| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Robinson (fresh) SF - David Declue (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | David Thompson inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits a jumper from close range set up by John Nguyen | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco is fouled on the floor by Jeff Reese - foul #3 on Jeff Reese, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | James Robinson knocks in the floater from the right block | 35-32 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Douglas Fusco | 37-32 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Augustine | 37-32 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | James Robinson grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer throws it down on a nice dish by James Robinson | 39-32 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Warren Augustine denies the turnaround by Kelvin Fisher | 39-32 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | David Declue gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | James Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Meyer | 42-32 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Fusco - foul #1 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Holland (C) Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Allen Steed (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Jeff Reese | |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | James Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF) David Declue | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (C) Kelvin Fisher | |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Yuan Sun knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Owens | 42-36 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Sidney Price knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Clarence Meyer | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Holland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Daniel Owens scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 44-39 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Sidney Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits a shot from the right block set up by James Robinson | 46-39 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 46-39 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer tips it in | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Allen Steed is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Allen Steed, Berdy Zywiec | |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Warren Augustine misses the jump hook in the paint | 48-39 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 48-41 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins is hacked by Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kelvin Fisher - foul #4 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (SG) Sidney Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:03 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill blows the layup | 50-41 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | James Easter misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hill | 50-41 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Calvin Haskins is called for the reach on Jeff Reese - foul #1 on Calvin Haskins, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) Calvin Haskins, James Easter | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:57 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thompson | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thompson (tiring) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Jeff Reese denies the turnaround by James Robinson | 50-44 |
| 11:43 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 50-44 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Nguyen | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 50-48 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | James Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clarence Meyer - foul #1 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SF), Allen Steed (PF), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, David Thompson, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Martin Holland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Daniel Owens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Sidney Price travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Greg Darrell (SF) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-53 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Martin Holland | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Holland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Yuan Sun | 53-56 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Allen Steed - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price, Greg Darrell, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF) Charles Frenette | |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Daniel Owens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Yuan Sun | 54-59 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | David Declue's pass is intercepted by Yuan Sun | 54-59 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Yuan Sun knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | David Declue misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, David Thompson, Allen Steed | |
| 05:32 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-62 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher clanks a runner from the left block | 56-62 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Douglas Fusco (C) Clarence Meyer, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), David Thompson (SF) Charles Frenette, Berdy Zywiec | |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF) David Declue | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Price (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thompson (tiring) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), Clifford Lanza (C) Calvin Haskins, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Allen Steed (C) John Nguyen, Jeff Reese | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Kelvin Fisher swats the layup by Sidney Price | 56-64 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza tips it home | 58-64 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't throw it down | 58-64 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Fisher | 58-64 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF) Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Allen Steed | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lanza - foul #4 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 58-64 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Augustine | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lanza - foul #5 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Fusco (C) Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the easy layup | 60-64 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 60-64 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | John Nguyen takes the ball from James Robinson | 60-64 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | John Nguyen blows the dunk | 60-64 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Warren Augustine gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | The jumper by Clarence Meyer is denied by Jeff Reese | 60-64 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Warren Augustine - foul #2 on Warren Augustine, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SF) John Nguyen, David Thompson | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Warren Augustine pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | James Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Daniel Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | James Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Daniel Owens snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF) Berdy Zywiec | |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Allen Steed is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Meyer - foul #3 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | James Robinson gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Warren Augustine | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by James Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (PF) Allen Steed | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | James Robinson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-68 |