| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Fry (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mark Amen (fresh) SG - Carl Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmett Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Franklin Artis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sena (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Amen | 24-37 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Larry Sena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Don Graves misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-37 |
| 18:51 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer is hacked by John Griffith - foul #2 on John Griffith, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-37 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Clyde Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Clyde Fry is fouled on the floor by Mark Amen - foul #1 on Mark Amen, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Clyde Fry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Larry Sena grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer's pass is intercepted by Don Graves | 27-37 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Don Graves is fouled on the floor by Larry Sena - foul #2 on Larry Sena, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (PF), David Robinson (C) John Griffith, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Metheny (PG), Robert Hage (SG), Michael Donoho (C) Mark Amen, Carl Shaffer, Larry Sena | |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Clyde Fry hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Crick | 30-37 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | George Metheny comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Richard Crick misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Donoho - foul #3 on Michael Donoho, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Joshua (C) Clyde Fry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang (SF), Shawn Cassell (C) Emmett Rogers, Michael Donoho | |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Richard Crick makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Richard Crick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hage knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by Robert Batchelor - foul #2 on Robert Batchelor, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hage misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Artis pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Crick steals the ball from Robert Hage | 32-39 |
| 15:45 | Creighton | David Robinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Crick | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Crick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Joshua (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Metheny (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hage (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Chang (fresh) PF - Franklin Artis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Cassell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang hits a driving attempt in the paint | 34-41 |
| 15:11 | Creighton | Shawn Cassell is called for the reach on Richard Crick - foul #1 on Shawn Cassell, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG), Clyde Fry (SF), Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Robert Batchelor, Scott McCoggle, David Robinson, Ronald Joshua | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen (PG), Carl Shaffer (SG), Emmett Rogers (SF), Michael Donoho (PF), Larry Sena (C) George Metheny, Robert Hage, Brian Chang, Franklin Artis, Shawn Cassell | |
| 14:59 | Creighton | John Griffith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 14:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen scores on a jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Clyde Fry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Richard Crick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Clyde Fry can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emmett Rogers - foul #1 on Emmett Rogers, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG) Richard Crick | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Clyde Fry makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Clyde Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Don Graves grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 36-43 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Carl Shaffer and he's fouled by Clarence McCorvey - foul #1 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (PF), David Robinson (C) John Griffith, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Metheny (PG), Robert Hage (SG), Brian Chang (SF) Mark Amen, Carl Shaffer, Emmett Rogers | |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Clyde Fry makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Batchelor | 39-46 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Scott McCoggle | 39-46 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott McCoggle | 42-46 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | George Metheny buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Hage | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Crick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Fry (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Metheny (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Hage (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Chang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Donoho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Sena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | David Robinson scores on a shot from the right block set up by Scott McCoggle and he's hacked by Michael Donoho - foul #4 on Michael Donoho, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Joshua (C) Clyde Fry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer (SG), Emmett Rogers (SF), Franklin Artis (PF), Shawn Cassell (C) Robert Hage, Brian Chang, Michael Donoho, Larry Sena | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | David Robinson makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Cassell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Crick | 45-48 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Carl Shaffer steals the ball from Robert Batchelor | 45-48 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) David Robinson, Ronald Joshua | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen (PG) George Metheny | |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carl Shaffer | 47-51 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Don Graves loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (PG), John Griffith (SG), Clyde Fry (SF) Robert Batchelor, Richard Crick, Scott McCoggle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Amen | 47-54 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Alfred Blake hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Emmett Rogers | 47-54 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Emmett Rogers | 47-57 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Alfred Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Artis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Amen | 47-60 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | John Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-60 |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Cassell grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG), Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (SF), David Robinson (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) Alfred Blake, John Griffith, Clyde Fry, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Metheny (PG), Robert Hage (SG), Brian Chang (SF), Larry Sena (C) Mark Amen, Carl Shaffer, Emmett Rogers, Shawn Cassell | |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle blows the layup | 47-60 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Larry Sena grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Chang, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 07:45 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle scores on a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Brian Chang - foul #2 on Brian Chang, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho (PF) Franklin Artis | |
| 07:45 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle misses the free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | Larry Sena gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Crick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Joshua (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Metheny (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Hage (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Chang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Donoho (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Sena (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Larry Sena tips it home | 49-62 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor blows the layup but the foul's on George Metheny - foul #1 on George Metheny, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clyde Fry (SF) Ronald Joshua | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hage hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Chang | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Clyde Fry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG) Richard Crick | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen (PG), Emmett Rogers (SF) George Metheny, Brian Chang | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Amen | 51-67 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | John Griffith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-67 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Clyde Fry tips it home | 53-67 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hage makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Mark Amen picks off the pass by Robert Batchelor in the backcourt | 53-70 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Batchelor steps in front of the Mark Amen pass | 53-70 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Clyde Fry lays it up and in set up by Robert Batchelor | 55-70 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Scott McCoggle, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer (SG), Franklin Artis (PF) Robert Hage, Michael Donoho | |
| 04:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Batchelor picks off the pass by Mark Amen in the backcourt | 55-70 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor dunks the ball | 57-70 |
| 04:35 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Artis misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Clarence McCorvey - foul #2 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #4 | 57-70 |
| 04:35 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Artis makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:35 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Artis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Don Graves misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Amen - foul #2 on Mark Amen, team foul #10 | 57-72 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Don Graves makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Don Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Clarence McCorvey picks off the pass by Emmett Rogers | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Don Graves misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-72 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Artis snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Fry (fresh) 25 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mark Amen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmett Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Artis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Sena (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Robert Batchelor - foul #3 on Robert Batchelor, team foul #5 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG) John Griffith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Metheny (PG), Michael Donoho (C) Mark Amen, Larry Sena | |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-72 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 02:48 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donoho snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 02:48 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG) Richard Crick | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Amen (PG), Larry Sena (C) George Metheny, Michael Donoho | |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Franklin Artis | 59-74 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor can't connect on a floater from the right block | 59-74 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Franklin Artis | 59-74 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Batchelor steps in front of the Emmett Rogers pass | 59-74 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey banks in the layup set up by Robert Batchelor | 61-74 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Emmett Rogers misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Carl Shaffer can't tip it in | 61-74 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | John Griffith pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor is hacked by Mark Amen - foul #3 on Mark Amen, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (SF), David Robinson (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) John Griffith, Clyde Fry, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Metheny (PG), Robert Hage (SG), Brian Chang (SF), Michael Donoho (PF), Shawn Cassell (C) Mark Amen, Carl Shaffer, Emmett Rogers, Franklin Artis, Larry Sena | |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hage comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-74 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang snags the offensive board | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hage connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Robert Hage is called for the reach on Robert Batchelor - foul #1 on Robert Hage, team foul #12 | 62-76 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor misses the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Brian Chang snags the defensive board | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | George Metheny runs out the clock | 62-76 |