| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Derrick Winget inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the contested jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #3 on Kevin Walker, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick (PF) Kevin Walker | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling's floater is knocked away by Derrick Winget | 24-35 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it but misses | 24-35 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Winget is called for the reach on Darrin McWhinney - foul #1 on Derrick Winget, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Paul Miers - foul #1 on Paul Miers, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:31 | Creighton | The jump hook by Daniel Iddings is blocked by Dikembe Elijah | 24-36 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Paul Miers grabs the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Joseph Speth lays it in | 26-36 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Winget is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Derrick Winget, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth connects on the 3 from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Derrick Winget clanks a turnaround from the left block | 26-39 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG), George Brown (PF) Paul Miers, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Marc Baird (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Morgan (SF) Derrick Winget | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:39 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah lays it up and in set up by Stephen Boyle and the foul's on George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini (C) Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Curtis Hotaling | |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Joseph Speth is called for traveling | 27-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Joseph Speth, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Brian Rick, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fresh) SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marc Baird (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Miers - foul #2 on Paul Miers, team foul #5 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Winget (SF) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Ralph Espy | |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-44 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker throws it down and he's hacked by Dewey Richards - foul #1 on Dewey Richards, team foul #6 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Daniel Iddings (C) Lyle Martindale, George Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the free throw | 27-46 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Paul Miers snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Dewey Richards works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-46 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 13:50 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Darrin McWhinney | 27-49 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Dewey Richards lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Joseph Speth and he's hacked by Marc Baird - foul #1 on Marc Baird, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG) Paul Miers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Brian Rick (SF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Marc Baird | |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses the free throw | 29-49 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Morgan (SF), George Brown (PF) Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Kevin Walker | |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Dikembe Elijah blocks the jumper by Lyle Martindale | 29-49 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird (SF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Elijah | 32-51 |
| 11:44 | Creighton | Curtis Hotaling steps in front of the Daniel Iddings pass | 32-51 |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling banks in the layup | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Iddings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Creighton | John Morgan is whistled for a carry | 32-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), Dewey Richards (PF) Joseph Speth, Lyle Martindale, John Morgan, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Kevin Walker (PF) Curtis Hotaling, Brian Rick | |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | George Brown gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Paul Miers hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Emery | 35-53 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 35-55 |
| 10:28 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), John Morgan (C) Kenneth Emery, George Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird is hacked by Derrick Winget - foul #3 on Derrick Winget, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Ralph Espy, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | Dewey Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | John Morgan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marc Baird - foul #2 on Marc Baird, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick (C) Marc Baird | |
| 10:02 | Creighton | John Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | John Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Brian Rick | 35-55 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling snags the offensive board | 35-55 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling is hacked by Dewey Richards - foul #2 on Dewey Richards, team foul #8 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Brown (PF), Daniel Iddings (C) Dewey Richards, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dikembe Elijah (C) Darrin McWhinney, Brian Rick | |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Kevin Walker - foul #4 on Kevin Walker, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG) Paul Miers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird (PF) Kevin Walker | |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick (PF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 08:41 | Creighton | Joseph Speth is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Speth, team foul #9 | 35-57 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird throws it down set up by Brian Rick and he's fouled by Derrick Winget - foul #4 on Derrick Winget, team foul #10 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (SG), John Morgan (SF) Joseph Speth, Derrick Winget | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the free throw | 35-60 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | George Brown drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Iddings picks off the pass by Marc Baird | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Emery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Dikembe Elijah picks off the pass by John Morgan | 37-60 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't connect on a runner in the paint | 37-60 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings's layup is rejected by Dikembe Elijah | 37-60 |
| 07:11 | Creighton | George Brown tips it home | 39-60 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-60 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird hits the follow up shot | 39-62 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings loses the dribble to Curtis Hotaling | 39-62 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 39-64 |
| 05:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Morgan | 41-64 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick tips it home | 41-66 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-66 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled in the backcourt by Lyle Martindale - foul #1 on Lyle Martindale, team foul #11 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Molden (PG), Wilfredo Mancini (PF) Kenneth Emery, Daniel Iddings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Curtis Hotaling, Marc Baird, Brian Rick | |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Darrin McWhinney takes the ball from Robert Molden in the backcourt | 41-67 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Gordon Helmuth | 41-69 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | George Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #6 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| 04:25 | Creighton | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-69 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | John Morgan is denied on a layup by Dikembe Elijah | 41-69 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | George Brown can't tip it in | 41-69 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini tips it but misses | 41-69 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the lay-in | 41-69 |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it back up and in | 41-71 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Molden (fresh) SG - Lyle Martindale (tiring) 3 pts. SF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fresh) SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Kevin Walker swats the short shot by John Morgan | 41-71 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Darrin McWhinney | 41-73 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG) Robert Molden | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Marc Baird (C) Ralph Espy, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-73 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 41-73 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Helmuth | 41-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Creighton | John Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-76 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marc Baird | 41-76 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-76 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird grabs the offensive board | 41-76 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Darrin McWhinney | 41-79 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Emery | 43-79 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #12 | 43-79 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (C) Marc Baird | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-80 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-81 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Curtis Hotaling steps in front of the Kenneth Emery pass | 43-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney runs out the clock | 43-81 |