| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Trent Kanter inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Evansville | Ernest Guin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-32 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Victor Friend scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Todd Twilley | 32-35 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | Trent Kanter buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Willie O'Brien | 34-35 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | William Burkhart loses the dribble to James Atkinson | 34-35 |
| 18:58 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien is hacked by William Burkhart - foul #2 on William Burkhart, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | Evansville | James Atkinson double dribbles | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Atkinson - foul #1 on James Atkinson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Todd Twilley blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Atkinson | 34-37 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Victor Friend snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | James Atkinson steals the ball from Jason Mahon | 34-37 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses the lay-in | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Shannon Busse tips it in | 36-37 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Shannon Busse steals it from Victor Friend | 36-37 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Shannon Busse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (PG), Matthew Moen (SG), Elliot Mazurowski (SF), David Shaw (PF), John Goode (C) Ernest Guin, Willie O'Brien, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), James Rowe (C) Todd Twilley, William Burkhart | |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Jason Mahon is hacked by Matthew Moen - foul #1 on Matthew Moen, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SF), Peter Perry (C) Jason Mahon, Ben Moses | |
| 16:32 | Creighton | James Rowe can't connect on a runner near the basket | 36-37 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | James Rowe grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | James Rowe scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Friend | 36-39 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Michael Arden loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alex Whittle (SF) Victor Friend | |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 16:01 | Evansville | John Goode pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Moen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) PF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Goode (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Boltz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Whittle (fresh) PF - James Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Evansville | John Goode travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Jay Bennett (SG) Matthew Moen, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Todd Twilley (SF), Ben Moses (PF) Francis Boltz, Alex Whittle, Peter Perry | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Burkhart (C) James Rowe | |
| 15:23 | Evansville | John Goode lays it in | 38-39 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Jay Bennett picks off the pass by Robert Grizzle | 38-39 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski misses the dunk attempt | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Elliot Mazurowski | 38-39 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jason Mahon | 38-39 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | William Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Elliot Mazurowski - foul #1 on Elliot Mazurowski, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) Michael Arden, John Goode | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG) Robert Grizzle | |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Jason Mahon makes the 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Ernest Guin knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Todd Twilley loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Trent Kanter (SF) Ernest Guin, Elliot Mazurowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Francis Boltz (SF), James Rowe (PF) Jason Mahon, Todd Twilley, Ben Moses | |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Trent Kanter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Evansville | Shannon Busse snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Jay Bennett hits a runner from the left block set up by Willie O'Brien | 42-42 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | William Burkhart scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Grizzle | 42-44 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | Jay Bennett makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Trent Kanter | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Shannon Busse is called for the reach on James Rowe - foul #1 on Shannon Busse, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Michael Arden (SF), Elliot Mazurowski (PF), John Goode (C) Jay Bennett, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Todd Twilley (SF), Ben Moses (PF) Robert Grizzle, Francis Boltz, William Burkhart | |
| 12:10 | Creighton | John Goode steps in front of the Ben Moses pass | 44-44 |
| 11:51 | Evansville | Ben Moses steals it from Elliot Mazurowski | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Goode (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Todd Twilley clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Goode - foul #2 on John Goode, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Shaw (PF) Willie O'Brien | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Peter Perry (C) Victor Friend, James Rowe | |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:16 | Evansville | Ernest Guin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | David Shaw grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski is fouled on the floor by Ben Moses - foul #1 on Ben Moses, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF) Michael Arden, Elliot Mazurowski, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Shannon Busse knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 50-46 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Peter Perry misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | John Goode pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | John Goode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), James Atkinson (C) Ernest Guin, John Goode | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Francis Boltz (SF), William Burkhart (C) Jason Mahon, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry | |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Rowe (PF) Ben Moses | |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Rowe - foul #2 on James Rowe, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (SG) Jay Bennett | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Willie O'Brien - foul #1 on Willie O'Brien, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski (SF), David Shaw (PF) Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Atkinson | 52-47 |
| 08:49 | Evansville | David Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | William Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Boltz | 52-50 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | James Rowe blocks the short jumper by David Shaw | 52-50 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | James Rowe snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Elliot Mazurowski - foul #2 on Elliot Mazurowski, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Jay Bennett (SG) Willie O'Brien, David Shaw | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Ben Moses (PF) Francis Boltz, James Rowe | |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:48 | Evansville | Jay Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jason Mahon | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Grizzle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses the jumper from the left side | 52-52 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | The jumper by James Atkinson is denied by William Burkhart | 52-52 |
| 07:08 | Evansville | James Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the floater from the baseline set up by Jason Mahon and the foul's on James Atkinson - foul #2 on James Atkinson, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF) Michael Arden, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Todd Twilley (SF) Jason Mahon | |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:45 | Evansville | Jay Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Guin | 57-55 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shannon Busse - foul #2 on Shannon Busse, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (SG), John Goode (C) Jay Bennett, Elliot Mazurowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Francis Boltz (SG), James Rowe (C) Robert Grizzle, Victor Friend, William Burkhart | |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Shannon Busse grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Ernest Guin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Trent Kanter snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Shannon Busse hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Ben Moses misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | John Goode gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:21 | Evansville | Shannon Busse is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Shannon Busse, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (SG), David Shaw (SF) Ernest Guin, Trent Kanter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Peter Perry (C) Francis Boltz, Ben Moses | |
| 05:06 | Creighton | James Rowe double dribbles | 60-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski (SF), James Atkinson (C) David Shaw, John Goode | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Todd Twilley gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Shannon Busse - foul #4 on Shannon Busse, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), John Goode (PF) Michael Arden, Shannon Busse | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Burkhart (C) Peter Perry | |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | John Goode pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:17 | Evansville | John Goode double dribbles | 60-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), Ben Moses (PF) Todd Twilley, James Rowe | |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Elliot Mazurowski is called for the reach on Robert Grizzle - foul #3 on Elliot Mazurowski, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (PG) Willie O'Brien | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:37 | Evansville | Ben Moses is called for the reach on Jay Bennett - foul #2 on Ben Moses, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Trent Kanter (SF) Michael Arden, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SF) Jason Mahon | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Goode (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Boltz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Victor Friend is called for the reach on Jay Bennett - foul #1 on Victor Friend, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (C) Elliot Mazurowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Jay Bennett connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Trent Kanter | 63-59 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Friend | 63-61 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) John Goode, Michael Arden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Mahon (PG), Todd Twilley (SF) Robert Grizzle, Francis Boltz | |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Shannon Busse buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Ernest Guin | 65-61 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Victor Friend is fouled on the floor by Jay Bennett - foul #4 on Jay Bennett, team foul #13 | 65-61 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Shannon Busse hits the finger roll | 67-63 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is hacked by James Atkinson - foul #3 on James Atkinson, team foul #14 | 67-63 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:43 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-65 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Todd Twilley gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Todd Twilley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Shannon Busse - foul #5 on Shannon Busse, team foul #15 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski (PF) Shannon Busse | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the 3rd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Jay Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Jason Mahon is fouled on the floor by James Atkinson - foul #4 on James Atkinson, team foul #16 | 67-67 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Jason Mahon misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Jason Mahon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Ernest Guin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Bennett | 70-68 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Victor Friend clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski grabs the board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski is hacked by Jason Mahon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Mahon, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Jay Bennett is fouled on the floor by Victor Friend - foul #2 on Victor Friend, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Jay Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Jay Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jason Mahon knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Victor Friend | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Ernest Guin is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Friend - foul #3 on Victor Friend, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Ernest Guin makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Ernest Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Jason Mahon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Victor Friend grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Jason Mahon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Todd Twilley | 74-74 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Jay Bennett clanks a floater from the right side | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Evansville | James Atkinson wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Jason Mahon steals the ball from James Atkinson | 74-74 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | William Burkhart comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 74-74 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Ernest Guin pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Jay Bennett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Todd Twilley - foul #1 on Todd Twilley, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Goode (PF) Trent Kanter | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Jay Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Jay Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Victor Friend connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ben Moses | 76-76 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Jay Bennett is called for traveling | 76-76 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (SG), Michael Arden (SF) Jay Bennett, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:29 | Creighton | William Burkhart is hacked by John Goode - foul #3 on John Goode, team foul #17 | 76-76 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:29 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Michael Arden comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-76 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Jason Mahon pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Todd Twilley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Mahon and he's fouled by Michael Arden - foul #1 on Michael Arden, team foul #18 | 76-78 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Todd Twilley makes the free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Victor Friend is called for the reach on Willie O'Brien - foul #4 on Victor Friend, team foul #10 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Evansville | Trent Kanter (SF) Michael Arden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Ben Moses comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-79 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | John Goode gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), James Atkinson (C) Willie O'Brien, John Goode | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:15 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jay Bennett | 80-79 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Ben Moses is hacked by Jay Bennett - foul #5 on Jay Bennett, team foul #19 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (SG) Jay Bennett | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Ben Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 83-81 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Jason Mahon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-81 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski grabs the board | 83-81 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Trent Kanter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-81 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Ben Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Victor Friend buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Mahon | 83-84 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Ernest Guin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-84 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Ernest Guin gets the offensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-84 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Mahon (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 85-84 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Jason Mahon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ben Moses | 85-86 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-86 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Trent Kanter hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 85-86 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 85-86 |