| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dee Ouellette (fresh) SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) C - Horace Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Thomas Melville (fresh) SG - Steven Hernandes (fresh) SF - James Temple (fresh) PF - Clarence Zarate (fresh) C - Ronnie Malm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Horace Copeland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff drills a floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Troy Wilson | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby lays it up and in on a great pass from Dee Ouellette | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Craig Updegraff | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Troy Wilson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate's dunk attempt is rejected by Horace Copeland | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dee Ouellette | 7-2 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Thomas Melville's pass is intercepted by Dee Ouellette in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Horace Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate is hacked by Nicholas Raby - foul #1 on Nicholas Raby, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Horace Copeland takes the ball from Ronnie Malm | 7-2 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Steven Hernandes is called for the reach on Dee Ouellette - foul #1 on Steven Hernandes, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Luong (PG), Curtis Drexler (SG), Richard Whitmore (SF), Alan King (PF) Dee Ouellette, Craig Updegraff, Troy Wilson, Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Horace Copeland can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronnie Malm - foul #1 on Ronnie Malm, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Horace Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Horace Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Melville | 8-4 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | William Luong connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), Troy Wilson (SF), Nicholas Raby (PF) William Luong, Richard Whitmore, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Selders (PG), Gordon Angus (SG), Darwin Cox (SF), Edmond May (PF), Randall Rickard (C) Thomas Melville, Steven Hernandes, James Temple, Clarence Zarate, Ronnie Malm | |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Troy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Darwin Cox - foul #1 on Darwin Cox, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Craig Updegraff (SG) Curtis Drexler | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dee Ouellette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Selders (fresh) SG - Gordon Angus (fresh) SF - Darwin Cox (fresh) PF - Edmond May (fresh) C - Randall Rickard (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dee Ouellette | 12-4 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Darwin Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Selders | 12-7 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Temple (SF) Darwin Cox | |
| 14:45 | Creighton | James Temple drills a 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Alan King misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Randall Rickard | 12-10 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Gordon Angus scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edmond May | 12-13 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | The jump hook by Alan King is blocked by Edmond May | 12-13 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Gordon Angus pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | Randall Rickard misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Alan King gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Raby | 14-13 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | William Selders hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Temple | 14-15 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Randall Rickard snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Edmond May misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Troy Wilson snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Troy Wilson is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Luong (PG), Curtis Drexler (SG), Richard Whitmore (SF), Jeff Wilson (PF), Horace Copeland (C) Dee Ouellette, Craig Updegraff, Troy Wilson, Nicholas Raby, Alan King | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Melville (PG), Steven Hernandes (SG), Darwin Cox (SF), Clarence Zarate (PF), Ronnie Malm (C) William Selders, Gordon Angus, James Temple, Edmond May, Randall Rickard | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Luong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) SF - Richard Whitmore (fresh) PF - Jeff Wilson (fresh) C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Thomas Melville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Hernandes (fresh) SF - Darwin Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Malm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Darwin Cox misses the dunk attempt | 14-15 |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes tips it in | 14-17 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Horace Copeland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Horace Copeland pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 16-17 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeff Wilson | 16-17 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | William Luong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Darwin Cox is fouled on the floor by William Luong - foul #1 on William Luong, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Temple (SF) Darwin Cox | |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Thomas Melville makes the jumper from the right wing set up by James Temple | 16-19 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Jeff Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Horace Copeland | 19-19 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm misses the dunk but he's fouled by Horace Copeland - foul #1 on Horace Copeland, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), Jason Wright (SF), Alan King (PF) William Luong, Richard Whitmore, Jeff Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Alan King drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dee Ouellette | 22-21 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-21 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Alan King snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Jason Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan King - foul #1 on Alan King, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Luong (PG), Craig Updegraff (SG), Troy Wilson (SF), Nicholas Raby (PF) Dee Ouellette, Curtis Drexler, Jason Wright, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Selders (PG), Edmond May (PF), Randall Rickard (C) Thomas Melville, Clarence Zarate, Ronnie Malm | |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes misses the 3rd free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses the dunk but the foul's on William Selders - foul #1 on William Selders, team foul #4 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gordon Angus (SG) Steven Hernandes | |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Edmond May | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Luong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Selders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Angus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Temple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edmond May (fresh) C - Randall Rickard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Gordon Angus is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gordon Angus, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Alan King gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Alan King misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-23 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Edmond May snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Alan King denies the turnaround by Gordon Angus | 26-23 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | William Luong snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by James Temple - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), Horace Copeland (C) William Luong, Alan King | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Melville (PG), Darwin Cox (SF) Gordon Angus, James Temple | |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Edmond May snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Edmond May clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 27-23 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Randall Rickard tips it in | 27-25 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dee Ouellette | 30-25 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Craig Updegraff takes the ball from Edmond May | 30-25 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Raby | 33-25 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | William Selders is hacked by Horace Copeland - foul #2 on Horace Copeland, team foul #6 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (SG), Jeff Wilson (C) Craig Updegraff, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Hernandes (SG), Clarence Zarate (PF), Ronnie Malm (C) William Selders, Edmond May, Randall Rickard | |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Steven Hernandes is called for the reach on Nicholas Raby - foul #2 on Steven Hernandes, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Whitmore (SF), Alan King (C) Troy Wilson, Jeff Wilson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gordon Angus (SG), James Temple (SF) Steven Hernandes, Darwin Cox | |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-25 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-25 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | James Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | James Temple misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Gordon Angus tips it but misses | 35-25 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alan King | 35-25 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Thomas Melville is called for the reach on Dee Ouellette - foul #1 on Thomas Melville, team foul #8 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Craig Updegraff (SG), Troy Wilson (SF), Horace Copeland (C) Curtis Drexler, Richard Whitmore, Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Selders (PG), Steven Hernandes (SG) Thomas Melville, Gordon Angus | |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate grabs the board | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dee Ouellette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan King (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Selders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hernandes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Temple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Malm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | William Selders clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Horace Copeland snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Horace Copeland tips it home | 37-25 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Troy Wilson - foul #1 on Troy Wilson, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Richard Whitmore (PF) Dee Ouellette, Alan King | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Clarence Zarate gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edmond May (SF), Randall Rickard (C) James Temple, Ronnie Malm | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler loses the dribble to Steven Hernandes | 37-27 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Selders | 37-29 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Horace Copeland misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 37-29 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Horace Copeland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Wilson | 39-29 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | William Selders hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-29 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Steven Hernandes hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Randall Rickard steals the ball from Horace Copeland | 39-31 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Edmond May can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Craig Updegraff - foul #2 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #8 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), William Luong (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Nicholas Raby (PF) Curtis Drexler, Craig Updegraff, Troy Wilson, Richard Whitmore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Melville (PG), Gordon Angus (SG), James Temple (SF), Ronnie Malm (C) William Selders, Steven Hernandes, Clarence Zarate, Randall Rickard | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Edmond May misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Edmond May makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan King (C) Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Mingle (PF) Edmond May | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Ronnie Malm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Douglas Mingle tips it home | 39-34 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Douglas Mingle swats the short shot by Jason Wright | 39-34 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Alan King tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Thomas Melville can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-34 |