| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George King (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas McGhie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Harbor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Carrasquillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | George Wright inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Creighton | George Wright buries a 3 from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood lays it in set up by Wayne Moores and the foul's on Eric Carrasquillo - foul #1 on Eric Carrasquillo, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood misses the free throw | 48-37 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Richard Harbor pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Eric Carrasquillo misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Colvin - foul #2 on John Colvin, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Eric Carrasquillo misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Eric Carrasquillo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | George King gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | George Wright is fouled on the floor by Irving McKimmy - foul #2 on Irving McKimmy, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie is hacked by Richard Middleton - foul #1 on Richard Middleton, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | George Wright makes the jumper from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Eric Carrasquillo - foul #2 on Eric Carrasquillo, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darin Elliott (SG), Vladislav Zuckerman (SF), Manuel Plata (PF), Philip Peterson (C) Douglas McGhie, George Wright, Richard Harbor, Eric Carrasquillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg (SF) Irving McKimmy | |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | George King buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Vladislav Zuckerman | 54-39 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Julian Warnberg is denied by Philip Peterson | 54-39 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin tips it but misses | 54-39 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Manuel Plata snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | George King loses the dribble to John Colvin | 54-39 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (PG), Douglas McGhie (SG), Richard Harbor (PF), Eric Carrasquillo (C) George King, Darin Elliott, Manuel Plata, Philip Peterson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (PG), Joshua Trudeau (SG), Irving McKimmy (SF), Alexis Russo (C) Ronald Sherwood, Richard Middleton, Wayne Moores, John Colvin | |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg is whistled for a carry | 54-42 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie is whistled for traveling | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas McGhie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Harbor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Carrasquillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bruce Estes (fresh) SG - Joshua Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Warnberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexis Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bruce Estes | 54-45 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Richard Harbor scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vladislav Zuckerman | 57-45 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy knocks in the shot in the paint | 57-47 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | George Wright comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Vladislav Zuckerman - foul #2 on Vladislav Zuckerman, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | George King (PG), Darin Elliott (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Manuel Plata (PF), Philip Peterson (C) George Wright, Douglas McGhie, Vladislav Zuckerman, Richard Harbor, Eric Carrasquillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG), Richard Middleton (SG), Wayne Moores (PF), John Colvin (C) Bruce Estes, Joshua Trudeau, Julian Warnberg, Alexis Russo | |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | Philip Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Philip Peterson drills a jumper from the right block | 59-48 |
| 13:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Moores | 59-51 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski's floater is tipped away by Wayne Moores | 59-51 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Wayne Moores | 59-51 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-54 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Philip Peterson | 59-54 |
| 12:01 | Creighton | George King misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Philip Peterson snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darin Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Manuel Plata (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving McKimmy (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Colvin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | The short jumper by Manuel Plata is denied by John Colvin | 59-54 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Philip Peterson - foul #1 on Philip Peterson, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (PG), Douglas McGhie (SG), Vladislav Zuckerman (SF), Richard Harbor (PF), Eric Carrasquillo (C) George King, Darin Elliott, Wenceslaus Orloski, Manuel Plata, Philip Peterson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (PG), Joshua Trudeau (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Alexis Russo (PF) Ronald Sherwood, Richard Middleton, Irving McKimmy, Wayne Moores | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | George Wright clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | George Wright connects on the floater near the basket set up by Richard Harbor | 61-56 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | George Wright is called for the reach on Bruce Estes - foul #3 on George Wright, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG), Julian Warnberg (PF) Joseph Shaw, John Colvin | |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | George Wright grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | George Wright is hacked by Ronald Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Sherwood, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | George King (PG) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton (SG), Wayne Moores (PF) Bruce Estes, Joshua Trudeau | |
| 09:58 | Creighton | George King misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-56 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Alexis Russo's layup is rejected by Richard Harbor | 61-56 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | George King snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Eric Carrasquillo tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Alexis Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Sherwood | 63-59 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | George King misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Moores - foul #1 on Wayne Moores, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darin Elliott (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Manuel Plata (PF), Philip Peterson (C) Douglas McGhie, George Wright, Richard Harbor, Eric Carrasquillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (PG), Joshua Trudeau (SG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Ronald Sherwood, Richard Middleton, Julian Warnberg, Alexis Russo | |
| 08:50 | Creighton | George King makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | George King misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Manuel Plata gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Philip Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (SG) George King | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin (C) Wayne Moores | |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Rohrbach | 64-62 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Darin Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Manuel Plata (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bruce Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Trudeau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Colvin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau misses the jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Philip Peterson pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Shaw | 64-64 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Colvin | 64-64 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Trudeau | 64-67 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 66-67 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 66-67 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach tips it home | 66-69 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Colvin - foul #3 on John Colvin, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | George King (PG), Douglas McGhie (SG), Richard Harbor (PF), Eric Carrasquillo (C) Darin Elliott, Wenceslaus Orloski, Manuel Plata, Philip Peterson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG), Richard Middleton (SG), Irving McKimmy (SF), Wayne Moores (PF), Julian Warnberg (C) Bruce Estes, Joshua Trudeau, Joseph Shaw, Anthony Rohrbach, John Colvin | |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Harbor | 68-69 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | George King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SF) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Eric Carrasquillo | 68-69 |
| 05:23 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie is called for traveling | 68-69 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas McGhie picks off the pass by Irving McKimmy | 68-69 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Wayne Moores picks off the pass by George Wright | 68-69 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Carrasquillo is called for the reach on Julian Warnberg - foul #3 on Eric Carrasquillo, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) George Wright | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin (C) Irving McKimmy | |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores is fouled on the floor by Wenceslaus Orloski - foul #4 on Wenceslaus Orloski, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George King | 71-71 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg throws it down | 71-73 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Richard Harbor hits a jumper from the right wing | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas McGhie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Richard Harbor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Carrasquillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Warnberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Colvin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Richard Harbor pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas McGhie | 76-73 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores tips it in | 76-75 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Richard Harbor tips it in | 78-75 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Moores | 78-77 |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Wayne Moores swats the shot by Richard Harbor | 78-77 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Richard Harbor gets the offensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 78-77 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Sherwood | 78-79 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie is hacked by John Colvin - foul #4 on John Colvin, team foul #7 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy (SF) Julian Warnberg | |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Colvin misses badly on a runner from the right block | 80-79 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Eric Carrasquillo gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Richard Harbor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Middleton - foul #2 on Richard Middleton, team foul #8 | 80-79 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Richard Harbor makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Richard Harbor makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Harbor picks off the pass by Richard Middleton | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Richard Middleton is called for the reach on Richard Harbor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Middleton, team foul #9 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SF) Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Richard Harbor misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores snags the defensive board | 82-79 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Sherwood | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | George King clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-82 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | George Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Eric Carrasquillo is whistled for a carry | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas McGhie (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Harbor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Carrasquillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Middleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Moores (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Colvin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Richard Harbor wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Creighton | George King clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-82 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores grabs the board | 82-82 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Moores | 82-84 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Harbor | 84-84 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | George King steals it from Ronald Sherwood in the backcourt | 84-84 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (PG), Darin Elliott (SG), Vladislav Zuckerman (SF), Manuel Plata (PF), Philip Peterson (C) George King, Douglas McGhie, Wenceslaus Orloski, Richard Harbor, Eric Carrasquillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Estes (PG), Joshua Trudeau (SG), Alexis Russo (PF), Anthony Rohrbach (C) Ronald Sherwood, Richard Middleton, Wayne Moores, John Colvin | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Trudeau misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-84 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the defensive rebound | 84-84 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-84 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Manuel Plata pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-84 |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Philip Peterson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-84 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alexis Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg (SF) Irving McKimmy | |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 86-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | George King (PG) Darin Elliott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood (PG), Richard Middleton (SG), Irving McKimmy (SF), Wayne Moores (PF), John Colvin (C) Bruce Estes, Joshua Trudeau, Julian Warnberg, Alexis Russo, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| 02:43 | Creighton | John Colvin is called for the reach on Philip Peterson - foul #5 on John Colvin, team foul #10 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg (C) John Colvin | |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Philip Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Philip Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Julian Warnberg | 87-84 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores hits a shot near the basket | 87-86 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas McGhie (SG), Richard Harbor (PF), Eric Carrasquillo (C) George Wright, Philip Peterson, Manuel Plata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:02 | Creighton | George King hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Harbor | 89-86 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Douglas McGhie - foul #3 on Douglas McGhie, team foul #8 | 89-86 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg makes the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg makes the 2nd free throw | 89-88 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Ronald Sherwood steals the ball from Wenceslaus Orloski | 89-88 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Irving McKimmy's pass is intercepted by Douglas McGhie | 89-88 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George King (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Douglas McGhie (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Harbor (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Carrasquillo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Sherwood (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Middleton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irving McKimmy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Moores (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Julian Warnberg (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Richard Harbor hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas McGhie | 91-88 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg can't connect on a jumper from close range | 91-88 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Richard Harbor snags the defensive board | 91-88 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Richard Harbor is hacked by Ronald Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Sherwood, team foul #11 | 91-88 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SF) Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Richard Harbor makes the 1st free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Richard Harbor misses the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg pulls down the rebound | 92-88 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Middleton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 92-88 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | George Wright pulls down the rebound | 92-88 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | George Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Sherwood - foul #3 on Ronald Sherwood, team foul #12 | 92-88 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | George Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Julian Warnberg grabs the defensive rebound | 93-88 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Moores drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Sherwood | 93-91 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie is hacked by Richard Middleton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Middleton, team foul #13 | 93-91 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) George Wright | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie misses the 1st free throw | 93-91 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Douglas McGhie makes the 2nd free throw | 94-91 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 94-91 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Sherwood misses the halfcourt shot | 94-91 |