| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Greene (fresh) SF - James Usrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Akins (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Sibley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | James Usrey inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Akins drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Greene | 33-39 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 19:22 | Creighton | Todd Twilley snags the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Eric Enlow misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 19:03 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Christopher Akins | 33-39 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene misses the floater near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Todd Twilley grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 18:41 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Victor Friend | 35-39 |
| 18:22 | St. Joseph's | David Sibley drills a floater near the basket set up by James Usrey | 35-41 |
| 18:18 | Creighton | Todd Twilley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Todd Twilley, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bill Gray (SG), Jesse Long (PF), Bernard Evans (C) Charles Greene, Christopher Akins, David Sibley | |
| 17:40 | Creighton | Eric Enlow can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 17:38 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Long grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue is hacked by Todd Twilley - foul #2 on Todd Twilley, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Francis Boltz (SF) Terry Arnold, Todd Twilley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Brooks (PG), Richard Latimore (SF) Christopher Logue, James Usrey | |
| 17:17 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans loses the dribble to Robert Grizzle | 35-41 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Boltz | 38-41 |
| 16:44 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore's pass is intercepted by Robert Grizzle | 38-41 |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Enlow | 38-41 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Michael Brooks is called for the reach on Francis Boltz - foul #2 on Michael Brooks, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Todd Twilley (SF) Victor Friend, Francis Boltz | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene (SG), James Usrey (SF), Christopher Akins (PF), David Sibley (C) Bill Gray, Richard Latimore, Jesse Long, Bernard Evans | |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Perry | 38-41 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Peter Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Sibley - foul #2 on David Sibley, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Burkhart (C) Eric Enlow | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue (PG) Michael Brooks | |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Peter Perry misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Peter Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Usrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Akins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. Joseph's | James Usrey buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Terry Arnold connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Grizzle | 42-44 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | James Usrey jams it on a nice dish by Charles Greene | 42-46 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | James Usrey is called for the reach on Todd Twilley - foul #2 on James Usrey, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Francis Boltz (SF), James Rowe (PF) Terry Arnold, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bill Gray (SG), Richard Latimore (SF), Jesse Long (PF), Bernard Evans (C) Charles Greene, James Usrey, Christopher Akins, David Sibley | |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Victor Friend misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 14:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Burkhart | 42-46 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | James Rowe is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Anderson (SF) Robert Grizzle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Brooks (PG) Christopher Logue | |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's | Bill Gray can't tip it in | 42-46 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Long hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 13:30 | Creighton | William Burkhart makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Anderson | 44-48 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's | Michael Anderson picks off the pass by Bernard Evans | 44-48 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Michael Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | James Rowe grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Victor Friend can't connect on a jumper from close range | 47-48 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Michael Anderson snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | William Burkhart's layup is rejected by Bernard Evans | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Michael Anderson hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's | James Rowe blocks the short jumper by Richard Latimore | 49-48 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | James Rowe snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Francis Boltz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Friend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Burkhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Gray (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Richard Latimore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Evans (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Richard Latimore steps in front of the Victor Friend pass | 49-48 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Michael Brooks | 49-50 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jesse Long - foul #2 on Jesse Long, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Todd Twilley (SF), Ben Moses (PF), Eric Enlow (C) Victor Friend, Michael Anderson, James Rowe, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue (PG), Charles Greene (SG), James Usrey (SF), Christopher Akins (PF), David Sibley (C) Michael Brooks, Bill Gray, Richard Latimore, Jesse Long, Bernard Evans | |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene clanks a shot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Terry Arnold is called for the reach on Christopher Logue - foul #2 on Terry Arnold, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (SG) Francis Boltz | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Akins clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ben Moses | 51-50 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Todd Twilley | 54-50 |
| 09:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Grizzle takes the ball from Christopher Akins | 54-50 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Terry Arnold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Greene - foul #1 on Charles Greene, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Friend (SG), Peter Perry (PF) Robert Grizzle, Eric Enlow | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Terry Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Terry Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Charles Greene | 55-50 |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's | David Sibley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Logue and he's hacked by Ben Moses - foul #4 on Ben Moses, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Burkhart (C) Ben Moses | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Brooks (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Jesse Long (PF) Christopher Logue, Charles Greene, Christopher Akins | |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's | David Sibley makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Todd Twilley can't finish the layup | 55-53 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Peter Perry hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Long clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-53 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Victor Friend gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jesse Long - foul #3 on Jesse Long, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Michael Anderson (SF) Terry Arnold, Todd Twilley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore (SF), Bernard Evans (C) James Usrey, David Sibley | |
| 08:13 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | William Burkhart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Brooks | 58-55 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | William Burkhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-55 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Latimore | 58-55 |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Whang | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Grizzle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burkhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Whang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Latimore (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Long (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Evans (fresh) 16 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Victor Friend can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jesse Long | 58-57 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Joe Whang is fouled on the floor by Victor Friend - foul #1 on Victor Friend, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Todd Twilley (SF), James Rowe (PF), Ben Moses (C) Robert Grizzle, Michael Anderson, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue (PG), Charles Greene (SG), James Usrey (SF), Christopher Akins (PF) Michael Brooks, Joe Whang, Richard Latimore, Jesse Long | |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Rowe | 58-57 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Victor Friend is fouled on the floor by Christopher Logue - foul #2 on Christopher Logue, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | James Rowe steals it from Bernard Evans | 60-57 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Victor Friend can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 06:08 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:47 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | James Rowe grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 05:34 | Creighton | Christopher Akins steps in front of the Victor Friend pass | 60-57 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ben Moses - foul #5 on Ben Moses, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Francis Boltz (SG), Michael Anderson (SF), Eric Enlow (C) Terry Arnold, Victor Friend, Todd Twilley, Ben Moses | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore (SF) James Usrey | |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Eric Enlow grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-57 |
| 04:36 | St. Joseph's | Richard Latimore knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Bernard Evans | 63-59 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Francis Boltz loses the dribble to Charles Greene | 63-59 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Akins lays it in on a great pass from Charles Greene | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Robert Grizzle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Bernard Evans | 63-61 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Evans scores on a shot in the lane set up by Charles Greene | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Arnold (PG), Victor Friend (SG), Todd Twilley (SF), Peter Perry (PF), William Burkhart (C) Robert Grizzle, Francis Boltz, Michael Anderson, James Rowe, Eric Enlow | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bill Gray (SG), James Usrey (SF), Jesse Long (PF), David Sibley (C) Charles Greene, Richard Latimore, Christopher Akins, Bernard Evans | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Terry Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Friend (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Twilley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Gray (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Usrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sibley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Todd Twilley hits a shot from the left side set up by Terry Arnold | 65-63 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | A charge is called on Bill Gray - foul #1 on Bill Gray, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Brooks (PG) Christopher Logue | |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Terry Arnold buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Friend | 68-63 |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue (PG), Charles Greene (SG), Christopher Akins (PF) Michael Brooks, Bill Gray, Jesse Long | |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | James Usrey is called for traveling | 68-63 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | William Burkhart hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Logue is called for traveling | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Victor Friend comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Logue - foul #3 on Christopher Logue, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Victor Friend makes the 3rd free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's | James Usrey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Peter Perry gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Victor Friend drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Perry | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Akins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-63 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Todd Twilley snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Victor Friend travels with the ball | 77-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Grizzle (PG), Francis Boltz (SG), Michael Anderson (SF), James Rowe (PF), Eric Enlow (C) Terry Arnold, Victor Friend, Todd Twilley, Peter Perry, William Burkhart | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #7 | 77-63 |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Francis Boltz is fouled on the floor by David Sibley - foul #3 on David Sibley, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Francis Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Francis Boltz misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Akins gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | James Usrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-65 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | James Rowe gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Francis Boltz runs out the clock | 78-65 |