| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Creighton | Randall Boyette swats the short shot by John Sweet | 33-28 |
| 19:48 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Mullinix | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Sweet - foul #2 on John Sweet, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 35-30 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | John Sweet steals the ball from Richard Clark | 35-30 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | John Sweet knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Randall Boyette - foul #1 on Randall Boyette, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Samuel Coney clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:46 | Evansville | Randall Boyette pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:25 | Evansville | Israel Rotz hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Clark | 37-33 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Coney | 37-35 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Randall Boyette is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket | 39-35 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SG), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (PF) Cameron Bracey, Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby | |
| 16:12 | Evansville | John Sweet denies the turnaround by Joe Boden | 39-35 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | George Cowling pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Cowling (fresh) SF - Richard Cotton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Boden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Joe Boden comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Claude Hall gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Shawn Prince is called for the reach on Mark Green - foul #3 on Shawn Prince, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reiley (SF) Richard Cotton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, John Sweet | |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Donald Mullinix (PF) Raymond Pooley, Joe Boden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:15 | Evansville | George Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Claude Hall snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the shot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | George Cowling pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | John Reiley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper connects on the floater from the right side | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | Evansville | Richard Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Mullinix - foul #2 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (SG), Richard Cotton (SF), Randall Boyette (C) George Cowling, John Reiley, Shawn Prince | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | The short jumper by Randall Boyette is denied by Kenneth Roby | 39-38 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Samuel Coney misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | John Sweet snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Donald Mullinix denies the turnaround by Kenneth Roby | 39-38 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Richard Cotton pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix drills a jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is denied on a layup by Randall Boyette | 41-38 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Richard Cotton lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 43-38 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Clark - foul #1 on Richard Clark, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Shawn Prince (PF) Richard Clark, Donald Mullinix | |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (C) Kenneth Roby, John Sweet | |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Shawn Prince comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Shawn Prince makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Shawn Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Claude Hall knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gary Dulaney and the foul's on Shawn Prince - foul #4 on Shawn Prince, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joe Boden (PF) Shawn Prince | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), John Sweet (C) Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz | |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:51 | Evansville | Mark Green swats the short shot by Israel Rotz | 45-42 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Claude Hall grabs the board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Boden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Mark Green scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Dulaney | 45-44 |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Culpepper - foul #3 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF), John Reiley (C) Richard Cotton, Randall Boyette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the easy layup | 46-44 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | John Sweet's floater is tipped away by George Cowling | 46-44 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Sweet | 46-46 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | John Reiley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Pooley | 48-46 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:47 | Evansville | John Reiley grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | Gary Dulaney steals the ball from George Cowling | 48-46 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Pooley | 48-46 |
| 08:52 | Evansville | George Cowling knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Pooley | 51-46 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Joe Boden grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Richard Cotton (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF), Randall Boyette (C) Raymond Pooley, Israel Rotz, George Cowling, Joe Boden, John Reiley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Jeremy Betz (PF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Jessie Culpepper, Richard Eisenhauer, Kenneth Roby, John Sweet | |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Richard Cotton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-46 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:49 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claude Hall | 51-48 |
| 07:26 | Evansville | Randall Boyette buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Cotton | 53-48 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Mark Green can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses short on a runner from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Samuel Coney grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Mark Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 06:02 | Evansville | Richard Clark drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cotton | 55-48 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Clark - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SG), Shawn Prince (C) Lewis Swedberg, Randall Boyette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Samuel Coney, Claude Hall, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jessie Culpepper | 55-51 |
| 05:17 | Evansville | George Cowling misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Shawn Prince hits a turnaround from the right block | 57-51 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | John Sweet comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Prince - foul #5 on Shawn Prince, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Joe Boden (PF), Randall Boyette (C) Richard Clark, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix, Shawn Prince | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, Richard Eisenhauer | |
| 04:40 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:33 | Evansville | Israel Rotz loses the dribble to Kenneth Roby | 57-53 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Joe Boden - foul #2 on Joe Boden, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (C) John Sweet | |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Mark Green swats the short shot by Joe Boden | 57-56 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Samuel Coney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Roby | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Cowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Boden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Green (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mark Green | 57-58 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Randall Boyette - foul #2 on Randall Boyette, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Cotton (SF) George Cowling | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Samuel Coney, Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby | |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Joe Boden | 57-58 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Richard Cotton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Boden | 59-58 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Donald Mullinix (PF) Raymond Pooley, Joe Boden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, Mark Green | |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Sweet | 59-60 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Samuel Coney snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Richard Cotton pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Israel Rotz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Cotton | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Mullinix - foul #3 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Randall Boyette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Samuel Coney | 62-61 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Cameron Bracey | 62-63 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Richard Cotton is hacked by Samuel Coney - foul #2 on Samuel Coney, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Richard Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Jeremy Betz steals the ball from Randall Boyette | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey is hacked by Richard Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Clark, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Richard Cotton misses the dunk | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Boyette | 62-64 |