| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Giuseppe Lombardi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Free (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Schock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Fry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Allen Free inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Drake | Zhuang Chu is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Batchelor - foul #1 on Robert Batchelor, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:41 | Drake | Zhuang Chu drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Schock | 38-41 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Clyde Fry connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Batchelor | 38-43 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi banks in the layup | 40-43 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Clyde Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Cooper (SG), Joseph Beekman (SF), Rene Rossi (PF) Giuseppe Lombardi, Allen Free, Carl Schock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (PF), David Robinson (C) John Griffith, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| 18:28 | Drake | Rene Rossi is fouled on the floor by Scott McCoggle - foul #1 on Scott McCoggle, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG), Peter Davis (C) Zhuang Chu, James Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:16 | Drake | Rene Rossi is denied on a layup by David Robinson | 40-43 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Richard Crick grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | Richard Crick connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Batchelor | 40-46 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Robert Batchelor steals it from Harley Roderick | 40-46 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor slams it home | 40-48 |
| 17:30 | Drake | Rene Rossi misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Peter Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 17:18 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rene Rossi | 43-48 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Richard Crick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Clyde Fry tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Peter Davis grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 16:44 | Drake | Joseph Beekman's floater is tipped away by David Robinson | 43-48 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Clyde Fry is hacked by Peter Davis - foul #3 on Peter Davis, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG), Giuseppe Lombardi (SG), Allen Free (SF), Carl Schock (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Harley Roderick, Kenneth Cooper, Joseph Beekman, Rene Rossi, Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (PG), John Griffith (SG), Ronald Joshua (SF), Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Robert Batchelor, Richard Crick, Clyde Fry, Scott McCoggle, David Robinson | |
| 16:18 | Creighton | James Saulsbury denies the turnaround by Alfred Blake | 43-48 |
| 16:16 | Drake | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 43-48 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Carl Schock makes the shot in the lane set up by Giuseppe Lombardi and he's hacked by Clarence McCorvey - foul #2 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Carl Schock misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Giuseppe Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Free (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Schock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Joshua (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Nelson (PG) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:30 | Drake | Carl Schock makes the runner from close range | 47-48 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | John Griffith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 15:15 | Drake | Carl Schock grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Carl Schock's layup is rejected by Ronald Joshua | 47-48 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Alfred Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 14:46 | Drake | Carl Schock snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Allen Free misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Alfred Blake grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Giuseppe Lombardi picks off the pass by Clarence McCorvey | 47-48 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi lays it in | 49-48 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | John Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (SG), Joseph Beekman (SF), Randall Navarra (PF) Giuseppe Lombardi, Allen Free, Carl Schock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG), Richard Crick (SG), Clyde Fry (SF), Scott McCoggle (PF), David Robinson (C) Alfred Blake, John Griffith, Ronald Joshua, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| 14:05 | Drake | Randall Navarra hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Randall Navarra grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:52 | Drake | Joseph Beekman lays it up and in set up by Zhuang Chu | 51-48 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Clyde Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Cooper (SG), Peter Davis (C) Harry Nelson, James Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:39 | Drake | Zhuang Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | David Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Crick | 51-50 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Robert Batchelor picks off the pass by Joseph Beekman | 51-50 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle misses the dunk attempt | 51-50 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Joseph Beekman gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:45 | Drake | Joseph Beekman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Zhuang Chu | 53-50 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Randall Navarra steals it from Richard Crick | 53-50 |
| 12:21 | Drake | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Richard Crick gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Randall Navarra is called for the reach on Robert Batchelor - foul #1 on Randall Navarra, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Nelson (PG), Harley Roderick (SG), Rene Rossi (SF), Carl Schock (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Zhuang Chu, Kenneth Cooper, Joseph Beekman, Randall Navarra, Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert McAnaw (SG), Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Richard Crick, Scott McCoggle, David Robinson | |
| 11:58 | Creighton | James Saulsbury picks off the pass by Don Graves | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harley Roderick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Schock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert McAnaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Fry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Drake | Carl Schock misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 11:37 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Nelson | 53-50 |
| 11:24 | Drake | Rene Rossi makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Nelson | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Don Graves comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Saulsbury - foul #1 on James Saulsbury, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi (SG), Allen Free (SF) Harley Roderick, Rene Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (PG), Ronald Joshua (SF) Robert Batchelor, Clyde Fry | |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Don Graves misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Don Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Saulsbury | 55-50 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Harry Nelson's pass is intercepted by Alfred Blake | 55-50 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Alfred Blake is hacked by Harry Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Nelson, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG) Harry Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG) Robert McAnaw | |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Griffith | 55-52 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Carl Schock clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Clarence McCorvey - foul #3 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (PG), Clyde Fry (SF) Alfred Blake, Don Graves | |
| 10:25 | Drake | Carl Schock makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Carl Schock makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Clyde Fry is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 09:43 | Drake | Clyde Fry steals the ball from James Saulsbury | 57-54 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | John Griffith hits the finger roll set up by Clyde Fry | 57-56 |
| 09:17 | Drake | Carl Schock lays it up and in on a great pass from Giuseppe Lombardi | 59-56 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | John Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Roderick - foul #3 on Harley Roderick, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG), Joseph Beekman (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Peter Davis (C) Harley Roderick, Giuseppe Lombardi, Allen Free, Carl Schock, James Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG), Scott McCoggle (PF), David Robinson (C) John Griffith, Clarence McCorvey, Ronald Joshua | |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle is hacked by Rene Rossi - foul #1 on Rene Rossi, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (SG), Don Graves (C) Richard Crick, Clyde Fry | |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Alfred Blake grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Peter Davis snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Joseph Beekman hits the finger roll | 61-56 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Alfred Blake hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-56 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to David Robinson | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Beekman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rene Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott McCoggle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Graves (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:31 | Drake | Rene Rossi snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 07:11 | Drake | Zhuang Chu buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Cooper | 63-56 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Don Graves lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Robert Batchelor | 63-58 |
| 06:19 | Drake | Alfred Blake picks off the pass by Zhuang Chu | 63-58 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | David Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Alfred Blake | 63-60 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Nelson (PG), Giuseppe Lombardi (SG), Allen Free (SF), Randall Navarra (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Zhuang Chu, Kenneth Cooper, Joseph Beekman, Rene Rossi, Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG), Clyde Fry (SF), Clarence McCorvey (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) Alfred Blake, Scott McCoggle, David Robinson, Don Graves | |
| 05:36 | Drake | Allen Free can't connect on a shot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 05:35 | Drake | Allen Free grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:26 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi is hacked by Clarence McCorvey - foul #4 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Schock (PF) Allen Free | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:07 | Drake | Carl Schock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Nelson - foul #5 on Harry Nelson, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG) Harry Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Carl Schock misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Clyde Fry pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor is fouled in the backcourt by Giuseppe Lombardi - foul #3 on Giuseppe Lombardi, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Free (SF) Randall Navarra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (C) John Griffith, Ronald Joshua | |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:37 | Drake | James Saulsbury grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:16 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Clyde Fry misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Giuseppe Lombardi - foul #4 on Giuseppe Lombardi, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (SG) Giuseppe Lombardi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (SG) Robert Batchelor | |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Clyde Fry misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Clyde Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Carl Schock misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Clarence McCorvey - foul #5 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi (SG) Harley Roderick | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Robinson (PF), Don Graves (C) Clarence McCorvey, Scott McCoggle | |
| 03:52 | Drake | Carl Schock misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Carl Schock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Don Graves misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-63 |
| 03:29 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Giuseppe Lombardi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Allen Free (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Schock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Crick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clyde Fry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Graves (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Don Graves - foul #3 on Don Graves, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Cooper (PG), Joseph Beekman (C) Zhuang Chu, James Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG), John Griffith (SG), Ronald Joshua (C) Richard Crick, Alfred Blake, Don Graves | |
| 03:12 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:12 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:01 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 02:55 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Clyde Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 02:46 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Beekman | 69-65 |
| 02:29 | Drake | Joseph Beekman knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Giuseppe Lombardi | 71-65 |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Carl Schock swats the layup by Clyde Fry | 71-65 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Joshua | 71-65 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Clyde Fry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Allen Free - foul #1 on Allen Free, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Zhuang Chu (PG), James Saulsbury (C) Kenneth Cooper, Joseph Beekman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott McCoggle (PF), Don Graves (C) David Robinson, Ronald Joshua | |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Clyde Fry makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Clyde Fry misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:54 | Drake | Carl Schock grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:35 | Drake | Allen Free's fadeaway is rejected by Scott McCoggle | 71-66 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Clyde Fry can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 71-66 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Don Graves misses the tip | 71-66 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Don Graves tips it in | 71-68 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Giuseppe Lombardi clanks a floater from close range | 71-68 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Don Graves gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | John Griffith misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Giuseppe Lombardi - foul #5 on Giuseppe Lombardi, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Cooper (SG) Giuseppe Lombardi | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | John Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | John Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by John Griffith - foul #1 on John Griffith, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| 00:32 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | John Griffith pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Fry | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Zhuang Chu's fadeaway is rejected by Don Graves | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Free (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Schock (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Griffith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Fry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Graves (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Clyde Fry is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Batchelor | 71-73 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Robert Batchelor steals it from Carl Schock | 71-73 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Don Graves misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Don Graves tips it back up and in | 71-75 |
| 03:43 | Drake | James Saulsbury misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-75 |
| 03:42 | Drake | Carl Schock can't tip it in | 71-75 |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Don Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Don Graves connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Griffith | 71-78 |
| 03:17 | Drake | Allen Free buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-78 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Griffith | 73-80 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Allen Free misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-80 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper can't tip it in | 73-80 |
| 02:45 | Drake | Carl Schock tips it back up and in | 75-80 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | John Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Schock - foul #1 on Carl Schock, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Drake | Harley Roderick (PG), Joseph Beekman (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Peter Davis (C) Kenneth Cooper, Allen Free, Carl Schock, James Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (PG), David Robinson (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) Robert Batchelor, Scott McCoggle, Don Graves | |
| 02:41 | Creighton | John Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | John Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:38 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG) John Griffith | |
| 02:27 | Drake | Joseph Beekman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 75-81 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Richard Crick travels with the ball | 75-81 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Joseph Beekman comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #9 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Cooper (SG), Carl Schock (PF), James Saulsbury (C) Harley Roderick, Rene Rossi, Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG), Scott McCoggle (PF), Don Graves (C) Richard Crick, David Robinson, Ronald Joshua | |
| 02:00 | Drake | Joseph Beekman misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:00 | Drake | Joseph Beekman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | John Griffith is called for traveling | 76-81 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Free (SF) Joseph Beekman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:39 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Zhuang Chu makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Schock | 79-81 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Clyde Fry can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 79-81 |
| 00:58 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cooper | 79-81 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Free (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Schock (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Saulsbury (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Griffith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clyde Fry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Graves (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:43 | Drake | James Saulsbury clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | John Griffith gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Clyde Fry is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 79-81 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Clyde Fry tips it back up and in | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-83 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Zhuang Chu | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Zhuang Chu is called for the reach on Robert Batchelor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #13 | 82-83 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor misses the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-84 |
| 00:08 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Carl Schock | 84-84 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Clyde Fry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Batchelor | 84-87 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-87 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Kenneth Cooper clanks a halfcourt shot | 84-87 |