| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Patrick Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Ankney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Vaccaro (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) PF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Patrick Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Samuel Ankney inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Creighton | David Hatfield buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Richards | 42-38 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 19:24 | Creighton | Patrick Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Patrick Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | James Coutee misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | David Hatfield gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | David Hatfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | James Coutee misses the shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Anthony Vaccaro pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:56 | Creighton | Joseph Richards buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Howard | 45-38 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Patrick Howard steps in front of the James Coutee pass in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | Patrick Howard lays it up and in | 47-38 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Patrick Dyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Gainey (C) David Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG), Douglas Beadles (C) Donald Stahl, Patrick Dyer | |
| 17:12 | Creighton | Anthony Vaccaro knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Richards | 49-38 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | James Coutee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody can't tip it in | 49-38 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Samuel Ankney | 49-38 |
| 16:25 | Creighton | Joseph Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Patrick Howard tips it home | 51-38 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton is called for traveling | 51-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Mattos (PG), Alexander Rackley (SG), David Hatfield (C) Patrick Howard, Joseph Richards, Samuel Ankney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) Cameron Moody, Douglas Beadles | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jacob Mattos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Rackley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Vaccaro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bobby Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (fairly fresh) PF - Sid Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | David Hatfield loses the dribble to James Coutee | 51-38 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Hatfield - foul #3 on David Hatfield, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | David Hatfield misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Schwabenbauer - foul #4 on Patrick Schwabenbauer, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Dyer (C) Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 15:06 | Creighton | David Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | David Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Patrick Dyer misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bobby Gainey - foul #2 on Bobby Gainey, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Patrick Howard (PG), Samuel Ankney (SF) Jacob Mattos, Bobby Gainey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Patrick Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Patrick Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 14:24 | Creighton | Patrick Dyer is called for the reach on David Hatfield - foul #1 on Patrick Dyer, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Richards (SG), Jason Peck (C) Alexander Rackley, David Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:04 | Creighton | Joseph Richards knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Howard | 55-42 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Coutee | 55-44 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Sid Anderson is called for the reach on Anthony Vaccaro - foul #2 on Sid Anderson, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | David Hatfield (C) Jason Peck | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG), John Bennett (SF) Donald Stahl, Kory Clinton | |
| 13:03 | Creighton | David Hatfield misses the easy layup | 55-44 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | James Coutee pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Coutee | 55-47 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Joseph Richards can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Dyer | 55-47 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | John Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Mattos (PG), Alexander Rackley (SG), Bobby Gainey (PF) Patrick Howard, Joseph Richards, Anthony Vaccaro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles (PF), Jeffery Brownstein (C) Sid Anderson, Patrick Dyer | |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Alexander Rackley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jacob Mattos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Rackley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Ankney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bobby Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hatfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) PF - Douglas Beadles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Brownstein (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Alexander Rackley - foul #1 on Alexander Rackley, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Biondo (PF), Jason Peck (C) Samuel Ankney, David Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG), Kory Clinton (SF) James Coutee, John Bennett | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:30 | Creighton | Jason Peck snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Jason Peck connects on the runner from close range set up by Bobby Gainey and he's fouled by Douglas Beadles - foul #1 on Douglas Beadles, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Patrick Howard (PG), Joseph Richards (SG) Jacob Mattos, Alexander Rackley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Jason Peck misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Justin Biondo grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 10:59 | Creighton | Joseph Richards knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Howard | 60-47 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Patrick Howard steals it from Cameron Moody | 60-47 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Joseph Richards comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 10:22 | Creighton | Jason Peck misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kory Clinton | 60-47 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-47 |
| 10:06 | Creighton | Jason Peck gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Patrick Howard drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Peck | 62-47 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Peck - foul #2 on Jason Peck, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Ankney (SF), Anthony Vaccaro (PF), David Hatfield (C) Bobby Gainey, Justin Biondo, Jason Peck | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Sid Anderson (PF), Patrick Dyer (C) Cameron Moody, Douglas Beadles, Jeffery Brownstein | |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Anthony Vaccaro makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Richards | 64-48 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Patrick Howard is called for the reach on James Coutee - foul #2 on Patrick Howard, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Mattos (PG), Alexander Rackley (SG) Patrick Howard, Joseph Richards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Case (SG), John Bennett (SF) Donald Stahl, Kory Clinton | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson is hacked by Jacob Mattos - foul #1 on Jacob Mattos, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Brandon Case's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bobby Gainey (C) David Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:07 | Creighton | Bobby Gainey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | John Bennett hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jacob Mattos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Rackley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Ankney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Vaccaro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Case (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sid Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Anthony Vaccaro comes up short on the runner near the basket | 64-51 |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Bobby Gainey tips it home | 66-51 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Jacob Mattos grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Jacob Mattos drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Anthony Vaccaro | 69-51 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 06:37 | Creighton | Bobby Gainey snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Samuel Ankney scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jacob Mattos | 72-51 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson is whistled for a carry | 72-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Patrick Howard (PG), Joseph Richards (SG), David Hatfield (C) Jacob Mattos, Alexander Rackley, Bobby Gainey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) Brandon Case, John Bennett, Patrick Dyer | |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Joseph Richards is called for traveling | 72-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Biondo (PF) Samuel Ankney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | James Coutee buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Kory Clinton steals it from Joseph Richards | 72-53 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton makes the floater from close range set up by James Coutee | 72-55 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Joseph Richards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-55 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | Justin Biondo grabs the offensive board | 72-55 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | David Hatfield knocks in the floater in the paint | 74-55 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Coutee | 74-58 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | Anthony Vaccaro is hacked by Kory Clinton - foul #1 on Kory Clinton, team foul #5 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Samuel Ankney (SF), Bobby Gainey (PF) Anthony Vaccaro, Justin Biondo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (PG), Douglas Beadles (PF) James Coutee, Sid Anderson | |
| 03:48 | Creighton | David Hatfield makes the runner near the basket | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Patrick Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Richards (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Ankney (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bobby Gainey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hatfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Beadles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Bobby Gainey grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | Joseph Richards misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 76-58 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Bobby Gainey misses the tip | 76-58 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | David Hatfield knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Patrick Howard | 78-61 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Samuel Ankney is called for the reach on Kory Clinton - foul #1 on Samuel Ankney, team foul #7 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jacob Mattos (PG), Alexander Rackley (SG), Justin Biondo (PF), Jason Peck (C) Patrick Howard, Joseph Richards, Samuel Ankney, David Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Sid Anderson (PF) Donald Stahl, Douglas Beadles | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Alexander Rackley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-63 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | Jason Peck can't tip it in | 78-63 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kory Clinton | 78-63 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Jason Peck picks off the pass by Patrick Schwabenbauer | 78-63 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Justin Biondo is hacked by Sid Anderson - foul #3 on Sid Anderson, team foul #6 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Bennett (SF) Kory Clinton | |
| 01:48 | Creighton | Patrick Schwabenbauer denies the turnaround by Bobby Gainey | 78-63 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer's pass is intercepted by Jason Peck | 78-63 |
| 01:17 | Creighton | Sid Anderson steals it from Bobby Gainey | 78-63 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | John Bennett is hacked by Bobby Gainey - foul #3 on Bobby Gainey, team foul #8 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG) Cameron Moody | |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Alexander Rackley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 78-65 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Peck | 78-65 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Bobby Gainey connects on the jump hook from close range | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | James Coutee's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Biondo | 80-65 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Alexander Rackley gets the rebound | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Alexander Rackley runs out the clock | 80-65 |