| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) SG - Albert Sims (fresh) SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Johnny Rodgers (fresh) SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) C - Joe Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Theodore Feist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Theodore Feist hits a shot in the paint set up by Keith Ferriera | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Joe Nichols | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Theodore Feist hits the finger roll set up by Floyd Hunt | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Rodgers - foul #1 on Johnny Rodgers, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Andrew Parker double dribbles | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Floyd Hunt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnny Rodgers | 0-7 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Hutson | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Andrew Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Theodore Feist misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), James Kost (SF), Tyler Weingartner (C) Johnny Rodgers, Keith Ferriera, Floyd Hunt, Joe Nichols | |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Theodore Feist makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Theodore Feist makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Albert Sims is hacked by Theodore Feist - foul #1 on Theodore Feist, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jason Bramblett (SF) Theodore Feist | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-9 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | James Kost pulls down the rebound | 0-9 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner loses the ball out of bounds | 0-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi is hacked by Kevin Roberts - foul #1 on Kevin Roberts, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | A charge is called on Joshua Pettaway - foul #1 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Reginald Hutson, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Joe Nichols (C) Kevin Roberts, Jason Bramblett | |
| 16:33 | Creighton | William Alexander drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Nichols and he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 0-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Andrew Parker, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Roberts (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF) Keith Ferriera, Joe Nichols | |
| 16:33 | Creighton | William Alexander makes the free throw | 0-12 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Alexander - foul #1 on William Alexander, team foul #4 | 0-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Theodore Feist (PF) Kevin Roberts, Floyd Hunt | |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 1-12 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Theodore Feist comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 2-12 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Andrew Parker gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Ferriera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Kost (fresh) PF - Theodore Feist (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyler Weingartner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Andrew Parker lays it up and in | 4-12 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | James Kost clanks a turnaround in the paint | 4-12 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | William Alexander picks off the pass by Andrew Parker | 4-12 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Theodore Feist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Joe Nichols (C) William Alexander, Keith Ferriera, James Kost, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Joe Nichols grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-12 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Theodore Feist pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Joe Nichols misses long on a jumper from close range | 4-12 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts tips it back up and in | 4-14 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Albert Sims drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Pettaway | 7-14 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | Theodore Feist buries a floater from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Albert Sims travels with the ball | 7-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Kevin Roberts, Floyd Hunt, Theodore Feist | |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner slams it home on a great pass from Jason Bramblett | 7-18 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Andrew Parker's pass is intercepted by Tyler Weingartner | 7-18 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner's floater is tipped away by Aldo Rossi | 7-18 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Aldo Rossi | 7-18 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tyler Weingartner - foul #1 on Tyler Weingartner, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF), James Kost (PF) Jason Bramblett, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | James Kost misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Pettaway - foul #2 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner (C) Joe Nichols | |
| 11:36 | Creighton | James Kost makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | James Kost misses the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Andrew Parker pulls down the rebound | 8-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Ferriera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kost (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the jumper from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it in | 10-19 |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner lays it in set up by William Alexander and he's fouled by Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Roberts (PG), Joe Nichols (C) William Alexander, James Kost | |
| 10:51 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Andrew Parker hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Hutson and he's hacked by Floyd Hunt - foul #1 on Floyd Hunt, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), James Kost (SF), Theodore Feist (PF) Kevin Roberts, Floyd Hunt, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Theodore Feist drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Johnny Rodgers and he's hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost | |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Theodore Feist misses the free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi double dribbles | 13-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (PF) Joe Nichols | |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Claudio Rossi is called for the reach on Keith Ferriera - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Joe Nichols (C) William Alexander, Floyd Hunt, James Kost, Theodore Feist | |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:36 | Creighton | Keith Ferriera misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-25 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), James Kost (PF), Theodore Feist (C) Johnny Rodgers, Keith Ferriera, Jason Bramblett, Tyler Weingartner, Joe Nichols | |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Theodore Feist misses the dunk | 13-25 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Theodore Feist - foul #2 on Theodore Feist, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Tyler Weingartner (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Kevin Roberts, James Kost, Theodore Feist | |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Albert Sims steals it from Tyler Weingartner | 15-25 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), James Kost (PF) William Alexander, Keith Ferriera, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts is fouled on the floor by Michael Clevenger - foul #2 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG), Jason Bramblett (SF), Tyler Weingartner (PF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt, James Kost, Joe Nichols | |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ivan Zausch | 15-25 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Albert Sims can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts misses the shot from the right side | 15-25 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Weingartner | 15-25 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | William Alexander is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zausch - foul #2 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #9 | 15-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Hunt (SF), James Kost (PF), Joe Nichols (C) Keith Ferriera, Jason Bramblett, Tyler Weingartner | |
| 06:51 | Creighton | William Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | William Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 15-26 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Albert Sims drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson | 18-26 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Kevin Roberts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Roberts, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Keith Ferriera (SG) William Alexander, Kevin Roberts | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | James Kost steps in front of the Reginald Hutson pass | 18-26 |
| 05:24 | Creighton | The short jumper by Joe Nichols is denied by Andrew Parker | 18-26 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson connects on the jumper from the left side | 20-26 |
| 04:57 | Creighton | James Kost misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Nichols - foul #1 on Joe Nichols, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner (PF) James Kost | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the lay-in | 21-26 |
| 04:28 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Jason Bramblett (SF) Johnny Rodgers, Floyd Hunt | |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Andrew Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-28 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner blows the layup | 23-28 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Ferriera (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bramblett (fresh) PF - Tyler Weingartner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nichols (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Albert Sims clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner is fouled on the floor by Aldo Rossi - foul #2 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers (PG), Kevin Roberts (SG), Floyd Hunt (SF), Theodore Feist (C) William Alexander, Keith Ferriera, Jason Bramblett, Joe Nichols | |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Tyler Weingartner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the runner in the lane | 23-29 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 23-29 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Theodore Feist snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 02:00 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers loses the ball out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Kost (PF) Tyler Weingartner | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson | 25-29 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Theodore Feist misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Theodore Feist hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson | 27-31 |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers is hacked by Joshua Pettaway - foul #3 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Joshua Pettaway, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Ferriera (SG), Joe Nichols (C) Kevin Roberts, Floyd Hunt | |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Johnny Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi buries a shot in the lane | 29-33 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | James Kost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Alexander (PG), Floyd Hunt (SF) Johnny Rodgers, James Kost | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-33 |