| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Dixson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Owens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi | Michael Owens is called for the reach on Luis Zamora - foul #3 on Michael Owens, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (SF) Michael Owens | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | David Stillwell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Dixson - foul #3 on Michael Dixson, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (SG) Michael Dixson | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Mark Barton can't finish the layup | 40-32 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Randy Dimas grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 18:57 | Creighton | Reginald Vavra takes the ball from Randy Dimas | 40-32 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Jason Love scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Zamora | 42-32 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Randy Dimas steals it from Luis Zamora | 42-32 |
| 18:22 | Creighton | Randy Dimas's layup is rejected by Reginald Vavra | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Love | 44-32 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Mark Barton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Barton, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (SF) Martin Burriss | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Dimas - foul #2 on Randy Dimas, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Perez (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG) Charles Broadnax | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | Jason Love takes the ball from Richard Hadlock | 46-32 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the lay-in | 46-32 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock misses the turnaround near the basket | 46-32 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Randy Dimas tips it home | 46-34 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Richard Hadlock is called for the reach on Harvey King - foul #2 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #5 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, John Davis, David Stillwell, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Krohn (SG), Martin Burriss (SF), Herman Wynn (C) Mark Barton, Jonathan Schauer, Randy Dimas | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Luis Zamora and he's fouled by Martin Burriss - foul #1 on Martin Burriss, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG) Mark Krohn | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | Herman Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Martin Burriss hits a runner from the baseline | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Negasi Akinyooye (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Wynn (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Phillips | 50-36 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is called for a backcourt violation | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Dixson (SG), Michael Owens (SF), Jonathan Schauer (PF) Ryan Wolbert, Martin Burriss, Richard Hadlock | |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Herman Wynn connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Broadnax | 50-39 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Herman Wynn | 50-39 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-39 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Michael Owens grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), John Davis (SF), David Stillwell (PF), Angel Perez (C) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora, Negasi Akinyooye, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (PG), Randy Dimas (C) Charles Broadnax, Herman Wynn | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Michael Owens steals it from Jason Love | 50-39 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Michael Owens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Angel Perez gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Jason Love connects on the floater from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Michael Owens blows the layup | 52-39 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the lay-in | 52-39 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Angel Perez hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Mark Barton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Randy Dimas is called for the reach on Jason Love - foul #3 on Randy Dimas, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Harvey King, John Davis, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Martin Burriss (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF) Michael Dixson, Michael Owens, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Martin Burriss drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Broadnax | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Stillwell | 56-41 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Martin Burriss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Negasi Akinyooye (PF) Jason Love, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (SG), Herman Wynn (C) Mark Barton, Randy Dimas | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips tips it back up and in | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Hadlock | 58-43 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra scores on a floater from close range | 60-43 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Martin Burriss comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-43 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Broadnax - foul #2 on Charles Broadnax, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), John Davis (SF), David Stillwell (PF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Negasi Akinyooye, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Dixson (SG), Michael Owens (SF), Jonathan Schauer (PF), Randy Dimas (C) Charles Broadnax, Martin Burriss, Richard Hadlock, Herman Wynn | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Schauer | 61-43 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Michael Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert's pass is intercepted by Harvey King | 61-43 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Harvey King lays it up and in | 63-43 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Randy Dimas hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ryan Wolbert | 63-45 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips tips it back up and in | 65-45 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Michael Dixson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-45 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Michael Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Michael Owens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer tips it but misses | 65-45 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the board | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Dixson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Owens (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | John Davis tips it home | 67-45 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Harvey King steals the ball from Michael Dixson | 67-45 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the easy layup | 67-45 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Perez | 67-45 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Phillips | 69-45 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Angel Perez - foul #3 on Angel Perez, team foul #1 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, John Davis, David Stillwell, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Martin Burriss (SF), Richard Hadlock (C) Ryan Wolbert, Michael Dixson, Michael Owens, Randy Dimas | |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer misses the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Jonathan Schauer - foul #2 on Jonathan Schauer, team foul #9 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Herman Wynn (C) Jonathan Schauer | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 3rd free throw | 71-46 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Mark Barton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Broadnax | 71-49 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-49 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | Reginald Vavra blocks the short jumper by Charles Broadnax | 71-49 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Jason Love buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Luis Zamora | 74-49 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax is hacked by Luis Zamora - foul #1 on Luis Zamora, team foul #2 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Krohn (SG) Charles Broadnax | |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Mark Krohn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harvey King - foul #2 on Harvey King, team foul #3 | 74-49 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Mark Krohn misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Mark Krohn makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 74-50 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock snags the defensive board | 74-50 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Mark Krohn is fouled on the floor by Negasi Akinyooye - foul #1 on Negasi Akinyooye, team foul #4 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (PF) Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | Creighton | Forest Roth (PF) Martin Burriss | |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Mark Barton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-50 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock snags the offensive board | 74-50 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Mark Krohn travels with the ball | 74-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), John Davis (SF) Jason Love, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG) Richard Hadlock | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Barton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Krohn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Forest Roth (fresh) C - Herman Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is intercepted by Forest Roth | 74-50 |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Mark Barton connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Ryan Wolbert and he's hacked by Reginald Vavra - foul #4 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Burriss (C) Herman Wynn | |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Mark Barton makes the free throw | 74-53 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Forest Roth takes the ball from David Stillwell | 74-53 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | John Davis is called for the reach on Mark Barton - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Angel Perez (C) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (C) Mark Krohn | |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Forest Roth blows the layup | 74-53 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Martin Burriss snags the offensive board | 74-53 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Negasi Akinyooye steals the ball from Martin Burriss | 74-53 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses long on a shot from the left block | 74-53 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Martin Burriss gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Martin Burriss is hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), David Stillwell (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Andrew Sullivan, John Davis, Negasi Akinyooye, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Herman Wynn (C) Forest Roth | |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Martin Burriss misses the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Harvey King pulls down the rebound | 74-53 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Jason Love throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-53 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Mark Barton drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ryan Wolbert | 74-55 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Herman Wynn - foul #2 on Herman Wynn, team foul #10 | 76-55 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the free throw | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Martin Burriss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-55 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Harvey King snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Hadlock - foul #3 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #11 | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luis Zamora | 77-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love runs out the clock | 77-55 |