| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Longino (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) SF - Kristofer Seelye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Creighton | James Longino makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Caruthers | 35-25 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Longino - foul #1 on James Longino, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Wayne Harada can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses short on a shot in the lane | 36-25 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira tips it home | 38-25 |
| 18:39 | Creighton | James Longino is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Longino, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps banks in the layup | 40-25 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | James Longino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-25 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers misses the tip | 40-25 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps is fouled on the floor by Brandon Caruthers - foul #2 on Brandon Caruthers, team foul #3 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (PG), Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Timothy Woodside (SG), John Oldham (SF), James Bowden (PF) James Longino, Wayne Harada, Kristofer Seelye, Cory Brown | |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | John Oldham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-25 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Bruce Her snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Timothy Woodside snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Citizen (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Woodside (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Oldham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Caruthers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers travels with the ball | 43-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Johnny Katz, Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her, Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), Wayne Harada (SG), Kristofer Seelye (SF), Cory Brown (PF) Luka Karwowski, Timothy Woodside, John Oldham, Brandon Caruthers | |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows is fouled on the floor by James Bowden - foul #3 on James Bowden, team foul #4 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford (C) Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Kristofer Seelye steps in front of the Patrick Williams pass | 43-25 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Wayne Harada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG) Thomas Phelps | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (C) James Bowden | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Gary Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Cory Brown travels with the ball | 43-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Her (SF), Steven Citizen (PF) Melvin Vieira, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Gary Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Citizen | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Bruce Her is called for the reach on James Longino - foul #1 on Bruce Her, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Pennock (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) Kristofer Seelye, Cory Brown | |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Wayne Harada knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by James Longino | 46-27 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton is called for traveling | 46-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Bowden (PF) Horace Pennock | |
| 12:46 | Creighton | John Oldham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | James Bowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Wayne Harada makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | John Oldham steals it from Kristopher Meadows | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:07 | Creighton | John Oldham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Patrick Williams (PF), Mario Lunsford (C) Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen, Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Timothy Woodside (SG), Kristofer Seelye (SF), Cory Brown (PF) James Longino, Wayne Harada, John Oldham, James Bowden | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Williams misses the lay-in | 46-30 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Timothy Woodside | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Woodside (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kristofer Seelye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Luka Karwowski | 46-32 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Phelps | 48-32 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-32 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Bruce Her (SF) Thomas Phelps, Melvin Vieira | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), Wayne Harada (SG), John Oldham (PF), James Bowden (C) Luka Karwowski, Timothy Woodside, Cory Brown, Brandon Caruthers | |
| 10:27 | Creighton | James Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-32 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | John Oldham gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | John Oldham can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Steven Citizen (PF), Kristopher Meadows (C) Gary Jones, Patrick Williams, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Creighton | Horace Pennock (PF) Kristofer Seelye | |
| 10:03 | Creighton | John Oldham makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | John Oldham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses badly on a shot in the lane | 48-34 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows tips it in | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:16 | Creighton | John Oldham's floater is knocked away by Kristopher Meadows | 50-34 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Horace Pennock - foul #1 on Horace Pennock, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Phelps (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) Johnny Katz, Steven Citizen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Timothy Woodside (SG), Kristofer Seelye (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Brandon Caruthers (C) James Longino, Wayne Harada, John Oldham, Horace Pennock, James Bowden | |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Jeffrey Shelton is called for the reach on Kristofer Seelye - foul #3 on Jeffrey Shelton, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Jones (PG), Melvin Vieira (SF) Jeffrey Shelton, Bruce Her | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Kristofer Seelye clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-34 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kristopher Meadows | 52-34 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kristofer Seelye - foul #2 on Kristofer Seelye, team foul #6 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mario Lunsford (C) Kristopher Meadows | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wayne Harada (SG) Timothy Woodside | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Cory Brown buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kristofer Seelye | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Vieira (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Lunsford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Harada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kristofer Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Caruthers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Gary Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Harada - foul #2 on Wayne Harada, team foul #7 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (SG), Steven Citizen (PF) Thomas Phelps, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Longino (PG), John Oldham (SF) Luka Karwowski, Kristofer Seelye | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 06:55 | Creighton | Cory Brown clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-37 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | John Oldham grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | John Oldham is denied on a dunk by Mario Lunsford | 55-37 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen drills a shot from the left wing set up by Melvin Vieira | 57-37 |
| 05:54 | Creighton | Wayne Harada hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-37 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Brandon Caruthers gets the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Steven Citizen denies the turnaround by James Longino | 57-37 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Melvin Vieira pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Gary Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Cory Brown - foul #3 on Cory Brown, team foul #8 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton (SG), Bruce Her (SF), Kristopher Meadows (PF), Gary Marcus (C) Johnny Katz, Melvin Vieira, Steven Citizen, Mario Lunsford | |
| Subs | Creighton | Luka Karwowski (PG), Timothy Woodside (SG), Horace Pennock (PF), James Bowden (C) James Longino, Wayne Harada, Cory Brown, Brandon Caruthers | |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Gary Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 60-37 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 04:29 | Creighton | John Oldham pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Horace Pennock is hacked by Bruce Her - foul #2 on Bruce Her, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Baldwin (SG) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Creighton | Desmond Lewis (SF) John Oldham | |
| 04:13 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski is hacked by Gary Marcus - foul #1 on Gary Marcus, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski blows the layup | 60-40 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Her grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Kristopher Meadows scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Jeffrey Shelton | 62-40 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Timothy Woodside lays it up and in on a great pass from Horace Pennock and he's hacked by Christopher Baldwin - foul #1 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Katz (PG) Christopher Baldwin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Timothy Woodside makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Katz (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Her (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kristopher Meadows (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Marcus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Woodside (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luka Karwowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Desmond Lewis (fresh) PF - Horace Pennock (fresh) C - James Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Marcus | 64-43 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | James Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kristopher Meadows | 64-43 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Horace Pennock pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Bruce Her pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Katz | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-43 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Horace Pennock grabs the offensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 01:41 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-43 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Gary Marcus pulls down the rebound | 67-43 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Shelton connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Meadows | 69-43 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Horace Pennock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Citizen (PF) Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Oldham (SF) Desmond Lewis | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Johnny Katz - foul #1 on Johnny Katz, team foul #7 | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Luka Karwowski loses the dribble to Johnny Katz | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Katz and he's hacked by Horace Pennock - foul #2 on Horace Pennock, team foul #9 | 71-43 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Steven Citizen misses the free throw | 71-43 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | James Bowden pulls down the rebound | 71-43 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Steven Citizen swats the layup by James Bowden | 71-43 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Citizen | 71-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Johnny Katz runs out the clock | 71-43 |