| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orval Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Gary Gardner inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward comes up short on the floater in the paint | 23-25 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | Warren Augustine gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:34 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer's pass is intercepted by Gary Gardner | 23-25 |
| 19:11 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Clarence Meyer - foul #2 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 18:47 | San Jose State | Robert Rix misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Augustine - foul #3 on Warren Augustine, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Fusco (PF) Warren Augustine | |
| 18:47 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:47 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | James Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 18:23 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:58 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Clifford Lanza - foul #1 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| 17:58 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:58 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | James Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker blows the dunk | 27-28 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | David Declue is fouled on the floor by Gary Gardner - foul #3 on Gary Gardner, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Samuel Smith (SF), Thomas Hummel (C) Gary Gardner, Orval Wheeler | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:03 | Creighton | James Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:02 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:50 | San Jose State | Clifford Lanza blocks the short jumper by Wayne Baker | 27-28 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | James Robinson gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SG) Robert Rix | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:17 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker misses long on a floater from the right side | 27-28 |
| 16:15 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel tips it home | 29-28 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 15:54 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Samuel Smith | 29-28 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Dattilo (fresh) SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hummel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Declue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker's pass is intercepted by Douglas Fusco | 29-28 |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 15:11 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 14:42 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo is fouled on the floor by Clarence Meyer - foul #3 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Gary Gardner (SF), Michael Loomis (PF), Orval Wheeler (C) Wayne Baker, Samuel Smith, Stephen Woodward, Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Martin Holland (C) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, David Declue, Douglas Fusco, Clifford Lanza | |
| 14:35 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Rix | 31-28 |
| 14:19 | Creighton | Sidney Price misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 14:00 | San Jose State | Michael Loomis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Augustine - foul #4 on Warren Augustine, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wayne Baker (SG) Timothy Dattilo | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (SG) Warren Augustine | |
| 14:00 | San Jose State | Michael Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:00 | San Jose State | Michael Loomis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Martin Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Michael Loomis denies the turnaround by James Easter | 32-28 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Sidney Price gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | Martin Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 13:27 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Wayne Baker | 32-28 |
| 13:01 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Haskins - foul #1 on Calvin Haskins, team foul #6 | 32-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward (PF) Michael Loomis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG), Douglas Fusco (PF) Calvin Haskins, James Easter, Greg Darrell | |
| 13:01 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 13:01 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Martin Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Martin Holland | |
| 12:20 | San Jose State | Gary Gardner hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Rix | 35-28 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Robinson | 35-31 |
| 11:36 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Orval Wheeler | 37-31 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Orval Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza loses the dribble to Robert Rix | 37-31 |
| 11:03 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SG), Samuel Smith (SF), Thomas Hummel (C) Wayne Baker, Gary Gardner, Orval Wheeler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Holland (C) Clifford Lanza | |
| 10:48 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF) David Declue | |
| 10:27 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel misses the dunk | 37-31 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 10:18 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:52 | San Jose State | Clarence Meyer steals it from Samuel Smith | 37-31 |
| 09:34 | Creighton | James Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sidney Price | 37-34 |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Sidney Price - foul #3 on Sidney Price, team foul #7 | 37-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wayne Baker (PG), Gary Gardner (SF), Michael Loomis (PF) Robert Rix, Samuel Smith, Stephen Woodward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Clarence Meyer, Sidney Price, Douglas Fusco | |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | James Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Haskins | 39-37 |
| 08:44 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Martin Holland - foul #2 on Martin Holland, team foul #8 | 41-37 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler (C) Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SG) James Robinson | |
| 08:44 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Martin Holland's pass is intercepted by Gary Gardner | 42-37 |
| 08:21 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Gardner | 44-37 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Martin Holland scores on a shot near the basket | 44-39 |
| 07:46 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Timothy Dattilo | 46-39 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 07:41 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:18 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Gardner | 48-39 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Dattilo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Loomis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Orval Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Haskins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Baker - foul #1 on Wayne Baker, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), Stephen Woodward (PF) Timothy Dattilo, Gary Gardner, Michael Loomis | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Robinson (SG), Warren Augustine (PF) Sidney Price, Martin Holland | |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 06:38 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler is hacked by Clifford Lanza - foul #2 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #9 | 48-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG) Calvin Haskins | |
| 06:38 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Warren Augustine | 48-40 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | James Robinson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:04 | Creighton | David Declue misses short on a jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Warren Augustine pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | James Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 05:45 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 05:18 | San Jose State | Robert Rix scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Baker | 50-40 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer is fouled on the floor by Wayne Baker - foul #2 on Wayne Baker, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gary Gardner (SF), Thomas Hummel (C) Robert Rix, Orval Wheeler | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sidney Price (SF), Douglas Fusco (C) David Declue, Clifford Lanza | |
| 04:39 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 04:38 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 04:10 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward buries a jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Sidney Price clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Hummel - foul #1 on Thomas Hummel, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SG) Wayne Baker | |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Holland (C) Warren Augustine | |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Sidney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 03:38 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel clanks a jump hook near the basket | 52-42 |
| 03:36 | San Jose State | Samuel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward is hacked by Martin Holland - foul #3 on Martin Holland, team foul #10 | 52-42 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Wayne Baker (SG) Timothy Dattilo, Samuel Smith | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Declue (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Sidney Price, Martin Holland | |
| 03:21 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 03:21 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Woodward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hummel (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Clarence Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Declue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 02:30 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Clifford Lanza - foul #3 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #11 | 53-44 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Loomis (PF) Stephen Woodward | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG), Sidney Price (SG), Warren Augustine (PF) Clarence Meyer, James Robinson, Douglas Fusco | |
| 02:30 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:30 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Sidney Price connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 02:15 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward (PF), Orval Wheeler (C) Michael Loomis, Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence Meyer (PG), James Robinson (SG) Calvin Haskins, Sidney Price | |
| 01:59 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Baker | 57-47 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Gary Gardner is fouled on the floor by David Declue - foul #1 on David Declue, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Gary Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Gary Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | Warren Augustine pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:12 | Creighton | James Robinson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Woodward and the foul's on Clifford Lanza - foul #4 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #13 | 59-52 |
| 00:56 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:56 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | San Jose State | Clifford Lanza is called for the reach on Orval Wheeler - foul #5 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #14 | 59-52 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SG) Robert Rix | |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Fusco (C) Clifford Lanza | |
| 00:54 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:54 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Warren Augustine pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler is hacked by Clarence Meyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #15 | 60-52 |
| 00:45 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:45 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:45 | Creighton | David Declue grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Clarence Meyer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:36 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Clarence Meyer is called for the reach on Orval Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Meyer, team foul #16 | 60-52 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Haskins (PG) Clarence Meyer | |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Orval Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | Calvin Haskins knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Declue | 62-54 |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo is hacked by Calvin Haskins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Haskins, team foul #17 | 62-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel (C) Orval Wheeler | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | Warren Augustine loses the dribble to Wayne Baker | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker runs out the clock | 64-54 |