| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 8 pts. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Levell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Hawaii | Devon Drummer is called for the reach on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #2 on Devon Drummer, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Melvin Marshall (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Robert Milstead | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 19:26 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Devon Drummer - foul #3 on Devon Drummer, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG), Robert Milstead (PF) Devon Drummer, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 19:26 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:26 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 27-26 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the lay-in | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Tim Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Tim Williams slams it home | 29-26 |
| 18:17 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell is open but misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 18:15 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell tips it in | 29-28 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Levell | 29-28 |
| 17:37 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Nally | 29-30 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Tim Williams hits a floater from the left block | 31-30 |
| 16:53 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Nally | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Valeri Florkowski - foul #1 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Melvin Marshall, Robert Milstead | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Charles Simek (SG), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Gregory Badillo, Valeri Florkowski | |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:05 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Puente | 31-34 |
| 15:39 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 31-34 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Brian Riddick grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Riddick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hendren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Simek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Levell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Creighton | Tim Williams misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 15:02 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hendren - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hendren, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Devon Drummer (SG), Robert Milstead (PF) Brian Riddick, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Gregory Badillo (SG), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Charles Simek, Jeffrey Levell | |
| 15:02 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:02 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:02 | Creighton | Robert Milstead pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Robert Milstead comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 14:19 | Hawaii | Robert Milstead swats the layup by Glenn Harmon | 35-35 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Badillo - foul #2 on Gregory Badillo, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG) Terrell Roberts | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Kenneth Shane | |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Devon Drummer makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Devon Drummer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:35 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Devon Drummer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Milstead | 39-35 |
| 12:55 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Milstead - foul #2 on Robert Milstead, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terrell Roberts (PF), Melvin Marshall (C) Robert Milstead, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 12:55 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall loses the dribble to Gregory Badillo | 39-38 |
| 12:28 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the easy layup | 39-38 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Devon Drummer misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 12:08 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 11:47 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo's floater is tipped away by Melvin Marshall | 39-38 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Devon Drummer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Glenn Harmon swats the shot by Melvin Marshall | 39-38 |
| 11:38 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devon Drummer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Badillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glenn Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Hawaii | Devon Drummer steals it from Keith Nally | 39-38 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts lays it up and in set up by Devon Drummer | 41-38 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | Keith Nally's pass is intercepted by Terrell Roberts | 41-38 |
| 10:21 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Devon Drummer | 44-38 |
| 09:55 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon is hacked by Lloyd Watts - foul #3 on Lloyd Watts, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Robert Milstead (PF), Tim Williams (C) Freddy Funes, Terrell Roberts, Melvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Jeffrey Levell (PF) Keith Nally, Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski | |
| 09:35 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 09:18 | Creighton | Devon Drummer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Brian Riddick | 46-38 |
| 08:54 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon lays it in | 46-40 |
| 08:38 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Williams | 48-40 |
| 08:16 | Hawaii | Robert Milstead steals the ball from Jeffrey Levell | 48-40 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Devon Drummer is fouled on the floor by Glenn Harmon - foul #4 on Glenn Harmon, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Brian Riddick, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SG), Kenneth Shane (C) Gregory Badillo, Glenn Harmon | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Devon Drummer is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski (C) Kenneth Shane | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Lloyd Watts (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Funes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devon Drummer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Hendren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Simek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Levell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 07:15 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 07:13 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 48-40 |
| 06:58 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 48-42 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts is hacked by Jeffrey Puente - foul #1 on Jeffrey Puente, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Melvin Marshall (SG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Tim Williams (C) Lloyd Watts, Freddy Funes, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Jeffrey Levell | |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts drills a shot from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 06:00 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 05:58 | Hawaii | Keith Nally tips it in | 50-44 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Melvin Marshall, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Freddy Funes (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Melvin Marshall, Terrell Roberts, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Glenn Harmon (C) Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski | |
| 05:17 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Hendren - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hendren, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Tim Williams (PF) Robert Milstead | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 05:17 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:17 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:51 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 04:49 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:26 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon drills a jumper from the right block set up by Jeffrey Puente | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 03:38 | Creighton | Devon Drummer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lloyd Watts | 52-47 |
| 03:16 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Melvin Marshall (SG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Robert Milstead (PF) Lloyd Watts, Freddy Funes, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG), Jeffrey Levell (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Kenneth Shane | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Devon Drummer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) 8 pts. C - Tim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Levell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Hawaii | Keith Nally makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 52-49 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Glenn Harmon - foul #5 on Glenn Harmon, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lloyd Watts (PG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Terrell Roberts, Tim Williams | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski (C) Glenn Harmon | |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Melvin Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 02:17 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Marshall - foul #4 on Melvin Marshall, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terrell Roberts (SF) Melvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:17 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:17 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Robert Milstead connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:20 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the driving attempt in the paint | 55-50 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Devon Drummer | 55-50 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Robert Milstead clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Levell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Levell, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (SG), Tim Williams (C) Terrell Roberts, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:00 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo loses the dribble to Lloyd Watts | 57-50 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts lays it in | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Hawaii | Devon Drummer picks off the pass by Jeffrey Levell | 59-50 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Devon Drummer banks in the layup | 61-50 |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Keith Nally double dribbles | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Lloyd Watts runs out the clock | 61-50 |