| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) C - Frederick Carson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) SG - John Carter (fresh) SF - Albert Hurst (fresh) PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) C - James Hrobsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | James Hrobsky 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) | |
| 19:40 | Evansville | James Hrobsky can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frederick Carson - foul #1 on Frederick Carson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | James Hrobsky makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | James Hrobsky misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Frederick Carson travels with the ball | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Thomas Lai knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Shepherd | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Powell | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | James Hrobsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | William Powell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | Thomas Lai double dribbles | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Frederick Carson misses the shot from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Powell | 7-3 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Thomas Lai loses the dribble to Emmanuel Alleyne | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | William Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the tip | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | James Hrobsky gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is hacked by Leonard Finney - foul #1 on Leonard Finney, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham (SG), Cory Lukes (SF), Frank Snavely (PF), Santos Flores (C) John Carter, Albert Hurst, Richard Shepherd, James Hrobsky | |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Santos Flores comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | William Powell gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | William Powell is called for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Frank Snavely jams it on a great pass from Thomas Lai | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) SF - Cory Lukes (fresh) PF - Frank Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. C - Santos Flores (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Carl Davis drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 9-5 |
| 15:31 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:29 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled on the floor by Frank Snavely - foul #1 on Frank Snavely, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF) Leonard Finney, Timothy Pilon | |
| Subs | Evansville | Earl Collins (PG), John Carter (SG), James Hrobsky (C) Thomas Lai, Bruce Cunningham, Santos Flores | |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Frank Snavely grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Frank Snavely clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Paul Thomas can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Cory Lukes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:36 | Evansville | Frank Snavely misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 14:34 | Evansville | James Hrobsky grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | The jump hook by James Hrobsky is blocked by Hugh Crumpton | 9-5 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Davis | 11-5 |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Frank Snavely is called for traveling | 11-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Powell (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Paul Thomas, Hugh Crumpton, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), Albert Hurst (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF) Earl Collins, Cory Lukes, James Hrobsky | |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 11-5 |
| 13:37 | Evansville | Richard Shepherd snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | John Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-5 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Frank Snavely pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:11 | Evansville | Frederick Carson is called for the reach on Thomas Lai - foul #2 on Frederick Carson, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton (C) Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham (SG), Santos Flores (C) John Carter, Frank Snavely | |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Santos Flores hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Pilon - foul #1 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Santos Flores misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Santos Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton drills a turnaround from the right block | 13-5 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Thomas Lai hits the finger roll on a great pass from Santos Flores | 13-7 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Pilon | 16-7 |
| 12:11 | Evansville | Hugh Crumpton denies the turnaround by Albert Hurst | 16-7 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 16-7 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Leonard Finney connects on the shot from the right wing set up by William Powell | 18-7 |
| 11:51 | Evansville | Thomas Lai clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-7 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | William Powell grabs the board | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pilon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) SF - Albert Hurst (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) C - Santos Flores (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Albert Hurst swats the short shot by Emmanuel Alleyne | 18-7 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Albert Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Albert Hurst misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-7 |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Richard Shepherd hits the follow up shot | 18-9 |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Crumpton | 18-9 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | William Powell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 11:07 | Evansville | Santos Flores gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:48 | Evansville | Albert Hurst hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Lai | 18-12 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Richard Shepherd blocks the short jumper by Hugh Crumpton | 18-12 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | William Powell tips it in | 20-12 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Thomas Lai scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Santos Flores | 20-14 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Cunningham - foul #1 on Bruce Cunningham, team foul #2 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Timothy Pilon, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Evansville | Earl Collins (PG), John Carter (SG), Cory Lukes (SF), Frank Snavely (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Thomas Lai, Bruce Cunningham, Albert Hurst, Richard Shepherd, Santos Flores | |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Earl Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | James Hrobsky hits the follow up shot | 22-16 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Cory Lukes takes the ball from Dale Kusinski | 22-16 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | James Hrobsky buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cory Lukes | 22-18 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | William Leedy misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 22-18 |
| 08:30 | Creighton | Earl Collins is called for the reach on Carl Davis - foul #1 on Earl Collins, team foul #3 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Alan Chupp (PF) William Leedy, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG) Earl Collins | |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Cory Lukes - foul #1 on Cory Lukes, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Leonard Finney pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Thomas Lai is called for the reach on Leonard Finney - foul #1 on Thomas Lai, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham (SF) Cory Lukes | |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Thomas Lai picks off the pass by Alan Chupp | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) PF - Alan Chupp (fresh) C - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) SF - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) PF - Frank Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hrobsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Thomas Lai can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Finney - foul #2 on Leonard Finney, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (PG), William Powell (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Hugh Crumpton (C) Leonard Finney, Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Shepherd (PF) James Hrobsky | |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Thomas Lai makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Thomas Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Alan Chupp misses the floater from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Pilon - foul #2 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Timothy Pilon | |
| Subs | Evansville | Cory Lukes (SF), Santos Flores (C) John Carter, Frank Snavely | |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | William Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Leedy and he's fouled by Thomas Lai - foul #2 on Thomas Lai, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (C) Alan Chupp, Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Earl Collins (PG), Albert Hurst (SF) Thomas Lai, Bruce Cunningham | |
| 06:34 | Creighton | William Powell makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Earl Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Albert Hurst gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Albert Hurst misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | Earl Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | Carl Davis steps in front of the Cory Lukes pass | 26-21 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | William Powell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Santos Flores snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Richard Shepherd can't throw it down | 26-21 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Carl Davis snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | William Leedy is fouled on the floor by Cory Lukes - foul #2 on Cory Lukes, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Alan Chupp (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Carl Davis, William Powell, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), Bruce Cunningham (SF), Frank Snavely (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Cory Lukes, Albert Hurst, Richard Shepherd, Santos Flores | |
| 04:55 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | James Hrobsky snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Alan Chupp pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Earl Collins is called for the reach on Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Earl Collins, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG) William Leedy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Davis (PF) Earl Collins | |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Steven Davis grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | William Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | James Hrobsky is called for the reach on Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #1 on James Hrobsky, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Frank Snavely's pass is intercepted by William Powell | 28-21 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Andrew Shead (fresh) SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Chupp (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Frank Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Carter (fresh) SF - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Davis (fresh) C - James Hrobsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Evansville | Alan Chupp steps in front of the Frank Snavely pass | 31-21 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | William Powell comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-21 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Steven Davis grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Steven Davis misses long on a shot from close range | 31-21 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | James Hrobsky snags the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Emmanuel Alleyne steals it from Bruce Cunningham | 31-21 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Alan Chupp clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-21 |
| 02:07 | Evansville | James Hrobsky grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 01:45 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Alan Chupp comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #10 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Carl Davis (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Andrew Shead, William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), Cory Lukes (SG), Albert Hurst (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF), Santos Flores (C) Frank Snavely, John Carter, Bruce Cunningham, Steven Davis, James Hrobsky | |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Alan Chupp makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Alan Chupp misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | Albert Hurst snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Cory Lukes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Lai | 32-23 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Carl Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Santos Flores snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Cory Lukes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton (PF) Alan Chupp | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Carl Davis drills a jumper from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Cory Lukes can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 34-23 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Cory Lukes takes the ball from Carl Davis | 34-23 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Cory Lukes makes the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Leonard Finney - foul #3 on Leonard Finney, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG) Leonard Finney | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), James Hrobsky (C) Albert Hurst, Santos Flores | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Cory Lukes makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | William Leedy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-26 |