| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Walker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Henry Arrant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - John Stone (fresh) SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | William Walker inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Stone - foul #2 on John Stone, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Berube (PF) Charles Chase | |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Cesar Russo makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Cesar Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:26 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Quintanar | 29-33 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Henry Arrant is denied on a dunk by Glenn Ferguson | 29-33 |
| 19:19 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Glenn Ferguson | 29-33 |
| 19:00 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson connects on the floater in the lane | 29-35 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Henry Arrant makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Walker and he's hacked by Thomas Berube - foul #1 on Thomas Berube, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Charles Chase (PF), Alexander Hodges (C) John Stone, Thomas Berube, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Henry Arrant makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:08 | Bradley | Charles Chase is fouled on the floor by William Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SF) William Walker | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SF) Patrick Quintanar | |
| 17:47 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges is fouled on the floor by Jeff Felix - foul #2 on Jeff Felix, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF), Glenn Ferguson (C) John Stone, Charles Chase | |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Aurelio Esposito - foul #2 on Aurelio Esposito, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lewis Zellmann (C) Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG), Charles Chase (PF) Clayton Wilson, Alexander Hodges | |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Glenn Ferguson is called for the reach on Cesar Russo - foul #1 on Glenn Ferguson, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Alexander Hodges (PF) Patrick Quintanar, Charles Chase | |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 16:36 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:15 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Novoa | 32-39 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Henry Arrant drills a jump hook from close range | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) PF - Henry Arrant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Zellmann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eric Novoa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Stone (fresh) PF - Alexander Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Bradley | John Stone misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:29 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Boyd Vera hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Cesar Russo | 37-41 |
| 15:01 | Bradley | John Stone misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Boyd Vera - foul #1 on Boyd Vera, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), William Walker (PF), Donald Partlow (C) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo, Henry Arrant, Lewis Zellmann | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), Patrick Quintanar (SF), Charles Chase (PF), Russel Seguin (C) Eric Novoa, Clayton Wilson, Alexander Hodges, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 15:01 | Bradley | John Stone misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:01 | Bradley | John Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding drills a floater from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:28 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Donald Partlow grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | William Walker can't throw it down but he's fouled by Charles Chase - foul #2 on Charles Chase, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Sullivan (SG) Aurelio Esposito | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Glenn Ferguson (C) John Stone, Russel Seguin | |
| 14:12 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:43 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Magruder | 41-42 |
| 13:25 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | William Walker misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Chase - foul #3 on Charles Chase, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), Aurelio Esposito (SF) Willie Nero, Kenneth Sullivan, Kelvin Bolding | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (SG), Alexander Hodges (C) Clayton Wilson, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 13:10 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Walker - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Henry Arrant (PF) William Walker | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG) Eric Novoa | |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Partlow | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Cesar Russo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Boyd Vera | 46-43 |
| 12:21 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Henry Arrant gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Charles Chase steps in front of the Donald Partlow pass | 46-43 |
| 11:39 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Felix (C) Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (SG), Thomas Berube (PF), Glenn Ferguson (C) Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase, Alexander Hodges | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) PF - Henry Arrant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Novoa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Berube (fresh) C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Patrick Quintanar steals it from Cesar Russo | 46-43 |
| 10:51 | Bradley | Eric Novoa's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Felix | 46-43 |
| 10:50 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Novoa | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), Donald Partlow (C) Boyd Vera, Aurelio Esposito, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), John Stone (SF), Alexander Hodges (PF) Eric Novoa, Patrick Quintanar, Thomas Berube | |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Henry Arrant is denied on a dunk by Alexander Hodges | 46-43 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Cesar Russo gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Cesar Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 10:00 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:31 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder is fouled on the floor by Willie Nero - foul #1 on Willie Nero, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Sullivan (SG) Cesar Russo | |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF), Charles Chase (PF) Clayton Wilson, Alexander Hodges | |
| 09:24 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar buries a runner near the basket | 46-45 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | The jumper by Henry Arrant is denied by Charles Chase | 46-45 |
| 09:14 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:49 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Donald Partlow gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Glenn Ferguson steals it from Henry Arrant | 46-45 |
| 08:27 | Bradley | Donald Partlow is called for the reach on Kirk Magruder - foul #4 on Donald Partlow, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), Aurelio Esposito (SF), Jeff Felix (C) Willie Nero, Kenneth Sullivan, Kelvin Bolding, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Eric Novoa (SF), Alexander Hodges (C) John Stone, Patrick Quintanar, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 08:27 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Henry Arrant pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Henry Arrant scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Cesar Russo and the foul's on Clayton Wilson - foul #1 on Clayton Wilson, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Henry Arrant makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:49 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeff Felix | 49-45 |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Henry Arrant blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 07:36 | Bradley | Eric Novoa snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) PF - Henry Arrant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Eric Novoa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Hodges (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Henry Arrant gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Jeff Felix misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Novoa - foul #2 on Eric Novoa, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Walker (SF), Donald Partlow (PF) Aurelio Esposito, Henry Arrant | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG), Patrick Quintanar (SF), Glenn Ferguson (C) Clayton Wilson, Eric Novoa, Charles Chase | |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Jeff Felix makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Jeff Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:40 | Bradley | John Stone banks in the layup | 51-47 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Jeff Felix double dribbles | 51-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SG), Kelvin Bolding (SF) Cesar Russo, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Charles Chase (PF) John Stone, Alexander Hodges | |
| 06:08 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Boyd Vera - foul #2 on Boyd Vera, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Alexander Hodges (PF) Charles Chase | |
| 06:08 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:08 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | William Walker makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Aurelio Esposito | 53-49 |
| 05:31 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Kirk Magruder | 53-51 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | William Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 05:24 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:55 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar knocks in the jumper from the right block | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | Creighton | Alexander Hodges is called for the reach on Aurelio Esposito - foul #2 on Alexander Hodges, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Cesar Russo (SG) Boyd Vera, Kelvin Bolding | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG), Eric Novoa (SF), Charles Chase (PF), Russel Seguin (C) Clayton Wilson, Patrick Quintanar, Alexander Hodges, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 04:36 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Russel Seguin | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Bradley | Russel Seguin makes the shot from the right side | 53-55 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Russel Seguin picks off the pass by Aurelio Esposito | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | Bradley | Charles Chase loses the dribble to Willie Nero | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. C - Donald Partlow (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Novoa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Russel Seguin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Creighton | William Walker can't throw it down | 53-55 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Partlow | 53-55 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | William Walker knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Aurelio Esposito and he's hacked by Charles Chase - foul #4 on Charles Chase, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Henry Arrant (PF), Jeff Felix (C) Willie Nero, Aurelio Esposito, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Patrick Quintanar (SF), Thomas Berube (PF), Glenn Ferguson (C) John Stone, Eric Novoa, Charles Chase, Russel Seguin | |
| 03:09 | Creighton | William Walker makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:47 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-57 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Boyd Vera banks in the layup | 58-57 |
| 02:06 | Bradley | Boyd Vera picks off the pass by Thomas Berube | 58-57 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Boyd Vera blows the layup | 58-57 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Glenn Ferguson | 58-57 |
| 01:31 | Bradley | The jump hook by Patrick Quintanar is blocked by Henry Arrant | 58-57 |
| 01:29 | Bradley | Thomas Berube tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Henry Arrant | 58-57 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Kirk Magruder steals it from Boyd Vera | 58-57 |
| 01:15 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson travels with the ball | 58-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Partlow (C) Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Chase (PF) Thomas Berube | |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Bradley | William Walker is called for the reach on Patrick Quintanar - foul #5 on William Walker, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SF) William Walker | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:39 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:39 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Donald Partlow pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Donald Partlow blows the layup | 61-58 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Boyd Vera | 61-58 |