| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Theodore Speed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond McCarver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Batton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Comer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Richard Brown inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Marist | David Barnett is called for the reach on George Comer - foul #1 on David Barnett, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:31 | Marist | George Comer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mathew Heath | 28-31 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Mathew Heath throws it down | 30-31 |
| 18:46 | Marist | Raymond McCarver scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Comer and he's fouled by David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:46 | Marist | Raymond McCarver makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Mathew Heath is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mathew Heath, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 18:03 | Marist | Raymond McCarver misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:34 | Creighton | David Barnett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Mathew Heath gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Raymond McCarver takes the ball from Douglas Grajeda | 30-34 |
| 16:56 | Marist | Melvin Batton comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-34 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Barnett | 30-34 |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 15:59 | Marist | Melvin Batton comes up short on the runner in the lane | 32-34 |
| 15:58 | Marist | George Comer tips it in | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernardo Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Theodore Speed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond McCarver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Batton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Comer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 15:38 | Marist | George Comer gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:19 | Marist | Mathew Heath is called for the reach on Raymond McCarver - foul #2 on Mathew Heath, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Edward Terry (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Douglas Grajeda, Bernardo Greco, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Day (PG), Tyler Graddy (SG), Frank Big (SF), Adam Browning (PF), Angel Colombo (C) Theodore Speed, Raymond McCarver, Richard Brown, Melvin Batton, George Comer | |
| 15:11 | Marist | Tyler Graddy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Big | 32-39 |
| 14:42 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas is fouled on the floor by Frank Big - foul #2 on Frank Big, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Mathew Heath blows the layup but he's hacked by Adam Browning - foul #1 on Adam Browning, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:03 | Marist | Frank Big hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Day | 34-41 |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 34-41 |
| 13:35 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 13:34 | Marist | Frank Big grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:16 | Marist | Tyler Graddy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:14 | Marist | Frank Big tips it back up and in | 34-43 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Day - foul #2 on Paul Day, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), David Barnett (C) Edward Terry, Cletus Christmas, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Marist | Theodore Speed (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Melvin Batton (PF), George Comer (C) Paul Day, Frank Big, Adam Browning, Angel Colombo | |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:38 | Marist | The short jumper by Theodore Speed is denied by David Barnett | 36-43 |
| 12:36 | Marist | George Comer can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | David Barnett gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Comer - foul #2 on George Comer, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG) Floyd Wetherington | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:06 | Marist | George Comer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Brian Dees gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:45 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Grajeda | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Theodore Speed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Graddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Batton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Comer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Marist | Theodore Speed misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 11:27 | Creighton | David Barnett snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | Charles Stratton is called for 10 seconds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Marist | Raymond McCarver (SG) Tyler Graddy | |
| 10:58 | Marist | Melvin Batton drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Raymond McCarver | 39-45 |
| 10:37 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Stratton | 41-45 |
| 10:11 | Marist | Theodore Speed is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (PF) Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Day (PG), Frank Big (PF) Theodore Speed, Melvin Batton | |
| 09:47 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Charles Stratton | 43-45 |
| 09:22 | Marist | Raymond McCarver comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:20 | Creighton | Mathew Heath pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | George Comer blocks the jumper by Mathew Heath | 43-45 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 08:37 | Marist | Frank Big hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | David Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Stratton and he's fouled by Raymond McCarver - foul #2 on Raymond McCarver, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Edward Terry (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Douglas Grajeda, Cletus Christmas, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Marist | Theodore Speed (PG), Tyler Graddy (SG), Melvin Batton (PF), Adam Browning (C) Paul Day, Raymond McCarver, Richard Brown, George Comer | |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Mathew Heath makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Marist | Adam Browning misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernardo Greco - foul #1 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Marist | Adam Browning misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Marist | Adam Browning misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Mathew Heath pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Mathew Heath knocks in the turnaround from close range | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Terry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Theodore Speed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Big (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Batton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Browning (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Marist | Adam Browning can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Brian Dees grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | Brian Dees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), Cletus Christmas (SF) Floyd Wetherington, Edward Terry, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Marist | Raymond McCarver (SF), George Comer (C) Frank Big, Adam Browning | |
| 06:07 | Marist | Melvin Batton blows the layup but he's hacked by Bernardo Greco - foul #2 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Barnett (C) Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Brown (SF) Raymond McCarver | |
| 06:07 | Marist | Melvin Batton misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:07 | Marist | Melvin Batton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | David Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:53 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas hits a jump hook from the left block | 52-45 |
| 05:36 | Marist | George Comer connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Batton | 52-47 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Brian Dees can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:13 | Marist | George Comer grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Marist | Richard Brown misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by David Barnett - foul #3 on David Barnett, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bernardo Greco (PF) Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Day (PG), Raymond McCarver (SG), Adam Browning (PF) Theodore Speed, Tyler Graddy, Melvin Batton | |
| 04:51 | Marist | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Marist | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Grajeda | 54-48 |
| 04:15 | Marist | Paul Day comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 04:14 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the driving attempt from close range set up by David Barnett | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Marist | Richard Brown hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Raymond McCarver | 56-50 |
| 03:06 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Stratton | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Grajeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cletus Christmas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Paul Day (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McCarver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Browning (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Comer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Marist | George Comer is denied on a layup by David Barnett | 58-50 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond McCarver - foul #3 on Raymond McCarver, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Edward Terry (SG), Mathew Heath (PF), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Douglas Grajeda, Cletus Christmas, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Marist | Theodore Speed (PG), Tyler Graddy (SG), Frank Big (SF), Melvin Batton (PF) Paul Day, Raymond McCarver, Richard Brown, George Comer | |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:35 | Marist | Melvin Batton gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 02:35 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Marist | Melvin Batton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Douglas Grajeda (SG), David Barnett (C) Floyd Wetherington, Edward Terry, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Brown (SF), George Comer (C) Frank Big, Adam Browning | |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Richard Brown is called for the reach on Bernardo Greco - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:38 | Marist | Richard Brown travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Day (PG), Raymond McCarver (SG), Frank Big (SF), Adam Browning (PF), Angel Colombo (C) Theodore Speed, Tyler Graddy, Richard Brown, Melvin Batton, George Comer | |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the easy layup | 60-50 |
| 01:14 | Marist | Angel Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:51 | Marist | Raymond McCarver buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Day | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | David Barnett is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Day - foul #3 on Paul Day, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cletus Christmas (SF) Bernardo Greco | |
| Subs | Marist | Theodore Speed (PG), Tyler Graddy (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Melvin Batton (PF), George Comer (C) Paul Day, Raymond McCarver, Frank Big, Adam Browning, Angel Colombo | |
| 00:49 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Marist | Richard Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | Marist | George Comer gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:40 | Marist | Theodore Speed comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:38 | Marist | Melvin Batton grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:35 | Marist | Richard Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda is hacked by Tyler Graddy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Graddy, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Bernardo Greco (PF) Charles Stratton, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Marist | Richard Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler Graddy | 64-59 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda is hacked by Theodore Speed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Speed, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Douglas Grajeda makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:18 | Marist | Floyd Wetherington steals it from Richard Brown | 66-59 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington lays it in | 68-59 |
| 00:11 | Marist | Tyler Graddy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Theodore Speed | 68-62 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Theodore Speed is called for the reach on Cletus Christmas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Speed, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Cletus Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:04 | Marist | Richard Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:02 | Marist | Tyler Graddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Marist | The clock runs out | 69-62 |