| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Green | 27-35 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Jeremy Betz steps in front of the Robert Wolfe pass | 27-35 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney slams it home on a nice dish by Jeremy Betz | 27-37 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Mark Green steals the ball from Jeremy Kennedy | 27-37 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gary Dulaney | 27-37 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Mark Green is fouled on the floor by Robert Wolfe - foul #1 on Robert Wolfe, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Mark Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 27-37 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Mark Green clanks a 3 from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Dulaney | 27-40 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Gary Dulaney steals the ball from Robert Wolfe | 27-40 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney lays it up and in | 27-42 |
| 16:21 | Buffalo | David Cook is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Cook, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), Justin Brown (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, Reginald Raygoza, David Cook | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG), Brian Paterson (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 16:01 | Creighton | George Holden picks off the pass by Martin Burriss | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Petrone (fresh) SF - Brian Paterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Burriss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | George Holden misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Martin Burriss snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 27-42 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | George Holden grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Justin Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Brian Paterson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Dulaney | 27-45 |
| 14:36 | Buffalo | Kenneth Roby swats the layup by Justin Brown | 27-45 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Justin Brown hits the follow up shot | 29-45 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby is hacked by Christopher Lucero - foul #3 on Christopher Lucero, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), David Cook (C) George Holden, Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Justin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Mark Green (C) Gary Dulaney, Charles Petrone, Martin Burriss | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Mark Green can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero can't tip it in | 29-45 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-45 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Wolfe | 29-45 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (PF) Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF) Brian Paterson, Kenneth Roby | |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Roderick Hicks picks off the pass by Jessie Culpepper | 32-45 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | David Cook connects on the floater near the basket | 34-45 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz's pass is intercepted by Reginald Raygoza | 34-45 |
| 11:54 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Samuel Coney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Betz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Jeremy Ryan (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), Justin Brown (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, Reginald Raygoza, David Cook | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Brian Paterson (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Kenneth Roby steals it from Christopher Lucero | 36-45 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Brian Paterson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Dulaney | 36-47 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | George Holden comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Brian Paterson snags the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Brian Paterson | 36-49 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), David Cook (C) George Holden, Jeremy Ryan, Charles Robinson, Christopher Lucero, Justin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Brian Paterson, Samuel Coney | |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is fouled on the floor by Roderick Hicks - foul #2 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (PF) Martin Burriss | |
| 09:26 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-49 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-49 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Dulaney | 39-52 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Christopher Lucero (C) Robert Wolfe, Roderick Hicks, David Cook | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Green (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-52 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock tips it home | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 41-54 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the shot from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (SG), Justin Brown (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (PG), Samuel Coney (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gary Dulaney, Jeremy Betz, Richard Hadlock | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brian Paterson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Coney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Green (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Mark Green swats the layup by George Holden | 41-56 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 41-56 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Brian Paterson and he's hacked by Justin Brown - foul #3 on Justin Brown, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, Justin Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (SF) Jessie Culpepper | |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby makes the free throw | 41-59 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Holden | 44-59 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the easy layup | 44-59 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | George Holden pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero can't tip it in | 44-59 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | David Cook tips it in | 46-59 |
| 06:11 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby misses the easy layup | 46-59 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | David Cook gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | George Holden drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 48-59 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 48-61 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF) George Holden, Charles Robinson, Christopher Lucero | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Dulaney (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF) Brian Paterson, Samuel Coney, Martin Burriss, Kenneth Roby | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy double dribbles | 48-61 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Mark Green buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jessie Culpepper and he's hacked by David Cook - foul #4 on David Cook, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the dunk attempt | 48-64 |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | David Cook can't tip it in | 48-64 |
| 05:03 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe picks off the pass by Jessie Culpepper | 48-64 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks hits the finger roll set up by Robert Wolfe | 50-64 |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Mark Green gets the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe steals the ball from Jeremy Betz | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Gary Dulaney (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Hadlock - foul #1 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #3 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG), Christopher Lucero (C) Robert Wolfe, David Cook | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Roby (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Holden - foul #3 on George Holden, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Robinson (SF), Justin Brown (C) Roderick Hicks, Reginald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Paterson (SF) Jeremy Betz | |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Brian Paterson pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Justin Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jessie Culpepper | 52-66 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-66 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Christopher Lucero | 52-66 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | George Holden lays it in set up by Charles Robinson | 54-66 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Kenneth Roby pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Brian Paterson misses the jumper from the baseline | 54-66 |
| 01:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Justin Brown | 54-66 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-66 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Gary Dulaney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-66 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Justin Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Martin Burriss snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Paterson and the foul's on George Holden - foul #4 on George Holden, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (SG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Coney (SF) Gary Dulaney | |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Justin Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Ryan and the foul's on Martin Burriss - foul #1 on Martin Burriss, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Petrone (SG) Jessie Culpepper | |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Justin Brown makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | George Holden is called for the reach on Brian Paterson - foul #5 on George Holden, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cristopher Stewart (C) George Holden | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Brian Paterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Samuel Coney scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Paterson and he's hacked by Cristopher Stewart - foul #2 on Cristopher Stewart, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Samuel Coney makes the free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Charles Robinson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Martin Burriss gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Samuel Coney runs out the clock | 59-74 |