| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Wentz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Prue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Randy Wentz inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Creighton | John Byers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses the floater from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown tips it in | 38-43 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Fred Marie misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Pape - foul #3 on David Pape, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (PG) David Pape | |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Fred Marie makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Fred Marie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee State | James Cooper misses the dunk attempt | 40-43 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Randy Wentz gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Wayne Strahan blocks the short jumper by Randy Wentz | 40-43 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Fred Marie tips it in | 42-43 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra's pass is intercepted by James Cooper | 42-43 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Cooper | 42-45 |
| 17:37 | Creighton | Fred Marie drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Byers | 45-45 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee State | Domingo Bermudez denies the turnaround by Wayne Strahan | 45-45 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Randy Wentz snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Randy Wentz is fouled on the floor by Willie Prue - foul #3 on Willie Prue, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG), Milton Shunk (PF), Derek Butler (C) John Byers, Fred Marie, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim (SG), Harold Moore (SF), James Davy (PF) Robert Brown, Willie Prue, Abraham Morgan | |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Randy Wentz connects on the driving attempt from close range | 47-45 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee State | Derek Butler blocks the short jumper by James Davy | 47-45 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Cooper | 47-47 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Musenda Abdul-Rahim | 47-47 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Randy Wentz snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Osvaldo Guerra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Milton Shunk (fresh) C - Derek Butler (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Musenda Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Davy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Davy | 47-47 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | James Cooper is fouled on the floor by John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Fred Marie (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Osvaldo Guerra, Milton Shunk, Derek Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pape (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Willie Prue (SF), Abraham Morgan (PF) James Cooper, Musenda Abdul-Rahim, Harold Moore, Wayne Strahan | |
| 15:07 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Maynard | 47-47 |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Randy Wentz hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Byers and the foul's on Willie Prue - foul #4 on Willie Prue, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Moore (SF) Willie Prue | |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Randy Wentz makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Pape | 50-49 |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Randy Wentz clanks a shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | John Byers's pass is intercepted by David Pape | 50-49 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee State | James Davy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG) John Maynard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey (C) James Davy | |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randy Wentz | 53-49 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee State | John Byers picks off the pass by Harold Moore | 53-49 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra is hacked by Theodore Mackey - foul #1 on Theodore Mackey, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Milton Shunk (PF), Derek Butler (C) Randy Wentz, Fred Marie, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (SF), James Davy (PF), Wayne Strahan (C) Harold Moore, Abraham Morgan, Theodore Mackey | |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Robert Brown steps in front of the Ryan Heidelberger pass | 53-49 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan lays it in and the foul's on Derek Butler - foul #2 on Derek Butler, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Richards (PG), John Maynard (SG) John Byers, Osvaldo Guerra | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring (SF) Robert Brown | |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Joseph Richards misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee State | James Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Richards (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Ryan Heidelberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Milton Shunk (fresh) C - Derek Butler (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Goehring (fresh) PF - James Davy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Tennessee State | James Cooper buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Goehring | 53-54 |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Joseph Richards scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Milton Shunk | 56-54 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | David Pape scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Milton Shunk misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger tips it home | 58-57 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring's pass is intercepted by Derek Butler | 58-57 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee State | James Cooper is fouled on the floor by John Maynard - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Randy Wentz (SF), Fred Marie (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Joseph Richards, John Maynard, Ryan Heidelberger, Milton Shunk, Derek Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Mink (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Harold Moore (SF), Abraham Morgan (PF), Theodore Mackey (C) David Pape, James Cooper, Eric Goehring, James Davy, Wayne Strahan | |
| 09:23 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Fred Marie pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | John Byers misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Fred Marie hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey's pass is intercepted by Domingo Bermudez | 63-57 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | John Byers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Richard Mink - foul #1 on Richard Mink, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | John Byers makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | John Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Domingo Bermudez | 65-57 |
| 08:12 | Creighton | Harold Moore picks off the pass by Fred Marie | 65-57 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Marie - foul #2 on Fred Marie, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Prue (SF), Wayne Strahan (C) Harold Moore, Theodore Mackey | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Byers | 68-59 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Brown | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Richard Mink (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Prue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 68-59 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Randy Wentz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Derek Butler (C) Fred Marie, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pape (PG), James Davy (PF) Richard Mink, Abraham Morgan | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Randy Wentz denies the turnaround by Robert Brown | 68-59 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Randy Wentz | 68-59 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Byers | 71-59 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Osvaldo Guerra - foul #1 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #5 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Maynard (SG) John Byers | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | John Maynard grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Richards (PG), Fred Marie (PF) Osvaldo Guerra, Ryan Heidelberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (SG) Robert Brown | |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Randy Wentz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Pape | 71-59 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee State | James Cooper banks in the layup set up by James Davy | 71-61 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Randy Wentz misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 71-61 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee State | James Davy grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | Fred Marie steals it from Willie Prue | 71-61 |
| 04:22 | Creighton | John Maynard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Marie | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Tennessee State | David Pape can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Randy Wentz snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Domingo Bermudez (C) Joseph Richards, John Maynard, Derek Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Brown (SG), Abraham Morgan (PF) James Cooper, James Davy | |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Randy Wentz drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Byers | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-61 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Randy Wentz gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Randy Wentz scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Marie | 78-61 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee State | Randy Wentz blocks the short jumper by Willie Prue | 78-61 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan grabs the offensive board | 78-61 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 03:01 | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Byers | 80-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Byers (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Wentz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Prue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 80-61 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown tips it back up and in | 80-63 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | John Byers misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 80-63 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan grabs the board | 80-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | David Pape misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Randy Wentz - foul #1 on Randy Wentz, team foul #6 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Richards (PG), John Maynard (SG), Ryan Heidelberger (SF), Milton Shunk (PF), Derek Butler (C) John Byers, Osvaldo Guerra, Randy Wentz, Fred Marie, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (SG), Harold Moore (SF), James Davy (PF), Theodore Mackey (C) Robert Brown, Willie Prue, Abraham Morgan, Wayne Strahan | |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | David Pape misses the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | David Pape makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Joseph Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-64 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee State | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 80-64 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | James Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Pape | 80-66 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | John Maynard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-66 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | David Pape misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-66 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Ryan Heidelberger snags the defensive board | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Derek Butler is hacked by David Pape - foul #4 on David Pape, team foul #7 | 83-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim (SG) David Pape | |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Derek Butler makes the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Derek Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Milton Shunk gets the offensive rebound | 84-66 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Joseph Richards runs out the clock | 84-66 |