| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses badly on a shot from the right block | 33-30 |
| 19:45 | Creighton | David Declue pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Herbert Tye banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Jewell | 33-32 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Patrick Potter travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | James Easter buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Declue | 33-35 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Patrick Potter clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Herbert Tye - foul #2 on Herbert Tye, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Patrick Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Otto Jones snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Richard Jewell pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | James Easter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to Patrick Potter | 34-35 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Otto Jones knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Woodrow King and he's hacked by James Easter - foul #2 on James Easter, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (SF) Manuel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois (C) Herbert Tye | |
| 17:27 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Martin Holland hits a jumper in the lane set up by David Declue | 37-37 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Woodrow King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Richard Jewell grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the lay-in | 37-37 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Patrick Potter pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Albert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 16:50 | Samford | James Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | James Easter snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Woodrow King is called for the reach on James Easter - foul #1 on Woodrow King, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Emil Harris (PF), Mark Roberts (C) Woodrow King, James Grant, Otto Jones, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Harold Bethune (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland | |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois misses the dunk attempt | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | Samford | James Alpert snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Albert Dawson is hacked by Jeremy Gadbois - foul #3 on Jeremy Gadbois, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ferguson (SF) Mark Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | Herbert Tye (C) Harold Bethune | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Alpert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Emil Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Marty Perl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 3 pf. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson can't connect on a floater near the basket | 37-37 |
| 15:40 | Samford | James Alpert hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Robert Peterman is hacked by James Alpert - foul #2 on James Alpert, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), David Declue (SF) Marty Perl, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 15:07 | Creighton | David Declue misses the runner from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Albert Dawson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Ostrom | 42-37 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Herbert Tye clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | David Declue tips it in | 42-39 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Ostrom | 44-39 |
| 14:09 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | James Easter grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Otto Jones is called for the reach on Robert Peterman - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Grant (SG), Patrick Potter (C) Thomas Ostrom, Manuel Ferguson, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), Martin Holland (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Robert Peterman, Greg Darrell, Herbert Tye | |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Woodrow King - foul #2 on Woodrow King, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:23 | Samford | James Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Timothy Slate (SF) James Easter, David Declue | |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Timothy Slate misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Butler (SF), Emil Harris (PF) James Alpert, Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (PG) Marty Perl | |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Timothy Slate makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Timothy Slate misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Patrick Potter | 44-42 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Michael Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Martin Holland pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Martin Holland clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Patrick Potter - foul #1 on Patrick Potter, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ferguson (SF) Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF) Timothy Slate | |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Emil Harris snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:18 | Samford | James Grant can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Greg Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:11 | Creighton | Richard Jewell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Darrell | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Emil Harris scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Woodrow King | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emil Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Peterman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), David Declue (SF), Herbert Tye (C) Robert Peterman, Greg Darrell, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Otto Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:23 | Samford | James Grant hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Martin Holland clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the turnaround from close range | 48-45 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Herbert Tye gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Potter - foul #2 on Patrick Potter, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Emil Harris (C) Woodrow King, James Grant, Manuel Ferguson, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (PF) Richard Jewell, Martin Holland | |
| 10:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | Herbert Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:23 | Samford | James Alpert is hacked by Greg Darrell - foul #1 on Greg Darrell, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | David Declue pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:56 | Creighton | Robert Peterman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Emil Harris lays it up and in | 50-47 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Greg Darrell is denied on a layup by Albert Dawson | 50-47 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | James Easter pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Robert Peterman drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 08:32 | Samford | James Alpert scores on a jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | James Easter misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | David Declue gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Greg Darrell lays it in on a nice dish by David Declue | 52-51 |
| 07:42 | Samford | James Alpert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Otto Jones can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Herbert Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Alpert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Emil Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Peterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Greg Darrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Creighton | James Alpert steals it from Herbert Tye | 52-51 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom blows the layup | 52-51 |
| 07:27 | Samford | Otto Jones tips it in | 54-51 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | David Declue buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Easter | 54-54 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Otto Jones knocks in the runner from close range | 56-54 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Robert Peterman misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Ostrom - foul #2 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Grant (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF), Mark Roberts (PF), Patrick Potter (C) James Alpert, Thomas Ostrom, Albert Dawson, Otto Jones, Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), Marty Perl (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) James Easter, David Declue, Greg Darrell, Herbert Tye | |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Robert Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Robert Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Patrick Potter's pass is intercepted by Marty Perl | 56-55 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Richard Jewell clanks a shot from close range | 56-55 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson slams it home on a great pass from Woodrow King | 58-55 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Robert Peterman drills a jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Patrick Potter buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Roberts | 60-57 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Martin Holland can't finish the layup | 60-57 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Mark Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Mark Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) Mark Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), David Declue (SF) Robert Peterman, Marty Perl | |
| 03:51 | Creighton | The jump hook by David Declue is blocked by Otto Jones | 63-57 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Patrick Potter makes the floater in the paint set up by Otto Jones | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Richard Jewell is hacked by Otto Jones - foul #4 on Otto Jones, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Herbert Tye (C) Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Herbert Tye - foul #3 on Herbert Tye, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Patrick Potter makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Patrick Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Martin Holland is denied on a layup by Manuel Ferguson | 67-57 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Otto Jones misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 67-57 |
| 02:33 | Samford | James Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Patrick Potter's layup is rejected by Martin Holland | 67-57 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Richard Jewell gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Martin Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Otto Jones - foul #5 on Otto Jones, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Emil Harris (PF), Mark Roberts (C) Woodrow King, James Grant, Manuel Ferguson, Otto Jones, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Herbert Tye | |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Martin Holland makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:12 | Creighton | Martin Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Grant (SG), Patrick Potter (C) James Alpert, Thomas Ostrom, Mark Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Robert Peterman, Greg Darrell, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 01:56 | Samford | James Easter takes the ball from Woodrow King | 67-59 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | David Declue scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Jewell | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ferguson (SF) Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:25 | Samford | Richard Jewell is called for the reach on Woodrow King - foul #3 on Richard Jewell, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Albert Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:04 | Creighton | James Easter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Albert Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Woodrow King | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | James Easter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Samford | James Grant gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | James Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jewell - foul #4 on Richard Jewell, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SF), Mark Roberts (PF) Manuel Ferguson, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:33 | Samford | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | Samford | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | James Easter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (PG), Mathew Silas (SG), Albert Dawson (C) Woodrow King, James Grant, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (PF), Harold Bethune (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland, Herbert Tye | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom runs out the clock | 71-61 |