| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) SG - Russell Smith (fresh) SF - Alton Winter (fresh) PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) C - Robert Canter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fresh) SG - David Straughter (fresh) SF - Ronald Rankins (fresh) PF - Charles Hill (fresh) C - Luka Zolman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Alton Winter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Robert Canter misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Luka Zolman - foul #1 on Luka Zolman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Robert Canter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Robert Canter makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | David Straughter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Charles Hill is hacked by Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | David Straughter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Russell Smith is blocked by David Straughter | 1-0 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Robert Canter gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:40 | Creighton | Alton Winter clanks a shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Charles Hill pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman is fouled on the floor by Alton Winter - foul #1 on Alton Winter, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Theodore Feist (PF), David Ross (C) Russell Smith, Alton Winter, Tyler Weingartner, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Charles Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins buries a jump hook from close range set up by Dustin Cooperman | 1-2 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Eugene Hackney buries a shot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Charles Hill is fouled on the floor by Theodore Feist - foul #1 on Theodore Feist, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG) William Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Charles Hill misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Charles Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | James Robertson is fouled on the floor by Dustin Cooperman - foul #1 on Dustin Cooperman, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alton Winter (SF), Robert Canter (C) Russell Smith, Eugene Hackney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Robertson (fresh) SG - David Ross (fresh) SF - Alton Winter (fresh) PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) C - Robert Canter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dustin Cooperman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Straughter (fresh) SF - Ronald Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luka Zolman (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Creighton | David Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Alton Winter, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | William Alexander scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | David Straughter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:16 | Creighton | James Robertson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Charles Hill is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Hill, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (PG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Alton Winter (PF), Robert Canter (C) William Alexander, David Ross, Tyler Weingartner, Theodore Feist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Robert Canter comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Luka Zolman - foul #2 on Luka Zolman, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Ross (SG), Tyler Weingartner (PF) James Robertson, Eugene Hackney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earl Peltz (C) Luka Zolman | |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Robert Canter makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Robert Canter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | David Straughter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Charles Hill gets the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | David Straughter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dustin Cooperman | 9-5 |
| 13:14 | Creighton | Dustin Cooperman is called for the reach on Russell Smith - foul #2 on Dustin Cooperman, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Eugene Hackney (SF) David Ross, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allan Terrell (PG) Dustin Cooperman | |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Robert Canter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Alton Winter misses the tip | 9-5 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Eugene Hackney snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by Eugene Hackney is blocked by Earl Peltz | 9-5 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Earl Peltz grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Allan Terrell loses the ball out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), David Ross (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) William Alexander, Eugene Hackney, Alton Winter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:18 | Creighton | Russell Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Allan Terrell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hill | 12-7 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Robert Canter knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Earl Peltz - foul #1 on Earl Peltz, team foul #6 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Alton Winter (SF), Theodore Feist (PF) Russell Smith, David Ross, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar (SG), Jason Bramblett (SF), David Turner (C) David Straughter, Ronald Rankins, Charles Hill | |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Robert Canter makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alton Winter (fresh) PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) C - Robert Canter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Allan Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Zaldivar (fresh) SF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) PF - Earl Peltz (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar double dribbles | 15-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG), David Ross (SF) James Robertson, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Alton Winter connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Smith | 17-7 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Allan Terrell is fouled on the floor by William Alexander - foul #1 on William Alexander, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Robert Canter (C) Russell Smith, David Ross, Theodore Feist, Alton Winter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Straughter (SG) Jason Bramblett | |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | David Turner clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Hackney - foul #1 on Eugene Hackney, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG), Alton Winter (SF) William Alexander, Eugene Hackney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins (SF), Charles Hill (PF) Ivan Zaldivar, Earl Peltz | |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Alton Winter misses the easy layup | 17-9 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Allan Terrell pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | David Straughter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Hill | 17-12 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Russell Smith misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-12 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | David Straughter snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Allan Terrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Alton Winter gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Russell Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Charles Hill gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | David Straughter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Charles Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by David Turner | 17-14 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | James Robertson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Charles Hill pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Alton Winter grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Russell Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Turner - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Theodore Feist (PF), David Ross (C) James Robertson, Alton Winter, Tyler Weingartner, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brust (PG), Nathan Pratt (SG), Ivan Zaldivar (SF), Jason Bramblett (PF), Earl Peltz (C) Allan Terrell, David Straughter, Ronald Rankins, Charles Hill, David Turner | |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Russell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Russell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar connects on the shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Hackney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) C - David Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brust (fresh) SG - Nathan Pratt (fresh) SF - Ivan Zaldivar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) C - Earl Peltz (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | William Alexander is fouled on the floor by Nathan Pratt - foul #1 on Nathan Pratt, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG) Russell Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | William Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | William Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Earl Peltz gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Gregory Brust misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Theodore Feist grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | David Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG) James Robertson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Straughter (SG), Ronald Rankins (SF), Charles Hill (PF) Gregory Brust, Nathan Pratt, Jason Bramblett | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Russell Smith - foul #1 on Russell Smith, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Eugene Hackney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Feist | 20-18 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Eugene Hackney double dribbles | 20-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Alton Winter (C) Russell Smith, Eugene Hackney, Theodore Feist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allan Terrell (PG) Ivan Zaldivar | |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Charles Hill knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Allan Terrell | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | James Robertson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Earl Peltz gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | David Ross steals the ball from Ronald Rankins | 20-21 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | David Ross banks in the layup | 22-21 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | William Alexander takes the ball from David Straughter after a doubleteam | 22-21 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | James Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG), Theodore Feist (PF), Robert Canter (C) James Robertson, Tyler Weingartner, Alton Winter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Pratt (SG), Ivan Zaldivar (SF), Jason Bramblett (PF), David Turner (C) David Straughter, Ronald Rankins, Charles Hill, Earl Peltz | |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Russell Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Theodore Feist tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Ross - foul #1 on David Ross, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Alton Winter (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) David Ross, Theodore Feist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Straughter (SG), Ronald Rankins (SF), Charles Hill (PF), Luka Zolman (C) Allan Terrell, Nathan Pratt, Jason Bramblett, David Turner | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Canter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ivan Zaldivar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Straughter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Rankins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Luka Zolman (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Robert Canter buries a jumper from close range | 26-25 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Straughter | 26-28 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Robert Canter loses the dribble to Charles Hill | 26-28 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | David Straughter is fouled on the floor by William Alexander - foul #2 on William Alexander, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), Eugene Hackney (SF), Theodore Feist (PF), David Ross (C) Russell Smith, Alton Winter, Tyler Weingartner, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman (PG) Ivan Zaldivar | |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | David Straughter makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | David Straughter misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Theodore Feist snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | David Ross loses the dribble to Dustin Cooperman | 26-29 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Dustin Cooperman banks in the layup | 26-31 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | David Ross makes the floater from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Ross - foul #2 on David Ross, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Smith (SG), Alton Winter (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Robert Canter (C) James Robertson, Eugene Hackney, Theodore Feist, David Ross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earl Peltz (PF), David Turner (C) Charles Hill, Luka Zolman | |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | David Turner is called for the reach on Robert Canter - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), Theodore Feist (PF) William Alexander, Tyler Weingartner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allan Terrell (SF) Ronald Rankins | |
| 01:13 | Creighton | Robert Canter makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:13 | Creighton | Robert Canter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Turner | 29-33 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Allan Terrell hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Cooperman | 29-35 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alton Winter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Allan Terrell - foul #1 on Allan Terrell, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), David Ross (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) James Robertson, Theodore Feist, Robert Canter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ivan Zaldivar (SF), Charles Hill (PF) David Straughter, David Turner | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alton Winter makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alton Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Earl Peltz is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robertson (SG), Robert Canter (C) Russell Smith, Alton Winter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Rankins (SF), Luka Zolman (C) Ivan Zaldivar, Earl Peltz | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the fadeaway from close range | 31-35 |