| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charlie Royal inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Amado Russo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charlie Royal and the foul's on Leonard Finney - foul #2 on Leonard Finney, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Edwin Reed snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | William Powell misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Uros Kubinski - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| 19:22 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | William Powell misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 44-40 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Danny Davis snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Leonard Finney grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Danny Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | William Powell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | John Gower loses the dribble to Jacob Bridges | 46-40 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | William Powell scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edwin Reed | 48-40 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Danny Davis | 48-42 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | William Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), William Leedy (SF), Frederick Carson (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Edwin Reed, Emmanuel Alleyne, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF), William Harris (PF) Charlie Royal, Amado Russo | |
| 16:41 | Marquette | John Gower's pass is intercepted by William Leedy | 48-42 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | William Leedy misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | John Gower gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | William Harris knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 49-44 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Santiago - foul #1 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Edwin Reed (SF) Andrew Shead, William Leedy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Amado Russo (PF) Alonzo Santiago, John Gower | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edwin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Creighton | Frederick Carson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Frederick Carson tips it in | 51-44 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Amado Russo lays it up and in set up by Danny Davis and he's fouled by Edwin Reed - foul #1 on Edwin Reed, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Bridges (C) Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #4 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Paul Thomas, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Charlie Royal (SF) Uros Kubinski, Donald Bellantoni | |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Powell | 54-46 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | William Harris misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 54-46 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Edwin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Edwin Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Davis - foul #3 on Danny Davis, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Kusinski (PF) Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) William Harris | |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Edwin Reed makes the 3rd free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | John Gower hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | William Powell steals it from Danny Davis | 56-46 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | William Powell hits the finger roll | 58-46 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it home | 58-48 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | William Powell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Davis - foul #4 on Danny Davis, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Leonard Finney, Edwin Reed, Dale Kusinski, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), William Harris (PF) Danny Davis, Charlie Royal, Amado Russo | |
| 12:59 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | William Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Harris | 59-51 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne loses the dribble to William Harris | 59-51 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 59-54 |
| 11:56 | Creighton | William Powell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 59-54 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | William Harris gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Gower | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alonzo Santiago (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Carl Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Thomas | 62-57 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | William Harris hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Leedy (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, William Powell, Paul Thomas, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Donald Bellantoni, William Harris | |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | John Gower comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-59 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | John Gower misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Kusinski (PF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski | |
| 09:53 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | William Leedy pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Finney | 65-59 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 65-59 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it home | 65-61 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Edwin Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jacob Bridges, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Thomas (SG), Frederick Carson (PF) William Leedy, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG) William Harris | |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Amado Russo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 65-63 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Leonard Finney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Edwin Reed grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Amado Russo is called for the reach on Jacob Bridges - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SF) Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (PF) Uros Kubinski, John Gower | |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Davis | 65-65 |
| 07:43 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges clanks a floater near the basket | 65-65 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni can't tip it in | 65-65 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Danny Davis gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Leedy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frederick Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Bridges (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Royal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 5 pts. C - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Danny Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Amado Russo | 65-68 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | The short jumper by Paul Thomas is denied by Amado Russo | 65-68 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is fouled on the floor by Frederick Carson - foul #1 on Frederick Carson, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Powell (SG), Edwin Reed (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) Leonard Finney, Paul Thomas, William Leedy, Frederick Carson, Jacob Bridges | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), William Harris (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Donald Bellantoni, Amado Russo | |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Danny Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 65-71 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Carl Davis is hacked by Charlie Royal - foul #2 on Charlie Royal, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is whistled for a carry | 67-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Hugh Crumpton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:29 | Creighton | William Powell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-71 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Charlie Royal can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-71 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Edwin Reed | 67-71 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | William Powell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edwin Reed | 70-71 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | John Gower hits a shot from the left side set up by Uros Kubinski | 70-73 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | William Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-73 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Edwin Reed pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Edwin Reed scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Carl Davis snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Edwin Reed scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Dale Kusinski | 75-73 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | John Gower misses badly on a shot in the lane | 75-73 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | William Powell grabs the board | 75-73 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Reed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Danny Davis (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Royal (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gower (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-73 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Charlie Royal gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Carl Davis picks off the pass by William Harris | 75-73 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Frederick Carson (PF), Jacob Bridges (C) Carl Davis, William Powell, Emmanuel Alleyne, Dale Kusinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Charlie Royal, William Harris | |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Frederick Carson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Davis - foul #5 on Danny Davis, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG) Danny Davis | |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 77-73 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Paul Thomas snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Paul Thomas, Frederick Carson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| 01:33 | Creighton | William Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 77-76 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Edwin Reed misses the jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne tips it but misses | 77-76 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Edwin Reed grabs the offensive board | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | William Powell misses short on a jumper in the lane | 77-76 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 77-76 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #6 | 77-76 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne pulls down the rebound | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne is hacked by Uros Kubinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Singer (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago is hacked by Edwin Reed - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #7 | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Singer - foul #1 on Daniel Singer, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jacob Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | William Powell is hacked by Alonzo Santiago in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-76 |