| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Creighton | Thomas Jones connects on the turnaround from the left block | 35-36 |
| 19:33 | Bradley | Marc Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Samuel Goins (SF), Daniel Johnston (PF) Mark Jones, John Smith | |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Fred Combs's pass is intercepted by Samuel Goins | 35-36 |
| 19:04 | Bradley | Marc Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Fred Combs connects on the shot in the paint | 37-36 |
| 18:24 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Saunders | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | George Marcucci misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 18:00 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:35 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 17:34 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | George Marcucci comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Musenda Abdi | 37-39 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the jumper near the basket set up by Dale Labarge | 39-39 |
| 16:35 | Bradley | Samuel Goins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 16:33 | Bradley | Steven Saunders tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Thomas Jones comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Morris - foul #2 on Rodney Morris, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Mark Jones (SF), John Smith (PF) Steven Saunders, Samuel Goins, Daniel Johnston | |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:59 | Bradley | Richard Starrett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Dale Labarge snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dale Labarge | 43-41 |
| 15:47 | Bradley | Dale Labarge steals the ball from Rodney Morris | 43-41 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Rodney Morris takes the ball from Thomas Jones | 43-41 |
| 15:03 | Bradley | Rodney Morris makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Starrett | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Fred Combs (PF) Robert Sanderson, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Samuel Goins (SF) Richard Starrett, Rodney Morris, Mark Jones | |
| 14:20 | Bradley | John Smith misses short on a runner from close range | 43-43 |
| 14:18 | Bradley | Steven Saunders snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:02 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:00 | Bradley | Marc Davidson tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Creighton | George Marcucci is hacked by Steven Saunders - foul #1 on Steven Saunders, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Wells (C) Derek Morton, Samuel Goins, Marc Davidson | |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 43-45 |
| 13:32 | Bradley | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:15 | Bradley | Musenda Abdi is called for the reach on Mark Jones - foul #3 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Jones (C) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:49 | Bradley | Steven Saunders clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 12:47 | Bradley | Mark Jones can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Steven Saunders steps in front of the George Marcucci pass in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 12:26 | Bradley | John Wells knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Smith | 43-47 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Daniel Johnston (SF), Marc Davidson (C) Steven Saunders, Rodney Morris, Mark Jones, John Smith | |
| 11:37 | Bradley | Musenda Abdi steals the ball from Daniel Johnston | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Thomas Jones throws it down | 45-47 |
| 10:54 | Bradley | John Wells connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Starrett | 45-49 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | George Marcucci clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski tips it home | 47-49 |
| 10:23 | Bradley | Derek Morton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Derezinski - foul #1 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SF), Fred Combs (PF) Musenda Abdi, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Mark Jones (SF), John Smith (PF) Richard Starrett, Daniel Johnston, Marc Davidson | |
| 10:23 | Bradley | Derek Morton makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:23 | Bradley | Derek Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | George Marcucci is fouled on the floor by John Wells - foul #3 on John Wells, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (SG), Marc Davidson (C) Derek Morton, John Wells | |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski can't throw it down but he's fouled by Marc Davidson - foul #2 on Marc Davidson, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Samuel Goins (SF), John Wells (C) Mark Jones, Marc Davidson | |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:32 | Bradley | Steven Saunders clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 09:30 | Bradley | John Wells tips it home | 49-53 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski drills a shot near the basket | 51-53 |
| 08:49 | Bradley | Samuel Goins is whistled for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Thomas Jones (C) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Mark Jones (SF), Marc Davidson (C) Steven Saunders, Samuel Goins, John Wells | |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Marc Davidson denies the turnaround by Thomas Jones | 51-53 |
| 08:21 | Bradley | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:56 | Bradley | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Mark Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Derek Morton (SG) Richard Starrett, Rodney Morris | |
| 07:39 | Bradley | Marc Davidson knocks in the runner from the baseline | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marc Davidson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Dale Labarge buries a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 07:09 | Bradley | Derek Morton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Saunders | 54-58 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Dale Labarge is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dale Labarge, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (PG), Francis Wooten (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) George Marcucci, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Rodney Morris (SG), Samuel Goins (SF), John Wells (C) Steven Saunders, Derek Morton, Mark Jones, Marc Davidson | |
| 06:24 | Bradley | Richard Starrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Jones (SF) Samuel Goins | |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Francis Wooten buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Sanderson | 56-58 |
| 05:50 | Bradley | Rodney Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dale Labarge - foul #3 on Dale Labarge, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF), Benjamin Espey (C) Francis Wooten, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Daniel Johnston (SF), Marc Davidson (C) Richard Starrett, Mark Jones, John Smith | |
| 05:50 | Bradley | Rodney Morris makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:50 | Bradley | Rodney Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 05:32 | Bradley | Marc Davidson pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:10 | Bradley | Dale Labarge steals it from John Wells | 56-60 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi slams it home on a great pass from Dale Labarge | 58-60 |
| 04:57 | Bradley | Rodney Morris makes the jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marc Davidson - foul #3 on Marc Davidson, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Ivan Derezinski, Benjamin Espey | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Starrett (PG), Derek Morton (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Smith (PF), Donald Downs (C) Steven Saunders, Rodney Morris, Daniel Johnston, John Wells, Marc Davidson | |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | Bradley | Derek Morton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Musenda Abdi | 60-62 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Fred Combs is called for a charge - foul #3 on Fred Combs, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Wells (C) Donald Downs | |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Thomas Jones blocks the jumper by Derek Morton | 60-62 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | George Marcucci snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Starrett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Morton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Richard Starrett is called for the reach on George Marcucci - foul #1 on Richard Starrett, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Rodney Morris (SG), Samuel Goins (SF), Marc Davidson (C) Richard Starrett, Derek Morton, Mark Jones, John Wells | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | George Marcucci makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | George Marcucci makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:11 | Bradley | Samuel Goins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Dale Labarge pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | George Marcucci travels with the ball | 62-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Derek Morton (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Wells (PF) Rodney Morris, Samuel Goins, John Smith | |
| 02:53 | Bradley | John Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG) Dale Labarge | |
| Subs | Bradley | Samuel Goins (SF), John Smith (PF) Mark Jones, John Wells | |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the lay-in | 62-62 |
| 02:26 | Bradley | Marc Davidson gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 01:55 | Bradley | John Smith tips it home | 62-64 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Thomas Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Musenda Abdi | 64-64 |
| 01:08 | Bradley | John Smith makes the shot from the right side | 64-66 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 00:38 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Fred Combs - foul #4 on Fred Combs, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG) Osvaldo Guerra | |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (SG), Mark Jones (SF) Derek Morton, Samuel Goins | |
| 00:38 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:38 | Bradley | Steven Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Marc Davidson denies the turnaround by Dale Labarge | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | John Smith snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Bradley | John Smith is hacked by George Marcucci in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Marcucci, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Bradley | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Fred Combs gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Mark Jones clanks a fullcourt shot | 68-67 |