| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) SF - James Traxler (fresh) PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) PF - Randy Byram (fresh) C - David Poston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Jason Ludlow steps in front of the Lonnie Thomas pass | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Scott Stokes lays it up and in set up by Eugene Eakin | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Virginia | Eugene Eakin is called for the reach on Richard McIver - foul #1 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | David Poston snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jason Ludlow | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lonnie Thomas | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Randy Byram is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas lays it up and in set up by James Traxler | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Randy Byram comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Virginia | James Traxler snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas clanks a jumper in the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Scott Stokes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:52 | Virginia | James Traxler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard McIver | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fairly fresh) SF - James Traxler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Ludlow (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Byram (fairly fresh) C - David Poston (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Scott Stokes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:45 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Vincent Meeker | 9-4 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-4 |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker tips it but misses | 9-4 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:59 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by James Traxler and he's fouled by Jason Ludlow - foul #1 on Jason Ludlow, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Douglas Pinkham (SF), Tom Washington (PF) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG), Ernest Soriano (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Eugene Eakin, Scott Stokes, Jason Ludlow, Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| 14:59 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Bryan Smith grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Richard McIver is called for the reach on Ernest Soriano - foul #1 on Richard McIver, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (C) Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:36 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 11-4 |
| 14:35 | Virginia | Tom Washington snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Tom Washington connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Pierson and he's fouled by Bryan Smith - foul #1 on Bryan Smith, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bryan Smith | 13-4 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Stokes (SG) Ernest Soriano | |
| 13:33 | Virginia | Tom Washington hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard McIver and he's fouled by Scott Stokes - foul #1 on Scott Stokes, team foul #4 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG), Lonnie Thomas (C) Richard McIver, James Orr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG) Anthony Scheerer | |
| 13:33 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the free throw | 16-4 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Stokes | 16-6 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-6 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Gregory White grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Scott Stokes loses the ball out of bounds | 16-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF) Nathan Irvin, Tom Washington | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Randy Byram (PF) Tommie Morse, Bryan Smith | |
| 12:36 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 16-6 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Douglas Pinkham - foul #1 on Douglas Pinkham, team foul #2 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Poston (C) Gregory White | |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:09 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas lays it in set up by Douglas Pinkham | 18-8 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 11:47 | Creighton | Randy Byram tips it back up and in | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Poston (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Poston - foul #1 on David Poston, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG), Nathan Irvin (SG), Tom Washington (PF) Thomas Pierson, Douglas Pinkham, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG), Ernest Soriano (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF) Eugene Eakin, Scott Stokes, Jason Ludlow | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | David Poston grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Randy Byram double dribbles | 19-10 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| 10:42 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard McIver | 21-10 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer connects on the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Tom Washington - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (C) Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Scott Stokes (SG) Tommie Morse, Ernest Soriano | |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer misses the free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:24 | Virginia | James Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:57 | Virginia | Richard McIver knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Irvin | 23-12 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Scott Stokes comes up short on the jumper from close range | 23-12 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | James Traxler snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 09:24 | Virginia | James Traxler is fouled on the floor by Anthony Scheerer - foul #1 on Anthony Scheerer, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Douglas Pinkham (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF), Lonnie Thomas (C) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler, Tom Washington, James Orr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Anthony Scheerer, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas blows the dunk but the foul's on Eugene Eakin - foul #2 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG) Eugene Eakin | |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Scott Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard McIver - foul #2 on Richard McIver, team foul #4 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG) Richard McIver | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 08:39 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker gets the rebound | 25-12 |
| 08:10 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Nathan Irvin | 27-12 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Scott Stokes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tommie Morse | 27-15 |
| 07:43 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-15 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | David Poston snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Tommie Morse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Stokes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Ludlow (fresh) PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Poston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vincent Meeker - foul #1 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SG), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Scott Stokes, Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Nathan Irvin | 29-17 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Tommie Morse misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-17 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Gregory White hits the follow up shot | 29-19 |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Vincent Meeker | 32-19 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Gregory White knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Ernest Soriano | 32-21 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Tommie Morse - foul #1 on Tommie Morse, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG), James Traxler (SF), James Orr (C) Thomas Pierson, Douglas Pinkham, Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Scott Stokes (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Tommie Morse, Ernest Soriano, Jason Ludlow, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Randy Byram | 32-21 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer is hacked by Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Washington (PF) Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Randy Byram clanks a shot from the baseline | 32-21 |
| 04:53 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer hits the follow up shot | 32-23 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Green - foul #1 on Steven Green, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG), Lonnie Thomas (C) Nathan Irvin, James Orr | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Steven Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 04:19 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 04:15 | Virginia | Richard McIver drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tom Washington | 36-23 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Scott Stokes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Green | 36-26 |
| 03:35 | Virginia | James Traxler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lonnie Thomas | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Poston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Scott Stokes scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-28 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Richard McIver buries a fadeaway from the left side | 41-28 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | David Poston misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-28 |
| 02:28 | Virginia | Tom Washington gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 02:02 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas connects on the floater from the left side set up by Richard McIver | 43-28 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer's fadeaway is rejected by James Traxler | 43-28 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Steven Green picks off the pass by Richard McIver in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | David Poston misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-28 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Randy Byram tips it home | 43-30 |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Tom Washington is called for the reach on Scott Stokes - foul #2 on Tom Washington, team foul #7 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Vincent Meeker (PF), James Orr (C) Douglas Pinkham, Tom Washington, Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Jason Ludlow (SF), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Steven Green, Anthony Scheerer, Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | James Orr misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-32 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Scott Stokes pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin is hacked by James Traxler - foul #1 on James Traxler, team foul #8 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG) Richard McIver | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (SG) Scott Stokes | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | James Orr gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | James Orr comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Bryan Smith - foul #2 on Bryan Smith, team foul #10 | 43-32 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | James Orr misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gregory White | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Gregory White can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 44-32 |