| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Dewar | 36-24 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Dewey Richards clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #1 on Joe Cathey, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:26 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Stephen Carder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 18:55 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-26 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Gene Stephens connects on the jump hook from the left block | 38-26 |
| 18:25 | Creighton | Dewey Richards buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Winget | 38-28 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Stephen Carder drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Speth | 41-30 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Derrick Winget - foul #1 on Derrick Winget, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG), John Morgan (SF), George Brown (PF), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards, Daniel Iddings | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | George Brown snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | John Morgan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Dewar - foul #3 on James Dewar, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF), David Nock (C) James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:46 | Creighton | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the lay-in | 42-32 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | David Nock snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-32 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | George Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Jerome Somalski is blocked by John Morgan | 45-34 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 14:56 | Creighton | John Morgan grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 14:49 | Creighton | John Morgan scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joseph Speth | 45-36 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is denied on a layup by Wilfredo Mancini | 45-36 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to George Brown | 45-36 |
| 14:04 | Creighton | George Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), Dewey Richards (PF), Daniel Iddings (C) Joseph Speth, Lyle Martindale, John Morgan, George Brown, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Miers - foul #1 on Paul Miers, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Paul Miers's pass is intercepted by Gene Stephens | 47-36 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Stephen Carder double dribbles | 47-36 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Miers | 47-38 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Derrick Winget takes the ball from James Dewar | 47-38 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Stjepan Politowski steals it from Kenneth Emery in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Gene Stephens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-38 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 12:08 | Creighton | Paul Miers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Emery | 49-41 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | James Dewar can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 11:37 | Creighton | Dewey Richards snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 27 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Emery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Creighton | The short jumper by Dewey Richards is denied by Joe Cathey | 49-41 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | James Dewar gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Joe Cathey's layup is rejected by Daniel Iddings | 49-41 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it in | 51-41 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Lyle Martindale (SG), John Morgan (SF), George Brown (PF) Kenneth Emery, Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards | |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | Creighton | John Morgan scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Speth | 51-45 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Stephen Carder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | George Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini (C) Daniel Iddings | |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Joe Cathey lays it in set up by Stephen Carder and he's hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF) Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Winget (SF) Wilfredo Mancini | |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Joe Cathey denies the turnaround by Lyle Martindale | 54-45 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | George Brown gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | John Morgan can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF) Juan Sanchez, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Lyle Martindale, George Brown | |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Derrick Winget buries a shot from the left block | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 27 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Speth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is hacked by Joseph Speth - foul #1 on Joseph Speth, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Iddings (C) John Morgan | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Stephen Carder travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (C) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), Robert Molden (SF) Joseph Speth, Derrick Winget | |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Paul Miers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 06:34 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings tips it home | 54-49 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 06:19 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Stephen Carder is called for the reach on Kenneth Emery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Carder, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG) Kenneth Emery | |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), John Morgan (SF) Lyle Martindale, Robert Molden | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Stephen Carder drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Stephens | 57-49 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Dewey Richards hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled on the floor by Dewey Richards - foul #1 on Dewey Richards, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF) Dikembe Ali, James Dewar | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), George Brown (PF) Paul Miers, Dewey Richards, Daniel Iddings | |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Stephen Carder drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 04:08 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale banks in the layup set up by George Brown | 60-53 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Stephen Carder connects on the 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is fouled on the floor by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (SG), Daniel Iddings (C) Joseph Speth, John Morgan | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tired) 36 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Emery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Iddings (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Somalski | 65-56 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Speth (PG), Paul Miers (SG), Dewey Richards (PF) Lyle Martindale, Kenneth Emery, George Brown | |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Joseph Speth makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:44 | Creighton | Joseph Speth misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Gene Stephens clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | James Dewar misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Miers - foul #2 on Paul Miers, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Daniel Iddings pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Paul Miers is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Stjepan Politowski steals the ball from Derrick Winget | 66-57 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | James Dewar's pass is intercepted by Joseph Speth | 66-57 |
| 01:07 | Creighton | Derrick Winget knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | James Dewar lays it in | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Paul Miers is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Miers, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Joe Cathey is hacked by Joseph Speth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Speth, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | The short jumper by Dewey Richards is denied by Jerome Somalski | 70-59 |
| 00:25 | Creighton | Joseph Speth tips it but misses | 70-59 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Stephen Carder runs out the clock | 70-59 |