| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Ray Pippen inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Vinson - foul #1 on Frank Vinson, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), David Nelson (C) Alfred Kula, Vincent Flynn, Nathan Segars | |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Ray Pippen steals the ball from Horace Walburn | 28-25 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is fouled on the floor by Anthony Coonrod - foul #2 on Anthony Coonrod, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Douglas Pope (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley, David Nelson | |
| 18:26 | Arizona | Douglas Pope steals the ball from Michael Fowler | 28-25 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Alfred Kula can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 18:20 | Arizona | Richard Seavey pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Segars - foul #1 on Nathan Segars, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vincent Flynn (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF) Alfred Kula, Douglas Pope | |
| 18:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:52 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is fouled on the floor by Michael Fowler - foul #1 on Michael Fowler, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 30-25 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley tips it home | 30-27 |
| 17:11 | Arizona | Richard Seavey buries a floater from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Horace Walburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 16:41 | Arizona | Ray Pippen snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:18 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Fowler | 34-27 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Westbrook - foul #3 on Michael Westbrook, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (PG), James Downing (SG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Michael Westbrook, Michael Fowler, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (PF), David Nelson (C) Anthony Coonrod, Vincent Flynn, Gerald Shipley, Nathan Segars | |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:03 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:03 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ray Pippen | 34-27 |
| 15:47 | Arizona | David Nelson is called for the reach on Loren Laursen - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Downing (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Walburn (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Arizona | Frank Vinson steals the ball from Douglas England | 34-27 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Horace Walburn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-27 |
| 15:02 | Arizona | Douglas England pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 14:33 | Arizona | Douglas England hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 37-27 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 14:14 | Arizona | Loren Laursen grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 13:50 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is hacked by Frank Vinson - foul #2 on Frank Vinson, team foul #5 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Modesto Rossi (C) Richard Seavey, James Downing, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (PG), Vincent Flynn (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF), Nathan Segars (C) Alfred Kula, Horace Walburn, Douglas Pope, David Nelson | |
| 13:39 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi misses the shot from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 13:37 | Arizona | Douglas England hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Nathan Segars is fouled on the floor by Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG) Frank Vinson | |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 12:50 | Arizona | Michael Fowler gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 12:34 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook is hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #1 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #6 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Douglas England | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (SG) Alfred Kula | |
| 12:17 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook is hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #2 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #7 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF) Horace Walburn | |
| 12:17 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 12:17 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Nathan Segars comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 41-27 |
| 12:01 | Arizona | Ray Pippen snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 11:38 | Arizona | Richard Seavey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 41-27 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | Nathan Segars gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Anthony Coonrod (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Segars (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses the 3 from straight away | 41-27 |
| 11:24 | Arizona | Michael Fowler grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 10:57 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Vinson | 41-29 |
| 10:23 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 41-29 |
| 10:22 | Arizona | Ray Pippen tips it but misses | 41-29 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Flynn | 41-29 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 09:58 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 09:35 | Arizona | Richard Seavey can't finish the layup | 41-29 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 09:13 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 08:45 | Arizona | Ray Pippen clanks a runner from the left block | 41-29 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 41-29 |
| 08:24 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 08:07 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 08:05 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Ray Pippen picks off the pass by Vincent Flynn | 41-29 |
| 07:42 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Coonrod - foul #3 on Anthony Coonrod, team foul #8 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (PG), James Downing (SG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Michael Westbrook, Michael Fowler, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Horace Walburn (SG), Douglas Pope (PF), David Nelson (C) Anthony Coonrod, Frank Vinson, Gerald Shipley, Nathan Segars | |
| 07:42 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 07:42 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Douglas England steals the ball from Vincent Flynn | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Douglas England (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Downing (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Walburn (fresh) SF - Vincent Flynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Nelson (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses the runner from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Horace Walburn can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-29 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Vincent Flynn grabs the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Alfred Kula is called for traveling | 43-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod (SF) Vincent Flynn | |
| 06:10 | Arizona | Loren Laursen buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Seavey and he's fouled by Alfred Kula - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #9 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (PG) Alfred Kula | |
| 06:10 | Arizona | Loren Laursen makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Douglas England is called for the reach on Horace Walburn - foul #1 on Douglas England, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 05:40 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 05:20 | Arizona | Richard Seavey knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #10 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:20 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the free throw | 49-29 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod is whistled for a carry | 49-29 |
| 04:39 | Arizona | James Downing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-29 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Horace Walburn pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 49-29 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-29 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Horace Walburn tips it in | 49-31 |
| 03:50 | Arizona | James Downing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Loren Laursen (PF) Richard Seavey, James Downing, Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Horace Walburn scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Dickson | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is fouled on the floor by Anthony Coonrod - foul #4 on Anthony Coonrod, team foul #11 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Fowler (PF) Douglas England, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Horace Walburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Coonrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Nelson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-34 |
| 02:58 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook is fouled on the floor by Horace Walburn - foul #2 on Horace Walburn, team foul #12 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:58 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 02:58 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Horace Walburn | 53-37 |
| 02:26 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook connects on the 3 from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Horace Walburn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-37 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the board | 56-37 |
| 01:50 | Arizona | Douglas Pope steals the ball from Loren Laursen | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Richard Seavey is called for the reach on Douglas Pope - foul #3 on Richard Seavey, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Douglas Pope can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 56-37 |
| 01:30 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the board | 56-37 |
| 01:04 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Westbrook and he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #13 | 58-37 |
| 01:04 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi misses the free throw | 58-37 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 58-37 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Horace Walburn hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Lawrence Dickson picks off the pass by Michael Westbrook | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Anthony Coonrod hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-42 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey runs out the clock | 58-42 |