| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Golder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Sigman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Borgman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Danilo Marino (fresh) SG - Luister Elijah (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Rowlands (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Gayden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | George Sigman inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Drake | Mario Golder's pass is intercepted by Luister Elijah | 31-26 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Danilo Marino | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Martin Kleiber misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Danilo Marino snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Martin Kleiber steals it from Danilo Marino in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 18:35 | Drake | Carlos Borgman is denied on a dunk by Ronald Rowlands | 31-28 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Michael Gayden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 18:16 | Drake | George Sigman snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:53 | Drake | Mario Golder is fouled on the floor by Michael Gayden - foul #2 on Michael Gayden, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 17:39 | Drake | Carlos Borgman buries a turnaround from the left block | 33-28 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal lays it up and in on a great pass from Luister Elijah | 33-30 |
| 16:56 | Drake | Ronald Rowlands is called for the reach on Mario Golder - foul #2 on Ronald Rowlands, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG), Mark Ross (PF) Mario Golder, George Sigman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Carlos Borgman is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rowlands - foul #3 on Ronald Rowlands, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Jordan (SF) John Vallo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Thorson (SF) Ronald Rowlands | |
| 16:15 | Drake | Mark Ross can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel O'Neal - foul #1 on Samuel O'Neal, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG) Martin Kleiber | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:15 | Drake | Mark Ross misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:15 | Drake | Mark Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Michael Gayden clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Borgman - foul #2 on Carlos Borgman, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Hunter (PF) Mark Ross | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands (SF) Dustin Thorson | |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Michael Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Michael Gayden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Jordan (fresh) PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Borgman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Danilo Marino (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luister Elijah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Rowlands (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Samuel O'Neal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Gayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Drake | Daniel Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Michael Gayden grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (SF) Robert Sanfilippo, Harold Jordan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:35 | Drake | Carlos Borgman hits a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Gayden - foul #3 on Michael Gayden, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| 15:35 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Michael Gayden connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danilo Marino | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the shot from the right block | 39-34 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands buries a floater from the right side set up by Luister Elijah | 39-36 |
| 14:07 | Drake | Carlos Borgman connects on the jumper from the right block | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Danilo Marino clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Savage - foul #1 on Rick Savage, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Robert Sanfilippo (SG), John Vallo (SF), Mark Ross (PF) Rick Savage, Mario Golder, George Sigman, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Danilo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Danilo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:58 | Drake | Carlos Borgman snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:37 | Drake | Carlos Borgman banks in the layup | 43-37 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Mark Ross steals it from Ronald Rowlands in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Carlos Borgman comes up short on the runner from close range | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Mark Ross hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Luister Elijah buries a shot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 12:20 | Drake | John Vallo is fouled on the floor by Michael Gayden - foul #4 on Michael Gayden, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Hance (SG), Harold Jordan (C) Mark Ross, Carlos Borgman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Cruz (C) Michael Gayden | |
| 12:00 | Creighton | The refs have stopped play. Jose Cruz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Williams (PG), Rodney Seitz (C) Danilo Marino, Jose Cruz | |
| 11:51 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Hance (fresh) SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Vallo (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Luister Elijah (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Rowlands (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Samuel O'Neal (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Seitz (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Creighton | William Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Hunter (PF) John Vallo | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:28 | Drake | Martin Kleiber clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-39 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:58 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel O'Neal - foul #2 on Samuel O'Neal, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), George Sigman (SF), Carlos Borgman (C) Martin Kleiber, Eddie Hance, Robert Sanfilippo, Harold Jordan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (SG), Ronald Bowling (PF) Luister Elijah, Samuel O'Neal | |
| 10:58 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:58 | Drake | Daniel Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 10:50 | Drake | George Sigman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Danilo Marino (PG) William Williams | |
| 10:31 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenton Strope | 50-39 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Danilo Marino connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Rowlands | 50-42 |
| 09:59 | Drake | Carlos Borgman loses the dribble to Ronald Bowling | 50-42 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Kenton Strope double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), Robert Sanfilippo (SG) Rick Savage, Mario Golder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luister Elijah (SG), Dustin Thorson (SF) Kenton Strope, Ronald Rowlands | |
| 09:47 | Drake | George Sigman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Mark Ross (PF) George Sigman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Danilo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:30 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:26 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 09:24 | Drake | Mark Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Kleiber | 52-42 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Mario Golder (SG), Harold Jordan (C) Martin Kleiber, John Vallo, Carlos Borgman | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Williams (PG), Ronald Rowlands (SF), Samuel O'Neal (PF) Danilo Marino, Dustin Thorson, Ronald Bowling | |
| 08:23 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rick Savage | 55-42 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 55-42 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Mark Ross snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 08:05 | Drake | The jumper by Rick Savage is denied by Rodney Seitz | 55-42 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Mario Golder tips it back up and in | 57-42 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal misses the dunk | 57-42 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Luister Elijah grabs the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Golder (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Luister Elijah (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Rowlands (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Samuel O'Neal (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Seitz (tiring) | |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands loses the dribble to Mark Ross | 57-42 |
| 06:59 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (PG), George Sigman (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Carlos Borgman (C) Rick Savage, Mario Golder, Mark Ross, Harold Jordan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Danilo Marino (PG), Kenton Strope (SG), Michael Gayden (C) William Williams, Luister Elijah, Rodney Seitz | |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Danilo Marino buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenton Strope | 60-44 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the jump hook from the right block | 60-44 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Michael Gayden | 60-44 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Danilo Marino and he's fouled by George Sigman - foul #1 on George Sigman, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Thorson (SF) Ronald Rowlands | |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Danilo Marino - foul #2 on Danilo Marino, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luister Elijah (SG) Kenton Strope | |
| 06:00 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Luister Elijah is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| 05:40 | Drake | Carlos Borgman's dunk attempt is rejected by Samuel O'Neal | 62-47 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Danilo Marino pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Danilo Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sanfilippo - foul #2 on Robert Sanfilippo, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Drake | John Vallo (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Michael Gayden is open but misses the lay-in | 62-47 |
| 05:25 | Drake | John Vallo pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:19 | Drake | John Vallo is hacked by Luister Elijah - foul #3 on Luister Elijah, team foul #11 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Mario Golder (SG) Robert Sanfilippo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands (SF), Jose Cruz (PF) Dustin Thorson, Samuel O'Neal | |
| 05:19 | Drake | John Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:19 | Drake | John Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:19 | Drake | George Sigman gets the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 04:55 | Drake | Mario Golder clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Jose Cruz grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Jose Cruz clanks a runner from the left block | 63-47 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Michael Gayden tips it back up and in | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:29 | Drake | Martin Kleiber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG), Robert Sanfilippo (SG) Martin Kleiber, Mario Golder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (SG) Luister Elijah | |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Danilo Marino misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 63-49 |
| 04:13 | Drake | John Vallo grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 03:57 | Drake | Carlos Borgman makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Rick Savage | 65-49 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Michael Gayden misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Carlos Borgman - foul #3 on Carlos Borgman, team foul #5 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Jordan (SF), Mark Ross (C) George Sigman, Carlos Borgman | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Williams (PG), Dustin Thorson (SF), Samuel O'Neal (PF) Danilo Marino, Ronald Rowlands, Jose Cruz | |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Michael Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Michael Gayden makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rick Savage (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Sanfilippo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jordan (fresh) PF - John Vallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenton Strope (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thorson (fresh) PF - Samuel O'Neal (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Gayden (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Drake | Rick Savage drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Vallo | 67-51 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 67-51 |
| 03:14 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Sanfilippo | 67-51 |
| 02:57 | Drake | John Vallo blows the layup | 67-51 |
| 02:56 | Drake | John Vallo tips it in | 69-51 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson is hacked by Harold Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Jordan, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Hance (PG) Rick Savage | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luister Elijah (SG) Kenton Strope | |
| 02:44 | Creighton | William Williams is hacked by Eddie Hance - foul #1 on Eddie Hance, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Mark Ross is hacked by Michael Gayden - foul #5 on Michael Gayden, team foul #12 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Savage (PG) Robert Sanfilippo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Danilo Marino (PG), Ronald Rowlands (SF), Jose Cruz (C) William Williams, Dustin Thorson, Michael Gayden | |
| 02:24 | Drake | Mark Ross misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Mark Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Jose Cruz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 70-53 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Rowlands | 70-53 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Danilo Marino clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 01:47 | Drake | Mark Ross grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Harold Jordan misses the runner from the right block | 70-53 |
| 01:24 | Drake | John Vallo misses the tip | 70-53 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Luister Elijah | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands buries a shot near the basket | 70-55 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Rick Savage is fouled on the floor by Luister Elijah - foul #4 on Luister Elijah, team foul #13 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo (SG) Eddie Hance | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:07 | Drake | Rick Savage misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Rick Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Samuel O'Neal is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-55 |
| 00:56 | Drake | Robert Sanfilippo snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Drake | Rick Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Danilo Marino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Ronald Rowlands grabs the offensive board | 71-55 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Danilo Marino connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Cruz | 71-57 |
| 00:19 | Drake | Samuel O'Neal picks off the pass by Harold Jordan | 71-57 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | John Vallo picks off the pass by Danilo Marino in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Rick Savage runs out the clock | 71-57 |