| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 11 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | James Kost inbounds the ball | 45-20 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Newman - foul #1 on Joe Newman, team foul #1 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Duane Barry (C) Lloyd Watts, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 46-20 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 2nd free throw | 47-20 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits a wide open floater from the free throw line | 47-22 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Kenny Lund swats the dunk try by James Kost | 47-22 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | James Kost hits the follow up shot | 49-22 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-25 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-25 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund gets the rebound | 49-25 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-25 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | James Kost grabs the board | 49-25 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers is hacked by Joe Newman - foul #2 on Joe Newman, team foul #2 | 49-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Joe Nichols (C) Keith Ferriera, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:34 | Creighton | Devon Drummer connects on the jumper from the right wing | 51-25 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-25 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Devon Drummer | 51-25 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Joe Nichols can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John Alter - foul #1 on John Alter, team foul #3 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF), Charles Peters (C) John Alter, Timothy Tusing | |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 52-25 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 53-25 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-25 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the board | 53-25 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts drills a floater from the left wing set up by Johnny Rodgers | 55-25 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman is whistled for traveling | 55-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF), Duane Barry (C) James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG) Joe Newman | |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Tim Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Lloyd Watts and he's fouled by Kenny Lund - foul #1 on Kenny Lund, team foul #4 | 57-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF) Lloyd Watts, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Kenny Lund | |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Tim Williams makes the free throw | 58-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Devon Drummer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Peters (fresh) C - Arnold Curry (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the 3 from straight away | 58-25 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers grabs the board | 58-25 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Sean Donnellan steals it from Johnny Rodgers in the backcourt | 58-25 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-25 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 58-25 |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | James Knox is hacked by Devon Drummer - foul #1 on Devon Drummer, team foul #1 | 58-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Duane Barry (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Keith Ferriera, Devon Drummer, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Sean Donnellan, James Knox, Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses long on an open runner in the paint | 58-25 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the tip | 58-25 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the offensive rebound | 58-25 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Rodgers picks off the pass by Joe Newman | 58-25 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts slams it home set up by Johnny Rodgers | 60-25 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Nichols - foul #2 on Joe Nichols, team foul #2 | 60-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Devon Drummer (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF) John Alter | |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the 1st free throw | 60-25 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-26 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | James Kost misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Knox - foul #3 on James Knox, team foul #5 | 60-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (C) Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:50 | Creighton | James Kost misses the 1st free throw | 60-26 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 61-26 |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Tim Williams takes the ball from Joe Newman | 61-26 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Devon Drummer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-26 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer grabs the board | 61-26 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-26 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund gets the offensive rebound | 61-26 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Duane Barry (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Devon Drummer, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 64-26 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Barry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) PF - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses short on a jumper in the paint | 64-26 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the board | 64-26 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | James Kost misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-26 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan gets the rebound | 64-26 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | James Knox connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-28 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 64-28 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera grabs the offensive rebound | 64-28 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers is hacked by Arnold Curry - foul #1 on Arnold Curry, team foul #6 | 64-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Devon Drummer (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Keith Ferriera, James Kost, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Smith (PF) James Knox | |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Johnny Rodgers | 67-28 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Arnold Curry is blocked by Joe Nichols | 67-28 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-28 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins connects on the shot from the left side | 67-30 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Joe Nichols lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 69-30 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | James Smith is hacked by Tim Williams - foul #1 on Tim Williams, team foul #3 | 69-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), James Kost (SF) Johnny Rodgers, Devon Drummer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG), Shawn Bailey (C) Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Smith | 69-32 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | James Knox is fouled on the floor by Joe Nichols - foul #3 on Joe Nichols, team foul #4 | 69-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG) Keith Ferriera | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Rodgers steps in front of the Sean Donnellan pass | 69-32 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 71-32 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-32 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 71-32 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | James Kost drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Devon Drummer | 74-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 13 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins clanks a jump hook from the left block | 74-32 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | James Kost grabs the board | 74-32 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 76-32 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Joe Nichols - foul #4 on Joe Nichols, team foul #5 | 76-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Tim Williams (PF), Duane Barry (C) Johnny Rodgers, Devon Drummer, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (SF), Arnold Curry (C) Darrell Dawkins, Shawn Bailey | |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-32 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-33 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | James Knox picks off the pass by James Kost | 76-33 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the easy layup | 76-33 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watts | 76-33 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | James Kost scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 78-33 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF) James Smith | |
| 05:43 | Creighton | James Kost clanks a 3 from the right corner | 78-33 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Knox | 78-33 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-33 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan snags the offensive board | 78-33 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-33 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 78-33 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Joe Nichols buries a driving attempt from close range | 80-33 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-33 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | James Knox gets the offensive rebound | 80-33 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters makes the shot from close range on a great pass from James Knox and the foul's on Tim Williams - foul #2 on Tim Williams, team foul #6 | 80-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Devon Drummer (PF), Duane Barry (C) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey (C) Arnold Curry | |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters makes the free throw | 80-36 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 80-36 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Peters | 80-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 13 pts. C - Duane Barry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | James Knox connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-39 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Creighton | James Knox takes the ball from Duane Barry | 80-39 |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins lays it in on a great pass from James Knox | 80-41 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | James Kost is fouled on the floor by Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #7 | 80-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Devon Drummer, Duane Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Smith (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Charles Peters, Shawn Bailey | |
| 02:48 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 1st free throw | 81-41 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 82-41 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 82-41 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 82-41 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Joe Nichols's layup is rejected by Arnold Curry | 82-41 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to James Kost | 82-41 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | James Kost knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 85-41 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-41 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera grabs the board | 85-41 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Joe Nichols connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Ferriera and he's fouled by Arnold Curry - foul #2 on Arnold Curry, team foul #8 | 87-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (PF) James Smith | |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the free throw | 87-41 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry snags the defensive board | 87-41 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 87-41 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Peters | 87-41 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Watts - foul #2 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #7 | 87-41 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 1st free throw | 87-41 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 2nd free throw | 87-41 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 87-41 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | James Kost comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 87-41 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Knox | 87-41 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Knox | 87-44 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts runs out the clock | 87-44 |