| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Randy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Preston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Sands (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Louis Fiske (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Edward Preston connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Smith | 39-30 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-30 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Miles Blakely pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Calvin Allain buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Ham | 39-32 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Craig Schechter is blocked by John Lamb | 39-32 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Calvin Allain grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | John Lamb makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Allain | 39-35 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | Louis Fiske picks off the pass by Edward Preston | 39-35 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Craig Schechter steals the ball from Adam Ham | 39-35 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Fiske - foul #1 on Louis Fiske, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Bruning (SF), James Goins (C) Daryl Staten, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (SG), Daniel Forest (PF) Calvin Allain, Miles Blakely | |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Adam Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | John Lamb connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Sanders | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Adam Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Daniel Forest is fouled on the floor by James Goins - foul #2 on James Goins, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Samuel Horn (SG), Daryl Staten (SF) Randy Smith, Edward Preston, Craig Schechter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Allain (SG), Randy Ottley (SF), Miles Blakely (PF) Louis Fiske, John Lamb, Adam Ham | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Calvin Allain hits a 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Ottley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Forest (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten is fouled on the floor by Randy Ottley - foul #1 on Randy Ottley, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Preston (SG), Shawn Sands (C) Samuel Horn, James Goins | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Lamb (SF) Randy Ottley | |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Sands | 42-41 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Anthony Faucett (SF), James Elliott (PF) George Clifford, Daryl Staten, Paul Bruning | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), Adam Ham (C) Paul Sanders, Daniel Forest | |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | John Lamb is called for the reach on Anthony Faucett - foul #1 on John Lamb, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Craig Schechter (PF) James Elliott | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Neale (SG), Robert Capetillo (PF) Calvin Allain, Miles Blakely | |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Adam Ham steals it from Anthony Faucett | 42-41 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | John Lamb misses long on a shot from close range | 42-41 |
| 13:39 | Creighton | Adam Ham tips it home | 42-43 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Randy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Staten (SF) Anthony Faucett | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (SG), Daniel Forest (PF) James Neale, John Lamb | |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Craig Schechter picks off the pass by Paul Sanders | 42-43 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Edward Preston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Paul Bruning (PF) Randy Smith, Craig Schechter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Allain (SG), Miles Blakely (PF) Louis Fiske, Daniel Forest | |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Edward Preston makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Edward Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Calvin Allain misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Edward Preston - foul #2 on Edward Preston, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (SG), James Goins (C) Edward Preston, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Lamb (SF) Robert Capetillo | |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Calvin Allain makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Calvin Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | James Goins hits a jump hook in the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Calvin Allain misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Adam Ham pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Ham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Calvin Allain is hacked by Samuel Horn - foul #1 on Samuel Horn, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Craig Schechter (PF) George Clifford, Daryl Staten | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), Daniel Forest (C) Paul Sanders, Adam Ham | |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Louis Fiske misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Miles Blakely picks off the pass by Samuel Horn | 46-45 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Calvin Allain can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | James Goins snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | James Goins misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Miles Blakely pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | John Lamb banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Forest | 46-47 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Randy Smith is blocked by Miles Blakely | 46-47 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Lamb | 46-47 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Calvin Allain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Louis Fiske | 46-47 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Calvin Allain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Horn - foul #2 on Samuel Horn, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Edward Preston (SG), Daryl Staten (SF), James Elliott (PF), Shawn Sands (C) Randy Smith, Samuel Horn, Paul Bruning, Craig Schechter, James Goins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), Robert Capetillo (SF), Adam Ham (C) Louis Fiske, John Lamb, Miles Blakely | |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Calvin Allain makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Calvin Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Robert Capetillo steals the ball from Daryl Staten | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo slams it home on a great pass from Calvin Allain | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Robert Capetillo steals it from George Clifford | 46-51 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Daniel Forest drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Adam Ham | 46-54 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | George Clifford can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 46-54 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Edward Preston snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses the shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | Edward Preston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Clifford | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Preston (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Sands (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Capetillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Forest (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Calvin Allain is fouled on the floor by George Clifford - foul #1 on George Clifford, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Craig Schechter (PF) George Clifford, James Elliott | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), John Lamb (SF), Miles Blakely (PF) Calvin Allain, Robert Capetillo, Daniel Forest | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Craig Schechter takes the ball from Louis Fiske | 49-54 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Randy Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Craig Schechter and he's fouled by Louis Fiske - foul #2 on Louis Fiske, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Bruning (C) Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Randy Smith makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Miles Blakely scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Fiske | 52-56 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Louis Fiske - foul #3 on Louis Fiske, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Neale (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Adam Ham is fouled on the floor by Paul Bruning - foul #1 on Paul Bruning, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (SG), James Goins (C) Edward Preston, Daryl Staten | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Capetillo (C) Adam Ham | |
| 05:53 | Creighton | John Lamb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | James Goins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Robert Capetillo is called for the reach on Craig Schechter - foul #4 on Robert Capetillo, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Sands (C) James Goins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Forest (C) Miles Blakely | |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Daniel Forest snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Daniel Forest hits a driving attempt from close range | 54-58 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning's pass is intercepted by John Lamb | 54-58 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Daniel Forest misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Randy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | James Neale grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Louis Fiske is hacked by Randy Smith - foul #1 on Randy Smith, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Edward Preston (SG), Daryl Staten (SF), James Goins (PF) Randy Smith, Samuel Horn, Paul Bruning, Craig Schechter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Allain (SG), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) James Neale, John Lamb, Daniel Forest | |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Louis Fiske makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Louis Fiske makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten is hacked by Robert Capetillo - foul #5 on Robert Capetillo, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), Randy Ottley (SF) Louis Fiske, Robert Capetillo | |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Edward Preston clanks a turnaround from close range | 55-60 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Adam Ham pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Miles Blakely dunks the ball | 55-62 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Edward Preston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Randy Ottley gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Preston (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Goins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Sands (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Ottley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Creighton | Paul Sanders misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Calvin Allain misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Edward Preston grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | James Goins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Anthony Faucett (C) George Clifford, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), John Lamb (SF) Paul Sanders, Randy Ottley | |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Calvin Allain hits a jump hook from the left block set up by John Lamb | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Randy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Goins | 55-64 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Craig Schechter (PF), Paul Bruning (C) James Goins, Anthony Faucett | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Edward Preston comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Adam Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Miles Blakely makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Calvin Allain and he's fouled by Paul Bruning - foul #2 on Paul Bruning, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Samuel Horn (SG), Anthony Faucett (SF), James Goins (C) Randy Smith, Edward Preston, Daryl Staten, Craig Schechter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), James Neale (SG), Randy Ottley (SF), Daniel Forest (C) Louis Fiske, Calvin Allain, John Lamb, Adam Ham | |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Miles Blakely makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | James Goins blows the layup | 55-67 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | James Goins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | James Goins makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Bruning | 57-67 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Daniel Forest drills a shot from the baseline set up by Miles Blakely | 57-69 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning can't finish the layup | 57-69 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Daniel Forest grabs the board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | James Neale can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Goins - foul #3 on James Goins, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andy Walker (C) Miles Blakely | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | James Neale makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | James Neale misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | George Clifford is called for the reach on James Neale in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Clifford, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | James Neale makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | James Neale makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Andy Walker is called for the reach on Samuel Horn - foul #1 on Andy Walker, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Andy Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Paul Sanders misses long on a runner in the paint | 61-72 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Paul Sanders tips it in | 61-74 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Clifford | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 63-74 |