| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) PF - James Sucharzewski (fresh) C - Matthew Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) C - Brian Dees (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Brian Dees wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Creighton | Patrick Reid picks off the pass by Mathew Heath | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Bradley Romain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Patrick Reid grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Drake | Floyd Wetherington is called for the reach on Shannon Smith - foul #1 on Floyd Wetherington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Brian Dees pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Shannon Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Drake | Bradley Romain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:40 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), David Barnett (C) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| 17:23 | Drake | Shannon Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Shannon Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Mathew Heath clanks a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | James Sucharzewski is called for the reach on Mathew Heath - foul #1 on James Sucharzewski, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Brian Dees (C) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Mathew Heath | |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Brian Dees snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Craig Corcoran pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) PF - Craig Corcoran (fresh) C - Ben Madden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) PF - David Barnett (fresh) C - Brian Dees (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 15:42 | Drake | Craig Corcoran pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 15:20 | Drake | Okon Ahmed loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Shannon Smith (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF) Cletus Christmas | |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Ben Madden is called for the reach on David Barnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Madden, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF) Okon Ahmed, Calvin Gladstone, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 14:49 | Drake | James Sucharzewski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 14:34 | Drake | Shannon Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Summers (C) Craig Corcoran | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Mathew Heath (PF) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, David Barnett | |
| 14:11 | Drake | Bernardo Greco denies the turnaround by James Sucharzewski | 0-0 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 13:38 | Drake | Shannon Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 13:37 | Drake | James Sucharzewski tips it home | 2-2 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | James Sucharzewski blocks the jumper by Edward Terry | 2-2 |
| 13:14 | Drake | James Sucharzewski gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Patrick Reid clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Bernardo Greco - foul #1 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), Craig Corcoran (PF) Bradley Romain, James Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), David Barnett (C) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Brian Dees | |
| 12:57 | Drake | Patrick Reid misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Patrick Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Patrick Reid steps in front of the Mathew Heath pass | 3-2 |
| 12:19 | Drake | Craig Corcoran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 12:17 | Drake | Okon Ahmed tips it home | 5-2 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Summers - foul #1 on Matthew Summers, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Ben Madden (C) Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Bernardo Greco | |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 11:43 | Drake | William Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) PF - Craig Corcoran (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Madden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Barnett (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas makes the jump hook in the lane set up by David Barnett and he's hacked by Okon Ahmed - foul #1 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), James Sucharzewski (PF) William Smith, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (C) David Barnett | |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 10:56 | Drake | Mathew Heath steals the ball from James Sucharzewski | 8-7 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Craig Corcoran picks off the pass by Mathew Heath | 8-7 |
| 10:09 | Drake | Okon Ahmed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Ben Madden (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Bradley Romain, Okon Ahmed, James Sucharzewski, Craig Corcoran | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (PF) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Cletus Christmas, Mathew Heath | |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Edward Terry is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Brian Dees is fouled on the floor by Ben Madden - foul #2 on Ben Madden, team foul #7 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF) Calvin Gladstone, Ben Madden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:25 | Drake | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Edward Terry - foul #1 on Edward Terry, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 09:10 | Drake | Matthew Summers is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Shannon Smith takes the ball from Douglas Grajeda | 8-9 |
| 08:28 | Drake | Shannon Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-9 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Grajeda | 11-11 |
| 07:58 | Drake | Bradley Romain connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Shannon Smith | 13-11 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on James Sucharzewski - foul #2 on James Sucharzewski, team foul #8 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), William Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Devin Opstein (C) Bradley Romain, Shannon Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), Mathew Heath (PF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, David Barnett, Brian Dees | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 07:33 | Drake | Craig Corcoran grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) PF - Craig Corcoran (fresh) 3 reb. C - Devin Opstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernardo Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Drake | William Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 07:16 | Drake | Devin Opstein snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 07:11 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Okon Ahmed | 16-11 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is fouled in the backcourt by Okon Ahmed - foul #2 on Okon Ahmed, team foul #9 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG) Okon Ahmed | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (C) Bernardo Greco | |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Charles Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 07:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Devin Opstein | 16-12 |
| 06:56 | Drake | Devin Opstein misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Charles Stratton can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 16-12 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 06:43 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Mathew Heath snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Brian Dees's layup is rejected by Devin Opstein | 16-14 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Heath | 16-14 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Craig Corcoran - foul #1 on Craig Corcoran, team foul #10 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Matthew Summers (C) William Smith, Joseph Trexler, Devin Opstein | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Barnett (C) Brian Dees | |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Craig Corcoran snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Craig Corcoran comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | David Barnett grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is hacked by Craig Corcoran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Corcoran, team foul #11 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Reid (SF) Craig Corcoran | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF) Cletus Christmas | |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Charles Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 05:11 | Drake | Mathew Heath swats the short shot by Matthew Summers | 16-15 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Stratton | 16-17 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by David Barnett - foul #1 on David Barnett, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington | |
| 04:43 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 04:15 | Drake | Matthew Summers pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 03:56 | Drake | Patrick Reid buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shannon Smith | 19-17 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | David Barnett is fouled on the floor by Calvin Gladstone - foul #1 on Calvin Gladstone, team foul #12 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Okon Ahmed (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Craig Corcoran (C) Bradley Romain, Patrick Reid, Calvin Gladstone, Matthew Summers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF), Brian Dees (C) Bernardo Greco, Mathew Heath | |
| 03:39 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 03:16 | Drake | Shannon Smith is whistled for a carry | 19-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG) Shannon Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Mathew Heath (PF) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, David Barnett | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Trexler (fresh) SF - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sucharzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Corcoran (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas misses the floater from the left side | 19-19 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Okon Ahmed grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses long on a turnaround from close range | 19-19 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Joseph Trexler steps in front of the Brian Dees pass | 19-19 |
| 02:18 | Drake | William Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph Trexler | 21-19 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Charles Stratton loses the dribble to Okon Ahmed in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 01:56 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Cletus Christmas - foul #1 on Cletus Christmas, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF) William Smith, Joseph Trexler, Okon Ahmed | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (PF) Cletus Christmas, Mathew Heath | |
| 01:56 | Drake | James Sucharzewski makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 01:56 | Drake | James Sucharzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 23-19 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | David Barnett tips it in | 23-21 |
| 01:20 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses the jumper in the lane | 23-21 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Charles Stratton grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Brian Dees blows the layup but he's hacked by Craig Corcoran - foul #3 on Craig Corcoran, team foul #13 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (SF), Calvin Gladstone (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Craig Corcoran | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Mathew Heath (PF) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, David Barnett | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:50 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Bernardo Greco - foul #2 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG) Bradley Romain | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF), David Barnett (C) Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Okon Ahmed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Grajeda, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Okon Ahmed knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 26-22 |