| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Witty (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | John Sweet misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-29 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Rhodes | 41-29 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes tips it in | 43-29 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 43-29 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson tips it home | 43-31 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Meyers | 43-31 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers tips it back up and in | 43-33 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Witty | 45-33 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Cameron Bracey and he's fouled by Jerry Harvey - foul #2 on Jerry Harvey, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs (C) John Rhodes | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson misses the free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Cameron Bracey - foul #2 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (SG) Jerry Harvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Jeffrey Meyers - foul #3 on Jeffrey Meyers, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG) Jonathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (PG), Claude Hall (SG), Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (PF), Stephen Bendel (C) Cameron Bracey, Jeffrey Meyers, Dustin Thorson, Edwin Thomas, John Sweet | |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Claude Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Stephen Bendel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Stephen Bendel snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Ronald Bowling connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Claude Hall | 50-37 |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-37 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Claude Hall grabs the board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Witty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenton Strope (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rodney Seitz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Bowling (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Bendel (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Claude Hall drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenton Strope | 50-39 |
| 14:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock is hacked by Ronald Bowling - foul #1 on Ronald Bowling, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor (PG), Jerry Harvey (SG), John Rhodes (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Andrew Hardin (C) Bobby Walz, Ron Delcid, Mark Witty, Richard Overlock, Loren Gibbs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jeffrey Meyers (SG), Dustin Thorson (SF), Edwin Thomas (PF), John Sweet (C) Kenton Strope, Claude Hall, Rodney Seitz, Ronald Bowling, Stephen Bendel | |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sweet steals it from Jerry Harvey | 50-39 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson tips it but misses | 50-39 |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Jerry Harvey is called for the reach on Jeffrey Meyers - foul #3 on Jerry Harvey, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers double dribbles | 50-39 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty (SF), Richard Overlock (PF) John Rhodes, Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers's floater is knocked away by Andrew Hardin | 50-39 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor scores on a shot from the right side | 52-39 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Harvey - foul #4 on Jerry Harvey, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG), Ron Delcid (SG) Jonathan Taylor, Jerry Harvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | John Sweet snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Ron Delcid takes the ball from Dustin Thorson | 52-39 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty lays it in on a great pass from Ron Delcid | 54-39 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cameron Bracey | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Witty (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Meyers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Thorson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Meyers is called for the reach on Andrew Hardin - foul #4 on Jeffrey Meyers, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Mark Witty, Richard Overlock, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (PG), Claude Hall (SG), Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (PF), Stephen Bendel (C) Cameron Bracey, Jeffrey Meyers, Dustin Thorson, Edwin Thomas, John Sweet | |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes buries a turnaround near the basket | 56-41 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Kenton Strope buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Bowling | 56-43 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Stephen Bendel gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Bowling steals the ball from Jonathan Carter | 56-43 |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Kenton Strope is fouled on the floor by Bobby Walz - foul #1 on Bobby Walz, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor (PG), Mark Witty (SF), Richard Overlock (PF), Andrew Hardin (C) Bobby Walz, John Rhodes, Jonathan Carter, Loren Gibbs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Dustin Thorson (SF), Edwin Thomas (PF), John Sweet (C) Claude Hall, Rodney Seitz, Ronald Bowling, Stephen Bendel | |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Kenton Strope is fouled on the floor by Ron Delcid - foul #2 on Ron Delcid, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey double dribbles | 56-43 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Thomas steals it from Mark Witty | 56-43 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Jonathan Taylor steals it from Kenton Strope | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Taylor | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:00 | Creighton | John Sweet scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Thomas | 58-46 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin hits a 3 from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | John Sweet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Kenton Strope tips it but misses | 61-46 |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Overlock | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Delcid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Witty (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Hardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenton Strope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Thorson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Kenton Strope pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Cameron Bracey | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor tips it in | 63-48 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Thomas and he's hacked by Andrew Hardin - foul #4 on Andrew Hardin, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG), Jerry Harvey (SG), John Rhodes (C) Jonathan Taylor, Ron Delcid, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Jeffrey Meyers (SG), Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (PF) Cameron Bracey, Kenton Strope, Dustin Thorson, Edwin Thomas | |
| 06:26 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Rhodes | 63-50 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ruben Rutledge | 63-53 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Harvey | 65-53 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | John Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Mark Witty, Richard Overlock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Bendel (C) John Sweet | |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes can't tip it in | 65-53 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Bendel denies the turnaround by Jonathan Carter | 65-53 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyers comes up short on the floater in the paint | 65-53 |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Meyers - foul #5 on Jeffrey Meyers, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor (PG), Mark Witty (SF), Andrew Hardin (C) Bobby Walz, John Rhodes, Loren Gibbs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Claude Hall (SG), Dustin Thorson (SF), Edwin Thomas (PF) Ruben Rutledge, Jeffrey Meyers, Rodney Seitz, Ronald Bowling | |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-53 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (SG), Richard Overlock (PF) Jerry Harvey, Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenton Strope (SG) Claude Hall | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Thomas steals the ball from Jonathan Taylor | 67-53 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Dustin Thorson tips it home | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Witty (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenton Strope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Thorson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Stephen Bendel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Overlock | 70-55 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Edwin Thomas connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Thorson | 70-57 |
| 01:51 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor is hacked by Cameron Bracey - foul #3 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG), John Rhodes (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Jonathan Taylor, Mark Witty, Richard Overlock, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SG), Rodney Seitz (SF), Ronald Bowling (PF) Cameron Bracey, Dustin Thorson, Edwin Thomas | |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Stephen Bendel pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Bowling | 70-59 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs tips it in | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Kenton Strope hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-59 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Rodney Seitz snags the offensive board | 72-59 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Claude Hall's pass is intercepted by Bobby Walz | 72-59 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz lays it up and in | 74-59 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | Ronald Bowling misses the dunk attempt | 74-59 |
| 00:42 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter scores on a shot in the lane set up by Bobby Walz | 76-59 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenton Strope | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz runs out the clock | 76-62 |