| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | James Kost inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Michael Clevenger steals it from Tyler Weingartner | 30-28 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the shot from close range | 30-30 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | James Kost is hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Jason Bramblett (C) Lloyd Watts, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:49 | Creighton | James Kost makes the floater from the right block | 32-30 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Allen Durfee pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Allen Durfee connects on the jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Allen Durfee steps in front of the Johnny Rodgers pass in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Michael Clevenger denies the turnaround by Floyd Hunt | 32-32 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Rodgers - foul #3 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF) James Kost | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Leif Taberski hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Vernon Gray | 34-37 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner clanks a shot from the right block | 34-37 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | James McCurren hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 34-39 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts loses the ball out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), James Kost (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 34-39 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tim Williams | 36-39 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a floater from the right block | 36-39 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Gray | 36-39 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | James Zipp scores on a floater from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Leif Taberski is called for the reach on James Kost - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tyler Weingartner (C) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James McCurren (SG), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Leif Taberski buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James McCurren | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Floyd Hunt | 40-43 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Lloyd Watts steals the ball from Donald Ordonez | 40-43 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 40-43 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 42-43 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Floyd Hunt | 44-45 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger double dribbles | 44-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Joe Nichols drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Kost and he's fouled by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Allen Durfee, Donald Ordonez | |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Williams - foul #4 on Tim Williams, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Lloyd Watts, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi blows the layup but he's hacked by Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:28 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Kost | 51-48 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Ferriera - foul #3 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (PF) Lloyd Watts, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Aldo Rossi | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Joe Nichols gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-49 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is fouled on the floor by Keith Ferriera - foul #4 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Tim Williams (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a shot in the lane | 51-49 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF) James Kost | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses badly on a runner from the right block | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Tim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | Vernon Gray steps in front of the Joe Nichols pass | 52-49 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Nichols - foul #2 on Joe Nichols, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), James Kost (SF) Lloyd Watts, Floyd Hunt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Michael Clevenger | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Vernon Gray is called for the reach on Johnny Rodgers - foul #3 on Vernon Gray, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Keith Ferriera | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | James Zipp is called for the reach on James Kost - foul #3 on James Zipp, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Jason Bramblett (C) Johnny Rodgers, Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp | |
| 04:23 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Allen Durfee grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Leif Taberski loses the dribble to Jason Bramblett | 56-53 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tim Williams (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Bramblett (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jason Bramblett | 56-53 |
| 03:01 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, James Kost, Jason Bramblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger blows the layup but the foul's on Floyd Hunt - foul #2 on Floyd Hunt, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James McCurren | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clevenger | 56-55 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Tim Williams swats the shot by Allen Durfee | 56-55 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers's pass is intercepted by James Zipp in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | James Zipp blows the layup but the foul's on Keith Ferriera - foul #5 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | James Kost hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 58-57 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger travels with the ball | 58-57 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #4 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is hacked by Johnny Rodgers - foul #4 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Clevenger - foul #2 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Zipp misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-62 |