| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) SG - Michael Dixson (fresh) SF - Michael Owens (fresh) PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) C - Randy Dimas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Casey Neville (fresh) C - Charles Gardner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is hacked by Michael Owens - foul #1 on Michael Owens, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Owens is called for the reach on Merrill Hubbard - foul #2 on Michael Owens, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (SF) Michael Owens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Casey Neville swats the layup by Michael Dixson | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | A charge is called on Michael Morris - foul #1 on Michael Morris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax connects on the jumper from close range set up by Michael Dixson | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner misses long on a jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Gardner | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Zimmerman | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville drills a runner near the basket set up by Michael Morris | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax is fouled on the floor by Michael Morris - foul #2 on Michael Morris, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG) Michael Morris | |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Casey Neville steals the ball from Michael Dixson | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Randy Dimas blocks the short jumper by Merrill Hubbard | 2-2 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Martin Burriss grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Martin Burriss clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Casey Neville | 2-2 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Martin Burriss blocks the short jumper by Charles Gardner | 2-2 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Randy Dimas | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Dixson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) C - Randy Dimas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Michael Dixson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Martin Burriss grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax buries a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Giardina | 5-4 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Martin Burriss is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Richard Hadlock (SF) Charles Broadnax, Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), William Church (SF), Mark Watkins (PF), Saul Martin (C) Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Casey Neville, Charles Gardner | |
| 14:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Randy Dimas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Michael Dixson gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Randy Dimas connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 13:31 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Randy Dimas | 7-6 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Michael Dixson is fouled on the floor by Mark Watkins - foul #1 on Mark Watkins, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Forest Roth (SF), Herman Wynn (C) Ryan Wolbert, Michael Dixson, Jonathan Schauer, Randy Dimas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF) James Bien, William Church, Mark Watkins | |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Forest Roth - foul #1 on Forest Roth, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (SF), Jonathan Schauer (PF) Forest Roth, Herman Wynn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kim Karr (PG), Charles Gardner (C) Jack Giardina, Saul Martin | |
| 11:42 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mark Barton - foul #1 on Mark Barton, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Dixson (SG), Randy Dimas (C) Mark Barton, Richard Hadlock | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:42 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 11:42 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Dixson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kim Karr (fresh) SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Creighton | Martin Burriss buries a driving attempt from the right block | 9-7 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Charles Gardner swats the layup by Michael Dixson | 9-10 |
| 10:49 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 9-13 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Merrill Hubbard | 9-13 |
| 10:01 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kim Karr | 9-15 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Kim Karr loses the dribble to Michael Dixson | 11-15 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Randy Dimas double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Forest Roth (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF), Herman Wynn (C) Charles Broadnax, Michael Dixson, Martin Burriss, Jonathan Schauer, Randy Dimas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG), James Bien (SG), William Church (SF), Mark Watkins (PF), Saul Martin (C) Kim Karr, Marvin Zimmerman, Merrill Hubbard, Casey Neville, Charles Gardner | |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Watkins lays it in and the foul's on Richard Hadlock - foul #1 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| 08:42 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Watkins makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Mark Barton comes up short on the runner from the right block | 11-18 |
| 08:17 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 07:50 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien tips it in | 11-20 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Saul Martin - foul #1 on Saul Martin, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Dixson (SG), Martin Burriss (SF), Jonathan Schauer (PF), Randy Dimas (C) Mark Barton, Forest Roth, Richard Hadlock, Herman Wynn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Casey Neville (PF), Charles Gardner (C) James Bien, Mark Watkins, Saul Martin | |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Dixson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Church (fresh) PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-20 |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the tip | 13-20 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Randy Dimas grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 07:01 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 13-20 |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Church pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 13-20 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Burriss | 15-20 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman is hacked by Martin Burriss - foul #1 on Martin Burriss, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG) Ryan Wolbert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard (SF) William Church | |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Zimmerman | 15-22 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Randy Dimas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (SF) Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kim Karr (PG), Mark Watkins (PF) Jack Giardina, Casey Neville | |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Kim Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (SG), Forest Roth (SF) Michael Dixson, Jonathan Schauer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Saul Martin (C) Marvin Zimmerman, Charles Gardner | |
| 04:57 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-22 |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 04:36 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien loses the dribble to Randy Dimas | 15-22 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Herman Wynn (C) Randy Dimas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG), Casey Neville (PF) Kim Karr, Mark Watkins | |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard clanks a shot from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Mark Barton pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Broadnax | 17-22 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Herman Wynn gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Barton (fresh) SF - Forest Roth (fresh) PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jack Giardina (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Saul Martin (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Jack Giardina - foul #1 on Jack Giardina, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Dixson (SG), Michael Owens (SF), Jonathan Schauer (PF), Martin Burriss (C) Mark Barton, Forest Roth, Richard Hadlock, Herman Wynn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), William Church (SF), Charles Gardner (C) Jack Giardina, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Saul Martin | |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Schauer - foul #1 on Jonathan Schauer, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Randy Dimas (C) Charles Broadnax, Martin Burriss | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Michael Dixson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Michael Morris - foul #3 on Michael Morris, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina (PG) Michael Morris | |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Michael Dixson makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Michael Dixson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Michael Dixson makes the 3rd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 22-24 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Michael Owens grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | The jump hook by Jonathan Schauer is blocked by Casey Neville | 22-24 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner hits a floater from close range and he's hacked by Randy Dimas - foul #1 on Randy Dimas, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG) Ryan Wolbert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard (SF), Mark Watkins (PF) William Church, Casey Neville | |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Merrill Hubbard picks off the pass by Randy Dimas | 22-27 |
| 00:59 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard hits the finger roll | 22-29 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Mark Watkins is called for the reach on Jonathan Schauer - foul #2 on Mark Watkins, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (C) Randy Dimas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin (C) Charles Gardner | |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Charles Broadnax - foul #1 on Charles Broadnax, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (SG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Herman Wynn (C) Michael Dixson, Michael Owens, Jonathan Schauer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Marvin Zimmerman | |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-32 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Herman Wynn tips it home | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Giardina comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-32 |