| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kim Ringer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mathew Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Mathew Heath drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Kim Ringer - foul #2 on Kim Ringer, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Alphonse Romano | 32-35 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Charles Stratton is blocked by Kim Ringer | 32-35 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Kim Ringer - foul #3 on Kim Ringer, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray (C) Kim Ringer | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:51 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | David Barnett pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Mathew Heath - foul #2 on Mathew Heath, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (SG), Joe Winters (SF), Lindsey Moorer (C) Jason Threlkeld, Joseph Bowers, Russell Lesko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Bernardo Greco | |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits a floater from the left block | 34-42 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Floyd Wetherington steals the ball from Alphonse Romano in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Charles Stratton loses the dribble to Joe Winters | 34-42 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 34-42 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray misses the tip | 34-42 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | David Barnett gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Lenberg (fresh) SF - Joe Winters (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Wilbur Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Lindsey Moorer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | David Barnett tips it home | 34-44 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Mathew Heath gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Charles Stratton lays it in | 34-46 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray's layup is rejected by David Barnett | 34-46 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | The short jumper by Mathew Heath is denied by Wilbur Ray | 34-46 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Alphonse Romano | 36-46 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Charles Stratton clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lindsey Moorer - foul #1 on Lindsey Moorer, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld (SG), Joseph Bowers (SF), Russell Lesko (PF), Kim Ringer (C) Ben Lenberg, Joe Winters, Wilbur Ray, Lindsey Moorer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), Brian Dees (C) Floyd Wetherington, Cletus Christmas, Mathew Heath | |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Charles Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano is hacked by Charles Stratton - foul #2 on Charles Stratton, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG) Charles Stratton | |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-47 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Brian Dees lays it in on a great pass from Edward Terry and he's hacked by Russell Lesko - foul #1 on Russell Lesko, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (C) David Barnett | |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-49 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld snags the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Kim Ringer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda is whistled for traveling | 36-49 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Brian Dees snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda clanks a floater from close range | 38-49 |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | Alphonse Romano steals it from Mathew Heath | 38-49 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano lays it in | 40-49 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Brian Dees clanks a floater from close range | 40-49 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kim Ringer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edward Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Dees (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers can't connect on a floater in the lane | 40-49 |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Brian Dees grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Bernardo Greco picks off the pass by Kim Ringer | 40-51 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kim Ringer - foul #4 on Kim Ringer, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Hans Sowinski (PG), Ben Lenberg (SG), Joe Winters (SF), Wilbur Ray (PF), Lindsey Moorer (C) Alphonse Romano, Jason Threlkeld, Joseph Bowers, Russell Lesko, Kim Ringer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), David Barnett (PF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray's pass is intercepted by Floyd Wetherington | 40-53 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Stratton | 40-55 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 40-55 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Sowinski | 40-55 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (C) Mathew Heath | |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Ben Lenberg - foul #1 on Ben Lenberg, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | David Barnett's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Winters | 41-55 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to David Barnett | 41-55 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Dees | 41-57 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 41-57 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Brian Dees grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Brian Dees lays it in and the foul's on Lindsey Moorer - foul #2 on Lindsey Moorer, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano (PG), Jason Threlkeld (SG), Russell Lesko (PF) Hans Sowinski, Ben Lenberg, Lindsey Moorer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF) Cletus Christmas | |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:34 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-60 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | David Barnett lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Bernardo Greco out of a doubleteam | 41-62 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray jams it | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Winters (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilbur Ray (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Joe Winters swats the shot by Brian Dees | 43-62 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Brian Dees snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-62 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-64 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano misses the layup against the doubleteam | 43-64 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Brian Dees gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Brian Dees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (SG), Joseph Bowers (SF), Kim Ringer (C) Jason Threlkeld, Joe Winters, Russell Lesko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), Mathew Heath (C) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers is fouled on the floor by Cletus Christmas - foul #1 on Cletus Christmas, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-64 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath is denied on a layup by Joseph Bowers | 43-64 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kim Ringer | 46-64 |
| 05:23 | Creighton | David Barnett is called for 5 seconds | 46-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko (PF) Wilbur Ray | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Terry - foul #1 on Edward Terry, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters (SG) Ben Lenberg | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Cletus Christmas | |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits the easy wide open finger roll | 48-66 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Winters and he's fouled by David Barnett - foul #3 on David Barnett, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld (SG) Alphonse Romano | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | David Barnett misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kim Ringer - foul #5 on Kim Ringer, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray (C) Kim Ringer | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:20 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Winters | 53-68 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Winters (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bowers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilbur Ray (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Barnett (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-68 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko snags the offensive board | 53-68 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld is fouled on the floor by Charles Stratton - foul #3 on Charles Stratton, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Hans Sowinski (PG), Lindsey Moorer (C) Joseph Bowers, Russell Lesko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), Brian Dees (PF) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Bernardo Greco, David Barnett | |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Cletus Christmas | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (SG) Jason Threlkeld | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:18 | Creighton | The jump hook by Cletus Christmas is blocked by Wilbur Ray | 53-70 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wilbur Ray | 53-70 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Cletus Christmas steals the ball from Joe Winters | 53-70 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas banks in the layup | 53-72 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Brian Dees is called for the reach on Wilbur Ray - foul #4 on Brian Dees, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (PF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Cletus Christmas, Brian Dees | |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco is whistled for a carry | 55-72 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters is fouled on the floor by Charles Stratton - foul #4 on Charles Stratton, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-72 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Charles Stratton can't tip it in | 57-72 |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters's layup is rejected by Mathew Heath | 57-72 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Floyd Wetherington steals it from Joe Winters | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Charles Stratton runs out the clock | 57-72 |