| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey Rainey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sealey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sefu Abeyta (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Kukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blanding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski inbounds the ball | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harvey Rainey - foul #2 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Dennis Fox snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Gregory Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Linehan - foul #3 on Richard Linehan, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG) Richard Linehan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Harvey Rainey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | James Blanding gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski lays it up and in set up by James Blanding | 43-46 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Dmitry Kukowski takes the ball from Gregory Bryant | 43-46 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | David Sealey denies the turnaround by James McLean | 43-46 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Kuehner | 43-46 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Sealey - foul #2 on David Sealey, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (SG), Jonathan Stone (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), Kevin Burgher (C) Harvey Rainey, Gregory Bryant, David Sealey, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Nathan Stark (SF), Brian Keitt (C) James McLean, Sefu Abeyta, Dmitry Kukowski, James Blanding | |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Marc Duncan pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:54 | Drake | Nathan Stark steals the ball from Jonathan Stone | 43-47 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Rainey (SG) Luis Westrick | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Langenfeld (C) Alvin Kuehner | |
| 17:24 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw is fouled on the floor by Fred Kimmons - foul #1 on Fred Kimmons, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 17:08 | Drake | Harvey Rainey can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Stark - foul #1 on Nathan Stark, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Drake | David Sealey (PF) Marc Duncan | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Fred Kimmons | |
| 17:08 | Drake | Harvey Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:08 | Drake | Harvey Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Jonathan Stone is called for the reach on Sefu Abeyta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Stone, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Drake | David John (SF), William Saunders (C) Jonathan Stone, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski (SF) Nathan Stark | |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Brian Keitt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Sefu Abeyta picks off the pass by Harvey Rainey | 45-47 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Brian Keitt is fouled on the floor by David Sealey - foul #3 on David Sealey, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Hal Bradshaw, David John, David Sealey, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), Fred Kimmons (SF), Scott Thomas (PF), James Blanding (C) Sefu Abeyta, Dmitry Kukowski, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Kimmons | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Luis Westrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harvey Rainey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marc Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Blanding (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Drake | Marc Duncan is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Kevin Burgher (PF) Harvey Rainey, Marc Duncan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Stark (SF) James McLean | |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Scott Thomas is hacked by Dennis Fox - foul #3 on Dennis Fox, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Drake | David Sealey (PF) Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner (PF) Scott Thomas | |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner connects on the runner in the lane | 45-52 |
| 14:40 | Drake | Dennis Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (SG), Jonathan Stone (SF), Kevin Burgher (C) Luis Westrick, Gregory Bryant, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Ricky Hodge, Nathan Stark, Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 14:16 | Drake | Jonathan Stone buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is hacked by Jonathan Stone - foul #4 on Jonathan Stone, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Rainey (SG), Marc Duncan (PF) Jonathan Stone, David Sealey | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Fred Kimmons | |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Richard Linehan buries a shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Kevin Burgher loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Drake | David John (SF) Hal Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:22 | Creighton | James McLean buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Langenfeld | 49-56 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Kevin Burgher misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Langenfeld - foul #2 on James Langenfeld, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (SG), David Sealey (PF) Harvey Rainey, Marc Duncan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Nathan Stark (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) James McLean, Dmitry Kukowski, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 13:02 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Westrick - foul #3 on Luis Westrick, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Drake | William Saunders (C) Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:48 | Drake | Luis Westrick connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Linehan and he's fouled by Alvin Kuehner - foul #2 on Alvin Kuehner, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG) Sefu Abeyta | |
| 12:48 | Drake | Luis Westrick makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 54-58 |
| 12:30 | Drake | David Sealey gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 12:05 | Drake | David Sealey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Richard Linehan, Luis Westrick, David John, David Sealey, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 11:47 | Creighton | James McLean misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner tips it home | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Hal Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Rainey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marc Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Stark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Blanding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Marc Duncan | 56-60 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | James McLean misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 11:13 | Drake | Dennis Fox gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Marc Duncan knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 58-60 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | Hal Bradshaw is called for the reach on James McLean - foul #3 on Hal Bradshaw, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Luis Westrick (SG), David John (SF), David Sealey (PF), Kevin Burgher (C) Hal Bradshaw, Harvey Rainey, Gregory Bryant, Marc Duncan, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, Nathan Stark, Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 10:34 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 10:27 | Drake | Luis Westrick makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Linehan | 61-62 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | James McLean hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Sefu Abeyta | 61-64 |
| 09:58 | Drake | Kevin Burgher makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Linehan | 63-64 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Brian Keitt lays it in | 63-66 |
| 09:24 | Drake | David John is fouled on the floor by Dmitry Kukowski - foul #1 on Dmitry Kukowski, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF) Richard Linehan, David John | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (PG) James McLean | |
| 09:05 | Drake | Gregory Bryant comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 09:04 | Drake | Gregory Bryant snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw hits a jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is hacked by Kevin Burgher - foul #1 on Kevin Burgher, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), William Saunders (PF), Dennis Fox (C) Hal Bradshaw, Luis Westrick, David Sealey, Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SF), Scott Thomas (PF), James Blanding (C) Dmitry Kukowski, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:04 | Drake | Richard Linehan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-68 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Harvey Rainey gets the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Richard Linehan misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Scott Thomas - foul #1 on Scott Thomas, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Drake | Jonathan Stone (SF), Marc Duncan (PF) Gregory Bryant, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Ricky Hodge, Sefu Abeyta | |
| 07:47 | Drake | Richard Linehan makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 07:47 | Drake | Richard Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Rainey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Marc Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Quinton Wilhoite (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Blanding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Drake | Dennis Fox lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Blanding - foul #2 on James Blanding, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 07:32 | Drake | Dennis Fox misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | James Blanding grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Dennis Fox is called for the reach on Scott Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Fox, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 07:03 | Drake | Dennis Fox misses short on a jumper near the basket | 69-69 |
| 07:01 | Drake | Jonathan Stone can't tip it in | 69-69 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Thomas | 69-71 |
| 06:36 | Drake | Jonathan Stone can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 69-71 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | James Blanding grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Dennis Fox is called for the reach on Alvin Kuehner - foul #5 on Dennis Fox, team foul #12 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Hal Bradshaw (PG), David John (SF), David Sealey (PF), William Saunders (C) Richard Linehan, Harvey Rainey, Marc Duncan, Dennis Fox | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Brian Keitt (C) Quinton Wilhoite, Scott Thomas, James Blanding | |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 06:09 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw double dribbles | 69-72 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG) Jonathan Stone | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski is hacked by William Saunders in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Saunders, team foul #13 | 69-72 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 05:52 | Drake | David Sealey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 05:51 | Drake | William Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 05:36 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw clanks a jump hook from close range | 69-74 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Brian Keitt pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | Hal Bradshaw picks off the pass by James McLean in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Luis Westrick hits a jumper from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | James Langenfeld misses badly on a floater from the left block | 71-74 |
| 05:02 | Drake | William Saunders grabs the board | 71-74 |
| 04:42 | Drake | David John is hacked by Ricky Hodge - foul #1 on Ricky Hodge, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Jonathan Stone (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Marc Duncan (PF), Kevin Burgher (C) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, David Sealey, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Sefu Abeyta (SG), Nathan Stark (SF), Scott Thomas (PF) James McLean, Ricky Hodge, Dmitry Kukowski, James Langenfeld | |
| 04:42 | Drake | David John makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:42 | Drake | David John misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brian Keitt | 72-74 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Nathan Stark misses the shot from close range | 72-74 |
| 04:16 | Drake | Gregory Bryant grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 03:58 | Drake | Jonathan Stone can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-74 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Nathan Stark snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Nathan Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG) David John | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) Brian Keitt | |
| 03:41 | Drake | Marc Duncan misses long on a runner from the right block | 72-74 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Gregory Bryant hits the follow up shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Linehan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Burgher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sefu Abeyta (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Blanding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Nathan Stark scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Kimmons | 74-77 |
| 03:17 | Drake | Gregory Bryant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Burgher | 76-77 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Scott Thomas clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Marc Duncan - foul #3 on Marc Duncan, team foul #14 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Westrick (PG), Harvey Rainey (SG), Hal Bradshaw (SF), David Sealey (PF) Richard Linehan, Jonathan Stone, Gregory Bryant, Marc Duncan | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, Sefu Abeyta, Nathan Stark, James Blanding | |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:48 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Brian Keitt (C) Ricky Hodge, Scott Thomas, James Langenfeld | |
| 02:33 | Drake | David Sealey clanks a runner from the baseline | 76-78 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dmitry Kukowski | 76-78 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Harvey Rainey is called for the reach on Sefu Abeyta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Rainey, team foul #15 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Drake | William Saunders (C) Kevin Burgher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 02:20 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-80 |
| 02:18 | Drake | William Saunders tips it back up and in | 78-80 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 78-80 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Hal Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 01:51 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Linehan (PG), Gregory Bryant (SF), Kevin Burgher (C) Luis Westrick, Hal Bradshaw, William Saunders | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) Brian Keitt | |
| 01:39 | Drake | Harvey Rainey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Burgher | 81-80 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-80 |
| 01:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Gregory Bryant | 81-80 |
| 00:52 | Drake | Kevin Burgher can't connect on a jumper from close range | 81-80 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner snags the defensive board | 81-80 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Gregory Bryant comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 81-80 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Blanding | 81-80 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski lays it in on a nice dish by James McLean | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Richard Linehan buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kevin Burgher | 83-82 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is whistled for a carry | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Rainey is hacked by James McLean in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McLean, team foul #9 | 83-82 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner grabs the board | 83-82 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-82 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 83-82 |