| Lineup | Navy | PG - Eugene Holley (fresh) SG - Tommy Stribling (fresh) SF - Merlin Bryan (fresh) PF - Walter Baldridge (fresh) C - Lewis Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) SG - Isiah Russell (fresh) SF - Ronald Fansler (fresh) PF - Robert Teague (fresh) C - Richard Recinos (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Navy | Lewis Roberts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Navy | Walter Baldridge comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Richard Recinos - foul #1 on Richard Recinos, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Navy | Walter Baldridge misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Navy | Walter Baldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler blows the dunk | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Richard Recinos gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Richard Recinos's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Roberts | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Navy | The rebound goes to Lewis Roberts | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Navy | Walter Baldridge's pass is intercepted by Isiah Russell | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Isiah Russell makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Recinos | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Navy | Walter Baldridge buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Robert Teague buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Isiah Russell | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Navy | Eugene Holley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Allen McCann (SG), Kevin Saulters (SF), Edward Dean (PF), Nathan Ponte (C) William Wade, Isiah Russell, Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague, Richard Recinos | |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Edward Dean is hacked by Walter Baldridge - foul #1 on Walter Baldridge, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the shot from close range set up by Kevin Saulters | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | Navy | Walter Baldridge misses long on a floater near the basket | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Nathan Ponte snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Edward Dean misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:46 | Navy | Walter Baldridge grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Navy | Eugene Holley's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Ponte | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Baldridge | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | Navy | Tommy Stribling hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Holley | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Navy | Lewis Roberts gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Eugene Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Stribling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merlin Bryan (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Baldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fresh) SG - Allen McCann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Saulters (fresh) PF - Edward Dean (fresh) C - Nathan Ponte (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Navy | Merlin Bryan's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Ponte | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | Navy | Walter Baldridge gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:15 | Navy | Lewis Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Holley | 7-6 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Allen McCann is fouled on the floor by Lewis Roberts - foul #1 on Lewis Roberts, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Navy | Adolfo Gomez (PG), Bryan Cotton (SG), Timothy Mathews (SF), John Anderson (PF), Steven Carter (C) Eugene Holley, Tommy Stribling, Merlin Bryan, Walter Baldridge, Lewis Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Isiah Russell (SG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Robert Teague (PF), Richard Recinos (C) Derrick Vickery, Allen McCann, Kevin Saulters, Edward Dean, Nathan Ponte | |
| 14:51 | Creighton | John Anderson steps in front of the Ronald Fansler pass | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Navy | Robert Teague denies the turnaround by John Anderson | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Richard Recinos's floater is tipped away by John Anderson | 7-6 |
| 14:14 | Creighton | Robert Teague grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Robert Teague double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG) Charles Helmer | |
| 13:37 | Navy | Adolfo Gomez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Cotton | 10-6 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Robert Teague lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Wade and the foul's on John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Navy | Eugene Holley (PG) Bryan Cotton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG) William Wade | |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses the free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:15 | Navy | Steven Carter pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | Navy | Eugene Holley is hacked by Derrick Vickery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Navy | Adolfo Gomez is hacked by Isiah Russell - foul #1 on Isiah Russell, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG) Derrick Vickery | |
| 12:48 | Navy | Timothy Mathews misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Recinos | 10-8 |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Isiah Russell | 10-10 |
| 12:15 | Navy | Adolfo Gomez hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Carter | 13-10 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Richard Recinos snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:37 | Creighton | John Anderson is called for the reach on Ronald Fansler - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Navy | Tommy Stribling (SG), Merlin Bryan (SF), Walter Baldridge (PF), Lewis Roberts (C) Adolfo Gomez, Timothy Mathews, John Anderson, Steven Carter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Allen McCann (SG) William Wade, Isiah Russell | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Eugene Holley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Stribling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merlin Bryan (fresh) PF - Walter Baldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fresh) SG - Allen McCann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Fansler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Teague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Recinos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Richard Recinos clanks a floater from the right side | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | Creighton | Robert Teague tips it home | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | Navy | Walter Baldridge scores on a jumper from the left block | 15-12 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Richard Recinos dunks the ball on a nice dish by Derrick Vickery and the foul's on Lewis Roberts - foul #2 on Lewis Roberts, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Navy | Steven Carter (C) Lewis Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Isiah Russell (SG) Derrick Vickery, Ronald Fansler | |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Richard Recinos makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:04 | Navy | Merlin Bryan double dribbles | 15-15 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG) Charles Helmer | |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Robert Teague comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:43 | Navy | The rebound goes to Walter Baldridge | 15-15 |
| 09:29 | Navy | Merlin Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Navy | Adolfo Gomez (PG) Eugene Holley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF) William Wade, Allen McCann | |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery's pass is intercepted by Steven Carter | 15-15 |
| 08:46 | Navy | Adolfo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 08:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Recinos | 15-15 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Robert Teague hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:34 | Navy | The rebound goes to Steven Carter | 15-15 |
| 08:18 | Navy | Tommy Stribling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:16 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Derrick Vickery | 15-15 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Navy | Eugene Holley (PG), Bryan Cotton (SF), Timothy Mathews (C) Tommy Stribling, Merlin Bryan, Steven Carter | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Allen McCann (SG) Derrick Vickery, Isiah Russell | |
| 07:38 | Navy | Eugene Holley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Teague - foul #1 on Robert Teague, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Isiah Russell (SG) Ronald Fansler | |
| 07:38 | Navy | Eugene Holley makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:38 | Navy | Eugene Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Eugene Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolfo Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Baldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Mathews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isiah Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Teague (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Recinos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Robert Teague clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Baldridge - foul #2 on Walter Baldridge, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Navy | Steven Carter (C) Walter Baldridge | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG) William Wade | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:16 | Navy | Eugene Holley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 07:15 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Adolfo Gomez | 17-17 |
| 06:56 | Navy | Isiah Russell steals it from Steven Carter | 17-17 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Isiah Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF) Charles Helmer, Isiah Russell | |
| 06:24 | Navy | Adolfo Gomez blows the layup | 17-17 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Recinos | 17-17 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Steven Carter swats the dunk try by Robert Teague | 17-17 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Robert Teague tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 05:38 | Navy | Bryan Cotton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 05:37 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Adolfo Gomez - foul #1 on Adolfo Gomez, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Tommy Stribling (SG), Merlin Bryan (SF) Adolfo Gomez, Bryan Cotton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Isiah Russell (SG) William Wade, Ronald Fansler | |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Robert Teague misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:52 | Navy | Timothy Mathews misses the easy layup | 17-20 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Robert Teague hits a floater from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 04:26 | Navy | Merlin Bryan is fouled on the floor by Robert Teague - foul #2 on Robert Teague, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Navy | Craig Rowan (PG) Eugene Holley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Ronald Fansler (SF), Nathan Ponte (PF) Derrick Vickery, Allen McCann, Robert Teague | |
| 04:12 | Navy | Steven Carter makes the shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 03:54 | Creighton | Nathan Ponte is called for traveling | 19-22 |
| Subs | Navy | Walter Baldridge (PF), Lewis Roberts (C) Steven Carter, Timothy Mathews | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Robert Teague (PF) Charles Helmer, Richard Recinos | |
| 03:35 | Navy | Robert Teague is called for the reach on Tommy Stribling - foul #3 on Robert Teague, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Richard Recinos (C) Derrick Vickery, Robert Teague | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Craig Rowan (fresh) SG - Tommy Stribling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merlin Bryan (fresh) PF - Walter Baldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isiah Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Fansler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Ponte (fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Recinos (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Navy | Walter Baldridge's layup is rejected by Ronald Fansler | 19-22 |
| 03:18 | Navy | Walter Baldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 03:07 | Navy | Tommy Stribling loses the ball out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Navy | Eugene Holley (PG) Craig Rowan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG) William Wade | |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Richard Recinos misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-22 |
| 02:41 | Navy | Tommy Stribling pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 02:36 | Navy | Derrick Vickery is called for the reach on Eugene Holley - foul #2 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Wade (PG), Allen McCann (SG) Derrick Vickery, Isiah Russell | |
| 02:36 | Navy | Eugene Holley makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:36 | Navy | Eugene Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:17 | Creighton | Walter Baldridge blocks the short jumper by Richard Recinos | 21-22 |
| 02:16 | Navy | Lewis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:11 | Navy | Tommy Stribling comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-22 |
| 02:09 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Roberts | 21-22 |
| 01:54 | Navy | Eugene Holley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Stribling | 23-22 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | William Wade scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 01:17 | Navy | Eugene Holley is fouled on the floor by William Wade - foul #1 on William Wade, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Adolfo Gomez (SG), Timothy Mathews (SF) Tommy Stribling, Merlin Bryan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (PG), Isiah Russell (SG) William Wade, Ronald Fansler | |
| 01:17 | Navy | Eugene Holley makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:17 | Navy | Eugene Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Richard Recinos grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Richard Recinos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Navy | John Anderson (PF), Steven Carter (C) Walter Baldridge, Lewis Roberts | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:39 | Navy | Timothy Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Fansler (SF), Edward Dean (PF) Allen McCann, Richard Recinos | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | John Anderson is called for the reach on Edward Dean - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Walter Baldridge (PF) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Edward Dean makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Edward Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:31 | Navy | Steven Carter snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 00:18 | Navy | Timothy Mathews scores on a shot from close range | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Nathan Ponte loses the dribble to Walter Baldridge | 26-25 |