| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) SG - Paul Miers (fresh) SF - Robert Molden (fresh) PF - Dewey Richards (fresh) C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Bernard Dicken tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Creighton | Robert Molden connects on the shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Creighton | Robert Molden snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | A charge is called on Dewey Richards - foul #1 on Dewey Richards, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Hung Tang misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers's floater is knocked away by Hung Tang | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's layup is rejected by Dustin Meyers | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Hung Tang | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Hung Tang loses the dribble to Dustin Meyers | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Robert Molden gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Dewey Richards connects on the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Julio Martin | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG), Otto Maultsby (PF), David Barnett (C) Dustin Meyers, Dewey Richards, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | David Barnett hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Edward Womack comes up short on the floater near the basket | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Creighton | Robert Molden pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner (SG), Michael Nobles (SF) Paul Miers, Robert Molden | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) SG - Timothy Ruffner (fresh) SF - Michael Nobles (fresh) PF - Otto Maultsby (fresh) C - David Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Robbins and the foul's on Timothy Ruffner - foul #1 on Timothy Ruffner, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Dewey Richards (PF), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Michael Nobles, Otto Maultsby, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:13 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers hits a jumpshot from the left side | 8-7 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's pass is intercepted by Dewey Richards | 8-7 |
| 14:32 | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Bernard Dicken comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Dewey Richards gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Goran Kamienski takes the ball from Dustin Meyers | 8-7 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Bernard Dicken lays it in on a nice dish by Clay Moore and the foul's on Dustin Meyers - foul #1 on Dustin Meyers, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Robert Molden (SF) Timothy Ruffner, Lyle Martindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Edward Womack (C) Goran Kamienski, Hung Tang | |
| 14:06 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Paul Miers is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner (PG) Dustin Meyers | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| 13:24 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Paul Miers snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Robert Molden travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otto Maultsby (C) Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:06 | Butler | Ronnie Krone buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 12:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 8-12 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled on the floor by Otto Maultsby - foul #1 on Otto Maultsby, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), David Barnett (C) Timothy Ruffner, Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 12:16 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard Dicken and he's fouled by Dustin Meyers - foul #2 on Dustin Meyers, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG) Dustin Meyers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:16 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Robert Molden buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Otto Maultsby | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) SG - Paul Miers (fresh) SF - Robert Molden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Maultsby (fresh) C - David Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | David Barnett takes the ball from Clay Moore | 10-15 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it home | 10-17 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Paul Miers knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Barnett and he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner (PG), Dewey Richards (PF), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Robert Molden, Otto Maultsby, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Paul Miers misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 10:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Mancini | 12-17 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Paul Miers buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dewey Richards | 14-17 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Krone | 14-20 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Paul Miers is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Levin (SG), Michael Nobles (SF) Paul Miers, Lyle Martindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 09:12 | Creighton | Michael Nobles misses short on a shot from the left block | 14-20 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Levin | 14-20 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Dewey Richards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Ronnie Krone pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Timothy Ruffner is called for the reach on Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Timothy Ruffner, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Robert Molden (SF) Timothy Ruffner, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Robert Molden is called for the reach on Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Robert Molden, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otto Maultsby (PF) Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Wilfredo Mancini grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby knocks in the floater from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Clay Moore is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Barnett (C) Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 07:41 | Creighton | Otto Maultsby is fouled on the floor by Goran Kamienski - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (PG) Paul Miers | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lyle Martindale (fresh) SG - Kenneth Levin (fresh) SF - Robert Molden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Maultsby (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Lyle Martindale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-20 |
| 07:24 | Creighton | Robert Molden gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | David Barnett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-20 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Julio Martin comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Molden - foul #2 on Robert Molden, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Michael Nobles (SF), Dewey Richards (PF) Kenneth Levin, Robert Molden, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | A charge is called on Otto Maultsby - foul #2 on Otto Maultsby, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Barnett (C) Otto Maultsby | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken | |
| 06:25 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Ronnie Krone can't connect on a runner in the paint | 18-22 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Dewey Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Dewey Richards can't connect on a floater near the basket | 18-22 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | Paul Miers gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:23 | Creighton | David Barnett hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Lyle Martindale | 20-22 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Dewey Richards picks off the pass by Thomas Lyons | 20-22 |
| 05:05 | Creighton | Paul Miers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Russell Robbins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lyle Martindale - foul #1 on Lyle Martindale, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kenneth Levin (PG), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Lyle Martindale, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Hung Tang | |
| 04:49 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Miladen Jankowski picks off the pass by Paul Miers | 23-23 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Clay Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Miladen Jankowski | 23-25 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Miladen Jankowski is called for the reach on Paul Miers - foul #1 on Miladen Jankowski, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SF) Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Russell Robbins | |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Dewey Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dustin Meyers (PG), Timothy Ruffner (SG), Robert Molden (SF) Kenneth Levin, Paul Miers, Lyle Martindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Miladen Jankowski | |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Dewey Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Rene Rizzo tips it in | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dustin Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Ruffner (fresh) SF - Robert Molden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewey Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otto Maultsby (PF) Dewey Richards | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Robert Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bernard Dicken | 26-29 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Robert Molden misses long on a jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 02:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 26-32 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Clay Moore connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Goran Kamienski | 26-34 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Bernard Dicken is called for the reach on Dustin Meyers - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lyle Martindale (SG), David Barnett (C) Timothy Ruffner, Wilfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Dustin Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russell Robbins | 27-36 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | David Barnett can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Hung Tang - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Ruffner (SG), Michael Nobles (SF), Dewey Richards (PF) Dustin Meyers, Robert Molden, Otto Maultsby | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| 01:02 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:02 | Creighton | David Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 28-36 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Hung Tang loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Dewey Richards knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 30-36 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Russell Robbins is called for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Miers (SG), Robert Molden (SF), Wilfredo Mancini (C) Lyle Martindale, Michael Nobles, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Thomas Lyons, Ronnie Krone | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Molden hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-36 |