| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) SG - Paul Miers (fresh) SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) SG - Ray George (fresh) SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) PF - Henry Lauber (fresh) C - Robert Koenig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Nebraska | Ray George misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Joseph Speth comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Creighton | Robert Koenig steals it from Joseph Speth | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Iddings - foul #1 on Daniel Iddings, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Derrick Winget is hacked by Henry Lauber - foul #1 on Henry Lauber, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Dewey Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Koenig - foul #1 on Robert Koenig, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:12 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Elias Escamilla | 1-3 |
| 17:02 | Creighton | Paul Miers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-3 |
| 17:00 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:43 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Elias Escamilla | 1-5 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Paul Miers drills a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Nebraska | Ray George hits the finger roll set up by Henry Lauber and he's hacked by Paul Miers - foul #1 on Paul Miers, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG), John Morgan (SF), George Brown (PF), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson (PF), Mel Spiro (C) Henry Lauber, Robert Koenig | |
| 16:04 | Nebraska | Ray George makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) SF - John Morgan (fresh) PF - George Brown (fresh) C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray George (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) PF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) C - Mel Spiro (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Wadlington - foul #1 on Robert Wadlington, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (SG) Joseph Speth | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Jackson (SF) Robert Wadlington | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | Mel Spiro grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla buries a shot from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | George Brown is called for traveling | 5-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Derrick Winget (SF), Daniel Iddings (C) Kenneth Emery, John Morgan, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Russell Christensen (PG), Stanley Taylor (SG), Robert Koenig (C) Elias Escamilla, Ray George, Mel Spiro | |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Koenig | 5-13 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Joseph Speth clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Derrick Winget snags the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | George Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Lyle Martindale, George Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Ray George (SG), Robert Wadlington (SF), Henry Lauber (PF) Russell Christensen, Stanley Taylor, Alex Jackson, Jerry Hutchinson | |
| 13:39 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Koenig | 5-16 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Speth | 7-16 |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | Ray George makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wadlington | 7-19 |
| 12:29 | Creighton | Derrick Winget hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-19 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings tips it but misses | 7-19 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Wadlington | 7-19 |
| 12:03 | Nebraska | Daniel Iddings blocks the short jumper by Robert Koenig | 7-19 |
| 12:01 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings gets the rebound | 7-19 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Derrick Winget scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Henry Lauber - foul #2 on Henry Lauber, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG), George Brown (C) Joseph Speth, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Russell Christensen (PG), Jerry Hutchinson (PF), Mel Spiro (C) Elias Escamilla, Henry Lauber, Robert Koenig | |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Derrick Winget makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Winget (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Russell Christensen (fresh) SG - Ray George (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) PF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) C - Mel Spiro (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Nebraska | Ray George misses the floater from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 11:34 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Paul Miers | 10-19 |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Derrick Winget is denied on a dunk by Mel Spiro | 10-19 |
| 11:27 | Creighton | Paul Miers gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:43 | Nebraska | Ray George drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Hutchinson | 10-21 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Dewey Richards hits the finger roll | 12-21 |
| 10:21 | Nebraska | Lyle Martindale is called for the reach on Russell Christensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lyle Martindale, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), John Morgan (SF), Daniel Iddings (C) Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Stanley Taylor (SG), Alex Jackson (SF) Russell Christensen, Ray George, Robert Wadlington | |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | Stanley Taylor is fouled on the floor by Joseph Speth - foul #1 on Joseph Speth, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Koenig (C) Mel Spiro | |
| 09:54 | Nebraska | Lyle Martindale is called for the reach on Stanley Taylor - foul #2 on Lyle Martindale, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (SG) Lyle Martindale | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Morgan - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Mel Spiro (PF) Jerry Hutchinson | |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | George Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ray George (SG) Stanley Taylor | |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Mel Spiro can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Wilfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Wilfredo Mancini, team foul #8 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington (SF) Alex Jackson | |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Mel Spiro misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Mel Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Joseph Speth drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Wilfredo Mancini | 14-24 |
| 08:09 | Nebraska | Ray George clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Wilfredo Mancini - foul #2 on Wilfredo Mancini, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), Dewey Richards (PF) Kenneth Emery, John Morgan, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson (PF) Mel Spiro | |
| 08:09 | Nebraska | Ray George makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:09 | Nebraska | Ray George makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Derrick Winget misses badly on a floater in the paint | 14-26 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla grabs the board | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray George (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) PF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) C - Robert Koenig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson buries a floater in the lane set up by Elias Escamilla | 14-28 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings is whistled for a carry | 14-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Brown (C) Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Dewey Richards - foul #1 on Dewey Richards, team foul #10 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Taylor (SG), Alex Jackson (SF), Mel Spiro (C) Ray George, Robert Wadlington, Robert Koenig | |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Dewey Richards scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Speth | 16-30 |
| 06:02 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-30 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | Stanley Taylor misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Dewey Richards snags the defensive board | 16-30 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Paul Miers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Derrick Winget misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 05:49 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Elias Escamilla | 16-30 |
| 05:20 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alex Jackson | 16-33 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the floater from the free throw line | 16-33 |
| 05:13 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson grabs the board | 16-33 |
| 04:44 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-33 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to George Brown | 16-33 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Taylor - foul #1 on Stanley Taylor, team foul #5 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (SG), John Morgan (SF), Daniel Iddings (C) Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Russell Christensen (PG), Ray George (SG), Robert Wadlington (SF), Henry Lauber (PF), Robert Koenig (C) Elias Escamilla, Stanley Taylor, Alex Jackson, Jerry Hutchinson, Mel Spiro | |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska | Ray George grabs the defensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Joseph Speth steals the ball from Ray George | 16-33 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Christensen - foul #1 on Russell Christensen, team foul #6 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dewey Richards (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Joseph Speth makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 03:40 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington is fouled on the floor by John Morgan - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #11 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG), Wilfredo Mancini (PF) Joseph Speth, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:40 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 03:40 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington misses the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Emery (fresh) SF - John Morgan (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Russell Christensen (fresh) SG - Ray George (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Lauber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-34 |
| 03:23 | Nebraska | Ray George grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 03:06 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-34 |
| 03:05 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Lauber | 17-34 |
| 02:49 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings grabs the board | 17-34 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), George Brown (PF) Kenneth Emery, John Morgan, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Mel Spiro (C) Russell Christensen, Robert Koenig | |
| 02:22 | Nebraska | Mel Spiro's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Iddings | 17-34 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla grabs the offensive board | 17-34 |
| 01:58 | Nebraska | Ray George misses the easy layup | 17-34 |
| 01:56 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mel Spiro - foul #1 on Mel Spiro, team foul #7 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Dewey Richards (PF) Lyle Martindale, George Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Ray George knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Elias Escamilla | 19-36 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Derrick Winget throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Brown (C) Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Jackson (SF), Robert Koenig (C) Robert Wadlington, Henry Lauber | |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #12 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG) Paul Miers | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson (PF) Mel Spiro | |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Derrick Winget misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-38 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Dewey Richards tips it in | 21-38 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Jerry Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 21-38 |