| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) C - John Woodside (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) C - Michael Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Butler | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Steven Tate comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Inouye - foul #1 on Jeffrey Inouye, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Steven Tate misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Steven Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-1 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Steven Tate comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-1 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Butler | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Espiritu - foul #1 on Stephen Espiritu, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | John Woodside is called for the reach on Gary Ladouceur - foul #1 on John Woodside, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Steven Tate misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-1 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Steven Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Steven Tate drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Espiritu | 7-4 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Steven Tate drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Ellis | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Woodside - foul #2 on John Woodside, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall (C) John Woodside | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfonso Avila (PF), Stephen Abrahams (C) Thomas Ellis, Michael Hall | |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cornelius Baker | 7-9 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Steven Tate steps in front of the Jeffrey Inouye pass in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Tate | 7-11 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Abrahams steals it from Joseph Butler | 7-11 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Abrahams, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), James Clark (SG), Todd Westberg (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Cornelius Baker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Reinaldo Yazzie (SF), Thomas Ellis (PF) Steven Tate, Gary Ladouceur, Stephen Espiritu | |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum knocks in the shot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Forbes | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Paul Saum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Randall (fresh) C - Todd Westberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leo Forbes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reinaldo Yazzie (fresh) PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) C - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Reinaldo Yazzie - foul #1 on Reinaldo Yazzie, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG) Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila tips it home | 10-15 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum loses the ball out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Brian Rainville (SG), Cornelius Baker (PF) Ralph Taylor, Paul Saum, Justin Randall | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Gary Ladouceur (SG), Michael Hall (C) Leo Forbes, Reinaldo Yazzie, Thomas Ellis | |
| 14:33 | Creighton | James Clark is called for the reach on Alfonso Avila - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler (SF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu (SF), Reinaldo Yazzie (PF) Alfonso Avila, Stephen Abrahams | |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Steven Tate blows the layup | 10-15 |
| 14:10 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), James Clark (SG), Justin Randall (PF), John Anderson (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Cornelius Baker, Todd Westberg | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfonso Avila (SF), Thomas Ellis (PF), Stephen Abrahams (C) Stephen Espiritu, Reinaldo Yazzie, Michael Hall | |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Alfonso Avila takes the ball from Joseph Butler | 10-15 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Eugene Dixon (SF) James Clark, Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Michael West (SF) Steven Tate, Gary Ladouceur | |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams is denied on a layup by Justin Randall | 10-15 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Michael West | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) SG - Paul Saum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Dixon (fresh) PF - Justin Randall (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leo Forbes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael West (fresh) PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Leo Forbes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael West | 10-18 |
| 11:13 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Leo Forbes - foul #1 on Leo Forbes, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Brian Rainville (SG), Cornelius Baker (PF), Todd Westberg (C) Ralph Taylor, Paul Saum, Justin Randall, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Gary Ladouceur (SG), Stephen Espiritu (SF), Reinaldo Yazzie (PF), Michael Hall (C) Leo Forbes, Stephen Abrahams, Michael West, Thomas Ellis, Alfonso Avila | |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu is whistled for a carry | 14-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler (SF) Eugene Dixon | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Steven Tate's layup is rejected by Cornelius Baker | 14-20 |
| 09:28 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker blows the layup | 14-20 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Steven Tate gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Michael Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Ellis (PF) Reinaldo Yazzie | |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg can't finish the layup | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Steven Tate | 14-20 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Michael Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Westberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) SF - Stephen Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) | |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses the jumper from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Michael Hall tips it back up and in | 14-22 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Ellis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Inouye - foul #1 on Thomas Ellis, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall (PF), John Anderson (C) Cornelius Baker, Todd Westberg | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfonso Avila (SF), Stephen Abrahams (C) Stephen Espiritu, Michael Hall | |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson misses the jumper from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville clanks a jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Tate | 14-24 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Ladouceur - foul #1 on Gary Ladouceur, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), Eugene Dixon (SF), Cornelius Baker (PF) Jeffrey Inouye, Joseph Butler, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG), Stephen Espiritu (SF), Reinaldo Yazzie (C) Steven Tate, Gary Ladouceur, Thomas Ellis | |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Abrahams | 16-27 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville is whistled for traveling | 16-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG) Brian Rainville | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Hall (C) Leo Forbes | |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 16-27 |
| 05:35 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall is hacked by Michael Hall - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler (SF) Eugene Dixon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Gary Ladouceur (SG), Thomas Ellis (PF) Stephen Abrahams, Reinaldo Yazzie, Alfonso Avila | |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Michael Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Joseph Butler steals the ball from Gary Ladouceur | 16-27 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler hits the finger roll | 18-27 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | Steven Tate hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Ellis and the foul's on Ralph Taylor - foul #1 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #6 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Todd Westberg (PF), John Anderson (C) Ralph Taylor, Cornelius Baker, Justin Randall | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfonso Avila (SF) Stephen Espiritu | |
| 04:31 | Creighton | Steven Tate misses the free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Anderson | 18-29 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Westberg | 20-29 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Michael Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville (SG), John Woodside (C) Paul Saum, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Michael Hall misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Michael Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Westberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Woodside (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ladouceur (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfonso Avila (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Alfonso Avila pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Michael Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams (PG), Reinaldo Yazzie (SF) Steven Tate, Michael Hall | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville is hacked by Reinaldo Yazzie - foul #2 on Reinaldo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu (SF) Thomas Ellis | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Butler - foul #1 on Joseph Butler, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker (PF) Todd Westberg | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leo Forbes (PG) Gary Ladouceur | |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Abrahams steals it from John Woodside | 22-31 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Stephen Abrahams blows the layup | 22-31 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Rainville | 25-31 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Reinaldo Yazzie connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Abrahams | 25-33 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye loses the dribble to Stephen Espiritu | 25-33 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Stephen Espiritu connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Abrahams | 25-36 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Cornelius Baker, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Paul Saum (SG), James Clark (SF), Justin Randall (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Joseph Butler, John Woodside | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Tate (PG), Gary Ladouceur (SG), Thomas Ellis (PF), Michael Hall (C) Leo Forbes, Stephen Abrahams, Stephen Espiritu, Alfonso Avila | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Thomas Ellis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-36 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Taylor - foul #2 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg (C) Cornelius Baker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael West (SF) Reinaldo Yazzie | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Saum | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Gary Ladouceur clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-36 |