| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fresh) C - Ben Cabana (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Fred Hodge gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Ben Cabana knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Hubbard - foul #1 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Cabana | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Fred Hodge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Ben Cabana snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Ben Cabana comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Victor Stryker - foul #1 on Victor Stryker, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lee Hagan | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jerry Edwards | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is hacked by Richard Whatley - foul #1 on Richard Whatley, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Luka Karwowski - foul #1 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Dikembe Amoroso denies the turnaround by Luka Karwowski | 1-4 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Cory Brown tips it home | 1-6 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Cory Brown - foul #1 on Cory Brown, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Cory Brown comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Hubbard - foul #2 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Chad Lawson (SF), John Flint (PF), Timothy Erwin (C) Victor Stryker, Richard Whatley, Dikembe Amoroso, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Ben Cabana | |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | James Bowden loses the dribble to Glenn Getz | 6-8 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Getz | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Howard (fresh) SG - Glenn Getz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Flint (fresh) C - Timothy Erwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bowden (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is hacked by John Flint - foul #1 on John Flint, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Glenn Getz, Chad Lawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG), John Oldham (PF) Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown | |
| 15:20 | Creighton | James Bowden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | John Oldham snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | James Bowden misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Erwin - foul #1 on Timothy Erwin, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Lee Hagan (C) Joseph Howard, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer | |
| 14:57 | Creighton | James Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | James Bowden misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | John Flint misses long on a floater in the paint | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso tips it home | 10-8 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Richard Whatley picks off the pass by James Bowden | 10-8 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | John Flint connects on the jumper near the basket | 12-8 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | John Flint blocks the short jumper by Sanford Hedley | 12-8 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Victor Stryker is called for the reach on Sanford Hedley - foul #2 on Victor Stryker, team foul #7 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (PG) Victor Stryker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF) Luka Karwowski, James Bowden | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | Western Kentucky | John Flint tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fred Hodge, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz (SG), Chad Lawson (SF) Richard Whatley, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson double dribbles | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin (PF) John Flint | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), Cory Brown (PF) Sanford Hedley, John Oldham | |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Lee Hagan steals it from Ben Cabana | 14-8 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chad Lawson, team foul #8 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Steven Bulkley (PF) Glenn Getz, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), James Bowden (C) Brent Sawyer, Ben Cabana | |
| 12:35 | Creighton | James Bowden's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Erwin | 14-8 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 12:24 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Edwards picks off the pass by Richard Whatley | 14-8 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Joseph Howard steals the ball from Cory Brown | 14-8 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski loses the dribble to Steven Bulkley | 14-8 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson is hacked by Fred Hodge - foul #2 on Fred Hodge, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Flint (PF) Chad Lawson, Steven Bulkley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG), Sanford Hedley (SF), John Oldham (PF) Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Flint (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Erwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) PF - John Oldham (fresh) C - James Bowden (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Sanford Hedley swats the short shot by Richard Whatley | 14-8 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | John Oldham knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Luka Karwowski | 14-10 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | John Oldham pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Joseph Howard | 16-10 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the floater from the right side | 16-10 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Howard | 19-10 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | James Bowden connects on the jumper from the right side | 19-12 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Sanford Hedley steals it from Richard Whatley | 19-12 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | John Oldham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso comes up short on the shot in the paint | 19-12 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | John Flint hits the follow up shot | 21-12 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Timothy Erwin blocks the short jumper by Sanford Hedley | 21-12 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | John Oldham steps in front of the John Flint pass | 21-14 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | James Bowden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Howard (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Richard Whatley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Flint (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Erwin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Brent Sawyer (fairly fresh) SF - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Oldham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bowden (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | John Flint hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Erwin and the foul's on John Oldham - foul #1 on John Oldham, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Chad Lawson (SF), Lee Hagan (C) Joseph Howard, Richard Whatley, Dikembe Amoroso, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | John Flint makes the free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Ben Cabana hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Sanford Hedley | 24-19 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | John Flint clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #1 on Ben Cabana, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Bulkley (PF) John Flint | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Glenn Getz is called for the reach on Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Glenn Getz, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Cory Brown is called for the reach on Steven Bulkley - foul #2 on Cory Brown, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (PF) Cory Brown | |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Steven Bulkley makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Steven Bulkley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley's pass is intercepted by Chad Lawson | 28-21 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson misses the easy layup | 28-21 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards is hacked by Chad Lawson - foul #2 on Chad Lawson, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Chad Lawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG) Sanford Hedley | |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges is hacked by Luka Karwowski - foul #2 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG) Glenn Getz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Ben Cabana | |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | John Oldham gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sanford Hedley | 28-26 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges loses the dribble to Sanford Hedley | 28-26 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathaniel Hodges - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hodges, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (PG), John Flint (PF) Nathaniel Hodges, Steven Bulkley | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Caruthers - foul #1 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Chad Lawson (SG), Robert Hubbard (PF) Joseph Howard, Richard Whatley, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Cory Brown (PF) Sanford Hedley, John Oldham | |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) SG - Chad Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Flint (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | John Flint can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 03:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brandon Caruthers | 30-29 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Fred Hodge buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brent Sawyer | 30-32 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso travels with the ball | 30-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz (SG), Lee Hagan (C) Dikembe Amoroso, John Flint | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, Brandon Caruthers | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Victor Stryker takes the ball from Jerry Edwards | 30-32 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz is hacked by Fred Hodge - foul #3 on Fred Hodge, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Joseph Howard (SF) Victor Stryker, Chad Lawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Howard | 34-32 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Getz | 36-32 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Edwards | 36-35 |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Flint (PF), Timothy Erwin (C) Glenn Getz, Richard Whatley, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Ben Cabana | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Edwards steals the ball from Joseph Howard | 36-35 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Victor Stryker takes the ball from Jerry Edwards | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-35 |