| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Joseph Brown inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Creighton | James Pimentel is called for the reach on Fred Combs - foul #3 on James Pimentel, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (PF) James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Fred Combs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Sanders and the foul's on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Reinaldo Medina - foul #1 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger loses the dribble to Benjamin Espey | 37-38 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Dale Labarge comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the shot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | George Marcucci misses the tip | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 39-38 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dale Labarge | 39-41 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF) Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG), Francis Wooten (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Dale Labarge, Fred Combs, Benjamin Espey | |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Domingo Bermudez | 40-41 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Francis Wooten buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Marcucci | 40-43 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 15:57 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reinaldo Medina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Francis Wooten can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Reinaldo Medina - foul #2 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Pimentel (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Reinaldo Medina, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Pimentel | 42-45 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Dale Labarge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Francis Wooten snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Dale Labarge scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Marcucci | 42-48 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Domingo Bermudez - foul #1 on Domingo Bermudez, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF) Cody Hearn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (SF), Benjamin Espey (C) Dale Labarge, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Fred Combs hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule is called for traveling | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (C) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG) John Byers | |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Fred Combs double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Marie (PF) Francis Wooten | |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #3 on Fred Combs, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF) James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Fred Marie hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 12:53 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Soule | 47-52 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Fred Marie's fadeaway is rejected by Reinaldo Medina | 47-52 |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina is hacked by Fred Marie - foul #2 on Fred Marie, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Cody Hearn (SF), James Pimentel (PF), William Schwarze (C) Charles Sanders, Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Francis Wooten (C) Dale Labarge, Fred Marie, Benjamin Espey | |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on George Marcucci - foul #2 on George Marcucci, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (C) Fred Combs | |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Francis Wooten gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - William Schwarze (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | George Marcucci buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 48-54 |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is hacked by Cody Hearn - foul #1 on Cody Hearn, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Terence Conger (SG) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:07 | Creighton | George Marcucci scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Francis Wooten | 48-57 |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | John Byers steps in front of the Charles Sanders pass | 48-57 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | George Marcucci hits the finger roll set up by John Byers | 48-59 |
| 10:40 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Charles Sanders takes the ball from George Marcucci in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Cody Hearn, James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG), Fred Combs (PF), Benjamin Espey (C) John Byers, Francis Wooten, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Dale Labarge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Joseph Brown tips it in | 50-61 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #4 on Fred Combs, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Reinaldo Medina (C) Charles Sanders, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF) Fred Combs | |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-61 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Francis Wooten pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Joseph Brown clanks a shot from the baseline | 52-61 |
| 08:43 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs is fouled in the backcourt by George Marcucci - foul #3 on George Marcucci, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sean Turner (SG) Terence Conger | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG) George Marcucci | |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Dale Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Sean Turner | 55-61 |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Francis Wooten | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale Labarge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Francis Wooten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule's layup is rejected by Francis Wooten | 55-64 |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Dale Labarge snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Francis Wooten misses short on a runner from the right block | 55-64 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-64 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule lays it up and in set up by Drew Bangs | 57-64 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Terence Conger (SG), Cody Hearn (SF), James Pimentel (PF), William Schwarze (C) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Randall Soule, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG), Fred Combs (SF), Fred Marie (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) John Byers, Joseph Brown, Francis Wooten, Benjamin Espey | |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the turnaround near the basket | 57-64 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Fred Marie grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | George Marcucci hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cody Hearn and he's fouled by Domingo Bermudez - foul #2 on Domingo Bermudez, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:28 | Creighton | Fred Marie is hacked by James Pimentel - foul #4 on James Pimentel, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dale Labarge | 60-67 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-67 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Fred Combs connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Labarge | 60-69 |
| 04:01 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Fred Combs snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | George Marcucci can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-69 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Schwarze | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cody Hearn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Labarge (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Fred Combs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Marie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is whistled for traveling | 60-69 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Cody Hearn, James Pimentel, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG), Francis Wooten (PF), Benjamin Espey (C) Dale Labarge, Fred Marie, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Reinaldo Medina blocks the short jumper by Fred Combs | 60-69 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Randall Soule | 60-69 |
| 03:30 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Francis Wooten lays it up and in | 63-71 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by John Byers - foul #3 on John Byers, team foul #11 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Brown (SF) Fred Combs | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Francis Wooten grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey grabs the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Dikembe Awada steps in front of the Francis Wooten pass | 64-71 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Pimentel (PF), William Schwarze (C) Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Francis Wooten | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the dunk | 64-71 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze tips it home | 66-71 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | William Schwarze picks off the pass by George Marcucci | 66-71 |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 68-71 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | George Marcucci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule gets the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG) John Byers | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Dale Labarge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Joseph Brown gets the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Joseph Brown scores on a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by James Pimentel - foul #5 on James Pimentel, team foul #6 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF) James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | George Marcucci is hacked by Charles Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #7 | 71-74 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | George Marcucci makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | George Marcucci makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Charles Sanders is called for the reach on Benjamin Espey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Sanders, team foul #8 | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Schwarze | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is hacked by Charles Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Sanders, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses short on a fullcourt shot | 71-76 |