| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Wentz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Denis Heath inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Venegas | 24-29 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Virgilio Bruno - foul #2 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (PF), Felix Valdez (C) John Venegas, William Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Wentz - foul #2 on Randy Wentz, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Domingo Bermudez | 24-31 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:48 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva is hacked by Randy Wentz - foul #3 on Randy Wentz, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG) Denis Heath | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derek Butler (C) Randy Wentz | |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Felix Valdez drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Derek Butler - foul #2 on Derek Butler, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Young (C) John Venegas | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SG) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Young | 27-32 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Denis Heath is hacked by Osvaldo Guerra - foul #2 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Denis Heath, William Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Joseph Brown takes the ball from Ardian Zephyr | 27-32 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Joseph Brown banks in the layup | 27-34 |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Venegas | 29-34 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | John Venegas steps in front of the Dale Labarge pass | 29-34 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Dale Labarge gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ardian Zephyr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Valdez (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Domingo Bermudez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Butler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Joseph Brown snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Joseph Brown can't connect on a shot from the right side | 29-34 |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Dale Labarge snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Brown | 29-37 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr misses badly on a runner in the paint | 29-37 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dale Labarge | 29-37 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 14:36 | Villanova | Felix Valdez is denied on a dunk by Joseph Brown | 29-37 |
| 14:34 | Villanova | Felix Valdez gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:14 | Villanova | Joseph Brown steals it from Ardian Zephyr | 29-37 |
| 13:56 | Creighton | Dale Labarge connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Osvaldo Guerra | 29-40 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Domingo Bermudez - foul #2 on Domingo Bermudez, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SG), William Young (C) John Venegas, Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG), Fred Marie (PF), Randy Wentz (C) Osvaldo Guerra, Domingo Bermudez, Derek Butler | |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Fred Marie misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-40 |
| 13:11 | Villanova | William Young gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | William Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF) Dale Labarge, Joseph Brown | |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Fred Marie hits a shot from close range set up by John Byers and he's hacked by William Young - foul #2 on William Young, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Fred Marie makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | John Byers picks off the pass by Denis Heath | 31-43 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Randy Wentz blows the layup | 31-43 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Fred Marie tips it in | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Young | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Heath (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ardian Zephyr (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Wentz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | John Byers scores on a jump hook from the left block | 33-47 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr loses the ball out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (PG), Joseph Brown (SF) John Maynard, Ryan Heidelberger | |
| 10:58 | Creighton | Fred Marie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-47 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Randy Wentz swats the short shot by William Young | 33-47 |
| 10:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dale Labarge | 33-47 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Fred Marie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Long Xiong (C) Virgilio Bruno, William Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Domingo Bermudez (PF) John Byers, Fred Marie | |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr lays it in on a great pass from Jeremiah Spiva | 35-47 |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #2 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Felix Valdez (PF), William Young (C) John Venegas, Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derek Butler (C) Domingo Bermudez | |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Randy Wentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Long Xiong (C) William Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG) Dale Labarge | |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:14 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 08:52 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Derek Butler gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Felix Valdez swats the layup by Joseph Brown | 36-50 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Joseph Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Byers | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Derek Butler - foul #3 on Derek Butler, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF), William Young (C) Jeremiah Spiva, Virgilio Bruno, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (PG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Fred Marie (PF) Osvaldo Guerra, Joseph Brown, Derek Butler | |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Felix Valdez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ardian Zephyr (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Creighton | Randy Wentz is fouled on the floor by Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (PF) Ryan Heidelberger | |
| 07:10 | Creighton | John Byers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Fred Marie tips it in | 39-55 |
| 06:59 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 41-55 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez drills a driving attempt in the paint | 41-57 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | John Venegas hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 44-57 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Randy Wentz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to John Byers | 44-57 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez double dribbles | 44-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Felix Valdez (PF) Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Derek Butler (C) John Byers, Domingo Bermudez, Randy Wentz | |
| 05:25 | Villanova | Felix Valdez comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 44-57 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | Derek Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 05:18 | Villanova | William Young pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Felix Valdez scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-57 |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra is hacked by Virgilio Bruno - foul #3 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva (PG), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, William Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (PF) Fred Marie | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is hacked by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #3 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG), William Young (C) Denis Heath, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Joseph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:23 | Villanova | William Young grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | William Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeremiah Spiva | 48-58 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Dale Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 03:52 | Villanova | William Young gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SG), Ardian Zephyr (PF), Long Xiong (C) John Venegas, Felix Valdez, William Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Fred Marie (PF), Randy Wentz (C) Dale Labarge, Joseph Brown, Domingo Bermudez, Derek Butler | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jeremiah Spiva (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Denis Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ardian Zephyr (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Creighton | John Byers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Long Xiong | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Randy Wentz clanks a runner from the right block | 50-58 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Denis Heath grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Denis Heath is hacked by Osvaldo Guerra - foul #3 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF), William Young (C) Ardian Zephyr, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG) Osvaldo Guerra | |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Denis Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Domingo Bermudez (PF) John Maynard, Ryan Heidelberger, Fred Marie | |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Denis Heath picks off the pass by Osvaldo Guerra | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 52-58 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Joseph Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Byers | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | William Young tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Byers | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Felix Valdez drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 56-62 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | John Byers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Wentz | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 3 from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Denis Heath hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | William Young grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Jeremiah Spiva knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #4 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Venegas (SG) Felix Valdez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (PG), Fred Marie (PF) John Byers, Domingo Bermudez | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Fred Marie is called for the reach on John Venegas - foul #2 on Fred Marie, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (PF) Fred Marie | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:26 | Villanova | John Venegas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Dale Labarge is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Spiva - foul #5 on Jeremiah Spiva, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Villanova | Felix Valdez (PF) Jeremiah Spiva | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Marie (PF) Domingo Bermudez | |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Dale Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Dale Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | John Venegas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Randy Wentz gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Randy Wentz is hacked by John Venegas in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Venegas, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG) Osvaldo Guerra | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Randy Wentz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | John Venegas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 00:09 | Villanova | Felix Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | John Byers picks off the pass by John Venegas | 61-68 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | John Byers hits the finger roll | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 61-70 |