| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Keith Archie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) SF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leon Macy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Echols (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Stern (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols inbounds the ball | 17-43 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Echols and he's fouled by Keith Archie - foul #3 on Keith Archie, team foul #1 | 17-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG) Keith Archie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern makes the free throw | 17-46 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-46 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern pulls down the rebound | 17-46 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-46 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Sidney Price | 17-46 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #2 | 17-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (PG) Clarence Meyer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Daryl Bowes is called for the reach on Norman Dunn - foul #2 on Daryl Bowes, team foul #3 | 17-46 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern connects on the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Douglas Fusco - foul #1 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #4 | 17-48 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern misses the free throw | 17-48 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | James Morris gets the offensive rebound | 17-48 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | James Morris is called for traveling | 17-48 |
| 18:10 | Creighton | Gregory Duncan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-48 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | Sidney Price tips it but misses | 17-48 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern gets the rebound | 17-48 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-48 |
| 17:51 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes snags the defensive board | 17-48 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Morris - foul #3 on James Morris, team foul #1 | 17-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Gregory Duncan, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (SG), John Whatley (SF), Napoleon Hendrick (PF), David Greve (C) Norman Dunn, Paul Echols, James Morris, Charles Stern | |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes makes the 1st free throw | 18-48 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-48 |
| 17:17 | Vanderbilt | Napoleon Hendrick misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 19-48 |
| 17:15 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the defensive rebound | 19-48 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Darius Breunig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 19-48 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the offensive board | 19-48 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | James Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-48 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the offensive rebound | 19-48 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 19-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Gartner (PF) Daryl Bowes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Napoleon Hendrick | 19-51 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-51 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy gets the rebound | 19-51 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Napoleon Hendrick | 19-53 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Price (fairly fresh) SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Gartner (fresh) C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leon Macy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Napoleon Hendrick (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. C - David Greve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Sidney Price drills a shot from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Goncalves - foul #2 on Thomas Goncalves, team foul #2 | 21-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Keith Archie (PG), Gregory Duncan (SF), Douglas Fusco (C) James Robinson, Darius Breunig, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn (SG), Paul Echols (SF), James Morris (PF), Charles Stern (C) Thomas Goncalves, John Whatley, Napoleon Hendrick, David Greve | |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the free throw | 22-53 |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern's pass is intercepted by Douglas Fusco | 22-53 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | Keith Archie buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Sidney Price | 24-53 |
| 15:05 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern misses the dunk | 24-53 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Keith Archie grabs the board | 24-53 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Larry Gartner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-53 |
| 14:41 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols grabs the board | 24-53 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-53 |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy grabs the offensive rebound | 24-53 |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn is hacked by Gregory Duncan - foul #3 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #5 | 24-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (SG), Daryl Bowes (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Larry Gartner, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG), John Whatley (SF), Napoleon Hendrick (C) Leon Macy, Paul Echols, Charles Stern | |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Duncan - foul #4 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #6 | 24-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SF) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Greve (C) Norman Dunn | |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 24-54 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-55 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Daryl Bowes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-55 |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | David Greve snags the defensive board | 24-55 |
| 13:20 | Vanderbilt | James Morris hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Napoleon Hendrick | 24-57 |
| 12:58 | Creighton | Keith Archie misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-57 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | James Morris snags the defensive board | 24-57 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | James Morris knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Goncalves | 24-59 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Keith Archie and he's hacked by James Morris - foul #4 on James Morris, team foul #3 | 26-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Darius Breunig (SF), Douglas Fusco (C) Keith Archie, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn (SG), Paul Echols (SF), Charles Stern (C) John Whatley, James Morris, David Greve | |
| 12:31 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the free throw | 27-59 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern scores on a jumper from close range | 27-61 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-61 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern grabs the board | 27-61 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darius Breunig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daryl Bowes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Echols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Napoleon Hendrick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. C - Charles Stern (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Goncalves and the foul's on Douglas Fusco - foul #2 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #7 | 27-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Gartner (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Daryl Bowes, Douglas Fusco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG) Thomas Goncalves | |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses the free throw | 27-63 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Larry Gartner snags the defensive board | 27-63 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | The 3pt attempt by James Robinson is denied by Norman Dunn | 27-63 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Darius Breunig pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-63 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | James Robinson is whistled for traveling | 27-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Greve (PF) Napoleon Hendrick | |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Greve | 27-65 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-65 |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-65 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer knocks in the jumper from the right side | 29-65 |
| 10:19 | Vanderbilt | David Greve buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Paul Echols and the foul's on James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #8 | 29-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (SG), John Whatley (SF) Norman Dunn, Paul Echols | |
| 10:19 | Vanderbilt | David Greve makes the free throw | 29-68 |
| 10:09 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-68 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the offensive rebound | 29-68 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | Larry Gartner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-68 |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern pulls down the rebound | 29-68 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern misses the easy layup | 29-68 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the defensive rebound | 29-68 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | James Robinson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Gartner | 32-68 |
| 09:18 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Greve | 32-71 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza is whistled for a carry | 32-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (C) Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn (SG), Napoleon Hendrick (PF) Leon Macy, Charles Stern | |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | Napoleon Hendrick is hacked by Larry Gartner - foul #1 on Larry Gartner, team foul #9 | 32-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols (SF) John Whatley | |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | Napoleon Hendrick misses the 1st free throw | 32-71 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Warren Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 32-71 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-71 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Warren Augustine tips it back up and in | 34-71 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #10 | 34-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern (C) David Greve | |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 34-71 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-71 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | James Robinson pulls down the rebound | 34-71 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Thomas Goncalves steps in front of the Clarence Meyer pass | 34-71 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Goncalves | 34-73 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darius Breunig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Gartner (fairly fresh) C - Warren Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Echols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Napoleon Hendrick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. C - Charles Stern (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Larry Gartner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Darius Breunig | 37-73 |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves is hacked by Darius Breunig - foul #1 on Darius Breunig, team foul #11 | 37-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clifford Lanza (C) Larry Gartner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Whatley (SF), James Morris (PF) Norman Dunn, Paul Echols | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 37-74 |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 37-75 |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Warren Augustine comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-75 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern gets the rebound | 37-75 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Stern | 37-77 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | James Robinson misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-77 |
| 06:50 | Vanderbilt | James Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-77 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-77 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Gartner (PF) Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG), Norman Dunn (SG), David Greve (C) Thomas Goncalves, Napoleon Hendrick, Charles Stern | |
| 06:38 | Creighton | James Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-77 |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to David Greve | 37-77 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Whatley | 37-80 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols (SF) Norman Dunn | |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols blows the layup | 37-80 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Darius Breunig snags the defensive board | 37-80 |
| 05:26 | Creighton | James Morris picks off the pass by James Robinson | 37-80 |
| 05:02 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols travels with the ball | 37-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Napoleon Hendrick (SG) Leon Macy | |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Paul Echols picks off the pass by Clarence Meyer | 37-80 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-80 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | James Morris tips it back up and in | 37-82 |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Darius Breunig clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-82 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | David Greve grabs the defensive rebound | 37-82 |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley is hacked by Clarence Meyer - foul #4 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #12 | 37-82 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (C) Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG), Norman Dunn (SG), Charles Stern (C) Paul Echols, James Morris, David Greve | |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 37-82 |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | John Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-83 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Robinson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darius Breunig (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Gartner (tiring) 3 pts. C - Warren Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Whatley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Napoleon Hendrick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. C - Charles Stern (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Larry Gartner can't finish the layup | 37-83 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Napoleon Hendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-83 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Augustine - foul #1 on Warren Augustine, team foul #13 | 37-83 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols (SF) John Whatley | |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 37-83 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 37-84 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | The pull-up jumper by James Robinson is blocked by Paul Echols | 37-84 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Goncalves | 37-84 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Napoleon Hendrick scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Echols | 37-86 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Darius Breunig is hacked by Paul Echols - foul #2 on Paul Echols, team foul #4 | 37-86 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clifford Lanza (C) Larry Gartner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG), James Morris (PF), David Greve (C) Paul Echols, Napoleon Hendrick, Charles Stern | |
| 02:09 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Leon Macy - foul #3 on Leon Macy, team foul #5 | 39-86 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Gartner (PF) Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols (SF) Norman Dunn | |
| 02:09 | Creighton | James Robinson misses the free throw | 39-86 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | David Greve grabs the board | 39-86 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols is fouled on the floor by Clarence Meyer - foul #5 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #14 | 39-86 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Clarence Meyer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn (SG), Charles Stern (C) Thomas Goncalves, David Greve | |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols makes the 1st free throw | 39-87 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Paul Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 39-87 |
| 01:55 | Creighton | Warren Augustine gets the rebound | 39-87 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Charles Stern picks off the pass by Warren Augustine | 39-87 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Vanderbilt | Charles Stern lays it in | 39-89 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Larry Gartner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy is called for traveling | 42-89 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Paul Echols steals it from James Robinson | 42-89 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy runs out the clock | 42-89 |