| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) PF - Peter Perry (fresh) C - Harold Bethune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Harold Bethune wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Jake Hurley takes the ball from Peter Perry | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile's pass is intercepted by Harold Bethune | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Jeffery Kile steals the ball from Robert Grizzle | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Jeffery Kile is called for the reach on Peter Perry - foul #1 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Jason Mahon double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Heiberg | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Jason Mahon clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Todd Twilley hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller double dribbles | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Jason Mahon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Frederick Heller | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Harold Bethune can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Heiberg | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Bethune - foul #1 on Harold Bethune, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Ben Moses (SF), Herbert Tye (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Jason Mahon, Robert Grizzle, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, Harold Bethune | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Victor Friend clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Herbert Tye can't connect on a shot near the basket | 2-5 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) SG - Victor Friend (fresh) SF - Ben Moses (fresh) PF - Herbert Tye (fresh) C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Herbert Tye gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois lays it up and in set up by Herbert Tye | 4-5 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Gadbois | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Frederick Heller picks off the pass by Herbert Tye | 4-5 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Herbert Tye gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Ben Moses is denied on a layup by Howard Heiberg | 4-5 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Tye | 4-5 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Herbert Tye drills a jumper from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Herbert Tye snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Ben Moses hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jake Hurley - foul #1 on Jake Hurley, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Robert Grizzle (SG), Peter Perry (PF), Harold Bethune (C) Robert Trantham, Victor Friend, Herbert Tye, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Clifford Brown (SF), Joseph Boren (PF), Joe Landis (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley, Jeffery Kile | |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF) Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown clanks a shot from the left block | 8-5 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Richardson, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle is fouled on the floor by Steven Richardson - foul #2 on Steven Richardson, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Stallcup (PG) Steven Richardson | |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Todd Twilley knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Grizzle | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) C - Harold Bethune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Stallcup (fresh) SG - Thomas Reid (fresh) SF - Clifford Brown (fresh) PF - Joseph Boren (fresh) C - Joe Landis (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid misses the tip | 10-5 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Harold Bethune snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Jason Mahon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid is fouled on the floor by Peter Perry - foul #1 on Peter Perry, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Herbert Tye (PF) Jason Mahon, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Michael Stallcup, Thomas Reid, Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Frederick Heller | 10-7 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-7 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley blows the layup | 10-7 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Herbert Tye snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Robert Trantham makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Tye | 12-7 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge is fouled on the floor by Robert Grizzle - foul #1 on Robert Grizzle, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Ben Moses (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Robert Grizzle, Todd Twilley, Harold Bethune | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg is fouled on the floor by Ben Moses - foul #1 on Ben Moses, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Perry (PF) Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Gadbois - foul #1 on Jeremy Gadbois, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Frederick Heller steals it from Ben Moses | 12-9 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller lays it up and in | 12-11 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Jason Mahon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Peter Perry - foul #2 on Peter Perry, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Herbert Tye (PF), Harold Bethune (C) Jason Mahon, Ben Moses, Peter Perry, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SF) Howard Heiberg | |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Todd Twilley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-14 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffery Kile | 15-14 |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Herbert Tye - foul #1 on Herbert Tye, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Stallcup (PG), Thomas Reid (SG), Joe Landis (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Jeffery Kile | |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Robert Trantham is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stallcup - foul #1 on Michael Stallcup, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren (PF) Jake Hurley | |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Harold Bethune scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Tye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Stallcup (fresh) SG - Thomas Reid (fresh) SF - Clifford Brown (fresh) PF - Joseph Boren (fresh) C - Joe Landis (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Michael Stallcup misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Harold Bethune snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 07:06 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid tips it home | 17-18 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Harold Bethune is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Ben Moses (SF) Robert Trantham, Todd Twilley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Michael Stallcup, Thomas Reid, Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge is hacked by Robert Grizzle - foul #2 on Robert Grizzle, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Robert Grizzle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Harold Bethune | 17-19 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Harold Bethune misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois (PF) Herbert Tye | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Howard Heiberg steps in front of the Victor Friend pass | 17-19 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Heiberg | 17-21 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Jason Mahon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Ben Moses gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Jake Hurley - foul #2 on Jake Hurley, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (SG), Todd Twilley (SF) Victor Friend, Harold Bethune | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SF), Joe Landis (PF) Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley | |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Robert Trantham is fouled on the floor by Jason Arledge - foul #1 on Jason Arledge, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Peter Perry (PF) Jason Mahon, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Jake Hurley (PF) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Jeffery Kile | |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Robert Trantham misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:52 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Trantham is called for the reach on Joe Landis - foul #1 on Robert Trantham, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Bethune (C) Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF) Clifford Brown | |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Peter Perry snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) C - Harold Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Richardson (fresh) SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Landis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle loses the dribble to Steven Richardson | 20-24 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Peter Perry hits a turnaround from the left block | 22-27 |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Todd Twilley - foul #1 on Todd Twilley, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Ben Moses (SF) Robert Trantham, Todd Twilley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Jeffery Kile (C) Thomas Reid, Steven Richardson, Joe Landis | |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Frederick Heller | 22-29 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | Peter Perry denies the turnaround by Jeffery Kile | 22-29 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Ben Moses gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Jeffery Kile is called for the reach on Jason Mahon - foul #2 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (SF), Joseph Boren (PF) Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley | |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Jason Mahon makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Jason Mahon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile is hacked by Harold Bethune - foul #2 on Harold Bethune, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois (C) Harold Bethune | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Ben Moses snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Ben Moses throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF), Herbert Tye (PF) Ben Moses, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis (PF) Joseph Boren | |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Arledge | 23-33 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Mahon and the foul's on Joe Landis - foul #1 on Joe Landis, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Harold Bethune (C) Jason Mahon, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF) Steven Richardson, Joe Landis | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Robert Grizzle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Joe Landis (C) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Jeffery Kile | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Trantham misses the halfcourt shot | 26-33 |