| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Sanford Blomquist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Jim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Ganley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | James Jim inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Winthrop | Leon Carr misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 19:50 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 19:38 | Winthrop | James Jim connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | David Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 18:53 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sanford Blomquist | 36-32 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is called for a backcourt violation | 36-32 |
| 18:20 | Winthrop | Douglas Grajeda takes the ball from Sanford Blomquist | 36-32 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is hacked by Sanford Blomquist - foul #3 on Sanford Blomquist, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roy Smith (PG) Sanford Blomquist | |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Mathew Heath comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | Winthrop | Roy Smith grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:19 | Winthrop | James Jim can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mathew Heath - foul #1 on Mathew Heath, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Reed (SG), Chris Anderson (PF), Gene Claunch (C) Leon Carr, Matthew Holmes, Bennie Ganley | |
| 17:19 | Winthrop | James Jim makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:19 | Winthrop | James Jim misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | David Barnett grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | David Barnett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Jim - foul #2 on James Jim, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Smith (PF) James Jim | |
| 16:56 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:40 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson's pass is intercepted by David Barnett | 38-33 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:22 | Winthrop | David Smith gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:12 | Winthrop | David Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Reed | 39-36 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:51 | Winthrop | Roy Smith grabs the board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Claunch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Winthrop | Richard Reed misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Grajeda - foul #2 on Douglas Grajeda, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (SG), Bernardo Greco (PF) Douglas Grajeda, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leon Carr (SG), James Jim (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF), Bennie Ganley (C) Roy Smith, Gene Claunch, David Smith, Chris Anderson | |
| 15:37 | Winthrop | Richard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:37 | Winthrop | Richard Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG) Floyd Wetherington | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist (PG) Richard Reed | |
| 14:59 | Winthrop | James Jim clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:57 | Winthrop | Leon Carr tips it home | 39-38 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Cletus Christmas | 41-38 |
| 14:20 | Winthrop | Leon Carr hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bennie Ganley | 41-40 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Charles Stratton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Barnett (C) Cletus Christmas | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 14:10 | Winthrop | David Barnett is called for the reach on Leon Carr - foul #1 on David Barnett, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda (SG) Edward Terry | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 13:55 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley clanks a shot in the paint | 41-40 |
| 13:54 | Winthrop | James Jim grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:35 | Winthrop | James Jim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (PF) Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gene Claunch (SF), Chris Anderson (C) James Jim, Bennie Ganley | |
| 13:18 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-40 |
| 13:17 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:58 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-40 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:36 | Creighton | David Barnett drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Stratton | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Stratton - foul #1 on Charles Stratton, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Edward Terry (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF) Charles Stratton, Douglas Grajeda, Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roy Smith (SG), James Jim (SF), Bennie Ganley (C) Leon Carr, Gene Claunch, Matthew Holmes | |
| 12:24 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:55 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Reed (SG) Sanford Blomquist | |
| 11:34 | Winthrop | Roy Smith blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 11:32 | Creighton | Edward Terry gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Terry (fresh) SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Ganley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the floater from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas tips it in | 45-41 |
| 10:46 | Winthrop | James Jim is fouled on the floor by David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Brian Dees (C) Floyd Wetherington, Edward Terry, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist (PG), David Smith (PF), Gene Claunch (C) Richard Reed, Chris Anderson, Bennie Ganley | |
| 10:25 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is hacked by Sanford Blomquist - foul #4 on Sanford Blomquist, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (PF) Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leon Carr (SG), Matthew Holmes (PF) Sanford Blomquist, James Jim | |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is fouled on the floor by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Stratton | 47-41 |
| 09:10 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch misses the easy layup | 47-41 |
| 09:08 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses the dunk | 47-43 |
| 08:44 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 08:37 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Claunch | 47-45 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:07 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:52 | Winthrop | David Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Smith | 47-47 |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Stratton | 49-47 |
| 07:28 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Cletus Christmas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernardo Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Holmes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Claunch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 49-47 |
| 07:12 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Charles Stratton grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Douglas Grajeda | 51-47 |
| 06:15 | Winthrop | The pull-up jumper by David Smith is blocked by Bernardo Greco | 51-47 |
| 06:13 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Stratton | 53-49 |
| 05:55 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (PF), David Barnett (C) Cletus Christmas, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist (PG), Richard Reed (SG), James Jim (SF), Chris Anderson (PF), Bennie Ganley (C) Roy Smith, Leon Carr, David Smith, Matthew Holmes, Gene Claunch | |
| 05:26 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | David Barnett gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Chris Anderson is called for the reach on Mathew Heath - foul #1 on Chris Anderson, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Edward Terry (SG) Charles Stratton, Douglas Grajeda | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Edward Terry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Terry, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Mathew Heath - foul #2 on Mathew Heath, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Mathew Heath pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco hits a shot from close range set up by Edward Terry | 55-49 |
| 03:54 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 55-49 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Mathew Heath lays it in set up by Floyd Wetherington | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Winthrop | Mathew Heath steps in front of the Chris Anderson pass | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Jim - foul #3 on James Jim, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG) Floyd Wetherington, Edward Terry | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Leon Carr (SG), Matthew Holmes (PF) Richard Reed, Chris Anderson | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:30 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 03:09 | Winthrop | Leon Carr is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Greco - foul #1 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gene Claunch (C) Bennie Ganley | |
| 03:09 | Winthrop | Leon Carr misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:09 | Creighton | David Barnett gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cletus Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Sanford Blomquist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leon Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Jim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Claunch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:48 | Creighton | David Barnett is fouled on the floor by Sanford Blomquist - foul #5 on Sanford Blomquist, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roy Smith (PG), David Smith (SF) Sanford Blomquist, James Jim | |
| 02:48 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Winthrop | Roy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Dees (C) David Barnett | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Reed (SG), Chris Anderson (C) Leon Carr, Matthew Holmes | |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Charles Stratton | 63-49 |
| 01:37 | Winthrop | Roy Smith's pass is intercepted by Cletus Christmas | 63-49 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Brian Dees hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 63-49 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Brian Dees can't tip it in | 63-49 |
| 01:19 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Chris Anderson | 63-49 |
| 01:15 | Winthrop | Richard Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Dees - foul #2 on Brian Dees, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (C) Cletus Christmas, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 01:15 | Winthrop | Richard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:15 | Winthrop | Richard Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | David Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco is hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Richard Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Charles Stratton runs out the clock | 65-50 |