| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Cory Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 19:41 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard travels with the ball | 23-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Michael Ryan, Thomas Hall | |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers is called for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG) Alan Miller | |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-20 |
| 18:28 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 18:09 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kirk Tripp | 23-22 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards connects on the open driving attempt near the basket | 25-22 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Harada - foul #2 on Wayne Harada, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Aaron Murphy, Jerry Sessums | |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:11 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Edwards | 28-24 |
| 16:42 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 16:41 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Luka Karwowski is called for the reach on Myron Willard - foul #1 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF), Horace Pennock (C) Luka Karwowski, Wayne Harada, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Myron Willard, Stephen Melusky, Kirk Tripp | |
| 16:09 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff can't finish the layup | 28-24 |
| 16:08 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Miller | 28-24 |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall's dunk attempt is rejected by John Oldham | 28-24 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | James Bowden snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) SF - John Oldham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Horace Pennock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 15:47 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Hall and the foul's on Horace Pennock - foul #1 on Horace Pennock, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), Brandon Caruthers (C) Brent Sawyer, Horace Pennock | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Kirk Tripp (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Aaron Murphy, Alan Miller, Earl Neff, Thomas Hall | |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 15:11 | Creighton | Michael Ryan steals it from Wayne Harada | 28-27 |
| 15:08 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan lays it up and in | 28-29 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Wayne Harada is fouled on the floor by Stephen Melusky - foul #3 on Stephen Melusky, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF) James Longino, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Michael Ryan, Jerry Sessums | |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Alan Miller picks off the pass by Jerry Edwards | 28-29 |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller banks in the layup | 28-31 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Wayne Harada is called for a charge - foul #3 on Wayne Harada, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cory Brown (PF) John Oldham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Stephen Melusky, Thomas Hall | |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kirk Tripp | 28-33 |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Edwards | 30-33 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Alan Miller and he's hacked by Luka Karwowski - foul #2 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG), John Oldham (C) Luka Karwowski, Wayne Harada, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Earl Neff (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Aaron Murphy, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp, Jerry Sessums | |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Oldham | 30-35 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | James Longino can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Myron Willard - foul #2 on Myron Willard, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG) Myron Willard | |
| 13:04 | Creighton | James Longino makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | James Longino misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Earl Neff | 31-35 |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Wayne Harada (SG), Brandon Caruthers (C) James Longino, Brent Sawyer, Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Kirk Tripp (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Michael Ryan, Aaron Murphy, Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff | |
| 12:02 | Creighton | John Oldham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 12:00 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 11:50 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Caruthers - foul #3 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Bowden (PF) Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 11:50 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 11:50 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Oldham (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Wayne Harada misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-37 |
| 11:28 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Kirk Tripp | 31-39 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | James Bowden misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Myron Willard | 31-39 |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kirk Tripp | 31-42 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF) John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF) Myron Willard, Alan Miller, Jerry Sessums | |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:08 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy is hacked by Cory Brown - foul #1 on Cory Brown, team foul #7 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG) Luka Karwowski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Stephen Melusky, Thomas Hall | |
| 10:08 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 10:08 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Wayne Harada pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | James Longino misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-43 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Aaron Murphy | 33-46 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | James Longino clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-46 |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:05 | Valparaiso | Cory Brown takes the ball from Michael Ryan | 33-46 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Cory Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 33-46 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Cory Brown loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 33-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Wayne Harada, Cory Brown, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Michael Ryan, Aaron Murphy, Earl Neff, Jerry Sessums | |
| 08:02 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard's pass is intercepted by James Bowden | 33-46 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Pennock (C) Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Longino (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Oldham (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Horace Pennock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kirk Tripp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Horace Pennock grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | John Oldham hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Luka Karwowski | 35-46 |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Horace Pennock is called for the reach on Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Horace Pennock, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), Cory Brown (PF) James Longino, Horace Pennock | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp | |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Cory Brown snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Wayne Harada comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-47 |
| 06:27 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky is fouled on the floor by John Oldham - foul #1 on John Oldham, team foul #9 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SG), Kirk Tripp (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Aaron Murphy, Earl Neff, Thomas Hall | |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Kirk Tripp denies the turnaround by Brandon Caruthers | 35-49 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller is hacked by Wayne Harada - foul #4 on Wayne Harada, team foul #10 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG) John Oldham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Stephen Melusky, Jerry Sessums | |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | James Longino buries a floater near the basket | 37-50 |
| 05:11 | Valparaiso | Cory Brown blocks the short jumper by Myron Willard | 37-50 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers double dribbles | 37-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), John Oldham (PF) Wayne Harada, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Aaron Murphy, Alan Miller, Thomas Hall | |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-50 |
| 04:36 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is hacked by Kirk Tripp - foul #2 on Kirk Tripp, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Alan Miller (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Myron Willard, Earl Neff, Jerry Sessums | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Ryan - foul #2 on Michael Ryan, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG), James Bowden (PF) Luka Karwowski, Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Michael Ryan, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp, Thomas Hall | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Pennock (C) Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) SF - John Oldham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Horace Pennock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Horace Pennock comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | James Bowden tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Melusky and he's hacked by John Oldham - foul #2 on John Oldham, team foul #11 | 41-52 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Earl Neff swats the shot by Brent Sawyer | 41-52 |
| 02:34 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 02:16 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums hits a runner from the baseline | 41-54 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Aaron Murphy picks off the pass by James Bowden | 41-54 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums is fouled on the floor by James Bowden - foul #2 on James Bowden, team foul #12 | 41-54 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | John Oldham snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | James Bowden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-55 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums makes the jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Melusky | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Aaron Murphy takes the ball from Horace Pennock | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Randall Rhoads and he's fouled by James Longino - foul #1 on James Longino, team foul #13 | 41-59 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Horace Pennock pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | James Longino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to James Bowden | 41-59 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | John Oldham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-59 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads runs out the clock | 41-59 |