| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Poston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton inbounds the ball | 19-37 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is hacked by David Poston - foul #3 on David Poston, team foul #1 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory White (C) David Poston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Griffith | 19-39 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie travels with the ball | 19-39 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the easy layup | 19-39 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Gregory White pulls down the rebound | 19-39 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Aubrey Hampton is called for the reach on Ernest Soriano - foul #2 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #1 | 19-39 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-39 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn buries a jumper in the paint set up by Antonio Griffith and he's hacked by Tracey Ivie - foul #2 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #2 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG) Tracey Ivie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the free throw | 19-42 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano drills a 3 from straight away | 22-42 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Randy Byram - foul #3 on Randy Byram, team foul #3 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), Jimmy Dyer (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Eugene Eakin, Ernest Soriano, Randy Byram, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Aubrey Hampton | |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Dwight Pence is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dwight Pence, team foul #4 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 22-43 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer gets the rebound | 22-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Pence (fresh) PF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-43 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Dwight Pence is called for the reach on Paul Stewart - foul #2 on Dwight Pence, team foul #5 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Ernest Soriano (SF), Randy Byram (PF), David Poston (C) Daniel Long, Dwight Pence, Jimmy Dyer, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF) Paul Stewart, Joseph Mickle | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Eugene Eakin - foul #3 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #6 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (SG) Tracey Ivie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is fouled on the floor by Eugene Eakin - foul #4 on Eugene Eakin, team foul #7 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG) Eugene Eakin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Antonio Griffith | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:30 | Creighton | David Poston is whistled for a carry | 25-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), Gregory White (SF) Steven Green, Ernest Soriano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luther Simone, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer (PF) Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| 12:55 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Gregory White is blocked by Harold Weedman | 25-45 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | David Poston grabs the offensive board | 25-45 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-45 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | David Poston hits the follow up shot | 27-45 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is called for traveling | 27-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Ernest Soriano (SF), Bryan Smith (C) Daniel Long, Jimmy Dyer, David Poston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Steven Green misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-45 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Tracey Ivie - foul #3 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #8 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (SG), Randy Byram (PF) Tracey Ivie, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Ronald Hahn (C) Antonio Griffith, Harold Weedman | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Gregory White pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Green (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dillon West (fresh) SF - Ernest Soriano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Gregory White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn travels with the ball | 27-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), David Poston (C) Dillon West, Ernest Soriano, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Luther Simone (PF) Paul Stewart, Edward Rose | |
| 10:27 | Creighton | David Poston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-46 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | David Poston steals the ball from Antonio Griffith | 27-46 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Douglas Wegner takes the ball from Daniel Long | 27-46 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:27 | Creighton | David Poston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ernest Soriano (SF) Randy Byram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Ronald Hahn | |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 27-46 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer tips it home | 29-46 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ernest Soriano | 29-46 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Ernest Soriano loses the ball out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Daniel Long, Jimmy Dyer, David Poston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses long on a shot from close range | 29-46 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Gregory White snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Gregory White misses the dunk | 29-46 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the rebound | 29-46 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Stewart and the foul's on Steven Green - foul #1 on Steven Green, team foul #9 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Eakin (PG), Randy Byram (PF) Tracey Ivie, Ernest Soriano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Ronald Hahn (C) Paul Stewart, Douglas Wegner, Harold Weedman | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the free throw | 29-48 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Bryan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Eugene Eakin (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Steven Green (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gregory White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Byram (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Antonio Griffith | 32-51 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits a runner from close range set up by Antonio Griffith | 35-53 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Bryan Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Mickle | 35-55 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aubrey Hampton - foul #3 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), Jimmy Dyer (PF) Steven Green, Randy Byram, Bryan Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Eugene Eakin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the runner from the right block | 37-55 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Gregory White gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Daniel Long is whistled for traveling | 37-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (SG) Eugene Eakin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle gets the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Long - foul #1 on Daniel Long, team foul #10 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bryan Smith (C) Gregory White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Dillon West is called for traveling | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton is called for traveling | 37-57 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Bryan Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dillon West (fresh) SF - Dwight Pence (fresh) PF - Jimmy Dyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Aubrey Hampton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 7 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman hits the finger roll set up by Paul Stewart | 37-59 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Dwight Pence is whistled for a carry | 37-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Green (PG), Gregory White (SF) Daniel Long, Dwight Pence | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG) Joseph Mickle | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits the finger roll set up by Aubrey Hampton | 37-61 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Dillon West is whistled for traveling | 37-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (SG) Dillon West | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF), Carlos Dupree (PF) Paul Stewart, Edward Rose | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Bryan Smith is called for the reach on Carlos Dupree - foul #2 on Bryan Smith, team foul #11 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Joseph Mickle | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree misses the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gregory White | 37-62 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Steven Green drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jimmy Dyer | 39-62 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is hacked by Steven Green - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #12 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Carlos Dupree | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Bryan Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith connects on the floater from the free throw line | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Stewart and he's hacked by Gregory White - foul #1 on Gregory White, team foul #13 | 43-68 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Daniel Long is fouled on the floor by Antonio Griffith - foul #1 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #5 | 43-69 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Bryan Smith's floater is tipped away by Edward Rose | 43-69 |