| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kristofer Seelye (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Erwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Loughran (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Cory Brown blows the layup | 30-29 |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Caruthers - foul #2 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | James Longino jams it set up by Kristofer Seelye | 32-31 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:59 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Wayne Harada misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | James Longino tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 18:16 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Kristofer Seelye | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Michael Loughran is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Victor Stryker takes the ball from James Longino | 36-34 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kristofer Seelye | 39-36 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson is fouled on the floor by Cory Brown - foul #2 on Cory Brown, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF) Kristofer Seelye, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews (PF), Howard White (C) Timothy Erwin, Michael Loughran | |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker's pass is intercepted by John Oldham | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | James Longino's fadeaway is rejected by Howard White | 39-36 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | James Bowden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | John Oldham tips it in | 41-36 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | James Bowden pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Oldham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Caruthers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Mathews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Creighton | James Bowden misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Mathews - foul #1 on Paul Mathews, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Timothy Woodside (SG), Kristofer Seelye (SF), Cory Brown (PF) James Longino, Wayne Harada, John Oldham, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Vincent Denenberg (SF), Timothy Erwin (PF), Michael Loughran (C) Victor Stryker, Chad Lawson, William Simmons, Paul Mathews, Howard White | |
| 15:46 | Creighton | James Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | James Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Cory Brown - foul #3 on Cory Brown, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Creighton | James Bowden grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | James Bowden makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Woodside | 45-37 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin is fouled on the floor by Cory Brown - foul #4 on Cory Brown, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (PF) Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG) Glenn Getz | |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Timothy Woodside buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kristofer Seelye and he's fouled by Nathaniel Hodges - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hodges, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), Brandon Caruthers (C) Luka Karwowski, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), William Simmons (SF), Paul Mathews (PF), Howard White (C) Nathaniel Hodges, Vincent Denenberg, Timothy Erwin, Michael Loughran | |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Timothy Woodside makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker is fouled on the floor by John Oldham - foul #1 on John Oldham, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG) Timothy Woodside | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Howard White buries a 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Chad Lawson picks off the pass by John Oldham | 48-40 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Oldham | 48-40 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Howard White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Stryker | 48-43 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | The jump hook by John Oldham is blocked by William Simmons | 48-43 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | John Oldham tips it in | 50-43 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Howard White is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Howard White, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (SG), Desmond Lewis (SF), Horace Pennock (PF), James Bowden (C) Wayne Harada, Kristofer Seelye, John Oldham, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Vincent Denenberg (SF), Timothy Erwin (PF), Michael Loughran (C) Victor Stryker, Chad Lawson, William Simmons, Paul Mathews, Howard White | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Desmond Lewis (fresh) PF - Horace Pennock (fresh) C - James Bowden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nathaniel Hodges (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Getz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Denenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Erwin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Loughran (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Creighton | James Longino is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Longino, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges clanks a jump hook in the paint | 50-43 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | James Bowden gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | James Longino knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Luka Karwowski | 52-43 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges is called for a charge - foul #2 on Nathaniel Hodges, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Woodside (SG) James Longino | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:45 | Creighton | James Bowden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), John Oldham (SF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Timothy Woodside, Desmond Lewis, Horace Pennock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG) Glenn Getz | |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Nathaniel Hodges and he's hacked by John Oldham - foul #2 on John Oldham, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG) Luka Karwowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), William Simmons (SF) Nathaniel Hodges, Vincent Denenberg | |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | James Bowden gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | The jump hook by Brandon Caruthers is blocked by Michael Loughran | 52-45 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 09:28 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | John Oldham lays it in set up by Wayne Harada | 54-47 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons is fouled on the floor by Brandon Caruthers - foul #3 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (SG), Kristofer Seelye (SF), Horace Pennock (PF) Wayne Harada, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews (PF), Howard White (C) Timothy Erwin, Michael Loughran | |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Howard White misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 54-49 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:43 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brandon Caruthers | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kristofer Seelye (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Pennock (fresh) C - Brandon Caruthers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), Cory Brown (PF), James Bowden (C) James Longino, Horace Pennock, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG) Victor Stryker, Chad Lawson | |
| 07:22 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz's pass is intercepted by Luka Karwowski | 54-49 |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Luka Karwowski | 56-49 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mathews connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Hodges | 56-51 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Wayne Harada connects on the shot in the lane | 58-51 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Howard White is blocked by Cory Brown | 58-51 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | James Bowden snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is fouled on the floor by Howard White - foul #2 on Howard White, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), Vincent Denenberg (SF), Timothy Erwin (PF), Michael Loughran (C) Glenn Getz, William Simmons, Paul Mathews, Howard White | |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg's floater is knocked away by James Bowden | 58-51 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Wayne Harada snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Erwin | 58-51 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Cory Brown tips it home | 60-51 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Bowden | 60-51 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Loughran - foul #2 on Michael Loughran, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), John Oldham (SF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Wayne Harada, Kristofer Seelye, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG) Nathaniel Hodges | |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker is whistled for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Woodside (SG) Luka Karwowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Cory Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Longino | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin snags the offensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Brandon Caruthers - foul #4 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG), James Bowden (PF) Timothy Woodside, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (SG), William Simmons (SF), Paul Mathews (C) Chad Lawson, Vincent Denenberg, Michael Loughran | |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | James Bowden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 65-52 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye (SF) James Bowden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard White (C) Timothy Erwin | |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Nathaniel Hodges steals it from Kristofer Seelye | 65-52 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges lays it in | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Wayne Harada comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kristofer Seelye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Oldham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathaniel Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Caruthers - foul #5 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cory Brown (PF), James Bowden (C) John Oldham, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SG), Michael Loughran (C) Victor Stryker, Howard White | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Cory Brown banks in the layup | 67-55 |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG) James Longino | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG) Nathaniel Hodges | |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG) Luka Karwowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin (PF) Paul Mathews | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | James Bowden hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | Cory Brown swats the layup by Timothy Erwin | 69-55 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Loughran | 69-55 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kristofer Seelye - foul #1 on Kristofer Seelye, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Timothy Woodside (SG), John Oldham (SF), Horace Pennock (PF) James Longino, Wayne Harada, Kristofer Seelye, Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Paul Mathews (PF), Howard White (C) Victor Stryker, Chad Lawson, Timothy Erwin, Michael Loughran | |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | William Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | John Oldham is hacked by Paul Mathews - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg (SF) William Simmons | |
| 01:45 | Creighton | John Oldham makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | John Oldham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glenn Getz | 71-59 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Vincent Denenberg is called for the reach on Horace Pennock - foul #2 on Vincent Denenberg, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Horace Pennock makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | Horace Pennock makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Denenberg makes the jumper from the right side | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Timothy Woodside makes the jump hook from the right block set up by James Bowden | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Howard White comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-61 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Luka Karwowski | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski runs out the clock | 75-61 |