| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Meyers (fresh) SF - Dustin Thorson (fresh) PF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) C - John Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Eversole (fresh) SG - Martin Kleiber (fresh) SF - Mario Golder (fresh) PF - George Sigman (fresh) C - Daniel Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | John Sweet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Creighton | David Eversole picks off the pass by John Sweet in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Drake | Martin Kleiber misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Daniel Hunter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Drake | George Sigman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Daniel Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Daniel Hunter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Kleiber | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the open dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Drake | Mario Golder snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Drake | Martin Kleiber clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Sigman - foul #1 on George Sigman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (PG), Claude Hall (SG), Rodney Seitz (PF), Ronald Bowling (C) Cameron Bracey, Jeffrey Meyers, Edwin Thomas, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Drake | George Sigman knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Eversole | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Ronald Bowling knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Seitz | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Drake | David Eversole makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Kleiber | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Kenton Strope knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Daniel Hunter clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Claude Hall - foul #1 on Claude Hall, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jeffrey Meyers (SG), Edwin Thomas (PF), John Sweet (C) Kenton Strope, Claude Hall, Rodney Seitz, Ronald Bowling | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG) David Eversole | |
| 16:03 | Drake | Daniel Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Daniel Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Kleiber - foul #1 on Martin Kleiber, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Meyers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dustin Thorson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) SG - Martin Kleiber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mario Golder (fairly fresh) PF - George Sigman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Drake | George Sigman loses the dribble to Cameron Bracey | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | George Sigman is called for the reach on Dustin Thorson in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Sigman, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Ogata (PF) George Sigman | |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | Drake | Martin Kleiber buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 14:24 | Drake | John Sweet is called for the reach on Daniel Hunter - foul #1 on John Sweet, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (C) Dustin Thorson, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Drake | Marko Zamzam (PG), Gary Sander (C) Michael Stamper, Daniel Hunter | |
| 14:07 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Bowling - foul #1 on Ronald Bowling, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (SF) Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:07 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:07 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is hacked by Marko Zamzam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marko Zamzam, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Bendel (C) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Kenton Strope drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by Rodney Seitz - foul #1 on Rodney Seitz, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Claude Hall (SF), John Sweet (C) Jeffrey Meyers, Rodney Seitz, Ronald Bowling | |
| Subs | Drake | David Eversole (PG) Marko Zamzam | |
| 13:11 | Drake | Nathan Ogata drills a runner from the right block set up by Gary Sander and the foul's on Kenton Strope - foul #1 on Kenton Strope, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Edwin Thomas (PF) Ruben Rutledge, Stephen Bendel | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 13:11 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 12:55 | Drake | The rebound goes to Nathan Ogata | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | Drake | Edwin Thomas steals it from Nathan Ogata | 13-15 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Kenton Strope is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Hunter (C) Gary Sander | |
| 12:17 | Drake | Martin Kleiber connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Hunter | 13-18 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Claude Hall is whistled for traveling | 13-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Jeffrey Meyers (SG), Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (PF), Stephen Bendel (C) Cameron Bracey, Kenton Strope, Claude Hall, Edwin Thomas, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG) David Eversole | |
| 11:39 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Meyers - foul #1 on Jeffrey Meyers, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 11:39 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:39 | Drake | Nathan Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ruben Rutledge (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Meyers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rodney Seitz (fresh) PF - Ronald Bowling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Bendel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Stamper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Kleiber (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Golder (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Ogata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hunter - foul #1 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Eddie Hance (PF), Gary Sander (C) Nathan Ogata, Daniel Hunter | |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 11:04 | Drake | Michael Stamper gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Martin Kleiber scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Stamper | 13-23 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Claude Hall (SF), Edwin Thomas (PF) Ruben Rutledge, Rodney Seitz, Ronald Bowling | |
| Subs | Drake | David Eversole (PG) Martin Kleiber | |
| 10:25 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the jumper in the paint | 13-23 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Stamper - foul #1 on Michael Stamper, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Stephen Bendel | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Ogata (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) Michael Stamper, Gary Sander | |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:52 | Drake | David Eversole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cameron Bracey - foul #1 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (SG), Dustin Thorson (SF) Jeffrey Meyers, Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (SG) Mario Golder | |
| 09:52 | Drake | David Eversole makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:52 | Drake | David Eversole makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | John Sweet lays it in set up by Edwin Thomas | 16-25 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Nathan Ogata misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 09:03 | Drake | David Eversole hits the follow up shot | 16-27 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas slams it home on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 18-27 |
| 08:20 | Drake | Eddie Hance misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 18-27 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | John Sweet gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | David Eversole steps in front of the Cameron Bracey pass in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Eddie Hance hits the finger roll set up by David Eversole | 18-29 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | John Sweet loses the dribble to Eddie Hance in the backcourt | 18-29 |
| 07:51 | Drake | David Eversole drills a floater from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the open dunk | 18-31 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey gets the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenton Strope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dustin Thorson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Eversole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Kleiber (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Hance (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Ogata (tiring) 5 pts. C - Daniel Hunter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Kenton Strope misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-31 |
| 07:15 | Drake | Eddie Hance gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 06:48 | Drake | David Eversole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-31 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Martin Kleiber grabs the offensive board | 18-31 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Martin Kleiber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-31 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Martin Kleiber - foul #2 on Martin Kleiber, team foul #7 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Jeffrey Meyers (SG), Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (C) Cameron Bracey, Kenton Strope, Dustin Thorson, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Drake | Marko Zamzam (PG), Michael Stamper (SG), Mario Golder (SF), Gary Sander (PF) David Eversole, Martin Kleiber, Eddie Hance, Nathan Ogata | |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:14 | Drake | Daniel Hunter gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:52 | Drake | Daniel Hunter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Marko Zamzam | 19-33 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ruben Rutledge, team foul #8 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Bendel (C) Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Nathan Ogata (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| 05:15 | Drake | Rodney Seitz steals it from Mario Golder | 19-33 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Ronald Bowling blows the layup | 19-33 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers tips it home | 21-33 |
| 04:56 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by Rodney Seitz - foul #2 on Rodney Seitz, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) Rodney Seitz | |
| Subs | Drake | David Eversole (PG) Nathan Ogata | |
| 04:56 | Drake | Mario Golder makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:56 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Ronald Bowling grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Claude Hall lays it in set up by Jeffrey Meyers and he's hacked by David Eversole - foul #1 on David Eversole, team foul #8 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Ronald Bowling | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:13 | Drake | Mario Golder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 24-34 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Claude Hall's pass is intercepted by Michael Stamper in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Marko Zamzam is hacked by Jeffrey Meyers - foul #2 on Jeffrey Meyers, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Dustin Thorson (SF), Edwin Thomas (PF), Rodney Seitz (C) Ruben Rutledge, Jeffrey Meyers, Stephen Bendel, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Drake | Martin Kleiber (SG), George Sigman (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) David Eversole, Michael Stamper, Gary Sander | |
| 03:47 | Drake | Marko Zamzam makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Marko Zamzam makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-36 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Martin Kleiber grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Hall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Marko Zamzam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Kleiber (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Golder (tiring) 3 pts. PF - George Sigman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Hunter (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Martin Kleiber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Daniel Hunter tips it but misses | 24-36 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Claude Hall grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Claude Hall is hacked by Martin Kleiber - foul #3 on Martin Kleiber, team foul #9 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (PG), Ronald Bowling (C) Cameron Bracey, Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Stamper (PG), Eddie Hance (SF) Marko Zamzam, Martin Kleiber | |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Mario Golder drills a turnaround from close range | 26-38 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Kenton Strope is hacked by Michael Stamper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Stamper, team foul #10 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers (SG), Stephen Bendel (C) Claude Hall, Rodney Seitz | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Kenton Strope makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Kenton Strope makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:10 | Drake | George Sigman hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 28-38 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Stephen Bendel grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Kenton Strope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG) Kenton Strope | |
| Subs | Drake | David Eversole (PG), Gary Sander (C) Eddie Hance, Daniel Hunter | |
| 01:49 | Drake | Gary Sander is called for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Ronald Bowling | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Cameron Bracey | 30-38 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Mario Golder is hacked by Dustin Thorson - foul #1 on Dustin Thorson, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Edwin Thomas (PF) Cameron Bracey, Stephen Bendel | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:17 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Mario Golder misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | John Sweet gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers's pass is intercepted by Michael Stamper in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 00:58 | Drake | Michael Stamper clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 00:57 | Drake | Mario Golder can't tip it in | 30-38 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Michael Stamper pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Dustin Thorson takes the ball from Mario Golder | 30-38 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Gary Sander gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Michael Stamper misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas misses the fullcourt shot | 30-38 |