| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Frank Vinson inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Nathan Segars scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Dickson | 28-23 |
| 19:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Wishart | 28-25 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Frank Vinson tips it in | 30-25 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Vinson steps in front of the Thomas Baker pass | 30-25 |
| 18:26 | Creighton | Frank Vinson lays it up and in | 32-25 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Horace Walburn steps in front of the Ricky Pearson pass in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Frank Vinson lays it up and in set up by Horace Walburn | 34-25 |
| 18:04 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:51 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Pope steals it from Warren Bodily out of a doubleteam | 34-25 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Ricky Pearson steals it from Horace Walburn in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 34-27 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Nathan Segars travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SF), John Schoenthal (PF), Charles Burns (C) Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Baker | |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Alfred Kula comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Warren Bodily - foul #3 on Warren Bodily, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), David Hedges (SF) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily | |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges can't finish the layup | 36-27 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:55 | Creighton | Russell Clay connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wilbert Dawson | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) SF - David Hedges (fresh) PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #1 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, David Hedges, John Schoenthal, Charles Burns | |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the shot near the basket | 39-29 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Segars | 39-29 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the floater from the right block set up by Lawrence Dickson and he's fouled by Harry Cheney - foul #1 on Harry Cheney, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (SG) Harry Cheney | |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:37 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Segars steals it from Ricky Pearson | 42-29 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Warren Bodily takes the ball from Horace Walburn | 42-29 |
| 14:15 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart banks in the layup set up by Warren Bodily | 42-31 |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 45-31 |
| 13:38 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Baker | 45-34 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Nathan Segars banks in the layup on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 47-34 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart makes the floater from the baseline set up by Ricky Pearson | 47-36 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Warren Bodily steps in front of the Lawrence Dickson pass | 47-36 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ricky Pearson | 47-38 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Harry Cheney (SG), David Hedges (SF), John Schoenthal (PF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Warren Bodily, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Baker | |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfred Kula and he's fouled by Charles Burns - foul #1 on Charles Burns, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harry Cheney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hedges (fresh) PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Schoenthal snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:41 | Creighton | Alfred Kula hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:40 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Shipley - foul #2 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (SG), Thomas Baker (C) David Hedges, Charles Burns | |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Frank Vinson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Clay | 53-43 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Segars swats the layup by Thomas Baker | 53-43 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nathan Segars | 53-43 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Douglas Pope gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:26 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 09:24 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Cheney | 53-46 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Russell Clay travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Wilbert Dawson (C) Russell Clay, Lawrence Dickson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF) Brian Fulcher, Harry Cheney, John Schoenthal | |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is fouled on the floor by Horace Walburn - foul #1 on Horace Walburn, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (C) Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Dawson - foul #1 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SF) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Wishart | 53-48 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Horace Walburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson (SG) Alfred Kula | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker hits a jump hook in the paint | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Wishart (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson loses the dribble to Ricky Pearson | 53-50 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Horace Walburn - foul #2 on Horace Walburn, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SG) Warren Bodily | |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Nathan Segars snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Frank Vinson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Frank Vinson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Thomas Baker takes the ball from Nathan Segars | 53-51 |
| 05:48 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Pope steps in front of the Matthew Sullivan pass | 53-51 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 05:11 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:07 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Frank Vinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 04:45 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Walburn - foul #3 on Horace Walburn, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), Warren Bodily (SG), David Hedges (SF), John Schoenthal (PF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Harry Cheney, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Baker | |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Wilbert Dawson takes the ball from Charles Burns | 53-51 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Kula | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Bodily | 56-53 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley lays it up and in set up by Alfred Kula | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Fulcher (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Hedges (fresh) PF - John Schoenthal (fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Burns snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:44 | Gardner-Webb | David Hedges clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Brian Wishart (SF), Matthew Sullivan (PF), Thomas Baker (C) Brian Fulcher, David Hedges, John Schoenthal, Charles Burns | |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Warren Bodily - foul #4 on Warren Bodily, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Frank Vinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Frank Vinson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Horace Walburn pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Segars | 63-56 |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Wishart loses the dribble to Nathan Segars | 63-56 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Nathan Segars clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 63-56 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Douglas Pope misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Pope - foul #2 on Douglas Pope, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Pope and the foul's on Matthew Sullivan - foul #1 on Matthew Sullivan, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Douglas Pope is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Pearson - foul #3 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (SF), Gerald Shipley (C) Frank Vinson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is fouled on the floor by Warren Bodily - foul #5 on Warren Bodily, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harry Cheney (SG) Warren Bodily | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF) Horace Walburn, Lawrence Dickson, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Fulcher (PG), David Hedges (SF), John Schoenthal (PF), Charles Burns (C) Ricky Pearson, Brian Wishart, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Baker | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Russell Clay runs out the clock | 68-58 |