| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doug Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Leamon (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Doug Benson inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Doug Benson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Shannon Palomares | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 18:51 | Creighton | Travis Hicks knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Williams | 29-33 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Thomas Russell comes up short on the shot near the basket | 29-33 |
| 18:45 | UMass | James Sharpe grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Thomas Russell connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Travis Hicks is fouled on the floor by Donald Abernathy - foul #1 on Donald Abernathy, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Doug Benson's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Eccles | 31-33 |
| 17:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Sharpe | 31-33 |
| 17:47 | UMass | James Sharpe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Sharpe, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | George Williams misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Donald Abernathy grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Thomas Russell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Michael Leamon | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | George Williams connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Shannon Palomares | 31-35 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Travis Hicks | 31-35 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Mike Eccles snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Thomas Russell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Leamon - foul #3 on Michael Leamon, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (PG), David Blair (SG), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Michael Berry (C) Kenneth Bowman, Donald Abernathy, James Sharpe, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), James Hedberg (SG), George Carroll (SF), Dean Seefeldt (PF), David Janssen (C) Shannon Palomares, Travis Hicks, Doug Benson, Michael Leamon, George Williams | |
| 16:17 | UMass | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Thomas Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | David Janssen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-35 |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt can't tip it in | 33-35 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Michael Berry grabs the board | 33-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) SG - David Blair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Wilhelm (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) SG - James Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Carroll (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dean Seefeldt (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Janssen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Carl Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 15:50 | UMass | Robert Wilhelm pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Thomas Russell drills a shot from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | James Hedberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | David Janssen grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Wilson and he's hacked by Robert Wilhelm - foul #2 on Robert Wilhelm, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), James Sharpe (PF) Carl Davis, Thomas Russell, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG), Travis Hicks (SG), Michael Leamon (PF) Steven Wilson, James Hedberg, George Carroll | |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:40 | UMass | James Sharpe's floater is tipped away by Michael Leamon | 35-38 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:29 | UMass | David Blair misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:08 | Creighton | David Blair is called for the reach on Dean Seefeldt - foul #1 on David Blair, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SF), Mike Eccles (C) David Blair, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | Doug Benson (SF), George Williams (C) Dean Seefeldt, David Janssen | |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Michael Leamon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Mike Eccles is hacked by George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | George Williams grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 13:00 | Creighton | Michael Leamon hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 35-38 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 12:53 | UMass | James Sharpe buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Eccles | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Kenneth Bowman steps in front of the Shannon Palomares pass | 38-38 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Williams - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Russell (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF) Donald Abernathy, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Doug Benson can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Mike Eccles snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Michael Leamon grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Michael Leamon's layup is rejected by Mike Eccles | 40-38 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Travis Hicks tips it home | 40-40 |
| 11:44 | UMass | Francis Whitby loses the dribble to Travis Hicks | 40-40 |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Michael Leamon tips it home | 40-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Francis Whitby (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Robert Wilhelm (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Benson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Leamon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | UMass | Thomas Russell is denied on a layup by George Williams | 40-42 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | George Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:12 | Creighton | Travis Hicks connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Shannon Palomares | 40-45 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), James Sharpe (PF) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), James Hedberg (SG), George Carroll (SF), Dean Seefeldt (PF), David Janssen (C) Shannon Palomares, Travis Hicks, Doug Benson, Michael Leamon, George Williams | |
| 10:54 | Creighton | George Carroll misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | Carl Davis is called for the reach on David Janssen - foul #3 on Carl Davis, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| 10:13 | Creighton | David Janssen misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 10:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Sharpe | 40-45 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Thomas Russell misses short on a floater from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 10:04 | UMass | James Sharpe grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 09:45 | UMass | George Carroll steals the ball from James Sharpe | 40-45 |
| 09:41 | Creighton | James Hedberg buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dean Seefeldt | 40-48 |
| 09:32 | UMass | James Sharpe clanks a jump hook from the right block | 40-48 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:05 | Creighton | George Carroll is hacked by James Sharpe - foul #3 on James Sharpe, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Francis Whitby (SG), Mike Eccles (C) Carl Davis, Thomas Russell, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG), Travis Hicks (SG), Doug Benson (SF), Michael Leamon (PF), George Williams (C) Steven Wilson, James Hedberg, George Carroll, Dean Seefeldt, David Janssen | |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Michael Leamon makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from George Williams and he's fouled by Donald Abernathy - foul #2 on Donald Abernathy, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Berry (PF) James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Michael Leamon misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Mike Eccles snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Michael Berry buries a jump hook from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Michael Leamon slams it home on a nice dish by Travis Hicks | 42-52 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Francis Whitby is fouled on the floor by George Williams - foul #4 on George Williams, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (PG), Thomas Russell (SF), James Sharpe (PF) Kenneth Bowman, Donald Abernathy, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Carl Davis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 15 pts. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Benson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Leamon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | UMass | Thomas Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Thomas Russell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| 06:57 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares makes the floater from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Carl Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Travis Hicks | 45-57 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Mike Eccles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), Robert Wilhelm (C) Francis Whitby, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Janssen (C) George Williams | |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Michael Leamon is hacked by Kenneth Bowman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (SG) Carl Davis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt (SF) Doug Benson | |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Michael Leamon makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | Michael Leamon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | UMass | James Sharpe scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Leamon - foul #4 on Michael Leamon, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Hedberg (SG), George Carroll (SF) Travis Hicks, Michael Leamon | |
| 05:48 | UMass | James Sharpe misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:29 | Creighton | Kenneth Bowman takes the ball from Shannon Palomares | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Thomas Russell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 05:06 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:50 | Creighton | Dean Seefeldt loses the dribble to Robert Wilhelm | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman is fouled on the floor by James Hedberg - foul #1 on James Hedberg, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Whitby (SG), Mike Eccles (C) Thomas Russell, James Sharpe | |
| Subs | Creighton | Doug Benson (PG), Travis Hicks (SG), Michael Leamon (PF), George Williams (C) Shannon Palomares, James Hedberg, George Carroll, David Janssen | |
| 04:30 | UMass | Donald Abernathy buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilhelm and he's hacked by Dean Seefeldt - foul #2 on Dean Seefeldt, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | UMass | David Blair (SF) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:30 | UMass | Donald Abernathy makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Travis Hicks scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by George Williams | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:59 | UMass | Mike Eccles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Williams - foul #5 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Carl Davis (PG) Donald Abernathy | |
| Subs | Creighton | David Janssen (C) George Williams | |
| 03:59 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Francis Whitby is called for the reach on Travis Hicks - foul #4 on Francis Whitby, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Bowman (PG), James Sharpe (PF) Carl Davis, Robert Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Creighton | Shannon Palomares (PG) Dean Seefeldt | |
| 03:30 | Creighton | Travis Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:30 | UMass | Mike Eccles snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Francis Whitby (fresh) 4 pf. SF - David Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Shannon Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Travis Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Benson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Leamon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - David Janssen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Francis Whitby clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-61 |
| 03:08 | Creighton | David Janssen pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Travis Hicks hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shannon Palomares | 52-64 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Mike Eccles makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Francis Whitby | 54-64 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Travis Hicks lays it in set up by Shannon Palomares | 54-66 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Kenneth Bowman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Francis Whitby | 57-66 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Sharpe - foul #4 on James Sharpe, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Russell (SF) David Blair | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | Shannon Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Thomas Russell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 01:25 | Creighton | Michael Leamon gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | David Janssen loses the dribble to Thomas Russell | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Francis Whitby loses the ball out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Abernathy (PG), Carl Davis (SG), David Blair (SF), Robert Wilhelm (PF), Michael Berry (C) Kenneth Bowman, Francis Whitby, Thomas Russell, James Sharpe, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Wilson (PG), James Hedberg (SG), George Carroll (SF), Dean Seefeldt (PF) Shannon Palomares, Travis Hicks, Doug Benson, Michael Leamon | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | James Hedberg is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Davis - foul #4 on Carl Davis, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | James Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | James Hedberg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Carl Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Donald Abernathy is called for traveling | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Steven Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-68 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Carl Davis loses the dribble to Dean Seefeldt | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Steven Wilson runs out the clock | 57-68 |