| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Minchew (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Bach (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Nowicki (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Brad Johnson | 27-37 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the contested jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Sanderson | 29-37 |
| 19:20 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Musenda Abdi - foul #2 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:20 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:20 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Thomas Jones buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Beachum and the foul's on Henry Nowicki - foul #2 on Henry Nowicki, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach lays it up and in set up by Joseph Minchew | 32-41 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Johnathan Bach is called for the reach on Musenda Abdi - foul #2 on Johnathan Bach, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Thomas Jones's layup is rejected by Jimmy Jones | 32-41 |
| 18:00 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:46 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-41 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Jimmy Jones denies the turnaround by Fred Combs | 32-41 |
| 17:28 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:59 | Vermont | Fred Combs steals it from Henry Nowicki | 32-41 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jeffrey Beachum | 34-41 |
| 16:25 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brad Johnson | 34-43 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 16:10 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 15:41 | Vermont | Thomas Jones steals it from Brad Johnson | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Minchew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Bach (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Nowicki (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Fred Combs can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 15:24 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:00 | Vermont | Joseph Minchew misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Rudolph Giddings (SG), Nathan Lucey (SF), Robert Bostic (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Joseph Minchew, Brad Johnson, Johnathan Bach, Jimmy Jones, Henry Nowicki | |
| 14:36 | Vermont | Nathan Lucey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Elton Webster | 34-43 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Beachum out of a doubleteam | 37-43 |
| 14:01 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings loses the dribble to Ivan Derezinski | 37-43 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Nathan Lucey steals it from Elton Webster | 37-43 |
| 13:29 | Vermont | Nathan Lucey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 13:08 | Vermont | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the reach on Nathan Lucey - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SG), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Minchew (PG), Johnathan Bach (SF) Blake Vowell, Nathan Lucey | |
| 12:49 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Rudolph Giddings and the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brad Johnson (SG) Rudolph Giddings | |
| 12:49 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Thomas Jones tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 12:18 | Vermont | Joseph Minchew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Jones | 44-45 |
| 11:52 | Vermont | Brad Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 44-45 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Louis Bardin tips it in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Louis Bardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Minchew (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Bach (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bostic (fairly fresh) C - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Ivan Derezinski (C) Louis Bardin, Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings (SG), Jimmy Jones (PF), Henry Nowicki (C) Joseph Minchew, Robert Bostic, Richard Wilson | |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Beachum | 49-45 |
| 10:47 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:45 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:24 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach's layup is rejected by Ivan Derezinski | 49-45 |
| 10:22 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Henry Nowicki blocks the short jumper by Thomas Jones | 49-45 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (SF), Fred Combs (PF) Musenda Abdi, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Minchew (PG), Robert Bostic (PF) Brad Johnson, Jimmy Jones | |
| 09:11 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Francis Wooten throws it down | 51-45 |
| 08:25 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Beachum - foul #4 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Jeffrey Beachum, Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Vermont | Nathan Lucey (SG), Zachary Sanches (SF), Richard Wilson (C) Rudolph Giddings, Johnathan Bach, Henry Nowicki | |
| 08:09 | Vermont | Nathan Lucey connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Minchew | 51-47 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Thomas Jones snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sanderson (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Minchew (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nathan Lucey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Sanches (fresh) PF - Robert Bostic (fresh) C - Richard Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Louis Bardin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Bostic - foul #1 on Robert Bostic, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (PG), Musenda Abdi (SG) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brad Johnson (SG), Johnathan Bach (SF), Jimmy Jones (PF) Nathan Lucey, Zachary Sanches, Robert Bostic | |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Johnathan Bach steals it from Jeffrey Beachum out of a doubleteam | 51-47 |
| 06:49 | Vermont | Joseph Minchew is fouled on the floor by Musenda Abdi - foul #3 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 06:28 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach drills a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Brad Johnson picks off the pass by Louis Bardin | 51-50 |
| 05:58 | Vermont | Brad Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Musenda Abdi - foul #4 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF), Elton Webster (C) Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings (SG), Henry Nowicki (C) Joseph Minchew, Richard Wilson | |
| 05:58 | Vermont | Brad Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:58 | Vermont | Brad Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Louis Bardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski (PF) Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 05:26 | Vermont | Elton Webster swats the short shot by Johnathan Bach | 51-51 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Elton Webster snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 05:05 | Vermont | Brad Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Elton Webster gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 53-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Louis Bardin | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 04:35 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Elton Webster gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:26 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:01 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 03:59 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Bardin (SF), Fred Combs (PF), Thomas Jones (C) Robert Sanderson, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Minchew (PG) Rudolph Giddings | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Louis Bardin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:32 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki connects on the shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:20 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Louis Bardin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Minchew (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Bach (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Nowicki (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki makes the jumper near the basket | 56-55 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Beachum out of the doubleteam | 58-55 |
| 02:08 | Vermont | Brad Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 02:00 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 01:31 | Vermont | Johnathan Bach comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 01:30 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki tips it home | 58-57 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Louis Bardin can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Nowicki - foul #3 on Henry Nowicki, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG) Musenda Abdi | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Louis Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Louis Bardin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:47 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF) Louis Bardin | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-57 |
| 00:22 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Vermont | Fred Combs steals the ball from Johnathan Bach | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is hacked by Joseph Minchew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Minchew, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Brad Johnson is called for the reach on Musenda Abdi - foul #1 on Brad Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Johnathan Bach is called for the reach on Musenda Abdi - foul #3 on Johnathan Bach, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Vermont | Brad Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Joseph Minchew is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Minchew, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 63-57 |