| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Noah Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Weatherford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joey Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jeremy Edie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Thedford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | George Weatherford inbounds the ball | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Charles Robinson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Pettaway - foul #1 on William Pettaway, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG), Patrick Johnston (SF) Noah Hill, George Weatherford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Emerson Pereira (PG), Robert Bellows (SG) Jeremy Edie, William Pettaway | |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Charles Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Charles Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Roy Bates grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Robert Bellows's pass is intercepted by Patrick Johnston | 29-43 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston hits the finger roll | 31-43 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Roy Bates misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Titus Smithey - foul #2 on Titus Smithey, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SG), Johnathan Luster (PF) Vance Brown, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeremy Edie (PG), Maxwell Schwartzer (SG), William Pettaway (PF) Emerson Pereira, Robert Bellows, Roy Bates | |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-43 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Noah Hill gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Noah Hill's floater is knocked away by William Pettaway | 33-43 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Samuel Thedford is called for the reach on Noah Hill - foul #2 on Samuel Thedford, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG), George Weatherford (SF) Noah Hill, Joey Carpenter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Emerson Pereira (PG), Robert Bellows (SG), Roy Bates (SF) Jeremy Edie, Maxwell Schwartzer, Samuel Thedford | |
| 17:21 | Creighton | William Pettaway is called for the reach on Vance Brown - foul #2 on William Pettaway, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Maxwell Schwartzer (SG), Jeremy Edie (SF) Robert Bellows, Titus Smithey | |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Roy Bates steals the ball from Johnathan Luster | 33-43 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | William Pettaway misses long on an open jump hook near the basket | 33-43 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | George Weatherford scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vance Brown | 36-43 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | William Pettaway loses the dribble to Mike Henderson | 36-43 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Henderson | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vance Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Weatherford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnathan Luster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Emerson Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Maxwell Schwartzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Edie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Maxwell Schwartzer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roy Bates | 38-46 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | William Pettaway steals the ball from Mike Henderson | 38-46 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Roy Bates can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Mike Henderson snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | William Pettaway gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Maxwell Schwartzer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | George Weatherford gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Mike Henderson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vance Brown | 41-46 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | William Pettaway misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Johnathan Luster - foul #2 on Johnathan Luster, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SG), Charles Robinson (PF), Joey Carpenter (C) Vance Brown, Patrick Johnston, Johnathan Luster | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG), Samuel Thedford (SF), Darryl Magoon (C) Emerson Pereira, Maxwell Schwartzer, Roy Bates | |
| 13:22 | Penn State | William Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | William Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Mike Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Bates (SF), Titus Smithey (C) Jeremy Edie, William Pettaway | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Roy Bates can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joey Carpenter | 41-48 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | George Weatherford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Patrick Johnston (SF) George Weatherford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeremy Edie (PG) Roy Bates | |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Robert Bellows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Charles Robinson pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | The short jumper by Joey Carpenter is denied by Darryl Magoon | 41-48 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jeremy Edie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bellows (fresh) SF - Samuel Thedford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darryl Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford is denied on a layup by Charles Robinson | 41-48 |
| 11:27 | Creighton | Noah Hill pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter is called for a backcourt violation | 41-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG) Patrick Johnston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Bates (SF) Jeremy Edie | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Noah Hill snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Charles Robinson is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SF), Patrick Johnston (PF) Vance Brown, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Emerson Pereira (PG) Roy Bates | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Robert Bellows can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-48 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | George Weatherford blocks the jumper by Darryl Magoon | 41-48 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford tips it home | 41-50 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | George Weatherford is denied on a dunk by Titus Smithey | 41-50 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Noah Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-52 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Titus Smithey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Robert Bellows hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Darryl Magoon | 41-55 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Noah Hill loses the dribble to Samuel Thedford | 41-55 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Robert Bellows lays it up and in set up by Samuel Thedford | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Noah Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Mike Henderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Titus Smithey blows the layup | 41-57 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG), Johnathan Luster (PF) George Weatherford, Patrick Johnston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeremy Edie (PG), Maxwell Schwartzer (SG), Roy Bates (SF), William Pettaway (PF) Emerson Pereira, Robert Bellows, Samuel Thedford, Titus Smithey | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vance Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Noah Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnathan Luster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jeremy Edie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Schwartzer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Darryl Magoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Roy Bates is fouled on the floor by Joey Carpenter - foul #3 on Joey Carpenter, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Robinson (PF) Johnathan Luster | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:50 | Penn State | William Pettaway buries a jumper from close range set up by Jeremy Edie | 41-59 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter banks in the layup | 43-59 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | William Pettaway is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Pettaway, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnathan Luster (PF) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Thedford (SG) Maxwell Schwartzer | |
| 05:56 | Creighton | A charge is called on Johnathan Luster - foul #3 on Johnathan Luster, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | The jumper by Samuel Thedford is denied by Johnathan Luster | 43-59 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Samuel Thedford tips it home | 43-61 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Vance Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Thedford - foul #3 on Samuel Thedford, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Patrick Johnston (PF) Johnathan Luster | |
| Subs | Penn State | Maxwell Schwartzer (SG), Titus Smithey (C) Roy Bates, William Pettaway | |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Vance Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Vance Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Jeremy Edie can't finish the layup | 44-61 |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Noah Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Vance Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Jeremy Edie knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Thedford | 46-63 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SF), Johnathan Luster (C) Vance Brown, Joey Carpenter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Emerson Pereira (PG), Robert Bellows (SG), William Pettaway (PF) Jeremy Edie, Samuel Thedford, Titus Smithey | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Bellows | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Weatherford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnathan Luster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Emerson Pereira (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maxwell Schwartzer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Darryl Magoon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Noah Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | William Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Maxwell Schwartzer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnathan Luster - foul #4 on Johnathan Luster, team foul #4 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), Vance Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (PF), Joey Carpenter (C) Mike Henderson, Noah Hill, Patrick Johnston, Johnathan Luster | |
| Subs | Penn State | Titus Smithey (C) William Pettaway | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-66 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Robert Bellows is fouled on the floor by Joey Carpenter - foul #4 on Joey Carpenter, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG), Noah Hill (SG) Matt Reeder, Vance Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira is fouled on the floor by Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Joey Carpenter is called for the reach on Titus Smithey - foul #5 on Joey Carpenter, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnathan Luster (C) Joey Carpenter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Mike Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-68 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Titus Smithey buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bellows | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Mike Henderson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-70 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster tips it but misses | 46-70 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Mike Henderson tips it back up and in | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Robert Bellows is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Mike Henderson loses the dribble to Emerson Pereira | 48-70 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Maxwell Schwartzer loses the dribble to Johnathan Luster | 48-70 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | George Weatherford is whistled for a carry | 48-70 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Emerson Pereira runs out the clock | 48-70 |