| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Wayne Harada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 19:19 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses short on a turnaround from close range | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Wayne Harada tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the tip | 29-24 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses the tip | 29-24 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Brian Howard grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Ben Cabana swats the layup by Gary Mentzer | 29-24 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Doyle Hartley - foul #3 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF) Doyle Hartley | |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Brian Howard can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Cory Brown - foul #1 on Cory Brown, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Brian Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Brian Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Brian Howard steps in front of the Cory Brown pass | 30-26 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Brian Howard buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Nixon | 30-28 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards is fouled on the floor by Homer Rogers - foul #2 on Homer Rogers, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Brian Howard | |
| 17:20 | Creighton | James Bowden knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Oldham | 32-28 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Deschenes | 32-30 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Caruthers - foul #1 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG) Wayne Harada | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Edward Burke (SF) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Wade Deschenes | |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | James Bowden knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Sawyer | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | William Hardin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Oldham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the jumper from the right block | 35-34 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | James Longino misses badly on a shot near the basket | 35-34 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Edward Burke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Caruthers - foul #2 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Wayne Harada (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) James Longino, Brent Sawyer, John Oldham, James Bowden, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Enoch Zinn, Edward Burke, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Cory Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-36 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Ben Cabana knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Wayne Harada pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski drills a 3 from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Brian Howard knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Homer Rogers | 41-38 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Ben Cabana drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Howard and he's fouled by Ben Cabana - foul #2 on Ben Cabana, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (SG) Wayne Harada | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), William Hardin (PF) Boyce Boucher, Larry Gibb | |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Ben Cabana scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | William Hardin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Ben Cabana tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Longino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Nixon | 46-47 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is hacked by William Hardin - foul #3 on William Hardin, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Edward Burke (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Doyle Hartley, William Hardin, Brian Howard | |
| 11:09 | Creighton | James Bowden can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Mentzer | 46-47 |
| 10:47 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is hacked by James Bowden - foul #2 on James Bowden, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Wayne Harada pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers is fouled on the floor by Wade Deschenes - foul #2 on Wade Deschenes, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | John Oldham comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 46-47 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn is fouled in the backcourt by James Longino - foul #1 on James Longino, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG) James Longino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), William Hardin (PF) Enoch Zinn, Edward Burke | |
| 09:56 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | John Oldham's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nixon | 46-47 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon slams it home | 46-49 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | John Oldham clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daniel Nixon | 46-49 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Wayne Harada | 46-49 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | John Oldham is called for the reach on Wade Deschenes - foul #2 on John Oldham, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), James Longino (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, Wayne Harada, John Oldham, James Bowden, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), Brian Howard (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Daniel Nixon, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Cory Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jerry Edwards | 48-50 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Cory Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Ben Cabana's floater is tipped away by Larry Gibb | 48-50 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Cabana | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Longino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wade Deschenes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards lays it in on a nice dish by James Longino and the foul's on Wade Deschenes - foul #3 on Wade Deschenes, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG) James Longino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb | |
| 07:20 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn loses the dribble to Cory Brown | 51-50 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Doyle Hartley | 51-52 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Brian Howard blocks the jumper by Luka Karwowski | 51-52 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Edwards - foul #2 on Jerry Edwards, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, Jerry Edwards, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Brian Howard | |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-54 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | William Hardin gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Enoch Zinn | 51-57 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | James Longino lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Harada | 53-57 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Bowden | 53-57 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | James Longino misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Enoch Zinn - foul #1 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF) Wayne Harada, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (C) Enoch Zinn, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley, Gary Mentzer | |
| 04:35 | Creighton | James Longino makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | James Longino makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | James Bowden snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards drills a floater from the right block | 57-57 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer is hacked by Edward Burke - foul #2 on Edward Burke, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) James Longino, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Brian Howard (PF) Boyce Boucher, Edward Burke, William Hardin | |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb grabs the board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb is hacked by Luka Karwowski - foul #2 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Cory Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Cory Brown buries a floater from the right block set up by Luka Karwowski | 59-57 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Brian Howard hits a jump hook near the basket | 59-59 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Brent Sawyer loses the ball out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), John Oldham (SF) Brent Sawyer, Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb | |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Daniel Nixon | 59-61 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Wayne Harada hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer loses the ball out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF) John Oldham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Ben Cabana connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Luka Karwowski and he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Gary Mentzer is blocked by Ben Cabana | 62-61 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Wayne Harada snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Wayne Harada drills a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Homer Rogers - foul #3 on Homer Rogers, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Wayne Harada makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Brian Howard can't tip it in | 65-61 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Brian Howard gets the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Howard | 65-64 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Wayne Harada is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Wayne Harada makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Wayne Harada misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon blows the layup but he's fouled by Cory Brown - foul #2 on Cory Brown, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Gary Mentzer denies the turnaround by Jerry Edwards | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Ben Cabana grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Cory Brown wins the tip | 66-66 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Wayne Harada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Brian Howard | |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 66-66 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | John Oldham gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Daniel Nixon is called for the reach on James Longino - foul #2 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | James Longino misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | James Longino misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | William Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Longino - foul #2 on James Longino, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | James Bowden grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | James Bowden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Edwards | 66-66 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Daniel Nixon steals the ball from Wayne Harada | 66-66 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is hacked by James Bowden - foul #3 on James Bowden, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Cory Brown (PF), Ben Cabana (C) James Longino, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF), Brian Howard (PF) Doyle Hartley, William Hardin | |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Brian Howard steals the ball from Wayne Harada | 66-67 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer blows the layup | 66-67 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Brian Howard tips it home | 66-69 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 66-69 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Ben Cabana snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski double dribbles | 66-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (SG), John Oldham (SF) Wayne Harada, Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Larry Gibb (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Wade Deschenes, Gary Mentzer | |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), Jerry Edwards (SF) James Longino, John Oldham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Larry Gibb | |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Brian Howard comes up short on the floater in the lane | 66-69 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses the turnaround from the right block | 66-69 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Cory Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-69 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Luka Karwowski picks off the pass by Daniel Nixon | 66-69 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Ben Cabana's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Howard | 66-69 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Brian Howard pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is fouled on the floor by Wayne Harada - foul #2 on Wayne Harada, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Ben Cabana is whistled for a carry | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Wayne Harada is called for the reach on Daniel Nixon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Harada, team foul #14 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (PG), Boyce Boucher (SF) Homer Rogers, Doyle Hartley | |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Ben Cabana snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Doyle Hartley (SF) James Skibski, Boyce Boucher | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Harada - foul #4 on Wayne Harada, team foul #15 | 69-72 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Cabana | 69-73 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Brian Howard steals the ball from Ben Cabana | 69-73 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is hacked by Wayne Harada in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Harada, team foul #16 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (SG) Wayne Harada | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Ben Cabana comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-74 |