| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Cressey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | James Flowers inbounds the ball | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | James Lipton is hacked by Travis Cressey - foul #3 on Travis Cressey, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ben Cabana (C) Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) James Lipton | |
| 19:29 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (SG) James Flowers | |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Ben Cabana's floater is knocked away by Luis Grove | 43-42 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 18:56 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is hacked by Joseph Fuqua - foul #1 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey | |
| 18:37 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 18:29 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:06 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason McClearen (SG), Robert Inman (SF), Brent Sawyer (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Fred Hodge, Sanford Hedley, Vincent Richmond, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, James Flowers, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Fuqua | 47-42 |
| 17:30 | Drake | Gregory Watson lays it in on a great pass from James Lipton | 47-44 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Joseph Fuqua | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), James Flowers (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, Gregory Watson | |
| 17:14 | Drake | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Fred Hodge | 47-44 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 17:06 | Drake | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Luis Grove clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 16:46 | Drake | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Kenneth Losey blows the layup | 47-44 |
| 16:26 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Kenneth Losey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 16:03 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 15:47 | Drake | William Smith can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 15:45 | Drake | Luis Grove hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason McClearen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Inman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brent Sawyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gatlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Losey (fairly fresh) SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Grove (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 15:38 | Drake | James Flowers grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 15:23 | Drake | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Fred Hodge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Sanford Hedley (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Jason McClearen, Fred Hodge, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, James Flowers, William Smith | |
| 15:05 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-46 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is hacked by Luis Grove - foul #3 on Luis Grove, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Flowers (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, Gregory Watson | |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| 13:47 | Drake | Travis Cressey is called for the reach on Ronald Westerfield - foul #4 on Travis Cressey, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Ben Cabana (C) Sanford Hedley, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 13:37 | Drake | Harvey Cessna drills a shot from close range set up by James Lipton | 47-48 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | James Flowers steals it from Jerry Edwards in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Hodge | 47-48 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua is hacked by James Flowers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Flowers, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (SF) James Flowers | |
| 13:11 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF) Gregory Watson | |
| 13:00 | Drake | Luis Grove can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vincent Richmond - foul #3 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory Watson (SF) James Flowers | |
| 13:00 | Drake | Luis Grove makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:00 | Drake | Luis Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Cabana | 47-49 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Fred Hodge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua is hacked by Harvey Cessna - foul #1 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG), Brent Sawyer (SF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Flowers (SF) Harvey Cessna, Gregory Watson | |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Ben Cabana clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Lipton - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (SG) Joseph Fuqua | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:00 | Drake | James Lipton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 11:58 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Westerfield | 49-49 |
| 11:48 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | James Flowers is called for the reach on Brent Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Flowers, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason McClearen (SG) Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Gregory Watson (SF) Harvey Cessna, James Flowers | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McClearen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Inman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Grove (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Westerfield (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 11:36 | Drake | Gregory Watson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 11:19 | Drake | Robert Inman picks off the pass by Luis Grove | 49-49 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Robert Inman can't finish the layup | 49-49 |
| 11:15 | Drake | The rebound goes to Gregory Watson | 49-49 |
| 10:55 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 10:54 | Drake | Gregory Watson misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Gregory Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Gregory Watson loses the dribble to Robert Inman | 49-49 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Jason McClearen lays it in set up by Robert Inman | 51-49 |
| 10:24 | Drake | James Lipton knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Dobrynski | 51-52 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Watson - foul #1 on Gregory Watson, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Jason McClearen, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), William Smith (SF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, Gregory Watson | |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:43 | Drake | Harvey Cessna scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 53-54 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 09:24 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 53-54 |
| 09:13 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 09:12 | Drake | Kenneth Losey hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards is hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #4 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Sanford Hedley | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG) Ronald Westerfield | |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 53-56 |
| 08:41 | Drake | Vincent Richmond blocks the jumper by Harvey Cessna | 53-56 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Thomas Gatlin's pass is intercepted by James Lipton in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 08:35 | Drake | James Lipton dunks the ball | 53-58 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Lipton - foul #3 on James Lipton, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ben Cabana (C) Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (C) Kenneth Losey | |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:22 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:11 | Drake | James Lipton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 08:10 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Hodge | 57-58 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Luis Grove clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Hodge | 59-58 |
| 07:30 | Drake | Alan Luke misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 59-58 |
| 07:28 | Drake | James Lipton grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Cabana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Lipton (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luis Grove (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Luke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is hacked by Joseph Fuqua - foul #2 on Joseph Fuqua, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason McClearen (PG), Brent Sawyer (PF), Travis Cressey (C) Joseph Fuqua, Vincent Richmond, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, William Smith, Alan Luke | |
| 07:00 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield is fouled on the floor by Travis Cressey - foul #5 on Travis Cressey, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (SF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Jerry Edwards, Travis Cressey | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 06:48 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the lay-in | 59-58 |
| 06:47 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Fred Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 06:43 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 06:27 | Drake | James Flowers tips it in | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Fred Hodge's pass is intercepted by Harvey Cessna | 59-60 |
| 05:57 | Drake | James Lipton blows the layup | 59-60 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Jason McClearen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Jason McClearen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harvey Cessna - foul #2 on Harvey Cessna, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG) Harvey Cessna, James Lipton | |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Jason McClearen makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Jason McClearen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:31 | Drake | James Flowers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-60 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Sanford Hedley | 61-60 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Luis Grove - foul #4 on Luis Grove, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), James Lipton (SG) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey | |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:04 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Robert Inman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:57 | Drake | James Lipton pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:51 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:50 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Westerfield | 63-63 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield is hacked by Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Sanford Hedley, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Jason McClearen, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| 04:41 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:41 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Dobrynski - foul #1 on Reginald Dobrynski, team foul #12 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to William Smith | 64-65 |
| 04:28 | Drake | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Ben Cabana | 64-65 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-65 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Sanford Hedley | 66-65 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski drills a floater from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is hacked by James Lipton - foul #4 on James Lipton, team foul #13 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, William Smith | |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Fred Hodge is called for the reach on Kenneth Losey - foul #1 on Fred Hodge, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF) Sanford Hedley | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 03:25 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:25 | Drake | Kenneth Losey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Richmond | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Fuqua (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Richmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Cabana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Losey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Flowers (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Luis Grove (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Westerfield (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 03:16 | Drake | James Flowers gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Luis Grove misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Vincent Richmond - foul #4 on Vincent Richmond, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Inman (SF), Brent Sawyer (PF), Thomas Gatlin (C) Jerry Edwards, Vincent Richmond, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG) Kenneth Losey | |
| 02:50 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Luis Grove makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:50 | Drake | Luis Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is fouled in the backcourt by James Lipton - foul #5 on James Lipton, team foul #14 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason McClearen (PG) Joseph Fuqua | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (SG) James Lipton | |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:45 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:22 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Westerfield is blocked by Thomas Gatlin | 69-70 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Jason McClearen, Robert Inman, Brent Sawyer, Thomas Gatlin | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (C) Ronald Westerfield | |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Ben Cabana buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Edwards and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #15 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, William Smith | |
| 01:38 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-70 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:38 | Drake | The rebound goes to Ronald Westerfield | 71-70 |
| 01:17 | Drake | Fred Hodge steals it from Luis Grove | 71-70 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Fred Hodge knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Fuqua | 74-70 |
| 00:59 | Drake | Luis Grove buries a floater near the basket | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Joseph Fuqua loses the dribble to James Flowers | 74-72 |
| 00:30 | Drake | James Flowers lays it up and in | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Fred Hodge hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 74-74 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Ben Cabana is open and buries a floater from the right wing | 76-74 |