| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fresh) SG - David Peters (fresh) SF - Eric Fagin (fresh) PF - Coleman Montemayor (fresh) C - James Johnstone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (fresh) SG - Yong Wang (fresh) SF - Garrett Guess (fresh) PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) C - William Kimes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor buries a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Missouri | Eric Fagin pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor misses the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | William Kimes snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | James Johnstone swats the layup by Rickey Bragg | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | William Kimes tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Antonio Adams is called for the reach on Eric Fagin - foul #1 on Antonio Adams, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Missouri | David Peters misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Missouri | Eric Fagin hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | Eric Fagin gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Philip Kenney | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Antonio Adams scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Antonio Adams is called for the reach on Coleman Montemayor - foul #2 on Antonio Adams, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (PF) Antonio Adams | |
| 17:38 | Missouri | Eric Fagin can't connect on a shot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | William Kimes pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | James Johnstone swats the short shot by Clinton Washington | 6-4 |
| 17:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Eric Fagin | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Eric Fagin clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Clinton Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rickey Bragg, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Missouri | James Johnstone drills a driving attempt from the right block | 8-4 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Garrett Guess drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rickey Bragg | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Missouri | Yong Wang steps in front of the James Johnstone pass | 8-7 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yong Wang | 8-9 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Eric Fagin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:10 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 16:05 | Missouri | Yong Wang picks off the pass by Eric Fagin | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Garrett Guess is hacked by James Johnstone - foul #1 on James Johnstone, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SG), Richard Frederick (PF), Larry Siggers (C) Yong Wang, Clinton Washington, William Kimes | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Peters (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Johnstone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wagner (fresh) SF - Garrett Guess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Frederick (fresh) C - Larry Siggers (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg is whistled for a carry | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Richard Frederick - foul #1 on Richard Frederick, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:08 | Missouri | Eric Fagin tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 15:06 | Missouri | James Johnstone tips it home | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Garrett Guess clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:45 | Missouri | James Johnstone grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Missouri | Philip Kenney is fouled on the floor by Richard Frederick - foul #2 on Richard Frederick, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ivan Swift (SG) David Peters | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (PF) Richard Frederick | |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Eric Fagin buries a floater from the baseline | 13-9 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Wagner | 13-11 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Ivan Swift clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Clinton Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Johnstone - foul #2 on James Johnstone, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Jeffrey Freeman (SG), James Cacho (C) Philip Kenney, Eric Fagin, James Johnstone | |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG), William Kimes (C) Michael Wagner, Larry Siggers | |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 13:35 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor misses short on a floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Yong Wang pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Coleman Montemayor - foul #1 on Coleman Montemayor, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Peters (SG), Stephen Thomas (C) Jeffrey Freeman, Coleman Montemayor | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | David Peters misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Yong Wang - foul #1 on Yong Wang, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | David Peters makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | David Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | William Kimes grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | James Cacho swats the layup by Clinton Washington | 14-13 |
| 12:55 | Missouri | James Cacho pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | Ivan Swift buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Clinton Washington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clinton Washington, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eric Fagin (SF), Coleman Montemayor (PF) Ivan Swift, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (PF) Clinton Washington | |
| 12:16 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | William Kimes gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | David Peters steals the ball from Garrett Guess | 16-13 |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Eric Fagin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Yong Wang - foul #2 on Yong Wang, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG), Ivan Swift (SG) John Bender, David Peters | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (PF), Larry Siggers (C) Yong Wang, William Kimes | |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Eric Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Eric Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Clinton Washington pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Swift (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Coleman Montemayor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wagner (fresh) SF - Garrett Guess (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Clinton Washington (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Siggers (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Coleman Montemayor is called for the reach on Clinton Washington - foul #2 on Coleman Montemayor, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephen Thomas (C) Coleman Montemayor | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses the jump hook from the right block | 16-13 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 11:16 | Missouri | Eric Fagin snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Larry Siggers is called for the reach on Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Larry Siggers, team foul #9 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (SG) Eric Fagin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Stephen Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Larry Siggers gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Wagner | 17-15 |
| 10:31 | Missouri | Ivan Swift clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Stephen Thomas tips it back up and in | 19-15 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Clinton Washington buries a jumpshot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 10:15 | Missouri | Philip Kenney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clinton Washington | 19-17 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Michael Wagner misses the 3 from straight away | 19-17 |
| 10:06 | Missouri | James Cacho grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:52 | Missouri | Clinton Washington denies the turnaround by James Cacho | 19-17 |
| 09:51 | Missouri | Stephen Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:43 | Missouri | James Cacho misses the lay-in | 19-17 |
| 09:41 | Missouri | James Cacho tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Garrett Guess knocks in the jumper from the right block | 21-19 |
| 09:07 | Missouri | Garrett Guess steals the ball from Ivan Swift | 21-19 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Larry Siggers tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Ivan Swift misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Freeman (PG), Eric Fagin (SF), Rosendo Russo (PF) Philip Kenney, John Bender, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Kimes (C) Larry Siggers | |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Ivan Swift makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Ivan Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Michael Wagner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Bragg | 23-24 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Eric Fagin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Swift | 26-24 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | William Kimes misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-24 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Eric Fagin grabs the board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Freeman (fresh) SG - Ivan Swift (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Eric Fagin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rosendo Russo (fresh) C - James Cacho (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wagner (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Garrett Guess (tired) 7 pts. PF - Clinton Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Eric Fagin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rosendo Russo | 29-24 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Michael Wagner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Rosendo Russo snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 07:23 | Missouri | Jeffrey Freeman is whistled for a carry | 29-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Peters (SG) Ivan Swift | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Garrett Guess clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rosendo Russo - foul #1 on Rosendo Russo, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | David Peters scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Freeman and he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Stephen Thomas (C) Jeffrey Freeman, Rosendo Russo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG) Michael Wagner | |
| 06:48 | Missouri | David Peters makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Yong Wang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Yong Wang, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Siggers (C) William Kimes | |
| 06:08 | Missouri | Eric Fagin buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Bender | 34-26 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Clinton Washington scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Yong Wang | 34-28 |
| 05:46 | Missouri | David Peters makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Fagin | 36-28 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG), Rosendo Russo (PF) John Bender, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Kimes (C) Larry Siggers | |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-28 |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Rosendo Russo gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 05:02 | Missouri | Eric Fagin is hacked by Rickey Bragg - foul #2 on Rickey Bragg, team foul #13 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephen Thomas (C) James Cacho | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:02 | Missouri | Eric Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:02 | Missouri | Eric Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | William Kimes misses the easy layup | 37-28 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Rosendo Russo gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Eric Fagin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Clinton Washington pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | William Kimes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ivan Swift (SF) Eric Fagin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Rosendo Russo knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Swift | 39-28 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Clinton Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Ivan Swift grabs the board | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Philip Kenney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ivan Swift (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rosendo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yong Wang (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garrett Guess (tired) 9 pts. PF - Clinton Washington (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Philip Kenney makes the jumper from the right wing set up by David Peters | 41-28 |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg loses the dribble to Philip Kenney | 41-28 |
| 03:04 | Missouri | Philip Kenney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 03:02 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Thomas | 41-28 |
| 02:53 | Missouri | David Peters misses the lay-in | 41-28 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Kimes | 41-28 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 02:43 | Missouri | David Peters gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Philip Kenney is whistled for a carry | 41-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Bender (PG), Eric Fagin (SF), Coleman Montemayor (PF), James Johnstone (C) Philip Kenney, Ivan Swift, Rosendo Russo, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SG), Richard Frederick (SF), Antonio Adams (PF), Larry Siggers (C) Yong Wang, Garrett Guess, Clinton Washington, William Kimes | |
| 02:28 | Creighton | David Peters takes the ball from Rickey Bragg | 41-28 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | David Peters hits the finger roll | 43-28 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Antonio Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-28 |
| 01:52 | Missouri | Antonio Adams steals the ball from David Peters | 43-28 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Larry Siggers is called for traveling | 43-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Philip Kenney (PG), Ivan Swift (SG) John Bender, David Peters | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:25 | Missouri | Eric Fagin's pass is intercepted by Antonio Adams | 43-28 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Antonio Adams hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Wagner and he's fouled by Ivan Swift - foul #1 on Ivan Swift, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses the free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Siggers | 43-30 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | James Johnstone denies the turnaround by Antonio Adams | 43-30 |
| 00:45 | Missouri | Eric Fagin pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:39 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor's floater is tipped away by Antonio Adams | 43-30 |
| 00:38 | Missouri | James Johnstone gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Eric Fagin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Larry Siggers snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Coleman Montemayor swats the shot by Rickey Bragg | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Coleman Montemayor gets the rebound | 43-30 |