| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Joe Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Tim Williams (PF) James Kost, Devon Drummer | |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Joe Nichols drills a jumper in the lane set up by Lloyd Watts and the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF) Lloyd Watts | |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Tim Williams - foul #2 on Tim Williams, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG) Keith Ferriera | |
| 18:17 | St. John's | James Zipp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 36-38 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Kost | 36-41 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James McCurren | 38-41 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Tim Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG) Lloyd Watts | |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Joe Nichols's fadeaway is rejected by James Zipp | 38-41 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | James Zipp is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Tim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | James Kost scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Keith Ferriera | 38-43 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Keith Ferriera takes the ball from James Zipp | 38-43 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera throws it down | 38-45 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Joe Nichols snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Creighton | James Kost drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Rodgers | 38-48 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 41-48 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Joe Nichols hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Allen Durfee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Kost | 41-50 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Joe Nichols is hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Devon Drummer (PF), Duane Barry (C) James Kost, Tim Williams, Joe Nichols | |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 41-50 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Keith Ferriera steps in front of the Aldo Rossi pass | 41-50 |
| 13:10 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Ferriera | 41-52 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Duane Barry takes the ball from Aldo Rossi | 41-52 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 41-52 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is whistled for traveling | 41-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Keith Ferriera, Duane Barry | |
| 11:44 | Creighton | James Kost can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Kost (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Joe Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Devon Drummer | 41-55 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi double dribbles | 41-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) Devon Drummer | |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-55 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Allen Durfee knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Ordonez | 44-55 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | James Kost is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Devon Drummer (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Lloyd Watts is called for the reach on Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Vernon Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it home | 46-55 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Leif Taberski is called for the reach on Lloyd Watts - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Tim Williams (PF) Keith Ferriera, Devon Drummer | |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Devon Drummer (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses the floater from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Joe Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Joe Nichols clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 46-55 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | James McCurren gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a jumper in the paint | 46-55 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it home | 48-55 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kost | 48-58 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Nichols - foul #3 on Joe Nichols, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (SG), Tim Williams (PF) Keith Ferriera, Devon Drummer | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | James Kost gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Rodgers (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Kost (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Joe Nichols makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tim Williams | 49-60 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch's layup is rejected by Joe Nichols | 49-60 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | James Kost is called for 3 seconds | 49-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SF), Devon Drummer (PF) James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-60 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Devon Drummer gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Devon Drummer clanks a shot from the right block | 49-60 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Tim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Tim Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Devon Drummer's layup is rejected by Leif Taberski | 52-60 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 52-60 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Johnny Rodgers is called for the reach on Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (SF), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Tim Williams | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | James McCurren hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Howse | 55-60 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | James Kost can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses the tip | 55-60 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 55-60 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Tim Williams (PF) Lloyd Watts, Devon Drummer | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses badly on a floater in the lane | 55-60 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kost (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | James McCurren is called for traveling | 55-60 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Duane Barry (C) Keith Ferriera, Joe Nichols | |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Lloyd Watts is called for the reach on James McCurren - foul #4 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Tim Williams (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Johnny Rodgers, Devon Drummer, Duane Barry | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | James McCurren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Creighton | James Kost misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Tim Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Tim Williams makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | James Zipp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is hacked by James McCurren - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (PF) Tim Williams | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Joe Nichols steps in front of the Kenneth Howse pass | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera is hacked by James McCurren in the backcourt - foul #4 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Lloyd Watts picks off the pass by James McCurren in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG) Lloyd Watts | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James McCurren comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers runs out the clock | 55-66 |