| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Easter (fresh) SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) SF - David Declue (fresh) PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Martin Greene (fresh) SG - William Rayford (fresh) SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) C - Mike Curtis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Martin Greene scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Johnny Miller | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Warren Augustine scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Declue | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Johnny Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Mike Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Mike Curtis hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Rayford | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Richard Jewell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Declue and he's fouled by Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Mike Curtis snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Easter - foul #1 on James Easter, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Easter and he's fouled by Mike Curtis - foul #1 on Mike Curtis, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | James Easter takes the ball from Johnny Miller | 8-6 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Warren Augustine can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Mike Curtis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:46 | Creighton | Richard Jewell's floater is knocked away by Mike Curtis | 8-6 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Martin Greene | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Declue - foul #1 on David Declue, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF), Martin Holland (C) James Easter, Richard Jewell, David Declue, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Donald Roane (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Martin Greene, Johnny Miller, Mike Curtis | |
| 16:33 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Richardson (SG), Richard Lewis (C) William Rayford, Cory Dyar | |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Greg Darrell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) SG - Robert Peterman (fresh) SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) PF - Douglas Fusco (fresh) C - Martin Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) SG - Christopher Richardson (fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fresh) PF - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) C - Richard Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Creighton | Richard Lewis is called for the reach on Martin Holland - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 15:32 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Martin Holland tips it in | 10-7 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Larry Gray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 15:15 | Creighton | Timothy Slate gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Robert Peterman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Richard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Peterman - foul #1 on Robert Peterman, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Richard Jewell (SG), David Declue (SF), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Timothy Slate, Robert Peterman, Greg Darrell, Douglas Fusco, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), William Rayford (SG), Mike Curtis (C) Larry Gray, Christopher Richardson, Richard Lewis | |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | David Declue hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Roane - foul #1 on Donald Roane, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Miller (SF), Cory Dyar (PF) Donald Roane, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 14:20 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:20 | Creighton | David Declue makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Mike Curtis lays it in on a nice dish by Martin Greene | 12-10 |
| 13:37 | Creighton | Warren Augustine clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the easy layup | 14-10 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | William Rayford grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Johnny Miller is hacked by David Declue - foul #2 on David Declue, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF) David Declue, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Christopher Richardson (SG), Donald Roane (SF) Martin Greene, William Rayford, Johnny Miller | |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is hacked by Douglas Fusco - foul #1 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Peterman (SG) Richard Jewell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fusco - foul #2 on Douglas Fusco, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Friday (PF), Martin Holland (C) Douglas Fusco, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski (C) Mike Curtis | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Cory Dyar blows the layup but he's hacked by Martin Holland - foul #1 on Martin Holland, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Slate (PG) James Easter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Otis Friday gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | The jump hook by Otis Friday is blocked by Wayne Smiechowski | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Donald Roane grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Larry Gray scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Cory Dyar and he's fouled by Robert Peterman - foul #2 on Robert Peterman, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Jewell (SG) Robert Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Johnny Miller (SF) Christopher Richardson, Donald Roane | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Slate (fresh) SG - Richard Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Darrell (fresh) PF - Otis Friday (fresh) C - Martin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Greg Darrell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Larry Gray is hacked by Timothy Slate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Slate, team foul #9 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Warren Augustine (PF), Clifford Lanza (C) Timothy Slate, Otis Friday, Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mike Curtis (C) Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | Creighton | Warren Augustine pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Warren Augustine buries a jumper from the left side | 16-14 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mike Curtis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Clifford Lanza - foul #1 on Clifford Lanza, team foul #10 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), Wayne Smiechowski (PF) Larry Gray, Cory Dyar | |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Martin Greene pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Greene | 16-18 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Greg Darrell buries a jumper in the paint | 18-18 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Greg Darrell takes the ball from Mike Curtis | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Greg Darrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Timothy Slate (SF), Otis Friday (PF), Martin Holland (C) James Easter, Greg Darrell, Warren Augustine, Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Cory Dyar (PF) William Rayford, Johnny Miller, Mike Curtis | |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Martin Holland steals it from Cory Dyar | 18-18 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Larry Gray steps in front of the Richard Jewell pass | 18-18 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Larry Gray scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Martin Greene | 18-20 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | The jumper by Timothy Slate is denied by Cory Dyar | 18-20 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Otis Friday swats the short shot by Wayne Smiechowski | 18-20 |
| 08:31 | Creighton | Martin Holland snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Marty Perl misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Donald Roane gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Martin Greene misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Slate - foul #2 on Timothy Slate, team foul #11 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Clifford Lanza (C) Marty Perl, Timothy Slate | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Mike Curtis (C) Larry Gray, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Martin Greene makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Martin Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | James Easter hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Clifford Lanza | 21-22 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Easter - foul #2 on James Easter, team foul #12 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Marty Perl (PG), Warren Augustine (PF) James Easter, Otis Friday | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) Martin Greene | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Marty Perl (fresh) SG - Richard Jewell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Augustine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Richard Jewell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | William Rayford drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Gray | 23-27 |
| 06:43 | Creighton | Marty Perl is whistled for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SF) Martin Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Miller (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (PF) Donald Roane, Cory Dyar | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Rayford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Marty Perl - foul #1 on Marty Perl, team foul #13 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | Otis Friday (C) Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Lewis (C) Mike Curtis | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Richard Jewell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | William Rayford's pass is intercepted by Greg Darrell | 23-30 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Greg Darrell lays it up and in | 25-30 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | William Rayford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Larry Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Johnny Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Martin Holland (SF), Clifford Lanza (C) Greg Darrell, Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), Christopher Richardson (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Cory Dyar (PF), Mike Curtis (C) Larry Gray, William Rayford, Johnny Miller, Wayne Smiechowski, Richard Lewis | |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Marty Perl can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 04:21 | Creighton | Richard Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Martin Holland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Martin Holland gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:35 | Creighton | Richard Jewell lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Perl | 27-30 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a floater from the right block | 27-30 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Martin Greene gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Marty Perl (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Jewell (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Martin Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otis Friday (fairly fresh) C - Clifford Lanza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Martin Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Richardson (fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fresh) PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Mike Curtis scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Christopher Richardson | 27-32 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Donald Roane is called for the reach on Martin Holland - foul #2 on Donald Roane, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Easter (PG), Robert Peterman (SG), David Declue (SF), Douglas Fusco (PF) Marty Perl, Richard Jewell, Martin Holland, Otis Friday | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), William Rayford (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Martin Greene, Christopher Richardson, Donald Roane, Mike Curtis | |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Clifford Lanza is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Warren Augustine (PF) Clifford Lanza | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:54 | Louisville | William Rayford hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Gray | 27-35 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-35 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Cory Dyar | 27-35 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is hacked by James Easter - foul #3 on James Easter, team foul #14 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Greg Darrell (SG) James Easter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), Mike Curtis (C) Larry Gray, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | David Declue clanks a jumper from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Martin Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Martin Greene knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Cory Dyar | 27-39 |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Douglas Fusco hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Augustine | 29-39 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | William Rayford is fouled on the floor by Greg Darrell - foul #1 on Greg Darrell, team foul #15 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clifford Lanza (C) Warren Augustine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (PF) Johnny Miller, Cory Dyar | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Greg Darrell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mike Curtis pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |