| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Luther Forsyth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Leflore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 28-33 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant's pass is intercepted by Eugene Cavitt | 28-33 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Neal | 28-33 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Zachary Ewell | 28-36 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Juan Martin | 30-36 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Leflore - foul #2 on Dennis Leflore, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:07 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dennis Leflore | 30-37 |
| 18:00 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth is whistled for traveling | 30-37 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Boyd (PF) Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| 17:22 | Clemson | David Boyd makes the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Zachary Ewell - foul #3 on Zachary Ewell, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gerald Partin (C) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG) Zachary Ewell | |
| 17:22 | Clemson | David Boyd makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 33-40 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Juan Martin is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Orange (PG), Andrew Hillman (SG) Luther Forsyth, Juan Martin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam St. John (SG) Johnny Kirk | |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Leflore (PF) David Boyd | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Vallone (PF) Kurt Crockett | |
| 16:09 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore misses the shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Michael Robinson snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Adam St. John throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Derek Smith (C) Michael Orange, Andrew Marchant, Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Donald Neal (C) Kenneth Cade, Adam St. John, Michael Robinson | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Zhong Xiong (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Leflore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore double dribbles | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Ewell | 33-42 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Eugene Cavitt is called for the reach on Derek Smith - foul #2 on Eugene Cavitt, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Boyd (PF) Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kurt Crockett (PF) Gary Vallone | |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-42 |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is fouled on the floor by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Marchant (SF) Andrew Hillman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 33-42 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Donald Neal tips it in | 33-44 |
| 13:55 | Clemson | Kurt Crockett steps in front of the Derek Smith pass | 33-44 |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the fadeaway from the right block | 33-46 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | David Boyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Juan Martin | 35-46 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Zhong Xiong is called for the reach on Zachary Ewell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zhong Xiong, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG), Andrew Hillman (SG), Dennis Leflore (PF), Gerald Partin (C) Zhong Xiong, Juan Martin, David Boyd, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam St. John (SG), Gary Vallone (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Johnny Kirk, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Zachary Ewell and the foul's on Gerald Partin - foul #2 on Gerald Partin, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gary Vallone - foul #1 on Gary Vallone, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG) Zachary Ewell | |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:22 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Juan Martin (SG) Andrew Hillman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF) Adam St. John, Gary Vallone | |
| 11:50 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Eugene Cavitt - foul #3 on Eugene Cavitt, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Boyd (PF) Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG) Kenneth Cade | |
| 11:50 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Juan Martin grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Luther Forsyth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Marchant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Partin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 3 blk. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Kurt Crockett denies the turnaround by Gerald Partin | 40-49 |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Michael Robinson grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 11:11 | Clemson | Gerald Partin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Eugene Cavitt steps in front of the Gerald Partin pass | 40-49 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Juan Martin gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Juan Martin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Robinson - foul #4 on Michael Robinson, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Hillman (PG), Brian Achenbach (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF), Derek Smith (C) Luther Forsyth, Andrew Marchant, David Boyd, Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Kurt Crockett, Michael Robinson | |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Juan Martin makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Juan Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 42-49 |
| 10:12 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Derek Smith lays it in set up by Andrew Hillman | 44-49 |
| 09:42 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Zachary Ewell | 44-51 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Zachary Ewell is called for the reach on Dennis Leflore - foul #4 on Zachary Ewell, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG), Andrew Marchant (SF), David Boyd (PF) Juan Martin, Brian Achenbach, Dennis Leflore | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Adam St. John (SG), Peter Franklin (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Eugene Cavitt, Gary Vallone | |
| 09:16 | Clemson | Peter Franklin picks off the pass by David Boyd | 44-51 |
| 09:11 | Creighton | Peter Franklin lays it up and in | 44-53 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Derek Smith drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Hillman | 46-53 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Adam St. John misses the fadeaway near the basket | 46-53 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | David Boyd gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:32 | Clemson | David Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Marchant | 48-53 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam St. John | 48-56 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Luther Forsyth scores on a runner in the paint set up by Andrew Marchant | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Luther Forsyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Marchant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam St. John (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 4 blk. C - Donald Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 06:55 | Clemson | Derek Smith snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman hits a runner from the left block | 52-56 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Peter Franklin grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman is fouled on the floor by Kurt Crockett - foul #1 on Kurt Crockett, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Dennis Leflore (PF), Gerald Partin (C) Luther Forsyth, Andrew Marchant, David Boyd, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Eugene Cavitt (SF), Gary Vallone (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Kenneth Cade, Adam St. John, Peter Franklin, Kurt Crockett, Donald Neal | |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Andrew Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Johnny Kirk | 53-59 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Hillman - foul #1 on Andrew Hillman, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Achenbach (SF) Andrew Hillman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore hits the follow up shot | 55-61 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-61 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Gerald Partin grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Juan Martin connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Zhong Xiong | 57-61 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | A charge is called on Eugene Cavitt - foul #4 on Eugene Cavitt, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Marchant (SF) Brian Achenbach | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Zachary Ewell steals the ball from Zhong Xiong | 57-61 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Marchant - foul #3 on Andrew Marchant, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG) Zhong Xiong | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore misses the lay-in | 57-63 |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:16 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Juan Martin is blocked by Michael Robinson | 57-63 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Gerald Partin grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Luther Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Marchant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Leflore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Partin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fresh) 36 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gary Vallone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Juan Martin clanks a floater from the right side | 57-63 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gary Vallone | 57-63 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell travels with the ball | 57-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Hillman (SG), David Boyd (PF), Derek Smith (C) Juan Martin, Dennis Leflore, Gerald Partin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Adam St. John (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF), Donald Neal (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Gary Vallone, Michael Robinson | |
| 02:29 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG) Luther Forsyth | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG) Adam St. John | |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Derek Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Hillman | 59-63 |
| 02:18 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Juan Martin (SG), Dennis Leflore (PF) Andrew Hillman, David Boyd | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Gary Vallone (PF) Kenneth Cade, Kurt Crockett | |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Donald Neal slams it home and he's fouled by Juan Martin - foul #2 on Juan Martin, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | Donald Neal makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:48 | Clemson | Juan Martin is hacked by Johnny Kirk - foul #1 on Johnny Kirk, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| 01:48 | Clemson | Juan Martin misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Zachary Ewell | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong loses the ball out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is hacked by Zhong Xiong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zhong Xiong, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Luther Forsyth (PG) Zhong Xiong | |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam St. John (SG), Frank Trumbo (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF) Johnny Kirk, Eugene Cavitt, Gary Vallone | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Andrew Marchant misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Luther Forsyth is called for the reach on Kurt Crockett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther Forsyth, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Derek Smith comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 59-70 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Donald Neal snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | The short jumper by Donald Neal is denied by Derek Smith | 59-70 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Frank Trumbo gets the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell runs out the clock | 59-70 |