| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Howard Fecteau (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rafael Jessen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Keys (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Toler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey misses badly on a runner near the basket | 34-26 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau is hacked by Jerry Godfrey - foul #3 on Jerry Godfrey, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (PF) Jerry Godfrey | |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau is fouled on the floor by William Evans - foul #1 on William Evans, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen makes the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Randy O'Neal - foul #3 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF) Randy O'Neal | |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Toler | 36-26 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys clanks a shot near the basket | 36-26 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram lays it up and in set up by Jack Keys and he's hacked by Odell Barrett - foul #3 on Odell Barrett, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG) Odell Barrett | |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Jack Keys steals the ball from Nicholas Osborne | 39-26 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Bob Toler denies the turnaround by John Cox | 42-26 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Osborne - foul #2 on Nicholas Osborne, team foul #5 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG) Howard Fecteau | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler misses the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Bob Toler is called for the reach on Nicholas Osborne - foul #2 on Bob Toler, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross (PF), Thomas Landgraf (C) Jack Keys, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schulte (C) Nicholas Osborne | |
| 16:48 | Creighton | John Cox is fouled on the floor by Andrew Ingram - foul #3 on Andrew Ingram, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny (SG) Andrew Ingram | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:33 | Creighton | William Evans hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John McIlvenny | 45-29 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | John Cox travels with the ball | 45-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau (PG), Andrew Ingram (SG), Jack Keys (PF), Bob Toler (C) Eric Smith, John McIlvenny, Rafael Jessen, Thomas Landgraf | |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) John Cox, David Lavergne, Kevin Carmichael, Robert Schulte | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Howard Fecteau (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Keys (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bob Toler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Nathaniel Ross is blocked by Jerry Godfrey | 45-29 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | William Evans hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy O'Neal | 45-32 |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG) William Evans | |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne lays it in | 45-34 |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys drills a jump hook in the paint | 47-34 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | The jump hook by Randy O'Neal is blocked by Jack Keys | 47-34 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Jack Keys is called for the reach on Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Jack Keys, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG), John McIlvenny (SG), Rafael Jessen (SF), Thomas Landgraf (C) Howard Fecteau, Andrew Ingram, Jack Keys, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Kevin Carmichael (C) Hiram Farr, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 13:38 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael can't connect on a shot near the basket | 47-34 |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rafael Jessen | 47-34 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #4 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Lavergne (SF) Randy O'Neal | |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Odell Barrett and the foul's on Thomas Landgraf - foul #1 on Thomas Landgraf, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Anderson (C) Nathaniel Ross | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Schulte (C) Jerry Godfrey | |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Lavergne - foul #1 on David Lavergne, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Odell Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | David Lavergne can't tip it in | 52-36 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-36 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Landgraf | 52-36 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-36 |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Robert Schulte pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 11:53 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McIlvenny (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Jessen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Landgraf (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Odell Barrett steals the ball from Thomas Landgraf | 52-36 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Eric Smith is called for the reach on William Evans - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau (PG), Andrew Ingram (SG), Jack Keys (PF), Bob Toler (C) Eric Smith, John McIlvenny, Thomas Landgraf, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Jerry Godfrey (PF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Odell Barrett, Kevin Carmichael, Robert Schulte | |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 10:55 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Ingram | 52-36 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Jack Keys steps in front of the Jerry Godfrey pass | 52-36 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Godfrey - foul #4 on Jerry Godfrey, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross (SF) Rafael Jessen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (PF) Jerry Godfrey | |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:00 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses the lay-in | 54-36 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Fecteau | 56-36 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael hits the follow up shot | 56-38 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Carmichael is called for the reach on Jack Keys - foul #1 on Kevin Carmichael, team foul #9 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen (SF) Nathaniel Ross | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Odell Barrett (SG), David Dixon (SF) William Evans, John Cox, David Lavergne | |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys misses the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Howard Fecteau, team foul #6 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG) Howard Fecteau | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (PG), Robert Schulte (C) Kevin Carmichael, Nicholas Osborne | |
| 08:06 | Creighton | John Cox misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys hits a shot from the baseline | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ingram (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Jessen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Keys (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Bob Toler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Hiram Farr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Dixon (fresh) C - Robert Schulte (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Odell Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Ingram | 61-38 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Hiram Farr can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-38 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys misses the dunk attempt | 61-38 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | David Dixon pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Odell Barrett scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Cox | 61-40 |
| 05:44 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-40 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Schulte | 61-40 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Andrew Ingram is called for the reach on Odell Barrett - foul #4 on Andrew Ingram, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny (SG), Nathaniel Ross (SF), Thomas Landgraf (PF), John Anderson (C) Andrew Ingram, Rafael Jessen, Jack Keys, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Smiley (PG), David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF) John Cox, Hiram Farr, David Dixon | |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Odell Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Odell Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-41 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Robert Schulte lays it in set up by Chris Smiley | 64-43 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Odell Barrett pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Chris Smiley is fouled on the floor by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benny Lee (SG) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (SF), David Dixon (PF) Odell Barrett, Robert Schulte | |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Chris Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Chris Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Carmichael takes the ball from Nathaniel Ross | 64-44 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Hiram Farr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John McIlvenny | 64-44 |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | Benny Lee misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross snags the offensive board | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson misses the lay-in | 64-44 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf grabs the offensive board | 64-44 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John McIlvenny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Lee (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Landgraf (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Smiley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lavergne (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hiram Farr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Dixon (fresh) C - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Creighton | David Dixon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-44 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael grabs the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Chris Smiley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael grabs the offensive board | 64-44 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Chris Smiley misses short on a shot from the left side | 64-44 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael grabs the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael loses the ball out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG), Charles Evans (SF) John McIlvenny, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Robert Schulte (C) Chris Smiley, David Dixon | |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Schulte - foul #1 on Robert Schulte, team foul #10 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny (SG), John Anderson (C) Benny Lee, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:38 | Creighton | Robert Schulte knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Lavergne | 66-46 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith is fouled on the floor by John Cox - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #11 | 66-46 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael drills a turnaround in the paint set up by David Lavergne | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Anderson | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Hiram Farr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-48 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith runs out the clock | 70-48 |