| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Richard Slack hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dewei Zheng | 33-34 |
| 19:19 | Creighton | Nathan Segars drills a floater in the lane set up by Alfred Kula | 35-34 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-34 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Frank Vinson gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jacob Adams - foul #3 on Jacob Adams, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), David Nelson (PF) Alfred Kula, Vincent Flynn, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (C) Jacob Adams | |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Richard Slack's pass is intercepted by David Nelson | 37-34 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | Horace Walburn clanks a floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Larry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Horace Walburn - foul #2 on Horace Walburn, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF) Anthony Coonrod, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:38 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Horace Walburn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Dewei Zheng gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses long on a jumper from the left block | 37-36 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Richard Slack is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Anthony Coonrod (SF), Nathan Segars (C) Vincent Flynn, Frank Vinson, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) C - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Horace Walburn can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Alfred Kula gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Horace Walburn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Bill Lowery gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 14:29 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Shipley | 39-36 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Bradley Childs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Anthony Coonrod | 39-36 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Horace Walburn | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #3 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (PF), David Nelson (C) Alfred Kula, Anthony Coonrod, Gerald Shipley, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell, Kevin Burroughs | |
| 13:27 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | Horace Walburn is called for 3 seconds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| 13:01 | Butler | Larry Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Horace Walburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled on the floor by Frank Vinson - foul #1 on Frank Vinson, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Nathan Segars (C) Horace Walburn, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:59 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Smith and the foul's on Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (PF) Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:59 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Frank Vinson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Larry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 44-41 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn hits a runner from close range | 46-41 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Vincent Flynn - foul #2 on Vincent Flynn, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Douglas Pope (PF), David Nelson (C) Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (C) Jacob Adams | |
| 10:27 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a turnaround in the paint | 46-41 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 46-41 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | David Nelson loses the dribble to Joseph Payne | 46-41 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Dewei Zheng connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Walburn | 49-44 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Henry Ragin drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Larry Smith | 49-46 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Horace Walburn's pass is intercepted by Dewei Zheng | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | Butler | Joseph Payne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dewei Zheng | 49-48 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Horace Walburn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Larry Smith snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pope - foul #2 on Douglas Pope, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Frank Vinson (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Alfred Kula, Vincent Flynn, Douglas Pope, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| 07:56 | Butler | Bradley Childs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Nathan Segars gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Walburn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Frank Vinson loses the dribble to Bradley Childs | 49-48 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Bill Lowery clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Jacob Adams tips it in | 49-50 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Nathan Segars gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Kim Randolph takes the ball from Horace Walburn | 49-50 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Bill Lowery hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kim Randolph | 49-52 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Nathan Segars scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 51-52 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Bradley Childs steals it from Anthony Coonrod | 51-55 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the easy layup | 51-55 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 51-55 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Kim Randolph snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Vincent Flynn (SG) Anthony Coonrod, Horace Walburn | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Richard Slack is called for traveling | 51-55 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Alfred Kula | 53-55 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Frank Vinson snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 03:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Dewei Zheng comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-55 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Richard Slack clanks a jumper near the basket | 53-55 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Larry Smith tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Douglas Pope (PF), David Nelson (C) Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (C) Jacob Adams | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Richard Slack clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 02:22 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 01:47 | Butler | David Nelson is called for the reach on Henry Ragin - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Frank Vinson (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Anthony Coonrod, Horace Walburn, Douglas Pope, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (C) Joseph Payne | |
| 01:47 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Nathan Segars snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Nathan Segars travels with the ball | 53-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Henry Ragin | |
| 01:12 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Slack | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Frank Vinson is whistled for traveling | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Flynn - foul #3 on Vincent Flynn, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG) Larry Smith | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Jacob Adams gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Jacob Adams is hacked by Alfred Kula in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Anthony Coonrod (SF), Douglas Pope (PF), David Nelson (C) Alfred Kula, Vincent Flynn, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF) Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 53-63 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Horace Walburn buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Coonrod | 56-63 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Vincent Flynn (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Lawrence Dickson, Horace Walburn, Anthony Coonrod, Douglas Pope, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Henry Ragin | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Kula - foul #2 on Alfred Kula, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Nathan Segars pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Kula | 59-64 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Kula - foul #3 on Alfred Kula, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Frank Vinson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alfred Kula | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Kula - foul #4 on Alfred Kula, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Nathan Segars snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Richard Slack steps in front of the Frank Vinson pass | 62-67 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Kula - foul #5 on Alfred Kula, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG) Alfred Kula | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG) Larry Smith | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-69 |