| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Matheny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Noble (fresh) 6 pts. C - Oscar Seeley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Brian Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Suttle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | David Matheny clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Eugene Suttle grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Robert Milstead misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Oscar Seeley grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Robert Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Eugene Suttle gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Robert Milstead misses the easy open layup | 21-31 |
| 19:06 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 21-31 |
| 18:44 | Drake | Oscar Seeley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | The short jumper by Robert Milstead is denied by Tracy Noble | 21-31 |
| 18:36 | Drake | Oscar Seeley pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 18:18 | Drake | Oscar Seeley's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Suttle | 21-31 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Tracy Noble tips it but misses | 21-31 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Eugene Suttle gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Freddy Funes is fouled on the floor by David Matheny - foul #3 on David Matheny, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Bernardo Yazzie (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) David Matheny, Matthew Brown, Robert Smith, Tracy Noble, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Edward Lynde (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Peter Trent (PF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Brian Riddick, Terrell Roberts, Robert Milstead, Eugene Suttle | |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Wayne Porter takes the ball from Steve Lawrence | 21-31 |
| 17:06 | Drake | Ron Bates misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 17:05 | Drake | Ron Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 16:53 | Drake | Jeffrey Hendren is called for the reach on Jesse Ellis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hendren, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Robert Milstead (PF) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| 16:31 | Drake | Wayne Porter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Edward Lynde misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Robert Milstead snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 15:51 | Drake | The rebound goes to Wayne Porter | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Wayne Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ron Bates (fairly fresh) SF - Bernardo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Troche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Ellis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Freddy Funes (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Lynde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Trent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Drake | Kenneth Troche banks in the layup | 26-31 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Freddy Funes | 26-33 |
| 15:00 | Drake | Ron Bates's pass is intercepted by Robert Milstead | 26-33 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Freddy Funes is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Porter - foul #2 on Wayne Porter, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Tracy Noble (PF), Oscar Seeley (C) Wayne Porter, Ron Bates, Bernardo Yazzie, Kenneth Troche, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (PF), Eugene Suttle (C) Freddy Funes, Edward Lynde, Terrell Roberts, Robert Milstead, Peter Trent | |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 14:20 | Drake | David Matheny is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on David Matheny, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Javier Garcia (PG) David Matheny | |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Robert Milstead (PF) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Riddick | 26-38 |
| 13:38 | Drake | Oscar Seeley loses the dribble to Terrell Roberts | 26-38 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Freddy Funes misses the lay-in | 26-38 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts can't tip it in | 26-38 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Freddy Funes grabs the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Robert Milstead misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 13:02 | Drake | Tracy Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 12:47 | Drake | Robert Smith is hacked by Eugene Suttle - foul #1 on Eugene Suttle, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Kenneth Troche (C) Javier Garcia, Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Terrell Roberts, Eugene Suttle | |
| 12:27 | Drake | Kenneth Troche misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 12:26 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 26-38 |
| 12:04 | Drake | Wayne Porter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-38 |
| 12:02 | Drake | Tracy Noble tips it in | 28-38 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-38 |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Wayne Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Merrill Elwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Hendren (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Brian Riddick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Hendren and he's hacked by Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Javier Garcia (PG), Ron Bates (SG), Bernardo Yazzie (SF), Jesse Ellis (C) Wayne Porter, Matthew Brown, Robert Smith, Tracy Noble | |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Peter Trent (PF), Eugene Suttle (C) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Robert Milstead, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Brian Riddick makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 10:59 | Drake | Ron Bates hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bernardo Yazzie | 31-41 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Bernardo Yazzie steps in front of the Brian Riddick pass in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Jesse Ellis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Riddick - foul #1 on Brian Riddick, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Tracy Noble (PF) Kenneth Troche | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (PF) Brian Riddick, Eugene Suttle | |
| 10:45 | Drake | Jesse Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Jesse Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Bernardo Yazzie picks off the pass by Freddy Funes in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 10:22 | Drake | Javier Garcia misses the open dunk | 33-41 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren misses long on an open runner from the right block | 33-41 |
| 09:50 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jesse Ellis | 33-41 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Jesse Ellis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 09:13 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts's pass is intercepted by Javier Garcia | 33-41 |
| 09:09 | Drake | Javier Garcia lays it up and in | 35-41 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Hendren | 35-44 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Ron Bates is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Kenneth Troche (PF), Oscar Seeley (C) Javier Garcia, Ron Bates, Bernardo Yazzie, Tracy Noble, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Robert Milstead (PF), Eugene Suttle (C) Edward Lynde, Terrell Roberts, Jeffrey Hendren, Peter Trent | |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Kenneth Troche takes the ball from Brian Riddick | 35-44 |
| 07:49 | Drake | Oscar Seeley clanks a shot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 07:39 | Drake | Wayne Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Drake | David Matheny (PG) Wayne Porter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF) Freddy Funes, Steve Lawrence | |
| 07:37 | Creighton | David Matheny is called for the reach on Merrill Elwood in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Matheny, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG) David Matheny | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Brian Riddick misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Brown - foul #3 on Matthew Brown, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Brian Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Brian Riddick misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:25 | Drake | Kenneth Troche pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Wayne Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Seeley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Merrill Elwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Riddick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Suttle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Drake | Kenneth Troche is whistled for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Jim Folsom (C) Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Steve Lawrence (SF) Merrill Elwood, Brian Riddick | |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Eugene Suttle hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Terrell Roberts | 35-47 |
| 06:16 | Drake | Matthew Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 38-47 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Steve Lawrence | 38-49 |
| 05:45 | Drake | Wayne Porter is whistled for a carry | 38-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Javier Garcia (PG), Bernardo Yazzie (SF), Tracy Noble (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) Wayne Porter, Robert Smith, Kenneth Troche, Jim Folsom | |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Peter Trent (C) Freddy Funes, Terrell Roberts, Eugene Suttle | |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Robert Milstead lays it in uncontested set up by Merrill Elwood | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:57 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Oscar Seeley (C) Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Peter Trent | |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Freddy Funes buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 04:26 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Terrell Roberts - foul #2 on Terrell Roberts, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Bates (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (SG) Brian Riddick | |
| 04:26 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Robert Milstead comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Javier Garcia - foul #2 on Javier Garcia, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Troche (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Javier Garcia, Bernardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Eugene Suttle (C) Freddy Funes, Edward Lynde, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:50 | Drake | Ron Bates hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 03:49 | Drake | Oscar Seeley tips it home | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Troche - foul #2 on Kenneth Troche, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Ellis (C) Oscar Seeley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Trent (PF) Robert Milstead | |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:36 | Drake | Robert Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tracy Noble | 46-57 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Kenneth Troche (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Ron Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Noble (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Merrill Elwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Riddick (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrell Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Trent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Suttle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Drake | Ron Bates buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Ellis | 49-59 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Wayne Porter (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Bernardo Yazzie (PF) Ron Bates, Robert Smith, Tracy Noble | |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Edward Lynde (SG), Robert Milstead (PF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Merrill Elwood, Brian Riddick, Peter Trent, Eugene Suttle | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Robert Milstead grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 02:19 | Drake | The rebound goes to Kenneth Troche | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:15 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Freddy Funes - foul #1 on Freddy Funes, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Bates (SG), Jim Folsom (C) Matthew Brown, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF) Edward Lynde, Terrell Roberts | |
| 02:06 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Kenneth Troche swats the layup by Brian Riddick | 49-59 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Freddy Funes gets the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Brian Riddick is hacked by Wayne Porter - foul #3 on Wayne Porter, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Ellis (C) Jim Folsom | |
| Subs | Creighton | Terrell Roberts (SF), Eugene Suttle (C) Steve Lawrence, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Brian Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Brian Riddick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Wayne Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Terrell Roberts | 49-61 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Brian Riddick connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Terrell Roberts | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Bernardo Yazzie connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Freddy Funes runs out the clock | 51-63 |