| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Mark Jones inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:34 | Bradley | Derek Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Gary Dortch (SF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Steven Saunders, Mark Jones, Marc Davidson | |
| 19:27 | Creighton | George Crouch misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 19:25 | Bradley | John Smith snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 19:10 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Marc Davidson (C) Bruce Aldaco | |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi misses the runner from close range | 27-31 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Musenda Abdi | 27-31 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | George Crouch buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Musenda Abdi | 30-31 |
| 18:05 | Bradley | Marc Davidson blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG) Richard Starrett | |
| 18:05 | Bradley | Marc Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:05 | Bradley | Marc Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | George Crouch misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Saunders - foul #2 on Steven Saunders, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco (C) Marc Davidson | |
| 17:38 | Creighton | George Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | George Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:16 | Bradley | Derek Morton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Dortch | 32-33 |
| 16:48 | Bradley | Gary Dortch misses badly on a runner in the lane | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | Bradley | John Smith tips it home | 32-35 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Elton Webster (C) Jeffrey Beachum, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Mark Jones (SF), Marc Davidson (C) Steven Saunders, Gary Dortch, Bruce Aldaco | |
| 16:06 | Bradley | John Smith's pass is intercepted by George Crouch | 32-35 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | George Crouch hits the finger roll | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Crouch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Bradley | Richard Starrett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Louis Bardin pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Thomas Jones (PF) George Crouch, Robert Sanderson, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Robert Carver (SG), Gary Dortch (SF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Richard Starrett, Derek Morton, Mark Jones, Marc Davidson | |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses short on a floater from the left block | 34-35 |
| 15:01 | Bradley | Gary Dortch pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:40 | Bradley | Steven Saunders loses the dribble to Louis Bardin | 34-35 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 14:36 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Bruce Aldaco | 34-35 |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Gary Dortch scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Louis Bardin - foul #1 on Louis Bardin, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Fred Combs (PF) Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Marc Davidson (C) Steven Saunders, Robert Carver, Bruce Aldaco | |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Gary Dortch makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Gary Dortch - foul #1 on Gary Dortch, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Jones (SF) Gary Dortch | |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffrey Beachum | 36-38 |
| 13:16 | Bradley | John Smith scores on a turnaround from the right block | 36-40 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano buries a floater in the paint | 38-40 |
| 12:29 | Bradley | Marc Davidson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-40 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Derek Morton steals it from Thomas Jones | 38-40 |
| 11:44 | Bradley | Derek Morton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 11:43 | Bradley | Marc Davidson grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Bradley | Mark Jones buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Starrett | 38-42 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Thomas Jones is hacked by Marc Davidson - foul #1 on Marc Davidson, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Robert Carver (SG), Gary Dortch (SF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Richard Starrett, Derek Morton, Mark Jones, Marc Davidson | |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Bardin | 41-42 |
| 10:24 | Bradley | John Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ivan Derezinski - foul #1 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (SG) Robert Carver | |
| 10:24 | Bradley | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:24 | Bradley | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 10:09 | Bradley | Gary Dortch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:40 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco drills a floater in the lane | 41-46 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | George Crouch lays it in on a great pass from Elton Webster | 43-46 |
| 08:58 | Bradley | Richard Starrett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 08:57 | Bradley | John Smith tips it home | 43-48 |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Crouch | 45-48 |
| 08:18 | Bradley | Richard Starrett makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Aldaco | 45-51 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Dortch - foul #2 on Gary Dortch, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) George Crouch, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Carver (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Wells (PF), Marc Davidson (C) Steven Saunders, Richard Starrett, Gary Dortch, John Smith, Bruce Aldaco | |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:48 | Bradley | Marc Davidson hits the finger roll set up by Mark Jones | 47-53 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Thomas Jones buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Sanderson | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Robert Carver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Bradley | Robert Carver misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Marc Davidson swats the layup by Hugo Siciliano | 49-53 |
| 07:04 | Bradley | Marc Davidson pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:49 | Bradley | Fred Combs takes the ball from Robert Carver | 49-53 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Fred Combs tips it home | 51-53 |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Derek Morton is whistled for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Richard Starrett (SG), John Smith (PF), Bruce Aldaco (C) Robert Carver, Derek Morton, John Wells, Marc Davidson | |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano is hacked by Steven Saunders - foul #3 on Steven Saunders, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Derek Morton (SG) Richard Starrett | |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 51-53 |
| 05:39 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:20 | Bradley | Derek Morton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (SG), Gary Dortch (SF) Derek Morton, Mark Jones | |
| 04:49 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | Bradley | Bruce Aldaco misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | George Crouch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Crouch, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Jones (SF), Marc Davidson (C) John Smith, Bruce Aldaco | |
| 04:06 | Bradley | Mark Jones hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Starrett | 53-55 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | George Crouch throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Louis Bardin | 55-55 |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Gary Dortch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) George Crouch, Louis Bardin, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Bradley | Derek Morton (SG), John Smith (PF) Steven Saunders, Mark Jones | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Dortch (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Richard Starrett steps in front of the Jeffrey Beachum pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 55-55 |
| 03:02 | Bradley | Richard Starrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 03:00 | Bradley | Marc Davidson tips it back up and in | 55-57 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Derek Morton is called for the reach on Musenda Abdi - foul #3 on Derek Morton, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Jeffrey Beachum, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Bruce Aldaco (C) Richard Starrett, Marc Davidson | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:31 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | John Smith tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | George Crouch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Steven Saunders snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 01:56 | Bradley | John Smith misses the jump hook from the right block | 57-57 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 01:48 | Bradley | Gary Dortch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | Bradley | The jump hook by Bruce Aldaco is blocked by Thomas Jones | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 57-57 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Fred Combs is hacked by Bruce Aldaco - foul #1 on Bruce Aldaco, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG) George Crouch | |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Jones (SF), Marc Davidson (C) Gary Dortch, Bruce Aldaco | |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Saunders - foul #4 on Steven Saunders, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Bradley | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Derek Morton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Steven Saunders is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Saunders, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SF) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG) Steven Saunders | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Richard Starrett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Thomas Jones is hacked by Richard Starrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Starrett, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Bradley | Mark Jones is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #5 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) George Crouch, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:10 | Bradley | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:10 | Bradley | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Starrett - foul #2 on Richard Starrett, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SF) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Marc Davidson grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Mark Jones travels with the ball | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano runs out the clock | 65-59 |