| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) C - Travis Cressey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Charles Barlow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Travis Cressey steals the ball from Charles Barlow | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is fouled on the floor by Mathew Cooper - foul #1 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is fouled on the floor by Mathew Cooper - foul #2 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (PF) Mathew Cooper | |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Travis Cressey is hacked by Robert Pendleton - foul #1 on Robert Pendleton, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Fuqua | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Fred Hodge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton is whistled for traveling | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Fred Hodge gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Fred Hodge connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Fuqua | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua is fouled on the floor by James Foust - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Travis Cressey hits the follow up shot | 9-2 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks | 9-4 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Edwards | 11-4 |
| 15:51 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Hepburn, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), James Bahena (PF), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Keith Hepburn, Charles Barlow | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) SG - James McSpirit (fresh) SF - David Russell (fresh) PF - James Bahena (fresh) C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Edwards | 13-4 |
| 15:19 | Evansville | James Bahena connects on the shot from the left block | 13-6 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Edwards | 15-6 |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Luke Pool is hacked by Joseph Fuqua - foul #1 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #1 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG), Robert Inman (SF), Ben Cabana (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:51 | Evansville | James McSpirit is hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #1 on Ben Cabana, team foul #2 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SF) Joseph Fuqua | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG) Luke Pool, James McSpirit | |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brent Sawyer | 15-6 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin misses the jumper from the right block | 15-6 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | James Bahena gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | James Bahena comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #2 on Ben Cabana, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Sanford Hedley, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Ben Cabana, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF), Charles Barlow (C) David Russell, Raymond Hughes | |
| 13:53 | Evansville | James Bahena misses the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | James Bahena misses the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Charles Barlow snags the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | James Foust is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fuqua - foul #2 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG) Joseph Fuqua | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (PF) James Bahena | |
| 13:24 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Fred Hodge buries a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Pendleton - foul #2 on Robert Pendleton, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Hughes (PF) Robert Pendleton | |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-6 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards can't connect on a floater from the left side | 18-6 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 12:20 | Evansville | James Foust comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-6 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 18-6 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Charles Barlow double dribbles | 18-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG), David Russell (SG) Thomas Sparks, James Foust | |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 18-6 |
| 11:47 | Evansville | James McSpirit grabs the defensive rebound | 18-6 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James McSpirit (fresh) SG - David Russell (fresh) SF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 18-6 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James McSpirit - foul #1 on James McSpirit, team foul #7 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (SG), Brent Sawyer (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Fred Hodge, Vincent Richmond, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Charles Barlow snags the defensive board | 19-6 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | David Russell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 19-6 |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses the tip | 19-6 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn tips it in | 19-8 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses long on a shot from the left side | 19-8 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin tips it back up and in | 21-8 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | David Russell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-8 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes can't tip it in | 21-8 |
| 10:29 | Evansville | Charles Barlow hits the follow up shot | 21-10 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin loses the ball out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Sanford Hedley, Jerry Edwards, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), James Bahena (PF) James McSpirit, Keith Hepburn, Raymond Hughes | |
| 09:58 | Evansville | David Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-10 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Bahena - foul #1 on James Bahena, team foul #8 | 21-10 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:17 | Evansville | David Russell drills a jumper in the lane set up by Thomas Sparks | 22-12 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-12 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to David Russell | 22-12 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | Brent Sawyer steps in front of the David Russell pass | 22-12 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer's floater is tipped away by David Russell | 22-12 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | David Russell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Hodge - foul #1 on Fred Hodge, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Jason McClearen (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Thomas Gatlin (PF) Robert Inman, Fred Hodge, Brent Sawyer, Vincent Richmond | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (PF), Raymond Hughes (C) James Bahena, Charles Barlow | |
| 08:01 | Evansville | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 07:41 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks grabs the board | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SG - Jason McClearen (fresh) SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - David Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jason McClearen | 22-14 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 22-14 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Travis Cressey tips it back up and in | 24-14 |
| 07:13 | Evansville | David Russell connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Sparks | 24-16 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards banks in the layup | 26-16 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Sanford Hedley picks off the pass by Thomas Sparks | 26-16 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley comes up short on the floater from the right block | 26-16 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | David Russell snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | James Foust comes up short on the shot from the right side | 26-16 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Raymond Hughes is called for the reach on Travis Cressey - foul #1 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Robert Inman (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF) Jason McClearen, Jerry Edwards, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), James Bahena (SF), Charles Barlow (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, David Russell, Keith Hepburn | |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Travis Cressey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Charles Barlow snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | James McSpirit is hacked by Vincent Richmond - foul #1 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SF) Sanford Hedley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes is whistled for a carry | 27-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin (C) Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (PF) Raymond Hughes | |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Richmond and he's hacked by James Bahena - foul #2 on James Bahena, team foul #10 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Hughes (PF) James Bahena | |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin misses the free throw | 29-16 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Robert Inman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Charles Barlow - foul #1 on Charles Barlow, team foul #11 | 29-16 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brent Sawyer - foul #1 on Brent Sawyer, team foul #7 | 31-16 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-18 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond tips it in | 33-18 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | James McSpirit connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Hepburn | 33-21 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Fred Hodge connects on the jumper near the basket | 35-21 |
| 03:34 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Fred Hodge grabs the board | 35-21 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Inman (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Gatlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) SG - James McSpirit (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hepburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Hughes (fairly fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-21 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Luke Pool misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Charles Barlow tips it in | 35-23 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | James McSpirit steals it from Thomas Gatlin | 35-23 |
| 02:55 | Evansville | James McSpirit hits the finger roll | 35-25 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is hacked by Raymond Hughes - foul #2 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Ben Cabana (PF), Sanford Hedley (C) Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Vincent Richmond, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, Keith Hepburn, Raymond Hughes | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:22 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Barlow and he's hacked by Fred Hodge - foul #2 on Fred Hodge, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Travis Cressey (C) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (C) Charles Barlow | |
| 02:22 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Travis Cressey double dribbles | 37-28 |
| 01:57 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Travis Cressey snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Robert Pendleton takes the ball from Joseph Fuqua | 37-28 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | David Russell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley hits a floater from the right side set up by Joseph Fuqua | 39-28 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ben Cabana - foul #3 on Ben Cabana, team foul #9 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PF) Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Barlow (C) David Russell | |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Travis Cressey grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | James Foust steps in front of the Jerry Edwards pass | 39-29 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Jerry Edwards is called for the reach on Thomas Sparks - foul #1 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #10 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Vincent Richmond (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Sanford Hedley, Brent Sawyer, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Bahena (SF), Raymond Hughes (C) Robert Pendleton, Charles Barlow | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by James Bahena - foul #3 on James Bahena, team foul #13 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (PG) Joseph Fuqua | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) James Bahena | |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes buries a turnaround from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Fred Hodge clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-33 |