| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Peter James inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Akron | Clyde Northrop's pass is intercepted by Richard Smith | 38-40 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Douglas Pope misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Daniel Saladino grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Brent Lam is called for the reach on Peter James - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Peter James, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 19:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Best | 38-42 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Richard Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Benton Kennedy and he's fouled by Aaron Best - foul #1 on Aaron Best, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG) Clyde Northrop | |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Daniel Saladino makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Oster and he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Daniel Saladino makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Brent Lam is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Benton Kennedy | 44-45 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Douglas Pope denies the turnaround by Nathaniel Plaisance | 44-45 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Brent Lam gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Brent Lam comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Brent Lam travels with the ball | 44-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Nathan Segars (C) Richard Smith, Benton Kennedy, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Daniel Saladino, Dennis Hunter | |
| 17:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plaisance and he's fouled by Brent Lam - foul #2 on Brent Lam, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 16:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter James | 44-47 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG) Alfred Kula | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Saladino (PF) Patrick Villalpando | |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Richard Smith knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Vincent Flynn | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-47 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nathan Segars | 46-47 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Horace Walburn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Segars | 48-47 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Frank Vinson is hacked by Peter James - foul #1 on Peter James, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Brent Lam (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith, Horace Walburn, Vincent Flynn, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Alfred Kula - foul #2 on Alfred Kula, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (PF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Dolphin (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 14:15 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Douglas Pope is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Richard Crowley snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Louis Crooks | 51-52 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Benton Kennedy | 54-52 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Benton Kennedy is called for the reach on Paul Oster - foul #2 on Benton Kennedy, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Nathan Segars (PF) Alfred Kula, Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Richard Crowley, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 12:39 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Nathaniel Plaisance is blocked by Nathan Segars | 54-52 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 54-52 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 12:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter James | 54-52 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Richard Smith picks off the pass by Nathaniel Plaisance | 54-52 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Nathan Segars blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Hunter - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Vincent Flynn (PF) Benton Kennedy, Brent Lam, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Peter James, Dennis Hunter | |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aaron Best (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Richard Smith takes the ball from Daniel Saladino | 56-52 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Horace Walburn throws it down set up by Richard Smith | 58-52 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Clyde Northrop connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plaisance | 58-55 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Daniel Saladino misses short on a shot in the paint | 58-55 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Frank Vinson snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Johnny Dolphin steals it from Horace Walburn | 58-55 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | Nathan Segars pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Clyde Northrop steals it from Richard Smith | 58-55 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Aaron Best lays it in set up by Clyde Northrop | 58-57 |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 3 from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Benton Kennedy (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Richard Smith, Horace Walburn, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Peter James (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 09:02 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando travels with the ball | 61-57 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando can't finish the layup | 61-57 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Louis Crooks snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Paul Oster is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Oster, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Vincent Flynn | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Paul Oster grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brent Lam (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Akron | Paul Oster misses short on a runner near the basket | 61-57 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Paul Oster drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Daniel Saladino grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-59 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Peter James grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin's pass is intercepted by Alfred Kula | 61-59 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Brent Lam is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Brent Lam, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Smith (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Vincent Flynn (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Alfred Kula, Benton Kennedy, Frank Vinson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 05:45 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 05:44 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 61-59 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Nathan Segars picks off the pass by Clyde Northrop | 61-59 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Brent Lam misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 61-59 |
| 05:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clyde Northrop | 61-59 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Nathan Segars snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Richard Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Horace Walburn | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:23 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando hits the finger roll set up by Richard Crowley | 64-61 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Richard Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 64-61 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Benton Kennedy (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Horace Walburn, Brent Lam, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Peter James (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Richard Crowley, Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the board | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Benton Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Frank Vinson is fouled on the floor by Peter James - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Frank Vinson double dribbles | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG) Paul Oster | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Daniel Saladino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter James | 64-63 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Johnny Dolphin steps in front of the Benton Kennedy pass | 64-63 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin can't finish the layup | 64-63 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Peter James tips it home | 64-65 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Benton Kennedy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vincent Flynn | 67-65 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Frank Vinson - foul #2 on Frank Vinson, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Lam (SF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:35 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Brent Lam makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Clyde Northrop | 70-70 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Peter James pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Richard Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-72 |