| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Jerry Edwards (fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fresh) C - Ben Cabana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy buries a 3 from the right corner set up by William Chung | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Creighton | Cory Brown clanks a jumper from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | William Chung blows the layup | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to William Chung | 0-6 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Cory Brown loses the dribble to Floyd Bonner | 0-6 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Jerry Edwards steals the ball from William Chung | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-6 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the tip | 1-6 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy gets the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Luka Karwowski - foul #1 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-6 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Ben Cabana gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Eric Mealy steals the ball from Ben Cabana | 1-6 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Cory Brown blows the layup but he's fouled by Maurice Hogg - foul #1 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Fred Hodge, Jerry Edwards, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Bowden - foul #1 on James Bowden, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Cory Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | James Bowden gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is fouled on the floor by Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fresh) SF - Sanford Hedley (fresh) PF - John Oldham (fresh) C - James Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley double dribbles | 2-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF) Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by William Chung | 2-9 |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley is hacked by Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Hubert Abney, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Floyd Bonner | |
| 14:42 | Creighton | A charge is called on Ben Cabana - foul #1 on Ben Cabana, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) William Chung | |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | John Oldham hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | Ben Cabana pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG), Cory Brown (PF) Jerry Edwards, John Oldham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Robert Fowler steals the ball from Cory Brown | 5-12 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Fowler | 5-15 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Fred Hodge hits a driving attempt in the lane | 7-15 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Luka Karwowski - foul #2 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), Jerry Edwards (SF), John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Sanford Hedley, Cory Brown, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards is fouled on the floor by Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Fred Hodge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Diehl - foul #1 on William Diehl, team foul #7 | 7-17 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Fred Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Fred Hodge steals the ball from Eric Mealy | 8-17 |
| 12:01 | Creighton | Fred Hodge double dribbles | 8-17 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Oldham - foul #1 on John Oldham, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cory Brown (PF) John Oldham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (PG) Jason Alston | |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-19 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Brent Sawyer (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Diehl (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 6 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | James Bowden pulls down the rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Floyd Bonner denies the turnaround by Cory Brown | 8-19 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses the lay-in | 8-19 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Cory Brown grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | Cory Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-19 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards grabs the offensive board | 8-19 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Cory Brown loses the dribble to Dustin Paniagua | 8-19 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner lays it in and the foul's on James Bowden - foul #2 on James Bowden, team foul #6 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), John Oldham (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, Cory Brown, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF) William Diehl, Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Fred Hodge scores on a jumper from the left side | 10-22 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Oldham - foul #2 on John Oldham, team foul #7 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cory Brown (PF) John Oldham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (C) Floyd Bonner | |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Jerry Edwards | 10-23 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on Sanford Hedley - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #8 | 10-23 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg pulls down the rebound | 10-23 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Jerry Edwards takes the ball from Robert Fowler | 10-23 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | Fred Hodge knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-23 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Cabana | 12-23 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Cory Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Hodge | 14-23 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the jumper from the left side | 14-23 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Fred Hodge grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston comes up short on the shot from the right side | 14-23 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Cory Brown | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Sanford Hedley (fresh) SG - Fred Hodge (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Edwards (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cory Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it but misses | 14-23 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:48 | Creighton | Ben Cabana clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-23 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards hits the follow up shot | 16-23 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-23 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:25 | Creighton | Jason Alston takes the ball from Cory Brown | 16-23 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg is fouled on the floor by Cory Brown - foul #1 on Cory Brown, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brent Sawyer (PG), Brandon Caruthers (C) Fred Hodge, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (C) Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, Louis Thomas | |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-25 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | William Chung is called for the reach on Cory Brown - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Jerry Edwards | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 05:16 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | Cory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it in | 18-27 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-27 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is fouled on the floor by Brandon Caruthers - foul #1 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley clanks a shot from the left side | 18-29 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 18-29 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | William Diehl makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Alston | 18-31 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 18-31 |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | 3 seconds is called on Louis Thomas | 18-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF), Ben Cabana (C) Brent Sawyer, Sanford Hedley, Cory Brown, Brandon Caruthers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Herbert Bridges, Louis Thomas | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hodge (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Oldham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Cabana (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Chung (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Fred Hodge is whistled for a carry | 18-31 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 18-31 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Ben Cabana gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | James Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | William Chung comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Luka Karwowski - foul #3 on Luka Karwowski, team foul #10 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Sanford Hedley (PG), Brent Sawyer (SG) Luka Karwowski, Fred Hodge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | The short jumper by James Bowden is denied by William Chung | 18-32 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | James Bowden hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 3 from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Ben Cabana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Edwards (SF) James Bowden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hubert Abney | 20-38 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Ben Cabana misses the easy layup but the foul's on Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #10 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Hodge (SG) Brent Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Dustin Paniagua, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Ben Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Hodge | 22-38 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Fred Hodge misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-38 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 22-38 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg tips it but misses | 22-38 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it in | 22-40 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Hubert Abney - foul #3 on Hubert Abney, team foul #11 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Bowden (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) John Oldham, Ben Cabana | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Robert Fowler (SF) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy | |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Sanford Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler buries a shot from the left side | 24-42 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jerry Edwards clanks a fullcourt shot | 24-42 |