| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Hall - foul #3 on Walter Hall, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG) Walter Hall | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 34-37 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Fred Hodge clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Travis Cressey connects on the turnaround from close range | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Edwards - foul #1 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Richmond | 36-37 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joseph Fuqua | 36-37 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Fuqua | 39-37 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Fuqua - foul #1 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Fred Hodge gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Travis Cressey can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Robert Inman (SG), Brent Sawyer (SF), Thomas Gatlin (PF) Joseph Fuqua, Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Robert Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason McClearen (SG) Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Doyle Hartley (SF) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore | |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Stier | 40-41 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley lays it up and in and he's hacked by Chad Stier - foul #1 on Chad Stier, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF) Jason McClearen, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Doyle Hartley, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin travels with the ball | 43-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Ben Cabana (C) Sanford Hedley, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Walter Hall (SG) Chad Stier, Ronnie Park | |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Paul Caceres and he's fouled by Jerry Edwards - foul #2 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 15:22 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Marvin Sawyer - foul #2 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Travis Cressey (C) Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Jaramillo | 46-46 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 14:09 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Vincent Richmond | 48-49 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Walter Hall steals the ball from Joseph Fuqua | 48-49 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo clanks a floater in the paint | 48-49 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Caceres - foul #3 on Paul Caceres, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Robert Inman (SF), Ben Cabana (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Joseph Fuqua, Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Sanford Hedley | 50-49 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Robert Inman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Sanford Hedley | 53-49 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SF) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Ronnie Park is called for the reach on Robert Inman - foul #1 on Ronnie Park, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 11:58 | Creighton | The short jumper by Sanford Hedley is denied by Ronnie Park | 53-49 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Inman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brent Sawyer (fresh) PF - Ben Cabana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Park (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 56-51 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sanford Hedley | 59-51 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Chad Stier | 59-53 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Sawyer | 59-53 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Robert Inman's pass is intercepted by Bennie Melton | 59-53 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Gatlin steals it from Ronnie Park | 59-53 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Bennie Melton - foul #2 on Bennie Melton, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Ben Cabana, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Walter Hall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 61-56 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond is hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #1 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG) Sanford Hedley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres double dribbles | 62-56 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | The jump hook by Vincent Richmond is blocked by Marvin Sawyer | 62-56 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Paul Caceres picks off the pass by Travis Cressey | 62-56 |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | Walter Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Sawyer | 62-58 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo clanks a shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | Jerry Edwards steps in front of the Walter Hall pass | 62-58 |
| 07:43 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards dunks the ball | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo loses the ball out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (SG), Brent Sawyer (SF), Ben Cabana (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Robert Moore (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Robert Inman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 06:41 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Walter Hall | 64-61 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Joseph Fuqua - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG) Brent Sawyer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall | |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Carter | 65-61 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Joseph Fuqua steals the ball from Christopher Carter | 65-61 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley travels with the ball | 65-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Joseph Fuqua, Ben Cabana, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Chad Stier | |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Robert Inman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Travis Cressey steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 65-61 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses badly on a runner from close range | 65-61 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Fred Hodge (SG) Sanford Hedley, Robert Inman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Mike Tolman | |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo tips it in | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Travis Cressey comes up short on the shot from close range | 65-63 |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Richmond | 67-63 |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is fouled on the floor by Paul Caceres - foul #4 on Paul Caceres, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SF), Ben Cabana (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Travis Cressey (C) Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Ronnie Park | |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo drills a runner from the left block set up by Paul Caceres and he's fouled by Joseph Fuqua - foul #2 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #4 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF) Sanford Hedley, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Mike Tolman | |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Paul Caceres is called for the reach on Travis Cressey - foul #5 on Paul Caceres, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG) Paul Caceres | |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Fred Hodge clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Fred Hodge tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Cressey | 72-72 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Dwayne Jaramillo steals the ball from Joseph Fuqua | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Cressey | 72-72 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua loses the dribble to Robert Moore in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-74 |