| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fresh) SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) SF - Donald Cole (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Austin Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) C - James Blanding (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Austin Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Myers | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | James McLean makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Kimmons | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Myers and he's hacked by James Blanding - foul #1 on James Blanding, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Austin Brown grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Evansville | Donald Cole is fouled on the floor by James McLean - foul #1 on James McLean, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Austin Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | James McLean can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Cole - foul #1 on Donald Cole, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Donald Cole makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Myers | 7-4 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Scott Thomas hits a shot from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 17:16 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Scott Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Austin Brown snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Donald Cole is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Cole, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG), Thomas Barden (SG), Russell O'Barr (SF), Jarrett Jones (PF), Earl Davis (C) Robert Myers, Clifford Campbell, Donald Cole, David Allen, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Scott Thomas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (PG), Andrew Williams (SF) James McLean, Scott Thomas | |
| 15:54 | Evansville | James Langenfeld denies the turnaround by Earl Davis | 10-6 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Langenfeld | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Walter Zullo (fresh) SG - Thomas Barden (fresh) SF - Russell O'Barr (fresh) PF - Jarrett Jones (fresh) C - Earl Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) PF - Brian Keitt (fresh) C - James Langenfeld (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons comes up short on the floater near the basket | 10-6 |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Earl Davis scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-6 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | James Langenfeld comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons tips it home | 12-8 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Brian Keitt pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Andrew Williams is hacked by Thomas Barden - foul #1 on Thomas Barden, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Clifford Campbell (SG), David Allen (PF), Austin Brown (C) Walter Zullo, Thomas Barden, Jarrett Jones, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Scott Thomas (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) Fred Kimmons, Andrew Williams, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Kuehner and he's hacked by Russell O'Barr - foul #1 on Russell O'Barr, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr lays it up and in set up by Clifford Campbell | 14-11 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Scott Thomas is hacked by Robert Myers - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SF) Russell O'Barr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James McLean | 14-13 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | Walter Zullo picks off the pass by James McLean | 17-13 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Alvin Kuehner swats the layup by David Allen | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | James Blanding gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Scott Thomas clanks a runner from the right block | 17-13 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Scott Thomas snags the offensive board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zullo (fresh) PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) C - Austin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fairly fresh) C - James Blanding (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | David Allen grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Scott Thomas steals it from Clifford Campbell | 17-13 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | James Blanding knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Austin Brown is fouled on the floor by James Blanding - foul #2 on James Blanding, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Barden (PG), Jerry Solum (SG), Russell O'Barr (SF), Jarrett Jones (PF), Earl Davis (C) Robert Myers, Clifford Campbell, Walter Zullo, David Allen, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas, Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | Jerry Solum snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:15 | Evansville | Earl Davis hits a shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Brian Keitt makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Quinton Wilhoite | 19-18 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Keitt - foul #1 on Brian Keitt, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG) Quinton Wilhoite | |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Langenfeld | 20-18 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Jerry Solum hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 20-18 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brian Keitt | 20-18 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Andrew Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Thomas Barden pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr is hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG) Jerry Solum | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 08:33 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell O'Barr | 22-18 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Brian Keitt clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Walter Zullo - foul #1 on Walter Zullo, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Daryl Pye (PF), Austin Brown (C) Thomas Barden, Jarrett Jones, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Thomas (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Andrew Williams, James Langenfeld | |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Brian Keitt misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Brian Keitt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Austin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Daryl Pye comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Daryl Pye hits the follow up shot | 24-18 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Robert Myers takes the ball from Scott Thomas | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Zullo (fresh) SF - Russell O'Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Pye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Austin Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) C - Brian Keitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Austin Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 24-18 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Kimmons | 24-18 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | James McLean misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 26-18 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner is fouled on the floor by Daryl Pye - foul #1 on Daryl Pye, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Thomas Barden (SF), David Allen (PF) Walter Zullo, Russell O'Barr, Daryl Pye | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, Brian Keitt | |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Austin Brown gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Robert Myers's fadeaway is rejected by James Langenfeld | 26-18 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Robert Myers tips it back up and in | 28-18 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Scott Thomas buries a floater from the left wing set up by James McLean | 28-20 |
| 06:08 | Evansville | Robert Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Solum (PG), Jarrett Jones (C) Robert Myers, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG), Andrew Williams (SF) James McLean, Scott Thomas | |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Andrew Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Hodge | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | David Allen can't throw it down but the foul's on Alvin Kuehner - foul #1 on Alvin Kuehner, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG) Jerry Solum | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Keitt (PF) Alvin Kuehner | |
| 05:29 | Evansville | David Allen misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | David Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Jarrett Jones | 28-23 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell is hacked by Brian Keitt - foul #2 on Brian Keitt, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | Russell O'Barr (SF), Earl Davis (C) Thomas Barden, David Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Ricky Hodge, Brian Keitt | |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Andrew Williams hits a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Russell O'Barr - foul #2 on Russell O'Barr, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Jerry Solum (SG), Austin Brown (C) Clifford Campbell, Russell O'Barr, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Thomas (SF) James McLean | |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Andrew Williams makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Jerry Solum misses the 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Barden (SF), Daryl Pye (PF) Jerry Solum, Jarrett Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Andrew Williams | |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Daryl Pye misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-26 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | James McLean snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses the shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Austin Brown grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 03:43 | Evansville | Thomas Barden drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Zullo | 35-26 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Kimmons and he's fouled by Walter Zullo - foul #2 on Walter Zullo, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Donald Cole (SF), David Allen (PF) Robert Myers, Walter Zullo, Daryl Pye | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), Brian Keitt (SF), James Blanding (C) Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas, James Langenfeld | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Barden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Austin Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Keitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Blanding (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Donald Cole buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Clifford Campbell | 37-29 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | James Blanding connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Thomas Barden is whistled for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Russell O'Barr (C) Thomas Barden, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG), Scott Thomas (SF) Ricky Hodge, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 02:25 | Creighton | James McLean loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Robert Myers connects on the shot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Donald Cole picks off the pass by Fred Kimmons | 39-31 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Robert Myers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clifford Campbell | 41-31 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Cole - foul #3 on Donald Cole, team foul #10 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Jarrett Jones (PF), Earl Davis (C) Clifford Campbell, Donald Cole, David Allen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (PG) James McLean | |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Ricky Hodge steals the ball from Robert Myers | 41-32 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | James Blanding can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Keitt | 41-32 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | James Blanding misses the dunk attempt | 41-32 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Fred Kimmons steals it from Jarrett Jones | 41-34 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Zullo - foul #3 on Walter Zullo, team foul #11 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Solum (PG), Clifford Campbell (SG), Thomas Barden (SF), David Allen (PF), Austin Brown (C) Robert Myers, Walter Zullo, Russell O'Barr, Jarrett Jones, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), James Langenfeld (PF) Fred Kimmons, Brian Keitt | |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Scott Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell loses the dribble to James Blanding | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | James Blanding misses long on a fullcourt shot | 41-35 |