| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fresh) PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Vallone | 30-24 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Richard Hall gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Justin Stepnoski | 32-24 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Brian Gilfillan steps in front of the Eugene Cavitt pass | 32-24 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan lays it in | 34-24 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is hacked by Brian Gilfillan - foul #1 on Brian Gilfillan, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), Allen Page (SF), Gerald Jordan (C) Brian Gilfillan, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 17:53 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-24 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:01 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-24 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 16:39 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Hans Zurawik gets the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Eugene Cavitt picks off the pass by Nathaniel Sauve | 34-24 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 34-24 |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve grabs the board | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Hans Zurawik | 37-24 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Donald Neal is whistled for a carry | 37-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), James Ridder (SG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Hans Zurawik, Nathaniel Sauve, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Adam St. John (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Adam St. John steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 37-24 |
| 14:31 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:50 | Creighton | Adam St. John clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brian Gilfillan | 39-27 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adam St. John | 39-29 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Michael Robinson picks off the pass by Justin Stepnoski | 39-29 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam St. John | 39-31 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan buries a jumpshot from the right side | 41-31 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Allen Page (SF), Gerald Jordan (C) James Ridder, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Kenneth Cade, Adam St. John, Kurt Crockett, Michael Robinson | |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Allen Page grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hall (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Allen Page hits the follow up shot | 43-31 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Donald Neal hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eugene Cavitt and the foul's on Richard Hall - foul #2 on Richard Hall, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), Justin Stepnoski (SF) Brian Gilfillan, Allen Page | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Donald Neal makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve can't connect on a shot from close range | 43-34 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Johnny Kirk | 43-34 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Richard Hall | 43-34 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Neal - foul #1 on Donald Neal, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Hans Zurawik, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Robinson (C) Donald Neal | |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk scores on a floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Justin Stepnoski | 46-36 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses the jump hook from the right block | 46-36 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Gilfillan | 48-36 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Adam St. John (SG), Peter Franklin (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF), Donald Neal (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Eugene Cavitt, Gary Vallone, Michael Robinson | |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett can't connect on a runner in the lane | 48-36 |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Richard Hall gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 48-36 |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Peter Franklin grabs the board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ridder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Jordan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Adam St. John (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Franklin (fresh) PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Donald Neal throws it down on a great pass from Kenneth Cade | 48-38 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | James Ridder is fouled on the floor by Donald Neal - foul #2 on Donald Neal, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Hans Zurawik, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Eugene Cavitt (SF) Kenneth Cade, Adam St. John, Peter Franklin | |
| 06:22 | Marquette | James Ridder misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Kirk - foul #3 on Johnny Kirk, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | James Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | James Ridder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Kurt Crockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG) James Ridder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Robinson (C) Donald Neal | |
| 05:27 | Marquette | The short jumper by Justin Stepnoski is denied by Michael Robinson | 50-38 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski hits the finger roll | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 52-38 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Cavitt - foul #1 on Eugene Cavitt, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Gerald Jordan (PF) Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Vallone (PF) Kurt Crockett | |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 53-40 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Richard Hall (PF) James Ridder, Allen Page, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam St. John (SG), Donald Neal (C) Johnny Kirk, Michael Robinson | |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Gerald Jordan blocks the short jumper by Eugene Cavitt | 53-40 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Adam St. John misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Jordan - foul #1 on Gerald Jordan, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG) Zachary Ewell | |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Adam St. John makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Adam St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ridder (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (tired) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Jordan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam St. John (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | James Ridder hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerald Jordan | 56-42 |
| 02:59 | Creighton | Adam St. John knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Cade | 56-44 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | James Ridder misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Cavitt - foul #2 on Eugene Cavitt, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Hans Zurawik, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Adam St. John, Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| 02:34 | Marquette | James Ridder makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | James Ridder misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk is hacked by Richard Hall - foul #3 on Richard Hall, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG) James Ridder | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 57-44 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve hits a turnaround from the left block | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 59-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Kenneth Cade, Kurt Crockett, Michael Robinson | |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan loses the dribble to Zachary Ewell in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 01:29 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt snags the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Sauve | 59-44 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan hits a shot near the basket | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Dikembe Abdelrahman steps in front of the Donald Neal pass | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Neal - foul #3 on Donald Neal, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hall | 62-44 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Donald Neal snags the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Donald Neal dunks the ball | 62-46 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan runs out the clock | 62-46 |