| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Howard Polston (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Carmelo Llanos (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Hutchison (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jonathan Barker (fresh) 2 ast. C - Darnell Mealy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Seefeldt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 19:13 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt's floater is knocked away by Jim Hutchison | 37-31 |
| 19:12 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 19:00 | Alabama A&M | George Williams denies the turnaround by Darnell Mealy | 37-31 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | George Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:31 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | George Williams connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Randy Dimas and the foul's on Howard Polston - foul #3 on Howard Polston, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson (SG) Howard Polston | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:07 | Creighton | George Williams makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:46 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Randy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Randy Dimas scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dean Seefeldt | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Randy Dimas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Randy Dimas misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:47 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:34 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Randy Dimas - foul #2 on Randy Dimas, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Michael Graham (SF), James King (C) Jim Hutchison, Jonathan Barker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), George Carroll (SG), Herman Wynn (PF), Michael Leamon (C) Shannon Palomares, Travis Hicks, George Williams, Randy Dimas | |
| 16:34 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:34 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Michael Leamon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:11 | Alabama A&M | James King snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 15:51 | Alabama A&M | The jump hook by Darnell Mealy is blocked by Michael Leamon | 39-36 |
| 15:50 | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Carmelo Llanos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darnell Mealy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - James King (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Seefeldt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Herman Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Leamon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | James King swats the layup by Michael Leamon | 42-36 |
| 15:24 | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:20 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Josephson | 45-36 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Carmelo Llanos is called for the reach on Dean Seefeldt - foul #2 on Carmelo Llanos, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston (PG), Jim Hutchison (SF), Jonathan Barker (PF) Paul Josephson, Michael Graham, Darnell Mealy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG), Travis Hicks (SG), George Williams (PF), Randy Dimas (C) Steven Wilson, Dean Seefeldt, Herman Wynn, Michael Leamon | |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Randy Dimas travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| 14:34 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | George Carroll clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 14:21 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to James King | 45-36 |
| 14:07 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Polston | 47-36 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | James King steals it from George Williams | 47-36 |
| 13:48 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston is called for a backcourt violation | 47-36 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy (C) James King | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt (SF) George Carroll | |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Williams | 47-38 |
| 13:15 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy is hacked by Dean Seefeldt - foul #2 on Dean Seefeldt, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Herman Wynn (PF) George Williams | |
| 13:04 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-38 |
| 13:03 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 12:51 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison is hacked by Herman Wynn - foul #1 on Herman Wynn, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson (SG) Carmelo Llanos | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:41 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy makes the floater from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Herman Wynn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 49-38 |
| 12:17 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:03 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison is called for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Michael Graham (SF), James King (C) Jim Hutchison, Darnell Mealy | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Carroll (SF), George Williams (PF) Dean Seefeldt, Herman Wynn | |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 11:47 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Howard Polston | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Howard Polston (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. SG - Paul Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Barker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. C - James King (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Dimas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Randy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | George Williams hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Shannon Palomares | 49-40 |
| 10:43 | Alabama A&M | James King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | George Williams grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | George Williams misses the easy layup | 49-40 |
| 10:23 | Alabama A&M | James King pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:00 | Alabama A&M | Travis Hicks steals it from Paul Josephson | 49-40 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Hicks | 49-42 |
| 09:39 | Alabama A&M | Jonathan Barker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 09:37 | Alabama A&M | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:15 | Alabama A&M | Michael Graham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Travis Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos (SG), Jim Hutchison (SF), Darnell Mealy (C) Paul Josephson, Michael Graham, James King | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), Dean Seefeldt (SF), Herman Wynn (PF), Michael Leamon (C) Shannon Palomares, George Carroll, George Williams, Randy Dimas | |
| 08:34 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 08:32 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:26 | Alabama A&M | Michael Leamon denies the turnaround by Darnell Mealy | 49-42 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Herman Wynn | 49-42 |
| 08:14 | Creighton | Steven Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 08:13 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 07:53 | Alabama A&M | Dean Seefeldt picks off the pass by Howard Polston | 49-42 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Steven Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Herman Wynn grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Howard Polston (tiring) 7 reb. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Llanos (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Hutchison (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jonathan Barker (tiring) 2 ast. C - Darnell Mealy (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Seefeldt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Herman Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Leamon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Travis Hicks misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carmelo Llanos - foul #3 on Carmelo Llanos, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | James King (C) Jonathan Barker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Travis Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Travis Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:59 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Wilson - foul #2 on Steven Wilson, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG) Travis Hicks | |
| 06:59 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:59 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Michael Leamon snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Wilson and the foul's on Howard Polston - foul #4 on Howard Polston, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Williams (PF), Randy Dimas (C) Herman Wynn, Michael Leamon | |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:45 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:21 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy banks in the layup | 51-46 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Randy Dimas misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Carmelo Llanos - foul #4 on Carmelo Llanos, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Michael Graham (SF), Jonathan Barker (PF) Jim Hutchison, James King | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Carroll (SG) Steven Wilson | |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Randy Dimas misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | Randy Dimas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:47 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:46 | Alabama A&M | Michael Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:27 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy's layup is rejected by Dean Seefeldt | 51-47 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | George Carroll drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 04:52 | Alabama A&M | Randy Dimas steps in front of the Jonathan Barker pass | 51-50 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson (SG), Jim Hutchison (SF), James King (C) Howard Polston, Michael Graham, Jonathan Barker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), Travis Hicks (SG), Herman Wynn (PF), Michael Leamon (C) Shannon Palomares, George Carroll, George Williams, Randy Dimas | |
| 04:12 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Travis Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | James King steals the ball from Steven Wilson | 51-50 |
| 03:36 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Leamon - foul #2 on Michael Leamon, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG) Dean Seefeldt | |
| 03:36 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:36 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Michael Leamon lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Hicks | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Carmelo Llanos (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Hutchison (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darnell Mealy (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - James King (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Herman Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Leamon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 02:53 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy tips it in | 54-52 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston (PG), Jonathan Barker (PF) Carmelo Llanos, James King | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Carroll (SF), George Williams (PF), Randy Dimas (C) Steven Wilson, Herman Wynn, Michael Leamon | |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Randy Dimas misses the floater from the right side | 54-52 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Randy Dimas grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | George Carroll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 02:17 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:02 | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 02:00 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:44 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | George Williams drills a floater near the basket | 57-54 |
| 01:11 | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson is hacked by Shannon Palomares - foul #2 on Shannon Palomares, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Carmelo Llanos (SG) Paul Josephson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt (SF) George Carroll | |
| 00:48 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Travis Hicks - foul #3 on Travis Hicks, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:48 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:48 | Alabama A&M | Darnell Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Shannon Palomares | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Alabama A&M | Shannon Palomares is called for the reach on Howard Polston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shannon Palomares, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 00:30 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:30 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Randy Dimas grabs the board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Randy Dimas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 00:21 | Alabama A&M | Shannon Palomares is called for the reach on Howard Polston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shannon Palomares, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 00:21 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | George Williams grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Travis Hicks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Shannon Palomares | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston is hacked by Shannon Palomares in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shannon Palomares, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG) Shannon Palomares | |
| 00:12 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Alabama A&M | Howard Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Randy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Steven Wilson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Alabama A&M | Steven Wilson is called for the reach on Jim Hutchison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Wilson, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Paul Josephson (SG) Howard Polston | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:02 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:02 | Alabama A&M | Jim Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Randy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Randy Dimas can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-59 |