| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) SF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) PF - Douglas Pope (fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Douglas Pope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Simmons | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Douglas Pope steals the ball from Charles Simmons | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits a jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Coonrod | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Kardos | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Nathan Segars connects on the floater from the left block set up by Anthony Coonrod | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | William Brown travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Frank Vinson (SG), Horace Walburn (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF) Anthony Coonrod, Lawrence Dickson, Vincent Flynn, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Horace Walburn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Horace Walburn | 7-3 |
| 17:11 | Creighton | Alfred Kula is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (PF) Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 7-3 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Alfred Kula buries a 3 from straight away | 10-3 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 10-6 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Horace Walburn snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Vinson (fresh) SF - Horace Walburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Pope (fresh) C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rodney Johnston (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Rodney Johnston is called for the reach on Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Vincent Flynn (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Horace Walburn, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Briggs (C) Micheal Cotton, Charles Simmons, Rodney Johnston | |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Kardos | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is called for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Frank Vinson (SG) Anthony Coonrod, Lawrence Dickson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Clayton Huff (C) Daniel Kardos, William Brown | |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Frank Vinson steals the ball from John Manzo | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Frank Vinson banks in the layup | 12-8 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | William Briggs drills a jump hook from the left block | 12-10 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Nathan Segars knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Vincent Flynn | 14-10 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-13 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Briggs | 17-15 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Horace Walburn (SF), Douglas Pope (PF) Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Vincent Flynn, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Brown (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Briggs, Clayton Huff | |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (SF) Horace Walburn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Micheal Cotton - foul #1 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) SF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) PF - Douglas Pope (fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Dickson - foul #1 on Lawrence Dickson, team foul #1 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF), Gerald Shipley (C) Vincent Flynn, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses the tip | 18-17 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rodney Johnston | 18-17 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 18-17 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Frank Vinson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Dickson | 21-17 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Anthony Coonrod steps in front of the Micheal Cotton pass | 21-17 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod can't throw it down | 21-17 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos hits a 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Frank Vinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | William Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Vincent Flynn (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Anthony Coonrod, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Micheal Cotton, Daniel Kardos, Charles Simmons, William Brown, Rodney Johnston | |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfred Kula - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) PF - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Horace Walburn hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 24-25 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | William Briggs misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Horace Walburn - foul #1 on Horace Walburn, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF) Horace Walburn, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), William Brown (PF) Larry Ogata, Clayton Huff | |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | William Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | William Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Alfred Kula can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | William Briggs gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Alfred Kula steals the ball from William Brown | 24-26 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the lay-in | 24-26 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn tips it home | 26-26 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is fouled on the floor by Vincent Flynn - foul #1 on Vincent Flynn, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Frank Vinson (SG), Douglas Pope (PF) Alfred Kula, Lawrence Dickson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Charles Simmons (SF), Rodney Johnston (C) John Manzo, Scott Shannon, William Briggs | |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (PF) Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Shipley | 29-26 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 29-28 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Johnston - foul #2 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Douglas Pope (PF) Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Briggs (C) Rodney Johnston | |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-28 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Alfred Kula drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-28 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | William Briggs is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG) Alfred Kula | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Rodney Johnston (C) Daniel Kardos, William Brown | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | William Briggs is called for the reach on Lawrence Dickson - foul #1 on William Briggs, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF) Lawrence Dickson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Briggs - foul #2 on William Briggs, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Douglas Pope (PF) Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Charles Simmons | |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:35 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Frank Vinson (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF) Alfred Kula, Lawrence Dickson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG), William Brown (PF) Larry Ogata, William Briggs | |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 34-28 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | William Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Daniel Kardos steps in front of the Anthony Coonrod pass | 36-28 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Johnston | 36-31 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | Frank Vinson loses the dribble to William Brown | 36-31 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Kardos | 36-33 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Frank Vinson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Horace Walburn (SF), Douglas Pope (PF) Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Vincent Flynn, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) John Manzo, Daniel Kardos, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Rodney Johnston | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |