| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - James Gatto (fresh) SF - Justin Guillen (fresh) PF - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) C - Henry Vincent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) SG - Alan Godin (fresh) SF - Robert Goodin (fresh) PF - Gary Yates (fresh) C - George Parkerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Gary Yates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Creighton | Russell Clay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Creighton | Robert Goodin tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Justin Guillen misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Gary Yates pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Russell Clay splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Robert Goodin tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Moore | 2-6 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Russell Clay knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Godin | 2-9 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Alan Godin steals it from Robert Moore | 2-9 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Russell Clay banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Godin | 2-11 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Clay - foul #1 on Russell Clay, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky drills a shot from the right side set up by Robert Moore and he's hacked by George Parkerson - foul #1 on George Parkerson, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Michael Schoolcraft (SF), Kenneth Federico (C) Robert Moore, James Gatto, Justin Guillen, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Will Henderson (SF), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, Robert Goodin, George Parkerson | |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Will Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Federico - foul #1 on Kenneth Federico, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Desmond Callahan (PF) Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Benjamin (PF) Gary Yates | |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Will Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Will Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (SG) Alan Godin | |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Will Henderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Federico | 5-13 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | John Benjamin grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 16:27 | Creighton | Will Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SG), Justin Guillen (SF), Edward Yanofsky (PF), Henry Vincent (C) Jonathan Shields, Michael Schoolcraft, Desmond Callahan, Kenneth Federico | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Earl Baker (SF), Gary Yates (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Robby Gant, Will Henderson, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Justin Guillen drills a 3 from the right corner set up by James Gatto | 8-13 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Russell Clay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Edward Rogers (fairly fresh) SG - James Gatto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Guillen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Yanofsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Vincent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nathaniel Deforge (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Baker (fresh) PF - Gary Yates (tiring) C - Gerald Shipley (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the turnaround from close range | 10-13 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Earl Baker is hacked by Justin Guillen - foul #1 on Justin Guillen, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG) Edward Rogers, James Gatto | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Godin (SG), Robert Goodin (SF), George Parkerson (C) Nathaniel Deforge, Earl Baker, Gary Yates | |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Russell Clay loses the dribble to Jonathan Shields | 10-13 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Robert Moore hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Russell Clay hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Goodin | 12-16 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gerald Shipley | 12-16 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Alan Godin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SG), Michael Schoolcraft (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Kenneth Federico (C) Jonathan Shields, Justin Guillen, Edward Yanofsky, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Will Henderson (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, Robert Goodin, Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson | |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schoolcraft | 12-16 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Robert Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | John Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Robby Gant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft's pass is intercepted by Alan Godin in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Robby Gant lays it up and in set up by Alan Godin | 12-18 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Alan Godin is called for the reach on James Gatto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Godin, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Henry Vincent (C) Robert Moore, James Gatto, Kenneth Federico | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Earl Baker (SF), Gary Yates (PF), George Parkerson (C) Robby Gant, Will Henderson, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Shields, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SF), Edward Yanofsky (PF) Michael Schoolcraft, Desmond Callahan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (SG) Alan Godin | |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Russell Clay works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Justin Guillen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG) Justin Guillen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Robert Goodin (SF) Russell Clay, Earl Baker | |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Robert Goodin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Rogers (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Yanofsky (tiring) 7 pts. C - Henry Vincent (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Deforge (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Goodin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Yates (tiring) C - George Parkerson (tiring) | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Deforge - foul #1 on Nathaniel Deforge, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SG), Michael Schoolcraft (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Kenneth Federico (C) Jonathan Shields, Edward Rogers, Edward Yanofsky, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alan Godin (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Nathaniel Deforge, Gary Yates, George Parkerson | |
| 11:04 | Pitt | James Gatto double dribbles | 12-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico is fouled on the floor by Alan Godin - foul #2 on Alan Godin, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG) Michael Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Earl Baker (SG), Will Henderson (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Russell Clay, Alan Godin, Robert Goodin, Gerald Shipley | |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Will Henderson takes the ball from James Gatto | 12-21 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | Robby Gant lays it in on a great pass from Will Henderson | 12-23 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Will Henderson steps in front of the Robert Moore pass in the backcourt | 12-23 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses the lay-in | 12-23 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | John Benjamin grabs the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | James Gatto picks off the pass by Will Henderson | 12-23 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Baker - foul #1 on Earl Baker, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Edward Yanofsky (PF) Robert Moore, James Gatto, Desmond Callahan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Robert Goodin (SF), Gary Yates (PF), George Parkerson (C) Robby Gant, Earl Baker, Will Henderson, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Federico makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Russell Clay can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jonathan Shields | 14-23 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Gary Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Russell Clay is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 14-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SF), Henry Vincent (C) Justin Guillen, Kenneth Federico | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (C) George Parkerson | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky is hacked by Gerald Shipley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Gary Yates pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-23 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Clay - foul #2 on Russell Clay, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG), James Gatto (SG) Edward Rogers, Jonathan Shields | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Will Henderson (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Russell Clay, Robert Goodin, Gary Yates | |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Will Henderson tips it home | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gatto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) PF - Edward Yanofsky (tiring) 9 pts. C - Henry Vincent (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nathaniel Deforge (tiring) SF - Will Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Benjamin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Robert Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Schoolcraft | 19-25 |
| 07:43 | Creighton | Robby Gant is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF) Michael Schoolcraft, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SG), Robert Huffaker (C) Nathaniel Deforge, Gerald Shipley | |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Earl Baker | 19-25 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Will Henderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robby Gant | 19-28 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Robert Moore double dribbles | 19-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Robert Goodin (SF), Gary Yates (PF), George Parkerson (C) Earl Baker, Will Henderson, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| 06:43 | Creighton | George Parkerson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nathaniel Deforge and he's hacked by Henry Vincent - foul #1 on Henry Vincent, team foul #4 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG) Edward Rogers, James Gatto | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:43 | Creighton | George Parkerson makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Justin Guillen is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-31 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields can't tip it in | 19-31 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft grabs the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Justin Guillen can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the tip | 19-31 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | George Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | George Parkerson is called for traveling | 19-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG), Edward Rogers (SF), Edward Yanofsky (PF), Kenneth Federico (C) Michael Schoolcraft, Justin Guillen, Desmond Callahan, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alan Godin (SG), Gerald Shipley (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Nathaniel Deforge, Robert Goodin, Gary Yates, George Parkerson | |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 19-31 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Russell Clay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #5 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Gatto (SG) Jonathan Shields | |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SF) John Benjamin | |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Robert Moore clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Clay - foul #3 on Russell Clay, team foul #9 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SF) Edward Rogers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Gary Yates (PF), George Parkerson (C) Russell Clay, Gerald Shipley, Robert Huffaker | |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Robert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Earl Baker | 20-32 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | George Parkerson can't finish the uncontested layup | 20-32 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | James Gatto gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Robert Moore double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Justin Guillen (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Henry Vincent (C) Robert Moore, Edward Yanofsky, Kenneth Federico | |
| Subs | Creighton | Will Henderson (SF) Earl Baker | |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Robby Gant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Gary Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gatto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Guillen (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) C - Henry Vincent (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Godin (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Will Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Yates (tired) 4 reb. C - George Parkerson (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Creighton | James Gatto is called for the reach on Robby Gant - foul #1 on James Gatto, team foul #6 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Rogers (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG) Michael Schoolcraft, James Gatto | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Benjamin (PF) Gary Yates | |
| 03:34 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Vincent - foul #2 on Henry Vincent, team foul #7 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Huffaker (C) George Parkerson | |
| 03:34 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Justin Guillen connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Rogers | 22-36 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Jonathan Shields steps in front of the Robert Huffaker pass | 22-36 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 22-36 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Alan Godin is fouled on the floor by Edward Rogers - foul #1 on Edward Rogers, team foul #8 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Moore (PG), James Gatto (SG), Edward Yanofsky (PF), Kenneth Federico (C) Jonathan Shields, Justin Guillen, Desmond Callahan, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (PG), Earl Baker (SF), Gerald Shipley (PF), George Parkerson (C) Robby Gant, Will Henderson, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Alan Godin makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Alan Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | James Gatto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 22-38 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Edward Rogers grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Robert Moore makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Federico | 25-38 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | George Parkerson connects on the jumper from close range set up by Earl Baker | 25-40 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky clanks a shot from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gerald Shipley | 25-40 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | George Parkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Justin Guillen (SF), Henry Vincent (C) Robert Moore, James Gatto, Edward Rogers, Kenneth Federico | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Robert Goodin (SF), Gary Yates (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Alan Godin, Earl Baker, Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Robby Gant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Henry Vincent grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Justin Guillen hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-43 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Justin Guillen double dribbles | 27-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Desmond Callahan (PF) Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Godin (SG) Nathaniel Deforge | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-43 |