| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | James Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:33 | Creighton | Carl Davis clanks a jump hook from close range | 33-24 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Musso | 35-26 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Kerry Ranck is called for the reach on Frederick Carson - foul #4 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson (C) Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:55 | Creighton | William Leedy can't finish the layup | 35-26 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | William Leedy connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Davis and he's fouled by Michael Musso - foul #1 on Michael Musso, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | William Leedy misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | James Moore buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mathew Hoy and he's hacked by Hugh Crumpton - foul #3 on Hugh Crumpton, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Hugh Crumpton | |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Michael Musso - foul #2 on Michael Musso, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) Adam Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | James Moore buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mathew Hoy | 40-29 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-29 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is hacked by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #1 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Robert Tyler, James Moore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Andrew Shead (SG), Dale Kusinski (PF), Paul Mingo (C) Carl Davis, William Leedy, Timothy Pilon, Frederick Carson | |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | David Chappell misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 40-29 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons tips it home | 42-29 |
| 15:48 | Creighton | Stanley Peterson swats the layup by Paul Mingo | 42-29 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifford Dawson | 42-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Kusinski (fresh) C - Paul Mingo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emmanuel Alleyne - foul #2 on Emmanuel Alleyne, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (PF) Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Hugh Crumpton (PF) Andrew Shead, Emmanuel Alleyne | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Paul Mingo's pass is intercepted by Adam Simmons | 43-29 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | James Moore dunks the ball on a great pass from Adam Simmons | 45-29 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Paul Mingo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses long on a shot in the lane | 45-29 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Leonard Finney gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Brandon Cantrell steals the ball from Carl Davis | 45-29 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell banks in the layup | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Davis | 47-31 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | David Chappell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clifford Dawson | 50-31 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski travels with the ball | 50-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Stanley Peterson (PF), Kerry Ranck (C) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons, James Moore, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), William Leedy (SG), Timothy Pilon (SF), Frederick Carson (C) Carl Davis, Leonard Finney, Dale Kusinski, Paul Mingo | |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-31 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Andrew Shead snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Frederick Carson's pass is intercepted by Mathew Hoy | 50-31 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy | 52-31 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Andrew Shead clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-31 |
| 12:12 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon can't tip it in | 52-31 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Andrew Shead grabs the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Andrew Shead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-31 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Musso | 54-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Leedy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Pilon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Crumpton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Carson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon's pass is intercepted by Mathew Hoy | 54-31 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the easy layup | 54-31 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-31 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is called for traveling | 57-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF), James Moore (PF), Clifford Dawson (C) Robert Tyler, Stanley Peterson, Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Davis (PG), Emmanuel Alleyne (PF) Andrew Shead, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Michael Musso knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Moore | 59-31 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Timothy Pilon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-31 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 59-31 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 59-31 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Michael Musso can't tip it in | 59-31 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne snags the defensive board | 59-31 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | William Leedy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-31 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons pulls down the rebound | 59-31 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-31 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne pulls down the rebound | 59-31 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Frederick Carson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Emmanuel Alleyne | 59-33 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Dawson | 62-33 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Carl Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mathew Hoy - foul #2 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #4 | 62-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Kerry Ranck (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Adam Simmons, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (SG), Alan Chupp (SF), Dale Kusinski (PF), Paul Mingo (C) William Leedy, Timothy Pilon, Emmanuel Alleyne, Frederick Carson | |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-34 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Carl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-35 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | David Chappell is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Davis - foul #1 on Carl Davis, team foul #4 | 62-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugh Crumpton (PF) Alan Chupp | |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Paul Mingo swats the short shot by Kerry Ranck | 62-35 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the follow up shot | 64-35 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is fouled on the floor by Brandon Cantrell - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #5 | 64-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (SG), Alan Chupp (SF) Carl Davis, Hugh Crumpton | |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 64-35 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck snags the defensive board | 64-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Shead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Chupp (fresh) PF - Dale Kusinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Mingo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | David Chappell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-35 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Paul Mingo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-35 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Brandon Cantrell steals the ball from Leonard Finney | 64-35 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 66-35 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Alan Chupp is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 66-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF) Brandon Cantrell, Robert Tyler, James Moore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne (SF) Alan Chupp | |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Dale Kusinski takes the ball from Michael Musso | 66-35 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is fouled on the floor by Michael Musso - foul #3 on Michael Musso, team foul #6 | 66-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (PG), Stanley Peterson (C) David Chappell, Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Chupp (SF) Paul Mingo | |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #7 | 66-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG) Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-37 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Michael Musso lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Peterson | 68-37 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Alan Chupp's floater is tipped away by Stanley Peterson | 68-37 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 68-37 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-37 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski pulls down the rebound | 68-37 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Leonard Finney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 68-37 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 68-37 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson connects on the jump hook in the lane | 70-37 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Leonard Finney scores on a shot from the free throw line | 70-39 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy and he's fouled by Alan Chupp - foul #1 on Alan Chupp, team foul #5 | 72-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), James Moore (PF), Kerry Ranck (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keenan Vanhoose (PG), Paul Mingo (PF) Andrew Shead, Alan Chupp | |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the free throw | 73-39 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 73-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) Adam Simmons | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 1st free throw | 73-39 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Leonard Finney misses the 2nd free throw | 73-39 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck grabs the defensive rebound | 73-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Leonard Finney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Keenan Vanhoose (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Alleyne (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Mingo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Kusinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Dale Kusinski steals the ball from David Chappell | 73-39 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Paul Mingo misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-39 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler gets the rebound | 73-39 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Moore | 75-39 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | A charge is called on Keenan Vanhoose - foul #1 on Keenan Vanhoose, team foul #6 | 75-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Shead (PG), Alan Chupp (SF) Leonard Finney, Dale Kusinski | |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | James Moore throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Tyler | 77-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kerry Ranck - foul #5 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #9 | 77-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Tyler, Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Creighton | Leonard Finney (PG), Dale Kusinski (PF) Keenan Vanhoose, Alan Chupp | |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne makes the 1st free throw | 77-40 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne misses the 2nd free throw | 77-40 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 77-40 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Dale Kusinski is called for the reach on Mathew Hoy - foul #2 on Dale Kusinski, team foul #7 | 77-40 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 77-40 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Dale Kusinski pulls down the rebound | 77-40 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is hacked by Mathew Hoy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #10 | 77-40 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 1st free throw | 77-41 |
| 01:27 | Creighton | Leonard Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 77-42 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Michael Musso drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-42 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Andrew Shead is hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #3 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #11 | 79-42 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Andrew Shead makes the 1st free throw | 79-43 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Andrew Shead makes the 2nd free throw | 79-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Musso | 81-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Leonard Finney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 81-44 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dale Kusinski swats the layup by James Moore | 81-44 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | James Moore can't tip it in | 81-44 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Andrew Shead snags the defensive board | 81-44 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Michael Musso steals it from Paul Mingo in the backcourt | 81-44 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Michael Musso lays it up and in | 83-44 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Emmanuel Alleyne hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 83-44 |