| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Banas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Elizondo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado State | Donald Banas scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Richard Jewell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Banas - foul #3 on Donald Banas, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Crafts (SG) Donald Banas | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Richard Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Richard Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Trantham - foul #2 on Robert Trantham, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | Richard Jewell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | David Declue tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:29 | Colorado State | Richard Jewell steals the ball from Marc Elizondo | 37-38 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Richard Jewell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Trantham | 37-41 |
| 17:53 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook buries a turnaround from the right block | 39-41 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | David Declue blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Herbert Tye snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:18 | Creighton | Martin Holland hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 17:14 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Easterday (SF), Paul Buser (PF) Joey Lashbrook, Ernest Harrison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Robert Trantham, Herbert Tye | |
| 17:00 | Creighton | David Declue connects on the floater in the paint | 39-46 |
| 16:40 | Colorado State | Louis Curry misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gadbois | 39-46 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | Marc Elizondo blocks the short jumper by Richard Jewell | 39-46 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Marty Perl hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | Paul Buser connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Louis Curry and he's hacked by Martin Holland - foul #3 on Martin Holland, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Watkins (PG) Louis Curry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), Greg Darrell (SF), Harold Bethune (C) Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland | |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | Paul Buser makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Watkins (fresh) SG - Tony Crafts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Easterday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Buser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Elizondo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marty Perl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts is hacked by Robert Trantham - foul #3 on Robert Trantham, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Banas (SG), Joey Lashbrook (SF), Ernest Harrison (PF), Oscar Davis (C) Tony Crafts, William Easterday, Paul Buser, Marc Elizondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Herbert Tye (C) Harold Bethune | |
| 15:21 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Greg Darrell - foul #1 on Greg Darrell, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 15:21 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:21 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Marty Perl makes the driving attempt from close range | 44-50 |
| 14:32 | Colorado State | Jeremy Gadbois swats the short shot by Ernest Harrison | 44-50 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Greg Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Robert Trantham drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-53 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Herbert Tye denies the turnaround by Donald Banas | 44-53 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gadbois | 44-53 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Marty Perl misses the floater from close range | 44-53 |
| 13:54 | Colorado State | Donald Banas pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:31 | Colorado State | Robert Trantham is called for the reach on David Watkins - foul #4 on Robert Trantham, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), William Easterday (SF), Paul Buser (PF) David Watkins, Joey Lashbrook, Ernest Harrison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Harold Bethune (C) Robert Trantham, Marty Perl, Greg Darrell, Jeremy Gadbois, Herbert Tye | |
| 13:13 | Colorado State | William Easterday's pass is intercepted by Martin Holland | 44-53 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Timothy Slate scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jewell | 44-55 |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | Donald Banas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Curry | 46-55 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Timothy Slate is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Slate, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Crafts (SG) Donald Banas | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:32 | Colorado State | Louis Curry misses the runner from close range | 46-55 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | David Declue snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Timothy Slate drills a runner near the basket set up by Richard Jewell | 46-57 |
| 11:59 | Colorado State | Louis Curry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 46-57 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | David Declue snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Crafts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Easterday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Buser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Declue (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Richard Jewell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Slate | 46-60 |
| 11:36 | Colorado State | Paul Buser knocks in the runner from the left block | 48-60 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | The jump hook by Harold Bethune is blocked by Oscar Davis | 48-60 |
| 11:28 | Colorado State | William Easterday grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 11:07 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts's pass is intercepted by Richard Jewell | 48-60 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Richard Jewell's fadeaway is rejected by William Easterday | 48-60 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Timothy Slate tips it home | 48-62 |
| 10:38 | Colorado State | Louis Curry lays it in | 50-62 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Harold Bethune can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to William Easterday | 50-62 |
| 10:03 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | David Declue grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Martin Holland drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Jewell | 50-64 |
| 09:32 | Colorado State | Paul Buser misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 09:31 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis grabs the offensive board | 50-64 |
| 09:16 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts makes the shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Richard Jewell is denied on a layup by Oscar Davis | 52-64 |
| 08:57 | Colorado State | Paul Buser gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 08:40 | Colorado State | David Declue swats the shot by Louis Curry | 52-64 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Harold Bethune | 52-64 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Timothy Slate is fouled on the floor by Oscar Davis - foul #4 on Oscar Davis, team foul #2 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Watkins (PG), Donald Banas (SG), Joey Lashbrook (SF), Ernest Harrison (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Louis Curry, Tony Crafts, William Easterday, Paul Buser, Oscar Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Greg Darrell (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (PF), Herbert Tye (C) Timothy Slate, David Declue, Martin Holland, Harold Bethune | |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Marc Elizondo - foul #2 on Marc Elizondo, team foul #3 | 52-64 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Richard Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Donald Banas misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Jewell - foul #1 on Richard Jewell, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Donald Banas makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Donald Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | Greg Darrell drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Jewell | 54-68 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Donald Banas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-68 |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook grabs the offensive board | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Watkins (fresh) SG - Donald Banas (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Harrison (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Elizondo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Marty Perl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Tye (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison lays it in on a great pass from Donald Banas | 56-68 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Marty Perl loses the dribble to David Watkins in the backcourt | 56-68 |
| 07:03 | Colorado State | David Watkins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Banas | 59-68 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Greg Darrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 06:48 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison's layup is rejected by Herbert Tye | 59-68 |
| 06:29 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison snags the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 06:11 | Colorado State | Donald Banas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Herbert Tye grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Richard Jewell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 05:43 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Donald Banas scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Watkins | 62-68 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Oscar Davis (C) David Watkins, Marc Elizondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Trantham (PG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF) Richard Jewell, Greg Darrell, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Herbert Tye lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Perl | 62-70 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Crafts (SG), Paul Buser (PF) Donald Banas, Ernest Harrison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois (C) Herbert Tye | |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Louis Curry picks off the pass by Marty Perl | 62-70 |
| 04:09 | Colorado State | Louis Curry's pass is intercepted by Robert Trantham in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Robert Trantham lays it up and in | 62-72 |
| 03:48 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-72 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis snags the offensive board | 62-72 |
| 03:28 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Holland | 62-72 |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Paul Buser grabs the offensive board | 62-72 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Crafts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joey Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Buser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Trantham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marty Perl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-72 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Marty Perl misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 62-72 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois tips it in | 62-74 |
| 02:59 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Banas (SG), William Easterday (SF), Ernest Harrison (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Tony Crafts, Joey Lashbrook, Paul Buser, Oscar Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), Herbert Tye (C) Marty Perl, Jeremy Gadbois | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Donald Banas is called for the reach on Richard Jewell - foul #4 on Donald Banas, team foul #4 | 65-74 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | David Declue hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Jewell | 65-76 |
| 02:18 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (SF), Oscar Davis (C) William Easterday, Marc Elizondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook is hacked by Robert Trantham - foul #5 on Robert Trantham, team foul #8 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Watkins (PG), Tony Crafts (SG), Paul Buser (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Louis Curry, Donald Banas, Ernest Harrison, Oscar Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Timothy Slate (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (PF), Harold Bethune (C) Robert Trantham, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland, Herbert Tye | |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Donald Banas (SG), Ernest Harrison (PF), Oscar Davis (C) David Watkins, Tony Crafts, Paul Buser, Marc Elizondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Martin Holland (PF), Herbert Tye (C) Timothy Slate, Greg Darrell, Jeremy Gadbois, Harold Bethune | |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Oscar Davis - foul #5 on Oscar Davis, team foul #5 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo (C) Oscar Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Martin Holland makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Martin Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:45 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ernest Harrison | 67-77 |
| 01:38 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook scores on a 3 from straight away | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Richard Jewell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marty Perl | 70-80 |
| 01:25 | Colorado State | Ernest Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joey Lashbrook | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Martin Holland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-80 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | David Declue pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | David Declue is hacked by Donald Banas - foul #5 on Donald Banas, team foul #6 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Crafts (SG) Donald Banas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Friday (C) Herbert Tye | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Marty Perl is fouled on the floor by Joey Lashbrook - foul #1 on Joey Lashbrook, team foul #7 | 72-80 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Marty Perl makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Marty Perl makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State 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 (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo comes up short on the runner from close range | 72-82 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Otis Friday grabs the board | 72-82 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Louis Curry is called for the reach on Otis Friday in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Curry, team foul #8 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Watkins (PG), William Easterday (SF), Paul Buser (PF) Louis Curry, Joey Lashbrook, Ernest Harrison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Jeremy Gadbois (C) Richard Jewell, David Declue, Martin Holland | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Otis Friday makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Otis Friday makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:39 | Colorado State | Greg Darrell steals the ball from William Easterday | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Greg Darrell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-84 |
| 00:16 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Tony Crafts | 72-84 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Paul Buser clanks a jump hook near the basket | 72-84 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Paul Buser tips it but misses | 72-84 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Jeremy Gadbois snags the defensive board | 72-84 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Marty Perl runs out the clock | 72-84 |