| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Roles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - George Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Creighton | Robert Roles lays it in on a great pass from Bernardo Greco and he's fouled by George Campbell - foul #3 on George Campbell, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Moore (PG) George Campbell | |
| 19:50 | Creighton | Robert Roles misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:50 | Montana State | Casey Hughs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 42-40 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Lucas - foul #2 on Gregory Lucas, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:27 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:03 | Montana State | Craig Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-40 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Charles Moore tips it home | 43-42 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 18:36 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas makes the floater from the right block | 43-44 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the floater from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | Charles Moore gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Casey Hughs misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Floyd Wetherington - foul #2 on Floyd Wetherington, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Casey Hughs makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Casey Hughs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Floyd Wetherington, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Edward Terry (SG) Floyd Wetherington, Robert Roles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Bender (PF) Matthew Bradford | |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Craig Hall lays it in set up by Charles Moore | 43-48 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Charles Stratton misses the floater from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | Mathew Heath tips it in | 45-48 |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Brian Dees swats the layup by Gregory Lucas | 45-48 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Mathew Heath pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Mathew Heath can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 45-48 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Craig Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Casey Hughs blows the layup | 45-48 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Terry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Dees (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lucas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Hughs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Brian Dees drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Craig Hall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 15:09 | Creighton | Charles Stratton pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:52 | Creighton | Brian Dees is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Dees, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Robert Roles (SG), Wayne Amen (SF), David Barnett (C) Charles Stratton, Edward Terry, Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Montana State | George Campbell (PG), Larry Treiber (SG), Brian Pascual (SF), Matthew Bradford (PF) Charles Moore, Craig Hall, Gregory Lucas, Casey Hughs | |
| 14:35 | Montana State | Larry Treiber can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:21 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | Steven Bender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-48 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Steven Bender pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:38 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 50-50 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Wayne Amen loses the dribble to Matthew Bradford | 50-50 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Brian Pascual hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Bradford | 50-53 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Robert Roles misses badly on a runner in the paint | 50-53 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Steven Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Floyd Wetherington picks off the pass by Brian Pascual | 50-53 |
| 13:04 | Creighton | Robert Roles banks in the layup set up by Floyd Wetherington | 52-53 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | George Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Floyd Wetherington - foul #4 on Floyd Wetherington, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Stratton (PG), Brian Dees (C) Floyd Wetherington, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Hall (SG), Gregory Lucas (SF), Casey Hughs (C) Larry Treiber, Brian Pascual, Steven Bender | |
| 12:45 | Montana State | George Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | George Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brian Dees | 52-54 |
| 12:22 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Craig Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Campbell | 52-57 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Casey Hughs - foul #2 on Casey Hughs, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF) Robert Roles, Wayne Amen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Moore (PG), John Frederick (PF) George Campbell, Matthew Bradford | |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Brian Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Terry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lucas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Edward Terry picks off the pass by Gregory Lucas | 54-57 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Craig Hall misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (PF) David Barnett | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Craig Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Craig Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | Mathew Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Charles Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | John Frederick clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Charles Moore tips it in | 54-60 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Craig Hall steals the ball from Edward Terry | 54-60 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | Mathew Heath blocks the short jumper by Craig Hall | 54-60 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Casey Hughs grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | John Frederick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Roles (SG), David Barnett (PF) Edward Terry, Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Montana State | George Campbell (PG), Brian Pascual (SF), Matthew Bradford (PF), Steven Bender (C) Craig Hall, Gregory Lucas, John Frederick, Casey Hughs | |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Matthew Bradford steals it from Bernardo Greco | 54-60 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | David Barnett takes the ball from Charles Moore | 54-60 |
| 09:09 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-60 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brian Pascual | 54-60 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Brian Pascual misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford tips it home | 54-62 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Brian Dees misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 54-62 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Bender | 54-62 |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Brian Pascual misses the lay-in | 54-62 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | David Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Steven Bender is called for the reach on Brian Dees - foul #2 on Steven Bender, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Terry (SG), Wayne Amen (SF), Mathew Heath (PF) Robert Roles, Bernardo Greco, Brian Dees | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul McKoy (PG), Craig Hall (SG), Gregory Lucas (SF), Casey Hughs (C) George Campbell, Charles Moore, Brian Pascual, Steven Bender | |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Mathew Heath misses the lay-in | 54-62 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Charles Stratton hits the follow up shot | 56-62 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Wayne Amen swats the layup by Craig Hall | 56-62 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Casey Hughs tips it in | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Charles Stratton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Terry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Amen (fresh) PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - David Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul McKoy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lucas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Bradford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Mathew Heath connects on the jumper near the basket | 58-64 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 58-64 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Edward Terry gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Charles Stratton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Amen | 60-64 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Mathew Heath picks off the pass by Paul McKoy | 60-64 |
| 06:20 | Creighton | Mathew Heath hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Craig Hall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Casey Hughs pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas misses the lay-in | 62-64 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Casey Hughs pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford misses the easy layup | 62-64 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Edward Terry pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington (PG), Robert Roles (SG), Bernardo Greco (SF), Brian Dees (C) Charles Stratton, Edward Terry, Wayne Amen, David Barnett | |
| Subs | Montana State | George Campbell (PG), Steven Bender (PF) Paul McKoy, Matthew Bradford | |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington buries a 3 from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | George Campbell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Lucas | 65-66 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Roles | 67-66 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Craig Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Roles | 70-66 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Craig Hall buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Casey Hughs | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Floyd Wetherington (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Roles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bernardo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Heath (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Dees (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - George Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lucas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Mathew Heath is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mathew Heath, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Barnett (PF) Mathew Heath | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Bradford (PF) Steven Bender | |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Craig Hall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:02 | Creighton | David Barnett pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Craig Hall steals the ball from Brian Dees | 70-68 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Craig Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 01:57 | Creighton | David Barnett loses the ball out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mathew Heath (PF) David Barnett | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 01:39 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Mathew Heath comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-70 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses the tip | 70-70 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Casey Hughs lays it up and in set up by Matthew Bradford | 70-72 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | The jump hook by Mathew Heath is blocked by Matthew Bradford | 70-72 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Casey Hughs pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bernardo Greco - foul #1 on Bernardo Greco, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 00:13 | Creighton | Matthew Bradford is called for the reach on Brian Dees - foul #3 on Matthew Bradford, team foul #5 | 70-73 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Bernardo Greco misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | Brian Dees gets the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Floyd Wetherington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-73 |