| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Herman Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) C - Larry Scheuerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Sam Gross inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-38 |
| 19:39 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 19:22 | Drake | Daniel Beer loses the dribble to Donald Neal | 28-38 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | Drake | Daniel Beer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Thomas Lees loses the ball out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Lees - foul #1 on Thomas Lees, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:23 | Drake | Donald Neal picks off the pass by Larry Scheuerman | 28-41 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Sam Gross scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Johnny Kirk and the foul's on Larry Scheuerman - foul #1 on Larry Scheuerman, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Herman Wagner, Daniel Beer, Thomas Lees, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Johnny Kirk, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Sam Gross makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:40 | Drake | Barry Bacon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Herman Ayoub is called for the reach on Zachary Ewell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Ayoub, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF) Sam Gross | |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Brent Lam is fouled on the floor by Liang Huang - foul #3 on Liang Huang, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Fernando Cano (C) Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG) Zachary Ewell | |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Thomas Clay is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Brent Lam snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Brent Lam is fouled on the floor by Stanley Weedman - foul #3 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (SG), Thomas Lees (PF) Stanley Weedman, Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF), Donald Neal (C) Peter Franklin, Gary Vallone, Thomas Clay | |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Donald Neal comes up short on the jumper from close range | 31-44 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Barry Bacon gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Thomas Lees misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kurt Crockett - foul #3 on Kurt Crockett, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Daniel Beer (SF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Allen Carrier, Barry Bacon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Sam Gross (SF) Richard Smith, Brent Lam | |
| 16:21 | Drake | Thomas Lees makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Thomas Lees makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell's pass is intercepted by Daniel Beer | 33-44 |
| 15:50 | Drake | The jumper by Sergio Rivera is denied by Kurt Crockett | 33-44 |
| 15:48 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Xiao | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Liang Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Beer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fernando Cano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Drake | Sergio Rivera misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-44 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Donald Neal pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 15:24 | Drake | Fernando Cano snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 15:12 | Drake | Liang Xiao can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Donald Neal | 33-44 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Daniel Beer grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 14:30 | Drake | Johnny Kirk picks off the pass by Liang Xiao | 33-44 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk lays it in | 33-46 |
| 14:03 | Drake | Thomas Lees hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 14:01 | Drake | Liang Xiao snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 13:49 | Drake | Liang Xiao clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Sam Gross pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:42 | Creighton | Donald Neal is whistled for traveling | 33-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Barry Bacon (PF), Larry Scheuerman (C) Sergio Rivera, Liang Xiao, Daniel Beer, Thomas Lees, Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 13:30 | Drake | Gary Vallone takes the ball from Herman Wagner | 33-46 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Thomas Clay is hacked by Herman Wagner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Wagner, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Gary Vallone can't finish the layup | 33-46 |
| 13:08 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Herman Ayoub clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Thomas Clay snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Peter Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Wagner - foul #4 on Herman Wagner, team foul #7 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (SG) Herman Wagner | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Peter Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Peter Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 12:30 | Drake | Stanley Weedman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Allen Carrier | 36-48 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Stanley Weedman is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #8 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Beer (SF) Stanley Weedman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:11 | Drake | Gary Vallone blocks the jumper by Barry Bacon | 36-50 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Peter Franklin snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Peter Franklin is whistled for traveling | 36-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Liang Xiao (SG), Thomas Lees (PF), Liang Huang (C) Herman Ayoub, Barry Bacon, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF), Donald Neal (C) Richard Smith, Peter Franklin, Brent Lam, Gary Vallone, Thomas Clay | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Liang Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Beer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Lees (fresh) 2 pts. C - Liang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Drake | Thomas Lees misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 11:27 | Drake | Daniel Beer hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk travels in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG) Allen Carrier | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:15 | Drake | Liang Huang misses the shot in the paint | 38-50 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Donald Neal can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-50 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk tips it in | 38-52 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Sam Gross steals it from Thomas Lees | 38-52 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Liang Huang is called for the reach on Johnny Kirk - foul #4 on Liang Huang, team foul #9 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Allen Carrier (SG), Barry Bacon (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Sergio Rivera, Liang Xiao, Thomas Lees, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF) Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett | |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to Barry Bacon | 38-52 |
| 10:02 | Drake | Herman Ayoub is hacked by Brent Lam - foul #2 on Brent Lam, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SG), Thomas Clay (C) Johnny Kirk, Donald Neal | |
| 09:46 | Drake | Allen Carrier is fouled on the floor by Gary Vallone - foul #2 on Gary Vallone, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Larry Scheuerman (C) Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:38 | Drake | Larry Scheuerman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-52 |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Thomas Clay gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Barry Bacon - foul #2 on Barry Bacon, team foul #10 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Sergio Rivera (PG), Liang Xiao (SG) Herman Ayoub, Allen Carrier | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 3rd free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Drake | Barry Bacon misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Brent Lam - foul #3 on Brent Lam, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG) Zachary Ewell | |
| 09:15 | Drake | Barry Bacon misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 09:15 | Drake | Barry Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Peter Franklin snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Peter Franklin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Vallone | 39-58 |
| 08:09 | Drake | Daniel Beer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-58 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gary Vallone | 39-58 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Daniel Beer takes the ball from Peter Franklin | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Sergio Rivera (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Liang Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Beer (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Barry Bacon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Scheuerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brent Lam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Vallone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Barry Bacon's floater is tipped away by Thomas Clay | 39-58 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Brent Lam pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Thomas Clay is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Clay, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Herman Wagner (SG), Stanley Weedman (SF), Thomas Lees (PF), Liang Huang (C) Sergio Rivera, Liang Xiao, Daniel Beer, Barry Bacon, Larry Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Sam Gross (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF), Donald Neal (C) Richard Smith, Peter Franklin, Brent Lam, Gary Vallone, Thomas Clay | |
| 06:47 | Drake | Herman Ayoub misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Sam Gross snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Donald Neal lays it in set up by Zachary Ewell | 39-60 |
| 06:10 | Drake | Herman Wagner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-60 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Sam Gross gets the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Sam Gross | 42-62 |
| 05:05 | Drake | Thomas Lees scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Liang Huang | 45-62 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Donald Neal hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachary Ewell | 45-65 |
| 04:22 | Drake | The short jumper by Thomas Lees is denied by Donald Neal | 45-65 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Stanley Weedman grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 04:09 | Drake | Stanley Weedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Allen Carrier (PG), Liang Xiao (SG), Barry Bacon (PF), Fernando Cano (C) Herman Ayoub, Herman Wagner, Thomas Lees, Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Peter Franklin (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Thomas Clay (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Sam Gross, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Gary Vallone is hacked by Barry Bacon - foul #3 on Barry Bacon, team foul #11 | 45-65 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Gary Vallone misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Gary Vallone misses the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Fernando Cano gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Allen Carrier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Liang Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stanley Weedman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Barry Bacon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fernando Cano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Drake | Barry Bacon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Clay - foul #2 on Thomas Clay, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| 03:33 | Drake | Fernando Cano misses the easy layup | 45-65 |
| 03:32 | Drake | Stanley Weedman grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 03:23 | Drake | Allen Carrier misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-65 |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Gary Vallone grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Peter Franklin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-67 |
| 02:49 | Drake | Stanley Weedman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Thomas Clay is denied on a layup by Fernando Cano | 48-67 |
| 02:26 | Drake | Fernando Cano grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 02:21 | Drake | Barry Bacon's pass is intercepted by Gary Vallone | 48-67 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Brent Lam is hacked by Stanley Weedman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stanley Weedman, team foul #12 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Drake | Herman Ayoub (PG), Liang Huang (C) Stanley Weedman, Fernando Cano | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Thomas Clay pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Thomas Clay grabs the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Thomas Clay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-68 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Barry Bacon is hacked by Brent Lam - foul #4 on Brent Lam, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Barry Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:40 | Drake | Barry Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Peter Franklin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Smith | 50-71 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Herman Ayoub can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Herman Ayoub misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:55 | Drake | Herman Ayoub makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Drake | Herman Ayoub is hacked by Gary Vallone - foul #3 on Gary Vallone, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Herman Ayoub makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:48 | Drake | Herman Ayoub makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Brent Lam drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Liang Xiao drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Richard Smith runs out the clock | 56-74 |