| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rodney Koval (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hernandes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Prado (fresh) PF - Clarence Zarate (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Koval - foul #2 on Rodney Koval, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG) Leo Hayes | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:33 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Snell | 36-24 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Rodney Koval hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Jason Snell - foul #2 on Jason Snell, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Rodney Koval makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr can't finish the layup | 36-27 |
| 19:02 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to David Niebuhr | 36-27 |
| 18:33 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress is hacked by Steven Hernandes - foul #2 on Steven Hernandes, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:24 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-27 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Rider - foul #3 on Kenneth Rider, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lee (C) Kenneth Rider | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:15 | Wichita State | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:58 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Rodney Koval gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Gene Prado can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Rodney Koval is hacked by Jason Snell - foul #3 on Jason Snell, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG) Jason Snell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edmond May (SF) Gene Prado | |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Rodney Koval buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Edmond May | 36-30 |
| 16:46 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder is hacked by Eli Warren - foul #2 on Eli Warren, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG) Leo Hayes | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Veilleux (SG), Ronnie Malm (PF), Darwin Cox (C) Steven Hernandes, Clarence Zarate, Eli Warren | |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr's pass is intercepted by Edmond May | 36-30 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | Rodney Koval is fouled on the floor by Alvin Calder - foul #2 on Alvin Calder, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gene Prado (SF) Darwin Cox | |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Alvin Calder picks off the pass by Rodney Koval | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rodney Koval (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Veilleux (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Prado (fresh) PF - Ronnie Malm (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edmond May (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Calder | 38-30 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Gene Prado drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Koval | 38-32 |
| 14:43 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Kenneth Rider (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Hernandes (SG), Darwin Cox (SF), Clarence Zarate (PF), Eli Warren (C) Rodney Koval, Gene Prado, Ronnie Malm, Edmond May | |
| 14:23 | Creighton | David Niebuhr takes the ball from Eli Warren | 38-32 |
| 13:57 | Wichita State | Jason Snell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Niebuhr | 41-32 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | William Veilleux's pass is intercepted by Christopher Fitzgerald in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 13:51 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Darwin Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 13:26 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Darwin Cox | 41-32 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Stephen Childress is called for the reach on Darwin Cox - foul #3 on Stephen Childress, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF) Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rodney Koval (PG), Gene Prado (SF) William Veilleux, Darwin Cox | |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes is fouled on the floor by Leo Hayes - foul #2 on Leo Hayes, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Niebuhr (SF) Ryan Tuttle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate misses the lay-in | 41-32 |
| 12:33 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Steven Hernandes picks off the pass by Stephen Childress | 41-32 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes banks in the layup | 41-34 |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider connects on the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Steven Hernandes - foul #3 on Steven Hernandes, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Veilleux (SG), Ronnie Malm (C) Steven Hernandes, Eli Warren | |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 11:41 | Creighton | William Veilleux misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rodney Koval (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Veilleux (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Prado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Zarate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronnie Malm (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Hayes | 45-36 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | David Niebuhr is called for the reach on Gene Prado - foul #1 on David Niebuhr, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF) Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edmond May (C) Clarence Zarate | |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Gene Prado makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Gene Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:44 | Wichita State | Jason Snell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ryan Tuttle | 47-38 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Rodney Koval can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-38 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Malm | 47-38 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Rodney Koval misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 10:11 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), David Niebuhr (SF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Ryan Tuttle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Hernandes (SG), Eli Warren (C) William Veilleux, Gene Prado | |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm loses the dribble to Kenneth Rider | 47-38 |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Edmond May - foul #2 on Edmond May, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Veilleux (PG), Clarence Zarate (PF) Rodney Koval, Ronnie Malm | |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Veilleux | 49-40 |
| 08:33 | Wichita State | Steven Hernandes is called for the reach on Leo Hayes - foul #4 on Steven Hernandes, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Truman Hawker (SG), Darwin Cox (SF) Steven Hernandes, Edmond May | |
| 08:12 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress lays it in set up by Jason Snell | 51-40 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Stephen Childress is called for the reach on Clarence Zarate - foul #4 on Stephen Childress, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF) Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rodney Koval (PG), Steven Hernandes (SG) William Veilleux, Truman Hawker | |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:58 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Eli Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rodney Koval (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Hernandes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Darwin Cox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Zarate (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Eli Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Darwin Cox knocks in the shot from the left block | 51-42 |
| 06:59 | Wichita State | Darwin Cox is called for the reach on Jason Snell - foul #1 on Darwin Cox, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gene Prado (SF), Ronnie Malm (PF), Edmond May (C) Darwin Cox, Clarence Zarate, Eli Warren | |
| 06:59 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:59 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Edmond May snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Rodney Koval misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Childress - foul #5 on Stephen Childress, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF) Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Rodney Koval makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Rodney Koval makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:18 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Kenneth Rider steals the ball from Steven Hernandes | 52-44 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lee (C) Kenneth Rider | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Zarate (PF) Edmond May | |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Prado | 52-47 |
| 05:33 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is hacked by Steven Hernandes - foul #5 on Steven Hernandes, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider (C) Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Veilleux (SG), Eli Warren (C) Steven Hernandes, Ronnie Malm | |
| 05:33 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | Gene Prado buries a jumper in the lane | 52-49 |
| 04:58 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Jason Snell grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 04:44 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:29 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider misses long on a runner near the basket | 52-49 |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 04:14 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Rodney Koval takes the ball from Ryan Tuttle | 52-49 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | William Veilleux lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodney Koval | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider is hacked by Clarence Zarate - foul #2 on Clarence Zarate, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG) Leo Hayes | |
| Subs | Creighton | Truman Hawker (SG), Edmond May (SF), Ronnie Malm (PF), Darwin Cox (C) Rodney Koval, Gene Prado, Clarence Zarate, Eli Warren | |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Darwin Cox pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Niebuhr (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Veilleux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Truman Hawker (fresh) SF - Edmond May (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Malm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darwin Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm misses the jump hook from the right block | 52-51 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | William Veilleux snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lee (C) Kenneth Rider | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rodney Koval (PG), Clarence Zarate (PF), Eli Warren (C) Truman Hawker, Ronnie Malm, Darwin Cox | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Edmond May is hacked by Ryan Tuttle - foul #2 on Ryan Tuttle, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Edmond May misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Edmond May misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:25 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-51 |
| 02:24 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gene Prado (SF) Edmond May | |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Gene Prado hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Rodney Koval | 54-53 |
| 01:41 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-53 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Gene Prado is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Christopher Fitzgerald, team foul #11 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Kenneth Rider (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Gene Prado makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Gene Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:13 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 01:12 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Rodney Koval hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Prado | 56-57 |
| 00:37 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses long on a jumper from the left side | 56-57 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Rodney Koval grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Rodney Koval is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Snell - foul #4 on Jason Snell, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Rodney Koval makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Rodney Koval makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:16 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | William Veilleux is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Hayes - foul #3 on Leo Hayes, team foul #13 | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | William Veilleux makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | William Veilleux misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Wichita State | Rodney Koval takes the ball from Kenneth Rider | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Jason Snell is called for the reach on William Veilleux in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Snell, team foul #14 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG) Jason Snell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:05 | Creighton | William Veilleux makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | William Veilleux makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-62 |