| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ned Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lester Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ned Griffin inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Daryl Bowes steals the ball from Sterling Cowan | 30-31 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Lester Wynn gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Lester Wynn blows the layup | 30-31 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 30-31 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Sterling Cowan picks off the pass by Clarence Meyer in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Paul Schick tips it in | 30-33 |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Darius Breunig is hacked by Charles Whiteside - foul #1 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-33 |
| 17:53 | Montana State | Paul Schick grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes connects on the 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Darius Breunig snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ned Griffin | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | Ned Griffin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darius Breunig - foul #2 on Darius Breunig, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG), Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Luis Murphy (SG), Tony Washington (PF), Richard Coleman (C) Charles Whiteside, Sterling Cowan, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| 16:28 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Haskins | 35-37 |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Ned Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 35-37 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Sidney Price pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) SG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jason West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Murphy (fresh) SF - Ned Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Washington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Larry Gartner hits the finger roll set up by Sidney Price | 37-37 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Tony Washington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ned Griffin and he's hacked by Sidney Price - foul #2 on Sidney Price, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), Darius Breunig (SF), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) James Easter, Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Sterling Cowan (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF) Jason West, Luis Murphy, Ned Griffin | |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Darius Breunig is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Darius Breunig, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Darius Breunig | 37-40 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Clarence Meyer | 39-40 |
| 13:36 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Tony Washington grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:23 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes is hacked by Tony Washington - foul #1 on Tony Washington, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Gartner (PF) Daryl Bowes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Charles Whiteside, Tony Washington, Richard Coleman | |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Darius Breunig misses badly on a floater from the left block | 39-40 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Darius Breunig tips it in | 41-40 |
| 12:42 | Montana State | Lester Wynn scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Daniel Brooks | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Larry Gartner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | James Robinson grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Darius Breunig misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jason West | 41-44 |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Robinson | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darius Breunig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jason West (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Daniel Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Montana State | Jason West buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Lester Wynn | 44-47 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Darius Breunig | 46-47 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Lester Wynn hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Clifford Lanza - foul #1 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG), Daryl Bowes (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Ned Griffin (SF), Tony Washington (PF) Sterling Cowan, Daniel Brooks, Paul Schick | |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Lester Wynn makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tony Washington - foul #2 on Tony Washington, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG) Larry Gartner | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Coleman (C) Lester Wynn | |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Richard Coleman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Whiteside | 47-53 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ned Griffin - foul #1 on Ned Griffin, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Luis Murphy (SG) Jason West | |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:32 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ned Griffin | 49-56 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Sidney Price buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Easter | 52-56 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Luis Murphy hits a jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | James Easter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Tony Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Washington and he's fouled by Sidney Price - foul #3 on Sidney Price, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) James Easter, Calvin Haskins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Luis Murphy, Tony Washington, Richard Coleman | |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | James Robinson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Meyer | 55-61 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Paul Schick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | James Robinson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Sidney Price grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Bowes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ned Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes makes the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Schick - foul #1 on Paul Schick, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sterling Cowan (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF) Charles Whiteside, Ned Griffin | |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Paul Schick | 58-63 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Darius Breunig | 58-63 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Darius Breunig pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes tips it home | 60-63 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Schick | 60-66 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-66 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jason West | 62-69 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes misses the jumper from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Paul Schick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Lester Wynn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-69 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Darius Breunig snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Paul Schick takes the ball from Clarence Meyer | 62-69 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Jason West misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-69 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | James Robinson gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Darius Breunig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Calvin Haskins (SG), Sidney Price (SF), Larry Gartner (PF), Douglas Fusco (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Daryl Bowes, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Luis Murphy (SG), Ned Griffin (SF), Tony Washington (PF), Richard Coleman (C) Jason West, Sterling Cowan, Daniel Brooks, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Tony Washington can't tip it in | 62-69 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | Luis Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Ned Griffin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Richard Coleman is called for the reach on Calvin Haskins - foul #2 on Richard Coleman, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) James Easter, Calvin Haskins | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Richard Coleman grabs the board | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Richard Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside snags the offensive board | 62-72 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ned Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Ned Griffin is fouled on the floor by Sidney Price - foul #4 on Sidney Price, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sterling Cowan (SG) Luis Murphy | |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses the shot from the baseline | 62-72 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Richard Coleman tips it in | 62-74 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Sterling Cowan takes the ball from Clarence Meyer in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan throws it down | 62-76 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Richard Coleman gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-76 |
| 01:31 | Montana State | Ned Griffin grabs the offensive board | 62-76 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-76 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 62-76 |
| 01:03 | Creighton | James Robinson scores on a floater from the right side set up by Clarence Meyer | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Ned Griffin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Darius Breunig pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Whiteside - foul #2 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #7 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (SG), Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (C) James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Luis Murphy (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF) Charles Whiteside, Sterling Cowan, Ned Griffin | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Tony Washington grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jason West runs out the clock | 65-76 |