| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Patrick Reid inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Barnett | 40-32 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Bradley Romain picks off the pass by David Barnett in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 19:34 | Drake | William Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Romain | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Summers - foul #1 on Matthew Summers, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Charles Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:44 | Drake | William Smith loses the dribble to David Barnett | 41-34 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is hacked by Bradley Romain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Romain, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | Patrick Reid steals it from Floyd Wetherington | 41-34 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Bradley Romain banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Reid | 41-36 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington loses the dribble to James Sucharzewski | 41-36 |
| 17:34 | Drake | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Stratton | 43-36 |
| 16:37 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 16:27 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:16 | Drake | The jump hook by Matthew Summers is blocked by Mathew Heath | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | Drake | James Sucharzewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:56 | Drake | Patrick Reid is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Greco - foul #1 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, Bernardo Greco, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Drake | Okon Ahmed (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF), Ben Madden (C) Bradley Romain, William Smith, Patrick Reid, James Sucharzewski, Matthew Summers | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edward Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Corcoran (fresh) C - Ben Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Drake | Okon Ahmed misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-36 |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | The jump hook by Brian Dees is blocked by Craig Corcoran | 43-36 |
| 15:01 | Drake | Shannon Smith gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:42 | Drake | Shannon Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Brian Dees snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Brian Dees is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Dees, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 14:21 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-36 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Edward Terry pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Mathew Heath jams it on a great pass from Edward Terry | 45-36 |
| 13:52 | Drake | Shannon Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses long on a runner near the basket | 45-36 |
| 13:20 | Drake | Ben Madden snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | Drake | Okon Ahmed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Shannon Smith grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:57 | Drake | Craig Corcoran lays it up and in on a great pass from Okon Ahmed | 45-38 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Okon Ahmed steals the ball from Edward Terry | 45-38 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Okon Ahmed | 45-40 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Craig Corcoran picks off the pass by Cletus Christmas | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edward Terry (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cletus Christmas (tiring) PF - Mathew Heath (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Okon Ahmed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Gladstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Corcoran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Madden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 11:22 | Drake | Craig Corcoran grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Ben Madden comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Grajeda - foul #1 on Douglas Grajeda, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Floyd Wetherington (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (C) Edward Terry, Douglas Grajeda, Cletus Christmas, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), William Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF) Okon Ahmed, Shannon Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran | |
| 11:14 | Drake | Ben Madden makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:14 | Drake | Ben Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Stratton, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Summers (C) Ben Madden | |
| 10:32 | Drake | William Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Romain | 45-45 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Sucharzewski - foul #2 on James Sucharzewski, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:50 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (PF) Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:37 | Drake | Matthew Summers is hacked by David Barnett - foul #3 on David Barnett, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG) Bradley Romain | |
| 09:29 | Drake | William Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:13 | Creighton | David Barnett dunks the ball and he's hacked by Matthew Summers - foul #2 on Matthew Summers, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), Devin Opstein (C) William Smith, Matthew Summers | |
| 09:13 | Creighton | David Barnett misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:13 | Drake | Joseph Trexler pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:53 | Drake | Bradley Romain misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-48 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | David Barnett gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Charles Stratton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 08:33 | Drake | Bradley Romain buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Trexler | 49-51 |
| 08:30 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington loses the dribble to Bradley Romain in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 08:16 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Patrick Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:00 | Drake | James Sucharzewski is hacked by Floyd Wetherington - foul #2 on Floyd Wetherington, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Okon Ahmed (SF), Matthew Summers (C) Bradley Romain, Joseph Trexler, Patrick Reid, Devin Opstein | |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Sucharzewski comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bernardo Greco - foul #2 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda (SG), Mathew Heath (PF) Floyd Wetherington, Cletus Christmas | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Sucharzewski makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | David Barnett pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Okon Ahmed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 07:22 | Drake | Matthew Summers gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:11 | Drake | James Sucharzewski is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (SG) Charles Stratton | |
| Subs | Drake | Calvin Gladstone (SF), Craig Corcoran (PF) William Smith, James Sucharzewski | |
| 07:01 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-52 |
| 07:00 | Drake | The rebound goes to Matthew Summers | 49-52 |
| 06:54 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone lays it in on a great pass from Okon Ahmed and the foul's on David Barnett - foul #4 on David Barnett, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (PF) Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Drake | Ben Madden (C) Matthew Summers | |
| 06:54 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Floyd Wetherington | 49-54 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 06:08 | Drake | Shannon Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Madden | 52-57 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 52-57 |
| 05:38 | Drake | Craig Corcoran snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Shannon Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Craig Corcoran grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:14 | Drake | Shannon Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 05:12 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 05:10 | Drake | Shannon Smith misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Ben Madden misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 05:06 | Drake | Shannon Smith gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:52 | Drake | Calvin Gladstone hits the finger roll set up by Okon Ahmed | 52-59 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Floyd Wetherington, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Cletus Christmas (SF), Mathew Heath (PF) Douglas Grajeda, Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Drake | Bradley Romain (PG), William Smith (SG), Patrick Reid (SF), James Sucharzewski (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Okon Ahmed, Shannon Smith, Calvin Gladstone, Craig Corcoran, Ben Madden | |
| 04:03 | Drake | William Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-59 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Mathew Heath snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Mathew Heath's fadeaway is rejected by James Sucharzewski | 52-59 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas hits a floater from close range and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Mathew Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Floyd Wetherington (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cletus Christmas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Heath (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Barnett (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Bradley Romain (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Patrick Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Charles Stratton gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 54-59 |
| 03:01 | Drake | Patrick Reid snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:54 | Drake | William Smith is fouled on the floor by David Barnett - foul #5 on David Barnett, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Floyd Wetherington, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:54 | Drake | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:54 | Drake | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas is fouled on the floor by Patrick Reid - foul #3 on Patrick Reid, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Trexler (SG), Devin Opstein (C) William Smith, Matthew Summers | |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG) Edward Terry | |
| Subs | Drake | Shannon Smith (SG), Craig Corcoran (PF), Matthew Summers (C) Joseph Trexler, James Sucharzewski, Devin Opstein | |
| 02:17 | Drake | Shannon Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brian Dees | 56-60 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Brian Dees is fouled on the floor by Matthew Summers - foul #3 on Matthew Summers, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF) Douglas Grajeda, Cletus Christmas | |
| Subs | Drake | James Sucharzewski (PF) Craig Corcoran | |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Patrick Reid travels with the ball | 58-60 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Romain - foul #2 on Bradley Romain, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Charles Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Matthew Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Patrick Reid scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Mathew Heath slams it home | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Drake | James Sucharzewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mathew Heath | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Mathew Heath clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Brian Dees pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Mathew Heath drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Drake calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Drake | Matthew Summers can't finish the layup | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Drake | James Sucharzewski tips it but misses | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Patrick Reid gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |