| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bobby Dubose inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Michael Taylor travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Elmer McClave | 39-36 |
| 19:05 | LSU | Michael Taylor connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-36 |
| 18:47 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), Antonio Powell (C) Elmer McClave, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:27 | LSU | Paul Pruitt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Curtis | 44-36 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Paul Pruitt steals the ball from Jeffrey Beachum in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 44-38 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Paul Pruitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Musenda Abdi | 44-41 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 44-41 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Paul Curtis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Beachum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Curtis, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Ivan Derezinski (PF), Elton Webster (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Musenda Abdi, Fred Combs, Thomas Jones | |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Louis Bardin misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Walter Smith grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Richard Justice loses the dribble to George Crouch | 44-41 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | George Crouch is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it up and in | 46-43 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski's floater is tipped away by Walter Smith | 46-43 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Justice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Crouch (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Bardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elton Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | Elton Webster is fouled on the floor by Alan Coan - foul #2 on Alan Coan, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), William Bishop (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Francis Wooten (PF), Thomas Jones (C) George Crouch, Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin, Ivan Derezinski, Elton Webster | |
| 15:34 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 15:32 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:27 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 46-46 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses short on a shot from close range | 46-46 |
| 15:05 | Creighton | Francis Wooten grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano is fouled on the floor by Paul Pruitt - foul #1 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:45 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Hugo Siciliano | 46-48 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Michael Taylor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Musenda Abdi - foul #3 on Musenda Abdi, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Walter Smith (PF) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, William Bishop | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SF), Fred Combs (PF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Musenda Abdi, Francis Wooten, Thomas Jones | |
| 14:24 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Curtis - foul #2 on Paul Curtis, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SF) Hugo Siciliano | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Walter Smith grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | George Crouch misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-48 |
| 13:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Alan Coan | 48-48 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Alan Coan is hacked by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), William Bishop (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, Bobby Dubose, Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Louis Bardin (SF), Francis Wooten (PF), Elton Webster (C) George Crouch, Jeffrey Beachum, Fred Combs, Ivan Derezinski | |
| 12:57 | LSU | Richard Justice connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Francis Wooten - foul #2 on Francis Wooten, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Thomas Jones (PF) Robert Sanderson, Francis Wooten | |
| 12:57 | LSU | Richard Justice makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 12:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Bishop | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Mitchell Smith connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Justice | 53-48 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Thomas Jones travels in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF) Louis Bardin | |
| 12:04 | LSU | The short jumper by Antonio Powell is denied by Musenda Abdi | 53-48 |
| 12:03 | LSU | William Bishop snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | Elton Webster snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 reb. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Creighton | Thomas Jones hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 53-50 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 53-50 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano tips it home | 53-52 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Alan Coan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Robert Sanderson (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Fred Combs (PF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Hugo Siciliano, Jeffrey Beachum, Musenda Abdi, Thomas Jones, Elton Webster | |
| 10:37 | LSU | Mitchell Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | Louis Bardin can't connect on a floater in the lane | 53-52 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sanderson | 53-52 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Fred Combs can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Walter Smith gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:58 | LSU | The jump hook by Michael Taylor is blocked by Fred Combs | 53-52 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | George Crouch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 09:51 | Creighton | Louis Bardin tips it home | 53-54 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it in | 55-54 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | George Crouch misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Walter Smith snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Mitchell Smith can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Bardin - foul #2 on Louis Bardin, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Bobby Dubose (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Musenda Abdi (SF), Francis Wooten (PF), Thomas Jones (C) George Crouch, Robert Sanderson, Louis Bardin, Fred Combs, Ivan Derezinski | |
| 08:41 | LSU | Mitchell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Mitchell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Francis Wooten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hugo Siciliano | 57-56 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Alan Coan is fouled on the floor by Hugo Siciliano - foul #2 on Hugo Siciliano, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), William Bishop (PF) Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elton Webster (C) Francis Wooten | |
| 08:24 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Elton Webster is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Elton Webster, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the reach on Elmer McClave - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fresh) 7 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jeffrey Beachum (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Musenda Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Elton Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Elton Webster | 59-56 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 59-56 |
| 07:10 | LSU | William Bishop grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Elton Webster - foul #2 on Elton Webster, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Walter Smith (C) Alan Coan, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG), Francis Wooten (PF), Ivan Derezinski (C) Hugo Siciliano, Thomas Jones, Elton Webster | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Elmer McClave steps in front of the George Crouch pass in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Elmer McClave's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Beachum | 61-56 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Walter Smith travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Michael Taylor (C) Elmer McClave, William Bishop | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Sanderson (SG), Fred Combs (PF) Jeffrey Beachum, Francis Wooten | |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Fred Combs | 61-62 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Sanderson - foul #1 on Robert Sanderson, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG) Musenda Abdi | |
| 05:49 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Bobby Dubose picks off the pass by Hugo Siciliano | 62-62 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Richard Justice jams it set up by Bobby Dubose | 64-62 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Paul Pruitt's pass is intercepted by George Crouch | 64-62 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano loses the dribble to Richard Justice | 64-62 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Richard Justice slams it home | 66-62 |
| 03:57 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Bobby Dubose grabs the board | 66-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Justice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Dubose (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hugo Siciliano (tiring) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Sanderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Crouch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Combs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Richard Justice makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Pruitt | 68-62 |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Robert Sanderson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Justice - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), William Bishop (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice, Bobby Dubose, Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum (SG), Louis Bardin (SF), Thomas Jones (PF), Elton Webster (C) Robert Sanderson, George Crouch, Fred Combs, Ivan Derezinski | |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Thomas Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 03:13 | LSU | William Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Alan Coan drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Curtis and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #12 | 70-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Musenda Abdi (SF) Louis Bardin | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Elton Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Smith - foul #1 on Mitchell Smith, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| 02:39 | Creighton | Thomas Jones drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Hugo Siciliano | 71-64 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses the lay-in | 71-64 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Elton Webster pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 71-64 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:15 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Paul Curtis | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (PG) Hugo Siciliano | |
| 01:55 | LSU | William Bishop can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #5 on Thomas Jones, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Michael Taylor (C) Alan Coan, Mitchell Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano (PG), Fred Combs (PF), Ivan Derezinski (C) George Crouch, Thomas Jones, Elton Webster | |
| 01:55 | LSU | William Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:55 | LSU | William Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Fred Combs grabs the board | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Creighton | William Bishop is called for the reach on Fred Combs in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bishop, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:52 | LSU | William Bishop snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | LSU | William Bishop clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #3 on Fred Combs, team foul #14 | 71-65 |
| 01:28 | LSU | William Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:28 | LSU | William Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano is hacked by Paul Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the reach on Elmer McClave - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #15 | 73-67 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Paul Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Hugo Siciliano is called for the reach on Paul Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugo Siciliano, team foul #16 | 75-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Smith (PF) William Bishop | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Combs | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Jeffrey Beachum is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hugo Siciliano | 76-70 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Jeffrey Beachum is called for the reach on Michael Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #17 | 76-70 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG) Paul Pruitt | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-70 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Michael Taylor is hacked by Ivan Derezinski - foul #3 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #18 | 78-70 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Fred Combs hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 80-72 |
| 00:32 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael Taylor is hacked by Jeffrey Beachum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Beachum, team foul #19 | 80-72 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Crouch (SG) Jeffrey Beachum | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-72 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Derezinski | 81-72 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Hugo Siciliano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-72 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:18 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | LSU | George Crouch is called for the reach on Walter Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Crouch, team foul #20 | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Ivan Derezinski grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Musenda Abdi is called for traveling | 81-72 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Alan Coan is fouled in the backcourt by Hugo Siciliano - foul #4 on Hugo Siciliano, team foul #21 | 81-72 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | George Crouch jams it on a nice dish by Musenda Abdi | 83-74 |
| 00:03 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Alan Coan runs out the clock | 83-74 |