| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Thorp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Barkley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garrett Guess (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Julian Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Garrett Guess inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Creighton | Julian Coleman hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Garrett Guess | 34-29 |
| 19:34 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Kimes | 34-29 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Dean Buterbaugh is called for the reach on Robert Barkley - foul #3 on Dean Buterbaugh, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (PF) Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 18:58 | Kansas | Heath Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:51 | Kansas | Billy Newland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | Julian Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 18:13 | Kansas | Heath Cooper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Kiel | 36-29 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Julian Coleman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 17:55 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Marc Thorp | 36-29 |
| 17:41 | Kansas | Marc Thorp knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Cesar Esposito and he's hacked by William Kimes - foul #3 on William Kimes, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (PF) William Kimes | |
| 17:41 | Kansas | Marc Thorp misses the free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Julian Coleman | 38-29 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Garrett Guess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-29 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Clinton Washington grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Robert Barkley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:54 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Barkley - foul #2 on Robert Barkley, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Stevens (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Robert Harrison (PF), Mark Moronta (C) Billy Newland, Cesar Esposito, Joseph Kiel, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Ehlers (SG), Stuart Mathis (SF), Richard Frederick (C) Robert Barkley, Garrett Guess, Julian Coleman | |
| 16:54 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:54 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Jeffrey Ehlers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Taylor | 40-35 |
| 16:24 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 16:22 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Mark Moronta's pass is intercepted by John Taylor | 40-35 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Stuart Mathis drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Taylor | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Harrison (fresh) C - Mark Moronta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Ehlers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Frederick (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Heath Cooper | 43-37 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Jeffrey Ehlers comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-37 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Clinton Washington tips it in | 43-39 |
| 15:31 | Kansas | Robert Powell blows the layup but he's hacked by Stuart Mathis - foul #2 on Stuart Mathis, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Heath Cooper, Raymond Stevens, Robert Harrison | |
| Subs | Creighton | Willis Craig (PG), Robert Barkley (SG), Garrett Guess (SF), Antonio Adams (PF), Julian Coleman (C) John Taylor, Jeffrey Ehlers, Stuart Mathis, Clinton Washington, Richard Frederick | |
| 15:31 | Kansas | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:31 | Kansas | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Robert Barkley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Cesar Esposito (SF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Robert Barkley misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:09 | Kansas | Billy Newland pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:07 | Kansas | Michael Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marc Thorp (C) Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Robert Barkley can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Marc Thorp - foul #2 on Marc Thorp, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Robert Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | Robert Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Antonio Adams gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Garrett Guess is called for a charge - foul #2 on Garrett Guess, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Taylor (PG) Willis Craig | |
| 14:10 | Kansas | Billy Newland scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Michael Anderson is called for the reach on Antonio Adams - foul #3 on Michael Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:51 | Creighton | John Taylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 13:49 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Marc Thorp | 47-42 |
| 13:29 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Thorp | 50-42 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Billy Newland steals it from Robert Barkley | 50-42 |
| 12:47 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito's pass is intercepted by John Taylor | 50-42 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Garrett Guess dunks the ball on a great pass from John Taylor | 50-44 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Heath Cooper | 52-44 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | John Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:19 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Cesar Esposito | 52-44 |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Antonio Adams is called for the reach on Billy Newland - foul #4 on Antonio Adams, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Raymond Stevens (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Joseph Kiel (PF), Mark Moronta (C) Heath Cooper, Billy Newland, Cesar Esposito, Dean Buterbaugh, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Willis Craig (PG), Jeffrey Ehlers (SG), Stuart Mathis (SF), William Kimes (PF), Clinton Washington (C) John Taylor, Robert Barkley, Garrett Guess, Antonio Adams, Julian Coleman | |
| 12:03 | Kansas | Robert Powell buries a floater from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Moronta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willis Craig (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Ehlers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Clinton Washington drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 11:30 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens tips it home | 56-47 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Jeffrey Ehlers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Taylor (PG), Robert Barkley (SG), Julian Coleman (C) Willis Craig, Stuart Mathis, Clinton Washington | |
| 10:39 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens is hacked by Jeffrey Ehlers - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ehlers, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Billy Newland (SG), Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Raymond Stevens, Joseph Kiel | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:19 | Kansas | Robert Powell is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF) Jeffrey Ehlers | |
| 10:19 | Kansas | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:19 | Kansas | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | John Taylor misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Robert Barkley tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 09:48 | Kansas | Robert Powell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-49 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Robert Barkley gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | John Taylor misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Moronta - foul #2 on Mark Moronta, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Cesar Esposito (SF), Marc Thorp (C) Robert Powell, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (PF) William Kimes | |
| 09:41 | Creighton | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:22 | Kansas | Heath Cooper clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Julian Coleman grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Billy Newland is called for the reach on Robert Barkley - foul #1 on Billy Newland, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (PF) Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:00 | Creighton | The short jumper by Julian Coleman is denied by Joseph Kiel | 58-50 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Julian Coleman hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito knocks in the jump hook from close range | 60-52 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | John Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Raymond Stevens (SG), Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Heath Cooper, Billy Newland, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Willis Craig (PG), Jeffrey Ehlers (SG), Stuart Mathis (SF), Richard Frederick (C) John Taylor, Robert Barkley, Garrett Guess, Julian Coleman | |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Stuart Mathis is called for the reach on Michael Anderson - foul #3 on Stuart Mathis, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Moronta (C) Joseph Kiel | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Kimes (PF) Richard Frederick | |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Michael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Clinton Washington | 60-52 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | William Kimes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | William Kimes gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Moronta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willis Craig (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Ehlers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stuart Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Creighton | William Kimes connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Ehlers | 60-54 |
| 07:22 | Kansas | Mark Moronta buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dean Buterbaugh and the foul's on Clinton Washington - foul #1 on Clinton Washington, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG), Robert Powell (SF) Michael Anderson, Cesar Esposito | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Taylor (PG), Robert Barkley (SG), Garrett Guess (SF), Antonio Adams (PF), Julian Coleman (C) Willis Craig, Jeffrey Ehlers, Stuart Mathis, William Kimes, Clinton Washington | |
| 07:22 | Kansas | Mark Moronta makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:56 | Creighton | Robert Barkley buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Garrett Guess | 63-56 |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | John Taylor grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 06:30 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Heath Cooper knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Stevens | 65-56 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Julian Coleman buries a jump hook from the left block | 65-58 |
| 05:51 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 05:49 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:49 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Billy Newland (SG), Cesar Esposito (SF), Marc Thorp (C) Raymond Stevens, Robert Powell, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Heath Cooper | 67-58 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Robert Barkley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 05:14 | Kansas | Marc Thorp snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 04:54 | Kansas | Billy Newland misses the floater near the basket | 67-58 |
| 04:52 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh tips it back up and in | 69-58 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 04:25 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Billy Newland is fouled on the floor by Antonio Adams - foul #5 on Antonio Adams, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (PF) Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Kimes (PF) Antonio Adams | |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Garrett Guess's layup is rejected by Joseph Kiel | 71-58 |
| 03:52 | Kansas | Billy Newland snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Marc Thorp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Barkley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garrett Guess (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Kimes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Julian Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Billy Newland is hacked by Robert Barkley - foul #3 on Robert Barkley, team foul #11 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Moronta (C) Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Ehlers (SF) Garrett Guess | |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Billy Newland takes the ball from William Kimes | 73-58 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Kimes - foul #4 on William Kimes, team foul #12 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Raymond Stevens (SG), Robert Powell (SF) Heath Cooper, Billy Newland, Cesar Esposito | |
| Subs | Creighton | Willis Craig (PG), Stuart Mathis (SF), Clinton Washington (C) John Taylor, Robert Barkley, Julian Coleman | |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Stuart Mathis connects on the shot from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 02:15 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stuart Mathis - foul #4 on Stuart Mathis, team foul #13 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Marc Thorp (C) Joseph Kiel, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:15 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 02:15 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Jeffrey Ehlers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-63 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Marc Thorp comes up short on the runner near the basket | 76-63 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Willis Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Clinton Washington connects on the jumper in the paint | 76-65 |
| 01:23 | Kansas | Robert Powell makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Stevens | 78-65 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Willis Craig buries a shot from just outside the lane | 78-67 |
| 01:02 | Kansas | Marc Thorp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Marc Thorp is called for the reach on Clinton Washington - foul #3 on Marc Thorp, team foul #7 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Cesar Esposito (SF) Michael Anderson, Raymond Stevens, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Clinton Washington makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Clinton Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh is hacked by Willis Craig - foul #2 on Willis Craig, team foul #14 | 80-69 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Stuart Mathis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Heath Cooper runs out the clock | 82-69 |