| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Batten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Moshe Petrovic | 36-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG) Lloyd Watts | |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | James Kost steals the ball from Alan Bell | 36-36 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Moshe Petrovic | 36-36 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Don Batten is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Tim Williams (PF) James Kost, Devon Drummer | |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Moshe Petrovic - foul #1 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 17:11 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 36-38 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 36-40 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 38-40 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Rodgers | 38-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson is fouled on the floor by Tim Williams - foul #1 on Tim Williams, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Devon Drummer (PF) Lloyd Watts, Tim Williams | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Don Batten hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Alan Bell and he's fouled by Keith Ferriera - foul #3 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 41-45 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Lloyd Watts denies the turnaround by Fred Peterson | 41-45 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Devon Drummer grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | James Kost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG) Keith Ferriera | |
| 13:51 | Creighton | James Kost connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Watts | 41-48 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 44-48 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Don Batten - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Alan Bell, Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Tim Williams (PF) Lloyd Watts, Devon Drummer | |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Ferriera - foul #4 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Keith Ferriera | |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | James Kost misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | David Santillo is fouled on the floor by Tim Williams - foul #2 on Tim Williams, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Don Batten (SG), Moshe Petrovic (C) Glen Brown, Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lloyd Watts - foul #2 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF) Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Joe Nichols can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-49 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Alan Bell grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Alan Bell and he's hacked by James Kost - foul #2 on James Kost, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF) David Santillo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) Devon Drummer | |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Joe Nichols | 51-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Alan Bell can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | James Kost clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-49 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses long on a runner from close range | 53-49 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Alan Bell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Kost - foul #3 on James Kost, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David Santillo (PF), David McGillicuddy (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) Devon Drummer | |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Tim Williams snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 09:26 | Creighton | The short jumper by Joe Nichols is denied by David McGillicuddy | 55-49 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Tim Williams tips it in | 55-51 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Glen Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 55-51 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Alan Bell snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | David Santillo scores on a shot near the basket set up by Glen Brown | 57-51 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (tiring) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) PF - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Kost (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Tim Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Alan Bell, Ronald Libby, David Santillo, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Devon Drummer (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Keith Ferriera is called for the reach on Don Batten - foul #5 on Keith Ferriera, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tim Williams (PF) Lloyd Watts, Keith Ferriera | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Moshe Petrovic - foul #2 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Moshe Petrovic | 59-51 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic hits the follow up shot | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Joe Nichols is called for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Duane Barry (C) Tim Williams, Joe Nichols | |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Devon Drummer swats the short shot by Fred Peterson | 61-51 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Don Batten snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | David Santillo knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Glen Brown | 63-51 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Devon Drummer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | David Santillo grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lloyd Watts - foul #3 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Ronald Libby (SF) Glen Brown, Fred Peterson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Lloyd Watts, Duane Barry | |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Devon Drummer pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is wide open and slams it home set up by Alan Bell | 66-53 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Joe Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SG), Moshe Petrovic (C) Don Batten, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Johnny Rodgers | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Nichols - foul #3 on Joe Nichols, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Fred Peterson (SF) Jose Alvarez, Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG) Devon Drummer | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the board | 66-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Rodgers (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Kost (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-53 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson's pass is intercepted by Tim Williams | 66-53 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Tim Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Alan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Alan Bell can't tip it in | 66-53 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Glen Brown, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Don Batten can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Joe Nichols connects on the shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-57 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Devon Drummer gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Don Batten | 68-57 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Alan Bell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Batten | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-57 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Peterson | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Moshe Petrovic | 72-57 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | James Kost loses the ball out of bounds | 72-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David Santillo (PF), David McGillicuddy (C) Alan Bell, Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Glen Brown runs out the clock | 72-57 |