| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) SG - Alan Arrington (fresh) SF - David Tijerina (fresh) PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) C - Bruce Cole (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 | Creighton | David Poston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Randy Byram clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Penn | John Gilkey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Penn | Alan Arrington gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Penn | David Tijerina misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | David Poston grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Scott Stokes is fouled on the floor by Alan Arrington - foul #1 on Alan Arrington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | David Poston misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | David Poston misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | David Poston makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Penn | David Tijerina misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | Penn | Raymond Honore snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:12 | Penn | David Tijerina drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Arrington | 3-1 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Randy Byram can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-1 |
| 17:56 | Penn | The rebound goes to David Tijerina | 3-1 |
| 17:36 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 3-1 |
| 17:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole tips it home | 5-1 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Raymond Honore is called for the reach on Jason Ludlow - foul #1 on Raymond Honore, team foul #3 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Gary Kelly (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Earl James (PF), Mike Newlin (C) John Gilkey, Alan Arrington, David Tijerina, Raymond Honore, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:59 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Eugene Eakin | 5-1 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (C) David Poston | |
| 16:38 | Penn | Dennis Noonan buries a jump hook in the lane | 7-1 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Scott Stokes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-1 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the tip | 7-1 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the board | 7-1 |
| 16:14 | Penn | Gregory White is called for the reach on Dennis Noonan - foul #1 on Gregory White, team foul #1 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Jason Ludlow, Randy Byram | |
| 16:02 | Penn | Mike Newlin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-1 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Tommie Morse gets the rebound | 7-1 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl James (fresh) C - Mike Newlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) SF - Tommie Morse (fresh) PF - Gregory White (fresh) C - Bryan Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Tommie Morse comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Noonan - foul #1 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #4 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Alan Arrington (SG), Raymond Honore (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Gary Kelly, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), David Poston (C) Eugene Eakin, Scott Stokes, Bryan Smith | |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Tommie Morse makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Tommie Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:30 | Penn | Alan Arrington blows the dunk | 7-3 |
| 15:29 | Creighton | Gregory White gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer's floater is tipped away by Earl James | 7-3 |
| 15:23 | Penn | Alan Arrington snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:11 | Penn | John Gilkey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-3 |
| 15:09 | Penn | Alan Arrington grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:59 | Penn | Alan Arrington can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Soriano - foul #1 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), David Tijerina (SF) John Gilkey, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Stokes (SG) Ernest Soriano | |
| 14:59 | Penn | Alan Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:59 | Penn | Alan Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Arrington - foul #2 on Alan Arrington, team foul #5 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Raymond Honore (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Alan Arrington, David Tijerina, Earl James | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Randy Byram (PF) Anthony Scheerer, Gregory White | |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Scott Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole buries a jumper from the right side | 11-4 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Tommie Morse clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:08 | Penn | Raymond Honore pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:53 | Penn | Dennis Noonan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Kelly | 13-4 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | The short jumper by Jason Ludlow is denied by Bruce Cole | 13-4 |
| 13:48 | Penn | Gary Kelly grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 13:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Ludlow - foul #1 on Jason Ludlow, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), David Tijerina (SF), Earl James (C) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Gregory White (C) Tommie Morse, David Poston | |
| 13:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 13:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Stevan Winkowski is called for the reach on Eugene Eakin - foul #1 on Stevan Winkowski, team foul #6 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (PF) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Scott Stokes, Jason Ludlow, Randy Byram | |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Gregory White hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Soriano | 14-6 |
| 12:37 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Kelly | 17-6 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 11:52 | Penn | Ernest Soriano picks off the pass by David Tijerina | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) SG - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Tijerina (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Earl James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) SG - Ernest Soriano (fresh) SF - Anthony Scheerer (fresh) PF - Gregory White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Bryan Smith blows the layup | 17-9 |
| 11:31 | Penn | Earl James pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:13 | Penn | Dennis Noonan's pass is intercepted by Bryan Smith | 17-9 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Soriano, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Raymond Honore (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan, Earl James | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Stokes (SG), Jason Ludlow (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Ernest Soriano, Anthony Scheerer, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| 10:46 | Penn | Bruce Cole is whistled for a carry | 17-9 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Jason Ludlow double dribbles | 17-9 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (PF) David Tijerina | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG) Eugene Eakin | |
| 09:55 | Penn | Scott Stokes steals it from John Gilkey | 17-9 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Gary Kelly steps in front of the Tommie Morse pass | 17-9 |
| 09:34 | Penn | Earl James loses the ball out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Penn | David Tijerina (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Gary Kelly, Earl James | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:17 | Creighton | Randy Byram clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Gilkey - foul #1 on John Gilkey, team foul #7 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG) Tommie Morse | |
| 09:17 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:17 | Creighton | Randy Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:00 | Penn | John Gilkey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Tijerina and he's hacked by Eugene Eakin - foul #1 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (C) David Poston | |
| 09:00 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Gregory White tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 08:26 | Penn | John Gilkey hits a jumper from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Scott Stokes double dribbles | 22-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Earl James (PF), Mike Newlin (C) David Tijerina, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Jason Ludlow, Randy Byram | |
| 08:03 | Penn | Raymond Honore is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Raymond Honore, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Raymond Honore, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Scott Stokes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Eakin | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl James (fresh) C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommie Morse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Penn | John Gilkey is hacked by Eugene Eakin - foul #2 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), David Tijerina (SF), Mike Newlin (C) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Anthony Scheerer (SF), David Poston (C) Eugene Eakin, Scott Stokes, Gregory White | |
| 07:13 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stevan Winkowski | 25-16 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | David Poston misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Newlin - foul #1 on Mike Newlin, team foul #9 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, David Tijerina, Earl James | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), Randy Byram (PF) Anthony Scheerer, Bryan Smith | |
| 06:54 | Creighton | David Poston makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | David Poston misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:54 | Penn | Mike Newlin grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 06:32 | Penn | John Gilkey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-17 |
| 06:31 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 25-17 |
| 06:11 | Penn | Randy Byram steps in front of the Dennis Noonan pass | 25-17 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Tommie Morse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Randy Byram hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 05:26 | Penn | John Gilkey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Randy Byram snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Randy Byram loses the ball out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), David Tijerina (SF), Earl James (PF) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer (PG), Scott Stokes (SG), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Steven Green, Tommie Morse, Randy Byram, David Poston | |
| 04:54 | Penn | David Tijerina is fouled on the floor by Jason Ludlow - foul #2 on Jason Ludlow, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tommie Morse (PG) Jason Ludlow | |
| 04:54 | Penn | David Tijerina makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:54 | Penn | David Tijerina misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:54 | Creighton | Gregory White pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | Anthony Scheerer tips it but misses | 26-19 |
| 04:28 | Penn | Earl James gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:08 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 04:06 | Penn | Earl James snags the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 03:50 | Penn | David Tijerina drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stevan Winkowski | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Tijerina (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl James (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Newlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Tommie Morse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Scheerer (fresh) PF - Gregory White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #10 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Alan Arrington (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Raymond Honore (PF), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Stevan Winkowski, David Tijerina, Earl James, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Randy Byram (PF) Tommie Morse, Bryan Smith | |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:27 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 03:03 | Penn | Raymond Honore lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Kelly | 31-19 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Scott Stokes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 02:40 | Penn | The rebound goes to Dennis Noonan | 31-19 |
| 02:25 | Penn | Alan Arrington is whistled for traveling | 31-19 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), David Tijerina (SF), Earl James (C) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Ludlow (SF), David Poston (C) Anthony Scheerer, Gregory White | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| 02:05 | Penn | Raymond Honore can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on David Poston - foul #1 on David Poston, team foul #8 | 31-19 |
| 02:05 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:05 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Randy Byram misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-19 |
| 01:48 | Penn | Alan Arrington snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 01:27 | Penn | Scott Stokes is called for the reach on Alan Arrington - foul #1 on Scott Stokes, team foul #9 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Earl James | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SG) Scott Stokes | |
| 01:27 | Penn | Alan Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 01:27 | Penn | Alan Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Raymond Honore steals it from Eugene Eakin | 35-19 |
| 00:52 | Penn | Raymond Honore buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Alan Arrington | 37-19 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Raymond Honore steals it from David Poston | 37-19 |
| 00:04 | Penn | The 3pt attempt by David Tijerina is denied by Randy Byram | 37-19 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | David Poston gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | David Poston misses the halfcourt shot | 37-19 |