| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Arden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Trent Kanter inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Evansville | James Atkinson makes the runner from close range set up by Willie O'Brien | 38-42 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Todd Twilley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 19:36 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Atkinson | 38-42 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Michael Arden makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | James Atkinson takes the ball from Todd Twilley | 38-45 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Terry Arnold steals it from James Atkinson | 38-45 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Victor Friend can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 18:44 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | James Atkinson is denied on a layup by William Burkhart | 38-45 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 38-45 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | James Atkinson gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | James Atkinson is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Rowe (PF) Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Shaw (SF), John Goode (PF), Gordon Blumenstein (C) Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Terry Arnold drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Burkhart | 41-45 |
| 17:39 | Evansville | John Goode misses badly on a shot in the paint | 41-45 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Rowe | 41-45 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Gordon Blumenstein takes the ball from James Rowe | 41-45 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | John Goode misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Terry Arnold pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Victor Friend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Michael Anderson (SF), Ben Moses (C) Terry Arnold, Todd Twilley, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Valera (PG), Matthew Moen (SG), Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) Willie O'Brien, Michael Arden, John Goode, Gordon Blumenstein | |
| 16:24 | Evansville | Shannon Busse scores on a jump hook in the lane | 41-47 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Perry (PF) Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Evansville | Trent Kanter (SF) Christopher Valera | |
| 15:59 | Evansville | David Shaw is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SG) Victor Friend | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Arden (SG) David Shaw | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Francis Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Anderson (fresh) PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rowe (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Matthew Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Arden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Matthew Moen grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Trent Kanter knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Arden | 41-49 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | James Atkinson gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Michael Arden clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | Peter Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Michael Anderson is hacked by Trent Kanter - foul #2 on Trent Kanter, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Ben Moses (PF), William Burkhart (C) Robert Grizzle, Francis Boltz, Michael Anderson, Peter Perry, James Rowe | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), David Shaw (SF), John Goode (PF), Gordon Blumenstein (C) Matthew Moen, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Todd Twilley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Victor Friend grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | William Burkhart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:24 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Arden | 41-51 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Terry Arnold comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-51 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | David Shaw grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | John Goode pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | John Goode misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-51 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | John Goode misses the tip | 41-51 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | John Goode tips it home | 41-53 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Ben Moses hits a jumper from the left block set up by William Burkhart | 43-53 |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Michael Arden is fouled on the floor by Terry Arnold - foul #1 on Terry Arnold, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG), Francis Boltz (SF), Peter Perry (PF), James Rowe (C) Victor Friend, Todd Twilley, Ben Moses, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Valera (PG), Matthew Moen (SG), Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) Willie O'Brien, Michael Arden, David Shaw, John Goode, Gordon Blumenstein | |
| 11:56 | Evansville | James Atkinson knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Valera | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Francis Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rowe (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Christopher Valera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Peter Perry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Trent Kanter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Shannon Busse lays it in | 43-57 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Shannon Busse drills a 3 from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | Peter Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 10:29 | Evansville | Trent Kanter pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Matthew Moen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-60 |
| 10:20 | Evansville | James Atkinson tips it back up and in | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-62 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Francis Boltz grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Christopher Valera takes the ball from Robert Grizzle | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:24 | Evansville | James Atkinson knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by James Rowe - foul #3 on James Rowe, team foul #2 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Ben Moses (PF), William Burkhart (C) Terry Arnold, Francis Boltz, Peter Perry, James Rowe | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Michael Arden (SG), David Shaw (SF), John Goode (PF) Christopher Valera, Matthew Moen, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse | |
| 09:24 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses the free throw | 46-64 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Burkhart | 46-64 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Victor Friend hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Grizzle | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-64 |
| 08:46 | Evansville | John Goode gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Michael Arden drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-66 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Twilley | 49-66 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Todd Twilley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Friend | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Moses (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Arden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Atkinson (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | David Shaw can't tip it in | 51-66 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Victor Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | David Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Victor Friend | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | William Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Todd Twilley clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-66 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Grizzle | 57-66 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | David Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Grizzle | 57-66 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Peter Perry (PF) Robert Grizzle, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | Evansville | Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF), Gordon Blumenstein (C) David Shaw, John Goode, James Atkinson | |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Willie O'Brien steps in front of the Terry Arnold pass | 57-66 |
| 05:27 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Victor Friend gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Terry Arnold comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 05:21 | Evansville | Michael Arden gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Todd Twilley connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Burkhart | 59-66 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Todd Twilley is called for the reach on Michael Arden - foul #2 on Todd Twilley, team foul #3 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SF), James Rowe (C) Todd Twilley, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Moen (PG) Willie O'Brien | |
| 04:23 | Evansville | Matthew Moen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-66 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Peter Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Peter Perry tips it in | 61-66 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Matthew Moen scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Trent Kanter | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Rowe (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Matthew Moen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Arden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Blumenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Victor Friend's pass is intercepted by Shannon Busse | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Evansville | Matthew Moen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Boltz (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), William Burkhart (C) Terry Arnold, Victor Friend, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), David Shaw (SF), Ted Rodriguz (PF), John Goode (C) Matthew Moen, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, Gordon Blumenstein | |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 02:50 | Evansville | Ted Rodriguz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:50 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Victor Friend (SG) Robert Grizzle, Francis Boltz | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:30 | Evansville | David Shaw buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Arden | 61-72 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Victor Friend buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Terry Arnold | 64-72 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Perry (PF) James Rowe | |
| Subs | Evansville | Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) David Shaw, Ted Rodriguz, John Goode | |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Trent Kanter makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-75 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Todd Twilley connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Terry Arnold | 66-75 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Michael Arden is fouled on the floor by Terry Arnold - foul #2 on Terry Arnold, team foul #4 | 66-75 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Shannon Busse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | William Burkhart gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Victor Friend can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-75 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Shannon Busse grabs the board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Shannon Busse is hacked by Terry Arnold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Arnold, team foul #5 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Shaw (SF), John Goode (PF) Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse | |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Peter Perry is called for the reach on John Goode - foul #3 on Peter Perry, team foul #6 | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Todd Twilley is called for the reach on David Shaw - foul #3 on Todd Twilley, team foul #7 | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | David Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Todd Twilley's pass is intercepted by David Shaw | 66-75 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | David Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Arnold - foul #4 on Terry Arnold, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | William Burkhart grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Peter Perry drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Arnold and he's hacked by David Shaw - foul #2 on David Shaw, team foul #3 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF) David Shaw, John Goode | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Peter Perry makes the free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien is hacked by Terry Arnold in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Arnold, team foul #9 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG) Terry Arnold | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Shaw (SF), John Goode (PF) Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse | |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-79 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle tips it in | 71-79 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-79 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | John Goode is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Friend - foul #2 on Victor Friend, team foul #10 | 71-79 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | John Goode makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | John Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-81 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Goode | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | John Goode runs out the clock | 71-81 |