| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Godin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Goodin (fresh) PF - Gary Yates (fresh) C - George Parkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Pasco (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Manuel Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dandridge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Axtell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Robert Goodin inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Russell Clay scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Godin | 35-38 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | David Axtell is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Clay - foul #3 on Russell Clay, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | David Axtell is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Russell Clay is hacked by Richard Pasco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Pasco, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses long on a runner from the left block | 35-38 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern State | David Axtell grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern State | David Axtell is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Richard Pasco steps in front of the Russell Clay pass in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Gary Yates gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Richard Pasco is called for the reach on Russell Clay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Pasco, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Will Henderson (SF), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, Robert Goodin, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), Roy Lubbers (SF), Marvin Ciotti (PF), Mark Kraft (C) Richard Pasco, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge, David Axtell | |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ernest Stipe - foul #1 on Ernest Stipe, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe's pass is intercepted by Will Henderson | 37-40 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Will Henderson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Huffaker | 40-40 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge is hacked by Gary Yates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Yates, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Alan Godin, Will Henderson, Gary Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro (PF) Mark Kraft | |
| 17:40 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Robby Gant is hacked by Ernest Stipe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Stipe, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Gerald Shipley (C) Robby Gant, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF) Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gerard Turner | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Baker - foul #3 on Earl Baker, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Godin (SG), Robert Goodin (SF), George Parkerson (C) Nathaniel Deforge, Earl Baker, John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Axtell (C) Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 17:05 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Gerard Turner takes the ball from Robert Goodin | 40-42 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | George Parkerson is called for the reach on Manuel Hodge - foul #2 on George Parkerson, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Will Henderson (SF), Gary Yates (PF) Robert Goodin, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers (PG), Mark Kraft (C) Ernest Stipe, David Axtell | |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Lubbers | 40-44 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Will Henderson is hacked by Manuel Hodge - foul #3 on Manuel Hodge, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG) Manuel Hodge | |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Gary Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Goodin (SF) Will Henderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti (C) Mark Kraft | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ernest Stipe and he's hacked by Alan Godin - foul #1 on Alan Godin, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock (PG), Richard Pasco (SG), Jeremy Barreiro (PF) Ernest Stipe, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alan Godin (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Goodin (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Yates (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Huffaker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ronald Hancock (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Pasco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Lubbers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Barreiro (fresh) C - Marvin Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Roy Lubbers picks off the pass by Alan Godin in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco tips it in | 40-48 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Robby Gant hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti's floater is tipped away by Robert Huffaker | 42-48 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:57 | Creighton | Robby Gant is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robby Gant, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Gerald Shipley (C) Robby Gant, Alan Godin, Robert Goodin, Gary Yates, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Gerard Turner (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF), David Axtell (C) Richard Pasco, Roy Lubbers, Jeremy Barreiro, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern State | David Axtell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | David Axtell clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 42-48 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | John Benjamin buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Russell Clay | 44-48 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge is fouled on the floor by Gerard Turner - foul #2 on Gerard Turner, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Will Henderson (SF), Gary Yates (PF), George Parkerson (C) Russell Clay, Earl Baker, John Benjamin, Gerald Shipley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco (SG), Mark Kraft (C) Manuel Hodge, David Axtell | |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Robby Gant clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-48 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | George Parkerson tips it home | 46-48 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robby Gant | 46-48 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robby Gant is hacked by Ronald Hancock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Hancock, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Godin (SG) Nathaniel Deforge | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Roy Lubbers (PF) Ronald Hancock, Steven Dandridge | |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco loses the dribble to Will Henderson | 48-48 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | Robby Gant knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern State | Robby Gant steps in front of the Manuel Hodge pass in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | Will Henderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | George Parkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Robby Gant misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Will Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Robby Gant clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | George Parkerson tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco is hacked by Gary Yates - foul #2 on Gary Yates, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Robert Goodin (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Alan Godin, Will Henderson, Gary Yates, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro (PF), Marvin Ciotti (C) Roy Lubbers, Mark Kraft | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Richard Pasco picks off the pass by Russell Clay in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Deforge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Goodin (fairly fresh) PF - John Benjamin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Huffaker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Pasco (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hodge (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Turner (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Barreiro (fresh) C - Marvin Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge drills a shot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Nathaniel Deforge | 53-52 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 53-52 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Earl Baker (SG), Gerald Shipley (PF) Nathaniel Deforge, John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (PG), David Axtell (C) Richard Pasco, Gerard Turner | |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti is fouled on the floor by Russell Clay - foul #4 on Russell Clay, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers (SG) Manuel Hodge | |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the shot from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Lubbers | 55-54 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | David Axtell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Huffaker - foul #3 on Robert Huffaker, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Alan Godin (SG), Will Henderson (SF), John Benjamin (PF), George Parkerson (C) Russell Clay, Earl Baker, Robert Goodin, Gerald Shipley, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Gerard Turner (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF) Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | David Axtell makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | David Axtell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | Creighton | John Benjamin comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-56 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern State | David Axtell snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe loses the dribble to Robby Gant in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Robby Gant lays it in | 57-56 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Will Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Will Henderson is fouled on the floor by David Axtell - foul #2 on David Axtell, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Gary Yates (PF) Robby Gant, Alan Godin, John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco (PG), Roy Lubbers (SG), Mark Kraft (C) Ernest Stipe, Manuel Hodge, David Axtell | |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Will Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Will Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge is whistled for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Goodin (SF), Robert Huffaker (C) Will Henderson, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Russell Clay scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Deforge | 62-56 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Nathaniel Deforge gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Robert Goodin is hacked by Gerard Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Turner, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (PF) Gary Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Marvin Ciotti (C) Gerard Turner, Mark Kraft | |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Robert Goodin makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Robert Goodin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers knocks in the floater in the paint | 64-58 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge grabs the board | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Deforge (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Goodin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Huffaker (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Pasco (tired) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hodge (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Lubbers (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Dandridge (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Marvin Ciotti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge buries a floater from close range set up by Marvin Ciotti | 64-60 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 64-60 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Robert Goodin can't tip it in | 64-60 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 64-60 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #2 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Alan Godin (SG), Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF), George Parkerson (C) Russell Clay, Nathaniel Deforge, Robert Goodin, Gerald Shipley, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock (PG), Gerard Turner (SF), Jeremy Barreiro (PF), David Axtell (C) Richard Pasco, Roy Lubbers, Steven Dandridge, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Jeremy Barreiro takes the ball from Alan Godin in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Hodge | 64-64 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Manuel Hodge is called for the reach on John Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Hodge, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Stipe (SG), Mark Kraft (C) Manuel Hodge, David Axtell | |
| 05:34 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock is hacked by Earl Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Baker, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Yates (PF) John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:31 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | George Parkerson banks in the layup set up by Robby Gant | 68-66 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Barreiro | 68-66 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern State | Mark Kraft misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Robby Gant grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | George Parkerson makes the runner from the right block | 70-66 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern State | Robby Gant steals the ball from Gerard Turner | 70-66 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | George Parkerson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Mark Kraft | 70-66 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern State | Mark Kraft loses the dribble to Robby Gant in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Will Henderson (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Earl Baker, Gary Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers (SG), Marvin Ciotti (PF), David Axtell (C) Ernest Stipe, Jeremy Barreiro, Mark Kraft | |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Robby Gant is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Will Henderson | 73-66 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti is hacked by John Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Benjamin, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alan Godin (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Will Henderson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Benjamin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - George Parkerson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ronald Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Lubbers (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gerard Turner (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Ciotti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Axtell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Creighton | George Parkerson blows the dunk | 73-68 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern State | David Axtell grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Robby Gant snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | Ronald Hancock steals the ball from Robby Gant | 73-68 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock hits the finger roll | 73-70 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | George Parkerson misses the easy layup | 73-70 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Nathaniel Deforge (SG), Robert Huffaker (C) Robby Gant, Alan Godin, George Parkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SG), Steven Dandridge (PF) Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Russell Clay is open and scores on a floater from the left side set up by Robert Huffaker | 75-70 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-70 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | John Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Dandridge - foul #1 on Steven Dandridge, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Goodin (SF) Will Henderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti (C) David Axtell | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | John Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Huffaker - foul #4 on Robert Huffaker, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Godin (SG), Gary Yates (PF), George Parkerson (C) Nathaniel Deforge, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:32 | Creighton | Steven Dandridge swats the short shot by George Parkerson | 77-72 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Steven Dandridge | 77-72 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Axtell (C) Marvin Ciotti | |
| 01:17 | Northwestern State | Ronald Hancock can't finish the uncontested layup | 77-72 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Robert Goodin snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-72 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Alan Godin is hacked by David Axtell - foul #3 on David Axtell, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Alan Godin misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | Alan Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Yates - foul #3 on Gary Yates, team foul #14 | 78-72 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | George Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | George Parkerson makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Clay | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Turner | 80-76 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (SG), Will Henderson (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Alan Godin, Robert Goodin, Gary Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Ronald Hancock is called for the reach on Russell Clay in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Hancock, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco (PG) Ronald Hancock | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-79 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Pasco - foul #4 on Richard Pasco, team foul #14 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Yates (PF) John Benjamin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Gary Yates gets the offensive rebound | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Gary Yates is fouled on the floor by Steven Dandridge - foul #2 on Steven Dandridge, team foul #15 | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Gary Yates makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Gary Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-79 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge snags the offensive board | 84-79 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | The clock runs out | 84-79 |