| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Seward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson inbounds the ball | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Larry Seward - foul #2 on Larry Seward, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Gene Cox is called for the reach on John Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Cox, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | John Loudermilk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Robert Teague hits the follow up shot | 27-46 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | Allen McCann snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Larry Seward buries a jumper from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Gene Cox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-46 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | James Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-46 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Robert Teague grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | John Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-46 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is hacked by Larry Seward - foul #3 on Larry Seward, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (SG) Larry Seward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | Robert Teague grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Allen McCann misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Albert Griffing - foul #2 on Albert Griffing, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SG), Ronald Fansler (C) John Loudermilk, Robert Teague | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF) Willie Jackson | |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Allen McCann misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-46 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler tips it home | 32-46 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Edward Dean steals the ball from Robert Lucus | 32-46 |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Sines | 34-46 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jamie Crockett | 34-49 |
| 16:00 | Creighton | Allen McCann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Larry Seward (SG), Kevin Saulters (SF), Robert Teague (C) Derrick Vickery, Bradley Sines, Allen McCann, Edward Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SG) Jamie Crockett, Gene Cox | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Seward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Saulters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Fansler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Teague (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 15:44 | Creighton | John Loudermilk snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | John Loudermilk lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Saulters | 36-49 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by Kevin Saulters - foul #3 on Kevin Saulters, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SF) Ronald Fansler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Bradley Sines clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Robert Teague tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Larry Seward picks off the pass by Willie Jackson | 38-49 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Larry Seward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Willie Jackson, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (C) Robert Teague | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), Daniel Phillips (PF) Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Larry Seward makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Larry Seward misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Bradley Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Derrick Vickery steps in front of the Willie Jackson pass | 42-49 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Seward | 45-49 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Derrick Vickery is called for the reach on Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fredrick Woods (SG), Allen McCann (SF), Edward Dean (PF), Ronald Fansler (C) John Loudermilk, Larry Seward, Bradley Sines, Kevin Saulters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Jesse Weekes (C) Willie Jackson, Albert Griffing | |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Ronald Fansler pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Allen McCann comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Edward Dean tips it in | 47-49 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Derrick Vickery picks off the pass by Daniel Phillips | 47-49 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods hits the finger roll set up by Derrick Vickery | 49-49 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ronald Fansler | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Fansler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Creighton | Allen McCann scores on a runner in the lane | 51-49 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Fredrick Woods - foul #1 on Fredrick Woods, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Helmer (PG), Robert Teague (C) Derrick Vickery, Ronald Fansler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Cox | 51-53 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Helmer | 54-53 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Gene Cox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie Crockett | 54-56 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Robert Teague blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #4 on Gene Cox, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Larry Seward (SG), Kevin Saulters (SF), Ronald Fansler (PF) Charles Helmer, Fredrick Woods, Allen McCann, Edward Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SG), James Murphy (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Jamie Crockett, Gene Cox, Daniel Phillips, Albert Griffing | |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is fouled on the floor by Ronald Fansler - foul #1 on Ronald Fansler, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (C) Robert Teague | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG) Robert Lucus | |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Jackson | 57-58 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Larry Seward is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Larry Seward, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SF), Edward Dean (PF) Larry Seward, Ronald Fansler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Jesse Weekes | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 57-61 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Willie Jackson - foul #3 on Willie Jackson, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Allen McCann (SF), Robert Teague (C) Bradley Sines, Kevin Saulters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF) Matthew Larson | |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Derrick Vickery makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Crockett | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Vickery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Teague (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Creighton | Edward Dean double dribbles | 59-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (PG), Larry Seward (SG) John Loudermilk, Derrick Vickery | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG) Willie Jackson | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Gene Cox buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-67 |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Allen McCann connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Dean | 61-67 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Robert Teague is called for the reach on Jamie Crockett - foul #3 on Robert Teague, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Fansler (PF) Edward Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF) Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ronald Fansler | 61-67 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Sines | 64-67 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Larry Seward - foul #5 on Larry Seward, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Kevin Saulters (SF) Larry Seward, Allen McCann | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (C) Jamie Crockett, Albert Griffing | |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Kevin Saulters comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-68 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Gene Cox | 64-71 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | John Loudermilk is hacked by Matthew Larson - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Vickery (SG), Edward Dean (PF) Ronald Fansler, Robert Teague | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), James Murphy (PF) Gene Cox, Daniel Phillips | |
| 05:15 | Creighton | John Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | John Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Bradley Sines gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Bradley Sines can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Jackson - foul #4 on Willie Jackson, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Bradley Sines makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Bradley Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Dean | 68-71 |
| 04:40 | Creighton | Edward Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Bradley Sines connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Larson and he's hacked by Derrick Vickery - foul #3 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fredrick Woods (SG), Allen McCann (SF) John Loudermilk, Bradley Sines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Edward Dean misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jamie Crockett - foul #2 on Jamie Crockett, team foul #9 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Fansler (C) Kevin Saulters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Daniel Phillips (PF) Matthew Larson, James Murphy | |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Edward Dean makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Edward Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Derrick Vickery - foul #4 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Derrick Vickery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Fredrick Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Fansler (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 22 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Gene Cox - foul #5 on Gene Cox, team foul #10 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SG) Gene Cox | |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Fredrick Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-76 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Ronald Fansler | 74-76 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Loudermilk (PG), Robert Teague (C) Fredrick Woods, Ronald Fansler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), James Murphy (PF) Robert Lucus, Daniel Phillips | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Robert Teague shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Edward Dean gets the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Allen McCann is hacked by Willie Jackson - foul #5 on Willie Jackson, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF) Willie Jackson | |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the shot from the right block | 76-76 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | John Loudermilk gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Robert Teague can't finish the layup | 76-76 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Vickery - foul #5 on Derrick Vickery, team foul #12 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Sines (SG) Derrick Vickery | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Edward Dean drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Sines | 78-78 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Allen McCann steps in front of the Robert Lucus pass | 78-78 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Bradley Sines clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Robert Teague grabs the offensive rebound | 78-78 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Bradley Sines drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen McCann | 81-78 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 81-78 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing hits the follow up shot | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Matthew Larson is called for the reach on Edward Dean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Larson, team foul #12 | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Edward Dean misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Edward Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-80 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Matthew Larson | 81-82 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Allen McCann hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Lucus - foul #1 on Robert Lucus, team foul #13 | 81-82 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Allen McCann misses the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Allen McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Teague (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 24 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Lucus | 82-84 |
| 04:35 | Creighton | Allen McCann clanks a 3 from the right wing | 82-84 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus grabs the board | 82-84 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Jamie Crockett | 82-86 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Allen McCann loses the dribble to Jamie Crockett | 82-86 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | James Murphy drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 82-88 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Edward Dean misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-88 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Sines | 82-88 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Allen McCann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-88 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing gets the rebound | 82-88 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Jamie Crockett is blocked by Edward Dean | 82-88 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Allen McCann grabs the defensive rebound | 82-88 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Bradley Sines drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Loudermilk | 84-88 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Allen McCann swats the dunk try by James Murphy | 84-88 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Edward Dean grabs the board | 84-88 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses the fadeaway from the left side | 84-88 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the board | 84-88 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Robert Teague blocks the short jumper by Matthew Larson | 84-88 |
| 02:14 | Creighton | Robert Teague pulls down the rebound | 84-88 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Bradley Sines misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-88 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the defensive rebound | 84-88 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-88 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 84-88 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Robert Teague grabs the board | 84-88 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Robert Teague hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Lucus - foul #2 on Robert Lucus, team foul #14 | 86-88 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Robert Teague makes the free throw | 87-88 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Bradley Sines is called for the reach on Jamie Crockett - foul #2 on Bradley Sines, team foul #13 | 87-88 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Jamie Crockett steals the ball from John Loudermilk in the backcourt | 87-90 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-90 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 87-90 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Robert Teague pulls down the rebound | 87-90 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Bradley Sines is whistled for a carry | 87-90 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | James Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 87-92 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Loudermilk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen McCann (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Teague (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 28 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Bradley Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-92 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus grabs the board | 87-92 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is fouled in the backcourt by John Loudermilk - foul #3 on John Loudermilk, team foul #14 | 87-92 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (PF) James Murphy | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Bradley Sines comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-94 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the rebound | 87-94 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is fouled in the backcourt by John Loudermilk - foul #4 on John Loudermilk, team foul #15 | 87-94 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses the 1st free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 2nd free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Bradley Sines hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen McCann | 90-95 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by John Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Loudermilk, team foul #16 | 90-95 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fredrick Woods (SG) John Loudermilk | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 90-97 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-97 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Daniel Phillips | |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Allen McCann loses the dribble to Jamie Crockett | 90-97 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by Fredrick Woods in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fredrick Woods, team foul #17 | 90-97 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (PF) James Murphy | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 1st free throw | 90-97 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 90-98 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Bradley Sines travels with the ball | 90-98 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson runs out the clock | 90-98 |