| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) SF - James Kost (fresh) PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) C - Joe Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Joe Nichols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick James - foul #1 on Patrick James, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Patrick James | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner knocks in the runner in the paint set up by James Kost and he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Keith Ferriera steals the ball from Donald Carroll | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James drills a 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | James Kost comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Joe Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Joe Nichols travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tim Williams (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Lloyd Watts, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Carroll | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera is fouled on the floor by Bernard Llanas - foul #1 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Keith Ferriera | |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt lays it up and in set up by Tim Williams and he's fouled by Bernard Llanas - foul #2 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth (C) Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Jason Bramblett | |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tim Williams | 8-7 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | James Kost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Jason Bramblett (C) James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Muth (fresh) C - Roger Binette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) SG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) C - Jason Bramblett (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown is hacked by Johnny Rodgers - foul #1 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Jason Bramblett | |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris's pass is intercepted by Keith Ferriera | 8-7 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Tim Williams knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Tim Williams snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 8-9 |
| 14:09 | Creighton | Joe Nichols tips it in | 8-11 |
| 14:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris is fouled on the floor by Joe Nichols - foul #1 on Joe Nichols, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Brian Curiel, Daniel Harris, Nicholas Brown, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Jason Bramblett (C) Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Tim Williams, Joe Nichols | |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Floyd Hunt (PF) Lloyd Watts, Jason Bramblett | |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Floyd Hunt | 8-13 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell | 11-13 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers comes up short on the runner from the left block | 11-13 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | James Kost tips it back up and in | 11-15 |
| 12:33 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyler Weingartner | 13-17 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tyler Weingartner | 13-17 |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera's pass is intercepted by Donald Carroll | 13-17 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 11:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tyler Weingartner | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) C - Robert Muth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt loses the dribble to Donald Carroll | 13-17 |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Carroll | 15-17 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | James Kost clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Donald Carroll | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | James Kost hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Ferriera | 18-20 |
| 10:27 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-20 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | James Kost grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | James Kost scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 18-23 |
| 09:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell grabs the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 09:15 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-23 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:56 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | James Kost snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Daniel Harris (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Robert Muth | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Tim Williams (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows's layup is rejected by Jason Bramblett | 18-23 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | James Kost gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | James Kost can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:40 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel is fouled on the floor by Tim Williams - foul #1 on Tim Williams, team foul #3 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG) James Kost | |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Jason Bramblett gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) C - Roger Binette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lloyd Watts | 18-26 |
| 07:07 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF) Jason Bramblett | |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Joe Nichols is whistled for a carry | 18-26 |
| 06:38 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 18-26 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | James Kost is called for traveling | 18-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Paul Murphy (PF) Houston Burrows, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF) James Kost | |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Keith Ferriera - foul #1 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #4 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF), Marc Fields (C) Brian Curiel, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), James Kost (SF) Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt | |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:05 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Joe Nichols pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | James Kost misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris hits the finger roll | 21-26 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 04:50 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Joe Nichols clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Brian Curiel (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Roger Binette (C) Daniel Harris, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Marc Fields | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost, Tim Williams | |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 21-27 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 21-27 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Joe Nichols pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas (C) Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-27 |
| 03:29 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel connects on the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Floyd Hunt - foul #1 on Floyd Hunt, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (PF) Patrick James, Houston Burrows, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Tim Williams (PF) Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 03:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Joe Nichols comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll banks in the layup set up by Theodore O'Dell | 26-27 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Joe Nichols scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Keith Ferriera | 26-29 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Paul Murphy (PF) Brian Curiel, Robert Muth | |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) James Kost, Tim Williams | |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Joe Nichols is hacked by Bernard Llanas - foul #3 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SF), Roger Binette (C) Donald Carroll, Bernard Llanas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG) Keith Ferriera | |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Daniel Harris takes the ball from Lloyd Watts | 26-29 |
| 00:51 | Gardner-Webb | Lloyd Watts steals the ball from Patrick James | 26-29 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (SG), Robert Muth (C) Theodore O'Dell, Roger Binette | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Jason Bramblett (SF), James Kost (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris makes the floater from the baseline set up by Brian Curiel | 28-29 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Daniel Harris | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) Jason Bramblett | |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Joe Nichols can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera tips it but misses | 28-30 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Tim Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | The clock runs out | 28-30 |