| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) C - Donald Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Gumm (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Jamerson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Jamerson, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Kirk | 29-26 |
| 18:57 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson banks in the layup | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Walter Nielsen is called for the reach on Zachary Ewell - foul #3 on Walter Nielsen, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcelino Bruno (SG) Walter Nielsen | |
| 17:45 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Frederic Celestine swats the short shot by Eugene Cavitt | 29-28 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Donald Neal tips it in | 31-28 |
| 17:10 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Vallone | 31-28 |
| 17:08 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm tips it home | 31-30 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:49 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Marcelino Bruno | 31-32 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 31-32 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Donald Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Gary Vallone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Adam St. John (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Zachary Ewell, Johnny Kirk, Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:49 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine banks in the layup | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam St. John (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Gumm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marcelino Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Jamerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Adam St. John hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Cade | 33-34 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson connects on the floater from the right side | 33-36 |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eugene Cavitt - foul #1 on Eugene Cavitt, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG) Kenneth Cade, Adam St. John | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen (PG), Christopher Renfro (SG), Richard Randall (C) Donald Gumm, Marcelino Bruno, Ricky Dixon | |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Ewell, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | Kurt Crockett steals the ball from Walter Nielsen | 36-38 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:08 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | Michael Robinson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Renfro - foul #4 on Christopher Renfro, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SF), Gary Vallone (PF) Kurt Crockett, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm (SG), Ricky Dixon (PF) Christopher Renfro, Frederic Celestine | |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Randall | 37-38 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson is hacked by Peter Franklin - foul #2 on Peter Franklin, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam St. John (SG), Donald Neal (C) Johnny Kirk, Peter Franklin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 37-38 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Adam St. John lays it up and in | 39-40 |
| 12:06 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Vallone - foul #1 on Gary Vallone, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Kurt Crockett (PF) Zachary Ewell, Adam St. John, Gary Vallone | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:06 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:06 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 11:49 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Gumm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Jamerson (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen is whistled for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Robinson (C) Donald Neal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine (PF) Ricky Dixon | |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the contested shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Cade | 41-42 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | Kenneth Cade drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Crockett | 44-42 |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 09:49 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses the fadeaway near the basket | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:08 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Cade | 46-42 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by James Jamerson is denied by Eugene Cavitt | 46-42 |
| 08:30 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:01 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Jamerson - foul #3 on James Jamerson, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG), Adam St. John (SG), Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Kenneth Cade, Johnny Kirk, Kurt Crockett, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro (SG), Ricky Dixon (PF) Donald Gumm, Frederic Celestine | |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Zachary Ewell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Adam St. John (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Cavitt (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Vallone (fresh) 2 blk. C - Donald Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Renfro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Jamerson (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Randall (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Gary Vallone pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:20 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Donald Neal misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 07:17 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt misses the layup against the doubleteam | 48-42 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Walter Nielsen | 48-42 |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Peter Franklin (SF) Eugene Cavitt | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcelino Bruno (SF) James Jamerson | |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Adam St. John's dunk attempt is rejected by Ricky Dixon | 48-42 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | Gary Vallone grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Adam St. John is denied on a layup by Richard Randall | 48-42 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Adam St. John - foul #2 on Adam St. John, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson (SF) Marcelino Bruno | |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Gary Vallone pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Adam St. John's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gary Vallone - foul #2 on Gary Vallone, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm (SF) Ricky Dixon | |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Adam St. John misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Jamerson - foul #4 on James Jamerson, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Adam St. John makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Adam St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Adam St. John takes the ball from Christopher Renfro | 50-45 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Adam St. John misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 04:32 | Creighton | Gary Vallone tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm blows the layup but the foul's on Zachary Ewell - foul #4 on Zachary Ewell, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Cade (PG), Johnny Kirk (SG), Eugene Cavitt (SF), Kurt Crockett (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Zachary Ewell, Adam St. John, Peter Franklin, Gary Vallone, Donald Neal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcelino Bruno (SF), Ricky Dixon (PF), Frederic Celestine (C) Walter Nielsen, James Jamerson, Richard Randall | |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Kenneth Cade and the foul's on Marcelino Bruno - foul #1 on Marcelino Bruno, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| 03:59 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:44 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cavitt (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kurt Crockett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Gumm (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Christopher Renfro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Marcelino Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ricky Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 03:21 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frederic Celestine | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Johnny Kirk snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt's fadeaway is rejected by Frederic Celestine | 55-49 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Michael Robinson misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Zachary Ewell (PG) Kenneth Cade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen (PG), James Jamerson (PF) Marcelino Bruno, Ricky Dixon | |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses the dunk but the foul's on Kurt Crockett - foul #2 on Kurt Crockett, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gary Vallone (PF), Donald Neal (C) Kurt Crockett, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Gary Vallone gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Gary Vallone is fouled on the floor by Walter Nielsen - foul #4 on Walter Nielsen, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Gary Vallone misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Neal - foul #3 on Donald Neal, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon (PF), Richard Randall (C) Walter Nielsen, Frederic Celestine | |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Ricky Dixon swats the shot by Donald Neal | 55-52 |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson can't connect on a floater from close range | 55-52 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Gary Vallone snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt loses the dribble to Donald Gumm | 55-52 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson throws it down on a great pass from Donald Gumm | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Gumm - foul #1 on Donald Gumm, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen (PG) Donald Gumm | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Zachary Ewell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Christopher Renfro is called for the reach on Eugene Cavitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Renfro, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm (SG) Christopher Renfro | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Eugene Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-54 |