| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Arrant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Partlow (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Jesse Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Gay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | William Walker inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Cesar Russo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Walker | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Christopher Brown knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fredrick Williams | 29-29 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Henry Arrant is hacked by Fredrick Williams - foul #2 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Cesar Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | William Walker tips it home | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Michael Leeman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Christopher Brown grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Cesar Russo grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Michael Leeman picks off the pass by Donald Partlow | 31-29 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Michael Leeman lays it in | 31-31 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | William Walker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jesse Murray - foul #2 on Jesse Murray, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Zhong Wang (PF) Keith Gay | |
| 17:26 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Boyd Vera - foul #2 on Boyd Vera, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SF), Jeff Felix (C) William Walker, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Dayton | Florentino Esposito (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Cesar Russo drills a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Florentino Esposito | 36-35 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Boyd Vera connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Aurelio Esposito | 39-35 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Michael Leeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), Donald Partlow (C) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Keith Gay (SF) Michael Leeman, Christopher Brown | |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Henry Arrant knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Kelvin Bolding | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Bolding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Arrant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Partlow (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jesse Murray (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) SF - Keith Gay (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zhong Wang (fresh) C - Florentino Esposito (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Robert Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Arrant | 41-35 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Keith Gay hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Henry Arrant banks in the layup | 43-37 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Keith Gay comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-37 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Donald Partlow pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Henry Arrant misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Zhong Wang | 43-37 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Jesse Murray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Henry Arrant pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Henry Arrant clanks a floater in the paint | 43-37 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Donald Partlow misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Keith Gay snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Robert Cook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Murray | 43-37 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Jesse Murray is hacked by Willie Nero - foul #1 on Willie Nero, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), Kenneth Sullivan (SF), William Walker (PF), Jeff Felix (C) Willie Nero, Aurelio Esposito, Kelvin Bolding, Henry Arrant, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Christopher Brown (SF), Fredrick Williams (C) Robert Cook, Keith Gay, Florentino Esposito | |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Jeff Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | William Walker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-37 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Zhong Wang double dribbles | 43-37 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | Jesse Murray is called for the reach on Boyd Vera - foul #3 on Jesse Murray, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Russo | 43-37 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Cesar Russo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Christopher Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Kenneth Sullivan (fresh) PF - William Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 24 pts. SG - Jesse Murray (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Zhong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Christopher Brown's pass is intercepted by Cesar Russo | 43-37 |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Cesar Russo banks in the layup | 45-37 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Zhong Wang snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Michael Leeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | William Walker is denied on a layup by Zhong Wang | 45-39 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Christopher Brown gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Christopher Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Sullivan grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | William Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Boyd Vera | 47-39 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Felix - foul #1 on Jeff Felix, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Aurelio Esposito (SG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), Henry Arrant (PF), Donald Partlow (C) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo, Kenneth Sullivan, William Walker, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Keith Gay (PF), Florentino Esposito (C) Jesse Murray, Zhong Wang, Fredrick Williams | |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Henry Arrant drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Aurelio Esposito | 49-41 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Michael Leeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Michael Leeman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 49-43 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kelvin Bolding | 51-43 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Michael Leeman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Henry Arrant buries a floater from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Henry Arrant grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Bolding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Arrant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Partlow (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 30 pts. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Keith Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Christopher Brown takes the ball from Donald Partlow | 53-45 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Michael Leeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Henry Arrant pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Henry Arrant comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Keith Gay - foul #1 on Keith Gay, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), William Walker (SF), Jeff Felix (C) Willie Nero, Aurelio Esposito, Kelvin Bolding, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jesse Murray (SG), Zhong Wang (PF), Fredrick Williams (C) Robert Cook, Keith Gay, Florentino Esposito | |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Henry Arrant makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Henry Arrant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Michael Leeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeff Felix | 55-45 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Zhong Wang is called for the reach on William Walker - foul #1 on Zhong Wang, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Jeff Felix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SF), Donald Partlow (C) Henry Arrant, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Michael Leeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Cesar Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Christopher Brown snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Donald Partlow grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito misses the floater from the right block | 55-45 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Christopher Brown grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | A charge is called on Michael Leeman - foul #2 on Michael Leeman, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Felix (C) Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Cook (SG), Keith Gay (PF) Michael Leeman, Zhong Wang | |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Cesar Russo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Aurelio Esposito | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Christopher Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aurelio Esposito - foul #1 on Aurelio Esposito, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding (SF), Henry Arrant (PF) Aurelio Esposito, William Walker | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Christopher Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Christopher Brown connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Jeff Felix - foul #2 on Jeff Felix, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kenneth Sullivan (SG) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Florentino Esposito (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Christopher Brown misses the free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Jeff Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Henry Arrant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Henry Arrant tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Florentino Esposito pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Sullivan (fresh) SF - Kelvin Bolding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Arrant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jesse Murray (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) SF - Christopher Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Keith Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Christopher Brown connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Cook | 61-50 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Willie Nero loses the dribble to Keith Gay | 61-50 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), William Walker (SF), Donald Partlow (C) Willie Nero, Kenneth Sullivan, Kelvin Bolding, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Zhong Wang (PF), Fredrick Williams (C) Robert Cook, Christopher Brown, Florentino Esposito | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Zhong Wang loses the dribble to Henry Arrant | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 02:30 | Creighton | William Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boyd Vera | 63-50 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Michael Leeman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to William Walker | 63-53 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Cesar Russo buries a 3 from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Walker - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Zhong Wang | |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Michael Leeman misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Michael Leeman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | William Walker misses the tip | 66-54 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Christopher Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Henry Arrant | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Creighton | William Walker buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Boyd Vera | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Christopher Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side | 68-54 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Fredrick Williams tips it in | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Boyd Vera runs out the clock | 68-56 |