| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Cash (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) C - George Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Derrick Winget inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Meyers | 31-37 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Derrick Winget grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 19:19 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | George Brown hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Paul Miers - foul #1 on Paul Miers, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Riddle | 34-39 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Paul Miers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Warren Cash gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Warren Cash hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | John Riddle tips it in | 36-39 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Paul Miers scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Brown | 36-41 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), Lyle Martindale (SG), Robert Molden (SF), Otto Maultsby (PF), John Morgan (C) Dustin Meyers, Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Wilfredo Mancini, George Brown | |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Warren Cash steals it from Kenneth Emery | 36-41 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Steffen | 38-41 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Warren Cash snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Warren Cash knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Steffen | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Emery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Molden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Maultsby (fresh) C - John Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Lyle Martindale takes the ball from Anthony Steffen | 40-44 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF) Lino Schilawski, Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), Dewey Richards (PF), George Brown (C) Kenneth Emery, Lyle Martindale, Robert Molden, Otto Maultsby, John Morgan | |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | John Riddle connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Kuo and he's hacked by Paul Miers - foul #2 on Paul Miers, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Miers | 43-47 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | John Riddle is denied on a layup by Dewey Richards | 43-47 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Derrick Winget snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | The jump hook by George Brown is blocked by Warren Cash | 43-47 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Dustin Meyers - foul #1 on Dustin Meyers, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willard Davidson (PF), Matthew Teer (C) John Riddle, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | George Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG) Anthony Steffen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG) Dustin Meyers | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Teer | 49-47 |
| 13:13 | Creighton | Willard Davidson denies the turnaround by Derrick Winget | 49-47 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale is hacked by Kevin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Schilawski (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Paul Miers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson's pass is intercepted by Paul Miers | 52-47 |
| 11:51 | Creighton | George Brown lays it up and in set up by Paul Miers | 52-49 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo jams it | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willard Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Teer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Miers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Winget (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Paul Miers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lyle Martindale | 54-52 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 54-52 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | The jump hook by Derrick Winget is blocked by Willard Davidson | 54-52 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Teer | 54-52 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer is hacked by George Brown - foul #4 on George Brown, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), John Riddle (PF), Warren Cash (C) Matthew McGraw, Willard Davidson, Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Kenneth Emery (SG), Robert Molden (SF), Wilfredo Mancini (PF), John Morgan (C) Lyle Martindale, Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Dewey Richards, George Brown | |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | John Riddle hits a shot from the left side set up by Anthony Steffen | 56-52 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | John Morgan scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Emery | 56-54 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | John Riddle blows the layup | 56-54 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Warren Cash tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Molden | 58-56 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 09:02 | Creighton | John Morgan pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | John Riddle steals it from Dustin Meyers | 58-56 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Kenneth Emery steals the ball from Lino Schilawski | 58-56 |
| 08:27 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Molden | 58-56 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Kenneth Emery steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SF), Willard Davidson (PF) Vincent Kuo, John Riddle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG), Paul Miers (SG), Derrick Winget (SF), Dewey Richards (PF), Otto Maultsby (C) Dustin Meyers, Kenneth Emery, Robert Molden, Wilfredo Mancini, John Morgan | |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Paul Miers steps in front of the Anthony Steffen pass | 58-56 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Paul Miers jams it | 58-58 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Derrick Winget grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lino Schilawski (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willard Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Cash (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Miers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Winget (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Otto Maultsby (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Matthew Teer (C) Anthony Steffen, Lino Schilawski, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Brown (C) Otto Maultsby | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Derrick Winget steals it from Matthew Teer | 58-58 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | George Brown can't finish the layup | 58-58 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | George Brown tips it home | 58-60 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 06:26 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Derrick Winget | 58-60 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Derrick Winget misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Matthew McGraw - foul #1 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), John Riddle (PF) Matthew McGraw, Willard Davidson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Wilfredo Mancini (PF) Lyle Martindale, Dewey Richards | |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Derrick Winget misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Derrick Winget makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | John Riddle lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Anderson | 60-61 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | George Brown misses the tip | 60-61 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Paul Miers gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Paul Miers comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Steffen - foul #2 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF), Warren Cash (C) Alberto Costa, Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Paul Miers makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Paul Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-63 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:08 | Creighton | Paul Miers can't connect on a floater from close range | 60-63 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 60-63 |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Paul Miers pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:36 | Creighton | Derrick Winget connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Miers | 60-65 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Anderson | 63-65 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Derrick Winget's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Alberto Costa (SF), Willard Davidson (PF) Anthony Steffen, Vincent Kuo, John Riddle | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Emery (PG), Lyle Martindale (SG), Robert Molden (SF), Dewey Richards (PF), John Morgan (C) Dustin Meyers, Paul Miers, Derrick Winget, Wilfredo Mancini, George Brown | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Dewey Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Teer (C) Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-65 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Molden | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willard Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Teer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Kenneth Emery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Molden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Creighton | Robert Molden scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-68 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), John Riddle (PF), Warren Cash (C) Matthew McGraw, Willard Davidson, Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Derrick Winget (SF), George Brown (C) Kenneth Emery, Robert Molden, John Morgan | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Warren Cash can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #5 on George Brown, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), John Morgan (C) Lyle Martindale, George Brown | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Derrick Winget snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:25 | Creighton | Paul Miers can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Warren Cash pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Paul Miers is called for the reach on John Riddle - foul #3 on Paul Miers, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | John Morgan pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Derrick Winget drills a runner from close range | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | John Riddle is fouled on the floor by Derrick Winget - foul #1 on Derrick Winget, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Vincent Kuo steps in front of the Dustin Meyers pass | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | John Riddle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Kuo | 67-70 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Derrick Winget travels with the ball | 67-70 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | John Morgan denies the turnaround by Warren Cash | 67-70 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Dewey Richards snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers misses long on a shot from the right side | 67-70 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | John Morgan swats the shot by Vincent Kuo | 67-70 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Derrick Winget snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Derrick Winget is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Steffen - foul #3 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #5 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Molden (SF) Derrick Winget | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Paul Miers is hacked by Vincent Kuo - foul #4 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Dewey Richards is hacked by John Riddle - foul #3 on John Riddle, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | John Morgan snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Otto Maultsby (C) John Morgan | |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Robert Molden is hacked by Anthony Steffen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Warren Cash gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Paul Miers gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Paul Miers runs out the clock | 67-72 |