| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by Horace Walburn - foul #2 on Horace Walburn, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Reginald Barr steals the ball from Horace Walburn in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Frank Vinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Douglas Pope tips it home | 25-37 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Frank Vinson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lawrence Dickson | 25-40 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Edmonson | 27-40 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Frank Vinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Horace Walburn | 27-43 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri is denied on a layup by Frank Vinson | 27-43 |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-43 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps tips it but misses | 27-43 |
| 17:03 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Willie Edmonson is called for the reach on Frank Vinson - foul #2 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a jumper from the right side | 27-43 |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (C) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Alfred Kula buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-46 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry is hacked by Wilbert Dawson - foul #3 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 15:44 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Alfred Kula scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Russell Clay | 30-49 |
| 15:27 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-49 |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry tips it but misses | 30-49 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-49 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Patrick Roe | 30-49 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Gene Carr | 32-49 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Robert Stanberry steals it from Alfred Kula | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | Russell Clay is called for the reach on Patrick Roe - foul #2 on Russell Clay, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Malcolm Brault, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps connects on the floater from the left block set up by Reginald Barr | 34-49 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-49 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri knocks in the shot in the lane | 36-49 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is fouled on the floor by Willie Edmonson - foul #3 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Nathan Segars hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 36-51 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is fouled on the floor by Horace Walburn - foul #3 on Horace Walburn, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Horace Walburn gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Horace Walburn steals the ball from Reginald Barr | 36-54 |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Horace Walburn misses the lay-in | 36-54 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Nathan Segars buries a driving attempt in the paint | 36-56 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-56 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Douglas Pope gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Nathan Segars can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 36-56 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Billy Phelps | 36-56 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Dickson is called for the reach on Juan Torres - foul #2 on Lawrence Dickson, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Ellis | 36-56 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Clay | 36-58 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-58 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Russell Clay knocks in the shot near the basket | 39-60 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr scores on a 3 from straight away | 42-60 |
| 10:18 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson tips it but misses | 42-60 |
| 10:16 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Wilbert Dawson - foul #4 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson | |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Nathan Segars blocks the short jumper by Billy Phelps | 43-62 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF) Robert Stanberry, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Gerald Shipley | |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-62 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps can't tip it in | 43-62 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dickson | 43-62 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-62 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault gets the rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 45-62 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Frank Vinson tips it home | 45-64 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Dickson steps in front of the Reginald Barr pass in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't finish the layup | 45-64 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Horace Walburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Juan Torres - foul #2 on Juan Torres, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF) Horace Walburn, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars | |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the free throw | 45-66 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson double dribbles | 45-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG) Lawrence Dickson | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wilbert Dawson | 45-69 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the runner in the lane | 45-69 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Russell Clay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson grabs the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Alfred Kula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson, Malcolm Brault, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Russell Clay takes the ball from Kenneth Palmeri | 45-69 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-69 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Charles Dison is called for the reach on Frank Vinson - foul #3 on Charles Dison, team foul #4 | 47-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula | |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Dison - foul #4 on Charles Dison, team foul #5 | 47-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (SF), Malcolm Brault (C) Juan Torres, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Frank Vinson, Nathan Segars | |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-71 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the board | 47-71 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Patrick Roe takes the ball from Gerald Shipley | 47-71 |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher banks in the layup set up by Patrick Roe | 49-71 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerald Shipley | 49-73 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Rudolph Ellis - foul #3 on Rudolph Ellis, team foul #7 | 49-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG) Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-73 |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Blake Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Roe | 51-73 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 51-76 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-76 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Russell Clay is whistled for a carry | 51-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (PF) Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-76 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-78 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-78 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe tips it in | 53-78 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson is fouled on the floor by Charles Dison - foul #5 on Charles Dison, team foul #6 | 53-78 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (C) Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Alfred Kula clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault gets the rebound | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | A charge is called on Gene Carr - foul #1 on Gene Carr, team foul #7 | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 53-80 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher misses the lay-in | 53-80 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis grabs the board | 53-80 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Russell Clay runs out the clock | 53-80 |