| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fleener (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Laliberte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zachery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Gross (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randal Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Creighton | James Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gross - foul #2 on Christopher Gross, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Dima Zachery scores on a jump hook near the basket | 46-42 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 19:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte is fouled on the floor by Daniel Childers - foul #2 on Daniel Childers, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan lays it in on a nice dish by James Hawkins | 48-42 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Gembarowski | 48-45 |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-45 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | Dima Zachery double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Jessup (PG), Donald Junkins (SG), William Thomas (SF), Joseph Clarkson (PF), Michael Heinrich (C) James Hawkins, Kevin Fleener, Gregory Duncan, Raymond Laliberte, Dima Zachery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe (PG), Jordan Beard (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Bryan Bankhead (PF), Rodolfo Davila (C) Daniel Childers, Dennis Gembarowski, Christopher Gross, Randal Moore, Andrew Joyner | |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Henkle | 48-47 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | John Jessup misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 16:35 | Creighton | William Thomas tips it home | 50-47 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila tips it home | 50-49 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Joseph Clarkson is hacked by Bryan Bankhead - foul #2 on Bryan Bankhead, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Fleener (SG), Gregory Duncan (SF), Raymond Laliberte (PF), Dima Zachery (C) Donald Junkins, William Thomas, Joseph Clarkson, Michael Heinrich | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG), Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Loren Pedersen (SF), Randal Moore (PF), Andrew Joyner (C) Stephen Wolfe, Jordan Beard, Allen Henkle, Bryan Bankhead, Rodolfo Davila | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Jessup (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Fleener (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Laliberte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Zachery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Pedersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | John Jessup knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Raymond Laliberte is called for the reach on Randal Moore - foul #1 on Raymond Laliberte, team foul #1 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hawkins (PG) John Jessup | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener loses the dribble to Andrew Joyner in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 14:46 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen travels with the ball | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Thomas (SF) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Christopher Gross (SF), Bryan Bankhead (C) James Downs, Dennis Gembarowski, Loren Pedersen, Andrew Joyner | |
| 14:44 | Creighton | William Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gross - foul #3 on Christopher Gross, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | James Hawkins makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Thomas | 55-49 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | William Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte misses the shot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-49 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Dima Zachery grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Bryan Bankhead picks off the pass by William Thomas | 55-49 |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Childers | 55-51 |
| 13:07 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 13:05 | Creighton | James Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Dima Zachery misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 55-51 |
| 12:43 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | William Thomas takes the ball from Daniel Childers | 55-51 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Hawkins | 58-51 |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead banks in the layup set up by Daniel Childers | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Hawkins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Fleener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Laliberte (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dima Zachery (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Wolfe (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Gross (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randal Moore (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Bankhead (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | James Hawkins misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Childers - foul #3 on Daniel Childers, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Jessup (SG), Donald Junkins (SF), Joseph Clarkson (PF), Michael Heinrich (C) Kevin Fleener, William Thomas, Raymond Laliberte, Dima Zachery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG), Jordan Beard (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Loren Pedersen (PF), Rodolfo Davila (C) Daniel Childers, Stephen Wolfe, Christopher Gross, Randal Moore, Bryan Bankhead | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Heinrich takes the ball from Allen Henkle | 60-53 |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Joseph Clarkson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Gregory Duncan (SF) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Andrew Joyner (C) James Downs, Loren Pedersen | |
| 10:15 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Heinrich - foul #1 on Michael Heinrich, team foul #2 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG) Jordan Beard | |
| 10:15 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:15 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Joseph Clarkson pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Joseph Clarkson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Parish (SG) Donald Junkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Downs | 60-56 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Rodolfo Davila steals it from Gregory Duncan | 60-56 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Heinrich steals the ball from Dennis Gembarowski | 60-56 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Junkins (PG), Raymond Laliberte (PF), William Thomas (C) John Jessup, Joseph Clarkson, Michael Heinrich | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Beard (PG), Loren Pedersen (SF), Bryan Bankhead (PF) James Downs, Allen Henkle, Rodolfo Davila | |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Dennis Gembarowski swats the short shot by William Thomas | 60-56 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner tips it home | 60-58 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Stephen Parish is hacked by Bryan Bankhead - foul #3 on Bryan Bankhead, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG), Kevin Fleener (SG), Dima Zachery (C) Donald Junkins, Stephen Parish, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Christopher Gross (SF) Jordan Beard, Bryan Bankhead | |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Keith Archie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Fleener (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Duncan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Laliberte (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dima Zachery (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Gross (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Loren Pedersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Joyner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 07:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Kevin Fleener | 60-58 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Joyner | 60-58 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Andrew Joyner | 60-58 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Dima Zachery pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Keith Archie knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Fleener is called for the reach on Loren Pedersen - foul #2 on Kevin Fleener, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Jessup (SF), William Thomas (C) Gregory Duncan, Dima Zachery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Randal Moore (PF), Bryan Bankhead (C) Daniel Childers, Dennis Gembarowski, Christopher Gross, Loren Pedersen, Andrew Joyner | |
| 06:26 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | James Downs tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Keith Archie | 65-60 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Parish (SG), Donald Junkins (SF), Joseph Clarkson (PF), Michael Heinrich (C) Keith Archie, Kevin Fleener, Raymond Laliberte, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Beard (SG) James Downs | |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Michael Heinrich gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Stephen Parish loses the ball out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner (C) Allen Henkle | |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hawkins (PG) Stephen Parish | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG), Christopher Gross (SF), Rodolfo Davila (PF) Stephen Wolfe, Bryan Bankhead, Randal Moore | |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Donald Junkins loses the ball out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Fleener (SG) Donald Junkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:59 | Santa Clara | Joseph Clarkson swats the short shot by Christopher Gross | 65-60 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 65-60 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Joseph Clarkson tips it home | 67-60 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross misses badly on a floater from the left side | 67-60 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | Joseph Clarkson pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | James Hawkins is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Joyner | 67-62 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | James Hawkins drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Fleener | 69-62 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | James Downs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | James Downs grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner loses the dribble to James Hawkins | 69-62 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Christopher Gross is called for the reach on John Jessup in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Gross, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Junkins (SG), Gregory Duncan (SF), William Thomas (PF), Dima Zachery (C) James Hawkins, Kevin Fleener, Joseph Clarkson, Michael Heinrich | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Randal Moore (PF), Bryan Bankhead (C) James Downs, Jordan Beard, Christopher Gross, Rodolfo Davila, Andrew Joyner | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | John Jessup makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | John Jessup misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Jessup (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Junkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dima Zachery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Henkle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randal Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Bankhead (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Wolfe | 70-65 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Donald Junkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Parish (SG) John Jessup | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Childers | 70-68 |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan makes the runner from the left block | 72-68 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Donald Junkins takes the ball from Bryan Bankhead | 72-68 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Stephen Parish hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Junkins | 74-68 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dima Zachery - foul #2 on Dima Zachery, team foul #5 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG), Kevin Fleener (SG), Raymond Laliberte (PF) Stephen Parish, Gregory Duncan, Dima Zachery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen (PF) Randal Moore | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Bryan Bankhead is called for the reach on Donald Junkins - foul #4 on Bryan Bankhead, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Randal Moore (PF) Stephen Wolfe, Allen Henkle | |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Donald Junkins misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Raymond Laliberte | 74-70 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | Keith Archie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dima Zachery (C) Donald Junkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-70 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to William Thomas | 74-70 |
| 01:26 | Creighton | Raymond Laliberte misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 01:08 | Creighton | Dima Zachery grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 01:05 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hawkins (PG), Gregory Duncan (SF) Keith Archie, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross (SF), Andrew Joyner (C) Loren Pedersen, Bryan Bankhead | |
| 01:03 | Creighton | James Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Randal Moore - foul #3 on Randal Moore, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 01:03 | Creighton | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:03 | Creighton | James Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:03 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-70 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Dima Zachery grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Dima Zachery is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Childers - foul #4 on Daniel Childers, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Stephen Parish (SG) Kevin Fleener | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Dima Zachery makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Dima Zachery misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski is called for traveling | 76-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Jessup (PG), Kevin Fleener (SG) James Hawkins, Stephen Parish | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Daniel Childers is called for the reach on Gregory Duncan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Childers, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe (PG) Daniel Childers | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Dima Zachery grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Dima Zachery is hacked by Stephen Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Wolfe, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hawkins (PG), Stephen Parish (SG) John Jessup, Kevin Fleener | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Dima Zachery makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Dima Zachery makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Dennis Gembarowski is called for the reach on Gregory Duncan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Gembarowski, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Jessup (PG), Kevin Fleener (SG) James Hawkins, Stephen Parish | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Gross | 79-76 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Dennis Gembarowski is called for the reach on Kevin Fleener in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Gembarowski, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hawkins (PG) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Kevin Fleener makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-76 |