| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Weatherford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky tips it back up and in | 33-22 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 33-22 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | George Weatherford scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Bobby Harris | 33-24 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Seth Blair | 36-24 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | George Weatherford is hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Randy Adams (C) Jeffery Pierce, Seth Blair, John Kopecky, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (SG), Filip Tafelski (C) Homer King, Charles Robinson | |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-27 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bodovsky - foul #3 on Anthony Bodovsky, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Billy Jones, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Homer King (SF), Charles Robinson (C) Anthony Bodovsky, Bobby Harris | |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Donnie Sanmiguel picks off the pass by Charles Robinson | 38-27 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel banks in the layup | 40-27 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Homer King hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Matt Reeder and the foul's on Donnie Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Donnie Sanmiguel, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG), Seth Blair (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Randy Adams (C) Robert Bryant, Donnie Sanmiguel, John Kopecky, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Harris (PF) Filip Tafelski | |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Homer King makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones misses badly on a runner in the paint | 40-30 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | The rebound goes to George Weatherford | 40-30 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Matt Reeder's pass is intercepted by Seth Blair | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Matt Reeder - foul #1 on Matt Reeder, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), John Kopecky (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Jeffery Pierce, Seth Blair, Billy Jones, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ron Marcus (SF), Filip Tafelski (C) Homer King, Charles Robinson | |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Bobby Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Ron Marcus gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | George Weatherford connects on the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Matt Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Weatherford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ron Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Filip Tafelski (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 41-33 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Ron Marcus gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Bobby Harris comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-33 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Harris steps in front of the James Simmons pass | 41-33 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | George Weatherford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-33 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Patrick | 41-33 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky connects on the open shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Rodgers | 43-33 |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Matt Reeder buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Ron Marcus | 43-35 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Filip Tafelski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses badly on a floater in the lane | 43-35 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Patrick | 43-35 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Harris is called for the reach on James Simmons - foul #3 on Bobby Harris, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), Seth Blair (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Randy Adams (C) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons, Donnie Sanmiguel, John Kopecky, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky (PG), Homer King (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Charles Robinson (C) Matt Reeder, Ron Marcus, Bobby Harris, Filip Tafelski | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Billy Jones | 45-35 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Homer King | 45-38 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones lays it up and in and he's fouled by Stjepan Ziemann - foul #1 on Stjepan Ziemann, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark (SF) Seth Blair | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Harris (SF) George Weatherford | |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Charles Robinson scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Billy Jones - foul #3 on Billy Jones, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG) Bobby Harris | |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Charles Robinson makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Ziemann | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) PF - Billy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Weatherford (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Homer King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann lays it in set up by Anthony Bodovsky | 48-43 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Robinson steals the ball from James Rivenbark | 48-43 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Homer King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Randy Adams | 48-43 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-43 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to George Weatherford | 48-43 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | George Weatherford takes the ball from Randy Adams | 48-43 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Homer King blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Charles Robinson tips it home | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Stjepan Ziemann is called for the reach on Billy Jones - foul #2 on Stjepan Ziemann, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SF), John Kopecky (PF), Larry Patrick (C) James Rivenbark, Billy Jones, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Harris (PF) Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Seth Blair | 51-45 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Bobby Harris drills a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Bodovsky | 51-48 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses the dunk | 51-48 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Charles Robinson grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | George Weatherford can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick is hacked by Anthony Bodovsky - foul #4 on Anthony Bodovsky, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Randy Adams (C) Seth Blair, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (SG) George Weatherford | |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Bodovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matt Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Harris (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Charles Robinson misses short on a floater in the lane | 53-48 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 56-48 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Matt Reeder can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 06:44 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Bobby Harris grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Matt Reeder is hacked by John Kopecky - foul #2 on John Kopecky, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SF), Larry Patrick (C) John Kopecky, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG) Matt Reeder | |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Donnie Sanmiguel steals the ball from Bobby Harris | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | George Weatherford snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Anthony Bodovsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Billy Jones (PF) Robert Bryant, Seth Blair | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ron Marcus (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF) George Weatherford, Bobby Harris | |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Stjepan Ziemann clanks a jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel misses the wide open shot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Bodovsky - foul #5 on Anthony Bodovsky, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (PG), John Kopecky (PF), Randy Adams (C) Paul Rodgers, Billy Jones, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), George Weatherford (SG), Bobby Harris (PF), Filip Tafelski (C) Anthony Bodovsky, Ron Marcus, Stjepan Ziemann, Charles Robinson | |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Homer King misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Seth Blair (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Larry Patrick (C) James Simmons, Donnie Sanmiguel, John Kopecky, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ron Marcus (SF), Stjepan Ziemann (PF), Charles Robinson (C) George Weatherford, Bobby Harris, Filip Tafelski | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Matt Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Homer King (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ron Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Ziemann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Ron Marcus is called for 3 seconds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Rivenbark (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Robert Bryant, Seth Blair, Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SG), Bobby Harris (PF) Ron Marcus, Stjepan Ziemann | |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Rivenbark | 61-48 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | George Weatherford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Bobby Harris tips it home | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick blows the layup | 61-50 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | James Rivenbark picks off the pass by Bobby Harris | 61-50 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | George Weatherford snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | George Weatherford is fouled on the floor by Paul Rodgers - foul #1 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Randy Adams (C) Jeffery Pierce, James Rivenbark, John Kopecky, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | George Weatherford is fouled on the floor by Billy Jones - foul #4 on Billy Jones, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Matt Reeder comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-50 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | George Weatherford gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Charles Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons banks in the layup set up by Donnie Sanmiguel | 63-50 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Charles Robinson hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Reeder and he's fouled by Randy Adams - foul #1 on Randy Adams, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Charles Robinson misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers runs out the clock | 63-52 |