| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Daugherty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Green (fresh) C - Joe Short (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Poston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant inbounds the ball | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Fairfield | Jim Green misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | David Poston gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | David Poston misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Joe Short - foul #2 on Joe Short, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | David Poston misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | David Poston misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 19:25 | Fairfield | Jim Green pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 19:01 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Daugherty | 51-35 |
| 18:57 | Creighton | Roger Thomas's pass is intercepted by John Daugherty | 51-35 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Daugherty | 53-35 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-35 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | David Poston tips it in | 53-37 |
| 17:59 | Fairfield | John Daugherty misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Poston | 53-37 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Casimir Falkowski is called for the reach on Roger Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), Josef Kimble (PF), Thomas Tucholski (C) John Daugherty, Sherwood Hinnant, Jim Green, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), William Robinson (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Roger Thomas, Tracey Ivie, Jimmy Dyer, Gregory White, David Poston | |
| 17:37 | Creighton | William Robinson is fouled on the floor by Josef Kimble - foul #1 on Josef Kimble, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Dwight Pence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Gino Bruno - foul #3 on Gino Bruno, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Gino Bruno | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Dwight Pence makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Dwight Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 17:21 | Fairfield | Daniel Long steals it from Casimir Falkowski in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Dwight Pence lays it in set up by Daniel Long | 53-41 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dwight Pence - foul #1 on Dwight Pence, team foul #1 | 53-41 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard connects on the 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 16:05 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 16:03 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Bruno Shaver steals it from Dwight Pence in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bruno Shaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josef Kimble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Tucholski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Abe Hilliard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Long (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Pence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant is fouled on the floor by Bryan Smith - foul #2 on Bryan Smith, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), Jim Green (PF), Joe Short (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Sherwood Hinnant, Josef Kimble, Thomas Tucholski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (PG), Tracey Ivie (SG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), Gregory White (PF), David Poston (C) Abe Hilliard, Daniel Long, Dwight Pence, William Robinson, Bryan Smith | |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Joe Short is called for traveling | 55-44 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Dillon West is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 15:04 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tracey Ivie - foul #3 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG) Dillon West | |
| 15:04 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 15:04 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gregory White | 56-44 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory White | 56-46 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | Gino Bruno's floater is tipped away by David Poston | 56-46 |
| 14:50 | Fairfield | John Daugherty hits the follow up shot | 58-46 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 14:43 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Joe Short | 58-46 |
| 14:37 | Fairfield | Joe Rio is fouled on the floor by Roger Thomas - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG) John Daugherty | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (SG) Tracey Ivie | |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Joe Rio is blocked by David Poston | 58-46 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Jim Green grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 14:20 | Fairfield | Joe Rio travels with the ball | 58-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Darrell Johnson (C) Gino Bruno, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:09 | Creighton | Roger Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jim Green - foul #3 on Jim Green, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bryan Smith (C) David Poston | |
| 14:01 | Creighton | Gregory White makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 13:42 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-48 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Roger Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Casimir Falkowski steps in front of the Roger Thomas pass | 58-48 |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the dunk attempt | 58-48 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Gregory White grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (PG), Josef Kimble (PF) Casimir Falkowski, Jim Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Tracey Ivie (SG), Dwight Pence (SF) Roger Thomas, Dillon West, Jimmy Dyer | |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | Joe Rio connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | Bryan Smith drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Dwight Pence | 61-50 |
| 12:38 | Fairfield | Darrell Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-50 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard loses the dribble to Joe Rio in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 12:31 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses the easy layup | 61-50 |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Dwight Pence grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 12:24 | Creighton | Dwight Pence misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Bryan Smith tips it in | 61-52 |
| 12:12 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 11:51 | Fairfield | Tracey Ivie is called for the reach on Josef Kimble - foul #4 on Tracey Ivie, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), Thomas Tucholski (PF), Joe Short (C) John Daugherty, Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant, Josef Kimble, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG), Dillon West (SG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), William Robinson (PF), David Poston (C) Abe Hilliard, Tracey Ivie, Dwight Pence, Gregory White, Bryan Smith | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Bruno Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gino Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Tucholski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Short (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dillon West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Poston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Dillon West buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Long | 61-54 |
| 11:26 | Fairfield | Daniel Long steps in front of the Casimir Falkowski pass in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | William Robinson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tucholski - foul #1 on Thomas Tucholski, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Green (PF) Thomas Tucholski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Daniel Long is fouled on the floor by Casimir Falkowski - foul #2 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:52 | Fairfield | Joe Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Casimir Falkowski is called for the reach on Jimmy Dyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG) Dillon West | |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:49 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:37 | Fairfield | Gino Bruno makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jim Green | 63-58 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | David Poston knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Long | 63-60 |
| 10:05 | Fairfield | Jim Green misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Thomas - foul #3 on Roger Thomas, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Josef Kimble (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Thomas Tucholski (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Gino Bruno, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Dwight Pence (SF) Roger Thomas, Jimmy Dyer | |
| 10:05 | Fairfield | Jim Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 10:05 | Fairfield | Jim Green misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | David Poston gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 09:53 | Creighton | Daniel Long hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Abe Hilliard | 64-63 |
| 09:36 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble loses the ball out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (PG) Jim Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (SG), Gregory White (PF) Daniel Long, William Robinson | |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Thomas Tucholski picks off the pass by David Poston | 64-63 |
| 09:02 | Fairfield | Gregory White steps in front of the Joe Rio pass | 64-63 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Gregory White can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 64-63 |
| 08:39 | Fairfield | Thomas Tucholski grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | John Daugherty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 08:24 | Fairfield | Joe Rio grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 08:15 | Fairfield | Joe Rio knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Josef Kimble | 66-63 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Joe Rio is called for the reach on Dillon West in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Rio, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SF), Darrell Johnson (PF), Joe Short (C) Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant, Josef Kimble, Thomas Tucholski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), William Robinson (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Abe Hilliard, Dwight Pence, Gregory White, David Poston | |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Dillon West makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Dillon West makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Dillon West is called for the reach on Bruno Shaver - foul #2 on Dillon West, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Green (PF) Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG) Dillon West | |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:53 | Creighton | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bruno Shaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Daugherty (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Short (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracey Ivie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Dyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Bryan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Creighton | Casimir Falkowski steps in front of the Roger Thomas pass | 67-65 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Gino Bruno (SF) Bruno Shaver, John Daugherty | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:04 | Creighton | William Robinson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 07:03 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Joe Short | 67-65 |
| 06:56 | Fairfield | Jim Green travels with the ball | 67-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrell Johnson (PF) Jim Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Poston (C) William Robinson | |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Roger Thomas is hacked by Gino Bruno in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gino Bruno, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Roger Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Roger Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:35 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Poston | 67-67 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Bryan Smith clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Short - foul #3 on Joe Short, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF) Gino Bruno, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Daniel Long (SG) Roger Thomas, Tracey Ivie | |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Bryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-69 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Bryan Smith | 67-69 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Daniel Long can't finish the uncontested layup | 67-69 |
| 06:06 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Joe Rio | 67-69 |
| 05:43 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant is denied on a layup by David Poston | 67-69 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Bryan Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG), Josef Kimble (C) Joe Rio, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tracey Ivie (SG), Dwight Pence (SF), Gregory White (PF) Daniel Long, Jimmy Dyer, Bryan Smith | |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Jim Green buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sherwood Hinnant | 69-69 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Bruno (SG), John Daugherty (SF), Thomas Tucholski (PF), Joe Short (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Sherwood Hinnant, Jim Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dillon West (PG) Abe Hilliard | |
| 04:28 | Fairfield | John Daugherty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Gregory White gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG) Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Long (PG), William Robinson (PF) Tracey Ivie, Gregory White | |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | John Daugherty clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | William Robinson gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Dillon West misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-69 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Dillon West grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Dillon West loses the dribble to Gino Bruno | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - John Daugherty (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Rio (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gino Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Tucholski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dillon West (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dwight Pence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David Poston (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Joe Short can't throw it down | 69-69 |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | Gino Bruno tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Joe Short tips it back up and in | 71-69 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | Daniel Long hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 71-69 |
| 03:04 | Creighton | Dwight Pence tips it in | 71-71 |
| 02:49 | Fairfield | Joe Short's layup is rejected by David Poston | 71-71 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | David Poston gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF), Josef Kimble (C) John Daugherty, Joe Rio, Gino Bruno, Thomas Tucholski, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Tracey Ivie (SG), Jimmy Dyer (SF), Gregory White (PF), Bryan Smith (C) Daniel Long, Dillon West, Dwight Pence, William Robinson, David Poston | |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Roger Thomas hits a floater from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Jim Green is hacked by Gregory White - foul #2 on Gregory White, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Jim Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Jim Green misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gregory White | 72-73 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Sherwood Hinnant - foul #2 on Sherwood Hinnant, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer makes the free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:45 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-76 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Roger Thomas's pass is intercepted by Casimir Falkowski in the backcourt | 75-76 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski lays it up and in | 77-76 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Gregory White lays it in | 77-78 |
| 00:55 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-78 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Jimmy Dyer pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | The short jumper by Jimmy Dyer is denied by Jim Green | 77-78 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Bryan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Bruno Shaver picks off the pass by Roger Thomas | 77-78 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casimir Falkowski | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Poston (C) Bryan Smith | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Casimir Falkowski - foul #4 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #13 | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Roger Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Roger Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski lays it in | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Tracey Ivie hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 81-80 |