| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Cole (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Whicker (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steve Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Trent (fresh) 14 pts. C - Billy Shaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Purdue | William Whicker steals it from Charles Ritchie | 36-31 |
| 19:44 | Creighton | William Whicker lays it up and in | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie drills a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Peter Trent - foul #2 on Peter Trent, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (SG), Henry Gorman (SF) William Whicker, Steve Lawrence | |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:57 | Creighton | Lenny Akers is called for the reach on Edward Lynde - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steve Lawrence (SF) Jason Cole | |
| 18:40 | Creighton | Steve Lawrence is hacked by Lenny Akers - foul #2 on Lenny Akers, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Cole (PG), William Whicker (PF) Steve Lawrence, Peter Trent | |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Jason Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Wayne Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | William Whicker grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Edward Lynde misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-33 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Jason Cole gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:22 | Creighton | Jason Cole scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | William Whicker grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Charles Ritchie blocks the short jumper by Edward Lynde | 39-36 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 16:22 | Creighton | Billy Shaw snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Billy Shaw misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Ricky Heath connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Wayne Linder | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Lynde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Gorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Whicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Shaw (tiring) | |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Edward Lynde misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | Henry Gorman gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Jason Cole misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 41-36 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't finish the layup but the foul's on Billy Shaw - foul #3 on Billy Shaw, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dmitry Orlinski (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Peter Trent (PF) Edward Lynde, Henry Gorman, William Whicker | |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Peter Trent gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Jason Cole buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Trent | 41-39 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Steve Lawrence is called for the reach on Cecil Barnes - foul #1 on Steve Lawrence, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald (PF) Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan is hacked by Billy Shaw - foul #4 on Billy Shaw, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (PG), William Whicker (SG) Jason Cole, Billy Shaw | |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Cole (PG) Edward Lynde | |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Peter Trent misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Jason Cole gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Peter Trent drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Hall | 43-41 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Jason Cole is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (PF) Dean Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (PG), Henry Gorman (SG) Jason Cole, William Whicker | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan is open and scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) SF - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Edward Lynde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steve Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Trent (fresh) 16 pts. C - Dmitry Orlinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Henry Gorman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Matthew Clemons, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Dean Fitzgerald (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Whicker (SG) Dmitry Orlinski | |
| 10:28 | Creighton | William Whicker misses the floater from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald knocks in the shot from the left block | 47-43 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Steve Lawrence comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Ricky Heath blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Wayne Linder tips it in | 49-43 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | Lenny Akers steals the ball from Edward Lynde | 49-43 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers lays it up and in | 51-43 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | Ricky Heath steals the ball from William Whicker | 51-43 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Wayne Linder is fouled on the floor by Edward Lynde - foul #2 on Edward Lynde, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (PG), Charles Ritchie (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Dean Fitzgerald, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Cole (PG), Dmitry Orlinski (C) Edward Lynde, Henry Gorman | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Linder | 53-43 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | William Whicker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Ritchie | 53-43 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Steve Lawrence makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Whicker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steve Lawrence (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Peter Trent (fairly fresh) 16 pts. C - Dmitry Orlinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the dunk but he's hacked by Peter Trent - foul #3 on Peter Trent, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Cecil Barnes (SF) Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (SG), Billy Shaw (C) William Whicker, Dmitry Orlinski | |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Billy Shaw gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Billy Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Edward Lynde pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:13 | Creighton | Edward Lynde makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Edward Lynde steals the ball from Anthony Stephens | 57-47 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Edward Lynde hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Cecil Barnes, Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Edward Lynde makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Edward Lynde misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the shot from close range set up by Lenny Akers | 59-48 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Billy Shaw comes up short on the shot from close range | 59-48 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Billy Shaw tips it home | 59-50 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits the easy wide open finger roll | 61-50 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Peter Trent hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 61-50 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Jason Cole is called for the reach on Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Jason Cole, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF) Anthony Stephens, Matthew Clemons, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Henry Gorman (PG), William Whicker (SG) Jason Cole, Edward Lynde | |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Peter Trent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Lenny Akers pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Lenny Akers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Billy Shaw misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Lenny Akers - foul #3 on Lenny Akers, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Cole (PG) Steve Lawrence | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Billy Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Billy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Whicker - foul #2 on William Whicker, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steve Lawrence (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Billy Shaw snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jason Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Whicker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steve Lawrence (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Peter Trent (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. C - Billy Shaw (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Creighton | Steve Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 63-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SF) Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | Creighton | Henry Gorman (PG) Jason Cole | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Lenny Akers (SF) Albert Hall, Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Ricky Heath connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Linder | 65-52 |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Henry Gorman scores on a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Dean Fitzgerald (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Cole (PG) William Whicker | |
| 02:21 | Creighton | Henry Gorman makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Dean Fitzgerald, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Whicker (SG) Henry Gorman | |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Wayne Linder is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Jason Cole is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Dean Fitzgerald (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Jason Cole misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 68-55 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Steve Lawrence | 68-55 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | Peter Trent's pass is intercepted by Albert Hall | 68-55 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Jason Cole steps in front of the Albert Hall pass in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | William Whicker throws it down set up by Jason Cole | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Albert Hall is hacked by Jason Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cole, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Sheldon (SF) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Billy Shaw clanks a fadeaway from close range | 70-57 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Peter Trent tips it in | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Hall and he's fouled by William Whicker - foul #3 on William Whicker, team foul #10 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SF) William Sheldon | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Billy Shaw knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jason Cole | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Albert Hall runs out the clock | 73-61 |