| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Caver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. PF - Barry Stephens (fresh) C - Horace Burnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Declue (fresh) PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver inbounds the ball | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Stephens | 51-39 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Timothy Caver picks off the pass by Warren Augustine in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 19:27 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clifford Lanza | 51-39 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Zhuang Hong steps in front of the Warren Augustine pass | 51-39 |
| 18:52 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Jewell - foul #2 on Richard Jewell, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| 18:52 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 18:52 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | David Declue drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Easter | 53-41 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong is fouled on the floor by James Easter - foul #1 on James Easter, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), William Gold (SF), Kong Chiou (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Zhuang Hong, Albert Bowman, Timothy Caver, Barry Stephens, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| 18:00 | Holy Cross | William Gold loses the dribble to Robert Peterman | 53-41 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Greg Darrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 17:37 | Holy Cross | William Gold gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 17:16 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses the fadeaway in the paint | 53-41 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Martin Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 17:11 | Creighton | Martin Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Timothy Slate, Greg Darrell, Martin Holland | |
| 16:53 | Holy Cross | William Gold misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco banks in the layup on a great pass from David Declue | 53-43 |
| 16:09 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Douglas Fusco - foul #1 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (SG), Timothy Caver (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), Horace Burnell (C) Damien Pullins, William Gold, Kong Chiou, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), Warren Augustine (PF), Martin Holland (C) Robert Peterman, Douglas Fusco, Clifford Lanza | |
| 16:09 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:09 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Martin Holland is called for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG) Richard Galaz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Greg Darrell (SF) James Easter, David Declue | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Timothy Caver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 stl. PF - Barry Stephens (fresh) C - Horace Burnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Martin Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 15:22 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the lay-in | 57-43 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Martin Holland tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Richard Jewell picks off the pass by Albert Bowman | 57-45 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | Warren Augustine lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Jewell | 57-47 |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Zhuang Hong | 60-47 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses long on a floater from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 14:09 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Zhuang Hong | 60-47 |
| 13:43 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-47 |
| 13:42 | Creighton | Greg Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Greg Darrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 13:15 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 12:53 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman is hacked by Richard Jewell - foul #3 on Richard Jewell, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), William Gold (SF), Kong Chiou (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Zhuang Hong, Albert Bowman, Timothy Caver, Barry Stephens, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), David Declue (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Timothy Slate, Richard Jewell, Greg Darrell, Warren Augustine, Martin Holland | |
| 12:37 | Holy Cross | William Gold clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Fusco | 60-47 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | James Easter is fouled in the backcourt by Damien Pullins - foul #3 on Damien Pullins, team foul #1 | 60-47 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | James Easter jams the wide open dunk set up by David Declue | 60-49 |
| 12:21 | Holy Cross | William Gold drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Damien Pullins | 63-49 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Robert Peterman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 11:57 | Holy Cross | William Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-49 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | James Easter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Gold (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kong Chiou (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | James Easter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell (C) Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:09 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell loses the dribble to Clifford Lanza | 66-51 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Robert Peterman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | James Easter pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza loses the dribble to Kong Chiou | 66-51 |
| 10:23 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins is whistled for a carry | 66-51 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Albert Bowman (SG), Timothy Caver (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Damien Pullins, Richard Galaz, William Gold, Kong Chiou, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), Otis Friday (PF) James Easter, Robert Peterman, Douglas Fusco | |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Zhuang Hong is called for the reach on Richard Jewell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #2 | 66-51 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | David Declue loses the dribble to Zhuang Hong | 66-51 |
| 09:52 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zhuang Hong | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Zhuang Hong steps in front of the Marty Perl pass in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-51 |
| 09:29 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch tips it home | 70-51 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Zhuang Hong steals it from Marty Perl in the backcourt | 70-51 |
| 09:02 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Caver | 72-51 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Otis Friday is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Marty Perl | 72-53 |
| 08:21 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Declue - foul #3 on David Declue, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Kong Chiou (PF), Horace Burnell (C) Zhuang Hong, Albert Bowman, Barry Stephens, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Martin Holland (C) Marty Perl, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Otis Friday, Clifford Lanza | |
| 08:21 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 08:21 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Martin Holland snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Robert Peterman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-55 |
| 07:59 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses the tip | 73-55 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Greg Darrell snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Warren Augustine misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 07:38 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell grabs the board | 73-55 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Caver (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. PF - Kong Chiou (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Horace Burnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 7 pts. C - Martin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Robert Peterman scores on a shot from the left wing set up by James Easter | 73-57 |
| 06:46 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-57 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Robert Peterman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Holland | 73-60 |
| 06:12 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Peterman - foul #1 on Robert Peterman, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Albert Bowman (SG), William Gold (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Damien Pullins, Richard Galaz, Timothy Caver, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Otis Friday (C) James Easter, Robert Peterman, Greg Darrell, Warren Augustine, Martin Holland | |
| 06:12 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 06:12 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Timothy Slate double dribbles | 75-60 |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | William Gold loses the dribble to Douglas Fusco | 75-60 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco is hacked by Kong Chiou - foul #1 on Kong Chiou, team foul #3 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens (PF) Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Timothy Slate comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 75-60 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Richard Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 04:41 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 04:36 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses the lay-in | 75-60 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Otis Friday snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Kenneth Fitch swats the short shot by Richard Jewell | 75-60 |
| 04:16 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | David Declue is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Bowman - foul #1 on Albert Bowman, team foul #4 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Kong Chiou (PF), Horace Burnell (C) Zhuang Hong, Albert Bowman, Barry Stephens, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Greg Darrell (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Timothy Slate, David Declue, Douglas Fusco, Otis Friday | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kong Chiou - foul #2 on Kong Chiou, team foul #5 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (SG) Richard Jewell | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Martin Holland makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:33 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Gold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kong Chiou (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Burnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Gold | 77-61 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Damien Pullins steps in front of the Greg Darrell pass in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| 02:51 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Horace Burnell | 79-61 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Robert Peterman is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 79-61 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses the tip | 79-61 |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 02:18 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz's floater is tipped away by Clifford Lanza | 79-61 |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell grabs the offensive board | 79-61 |
| 02:01 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Greg Darrell - foul #1 on Greg Darrell, team foul #7 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Timothy Caver (SF) Richard Galaz, William Gold | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Douglas Fusco (PF), Otis Friday (C) James Easter, Martin Holland, Clifford Lanza | |
| 02:01 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:01 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell misses the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Greg Darrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 79-61 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Greg Darrell tips it in | 79-63 |
| 01:11 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Burnell | 82-63 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Zhuang Hong steals it from Robert Peterman in the backcourt | 82-63 |
| 00:52 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 82-63 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco grabs the board | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Zhuang Hong steps in front of the Greg Darrell pass | 82-63 |
| 00:42 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong lays it in | 84-63 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Marty Perl is hacked by Timothy Caver - foul #1 on Timothy Caver, team foul #6 | 84-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (SG), Barry Stephens (PF) Damien Pullins, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Martin Holland (C) Marty Perl, Otis Friday | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Horace Burnell is called for the reach on Timothy Slate - foul #1 on Horace Burnell, team foul #7 | 84-63 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Timothy Slate makes the 1st free throw | 84-64 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Timothy Slate misses the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 00:30 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell pulls down the rebound | 84-64 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong runs out the clock | 84-64 |