| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ryan Bridges (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Permenter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Flynn (fresh) C - Paul Gailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Paul Gailey picks off the pass by Randy O'Neal | 29-31 |
| 19:16 | Troy | Scott Permenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to William Evans | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by William Evans | 29-33 |
| 18:32 | Troy | Paul Gailey is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), Andy Rein (SG), David Quint (SF), Albert Pringle (PF), David Wire (C) Ryan Bridges, Scott Permenter, Charles Williams, Richard Flynn, Paul Gailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Albert Pringle picks off the pass by William Evans in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 18:15 | Troy | Albert Pringle makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Beasley | 31-33 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | William Evans misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 18:09 | Troy | The rebound goes to David Quint | 31-33 |
| 17:50 | Troy | Andy Rein knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Beasley | 34-33 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Robert Schulte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Williams (SF), Paul Gailey (C) Albert Pringle, David Wire | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), John Cox (SG), Nicholas Osborne (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, Robert Schulte | |
| 17:15 | Troy | Donald Beasley misses the floater near the basket | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Hiram Farr is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Beasley - foul #1 on Donald Beasley, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG), Richard Flynn (PF) Donald Beasley, David Quint | |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF) David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 16:46 | Creighton | John Cox is denied on a layup by Paul Gailey | 34-33 |
| 16:45 | Troy | The rebound goes to Ryan Bridges | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Troy | Andy Rein's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Osborne | 34-33 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | Hiram Farr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne tips it home | 34-35 |
| 15:55 | Troy | Paul Gailey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nicholas Osborne - foul #1 on Nicholas Osborne, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), Scott Permenter (SG), Albert Pringle (PF) Ryan Bridges, Andy Rein, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Odell Barrett (SG), David Lavergne (SF), David Dixon (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Hiram Farr, John Cox, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 15:55 | Troy | Paul Gailey makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:55 | Troy | Paul Gailey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Beasley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Permenter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Pringle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Gailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Dixon (fresh) C - Robert Schulte (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Robert Schulte grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Odell Barrett connects on the open floater from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:02 | Troy | Paul Gailey travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Corey Fisher (PG), David Quint (SF), David Wire (C) Donald Beasley, Charles Williams, Paul Gailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (SF), Kevin Carmichael (C) Odell Barrett, Robert Schulte | |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Hiram Farr makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Lavergne | 36-39 |
| 14:46 | Troy | Corey Fisher scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Quint | 38-39 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | William Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG) Albert Pringle | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG) Hiram Farr | |
| 14:30 | Troy | David Wire misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 14:28 | Troy | David Quint tips it in | 40-39 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | David Lavergne is hacked by Scott Permenter - foul #2 on Scott Permenter, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Flynn (PF) Corey Fisher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF) William Evans, David Lavergne, David Dixon | |
| 14:09 | Creighton | John Cox drills a jump hook in the paint | 40-41 |
| 13:48 | Troy | David Quint misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Scott Permenter is called for the reach on Randy O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Permenter, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), Andy Rein (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Paul Gailey (C) Ryan Bridges, Scott Permenter, David Quint, David Wire | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), Nicholas Osborne (C) John Cox, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal can't finish the layup | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Troy | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:24 | Troy | Andy Rein drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 42-41 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey buries a driving attempt from the right block | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | Troy | Donald Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG), Corey Fisher (PF), Albert Pringle (C) Donald Beasley, Richard Flynn, Paul Gailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), David Lavergne (SF), Robert Schulte (PF) Hiram Farr, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Robert Schulte tips it home | 42-45 |
| 12:20 | Troy | Albert Pringle is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Permenter (SG), David Quint (SF), David Wire (C) Andy Rein, Charles Williams, Albert Pringle | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Kevin Carmichael (PF) Odell Barrett, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 12:06 | Creighton | William Evans misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | Troy | David Wire pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:52 | Troy | Corey Fisher misses the runner from the left block | 42-45 |
| 11:51 | Troy | David Wire hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ryan Bridges (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Permenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Quint (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Wire (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schulte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kevin Carmichael, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), Richard Flynn (PF) Ryan Bridges, Corey Fisher | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Dixon (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) David Lavergne, Robert Schulte | |
| 11:37 | Troy | Scott Permenter slams it home set up by Donald Beasley | 46-45 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | David Dixon misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Wire - foul #1 on David Wire, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Williams (SF), Paul Gailey (C) David Quint, David Wire | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Randy O'Neal (SF) William Evans, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | David Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | David Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:15 | Troy | Scott Permenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-47 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dixon | 46-50 |
| 10:47 | Troy | Richard Flynn is hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Corey Fisher (PG), Andy Rein (SG), Albert Pringle (C) Donald Beasley, Scott Permenter, Paul Gailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), David Lavergne (SF) John Cox, Randy O'Neal | |
| 10:31 | Troy | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Osborne - foul #2 on Nicholas Osborne, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG), David Quint (SF) Charles Williams, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Jerry Godfrey (PF) Hiram Farr, David Dixon | |
| 10:19 | Troy | Ryan Bridges misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Evans - foul #3 on William Evans, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Troy | David Wire (C) Corey Fisher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:19 | Troy | Ryan Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:19 | Troy | Ryan Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Andy Rein steals the ball from David Lavergne | 48-50 |
| 09:48 | Troy | Albert Pringle makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andy Rein | 51-50 |
| 09:26 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Odell Barrett | 51-52 |
| 09:17 | Troy | David Lavergne picks off the pass by Andy Rein | 51-52 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | William Evans banks in the layup set up by David Lavergne | 51-54 |
| 09:03 | Troy | Andy Rein loses the dribble to David Lavergne | 51-54 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | William Evans's pass is intercepted by David Quint in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 08:53 | Troy | Andy Rein connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Bridges | 53-54 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Albert Pringle - foul #1 on Albert Pringle, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), Scott Permenter (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Corey Fisher (PF), Paul Gailey (C) Ryan Bridges, Andy Rein, David Quint, Albert Pringle, David Wire | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Kevin Carmichael (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, David Lavergne, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:38 | Troy | Corey Fisher grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:33 | Troy | Donald Beasley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 08:31 | Troy | Charles Williams can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jerry Godfrey | 53-55 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | John Cox misses the shot from the left block | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:17 | Troy | Donald Beasley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:15 | Troy | Donald Beasley grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Corey Fisher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Godfrey - foul #2 on Jerry Godfrey, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Flynn (PF) Scott Permenter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schulte (C) Jerry Godfrey | |
| 08:06 | Troy | Corey Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Corey Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael drills a runner from close range | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Corey Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Beasley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Flynn (fresh) C - Paul Gailey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Troy | Charles Williams misses the runner in the lane | 55-57 |
| 07:27 | Troy | Charles Williams hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Hiram Farr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG), Scott Permenter (SG) Corey Fisher, Donald Beasley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), David Dixon (PF) John Cox, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 07:13 | Troy | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Randy O'Neal - foul #3 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Andy Rein (SG) Scott Permenter | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG) Randy O'Neal | |
| 07:13 | Troy | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:13 | Troy | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:13 | Troy | Andy Rein grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 06:53 | Troy | Richard Flynn misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Dixon - foul #1 on David Dixon, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy O'Neal (SF), Kevin Carmichael (C) Hiram Farr, Robert Schulte | |
| 06:53 | Troy | Richard Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:53 | Troy | Richard Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael's pass is intercepted by Andy Rein | 59-57 |
| 06:25 | Troy | Richard Flynn is hacked by David Dixon - foul #2 on David Dixon, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Corey Fisher (PG), Scott Permenter (SG), David Quint (SF) Ryan Bridges, Andy Rein, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne (C) Kevin Carmichael | |
| 06:25 | Troy | Richard Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:25 | Troy | Paul Gailey grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:09 | Troy | Scott Permenter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 06:07 | Troy | Richard Flynn tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-57 |
| 06:01 | Troy | Richard Flynn grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 05:47 | Troy | Scott Permenter clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Odell Barrett - foul #1 on Odell Barrett, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), David Wire (C) Richard Flynn, Paul Gailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Smiley (PG), John Cox (SG), David Lavergne (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF) William Evans, Odell Barrett, Randy O'Neal, David Dixon | |
| 05:47 | Troy | Scott Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Troy | Scott Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | David Lavergne knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Osborne | 63-59 |
| 05:13 | Troy | David Quint hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Beasley | 65-59 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Donald Beasley is called for the reach on David Lavergne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Beasley, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Andy Rein (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Richard Flynn (PF) Scott Permenter, David Quint, Corey Fisher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Robert Schulte (C) Chris Smiley, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Robert Schulte drills a jump hook from close range | 65-61 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Andy Rein is hacked by John Cox - foul #2 on John Cox, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG), Albert Pringle (C) Donald Beasley, David Wire | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Kevin Carmichael (PF) John Cox, Jerry Godfrey | |
| 04:40 | Troy | Andy Rein makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Andy Rein misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Robert Schulte gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Andy Rein steals the ball from David Lavergne in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 04:26 | Troy | Albert Pringle knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Bridges | 68-61 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | William Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Pringle - foul #2 on Albert Pringle, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Paul Gailey (C) Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), David Dixon (PF) David Lavergne, Robert Schulte | |
| 04:24 | Creighton | William Evans misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:24 | Troy | The rebound goes to Paul Gailey | 68-61 |
| 04:01 | Troy | Ryan Bridges is fouled on the floor by William Evans - foul #4 on William Evans, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Flynn (PF) Albert Pringle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:01 | Troy | Ryan Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:01 | Troy | Ryan Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Odell Barrett gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Hiram Farr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 03:43 | Troy | The rebound goes to Paul Gailey | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ryan Bridges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andy Rein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. SF - Charles Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Flynn (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Gailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Odell Barrett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carmichael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Troy | Andy Rein misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Dixon | 69-61 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | William Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Beasley (PG), Scott Permenter (SG), David Quint (SF), Corey Fisher (PF) Ryan Bridges, Andy Rein, Charles Williams, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Smiley (PG), John Cox (SG), David Lavergne (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, Hiram Farr, David Dixon, Kevin Carmichael | |
| 02:56 | Troy | Donald Beasley connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Scott Permenter | 71-61 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Andy Rein (SF), Albert Pringle (C) Corey Fisher, Paul Gailey | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Robert Schulte (C) Chris Smiley, David Lavergne, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | John Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Quint - foul #2 on David Quint, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Troy | David Wire (C) Scott Permenter | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (C) Jerry Godfrey | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:35 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Permenter (SG) David Wire | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) John Cox, Robert Schulte, David Lavergne | |
| 02:18 | Troy | Scott Permenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-63 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey (PF) Kevin Carmichael | |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the shot from close range | 71-63 |
| 02:01 | Troy | Albert Pringle grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:01 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Troy | Ryan Bridges (PG), Richard Flynn (PF), Paul Gailey (C) Donald Beasley, Andy Rein, Albert Pringle | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:36 | Troy | Richard Flynn can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 71-63 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Odell Barrett buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | Troy | Ryan Bridges hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | William Evans loses the dribble to Richard Flynn | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Troy | The short jumper by Scott Permenter is denied by Jerry Godfrey | 71-66 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Ryan Bridges misses the tip | 71-66 |
| 00:20 | Troy | Paul Gailey tips it but misses | 71-66 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne grabs the board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Creighton | William Evans is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Paul Gailey grabs the board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Troy | Paul Gailey is fouled in the backcourt by William Evans - foul #5 on William Evans, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Williams (SF) David Quint | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG) William Evans | |
| 00:09 | Troy | Paul Gailey makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:09 | Troy | Paul Gailey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey makes the 3 from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Troy | Odell Barrett is called for the reach on Paul Gailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Odell Barrett, team foul #14 | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Troy | Paul Gailey makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:01 | Troy | Paul Gailey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Odell Barrett clanks a fullcourt shot | 75-69 |