| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) SG - Jesse Graham (fresh) SF - John Winston (fresh) PF - John Keener (fresh) C - Henry Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - William Tyson (fresh) SF - Otis Nelson (fresh) PF - John Schweitzer (fresh) C - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Winston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | Henry Preston connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Jesse Graham | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Drake | John Winston scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Edward Ewell | 4-2 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | William Tyson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Otis Nelson hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:55 | Drake | Dobromierz Guiski is called for the reach on Jesse Graham - foul #1 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:39 | Drake | Jesse Graham connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Winston | 6-4 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Henry Preston snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:59 | Drake | John Keener hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Otis Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | William Tyson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jose Martin | 6-6 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Jesse Graham blows the layup but he's hacked by William Tyson - foul #1 on William Tyson, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Joel Shenk (SF), Joseph Foulks (PF), William Krone (C) Edward Ewell, John Winston, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Li-Liang Huang (SF), Thomas Knipp (PF) Jose Martin, Otis Nelson, John Schweitzer | |
| 17:31 | Drake | Jesse Graham misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:31 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | William Tyson is hacked by Jesse Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Graham, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG) Jesse Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:12 | Creighton | William Tyson buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Keith Lehmann comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 16:48 | Drake | Joseph Foulks tips it in | 9-8 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | William Tyson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Krone - foul #1 on William Krone, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) William Krone | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Otis Nelson (SF), Pablo Serrano (C) Mark Johnson, Li-Liang Huang, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 16:25 | Creighton | William Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | William Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Joel Shenk snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Keith Lehmann loses the dribble to Pablo Serrano | 9-9 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Edward Ewell steps in front of the Otis Nelson pass in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 16:04 | Drake | Edward Ewell jams it | 11-9 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 11-9 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Lehmann (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Shenk (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Foulks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Otis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knipp (fairly fresh) C - Pablo Serrano (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Creighton | William Tyson loses the dribble to Keith Gardner | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Drake | Keith Lehmann knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Ewell | 14-9 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Jose Martin scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Tyson | 14-11 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Joseph Foulks hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Ewell | 16-11 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Otis Nelson blows the layup | 16-11 |
| 14:04 | Drake | Edward Ewell gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Drake | Joel Shenk double dribbles | 16-11 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), John Keener (PF), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner, Keith Lehmann, Joel Shenk, Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (SG), Li-Liang Huang (SF), John Schweitzer (PF), Dobromierz Guiski (C) William Tyson, Otis Nelson, Thomas Knipp, Pablo Serrano | |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Jose Martin knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 16-13 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Mark Johnson takes the ball from Jesse Graham | 16-13 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | John Winston takes the ball from Dobromierz Guiski | 16-13 |
| 12:16 | Drake | John Keener can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Schweitzer - foul #1 on John Schweitzer, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), William Krone (C) Dale Anderson, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG) Jose Martin | |
| 12:16 | Drake | John Keener makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:16 | Drake | John Keener makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski loses the ball out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Pablo Serrano (SF) Li-Liang Huang | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Jesse Graham is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Nelson (SF) Dobromierz Guiski | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Winston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Keener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Krone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schweitzer (fairly fresh) C - Pablo Serrano (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Mark Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 11:26 | Drake | Edward Ewell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Winston | 20-13 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano makes the jumper in the paint set up by Mark Johnson | 20-15 |
| 11:00 | Drake | Edward Ewell lays it up and in set up by Jesse Graham and he's hacked by William Tyson - foul #2 on William Tyson, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Preston (C) William Krone | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG) William Tyson | |
| 11:00 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | John Winston steals it from Jose Martin in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 10:57 | Drake | Jesse Graham lays it in on a nice dish by John Winston | 25-15 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Jose Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Ewell - foul #1 on Edward Ewell, team foul #3 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG) Edward Ewell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SG) Mark Johnson | |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Otis Nelson misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Henry Preston - foul #1 on Henry Preston, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG) Jesse Graham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski (C) Pablo Serrano | |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Otis Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Otis Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:22 | Drake | Henry Preston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 10:20 | Drake | John Winston tips it but misses | 25-17 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | John Schweitzer can't finish the layup | 25-17 |
| 10:11 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 09:47 | Drake | Henry Preston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 25-19 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski is open and scores on a floater in the paint | 25-21 |
| 09:21 | Drake | Keith Gardner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Winston | 28-21 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | John Schweitzer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 09:14 | Drake | Henry Preston pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 09:03 | Drake | John Schweitzer picks off the pass by Henry Preston | 28-21 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang is fouled on the floor by Keith Gardner - foul #1 on Keith Gardner, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Keith Lehmann (SF), Joel Shenk (PF), William Krone (C) Dale Anderson, Keith Gardner, John Winston, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (SG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Thomas Knipp (PF), Allen Garrett (C) Li-Liang Huang, Otis Nelson, John Schweitzer, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Edward Ewell is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Edward Ewell, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Riding (C) Edward Ewell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Thomas Knipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-21 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Thomas Knipp steps in front of the William Krone pass | 28-21 |
| 07:45 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano makes the jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 07:30 | Drake | Keith Lehmann misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Keith Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Shenk (fairly fresh) PF - William Krone (fairly fresh) C - Roy Riding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knipp (fresh) C - Allen Garrett (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Jose Martin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 07:21 | Drake | The rebound goes to Keith Lehmann | 28-23 |
| 07:04 | Drake | Roy Riding buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Lehmann | 30-23 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Allen Garrett knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 30-25 |
| 06:24 | Drake | Jesse Graham comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 30-25 |
| 06:22 | Creighton | Jose Martin grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Allen Garrett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Pablo Serrano | 30-27 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Joel Shenk dunks the ball set up by Keith Lehmann and he's fouled by Pablo Serrano - foul #1 on Pablo Serrano, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), John Winston (SF), Joseph Foulks (C) Jesse Graham, William Krone, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SG), Otis Nelson (SF), John Schweitzer (PF), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Jose Martin, Pablo Serrano, Thomas Knipp, Allen Garrett | |
| 05:54 | Drake | Joel Shenk makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 05:34 | Drake | Joel Shenk pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 05:19 | Drake | John Winston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 33-29 |
| 04:42 | Drake | Joseph Foulks makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Keith Lehmann | 35-29 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Otis Nelson and he's fouled by Joseph Foulks - foul #1 on Joseph Foulks, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), John Keener (PF), Henry Preston (C) Keith Lehmann, Joel Shenk, Joseph Foulks | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Knipp (PF) John Schweitzer | |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:27 | Drake | Henry Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:04 | Drake | Keith Gardner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 35-31 |
| 04:03 | Drake | Henry Preston hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | John Winston steals it from Li-Liang Huang | 37-31 |
| 03:34 | Drake | John Keener scores on a runner in the lane set up by Keith Gardner | 39-31 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Otis Nelson clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-31 |
| 03:10 | Drake | John Winston pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Winston (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Keener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Li-Liang Huang (tiring) SF - Otis Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knipp (fairly fresh) C - Dobromierz Guiski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Drake | Keith Gardner connects on the floater near the basket set up by Dale Anderson and he's hacked by Li-Liang Huang - foul #1 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), William Tyson (SG), Pablo Serrano (PF), Allen Garrett (C) Mark Johnson, Li-Liang Huang, Thomas Knipp, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 02:50 | Drake | Keith Gardner makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Edward Ewell steals the ball from Otis Nelson in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Keith Gardner loses the dribble to Otis Nelson | 42-31 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Keith Gardner picks off the pass by Allen Garrett | 42-31 |
| 01:57 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses the floater from the right block | 42-31 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Edward Ewell takes the ball from Allen Garrett in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-31 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Otis Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Otis Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Jesse Graham (SG), Joseph Foulks (PF), Roy Riding (C) Keith Gardner, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Schweitzer (PF), Dobromierz Guiski (C) Otis Nelson, Allen Garrett | |
| 01:19 | Drake | John Winston misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Pablo Serrano - foul #2 on Pablo Serrano, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| 01:19 | Drake | John Winston misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:19 | Drake | John Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Jose Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (SF) John Winston | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:08 | Drake | Edward Ewell misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dobromierz Guiski - foul #2 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #8 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Nelson (SF) Pablo Serrano | |
| 01:08 | Drake | Edward Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Edward Ewell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski misses the fadeaway near the basket | 44-31 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | John Schweitzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | William Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (SF), John Keener (PF), Henry Preston (C) Joel Shenk, Joseph Foulks, Roy Riding | |
| Subs | Creighton | Li-Liang Huang (SF), Thomas Knipp (PF) Otis Nelson, John Schweitzer | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Dobromierz Guiski is called for the reach on John Keener - foul #3 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #9 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Drake | William Krone (SF) Keith Lehmann | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Allen Garrett (C) Jose Martin, Li-Liang Huang, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 00:00 | Drake | John Keener misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |