| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Jerome (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Long (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Pence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Leonard Jerome inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Davidson - foul #1 on David Davidson, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (SG), Frank Spell (SF), David Eudy (C) John Reiter, Leonard Jerome, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:44 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:44 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | David Davidson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-32 |
| 19:29 | Drake | Matthew Shelby pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Frank Spell buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Shelby | 42-32 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | William Robinson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Long | 42-34 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Max Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Shelby | 45-34 |
| 18:27 | Creighton | Dwight Pence is hacked by Frank Spell - foul #1 on Frank Spell, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Mike Simmons (C) Matthew Shelby, Ronald Murrin, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Dwight Pence misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Frank Spell grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 17:48 | Drake | Roger Thomas is called for the reach on Mike Simmons - foul #3 on Roger Thomas, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Brian Ridlon (SF) John Reiter, Leonard Jerome | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (PG), Jimmy Dyer (SG) Roger Thomas, Daniel Long | |
| 17:38 | Drake | Frank Spell drills a shot from the right wing and the foul's on William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Drake | Leonard Jerome (SF) Brian Ridlon | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:38 | Drake | Frank Spell misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer makes the floater from the baseline set up by Dwight Pence | 47-36 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Max Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) Gregory McCain, Leonard Jerome, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Frank Kirkland (PF), John Squier (C) Dwight Pence, David Davidson, William Robinson | |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Max Parker is called for the reach on Tracey Ivie - foul #3 on Max Parker, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (SG) Max Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Ronald Murrin blocks the short jumper by Frank Kirkland | 47-36 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-36 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard gets the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 16:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to Frank Spell | 47-36 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Ronald Murrin comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 47-36 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Spell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Abe Hilliard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Squier (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses long on a jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard tips it but misses | 47-36 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland tips it home | 47-38 |
| 15:40 | Drake | Frank Spell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie travels with the ball | 49-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max Parker (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Matthew Shelby, Brian Ridlon, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), David Davidson (PF), William Robinson (C) Abe Hilliard, Tracey Ivie, Jimmy Dyer, Frank Kirkland, John Squier | |
| 15:31 | Drake | Gregory McCain loses the dribble to Roger Thomas in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Daniel Long misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory McCain - foul #1 on Gregory McCain, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Drake | David Eudy (PF) Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Mike Simmons scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory McCain | 51-40 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Daniel Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-40 |
| 14:49 | Drake | Max Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:29 | Drake | Gregory McCain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Dwight Pence snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Roger Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 14:21 | Drake | Max Parker pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Gregory McCain is hacked by David Davidson - foul #2 on David Davidson, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Larry Brown (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Frank Spell (C) Gregory McCain, Leonard Jerome, David Eudy, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:51 | Drake | Larry Brown is hacked by David Davidson - foul #3 on David Davidson, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Leonard Jerome (SF), Mike Simmons (C) Larry Brown, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer (PF), Frank Kirkland (C) David Davidson, William Robinson | |
| 13:36 | Drake | Ronald Murrin throws it down on a nice dish by Leonard Jerome | 53-40 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Daniel Long knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Dwight Pence and he's fouled by John Reiter - foul #1 on John Reiter, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Ridlon (SF), Frank Spell (PF) Leonard Jerome, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:59 | Drake | Daniel Long picks off the pass by Brian Ridlon | 53-43 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Daniel Long misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Max Parker snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 12:37 | Drake | Frank Spell's pass is intercepted by Frank Kirkland | 53-43 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer lays it in on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 53-45 |
| 12:05 | Drake | Ronald Murrin buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Ridlon | 55-45 |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Daniel Long misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 11:52 | Drake | Max Parker pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Frank Spell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Long (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Pence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Kirkland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Drake | Max Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 11:34 | Drake | Brian Ridlon grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:19 | Drake | John Reiter connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Murrin | 58-45 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Dwight Pence clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Spell - foul #2 on Frank Spell, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Leonard Jerome (SF), David Eudy (PF), Mike Simmons (C) John Reiter, Brian Ridlon, Frank Spell, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (PG), David Davidson (PF), William Robinson (C) Roger Thomas, Daniel Long, Frank Kirkland | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Dwight Pence makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Dwight Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:53 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dyer - foul #2 on Jimmy Dyer, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Murrin (PF) David Eudy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Dillon West (SF) Jimmy Dyer, Dwight Pence | |
| 10:34 | Drake | Gregory McCain is hacked by Abe Hilliard - foul #2 on Abe Hilliard, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Gregory McCain makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Gregory McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | David Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Frank Spell (PF) Gregory McCain, Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer (SF) Dillon West | |
| 09:39 | Drake | Mike Simmons lays it in on a great pass from Max Parker | 62-47 |
| 09:27 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie is hacked by Max Parker - foul #4 on Max Parker, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (SG), Larry Brown (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF) Max Parker, Leonard Jerome, Frank Spell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 09:05 | Drake | Mike Simmons grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 08:48 | Drake | Ronald Murrin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:41 | Creighton | John Reiter steals it from Abe Hilliard | 62-47 |
| 08:36 | Drake | Larry Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from John Reiter | 64-47 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Mike Simmons denies the turnaround by Abe Hilliard | 64-47 |
| 08:14 | Drake | Ronald Murrin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Drake | John Reiter hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Shelby | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Shelby (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Abe Hilliard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Dyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Ronald Murrin takes the ball from Jimmy Dyer | 66-47 |
| 07:03 | Drake | Mike Simmons clanks a jump hook in the lane | 66-47 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | David Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | William Robinson is called for traveling | 66-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Gregory McCain (PG), Max Parker (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Frank Spell (PF), David Eudy (C) John Reiter, Matthew Shelby, Larry Brown, Ronald Murrin, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), Frank Kirkland (PF), John Squier (C) Abe Hilliard, Tracey Ivie, Jimmy Dyer, David Davidson, William Robinson | |
| 06:35 | Drake | Leonard Jerome is fouled on the floor by Frank Kirkland - foul #3 on Frank Kirkland, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Leonard Jerome makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Leonard Jerome makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Leonard Jerome is called for the reach on Dwight Pence - foul #2 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #7 | 68-47 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Dwight Pence makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Dwight Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Frank Spell throws it down on a great pass from Leonard Jerome | 70-49 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | John Squier can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 70-49 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | John Squier gets the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Dwight Pence is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 70-51 |
| 04:58 | Drake | Frank Spell connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Gregory McCain | 72-51 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Roger Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Roger Thomas, team foul #9 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Brian Ridlon (SF), Ronald Murrin (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Gregory McCain, Leonard Jerome, Frank Spell, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (SG), Jimmy Dyer (PF) Daniel Long, John Squier | |
| 04:36 | Drake | John Reiter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 04:34 | Drake | Ronald Murrin tips it home | 74-51 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-51 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Ronald Murrin grabs the board | 74-51 |
| 03:42 | Drake | John Reiter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-51 |
| 03:40 | Drake | Brian Ridlon grabs the offensive rebound | 74-51 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - John Reiter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Max Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Ridlon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Murrin (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dillon West (fresh) SF - Dwight Pence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Kirkland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Drake | Mike Simmons can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 74-51 |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Roger Thomas grabs the board | 74-51 |
| 03:07 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses the jumper from the left wing | 74-51 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer snags the offensive board | 74-51 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Roger Thomas can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Murrin - foul #1 on Ronald Murrin, team foul #8 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Drake | Matthew Shelby (SG), Leonard Jerome (SF), Frank Spell (PF) John Reiter, Brian Ridlon, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), John Squier (C) Dwight Pence, Frank Kirkland | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Roger Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 02:18 | Drake | Max Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dillon West | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Dillon West is fouled on the floor by Leonard Jerome - foul #3 on Leonard Jerome, team foul #9 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Drake | David Eudy (C) Ronald Murrin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG) Roger Thomas | |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Dillon West makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Dillon West makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Matthew Shelby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Matthew Shelby, team foul #10 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Drake | John Reiter (PG), Ronald Murrin (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Matthew Shelby, Frank Spell, David Eudy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Kirkland (PF) Dillon West | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abe Hilliard | 74-56 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Ronald Murrin misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Frank Kirkland - foul #4 on Frank Kirkland, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Ronald Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | John Squier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 00:53 | Drake | Max Parker snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Drake | Ronald Murrin can't finish the layup | 76-56 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-56 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Ronald Murrin gets the rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Reiter runs out the clock | 76-56 |