| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifton Spinks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Allen Larsen inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Bradley | Allen Larsen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifton Spinks | 26-26 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, Joe Nichols | |
| 18:55 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard is fouled on the floor by Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG) William Alexander, Keith Ferriera | |
| 18:40 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Tyler Weingartner | 26-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF) Johnny Rodgers, Kevin Roberts, Jason Bramblett | |
| 18:03 | Bradley | Floyd Hunt steps in front of the Allen Larsen pass | 26-26 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 17:50 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Adam Parker | 26-26 |
| 17:46 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Larsen | 29-26 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses short on a jumper near the basket | 29-26 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 17:03 | Bradley | Allen Larsen connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 31-28 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner lays it in set up by Keith Ferriera and he's fouled by Adam Parker - foul #3 on Adam Parker, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF), Ronald Brandon (C) Sterling Rupert, Clifton Spinks, Allen Larsen, Antonio Pickard, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Joe Nichols (C) William Alexander, Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Theodore Feist | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:11 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 16:10 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:58 | Bradley | Earl Ward misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 15:57 | Bradley | Richard Maki tips it in | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) SF - Earl Ward (fresh) PF - Richard Maki (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Brandon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) PF - Tyler Weingartner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers tips it in | 33-33 |
| 15:09 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Maki | 35-33 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 35-35 |
| 14:33 | Bradley | Charles Elkins is hacked by Johnny Rodgers - foul #1 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG), Allen Larsen (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF), Adam Parker (C) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Earl Ward, Richard Maki, Ronald Brandon | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), James Kost (PF), Theodore Feist (C) Johnny Rodgers, Kevin Roberts, Jason Bramblett, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| 14:27 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 14:26 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard tips it in | 37-35 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Theodore Feist comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Parker - foul #4 on Adam Parker, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (C) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Theodore Feist makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Theodore Feist makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Theodore Feist grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Alexander | 37-39 |
| 12:59 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Alexander | 37-42 |
| 12:18 | Bradley | William Alexander picks off the pass by Antonio Pickard | 37-42 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt hits the finger roll set up by Keith Ferriera | 37-44 |
| 11:47 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks's pass is intercepted by Floyd Hunt | 37-44 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | William Alexander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Floyd Hunt | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifton Spinks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Pickard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Ward (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Theodore Feist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Bradley | Allen Larsen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sterling Rupert | 40-46 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Theodore Feist hits a floater in the paint set up by James Kost | 40-48 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert double dribbles | 40-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SG), Richard Maki (PF), Ronald Brandon (C) Sterling Rupert, Clifton Spinks, Antonio Pickard, Earl Ward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Joe Nichols (C) William Alexander, Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Theodore Feist | |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Joe Nichols lays it in set up by Kevin Roberts | 40-50 |
| 09:54 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Allen Larsen | 43-50 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses short on a jumper in the lane | 43-50 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Joe Nichols connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 43-52 |
| 08:46 | Bradley | Joe Nichols denies the turnaround by Ronald Brandon | 43-52 |
| 08:44 | Bradley | Richard Maki gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:25 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 08:24 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Joe Nichols connects on the runner in the paint set up by Johnny Rodgers | 45-54 |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Charles Elkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Joe Nichols gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earnest Ripley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Larsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Maki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Brandon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) PF - James Kost (tiring) 3 pf. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Johnny Rodgers | 45-56 |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joe Nichols - foul #1 on Joe Nichols, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Allen Larsen, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tyler Weingartner (C) Johnny Rodgers, Kevin Roberts, Jason Bramblett, Joe Nichols | |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tyler Weingartner | 46-56 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt grabs the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-56 |
| 05:51 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 05:38 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt lays it up and in on a great pass from William Alexander | 46-58 |
| 05:03 | Bradley | Tyler Weingartner steals the ball from Clifton Spinks | 46-58 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the lay-in | 46-58 |
| 04:39 | Bradley | Earl Ward snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:21 | Bradley | Earl Ward hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Clifton Spinks | 48-58 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner is called for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, Ronald Brandon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Theodore Feist (PF), Joe Nichols (C) William Alexander, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks is fouled on the floor by Keith Ferriera - foul #2 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earnest Ripley (SG), Richard Maki (PF) Clifton Spinks, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| 03:31 | Bradley | Floyd Hunt picks off the pass by Earnest Ripley | 48-58 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Theodore Feist misses the lay-in | 48-58 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:06 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera is fouled on the floor by Earnest Ripley - foul #2 on Earnest Ripley, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG) Earl Ward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG) William Alexander | |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers and the foul's on Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Charles Elkins, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (SG), Earl Ward (C) Sterling Rupert, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Charles Elkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Ferriera - foul #3 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), James Kost (SF) William Alexander, Floyd Hunt | |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Theodore Feist misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Theodore Feist tips it but misses | 50-61 |
| 02:02 | Bradley | Richard Maki snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Theodore Feist | 50-61 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Theodore Feist scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Kost | 50-63 |
| 01:28 | Bradley | Theodore Feist steals the ball from Nicholas Wood | 50-63 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Charles Elkins is called for the reach on Johnny Rodgers - foul #2 on Charles Elkins, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronald Brandon (C) Nicholas Wood | |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF) James Kost | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Rodgers | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Bradley | Charles Elkins loses the dribble to Keith Ferriera | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers runs out the clock | 50-65 |