| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine buries a jump hook near the basket | 40-37 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Sean Sowders - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Frederick Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Butz and the foul's on Frederick Carson - foul #3 on Frederick Carson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (C) Frederick Carson | |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | William Leedy is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Emmanuel Alleyne picks off the pass by Ryan Rine | 43-37 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the shot in the paint | 43-39 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | David Blanchard is called for the reach on Carl Davis - foul #1 on David Blanchard, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Andrew Shead (SG), Dale Kusinski (PF), Paul Mingo (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Timothy Pilon, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 17:21 | Creighton | Paul Mingo knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Leonard Finney | 43-41 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dale Kusinski | 43-41 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | The jumper by Paul Mingo is denied by Sammie Hudson | 43-41 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (SF) Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Leonard Finney, Andrew Shead, Alan Chupp | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson scores on a floater near the basket | 45-41 |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Carl Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Kusinski (fresh) PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Mingo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Rodney Heller buries a shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Yutzy | 47-41 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Carl Davis scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Mingo | 47-44 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy double dribbles | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) William Leedy, Dale Kusinski, Paul Mingo | |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Carl Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Sean Sowders - foul #4 on Sean Sowders, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Hugh Crumpton | |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Pilon - foul #2 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (SG) Carl Davis | |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Pilon | 48-49 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Rodney Heller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Andrew Shead, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 48-49 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frederick Carson - foul #4 on Frederick Carson, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG) William Butz | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (C) Leonard Finney, Frederick Carson | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:05 | Creighton | Louis Reaves swats the shot by Timothy Pilon | 50-49 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | David Harvey snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | David Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Timothy Pilon is called for the reach on Louis Reaves - foul #3 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SF), David Blanchard (PF) Ryan Rine, Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Kusinski (PF), Paul Mingo (C) Timothy Pilon, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #1 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Louis Reaves comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | David Blanchard gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | David Harvey is hacked by William Leedy - foul #2 on William Leedy, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) David Harvey, Arthur Yutzy, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) William Leedy, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Mingo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | William Butz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF) Carl Davis, Paul Mingo | |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Sammie Hudson - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | The jump hook by Andrew Shead is blocked by Ryan Rine | 51-49 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Andrew Shead dunks the ball set up by Hugh Crumpton and he's hacked by Sammie Hudson - foul #2 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (C) Leonard Finney, Dale Kusinski | |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | William Butz grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | William Butz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Carl Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Carl Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG), David Blanchard (PF) William Butz, Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Leedy (SG), Paul Mingo (C) Andrew Shead, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 09:45 | Louisville | David Harvey hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | William Leedy's floater is tipped away by Louis Reaves | 55-51 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon tips it in | 55-53 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Timothy Pilon is called for the reach on Ryan Rine - foul #4 on Timothy Pilon, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Kusinski (SF), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Timothy Pilon, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Paul Mingo | 56-53 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | William Leedy is whistled for a carry | 56-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF) David Harvey, Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG) Carl Davis | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 58-53 |
| 08:18 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (SG), Alan Chupp (SF) William Leedy, Paul Mingo | |
| 08:05 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski lays it in set up by Alan Chupp and the foul's on Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 08:05 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Rodney Heller can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Andrew Shead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Alan Chupp grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Chupp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Alan Chupp makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hugh Crumpton | 58-59 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Butz | 60-59 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Leonard Finney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses short on a floater from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), David Harvey (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, William Butz, Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Leonard Finney, Andrew Shead, Alan Chupp, Dale Kusinski | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | David Harvey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Sean Sowders scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 62-60 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Carl Davis is fouled on the floor by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Hugh Crumpton | |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | William Leedy connects on the jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Carl Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-64 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | William Leedy pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Harvey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Leedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Pilon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frederick Carson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Creighton | David Harvey picks off the pass by Frederick Carson | 64-64 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 66-64 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Ryan Rine swats the short shot by Frederick Carson | 66-64 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon gets the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne is hacked by David Blanchard - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) David Harvey, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Andrew Shead (SG), Hugh Crumpton (PF), Dale Kusinski (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Arthur Yutzy, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is hacked by Dale Kusinski - foul #2 on Dale Kusinski, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), William Leedy (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Leonard Finney, Andrew Shead, Emmanuel Alleyne, Dale Kusinski | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Frederick Carson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 67-65 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 67-65 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 67-65 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it but misses | 67-65 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | David Blanchard gets the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Timothy Pilon picks off the pass by David Blanchard | 67-65 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | William Leedy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Pilon | 67-67 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the easy layup | 67-67 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Crumpton | 67-70 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3 from the left wing | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Carl Davis loses the dribble to William Butz | 70-70 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the jumper from the left side | 72-70 |