| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Creighton | Mark Cotter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Laird | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Mark Cotter grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird buries a turnaround from close range set up by Nicholas Anderson | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Cotter | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Mutter - foul #1 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond travels with the ball | 6-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (SF) Christopher Mutter | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Cotter - foul #1 on Mark Cotter, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Fred Hodge, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mervin Robinson and the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Travis Cressey makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cecil Skinner | 10-6 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Christopher Laird steps in front of the Steven Bowen pass | 10-6 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the easy layup | 10-6 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Travis Cressey gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Nicholas Anderson swats the layup by Travis Cressey | 10-6 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Eric Stone is called for the reach on James Dickerson - foul #1 on Eric Stone, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Christopher Mutter (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Sanford Hedley, Mervin Robinson, Eric Stone, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Spann (fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) PF - Vincent Richmond (fresh) C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 10-6 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Fred Hodge hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mark Cotter | 10-8 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Christopher Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards banks in the layup | 12-8 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter misses short on a shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond tips it home | 12-10 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's layup is rejected by Curtis Barnes | 12-10 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Fred Hodge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is hacked by Curtis Barnes - foul #1 on Curtis Barnes, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Cecil Skinner, James Dickerson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Mervin Robinson (SG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mark Cotter, Fred Hodge, Christopher Mutter, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Steven Bowen steals it from Harold Corona | 12-13 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Spann | 12-13 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann drills a jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 16-13 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | Travis Cressey is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), James Dickerson (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Curtis Barnes (C) Mervin Robinson, Steven Bowen | |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Mark Cotter scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sanford Hedley | 16-16 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Anderson | 19-16 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Eric Stone hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Cotter | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is hacked by Mark Cotter - foul #2 on Mark Cotter, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Christopher Spann (C) Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Christopher Mutter (SF), Vincent Richmond (PF) Mark Cotter, Sanford Hedley, Eric Stone, Travis Cressey | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Vincent Richmond steals it from Nicholas Anderson | 19-18 |
| 11:06 | Creighton | Vincent Richmond misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 19-18 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Bowen (C) Curtis Barnes | |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Mutter - foul #2 on Christopher Mutter, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cary Riker (SF) Christopher Mutter | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Spann | 19-18 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-18 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it home | 21-18 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Steven Bowen connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-21 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird throws it down on a great pass from Christopher Spann | 23-21 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Cary Riker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Edwards - foul #1 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), James Dickerson (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Cecil Skinner, Harold Corona, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Eric Stone (SF), Travis Cressey (PF) Mervin Robinson, Fred Hodge, Vincent Richmond | |
| 09:28 | Creighton | Eric Stone is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Edwards | 25-21 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Cary Riker comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #1 on James Dickerson, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG) Christopher Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | Curtis Barnes (C) Steven Bowen | |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Cary Riker makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Cary Riker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it home | 27-23 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Cary Riker misses the lay-in | 27-23 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | James Dickerson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Edwards | 29-23 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | Eric Stone drills a runner in the paint | 29-25 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia | 31-25 |
| 07:45 | Creighton | Travis Cressey buries a runner near the basket | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cary Riker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Cressey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Curtis Barnes (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Cary Riker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Cary Riker is called for the reach on Ronald Edwards - foul #1 on Cary Riker, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Christopher Spann (PF) Cecil Skinner, Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG), Fred Hodge (SG), Vincent Richmond (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Cary Riker, Eric Stone, Travis Cressey, Curtis Barnes | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Vincent Richmond | 31-27 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the runner from close range | 31-27 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Bowen - foul #1 on Steven Bowen, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | Steven Bowen knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Mervin Robinson | 33-29 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Mervin Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-29 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Richmond | 33-29 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harold Corona - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Fred Hodge - foul #1 on Fred Hodge, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eric Stone (SF), Curtis Barnes (C) Sanford Hedley, Steven Bowen | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Christopher Laird picks off the pass by Fred Hodge | 33-31 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the lay-in | 33-31 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Eric Stone gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Corona | 33-31 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Fred Hodge swats the dunk try by Christopher Spann | 33-31 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mervin Robinson | 33-33 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is fouled on the floor by Fred Hodge - foul #2 on Fred Hodge, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), James Dickerson (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Cotter (PG), Christopher Mutter (SF), Travis Cressey (PF), Steven Bowen (C) Mervin Robinson, Eric Stone, Vincent Richmond, Curtis Barnes | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Spann | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Mutter (fresh) PF - Travis Cressey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Travis Cressey's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Edwards | 36-33 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses long on a jumper from the left block | 36-35 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Cotter | 38-37 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann loses the dribble to Mark Cotter | 38-37 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Mark Cotter hits the finger roll | 38-39 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Mark Cotter - foul #3 on Mark Cotter, team foul #11 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) James Dickerson, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Vincent Richmond (PF), Curtis Barnes (C) Mark Cotter, Travis Cressey, Steven Bowen | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Christopher Mutter double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Christopher Laird | |
| Subs | Creighton | Cary Riker (SG) Fred Hodge | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Cary Riker - foul #2 on Cary Riker, team foul #12 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mervin Robinson (PG), Eric Stone (SF) Sanford Hedley, Christopher Mutter | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Cary Riker is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (SG), Christopher Spann (C) James Dickerson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Cecil Skinner | 44-39 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Cecil Skinner steals the ball from Cary Riker | 44-39 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the finger roll | 46-39 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | The short jumper by Curtis Barnes is denied by Christopher Spann | 46-39 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Curtis Barnes tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 46-41 |