| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz inbounds the ball | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the finger roll | 27-46 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Ovellette and he's hacked by Jeremy Betz - foul #1 on Jeremy Betz, team foul #1 | 27-48 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the free throw | 27-49 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-49 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the defensive rebound | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-49 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the board | 27-49 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper travels with the ball | 27-49 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits a floater in the paint set up by Kenneth Ovellette | 27-51 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #2 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (PF) Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is fouled on the floor by Claude Hall - foul #1 on Claude Hall, team foul #3 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-51 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Fleming | 27-51 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | David Berta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Jeremy Betz (PF) Cameron Bracey, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), George Vangilder (C) Kenneth Ovellette, William Bennett | |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Mark Green is hacked by George Vangilder - foul #3 on George Vangilder, team foul #1 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Frederick Proctor, George Vangilder | |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Brian Paterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the board | 27-51 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-51 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming gets the rebound | 27-51 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ruben Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Betz | 27-51 |
| 15:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Claude Hall | 27-51 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #2 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Ruben Rutledge, Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG), William Bennett (PF), George Vangilder (C) Robert Crosby, Ronald Fleming, James Krout | |
| 15:09 | Creighton | John Sweet double dribbles | 27-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG) Frank Foss | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-51 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | The jumper by Richard Eisenhauer is denied by William Bennett | 27-51 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Brian Paterson snags the offensive board | 27-51 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | John Sweet hits a shot from the left wing | 29-51 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | John Sweet steals it from Manuel Tubbs | 29-51 |
| 13:52 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 29-51 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby hits the follow up shot | 31-51 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Berta and he's fouled by Brian Paterson - foul #3 on Brian Paterson, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Manuel Tubbs, William Bennett | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the free throw | 31-54 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | James Krout steals it from Jeremy Betz | 31-54 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder travels with the ball | 31-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF) Kenneth Ovellette, George Vangilder | |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Claude Hall steps in front of the Frederick Proctor pass | 33-54 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-54 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor grabs the board | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is called for traveling | 33-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Cameron Bracey, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG), William Bennett (PF) Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Claude Hall is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Claude Hall, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Roby swats the layup by James Krout | 33-54 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | James Krout is called for the reach on Claude Hall - foul #2 on James Krout, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| 10:56 | Creighton | John Sweet misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-54 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Berta | 33-57 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #5 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (PF) Richard Eisenhauer, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Kenneth Ovellette, Ronald Fleming | |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Manuel Tubbs | 34-59 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | James Krout blocks the jumper by Ruben Rutledge | 34-59 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | William Bennett gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Brian Paterson - foul #4 on Brian Paterson, team foul #6 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Ruben Rutledge, Brian Paterson, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) William Bennett | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Claude Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on James Krout - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #6 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF), John Sweet (C) Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG) Manuel Tubbs | |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 3rd free throw | 37-61 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Vangilder | 37-64 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper's pass is intercepted by Frank Foss | 37-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - John Sweet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Krout (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-64 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 37-64 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey's floater is knocked away by Robert Crosby | 37-64 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 37-64 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Foss | 37-67 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-67 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-67 |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | The short jumper by Jessie Culpepper is denied by James Krout | 39-67 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Claude Hall tips it in | 41-67 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jessie Culpepper - foul #1 on Jessie Culpepper, team foul #7 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Jeremy Betz (PF), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby, George Vangilder | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-68 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | James Krout drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Tubbs | 41-70 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer drills a shot from the left wing | 43-70 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) James Krout | |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz loses the dribble to Manuel Tubbs | 43-70 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming loses the dribble to Brian Paterson | 43-70 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-70 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-73 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ruben Rutledge (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Paterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Eisenhauer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #3 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #7 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Samuel Coney (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Ruben Rutledge, Brian Paterson, Richard Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Gary Dulaney picks off the pass by Frederick Proctor | 46-73 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney is fouled on the floor by Ronald Fleming - foul #4 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #8 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge (PG) Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #8 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Claude Hall hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-75 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | David Berta can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Coney - foul #2 on Samuel Coney, team foul #9 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG) Samuel Coney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | David Berta misses the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | David Berta misses the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 51-75 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Paterson | 53-75 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-75 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | John Sweet pulls down the rebound | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 53-75 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the offensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Ruben Rutledge clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-75 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Mark Green tips it but misses | 53-75 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | John Sweet swats the short shot by George Vangilder | 53-75 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | George Vangilder swats the layup by Ruben Rutledge | 53-75 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Claude Hall snags the offensive board | 53-75 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Mark Green double dribbles | 53-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Berta runs out the clock | 53-75 |