| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Craig Daugherty (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Waddell (fresh) SF - Christopher Teague (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Lainez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (fresh) 16 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Marin Zauner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Phillip Glantz inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Drake | Marin Zauner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses badly on a floater in the lane | 35-34 |
| 19:38 | Drake | Philip Skoog gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:24 | Drake | Marin Zauner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Phillip Glantz | 35-37 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Teague | 38-37 |
| 19:03 | Drake | Lester Larson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Lesinski - foul #3 on Henry Lesinski, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Michael Ward (SF) James Waddell, Henry Lesinski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:03 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:03 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Charles Lainez pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:26 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Philip Skoog snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:11 | Drake | Phillip Glantz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Charles Lainez | 38-39 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (PG), James Waddell (PF) Everette Espitia, Christopher Teague | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Raymond Brownlee (SG), James Walz (SF), James Harris (PF), Jason Crane (C) Marin Zauner, Douglas Smith, Phillip Glantz, Lester Larson, Philip Skoog | |
| 17:41 | Drake | Charles Lainez takes the ball from James Harris | 38-39 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Charles Lainez can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 17:23 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Walz | 38-39 |
| 17:01 | Drake | James Walz misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-39 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Michael Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Raymond Brownlee is called for the reach on Craig Daugherty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Brownlee, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Everette Espitia (PG), Christopher Teague (SF), Henry Lesinski (C) Nathaniel Moore, Michael Ward, James Waddell | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Glantz (SF) Jason Crane | |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Charles Lainez tips it home | 40-39 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Henry Lesinski steals the ball from Phillip Glantz | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Charles Lainez is hacked by James Walz - foul #3 on James Walz, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (PF) Charles Lainez | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG), Douglas Smith (SG), Lester Larson (PF), Philip Skoog (C) Aaron Fitzpatrick, Raymond Brownlee, James Walz, James Harris | |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Christopher Teague double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Waddell (SF) Everette Espitia, Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Craig Daugherty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Waddell (fresh) PF - Christopher Teague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Marin Zauner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Drake | Marin Zauner's floater is tipped away by James Waddell | 40-39 |
| 15:34 | Drake | Philip Skoog tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 15:32 | Drake | Philip Skoog grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:19 | Drake | Marin Zauner's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Lesinski | 40-39 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Douglas Smith tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Phillip Glantz tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 14:37 | Drake | Phillip Glantz misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Craig Daugherty | 42-41 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Christopher Teague is hacked by Marin Zauner - foul #3 on Marin Zauner, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SF), Charles Lainez (PF) James Waddell, Christopher Teague | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Raymond Brownlee (SG), James Walz (SF), Jason Crane (C) Marin Zauner, Douglas Smith, Phillip Glantz, Philip Skoog | |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Walz - foul #4 on James Walz, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Phillip Glantz (SF) James Walz | |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:46 | Drake | Jason Crane comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 13:45 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Fitzpatrick | 43-43 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Charles Lainez lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Daugherty and the foul's on Raymond Brownlee - foul #3 on Raymond Brownlee, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SF) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Drake | James Harris (SF), Philip Skoog (C) Phillip Glantz, Lester Larson | |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Philip Skoog pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:41 | Drake | James Harris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Lainez - foul #2 on Charles Lainez, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF) Nathaniel Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG), Phillip Glantz (SF) Aaron Fitzpatrick, Jason Crane | |
| 12:41 | Drake | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:41 | Drake | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee is fouled on the floor by Marin Zauner - foul #4 on Marin Zauner, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SF) Christopher Teague | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Russell Prater (SG), Lester Larson (PF) Marin Zauner, Raymond Brownlee, Philip Skoog | |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 45-45 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ward | 45-45 |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Michael Ward comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-45 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Lester Larson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Daugherty (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lainez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Aaron Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Prater (fresh) SF - Phillip Glantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lester Larson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SF), Christopher Teague (PF) Michael Ward, Charles Lainez | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Smith (SG), Jason Crane (C) Russell Prater, James Harris | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Douglas Smith is called for the reach on Craig Daugherty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Smith, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Lainez (PF) Nathaniel Moore | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SF), James Waddell (PF) Christopher Teague, Charles Lainez | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Brownlee (PG), Philip Skoog (C) Aaron Fitzpatrick, Lester Larson | |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Jason Crane steps in front of the Craig Daugherty pass | 47-45 |
| 10:26 | Drake | Douglas Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Crane | 47-48 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 47-48 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Phillip Glantz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:46 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Philip Skoog steps in front of the Kenneth Lee pass in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 09:29 | Drake | Philip Skoog misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:27 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee is hacked by Douglas Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Smith, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Charles Lainez (PF) Nathaniel Moore, James Waddell | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Russell Prater (SG), James Harris (SF), Lester Larson (PF) Raymond Brownlee, Douglas Smith, Phillip Glantz, Jason Crane | |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Russell Prater can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig Daugherty - foul #3 on Craig Daugherty, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Russell Prater misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Russell Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Charles Lainez pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Lesinski | 49-48 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 49-48 |
| 08:27 | Drake | Lester Larson gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:04 | Drake | James Harris hits a jump hook from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Lester Larson - foul #2 on Lester Larson, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SF) Christopher Teague | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG), Phillip Glantz (SF), James Walz (C) Aaron Fitzpatrick, James Harris, Philip Skoog | |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses the 3rd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:55 | Drake | James Walz gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:39 | Drake | Charles Lainez swats the short shot by Lester Larson | 51-50 |
| 07:37 | Drake | Phillip Glantz gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Daugherty (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lainez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (tired) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Marin Zauner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Russell Prater (fairly fresh) SF - Phillip Glantz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Larson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Walz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Drake | Craig Daugherty steals the ball from Marin Zauner | 51-50 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Michael Ward snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Henry Lesinski blows the wide open layup | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Drake | Phillip Glantz grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Lester Larson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Ward - foul #1 on Michael Ward, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Drake | Douglas Smith (SG), Jason Crane (C) Russell Prater, Phillip Glantz | |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Lester Larson misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Lester Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | James Walz steps in front of the Christopher Teague pass | 51-51 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Douglas Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Walz | 51-54 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Marin Zauner loses the dribble to Christopher Teague | 54-54 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Douglas Smith picks off the pass by Christopher Teague in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Jason Crane misses short on a jump hook from close range | 54-54 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Christopher Teague gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee is fouled on the floor by Jason Crane - foul #1 on Jason Crane, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Waddell (SF), Michael Ward (PF) Christopher Teague, Charles Lainez | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG), Raymond Brownlee (SG), Phillip Glantz (SF), James Harris (PF), Philip Skoog (C) Marin Zauner, Douglas Smith, James Walz, Lester Larson, Jason Crane | |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Philip Skoog pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:07 | Drake | Phillip Glantz loses the ball out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Lesinski | 58-54 |
| 03:38 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Glantz | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Lee (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Daugherty (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Waddell (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Lesinski (tired) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Aaron Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Brownlee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Glantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Harris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Skoog (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Creighton | The jump hook by Craig Daugherty is blocked by Philip Skoog | 58-57 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Michael Ward gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty hits a shot from the right side | 60-57 |
| 03:07 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #4 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Charles Lainez (PF) James Waddell, Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Drake | James Walz (PF) James Harris | |
| 03:07 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:07 | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Charles Lainez clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-59 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Philip Skoog snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 02:56 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Marin Zauner (PG), Douglas Smith (SG), James Harris (C) Aaron Fitzpatrick, Raymond Brownlee, Philip Skoog | |
| 02:48 | Drake | Marin Zauner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Christopher Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the fadeaway from the left side | 62-59 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Waddell (SF), Michael Ward (PF) Christopher Teague, Charles Lainez | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:08 | Drake | James Harris can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 02:07 | Drake | James Harris tips it home | 62-61 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | James Waddell buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Kenneth Lee | 64-61 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Charles Lainez (PF) James Waddell, Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Drake | Lester Larson (PF), Philip Skoog (C) James Walz, James Harris | |
| 01:32 | Drake | Henry Lesinski swats the layup by Philip Skoog | 64-61 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Charles Lainez pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Douglas Smith takes the ball from Kenneth Lee in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Douglas Smith banks in the layup | 64-63 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Marin Zauner picks off the pass by Craig Daugherty | 64-63 |
| 01:09 | Drake | Christopher Teague is called for the reach on Marin Zauner - foul #2 on Christopher Teague, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Henry Lesinski is called for the reach on Philip Skoog - foul #4 on Henry Lesinski, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Philip Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Philip Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Marin Zauner is called for the reach on Craig Daugherty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marin Zauner, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Aaron Fitzpatrick (PG) Marin Zauner | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Lester Larson pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Drake | Lester Larson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Smith | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Craig Daugherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Raymond Brownlee (PG) Aaron Fitzpatrick | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lee - foul #5 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Waddell (SG) Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Raymond Brownlee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | James Waddell misses the halfcourt shot | 64-69 |