| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Powell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon inbounds the ball | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Davey - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| 19:45 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Leonard Finney pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Frederick Carson is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range | 40-53 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is whistled for a carry | 40-53 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Leonard Chung picks off the pass by Leonard Finney in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia lays it in set up by Leonard Chung | 42-53 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Leonard Finney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:46 | Creighton | William Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Robert Tapia, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton (PF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 18:46 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Leonard Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | William Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-55 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Carl Davis's pass is intercepted by David Cork | 42-55 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-55 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Paul Thomas snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Carl Davis is hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) David Cork, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) William Leedy, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the tip | 42-55 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Dale Kusinski is called for the reach on Jon Thomas - foul #1 on Dale Kusinski, team foul #1 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Dale Kusinski | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Pilon - foul #2 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Alleyne | 43-55 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | William Powell hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Emmanuel Alleyne | 43-57 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 16:20 | Creighton | Frederick Carson pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | William Powell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Pilon and he's hacked by Scott Drees - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (PG), Alan Chupp (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) Leonard Finney, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| 15:57 | Creighton | William Powell makes the free throw | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Leedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Chupp (fresh) C - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-60 |
| 15:36 | Creighton | William Leedy pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on William Leedy - foul #4 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Paul Thomas (SF) William Powell, Timothy Pilon | |
| 15:16 | Creighton | William Leedy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is whistled for a carry | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Kusinski (C) Hugh Crumpton | |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Carl Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-60 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dale Kusinski - foul #2 on Dale Kusinski, team foul #3 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) William Leedy | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 14:44 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 44-60 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Finney - foul #1 on Leonard Finney, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Carl Davis, Paul Thomas, Alan Chupp | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | William Powell double dribbles | 45-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) David Cork | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), William Leedy (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Leonard Finney, William Powell, Dale Kusinski | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Shead | 45-62 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is hacked by Timothy Pilon - foul #3 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas connects on the jumper near the basket | 47-62 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joel Davey - foul #3 on Joel Davey, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Paul Thomas (SF) Andrew Shead, William Leedy | |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 47-63 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't tip it in | 47-63 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 12:43 | Creighton | Paul Thomas travels with the ball | 47-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), David Cork (C) Scott Drees, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Alan Chupp (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Carl Davis, Emmanuel Alleyne, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Cork and he's hacked by Alan Chupp - foul #1 on Alan Chupp, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frederick Carson (C) Alan Chupp | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by William Powell | 51-65 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | David Cork snags the offensive board | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. PF - David Cork (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Hurley | 53-65 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Frederick Carson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Stalvey | 53-65 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Dale Kusinski takes the ball from Robert Tapia | 53-65 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #4 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) William Powell, Paul Thomas, Dale Kusinski, Frederick Carson | |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 55-67 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung lays it up and in and the foul's on Leonard Finney - foul #2 on Leonard Finney, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG) Leonard Finney | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | William Leedy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tapia - foul #4 on Robert Tapia, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:14 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the jumper in the paint | 57-67 |
| 09:49 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Carl Davis is hacked by John Longwell - foul #2 on John Longwell, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) John Longwell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (PF), Frederick Carson (C) Emmanuel Alleyne, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 57-68 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Carl Davis is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-68 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Frederick Carson can't tip it in | 57-68 |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Frederick Carson gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 57-68 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 60-68 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Carl Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Drees - foul #3 on Scott Drees, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (C) Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF), Hugh Crumpton (C) William Leedy, Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Andrew Shead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Powell (SG), Paul Thomas (SF) Carl Davis, Alan Chupp | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Scott Drees | 66-70 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | The short jumper by William Powell is denied by Joel Davey | 66-70 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Paul Thomas tips it in | 66-72 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne grabs the board | 66-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Scott Drees (tired) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Hugh Crumpton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Andrew Shead loses the dribble to Leonard Chung in the backcourt | 66-72 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it home | 68-72 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton is hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), William Leedy (SG), Alan Chupp (SF), Dale Kusinski (C) Andrew Shead, William Powell, Paul Thomas, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | William Leedy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #13 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Pilon (SF) Hugh Crumpton | |
| 06:13 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | William Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Dale Kusinski steps in front of the Andrew Stalvey pass | 68-74 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #14 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG), Frederick Carson (C) William Leedy, Alan Chupp | |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Frederick Carson steps in front of the Joel Davey pass | 68-75 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Carl Davis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Finney | 68-78 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Joel Davey clanks a runner from close range | 68-78 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the offensive rebound | 68-78 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-78 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Timothy Pilon | 68-78 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Dale Kusinski steals it from Jon Thomas | 68-78 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Davis | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Frederick Carson steps in front of the Joel Davey pass | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Carl Davis is hacked by Robert Tapia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Tapia, team foul #15 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Paul Thomas (SF), Alan Chupp (PF) Leonard Finney, Timothy Pilon, Dale Kusinski | |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stalvey | 68-81 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-81 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Frederick Carson snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Cork (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alan Chupp (fresh) C - Frederick Carson (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Carl Davis scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Thomas | 68-83 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-83 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Carl Davis | 68-83 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | William Leedy hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Davis | 68-85 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is hacked by Carl Davis - foul #2 on Carl Davis, team foul #9 | 68-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Hugh Crumpton (C) Carl Davis, Frederick Carson | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 1st free throw | 68-85 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Alan Chupp gets the rebound | 68-85 |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Alan Chupp hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Shead | 68-88 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | David Cork throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (SG), Dale Kusinski (C) William Leedy, Alan Chupp | |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Paul Thomas banks in the layup set up by Dale Kusinski | 68-90 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-90 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Paul Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 68-90 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Carl Davis can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 68-90 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Drees | 68-90 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | John Longwell double dribbles | 68-90 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG) Andrew Shead | |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton hits a shot in the paint set up by Carl Davis | 68-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-92 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 70-92 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Carl Davis runs out the clock | 70-92 |