| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Walter Kays (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gleason (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Freudenstein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Shipley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | John Sutton inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 19:47 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 19:45 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 27-27 |
| 19:39 | Creighton | John Benjamin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Benjamin, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:16 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Pope | 27-27 |
| 19:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 27-27 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley is hacked by John Sutton - foul #3 on John Sutton, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:44 | Creighton | Russell Clay buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Benjamin | 27-30 |
| 18:21 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Peters | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley can't connect on a runner in the paint | 30-30 |
| 18:09 | Oklahoma | James Gleason gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:52 | Oklahoma | James Gleason knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joel Donahue and the foul's on John Benjamin - foul #3 on John Benjamin, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG) Kenneth Peters | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SG), Earl Baker (SF), George Parkerson (PF), Robert Huffaker (C) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, Gerald Shipley, John Benjamin, Douglas Pope | |
| 17:52 | Oklahoma | James Gleason makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:38 | Creighton | Robby Gant is hacked by Robert Freudenstein - foul #3 on Robert Freudenstein, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Degree (C) Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:29 | Creighton | George Parkerson hits a turnaround from close range | 33-32 |
| 17:02 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:00 | Oklahoma | James Gleason tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | George Parkerson snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Robby Gant makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rudolph Ellis | 33-35 |
| 16:38 | Oklahoma | William King loses the dribble to Rudolph Ellis in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Robby Gant buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Ellis | 33-37 |
| 15:59 | Oklahoma | James Gleason's fadeaway is rejected by George Parkerson | 33-37 |
| 15:58 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - William King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Kays (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Donahue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Gleason (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Degree (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Earl Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Parkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Huffaker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Joel Donahue steals the ball from Robby Gant | 35-37 |
| 15:35 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Huffaker | 35-37 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | George Parkerson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Earl Baker tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 14:42 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), John Sutton (SF), Robert Freudenstein (C) William King, Walter Kays, Joel Donahue, Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Gerald Shipley (SF), John Benjamin (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Robby Gant, Rudolph Ellis, Earl Baker, George Parkerson, Robert Huffaker | |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 14:33 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 14:31 | Oklahoma | Russell Clay is called for the reach on Kenneth Peters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Clay, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 14:09 | Oklahoma | James Gleason lays it in set up by John Sutton | 37-39 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Kenneth Peters takes the ball from Gerald Shipley | 37-39 |
| 13:52 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Russell Clay's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Freudenstein | 39-39 |
| 13:33 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Sutton | 39-39 |
| 13:08 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Douglas Pope | 39-39 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Alfred Kula is hacked by Roger Anderson - foul #2 on Roger Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Richard Degree (PF) Kenneth Peters, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:37 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Douglas Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Douglas Pope is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Kays (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:04 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein lays it up and in | 41-39 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Alfred Kula loses the dribble to John Sutton | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - William King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Kays (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Degree (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Freudenstein (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Russell Clay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Kula (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Shipley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Benjamin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Oklahoma | Gerald Shipley is called for the reach on John Sutton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG) William King | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 11:30 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 41-39 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | John Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Alfred Kula scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Clay and he's hacked by Kenneth Peters - foul #1 on Kenneth Peters, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Gleason (PF) Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Parkerson (PF) John Benjamin | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:55 | Oklahoma | James Gleason drills a jumper near the basket set up by John Sutton | 43-42 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | John Sutton is called for the reach on Gerald Shipley - foul #4 on John Sutton, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Joel Donahue (SF) Walter Kays, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Earl Baker (SF), John Benjamin (PF) Russell Clay, Gerald Shipley, George Parkerson | |
| 10:25 | Creighton | John Benjamin connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-44 |
| 10:23 | Oklahoma | Robby Gant is called for the reach on Kenneth Peters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robby Gant, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Richard Degree (PF) Kenneth Peters, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SG), Robert Huffaker (C) Alfred Kula, Douglas Pope | |
| 10:00 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 09:58 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:37 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Baker - foul #4 on Earl Baker, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), George Parkerson (PF) Robby Gant, Rudolph Ellis, John Benjamin | |
| 09:37 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:37 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | George Parkerson grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Russell Clay misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:20 | Oklahoma | Richard Degree pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:01 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Russell Clay is fouled on the floor by Robert Freudenstein - foul #4 on Robert Freudenstein, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG), Walter Kays (SG), James Gleason (PF) William King, Roger Anderson, Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Creighton | Gerald Shipley (SF), Douglas Pope (C) Earl Baker, Robert Huffaker | |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 08:31 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:09 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | Douglas Pope comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 07:59 | Creighton | Douglas Pope tips it in | 47-46 |
| 07:35 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Walter Kays and the foul's on Russell Clay - foul #3 on Russell Clay, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), John Sutton (SF), Robert Freudenstein (C) Walter Kays, Joel Donahue, Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Rudolph Ellis (SG), John Benjamin (PF) Russell Clay, Alfred Kula, George Parkerson | |
| 07:35 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Gleason (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Freudenstein (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Ellis (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gerald Shipley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Benjamin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Pope (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Creighton | John Benjamin's fadeaway is rejected by John Sutton | 50-46 |
| 07:23 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:17 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Rudolph Ellis - foul #2 on Rudolph Ellis, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| 07:17 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:17 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | John Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 52-46 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Douglas Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | The short jumper by John Benjamin is denied by James Gleason | 52-46 |
| 06:37 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:12 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Shipley - foul #2 on Gerald Shipley, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Walter Kays (SG) Kenneth Peters, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Kula (SG), Earl Baker (SF), Robert Huffaker (C) Rudolph Ellis, Gerald Shipley, Douglas Pope | |
| 06:12 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:12 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Robert Freudenstein is called for the reach on Alfred Kula - foul #5 on Robert Freudenstein, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Gleason (PF), Richard Degree (C) Roger Anderson, Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG) Robby Gant | |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:44 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Parkerson (PF) John Benjamin | |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Earl Baker connects on the jump hook from the right block | 54-50 |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma | John Sutton travels in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Russell Clay makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Huffaker - foul #2 on Robert Huffaker, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rudolph Ellis (SG) Alfred Kula | |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker is fouled on the floor by Richard Degree - foul #3 on Richard Degree, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Joel Donahue (SF) Walter Kays, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Benjamin (PF) George Parkerson | |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | The short jumper by James Gleason is denied by Earl Baker | 56-55 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Robert Huffaker snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses badly on a runner from the right block | 56-55 |
| 04:15 | Oklahoma | James Gleason snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:55 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | John Benjamin drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Clay | 59-57 |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue is whistled for a carry | 59-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG), Walter Kays (SG), John Sutton (SF) William King, Roger Anderson, Joel Donahue | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robby Gant (PG), Alfred Kula (SG), Gerald Shipley (SF), George Parkerson (PF), Douglas Pope (C) Russell Clay, Rudolph Ellis, Earl Baker, John Benjamin, Robert Huffaker | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. SG - Walter Kays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Gleason (very tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Degree (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robby Gant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Kula (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Shipley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Parkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Pope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Creighton | Alfred Kula clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 03:08 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to James Gleason | 59-57 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | James Gleason clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robby Gant - foul #4 on Robby Gant, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Douglas Pope snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Alfred Kula drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robby Gant | 59-60 |
| 02:05 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pope - foul #1 on Douglas Pope, team foul #12 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Roger Anderson (SG) Walter Kays, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:05 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:05 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Kays (SG), James Gleason (PF) William King, Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Russell Clay (PG), John Benjamin (PF) Robby Gant, George Parkerson | |
| 01:21 | Oklahoma | James Gleason's floater is tipped away by John Benjamin | 60-60 |
| 01:20 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters tips it home | 62-60 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Alfred Kula connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:56 | Oklahoma | John Sutton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | John Benjamin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 00:27 | Oklahoma | John Sutton snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses the shot in the paint | 62-63 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | John Benjamin snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Creighton | John Benjamin is hacked by Kenneth Peters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Peters, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | John Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley is fouled on the floor by John Sutton - foul #5 on John Sutton, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Gerald Shipley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma | Richard Degree gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Alfred Kula steals the ball from Kenneth Peters | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Walter Kays is called for the reach on Alfred Kula in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Kays, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Alfred Kula misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Alfred Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue misses the halfcourt shot | 62-65 |