| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Pack (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Nye (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Laird (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Keith Archie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Robert Nye inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Troy | Robert Nye connects on the 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Keith Archie is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Gipson - foul #2 on Gary Gipson, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Sidney Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | Troy | Ronald Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:01 | Troy | Christopher Archey comes up short on the floater near the basket | 39-34 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Sidney Price snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Sidney Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 18:49 | Troy | Gregory Duncan steps in front of the Christopher Archey pass | 39-34 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Gary Gipson is called for the reach on Keith Archie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Gipson, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), James Franko (SF), Gary Brown (C) Gary Gipson, Robert Nye, Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 18:31 | Troy | James Franko pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:13 | Troy | Fred Pack misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Gary Brown steals it from Larry Gartner | 39-34 |
| 17:56 | Troy | James Franko comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 17:54 | Troy | James Franko snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:35 | Troy | Fred Pack's pass is intercepted by Larry Gartner | 39-34 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Larry Gartner misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | Troy | James Franko gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:06 | Troy | David Villanveva clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Larry Gartner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Larry Gartner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Sidney Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | David Villanveva is called for the reach on Sidney Price - foul #3 on David Villanveva, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (PG), Stephen Bryant (SG), Robert Nye (SF), Christopher Stultz (PF), Ronald Laird (C) David Villanveva, Fred Pack, James Franko, Christopher Archey, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SF), Darius Breunig (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Keith Archie, Gregory Duncan, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Sidney Price | 39-36 |
| 16:06 | Troy | Robert Nye can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:04 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Powers | 39-36 |
| 15:54 | Troy | Ronald Laird is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lanza - foul #2 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG) Stephen Bryant | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daryl Bowes (PF) Sidney Price | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Powers (fresh) SF - Robert Nye (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Stultz (fresh) C - Ronald Laird (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Troy | Robert Nye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 15:40 | Troy | Ronald Laird can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clarence Meyer | 39-36 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Darius Breunig knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Robinson | 39-38 |
| 15:11 | Troy | Clifford Lanza steals it from Carl Powers | 39-38 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Meyer | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | Troy | Darius Breunig steps in front of the Carl Powers pass | 39-40 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | James Robinson slams it home on a nice dish by Darius Breunig | 39-42 |
| 14:41 | Troy | Robert Nye misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daryl Bowes | 39-44 |
| 14:13 | Troy | Christopher Stultz is hacked by Daryl Bowes - foul #4 on Daryl Bowes, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Fred Pack (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Christopher Archey (PF), Gary Brown (C) Gary Gipson, Carl Powers, Robert Nye, Christopher Stultz, Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Gregory Duncan (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Warren Augustine (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| 13:53 | Troy | Gary Brown travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| Subs | Troy | James Franko (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Warren Augustine misses badly on a floater from the left block | 39-44 |
| 13:31 | Troy | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:15 | Troy | Fred Pack misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Warren Augustine gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Warren Augustine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) David Villanveva, James Franko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Fusco (C) Larry Gartner | |
| 12:39 | Troy | Fred Pack makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Brown and he's hacked by Keith Archie - foul #1 on Keith Archie, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SF), Larry Gartner (PF) Gregory Duncan, Warren Augustine | |
| 12:39 | Troy | Fred Pack makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Sidney Price travels in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (SG) Fred Pack | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (SG) Sidney Price | |
| 12:24 | Troy | Stephen Bryant clanks a shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 12:22 | Troy | Christopher Archey tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 12:20 | Troy | Gary Brown snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:58 | Troy | Christopher Archey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Gipson | 45-44 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Bryant - foul #1 on Stephen Bryant, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Fred Pack (SG), James Franko (SF), Ronald Laird (C) Gary Gipson, Stephen Bryant, Robert Johnson, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SG), Clifford Lanza (C) Keith Archie, Douglas Fusco | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Villanveva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Pack (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Franko (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Archey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Laird (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Gartner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by David Villanveva - foul #4 on David Villanveva, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (PG), Robert Nye (SF) David Villanveva, Christopher Archey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory Duncan (SF), Darius Breunig (PF) James Robinson, Larry Gartner | |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 3rd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:22 | Troy | Gregory Duncan steps in front of the Stephen Bryant pass | 45-47 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan lays it up and in | 45-49 |
| 11:03 | Troy | Stephen Bryant buries a floater from the right side set up by Robert Nye and he's hacked by Clarence Meyer - foul #1 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Brown (PF) James Franko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG) Clarence Meyer | |
| 11:03 | Troy | Stephen Bryant makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Darius Breunig comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Carl Powers (SG) Stephen Bryant, Fred Pack | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SF), Douglas Fusco (C) Gregory Duncan, Clifford Lanza | |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Darius Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Darius Breunig misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:47 | Troy | Gary Brown grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 10:28 | Troy | Gary Gipson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:26 | Troy | Carl Powers grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 10:20 | Troy | Gary Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Laird | 50-50 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Archie | 50-52 |
| 09:45 | Troy | Robert Nye can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Darius Breunig | 50-52 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (PG), Fred Pack (SG), James Franko (SF), Christopher Archey (PF), Christopher Stultz (C) Gary Gipson, Carl Powers, Robert Nye, Gary Brown, Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (SG), Gregory Duncan (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Douglas Fusco | |
| 09:20 | Troy | Warren Augustine denies the turnaround by Stephen Bryant | 50-52 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:13 | Creighton | Keith Archie is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Meyer | 50-54 |
| 08:59 | Troy | Christopher Archey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephen Bryant | 53-54 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Johnson (SF) James Franko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SG) Keith Archie | |
| 08:36 | Troy | Christopher Stultz buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Bryant | 55-54 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Sidney Price - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (PG), Gary Brown (C) Stephen Bryant, Christopher Stultz | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Gregory Duncan, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Troy | Gary Brown grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 08:07 | Troy | Fred Pack makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 58-55 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Robinson | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Carl Powers (fresh) SG - Fred Pack (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Archey (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Price (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Troy | Christopher Archey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Sidney Price | 58-58 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | James Robinson loses the dribble to Robert Johnson in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 07:24 | Troy | Gary Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Meyer - foul #2 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), David Villanveva (SG), James Franko (SF), Ronald Laird (C) Carl Powers, Fred Pack, Robert Johnson, Christopher Archey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG), Daryl Bowes (PF) Clarence Meyer, Douglas Fusco | |
| 07:24 | Troy | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:24 | Troy | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Keith Archie misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 07:10 | Troy | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:46 | Troy | Gary Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 59-58 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Sidney Price grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | David Villanveva is called for the reach on Sidney Price in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Villanveva, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (SG), Robert Nye (SF) David Villanveva, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) James Robinson, Larry Gartner | |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:42 | Troy | Ronald Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:36 | Troy | Robert Nye misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Sidney Price gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza is hacked by Robert Nye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Nye, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Stultz (PF) James Franko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory Duncan (SF) Sidney Price | |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:15 | Troy | Ronald Laird scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Nye | 62-61 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 05:46 | Troy | Christopher Stultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (PG), Fred Pack (SG), Christopher Archey (PF), Gary Brown (C) Gary Gipson, Stephen Bryant, Christopher Stultz, Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), Warren Augustine (PF) Keith Archie, Daryl Bowes | |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Warren Augustine misses the shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Christopher Archey is called for the reach on Warren Augustine - foul #2 on Christopher Archey, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Johnson (SF), James Franko (C) Robert Nye, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (PG), Daryl Bowes (PF) Darius Breunig, Clifford Lanza | |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Warren Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Warren Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:10 | Troy | James Franko double dribbles | 62-65 |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan misses the driving attempt in the paint | 62-65 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes can't tip it in | 62-65 |
| 04:52 | Troy | James Franko pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:41 | Troy | Carl Powers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Christopher Archey grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:29 | Troy | Christopher Archey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Duncan | 62-67 |
| 04:04 | Troy | Christopher Archey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 04:02 | Troy | Carl Powers snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 03:41 | Troy | Robert Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-67 |
| 03:39 | Troy | Christopher Archey tips it in | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Carl Powers (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Pack (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Archey (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Franko (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Duncan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daryl Bowes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Warren Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Warren Augustine | 64-70 |
| 03:13 | Troy | Fred Pack comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence Meyer - foul #3 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Robert Nye (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Christopher Stultz (C) Carl Powers, Robert Johnson, Christopher Archey, James Franko | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Darius Breunig (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) James Robinson, Clarence Meyer, Gregory Duncan, Daryl Bowes, Warren Augustine | |
| 03:13 | Troy | Fred Pack makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:13 | Troy | Fred Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Darius Breunig is fouled on the floor by Gary Brown - foul #3 on Gary Brown, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Bryant (SG) Fred Pack | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Darius Breunig misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Darius Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Gary Gipson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-71 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Darius Breunig pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Darius Breunig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-71 |
| 02:06 | Troy | Stephen Bryant connects on the 3 from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Gary Brown steps in front of the Keith Archie pass | 69-71 |
| 01:26 | Troy | Gary Gipson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Darius Breunig gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Sidney Price is called for traveling | 69-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Pack (SG), Christopher Archey (PF), Ronald Laird (C) Stephen Bryant, Gary Brown, Christopher Stultz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory Duncan (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF) Darius Breunig, Larry Gartner | |
| 01:01 | Troy | Ronald Laird is whistled for a carry | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 00:31 | Troy | Robert Nye gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:25 | Troy | Robert Nye buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Laird | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco lays it up and in | 71-73 |