| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yong Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garrett Guess (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kimes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Garrett Guess inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Creighton | David Williams steals the ball from William Kimes | 37-38 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Antonio Adams grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses the jump hook near the basket | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Antonio Adams knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Yong Wang | 37-40 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt double dribbles | 37-40 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | David Williams takes the ball from Rickey Bragg | 37-40 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Cureton | 39-40 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Yong Wang comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg tips it in | 39-42 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | David Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Kimes - foul #3 on William Kimes, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Eddie Plasencia (SG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Calvin Long (PF) Peter Robinson, James Cureton, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SF), Larry Siggers (C) Garrett Guess, William Kimes | |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Antonio Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Siggers | 41-42 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Calvin Long snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Larry Siggers snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Michael Wagner hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Yong Wang and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eli Watson (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF), Clinton Washington (PF) Rickey Bragg, Antonio Adams | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Michael Wagner makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), James Cureton (SG) Ron Quinn, Ernest Phillips | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rickey Bragg (PG) Michael Wagner | |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Eli Watson grabs the board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Long (fresh) C - Eli Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garrett Guess (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Washington (fresh) C - Larry Siggers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | James Cureton connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Peter Robinson and he's hacked by Yong Wang - foul #4 on Yong Wang, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SF), Antonio Adams (PF) Garrett Guess, Clinton Washington | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | James Cureton makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Antonio Adams scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Siggers and he's hacked by Peter Robinson - foul #3 on Peter Robinson, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF) Eddie Plasencia, Eli Watson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (PF), William Kimes (C) Yong Wang, Larry Siggers | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Antonio Adams makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ira Forte | 47-48 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Michael Wagner can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Robinson - foul #4 on Peter Robinson, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Eli Watson (C) Peter Robinson, Calvin Long | |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF) Clinton Washington | |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Michael Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Michael Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses the shot near the basket | 47-50 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Antonio Adams gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Eli Watson pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | William Kimes swats the short shot by Eli Watson | 47-50 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | James Cureton hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rickey Bragg | 49-53 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Eli Watson misses the jumper near the basket | 49-53 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Garrett Guess | 49-53 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg loses the dribble to Ron Quinn in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Ron Quinn is blocked by William Kimes | 49-53 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Cureton | 49-53 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | William Kimes is called for the reach on Eli Watson - foul #4 on William Kimes, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia (PG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Calvin Long (PF), David Williams (C) Ron Quinn, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, Eli Watson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG), Clinton Washington (PF), Larry Siggers (C) Michael Wagner, Antonio Adams, William Kimes | |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | James Cureton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 12:27 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Larry Siggers | 52-53 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Cureton | 55-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Cureton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Long (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Garrett Guess (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Washington (fresh) C - Larry Siggers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Larry Siggers tips it in | 55-55 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Clinton Washington snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Garrett Guess and he's fouled by Ernest Phillips - foul #2 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Armando Villanueva (C) James Cureton, David Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Adams (PF) Clinton Washington | |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Calvin Long misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Garrett Guess grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Antonio Adams lays it up and in set up by Yong Wang | 55-60 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Larry Siggers gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Garrett Guess hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Antonio Adams | 55-62 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-62 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia throws it down and he's hacked by Yong Wang - foul #5 on Yong Wang, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF), David Williams (C) Ernest Phillips, Calvin Long, Armando Villanueva | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Engel (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Richard Frederick (C) Yong Wang, Garrett Guess, Larry Siggers | |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Michael Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Ira Forte pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia clanks a jump hook in the lane | 58-62 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt can't tip it in | 58-62 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Antonio Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | David Williams grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Ira Forte grabs the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt slams it home on a great pass from Ron Quinn | 60-62 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Michael Wagner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | David Williams gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-62 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ira Forte | 63-62 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Michael Wagner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eddie Plasencia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ron Quinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Engel (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Frederick (fresh) | |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia can't finish the layup | 63-62 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses the dunk | 63-62 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Antonio Adams pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg drills a jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Ira Forte knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ron Quinn | 66-64 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Antonio Adams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Earnhardt - foul #2 on Jerry Earnhardt, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), James Cureton (SG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Calvin Long (PF), Eli Watson (C) Eddie Plasencia, Ron Quinn, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, David Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF), Clinton Washington (PF), William Kimes (C) James Engel, Michael Wagner, Richard Frederick | |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Antonio Adams makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Calvin Long | 66-65 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Wolfe (SG) Antonio Adams | |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Clinton Washington misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-65 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Garrett Guess snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 06:10 | Creighton | Garrett Guess buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rickey Bragg | 66-67 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | James Cureton is fouled on the floor by Garrett Guess - foul #2 on Garrett Guess, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips drills a shot from the left side set up by James Cureton and the foul's on William Kimes - foul #5 on William Kimes, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Siggers (C) William Kimes | |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:29 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Larry Siggers snags the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Clinton Washington scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Wolfe and he's fouled by Calvin Long - foul #3 on Calvin Long, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Adams (PF) Robert Wolfe | |
| 05:19 | Creighton | Clinton Washington makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Calvin Long clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | Larry Siggers snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Garrett Guess is whistled for traveling | 69-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Armando Villanueva (C) Eli Watson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Hansen (SG) Clinton Washington | |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Armando Villanueva drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Cureton | 71-70 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Ernest Phillips is called for the reach on Garrett Guess - foul #3 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF) Ernest Phillips, Calvin Long | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SF) Gary Hansen | |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | James Cureton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Earnhardt | 73-72 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Antonio Adams comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 73-72 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Ira Forte gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Cureton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Armando Villanueva (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Garrett Guess (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Siggers (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rickey Bragg - foul #5 on Rickey Bragg, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (SG), Eli Watson (PF) James Cureton, Jerry Earnhardt | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Wolfe (PG), James Engel (SG), Richard Frederick (C) Rickey Bragg, Michael Wagner, Larry Siggers | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Armando Villanueva denies the turnaround by Antonio Adams | 74-72 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses the jumper from the left block | 74-72 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Eli Watson gets the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Eli Watson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Robinson | 77-72 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SG), Jerry Earnhardt (PF), David Williams (C) Ron Quinn, Eli Watson, Armando Villanueva | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SF), Larry Siggers (C) Garrett Guess, Richard Frederick | |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | James Cureton hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Earnhardt and the foul's on James Engel - foul #1 on James Engel, team foul #8 | 79-72 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses the free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Larry Siggers snags the defensive board | 79-72 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | David Williams takes the ball from Antonio Adams | 79-72 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Michael Wagner steps in front of the Jerry Earnhardt pass | 79-72 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ira Forte - foul #3 on Ira Forte, team foul #8 | 79-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SF) Robert Wolfe | |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Robinson and he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #9 | 81-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Wolfe (PG) Michael Wagner | |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt makes the free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wolfe, team foul #10 | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-74 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Garrett Guess grabs the board | 82-74 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | James Engel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 82-74 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Peter Robinson | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Ira Forte - foul #4 on Ira Forte, team foul #9 | 84-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Eddie Plasencia (SG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Calvin Long (PF), Eli Watson (C) Peter Robinson, James Cureton, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, David Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Robert Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Calvin Long is hacked by Robert Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wolfe, team foul #11 | 84-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), James Cureton (SG), Lamont Anderson (SF), David Williams (C) Ron Quinn, Eddie Plasencia, Ernest Phillips, Eli Watson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Calvin Long makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Calvin Long makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | Garrett Guess's pass is intercepted by James Cureton | 86-76 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson blows the dunk | 86-76 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Antonio Adams snags the defensive board | 86-76 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Antonio Adams makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Wolfe | 86-78 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt (PF) Calvin Long | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson is hacked by Robert Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Wolfe, team foul #12 | 86-78 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 88-78 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | James Cureton pulls down the rebound | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson runs out the clock | 88-78 |