| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jason Gale inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Samuel Conner blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Fred Combs - foul #1 on Fred Combs, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (SF) Wallace Bickel | |
| 19:14 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 25-35 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Fred Combs is called for the reach on Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (PF) Felix Valdez | |
| 18:37 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is whistled for a carry | 25-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Vincent Domanski | |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Jason Gale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Beachum - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:55 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 25-36 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Beachum | 27-36 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the driving attempt from close range | 27-36 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits the follow up shot | 27-38 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Thomas Jones tips it home | 29-38 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Samuel Conner buries a runner from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Kevin Hinkson is called for the reach on Musenda Abdi - foul #1 on Kevin Hinkson, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Kevin Hinkson, Felix Valdez | |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Edward Sullivan steals it from Ivan Derezinski | 29-40 |
| 15:50 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Vincent Domanski (SF) Jason Gale, Edward Sullivan | |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Samuel Conner buries a shot near the basket | 31-42 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Samuel Conner swats the short shot by Louis Bardin | 31-42 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Dewey Platt grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ivan Derezinski - foul #2 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Vincent Domanski, Dewey Platt | |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Samuel Conner misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Samuel Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Thomas Jones blows the layup | 31-43 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #3 on Fred Combs, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Louis Bardin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Felix Valdez | |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Samuel Conner - foul #3 on Samuel Conner, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF) Wallace Bickel, Edward Sullivan | |
| 13:26 | Creighton | Fred Combs hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Musenda Abdi | 34-43 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dewey Platt, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Felix Valdez (PF) Jason Gale, Dewey Platt | |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Sanderson | 36-43 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Robert Sanderson, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Wallace Bickel, Kevin Hinkson, Felix Valdez | |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Louis Bardin connects on the jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | Jason Gale is hacked by Jeffrey Beachum - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (SF) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF) Jamie Rayl, Edward Sullivan | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Jason Gale is hacked by Louis Bardin - foul #1 on Louis Bardin, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elton Webster (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG), Felix Valdez (PF) Kevin Hinkson, Dewey Platt | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Louis Bardin | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Bardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Felix Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Conner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Derezinski and he's fouled by Jason Gale - foul #1 on Jason Gale, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Jason Gale, Felix Valdez | |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:51 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's layup is rejected by Ivan Derezinski | 41-43 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Francis Wooten | 41-43 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Louis Bardin can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-43 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Thomas Jones (C) Louis Bardin, Francis Wooten, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Edward Sullivan, Dewey Platt | |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Beachum | 43-43 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Thomas Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Beachum | 45-43 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Jason Gale is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (C) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Kevin Hinkson, Felix Valdez | |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Thomas Jones's floater is tipped away by Dewey Platt | 45-43 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF) Robert Sanderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Edward Sullivan | |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ivan Derezinski - foul #3 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (SF) Jason Gale | |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:51 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Louis Bardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Conner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-44 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Louis Bardin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Dewey Platt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dewey Platt, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Francis Wooten (SF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Musenda Abdi, Louis Bardin, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Wallace Bickel, Kevin Hinkson, Dewey Platt | |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #9 | 50-44 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Jason Gale scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Jason Gale steps in front of the Francis Wooten pass | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Jason Gale pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Samuel Conner hits a turnaround from close range set up by Jason Gale | 50-48 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Jason Gale drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jamie Rayl | 53-50 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Samuel Conner loses the dribble to Fred Combs | 53-50 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Robert Sanderson, Francis Wooten, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Kevin Hinkson (SF), Dewey Platt (C) Jamie Rayl, Edward Sullivan, Felix Valdez | |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Gale - foul #2 on Jason Gale, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:26 | Villanova | Dewey Platt gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Conner (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Dewey Platt slams it home on a nice dish by Jason Gale | 54-52 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (PG), Fred Combs (PF) Jeffrey Beachum, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Jason Gale | |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Fred Combs is fouled on the floor by Samuel Conner - foul #4 on Samuel Conner, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Hinkson | 56-55 |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 59-55 |
| 01:51 | Villanova | Louis Bardin blocks the short jumper by Samuel Conner | 59-55 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Musenda Abdi | 59-55 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Samuel Conner steals it from Thomas Jones | 59-55 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (PG) Louis Bardin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Kevin Hinkson, Dewey Platt | |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is hacked by Jason Gale - foul #3 on Jason Gale, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Musenda Abdi - foul #2 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Jason Gale denies the turnaround by Fred Combs | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Thomas Jones runs out the clock | 61-58 |