| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fresh) SG - Lawrence Dickson (fresh) SF - Frank Vinson (fresh) PF - Nathan Segars (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) SG - Derek Hubbert (fresh) SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) C - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Douglas Pope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wilbur Brown - foul #1 on Wilbur Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski is hacked by Nathan Segars - foul #1 on Nathan Segars, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Miami (FL) | Douglas Pope picks off the pass by Wilbur Brown | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Horace Walburn | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Frank Vinson gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Miami (FL) | Douglas Pope swats the layup by Sean Kuczenski | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Frank Vinson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 7-0 |
| 17:06 | Miami (FL) | Nathan Segars blocks the short jumper by Sean Kuczenski | 7-0 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Frank Vinson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 16:41 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 16:19 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwight Caldwell | 7-3 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Vinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Segars (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fairly fresh) SG - Derek Hubbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbur Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Kuczenski (fairly fresh) C - Dwight Caldwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| 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 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF), Floyd Sprague (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Derek Hubbert, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Russell Clay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 15:20 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 7-5 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Floyd Sprague is called for the reach on Gerald Shipley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Sprague, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Russell Clay's pass is intercepted by Dennis Johnson | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson lays it in | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Dennis Johnson is called for the reach on Gerald Shipley - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Vinson (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Rudolph Ellis, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert (SG), Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Bernard Werner, Larry Franklin, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Frank Vinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Frank Vinson, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Segars (PF) Wilbert Dawson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (PG), Dwight Caldwell (C) Dennis Johnson, Floyd Sprague | |
| 13:52 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Vinson - foul #2 on Frank Vinson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Rudolph Ellis (SF) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 13:52 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Dickson | 9-9 |
| 13:13 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jasper Brady | 9-11 |
| 13:11 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Hubbert - foul #1 on Derek Hubbert, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (C) Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF) Jasper Brady, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Dalegowski - foul #1 on Ralph Dalegowski, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG) Lawrence Dickson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:41 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwight Caldwell | 11-13 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Horace Walburn | 13-13 |
| 12:20 | Miami (FL) | Alfred Kula is called for the reach on Miroslav Murzynski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Kula, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Wilbert Dawson (PF) Horace Walburn, Nathan Segars | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG), Floyd Sprague (C) Derek Hubbert, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 12:12 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski is hacked by Russell Clay - foul #1 on Russell Clay, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Larry Franklin, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 12:02 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG) Miroslav Murzynski | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) SF - Rudolph Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fresh) C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) C - Floyd Sprague (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Alfred Kula clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:34 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:10 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 13-16 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Russell Clay connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Dennis Johnson, Bernard Werner, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski, Floyd Sprague | |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:34 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Caldwell | 16-18 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Larry Franklin steals the ball from Horace Walburn in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 10:13 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Ralph Dalegowski | 16-20 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 16-20 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Nathan Segars can't tip it in | 16-20 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Horace Walburn tips it home | 18-20 |
| 09:41 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:40 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Nathan Segars loses the ball out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SF), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Nathan Segars, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (PG), Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Miroslav Murzynski, Larry Franklin, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 08:38 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG) Lawrence Dickson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG), Floyd Sprague (C) Derek Hubbert, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Douglas Pope knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 20-22 |
| 08:01 | Miami (FL) | Wilbert Dawson picks off the pass by Bernard Werner | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Horace Walburn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) SF - Rudolph Ellis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Dawson (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Pope (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jasper Brady (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) C - Floyd Sprague (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 07:35 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:16 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Ellis | 20-22 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Jasper Brady picks off the pass by Rudolph Ellis in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| 07:11 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner jams it on a great pass from Jasper Brady | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Alfred Kula comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:51 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:31 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-24 |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:16 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski banks in the layup on a great pass from Bernard Werner and the foul's on Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Lawrence Dickson (SG), Frank Vinson (SF), Nathan Segars (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Horace Walburn, Alfred Kula, Rudolph Ellis, Wilbert Dawson, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Jasper Brady, Bernard Werner, Wilbur Brown, Floyd Sprague | |
| 06:16 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 06:01 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin is hacked by Frank Vinson - foul #3 on Frank Vinson, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG) Frank Vinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell (C) Sean Kuczenski | |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a floater from the baseline | 20-29 |
| 05:16 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin is fouled on the floor by Russell Clay - foul #2 on Russell Clay, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG) Horace Walburn | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Miroslav Murzynski, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Hubbert - foul #2 on Derek Hubbert, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SF) Larry Franklin | |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:40 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown is called for traveling | 20-31 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Wilbur Brown is called for the reach on Nathan Segars - foul #2 on Wilbur Brown, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Pope (C) Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:26 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Sean Kuczenski | 21-31 |
| 04:17 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Russell Clay - foul #3 on Russell Clay, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SF) Russell Clay | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG) Derek Hubbert | |
| 04:17 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:17 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Nathan Segars grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Wilbur Brown steps in front of the Alfred Kula pass | 21-31 |
| 03:48 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson lays it in set up by Wilbur Brown | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Alfred Kula (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Dickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Ellis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Segars (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Pope (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Kuczenski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Caldwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Johnson - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG), Wilbert Dawson (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Alfred Kula, Nathan Segars, Douglas Pope | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (PF) Dennis Johnson, Bernard Werner, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:30 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Wilbert Dawson - foul #1 on Wilbert Dawson, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Wilbert Dawson snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley's pass is intercepted by Larry Franklin in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| 02:54 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-34 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Wilbert Dawson | 21-34 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Dwight Caldwell is called for the reach on Gerald Shipley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Caldwell, team foul #10 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Floyd Sprague (C) Ralph Dalegowski, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:34 | Miami (FL) | Rudolph Ellis steals the ball from Miroslav Murzynski | 23-34 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Horace Walburn | 25-34 |
| 02:03 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Miroslav Murzynski | 25-37 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (PG), Nathan Segars (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Horace Walburn, Wilbert Dawson, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG), Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Derek Hubbert, Larry Franklin, Jasper Brady | |
| 01:47 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague is whistled for traveling | 25-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell (C) Floyd Sprague | |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Lawrence Dickson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 01:02 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 01:01 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Caldwell | 28-37 |
| 00:43 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown is denied on a dunk by Nathan Segars | 28-37 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner gets the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:36 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Dickson - foul #1 on Lawrence Dickson, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Walburn (PG) Lawrence Dickson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Larry Franklin (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Bernard Werner, Wilbur Brown, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 00:36 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:36 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nathan Segars | 28-38 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Nathan Segars misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 00:07 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 00:02 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Horace Walburn can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |