerry Edwards - foul #1 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Ben Cabana (C) Jerry Edwards, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:20 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Luka Karwowski is blocked by Alfred Lopes | 9-4 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Ben Cabana gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is fouled on the floor by Alfred Lopes - foul #2 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cory Brown (PF) John Oldham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), John Gift (PF) Michael Sanborn, Alfred Lopes | |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is denied on a layup by John Gift | 9-4 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Donald Dill grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Cory Brown swats the short shot by John Gift | 9-4 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Cory Brown gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley tips it back up and in | 11-4 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Joshua Byers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lax and the foul's on Cory Brown - foul #2 on Cory Brown, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), James Bowden (PF) Brent Sawyer, Sanford Hedley, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) Brent Crooms, Robert Lax | |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:52 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-7 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski tips it home | 13-7 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Fred Hodge steps in front of the Efrain Anderson pass | 13-7 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Byers - foul #1 on Joshua Byers, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (PF) James Bowden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Crooms (SF), Robert Lax (C) Joshua Byers, John Gift | |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Robert Lax buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Dill and the foul's on John Oldham - foul #1 on John Oldham, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG) Donald Dill | |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Oldham (fresh) C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) SF - Brent Crooms (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the shot from the right side | 15-10 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | The short jumper by John Oldham is denied by Robert Lax | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Brent Crooms gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Fred Hodge pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Brent Crooms is fouled on the floor by Jerry Edwards - foul #1 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG), James Bowden (PF) Sanford Hedley, Fred Hodge, John Oldham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), John Gift (C) Michael Sanborn, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Dill | 15-13 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Donald Dill picks off the pass by Brent Sawyer | 15-13 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Luka Karwowski is called for the reach on Donald Dill - foul #1 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SF), Ben Cabana (C) Jerry Edwards, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Brent Crooms | |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is hacked by Donald Dill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Dill, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | John Gift is hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #2 on Ben Cabana, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), John Oldham (PF) Luka Karwowski, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:59 | Dayton | John Gift makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | John Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the shot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Donald Dill pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Donald Dill | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Fred Hodge loses the dribble to Efrain Anderson | 17-19 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Brent Crooms (PF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Efrain Anderson, John Gift | |
| 07:21 | Creighton | John Oldham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Hedley | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brent Sawyer (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Oldham (fairly fresh) C - James Bowden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Zeegers (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Fred Hodge can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Joshua Byers is called for the reach on Brent Sawyer - foul #2 on Joshua Byers, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Fred Hodge, Sanford Hedley, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Gift (PF) Joshua Byers | |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Brent Crooms misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Brent Sawyer - foul #2 on Brent Sawyer, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Brent Sawyer | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Brent Crooms makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Brent Crooms misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 06:19 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Robert Lax pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the turnaround near the basket | 19-20 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Robert Lax tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | John Oldham loses the dribble to Robert Zeegers | 19-20 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | John Gift scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Zeegers and he's fouled by Jerry Edwards - foul #2 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SF) Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) Michael Sanborn | |
| 05:24 | Dayton | John Gift makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Brent Crooms tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is hacked by Robert Zeegers - foul #2 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Bowden (C) Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SG) Robert Zeegers | |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Brent Crooms is called for traveling | 20-23 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a jumper in the paint | 20-23 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alfred Lopes | 20-23 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-23 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Fred Hodge gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Fred Hodge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | John Gift gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | John Gift connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Dill | 20-25 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Dill - foul #2 on Donald Dill, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Fred Hodge, Sanford Hedley, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Efrain Anderson | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lax (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Dill and the foul's on Cory Brown - foul #3 on Cory Brown, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Bowden (PF) Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG) Donald Dill | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Joshua Byers drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Sanborn | 22-30 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Michael Sanborn - foul #1 on Michael Sanborn, team foul #12 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG), John Oldham (PF) Brent Sawyer, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) Michael Sanborn | |
| 01:44 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Robert Lax is fouled on the floor by Ben Cabana - foul #3 on Ben Cabana, team foul #12 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley lays it in and the foul's on Alfred Lopes - foul #3 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #13 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SF), John Gift (C) Alfred Lopes, Robert Lax | |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Joshua Byers double dribbles | 25-32 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | John Oldham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Zeegers | 25-32 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Donald Dill is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Dill, team foul #14 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), James Bowden (PF) Sanford Hedley, John Oldham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Brent Crooms (SF) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Fred Hodge comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-32 |