| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Freddy Funes (fresh) SG - Brian Riddick (fresh) SF - Terrell Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Milstead (fresh) C - Eugene Suttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fresh) SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fresh) PF - Anthony Hiller (fresh) C - David Joseph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Creighton | Brian Riddick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | David Joseph pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Milstead - foul #1 on Robert Milstead, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert tips it in | 0-6 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Kyle Smith denies the turnaround by Robert Milstead | 0-6 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Robert Milstead grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Freddy Funes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Stanley Hubbert | 0-6 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is fouled on the floor by Brian Riddick - foul #1 on Brian Riddick, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Edward Lynde (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Peter Trent (PF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Brian Riddick, Terrell Roberts, Robert Milstead, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Sidney Kaiser | |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert is hacked by Jeffrey Hendren - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hendren, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Trent - foul #1 on Peter Trent, team foul #4 | 0-6 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Stanley Hubbert takes the ball from Edward Lynde | 0-7 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Merrill Elwood (fresh) SG - Edward Lynde (fresh) SF - Steve Lawrence (fresh) PF - Peter Trent (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hendren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derrick Judge (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith buries a floater from close range | 0-9 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Judge - foul #1 on Derrick Judge, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Stanley Hubbert, Anthony Hiller, David Joseph | |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Lynde | 3-9 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Joe Fields buries a turnaround near the basket | 3-11 |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren is fouled on the floor by Robert Delvecchio - foul #1 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Robert Milstead (PF) Merrill Elwood, Edward Lynde, Steve Lawrence, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF) Derrick Judge, Kyle Smith | |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-11 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Peter Trent hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Brian Riddick is hacked by Peter O'Dell - foul #1 on Peter O'Dell, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steve Lawrence (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Brian Riddick, Peter Trent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF), David Joseph (C) Peter O'Dell, Robert Delvecchio, Joe Fields | |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG) Steve Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (PG) Stanley Hubbert | |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman double dribbles | 5-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steve Lawrence (SF), Eugene Suttle (C) Brian Riddick, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF) Joshua Whitman | |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Derrick Judge steals the ball from Steve Lawrence in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is fouled on the floor by Freddy Funes - foul #1 on Freddy Funes, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (SG), Peter Trent (C) Steve Lawrence, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG) Derrick Judge | |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller misses badly on a runner from close range | 5-11 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 11:59 | Creighton | Peter Trent is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Lynde | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Freddy Funes (tiring) SG - Edward Lynde (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terrell Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Milstead (fairly fresh) C - Peter Trent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) SG - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Hiller (tiring) C - David Joseph (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (PF), Eugene Suttle (C) Freddy Funes, Edward Lynde, Terrell Roberts, Robert Milstead, Peter Trent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Derrick Judge (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF), Joe Fields (C) Peter O'Dell, Sidney Kaiser, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hiller, David Joseph | |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joshua Whitman - foul #1 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Delvecchio | 8-11 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Joe Fields hits a jumper near the basket | 8-13 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Robert Delvecchio swats the layup by Steve Lawrence | 8-13 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | Steve Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Robert Milstead (PF), Peter Trent (C) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Jeffrey Hendren, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Smith (SF) Joshua Whitman | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio is hacked by Peter Trent - foul #2 on Peter Trent, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Suttle (C) Peter Trent | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Derrick Judge, Robert Delvecchio | |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Joe Fields is hacked by Freddy Funes - foul #2 on Freddy Funes, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (PG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Freddy Funes, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Joe Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Robert Milstead misses the fadeaway from close range | 8-18 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Terrell Roberts is called for the reach on Peter O'Dell - foul #1 on Terrell Roberts, team foul #8 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Eugene Suttle (C) Edward Lynde, Brian Riddick, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), David Joseph (C) Sidney Kaiser, Anthony Hiller | |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Merrill Elwood | 11-20 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Joe Fields clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 08:46 | Creighton | Eugene Suttle gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Peter O'Dell, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 08:21 | Creighton | Robert Milstead gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts hits a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Joshua Whitman - foul #2 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Eugene Suttle (C) Edward Lynde, Brian Riddick, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SG), Kyle Smith (SF) Derrick Judge, Joshua Whitman | |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Merrill Elwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrell Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Lawrence (fresh) PF - Robert Milstead (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Suttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stanley Hubbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) C - David Joseph (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Kaiser | 14-22 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Merrill Elwood makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (PG), Brian Riddick (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Merrill Elwood, Steve Lawrence, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Anthony Hiller (PF), Joe Fields (C) Stanley Hubbert, Robert Delvecchio, David Joseph | |
| 07:05 | Creighton | Sidney Kaiser is called for the reach on Brian Riddick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eugene Suttle (C) Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Edward Lynde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Merrill Elwood (PG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Edward Lynde, Terrell Roberts, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG) Sidney Kaiser | |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith is fouled on the floor by Steve Lawrence - foul #1 on Steve Lawrence, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terrell Roberts (SF) Steve Lawrence | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:09 | Creighton | Brian Riddick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts tips it but misses | 17-24 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Joe Fields snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Brian Riddick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (PG), Steve Lawrence (SF), Eugene Suttle (C) Merrill Elwood, Terrell Roberts, Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Joshua Whitman (SF), David Joseph (C) Peter O'Dell, Kyle Smith, Joe Fields | |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller blows the wide open dunk | 17-24 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge hits a jumper from the right side | 17-26 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Edward Lynde buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steve Lawrence | 20-26 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Edward Lynde misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-28 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | Eugene Suttle grabs the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Edward Lynde is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Lynde, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Creighton | Freddy Funes (PG), Terrell Roberts (SF), Peter Trent (PF), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Edward Lynde, Steve Lawrence, Robert Milstead, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter O'Dell (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SG), Kyle Smith (SF), Robert Delvecchio (PF) Stanley Hubbert, Derrick Judge, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Freddy Funes (fresh) SG - Brian Riddick (tired) SF - Terrell Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Trent (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Hendren (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delvecchio (fresh) C - David Joseph (tiring) | |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | David Joseph misses the easy layup | 20-28 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Delvecchio | 20-28 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | David Joseph is open and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Sidney Kaiser | 20-30 |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren is fouled in the backcourt by David Joseph - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Milstead (PF) Brian Riddick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Robert Delvecchio pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | David Joseph drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter O'Dell | 20-32 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Robert Milstead is hacked by Robert Delvecchio - foul #2 on Robert Delvecchio, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Steve Lawrence (SF) Jeffrey Hendren | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Fields (C) David Joseph | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Robert Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Joe Fields's floater is tipped away by Steve Lawrence | 22-32 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Joe Fields snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Terrell Roberts - foul #2 on Terrell Roberts, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Riddick (SG), Eugene Suttle (C) Steve Lawrence, Robert Milstead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), John Watson (SG), Anthony Hiller (PF) Peter O'Dell, Sidney Kaiser, Robert Delvecchio | |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Peter Trent's floater is tipped away by Joe Fields | 22-34 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Kyle Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | John Watson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Joe Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Joe Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Lynde (SG), Jeffrey Hendren (C) Brian Riddick, Eugene Suttle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Derrick Judge (SG), Joshua Whitman (SF) John Watson, Kyle Smith | |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Jeffrey Hendren can't tip it in | 22-34 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Derrick Judge misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Freddy Funes | 22-34 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Freddy Funes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-34 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Freddy Funes snags the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Terrell Roberts misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 22-34 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 22-34 |