| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ezra Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Keneth Seal inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | James Stewart steals it from Keneth Seal | 28-40 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Ezra Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Stewart | 28-42 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-42 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Gregory Boggs tips it but misses | 28-42 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Keneth Seal grabs the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nathan Barr | 28-42 |
| 18:27 | Creighton | James Stewart is hacked by Gregory Boggs - foul #3 on Gregory Boggs, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (SG) Gregory Boggs | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Whitaker (SF), Kenneth Griswold (PF), John Rice (C) Nathan Barr, John Johnson, Jesse Miller | |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Ezra Cox misses the dunk | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Miller | 28-42 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Cory Coder misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Ezra Cox pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:40 | Creighton | Ezra Cox is fouled on the floor by Ronald Miller - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Branch (PG), Nathan Barr (SF) Ezra Cox, James Whitaker | |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Nathan Barr clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Ford - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ezra Cox (PG) Kevin Branch | |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Nathan Barr makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Nathan Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Keneth Seal can't finish the layup | 28-44 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ezra Cox | 28-44 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Ronald Miller swats the short shot by Nathan Barr | 28-44 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | James Stewart can't tip it in | 28-44 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Ronald Miller snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Keneth Seal can't finish the layup | 28-44 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Rice | 28-44 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Nathan Barr banks in the layup on a great pass from Ezra Cox | 28-46 |
| 15:51 | Ball State | Keneth Seal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Boggs (SG), James Perkins (SF), Alexander Payeur (PF), John Root (C) Greg Maggard, Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Branch (PG), James Whitaker (SF), John Johnson (PF), Jesse Miller (C) Ezra Cox, Nathan Barr, Kenneth Griswold, John Rice | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Perkins (fresh) PF - Alexander Payeur (fresh) C - John Root (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kevin Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Creighton | James Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Branch | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur misses the easy layup | 28-49 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Jesse Miller pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Alexander Payeur steals the ball from John Johnson | 28-49 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | John Root knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | James Stewart buries a 3 from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | John Root can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Branch - foul #3 on Kevin Branch, team foul #1 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Michael Ford (C) Cory Coder, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ezra Cox (PG), Nathan Barr (SF), John Rice (PF), Kenneth Griswold (C) Kevin Branch, James Whitaker, John Johnson, Jesse Miller | |
| 14:01 | Ball State | John Root makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | John Root makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Kenneth Griswold can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur is fouled on the floor by Nathan Barr - foul #1 on Nathan Barr, team foul #2 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Keneth Seal (SF), Ronald Miller (PF) Alexander Payeur, John Root | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Whitaker (SG), John Johnson (PF), Jesse Miller (C) James Stewart, John Rice, Kenneth Griswold | |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Greg Maggard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Michael Ford snags the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Nathan Barr steps in front of the Keneth Seal pass | 32-52 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Nathan Barr can't finish the layup | 32-52 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Michael Ford snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Miller - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (SG) Gregory Boggs | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Stewart (SG), Kenneth Griswold (PF), John Rice (C) James Whitaker, John Johnson, Jesse Miller | |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Keneth Seal scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Miller and the foul's on Nathan Barr - foul #2 on Nathan Barr, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Snell (SG) Greg Maggard | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Keneth Seal makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Nathan Barr misses the lay-in | 35-52 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Nathan Barr tips it but misses | 35-52 |
| 11:39 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Ford | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Coder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Snell (fresh) SF - Keneth Seal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ezra Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Griswold (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Rice (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-52 |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Ronald Miller tips it in | 37-52 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Nathan Barr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | Kenneth Griswold grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Kevin Snell - foul #2 on Kevin Snell, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Maggard (PG), Alexander Payeur (SF) Kevin Snell, Keneth Seal | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Branch (PG), James Whitaker (SF), John Johnson (PF), Jesse Miller (C) Ezra Cox, Nathan Barr, Kenneth Griswold, John Rice | |
| 11:03 | Creighton | James Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | James Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | James Stewart is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SF), John Root (C) Ronald Miller, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ezra Cox (PG), Nathan Barr (SF) Kevin Branch, James Whitaker | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur buries a jump hook from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Ezra Cox knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Nathan Barr and he's hacked by Greg Maggard - foul #3 on Greg Maggard, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Boggs (SG) Cory Coder | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Whitaker (SF), Kenneth Griswold (PF), Patrick Daniels (C) Nathan Barr, John Johnson, Jesse Miller | |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Ezra Cox makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Ball State | John Root misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Ezra Cox grabs the board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Ezra Cox buries a runner from the left block | 39-57 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | James Perkins loses the dribble to James Stewart | 39-57 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | James Whitaker lays it up and in set up by James Stewart | 39-59 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | John Root drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Maggard | 42-59 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Kenneth Griswold misses the easy layup | 42-59 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Greg Maggard is blocked by Kenneth Griswold | 42-59 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Patrick Daniels gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Ezra Cox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Ezra Cox | 42-59 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | James Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Whitaker | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Greg Maggard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Boggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alexander Payeur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Root (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ezra Cox (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Griswold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Ezra Cox steps in front of the Gregory Boggs pass | 42-62 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | James Stewart banks in the layup set up by Ezra Cox | 42-64 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Greg Maggard loses the dribble to Ezra Cox in the backcourt | 42-64 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Ezra Cox hits the finger roll | 42-66 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Gregory Boggs is fouled on the floor by James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #6 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Coder (PG), Kevin Snell (SG), Keneth Seal (SF), Ronald Miller (PF), Michael Ford (C) Greg Maggard, Gregory Boggs, James Perkins, Alexander Payeur, John Root | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Branch (PG), Raymond Foulk (SG), Nathan Barr (SF), John Johnson (PF), Jesse Miller (C) Ezra Cox, James Stewart, James Whitaker, Kenneth Griswold, Patrick Daniels | |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Ronald Miller misses the floater from the left block | 42-66 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Keneth Seal pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Kevin Snell drills a runner from the baseline | 44-66 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Kevin Branch is whistled for a carry | 44-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Stewart (SG) Raymond Foulk | |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Michael Ford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keneth Seal | 46-66 |
| 05:29 | Creighton | James Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Keneth Seal gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Jesse Miller is called for the reach on Cory Coder - foul #2 on Jesse Miller, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Rogers (PG), Richard Chambers (PF), Alexander Payeur (C) Keneth Seal, Ronald Miller, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Whitaker (SG), Raymond Foulk (SF), John Rice (PF), Patrick Daniels (C) James Stewart, Nathan Barr, John Johnson, Jesse Miller | |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Cory Coder makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Cory Coder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Kevin Branch knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Whitaker | 48-68 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur scores on a shot near the basket set up by Joseph Rogers | 50-68 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | James Whitaker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | John Rice picks off the pass by Alexander Payeur | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Patrick Daniels is called for a backcourt violation | 50-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (SF), John Root (PF) Kevin Snell, Alexander Payeur | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Patrick Daniels steals it from John Root | 50-71 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | James Whitaker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Cory Coder | 50-71 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Cory Coder drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Rogers | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Cory Coder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Root (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kevin Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Foulk (fresh) SF - James Whitaker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) C - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Raymond Foulk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Joseph Rogers pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | James Perkins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-71 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | John Rice double dribbles | 53-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kevin Snell (SG), Alexander Payeur (PF) Joseph Rogers, Richard Chambers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Harris (SF), Kenneth Griswold (PF) James Whitaker, John Rice | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Patrick Daniels is called for the reach on John Root - foul #1 on Patrick Daniels, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Whitaker (SG), John Rice (C) Jason Harris, Patrick Daniels | |
| 01:45 | Ball State | John Root makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | John Root makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Raymond Foulk misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Kenneth Griswold pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Alexander Payeur blocks the short jumper by James Whitaker | 55-71 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Kevin Snell knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by James Perkins and he's fouled by Kevin Branch - foul #4 on Kevin Branch, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Kevin Snell makes the free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Kevin Branch hits the finger roll set up by James Whitaker | 58-73 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Alexander Payeur hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cory Coder | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Kevin Branch runs out the clock | 60-73 |