| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ovitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Clune (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ronnie Attaway (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Corman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Lahey (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dustin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Sims (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | William Gleason inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Jason Clune misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-37 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Corman | 31-37 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Corman | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | David Corman steals the ball from Joseph Speth | 31-39 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Iddings picks off the pass by Ronnie Attaway | 31-39 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Jason Clune drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Todd Sims - foul #3 on Todd Sims, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Zuvich (PG), Derrick Winget (SG), Elliot Sawyer (SF), Jessie Salaam (PF) Joseph Speth, John Ovitz, William Gleason, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie (C) Todd Sims | |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Jason Clune makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Jason Clune blows the dunk | 34-42 |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Derrick Winget grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | The jump hook by Jason Clune is blocked by Glen Guthrie | 34-42 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Lahey pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:39 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-44 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Jason Clune hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 34-44 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway is fouled on the floor by Derrick Winget - foul #2 on Derrick Winget, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), John Ovitz (SG), Daniel Iddings (PF) William Zuvich, Elliot Sawyer, Jessie Salaam | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey (SF), Joe Nance (PF) Jason Lahey, Dustin Johnson | |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joe Nance and he's hacked by Jason Clune - foul #1 on Jason Clune, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Gleason (PF) Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Jason Clune connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Ovitz | 36-47 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie makes the floater from the left side set up by David Corman | 36-49 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | John Ovitz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Winget | 39-49 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway misses the floater near the basket | 39-49 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jason Clune | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Emery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ovitz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Winget (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Clune (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ronnie Attaway (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Corman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Downey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joe Nance (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Guthrie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Creighton | John Ovitz misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Joe Nance gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by David Corman | 39-52 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Jason Clune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Zuvich (PG), Elliot Sawyer (SF), Daniel Iddings (PF) Kenneth Emery, Derrick Winget, William Gleason | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier (PG), Jason Lahey (SF), Dustin Johnson (PF), Todd Sims (C) Ronnie Attaway, David Corman, Joe Nance, Glen Guthrie | |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Lahey | 39-54 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Jason Clune is called for traveling | 39-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), William Gleason (SF) William Zuvich, Elliot Sawyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Corman (SG) Fred Downey | |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Todd Sims misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Gleason - foul #2 on William Gleason, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Zuvich (PG) Joseph Speth | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway (PG) David Corman | |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Todd Sims makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Todd Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings clanks a driving attempt from close range | 39-56 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | William Gleason snags the offensive board | 39-56 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Jason Clune blows the layup | 39-56 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | John Ovitz tips it home | 41-56 |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Clune | 41-56 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | William Zuvich snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Jason Clune misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Todd Sims - foul #4 on Todd Sims, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Derrick Winget (SG), Elliot Sawyer (SF) William Zuvich, John Ovitz, William Gleason | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey (SG), Joe Nance (PF), Glen Guthrie (C) Joseph Letellier, Dustin Johnson, Todd Sims | |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Jason Clune misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Jason Clune makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | Jason Clune gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Glen Guthrie denies the turnaround by Jason Clune | 42-56 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Elliot Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Jason Clune scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Elliot Sawyer | 44-56 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Lahey misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway tips it back up and in | 44-58 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Jason Clune clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings gets the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derrick Winget (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elliot Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Iddings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Clune (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ronnie Attaway (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Lahey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Nance (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Glen Guthrie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Jason Clune misses long on a runner near the basket | 44-58 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Derrick Winget gets the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Elliot Sawyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Jason Lahey is hacked by Elliot Sawyer - foul #2 on Elliot Sawyer, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), John Ovitz (SG), William Gleason (SF) Joseph Speth, Derrick Winget, Elliot Sawyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Corman (SG), Dustin Johnson (PF) Jason Lahey, Joe Nance | |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Johnson misses short on a runner from the right block | 44-58 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | John Ovitz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-58 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | John Ovitz gets the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | William Gleason grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | Dustin Johnson steals the ball from William Gleason | 46-58 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Attaway | 46-61 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | John Ovitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-61 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Jason Clune denies the turnaround by Glen Guthrie | 46-61 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | William Gleason pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | John Ovitz connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Emery | 49-61 |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Johnson drills a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Daniel Iddings - foul #1 on Daniel Iddings, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Derrick Winget (SF), Jessie Salaam (PF) Kenneth Emery, William Gleason, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier (PG), Jason Lahey (SF), Carlos Walker (C) Ronnie Attaway, Fred Downey, Glen Guthrie | |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Johnson misses the free throw | 49-63 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jessie Salaam | 49-63 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-63 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Jason Clune pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Dustin Johnson is called for the reach on John Ovitz - foul #2 on Dustin Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Zuvich (PG), William Gleason (SF) Joseph Speth, Derrick Winget | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Nance (PF), Todd Sims (C) Dustin Johnson, Carlos Walker | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | John Ovitz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Zuvich (fresh) SG - John Ovitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jessie Salaam (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Clune (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Letellier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Corman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Lahey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Nance (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | John Ovitz steps in front of the Joseph Letellier pass | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | John Ovitz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Todd Sims grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | Jason Lahey travels with the ball | 49-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Derrick Winget (SF), Daniel Iddings (PF) William Zuvich, William Gleason, Jessie Salaam | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway (PG) David Corman | |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-63 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | John Ovitz tips it home | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Jason Lahey is fouled on the floor by Derrick Winget - foul #3 on Derrick Winget, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Gleason (SF) Derrick Winget | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Todd Sims is called for a charge - foul #5 on Todd Sims, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Zuvich (PG) Joseph Speth | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie (SF), Carlos Walker (C) Jason Lahey, Todd Sims | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:49 | Creighton | John Ovitz connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Zuvich | 54-63 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | William Zuvich steals it from Ronnie Attaway | 54-63 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | William Zuvich hits the finger roll | 56-63 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | John Ovitz grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 56-63 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Glen Guthrie | 56-66 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | John Ovitz buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Zuvich | 59-66 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Derrick Winget (SG), Elliot Sawyer (SF), Jessie Salaam (PF) William Zuvich, John Ovitz, William Gleason, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Corman (SG), Jason Lahey (SF), Dustin Johnson (PF) Joseph Letellier, Joe Nance, Carlos Walker | |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Lahey connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Ronnie Attaway | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Elliot Sawyer is called for traveling | 59-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Ovitz (SG) Elliot Sawyer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway is whistled for traveling | 59-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Gleason (SF), Daniel Iddings (PF) John Ovitz, Jason Clune | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derrick Winget (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jessie Salaam (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ronnie Attaway (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Corman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Lahey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Guthrie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Joseph Speth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Dustin Johnson and he's fouled by Joseph Speth - foul #2 on Joseph Speth, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), Elliot Sawyer (SG), Jason Clune (C) Joseph Speth, William Gleason, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier (SG), Fred Downey (SF), Joe Nance (PF) David Corman, Jason Lahey, Dustin Johnson | |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Jason Clune can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-72 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 01:38 | Western Kentucky | Glen Guthrie banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Joseph Letellier | 59-74 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-74 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Ronnie Attaway misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-74 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Derrick Winget gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Joe Nance swats the layup by Jason Clune | 59-74 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Joe Nance grabs the board | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Glen Guthrie is called for the reach on Jason Clune - foul #3 on Glen Guthrie, team foul #5 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Zuvich (PG) Kenneth Emery | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker (C) Ronnie Attaway | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Derrick Winget is fouled on the floor by Joe Nance - foul #2 on Joe Nance, team foul #6 | 59-77 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Jason Clune connects on the floater from close range and he's fouled by Carlos Walker - foul #1 on Carlos Walker, team foul #7 | 61-77 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Jason Clune makes the free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier runs out the clock | 62-77 |