| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-37 |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey misses short on a jumper in the lane | 26-37 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | John Sweet can't tip it in | 26-37 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alcazar - foul #1 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-37 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Byron Steele can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cameron Bracey - foul #2 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Larry Frankel | |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Vincent Kirby steps in front of the Kenneth Roby pass | 26-39 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Cameron Bracey - foul #3 on Cameron Bracey, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Sweet | 26-39 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Claude Hall (SF) Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Vincent Kirby (C) Ernest Hall, Eugene Rice | |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SG), Mark Green (C) Jessie Culpepper, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Brian Paterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 16:00 | Creighton | Claude Hall snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-39 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Claude Hall steals it from Byron Steele | 27-39 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Frankel - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF), John Sweet (C) Gary Dulaney, Claude Hall, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Byron Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-39 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | John Sweet misses the fadeaway from close range | 28-39 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Mark Green is called for the reach on Byron Steele - foul #3 on Mark Green, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF) Brian Paterson, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, Vincent Kirby | |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | William McCurty knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-42 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice comes up short on the runner in the lane | 28-42 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Claude Hall | 28-42 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | John Sweet can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eugene Rice - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Claude Hall, Jeremy Betz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 12:14 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | John Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Byron Steele pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Eisenhauer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Byron Steele hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Rice | 30-45 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cameron Bracey | 33-45 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Byron Steele comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 33-47 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Cameron Fry takes the ball from Cameron Bracey in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry lays it up and in | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Creighton | Joseph Alcazar is called for the reach on Jessie Culpepper - foul #2 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Cameron Bracey, Jessie Culpepper, Richard Eisenhauer, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Larry Frankel swats the short shot by Kenneth Roby | 33-49 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Byron Steele snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Byron Steele knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Frankel | 33-52 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Mark Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF) William McCurty | |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's floater is knocked away by Mark Green | 33-52 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Betz | 33-52 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-52 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ernest Hall - foul #3 on Ernest Hall, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits the follow up shot | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Creighton | John Sweet connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 37-54 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Jeremy Betz denies the turnaround by Eugene Rice | 37-54 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mark Green | 37-54 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | John Sweet hits the follow up shot | 39-54 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice is whistled for traveling | 39-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cameron Bracey (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, Brian Paterson, Jeremy Betz, Mark Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel drills a shot from the right side | 39-56 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey travels with the ball | 39-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Larry Frankel | |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Ernest Hall | |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is fouled on the floor by Joseph Alcazar - foul #3 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Betz (SF) Claude Hall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, Vincent Kirby | |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 41-58 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Larry Frankel is called for the reach on Cameron Bracey - foul #3 on Larry Frankel, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Claude Hall (SF), Mark Green (PF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Kenneth Roby, John Sweet | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), William McCurty (SG), Robert Goodman (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel, Eugene Rice | |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Cameron Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie tips it in | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Claude Hall knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Gary Dulaney | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Byron Steele clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-60 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Claude Hall snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claude Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Green (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cameron Bracey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Goodman (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Warren Carnegie - foul #3 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #9 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Eisenhauer (SF) Cameron Bracey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Claude Hall misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Claude Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Mark Green swats the short shot by Byron Steele | 46-60 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Claude Hall gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Warren Carnegie swats the shot by Richard Eisenhauer | 46-60 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Richard Eisenhauer steals the ball from William McCurty | 46-60 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Eisenhauer | 48-60 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is hacked by Gary Dulaney - foul #1 on Gary Dulaney, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Sweet (C) Richard Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman hits a fadeaway from the left side | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:29 | Creighton | The jump hook by John Sweet is blocked by Warren Carnegie | 48-62 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | William McCurty is whistled for traveling | 48-62 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Mark Green's pass is intercepted by Warren Carnegie | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Byron Steele comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | John Sweet grabs the board | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | John Sweet hits a shot near the basket set up by Brian Paterson | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Byron Steele runs out the clock | 50-62 |