| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Cottman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Zang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Richard Stamper inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Drake | Richard Zang misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Richard Zang misses the tip | 32-30 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-30 |
| 19:22 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:16 | Drake | Fred Conley is hacked by Gilbert Parmelee - foul #2 on Gilbert Parmelee, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | Drake | Fred Conley scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Stamper and he's hacked by Gilbert Parmelee - foul #3 on Gilbert Parmelee, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG) Gilbert Parmelee | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:08 | Drake | Fred Conley misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson misses the lay-in | 32-32 |
| 18:49 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | Drake | Kyle Cottman is called for the reach on Fred Conley - foul #1 on Kyle Cottman, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Zeigler (PF) Jayson Ehlers | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| 18:20 | Drake | Devon Buss clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Charles Zeigler gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Jackson and the foul's on Henry Hans - foul #1 on Henry Hans, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SF), Frank Hamilton (C) Micheal Taylor, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:45 | Drake | John Cooper's pass is intercepted by Charles Zeigler | 35-32 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Paul Jackson is hacked by James Dantzler - foul #2 on James Dantzler, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Duane Callahan (SG) Kyle Cottman | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG) Henry Hans | |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton double dribbles | 35-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF) James Dantzler, John Cooper | |
| 16:58 | Drake | Barry Able knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hurlbert and he's fouled by Charles Zeigler - foul #1 on Charles Zeigler, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Micheal Taylor (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Paul Jackson, Charles Zeigler, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Zang (C) Devon Buss | |
| 16:58 | Drake | Barry Able misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jayson Ehlers | 38-34 |
| 16:46 | Drake | Robert Reece knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Marcus Dupuy - foul #2 on Marcus Dupuy, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Cottman (SG) Marcus Dupuy | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Thomas Hurlbert, Barry Able | |
| 16:46 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Richard Stamper takes the ball from Micheal Taylor in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Jayson Ehlers is called for the reach on Lawrence Aliff - foul #1 on Jayson Ehlers, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG) Fred Conley, Robert Reece | |
| 16:14 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff is hacked by Duane Callahan - foul #2 on Duane Callahan, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 38-36 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson tips it home | 40-36 |
| 15:49 | Drake | James Dantzler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 15:48 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Micheal Taylor | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Duane Callahan (fresh) SG - Kyle Cottman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Hans (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Zang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Duane Callahan is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range | 42-36 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Richard Zang is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Paul Jackson (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Charles Zeigler (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Duane Callahan, Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor, Jayson Ehlers, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), John Cooper (SF), Devon Buss (PF) James Dantzler, Henry Hans, Richard Stamper, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton scores on a jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 15:08 | Drake | John Cooper loses the dribble to Paul Jackson | 44-36 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Paul Jackson can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 15:04 | Drake | Robert Reece gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | Drake | Devon Buss hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Reece | 44-39 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 44-39 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Richard Zang snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:19 | Drake | John Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gilbert Parmelee - foul #4 on Gilbert Parmelee, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Cottman (SG), Steven May (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Gilbert Parmelee, Marcus Dupuy, Charles Zeigler | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Barry Able (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Devon Buss, Richard Zang | |
| 14:19 | Drake | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:19 | Drake | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Barry Able is called for the reach on Paul Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Able, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG) John Cooper | |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Steven May misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Paul Jackson misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Frank Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Lawrence Aliff denies the turnaround by Steven May | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Antonio Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Antonio Blanchard | 46-41 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Paul Jackson steals the ball from James Dantzler | 46-41 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Zeigler (PG), Duane Callahan (SG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Paul Jackson, Kyle Cottman, Steven May, Frank Hamilton, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Hans (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), John Cooper (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Thomas Hurlbert, Lawrence Aliff, Barry Able | |
| 12:34 | Drake | James Dantzler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Devon Buss | 46-44 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson tips it in | 48-44 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Devon Buss is hacked by Duane Callahan - foul #3 on Duane Callahan, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marcus Dupuy (SG) Charles Zeigler | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Richard Zang (C) James Dantzler, Henry Hans, John Cooper | |
| 12:05 | Drake | Devon Buss makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Devon Buss makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Duane Callahan is fouled on the floor by Fred Conley - foul #2 on Fred Conley, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF) Richard Stamper, Devon Buss | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Duane Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reece (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Aliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Zang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:33 | Drake | Richard Zang pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:29 | Drake | Robert Reece misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:28 | Drake | Richard Zang tips it home | 48-48 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Duane Callahan misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:21 | Drake | Richard Zang grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 11:02 | Drake | Richard Zang is denied on a layup by Jayson Ehlers | 48-48 |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jayson Ehlers | 51-48 |
| 10:32 | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Marcus Dupuy | 51-48 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | Fred Conley picks off the pass by Duane Callahan in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Robert Reece hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Conley | 51-50 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Kyle Cottman (SG), Steven May (SF), Charles Zeigler (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Duane Callahan, Marcus Dupuy, Micheal Taylor, Jayson Ehlers, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Henry Hans (SG), John Cooper (SF), Barry Able (PF), Devon Buss (C) Fred Conley, Robert Reece, Thomas Hurlbert, Lawrence Aliff, Richard Zang | |
| 09:59 | Drake | Henry Hans steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-50 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Steven May throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Henry Hans knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Dantzler | 51-53 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Paul Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Hans - foul #2 on Henry Hans, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG), Richard Stamper (SF) Henry Hans, John Cooper | |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Paul Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Paul Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Barry Able misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 09:08 | Drake | James Dantzler misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Steven May grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Paul Jackson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 52-53 |
| 08:59 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Dantzler | 52-53 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Richard Stamper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dantzler | 52-56 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Steven May misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Richard Stamper - foul #2 on Richard Stamper, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Micheal Taylor (SF), Antonio Blanchard (C) Charles Zeigler, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Hurlbert (PG), John Cooper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) James Dantzler, Richard Stamper, Barry Able, Devon Buss | |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Steven May makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Steven May makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:53 | Drake | John Cooper loses the dribble to Steven May | 54-56 |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Steven May loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Duane Callahan (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Paul Jackson, Kyle Cottman, Micheal Taylor, Steven May, Antonio Blanchard | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Henry Hans (SG) Thomas Hurlbert, Robert Reece | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Duane Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Dupuy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jayson Ehlers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Fred Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Hans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Aliff (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Zang (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Drake | Fred Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Stamper (SF), Barry Able (PF) John Cooper, Lawrence Aliff | |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jayson Ehlers | 56-56 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Richard Zang misses the lay-in | 56-56 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Zang - foul #1 on Richard Zang, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Micheal Taylor (SF), Charles Zeigler (PF) Marcus Dupuy, Jayson Ehlers | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (PG), Robert Reece (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Devon Buss (PF) Fred Conley, Henry Hans, Richard Stamper, Richard Zang | |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Devon Buss hits the finger roll set up by James Dantzler | 58-58 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Gilbert Parmelee is blocked by Barry Able | 58-58 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 05:32 | Drake | Robert Reece misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 60-58 |
| 05:08 | Drake | James Dantzler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Barry Able misses the jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 60-58 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Barry Able pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Duane Callahan steals the ball from Robert Reece | 60-58 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | The jump hook by Duane Callahan is blocked by Devon Buss | 60-58 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Barry Able grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 04:04 | Drake | The jump hook by Robert Reece is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 60-58 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Taylor | 63-58 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Ronald Johnson steals the ball from Devon Buss | 63-58 |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Micheal Taylor connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gilbert Parmelee (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Duane Callahan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Zeigler (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Johnson (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - James Dantzler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Reece (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Devon Buss (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Able (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Drake | Barry Able banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Reece | 65-60 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Jackson (PG), Kyle Cottman (SG), Marcus Dupuy (SF), Jayson Ehlers (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Gilbert Parmelee, Duane Callahan, Micheal Taylor, Charles Zeigler, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Conley (PG), Henry Hans (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Lawrence Aliff (PF), Richard Zang (C) James Dantzler, Robert Reece, Thomas Hurlbert, Devon Buss, Barry Able | |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Paul Jackson travels with the ball | 65-60 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Richard Stamper is denied on a layup by Frank Hamilton | 65-60 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Marcus Dupuy | 65-60 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Dantzler (SG) Henry Hans | |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Jayson Ehlers banks in the layup | 67-60 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Richard Zang hits a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Kyle Cottman - foul #2 on Kyle Cottman, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gilbert Parmelee (PG), Micheal Taylor (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Paul Jackson, Marcus Dupuy, Frank Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Reece (SG) James Dantzler | |
| 01:38 | Drake | Richard Zang makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Richard Zang takes the ball from Jayson Ehlers | 67-63 |
| 01:10 | Drake | Fred Conley buries a floater from the left side | 67-65 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Lawrence Aliff misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-65 |
| 00:51 | Drake | Robert Reece tips it home | 67-67 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Ronald Johnson misses the turnaround from close range | 67-67 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Richard Zang snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Drake | Fred Conley is fouled on the floor by Micheal Taylor - foul #1 on Micheal Taylor, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:01 | Drake | Fred Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Kyle Cottman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |