| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) SG - Clayton Garner (fresh) SF - Willard Brisco (fresh) PF - David Davidson (fresh) C - William Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) C - Paul Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Creighton | Roger Thomas gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Stanley Ellis steals the ball from William Robinson | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Yuri Buchinski | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Willard Brisco scores on a floater from the left side set up by William Robinson | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts is hacked by William Robinson - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Clayton Garner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Thomas | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Crotts | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | David Davidson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Ellis - foul #1 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | David Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | David Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Thompson | 7-10 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | David Davidson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Eric Thompson - foul #1 on Eric Thompson, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF) Yuri Buchinski | |
| 16:51 | Creighton | David Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | David Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson (C) Paul Roberts | |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Dennis Crotts is called for the reach on David Davidson - foul #1 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), John Morris (SF), William Hogue (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | David Davidson misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Maurice Johnson - foul #1 on Maurice Johnson, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (SG), Frank Kirkland (SF) Clayton Garner, Willard Brisco | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF) John Morris | |
| 15:49 | Creighton | David Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:49 | Creighton | David Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abe Hilliard (fresh) SF - Frank Kirkland (fresh) PF - David Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) SG - Lester Duckworth (fresh) SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Maurice Johnson (fresh) C - William Hogue (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Davidson | 9-10 |
| 15:38 | Creighton | Roger Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | William Hogue grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 9-10 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | William Robinson gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | David Davidson knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Thomas | 11-10 |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 11-12 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Roger Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 14:40 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Nebraska | William Hogue misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frank Kirkland - foul #1 on Frank Kirkland, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clayton Garner (SG), Willard Brisco (SF), John Squier (C) Roger Thomas, David Davidson, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Marty Kinner, Lester Duckworth, Maurice Johnson | |
| 14:23 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:23 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Stanley Ellis steals the ball from Willard Brisco | 11-14 |
| 13:58 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Willard Brisco - foul #1 on Willard Brisco, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Roberts (C) William Hogue | |
| 13:58 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:53 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard is hacked by Paul Roberts - foul #1 on Paul Roberts, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF) Yuri Buchinski | |
| 13:42 | Creighton | John Squier makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Brisco | 14-16 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Abe Hilliard is called for the reach on Dennis Crotts - foul #1 on Abe Hilliard, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 13:17 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 13:04 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Lester Duckworth | 14-18 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Willard Brisco comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-18 |
| 12:57 | Creighton | Willard Brisco tips it but misses | 14-18 |
| 12:56 | Creighton | Willard Brisco snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Paul Roberts - foul #2 on Paul Roberts, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), David Davidson (PF), William Robinson (C) Abe Hilliard, Willard Brisco, John Squier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson (C) Paul Roberts | |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:45 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts's pass is intercepted by Roger Thomas in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Roger Thomas banks in the layup | 17-18 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson misses long on a shot from close range | 17-18 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 12:16 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Johnson | 17-21 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Clayton Garner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roger Thomas | 20-21 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (SG), Willard Brisco (SF) Clayton Garner, Frank Kirkland | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF) Lester Duckworth | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abe Hilliard (fresh) SF - Willard Brisco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Maurice Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Creighton | David Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-21 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 11:21 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson loses the dribble to Roger Thomas | 20-21 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard hits the finger roll set up by Roger Thomas | 22-21 |
| 11:02 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson lays it up and in | 22-23 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Roger Thomas's pass is intercepted by Eric Thompson | 22-23 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski hits the finger roll set up by Eric Thompson | 22-25 |
| 10:14 | Creighton | Eric Thompson steps in front of the Roger Thomas pass | 22-25 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts hits a jumpshot from the left side | 22-27 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | William Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Maurice Johnson - foul #2 on Maurice Johnson, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Woodland (PG), Clayton Garner (SG), Frank Kirkland (SF), John Squier (PF) Roger Thomas, Abe Hilliard, Willard Brisco, David Davidson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Lester Duckworth (SG), John Morris (SF), William Hogue (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Yuri Buchinski, Maurice Johnson | |
| 09:21 | Creighton | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | William Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | William Hogue misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rafael Giannone (SF) William Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Rafael Giannone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Marty Kinner | 23-29 |
| 08:49 | Nebraska | John Morris misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Clayton Garner gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 08:43 | Creighton | Rafael Giannone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 08:41 | Nebraska | William Hogue gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 08:36 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth is whistled for a carry | 23-29 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | John Morris is called for the reach on Joseph Woodland - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Davidson (PF) Rafael Giannone | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF) Stanley Ellis | |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Joseph Woodland makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | Joseph Woodland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 08:09 | Nebraska | John Morris misses short on a jumper in the paint | 25-29 |
| 08:08 | Creighton | Clayton Garner pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | David Davidson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | William Hogue gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 07:41 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marty Kinner | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Joseph Woodland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clayton Garner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Kirkland (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Squier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Morris (fresh) C - William Hogue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Creighton | Joseph Woodland misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-32 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Willard Brisco (SF) Joseph Woodland, John Squier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Eric Thompson (SG) Marty Kinner, John Morris | |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Willard Brisco comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 27-32 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dennis Crotts | 27-32 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Eric Thompson is blocked by Frank Kirkland | 27-32 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Roger Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | William Hogue is hacked by Frank Kirkland - foul #2 on Frank Kirkland, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (SG), Rafael Giannone (C) Clayton Garner, Frank Kirkland | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan Fisher (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF) Yuri Buchinski, Lester Duckworth | |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Rafael Giannone drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Abe Hilliard | 33-34 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Nathan Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Squier (PF) David Davidson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Morris (C) William Hogue | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Stanley Ellis steps in front of the Rafael Giannone pass | 33-34 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Willard Brisco - foul #2 on Willard Brisco, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Davidson (PF) Willard Brisco | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF) Nathan Fisher | |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard is fouled on the floor by Stanley Ellis - foul #2 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clayton Garner (SG) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (SG), Nathan Fisher (SF) Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis | |
| 04:58 | Creighton | Abe Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:58 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 04:36 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF) Nathan Fisher | |
| 04:27 | Creighton | John Squier clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Rafael Giannone pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 04:13 | Creighton | David Davidson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton Garner | 35-36 |
| 03:53 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Marty Kinner | 35-38 |
| 03:48 | Creighton | Rafael Giannone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | David Davidson misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 03:45 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 03:28 | Nebraska | John Morris is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Roger Thomas (PG), Charles Keltner (SG), Willard Brisco (SF), Frank Kirkland (PF), William Robinson (C) Abe Hilliard, Clayton Garner, Rafael Giannone, David Davidson, John Squier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, Lester Duckworth, John Morris | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Keltner (fresh) SF - Willard Brisco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Eric Thompson picks off the pass by Frank Kirkland | 35-38 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts is fouled on the floor by William Robinson - foul #3 on William Robinson, team foul #9 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Davidson (PF) William Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG), Nathan Fisher (SF) Marty Kinner, Yuri Buchinski | |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Valentin Esposito | 35-41 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | Roger Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Davidson | 38-41 |
| 01:33 | Nebraska | Charles Keltner steals it from Paul Roberts | 38-41 |
| 01:26 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nathan Fisher - foul #1 on Nathan Fisher, team foul #11 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clayton Garner (SG), John Squier (C) Charles Keltner, David Davidson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF) Valentin Esposito, Nathan Fisher | |
| 01:26 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:26 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:26 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 01:03 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Thompson | 38-44 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Frank Kirkland makes the floater from the left block | 40-44 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Abe Hilliard (PG), Rafael Giannone (SF), David Davidson (PF) Roger Thomas, Willard Brisco, Frank Kirkland | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SG), Maurice Johnson (PF), William Hogue (C) Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | William Hogue swats the short shot by David Davidson | 40-44 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts is fouled on the floor by Abe Hilliard - foul #2 on Abe Hilliard, team foul #10 | 40-44 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Clayton Garner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | William Hogue pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | William Hogue can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-45 |