| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Tony Oliver (fresh) SF - Frank Drury (fresh) PF - Oliver Bandy (fresh) C - Albert Kang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Reginald Eckel (fresh) SG - Timothy Cabello (fresh) SF - William Frerichs (fresh) PF - William Isbell (fresh) C - Kelvin Cowley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Cabello | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 3-3 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | William Frerichs pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | William Frerichs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Wichita State | Albert Kang clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | William Isbell pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Wichita State | Albert Kang grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:29 | Wichita State | Kelvin Cowley picks off the pass by Tony Oliver | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | William Frerichs can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Oliver - foul #1 on Tony Oliver, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kevin Schupp (SG), Clifton Jones (SF), Paul Presnell (C) Tony Oliver, Frank Drury, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), James Matthews (SG), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Bob Tart (C) Reginald Eckel, Timothy Cabello, William Isbell, Kelvin Cowley | |
| 17:16 | Creighton | William Frerichs makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | William Frerichs makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:58 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy is denied on a layup by Bob Tart | 6-7 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Schupp | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | William Frerichs is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Todd Hicks (SF), Thomas Shepherd (PF) Robert Jones, Oliver Bandy | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cron (SF) William Frerichs | |
| 16:06 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Schupp | 11-7 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Kevin Schupp - foul #1 on Kevin Schupp, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Albert Kang (C) Kevin Schupp, Todd Hicks, Paul Presnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley (C) Bob Tart | |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) PF - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) C - Albert Kang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kevin Carter (fresh) SG - James Matthews (fresh) SF - John Cron (fresh) PF - Lawrence Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kelvin Cowley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Isbell (PF) Lawrence Swanson | |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Kevin Carter is hacked by Clifton Jones - foul #1 on Clifton Jones, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), Timothy Cabello (SG) Kevin Carter, James Matthews | |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-10 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Eckel | 11-10 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Cron | 11-13 |
| 15:00 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | John Cron snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Reginald Eckel, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (PG), Kevin Schupp (SG), Todd Hicks (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF), Paul Presnell (C) Clifton Jones, Tony Oliver, Frank Drury, Thomas Shepherd, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Frerichs (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Bob Tart (C) John Cron, William Isbell, Kelvin Cowley | |
| 14:17 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:04 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Reginald Eckel | 11-13 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-13 |
| 13:58 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | William Frerichs steps in front of the Kevin Schupp pass | 11-13 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Reginald Eckel in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks jams it on a great pass from Robert Jones | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson is hacked by Oliver Bandy - foul #1 on Oliver Bandy, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Thomas Shepherd (PF), Albert Kang (C) Kevin Schupp, Todd Hicks, Oliver Bandy, Paul Presnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), James Matthews (SG), William Isbell (PF), Kelvin Cowley (C) Reginald Eckel, Timothy Cabello, Lawrence Swanson, Bob Tart | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Carter and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cron (SF) William Frerichs | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:33 | Wichita State | John Cron picks off the pass by Clifton Jones in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | William Isbell loses the dribble to Frank Drury | 13-16 |
| 11:52 | Wichita State | Frank Drury drills a jumper in the paint | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Shepherd (fairly fresh) C - Albert Kang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kevin Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Matthews (fresh) SF - John Cron (fairly fresh) PF - William Isbell (fairly fresh) C - Kelvin Cowley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Carter | 15-18 |
| 11:29 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Carter - foul #1 on Kevin Carter, team foul #2 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (PG), Kevin Schupp (SG), Oliver Bandy (PF) Clifton Jones, Tony Oliver, Thomas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Frerichs (SF) John Cron | |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | Robert Jones is hacked by Kevin Carter - foul #2 on Kevin Carter, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Presnell (C) Albert Kang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), Timothy Cabello (SG) Kevin Carter, James Matthews | |
| 10:56 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell lays it up and in | 17-18 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | William Frerichs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 10:42 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Kevin Schupp | 17-18 |
| 10:22 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell's floater is knocked away by Kelvin Cowley | 17-18 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (PG), Tony Oliver (SG), Todd Hicks (SF), Albert Kang (C) Robert Jones, Kevin Schupp, Frank Drury, Oliver Bandy | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG), John Cron (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Bob Tart (C) Timothy Cabello, William Frerichs, William Isbell, Kelvin Cowley | |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| 09:28 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Hicks, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Thomas Shepherd (PF) Paul Presnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Lawrence Swanson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks is hacked by John Cron - foul #1 on John Cron, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| 08:40 | Wichita State | Lawrence Swanson is called for the reach on Tony Oliver - foul #1 on Lawrence Swanson, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (PG), Kevin Schupp (SG), Oliver Bandy (PF), Paul Presnell (C) Tony Oliver, Todd Hicks, Thomas Shepherd, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Cabello (SG), William Frerichs (SF) James Matthews, John Cron | |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Swanson - foul #2 on Lawrence Swanson, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Isbell (PF) Lawrence Swanson | |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | William Frerichs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| 07:46 | Wichita State | Robert Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell gets the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Schupp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifton Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Bandy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Presnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Reginald Eckel (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Cabello (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frerichs (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Isbell (tiring) C - Bob Tart (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by William Frerichs - foul #1 on William Frerichs, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Gavin (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Todd Hicks (PF) Kevin Schupp, Clifton Jones, Oliver Bandy | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG), John Cron (SF), Kelvin Cowley (C) Timothy Cabello, William Frerichs, Bob Tart | |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley's layup is rejected by Paul Presnell | 21-20 |
| 07:18 | Creighton | John Cron tips it back up and in | 21-22 |
| 06:49 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell misses long on a jump hook from close range | 21-22 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley misses short on an open fadeaway from the right block | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:59 | Wichita State | Frank Drury banks in the layup set up by John Gavin | 23-22 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 05:40 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:37 | Wichita State | John Gavin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kevin Schupp (PG), Tony Oliver (SG), Clifton Jones (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF), Albert Kang (C) Robert Jones, John Gavin, Frank Drury, Todd Hicks, Paul Presnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), Timothy Cabello (SG), William Frerichs (SF), Lawrence Swanson (PF), Bob Tart (C) Reginald Eckel, James Matthews, John Cron, William Isbell, Kelvin Cowley | |
| 05:23 | Creighton | Kevin Schupp steals it from Timothy Cabello | 23-22 |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Kevin Schupp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Bob Tart grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Carter | 23-25 |
| 04:25 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Swanson - foul #3 on Lawrence Swanson, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Isbell (PF) Lawrence Swanson | |
| 04:25 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:25 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:14 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver is called for traveling | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Gavin (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Thomas Shepherd (C) Kevin Schupp, Tony Oliver, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG), Kelvin Cowley (C) Timothy Cabello, Bob Tart | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | William Isbell splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left block | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Gavin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oliver Bandy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kevin Carter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Matthews (fairly fresh) SF - William Frerichs (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Isbell (tired) 2 pts. C - Kelvin Cowley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Wichita State | William Frerichs is called for the reach on Frank Drury - foul #2 on William Frerichs, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (PG), Todd Hicks (C) Clifton Jones, Oliver Bandy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), John Cron (SF), Bob Tart (PF) Kevin Carter, William Frerichs, William Isbell | |
| 03:04 | Wichita State | Frank Drury misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Bob Tart pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | James Matthews is hacked by Todd Hicks - foul #2 on Todd Hicks, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | James Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | James Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:27 | Wichita State | Robert Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 02:25 | Wichita State | John Gavin pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:04 | Wichita State | Frank Drury comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Bob Tart - foul #1 on Bob Tart, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (SG), Paul Presnell (PF), Albert Kang (C) John Gavin, Thomas Shepherd, Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carter (PG), Timothy Cabello (SG), William Isbell (PF) Reginald Eckel, James Matthews, Bob Tart | |
| 02:04 | Wichita State | Frank Drury makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:04 | Wichita State | Frank Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | William Isbell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley tips it in | 27-31 |
| 01:33 | Wichita State | Robert Jones makes the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kevin Carter - foul #3 on Kevin Carter, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF) Frank Drury, Paul Presnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Reginald Eckel (PG), William Frerichs (SF) Kevin Carter, John Cron | |
| 01:33 | Wichita State | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kevin Schupp (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Tart (C) Kelvin Cowley | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones is hacked by Timothy Cabello in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Cabello, team foul #12 | 30-31 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Timothy Cabello loses the dribble to Albert Kang | 32-31 |
| 00:40 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifton Jones and the foul's on William Isbell - foul #1 on William Isbell, team foul #13 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Todd Hicks (SF) Kevin Schupp | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Matthews (SG) Timothy Cabello | |
| 00:40 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Oliver Bandy takes the ball from William Isbell | 35-31 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver is hacked by Reginald Eckel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Eckel, team foul #14 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Shepherd (PF), Paul Presnell (C) Todd Hicks, Oliver Bandy, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kelvin Cowley (C) William Isbell | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Reginald Eckel makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Frerichs | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-34 |